REV. MANSFIELD ALEXANDER JR.

Rev. Mansfield Alexander, Jr. “For our citizenship is in Heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.” Philippians 3:20 R ev. Mansfield Alexander, Jr., was born July 23, 1949, to the late Mansfield in Lillie Mae Alexander in Dallas, TX. He departed this life Thursday, July 1, 2022, at Baylor Scott & White Hospital. Rev. Alexander attended and graduated in 1967 from Lincoln High School, Dallas, TX. He received his associate’s degree from El Centro College on May 14, 1970. Rev. Alexander accepted Christ at an early age. He was a member of the Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas, TX, under the leadership of Pastor Getral Wright. He was ordained as a deacon on August 3, 1980. Rev. Alexander preached his first sermon on May 19, 1985. He was ordained and licensed to preach the Gospel by his pastor, Rev. Getral Wright, which he did very eloquently. Rev. Alexander was called to pastor the United Missionary Baptist Church in 1995, and after three years, he was led by God to unite with the Lift for Life Baptist Church as an associate pastor under the leadership of Rev. A. C. Johnson. After that assignment was over, Rev. Alexander joined the Mt. Gilead Missionary Baptist Church in Fort Worth, TX, and was there for ten years under the leadership of his longtime friend, Pastor Cedric D. Britt, where he assisted Pastor Britt as he traveled around the United States to preach the Gospel – so much so that when Pastor Britt would be home, he would jokingly ask Rev. Alexander, “May I preach at your church this morning?” Pastor Britt passed, and Rev. Alexander returned to his home church, Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas, TX, under the leadership of Pastor Alfredo Todd, where he served faithfully until June 12, 2022, the day his health started to decline. He was preceded in death by his father, Mansfield Sr.; mother, Lillie Mae Alexander; sisters, Almeta, Geneva, and Juanita; and son, Tony. Rev. Alexander was united in holy matrimony to Alma Jean Conway on May 12, 1977, and they spent 45 years together. To this union, two children were born: Mansfield Alexander III and Michael Cordel Alexander. He leaves to cherish his life: a loving and devoted wife, Alma Jean Alexander; one daughter, Patriece Alexander; two sons, Mansfield III and Michael (Tori); brothers-in-law, Johnny Carr, Lewis Conway, Kevin Conway, and Rev. Christopher (Chundra) Conway; sisters-in-law, Sylvia E. Pipkins, Jackie Conway, and Joyce (Richard) Powe; twelve grandchildren, Markies, Teontay, Domonic, De’Jon, Alexander, Brandon, LaDarius, Heaven, Deja, Heston, Hailey, and Michael Jr.; godmother, Bobbie Suttice King; seven great-grandchildren, Kiran, MJ, Dallas, Ciella, Eloni, Jeremiah, and Jelani; and a host of nieces, nephews, family, and friends.