Obituaries

Jan 27, 2018

Graveside service for Ernest Neil Cooper, 71, of North Richland Hills will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018 in Rosehill Cemetery. The Reverend Lee Wallace will officiate. Honorary pallbearers will be Bob Barrar, Ronnie Borden, Brett Carmichall, Cooper Huspen, Colin Huspen, and Jackie Wayne Moore. Ernest Neil Cooper passed away Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 in North Richland...

Jan 24, 2018

On January 24, 2018, in Mansfield, Texas beloved Bertha Rae Lain (née Bradberry), in her 97th year, went to be with the Lord. Bertha Rae was born June 23, 1921 in Cleburne, where she spent most of her life. Her early years were spent in Chicago, Ill. She later graduated from Cleburne High School, where she met her husband Thomas...

Jan 22, 2018

Jan 20, 2018

Joy Gaye Ryback “Gigi”, 57 On Saturday, January 20th, 2018, Joy Gaye Ryback left this earth to be with our Heavenly Father. Joy was born on June, 29th, 1960, in Cleburne, Texas to Jackie and Joyce Rawlins. She was a loving mother to her two daughters, April Joy Ryback and Courtney Danielle Ryback. Joy was a cashier at Walmart for...

Jan 20, 2018

Memorial service for Edna Virginia Roof Jackson, 102, of Cleburne will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, January 27, 2018 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. Chaplain Eddy Carrell will officiate. Visitation will be from 1:00 P.M.-2:00 P.M., Saturday, prior to the service. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 in Lytle Community Cemetery in...

Jan 20, 2018

Service for Freddie Lee O’Neal, 101, of Godley will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018 in the Calvary Baptist Church in Cleburne. The Reverend Charles E. Payne will officiate, assisted by the Reverend Brooks Monk and the Reverend Donnie Williams. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jeremy Soule, Randy O’Neal, Craig Edgmon, Mark Dodson,...

Jan 17, 2018

Service for Patricia Louise “Trish” Emerton-Nowell, 49, of Cleburne will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018 at Shepherd’s Valley Cowboy Church in Alvarado. Chaplain William Burch will officiate. Burial will follow in Straley Cemetery in Lampasas County, TX. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M. Monday, at the funeral home. Patricia Louise “Trish” Emerton-Nowell passed away Wednesday, Jan....

Jan 17, 2018

Graveside service for Betty Lou Markum Gann, 75, of Kopperl will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018 in Godley Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Saturday, at the funeral home. Betty Lou Markum Gann passed away Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018 in Ft. Worth. She was born Dec. 7, 1942 in Cleburne to J.W. and Helen McGuire...

Jan 17, 2018

Service for Elizabeth Sue Johnson Riza, 77, of Cleburne will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., Monday, Jan. 22, 2018 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. Dr. Roger Noel will officiate. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Terry Estep, J.J. Thetford, Roger Johnson, Barry Thetford, Justin Thetford, Tommy Moore and Alex McClowen. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Sunday,...

Jan 13, 2018

Harry Arnold Higbee, 96, of Keene passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018 in Keene. Mr. Higbee was a United States Marine during WWII, serving in the South Pacific from 1939 – 1946. He was a police officer in Medford, MA for 25 years, retiring in 1979 as a Sergeant. He was a resident of Medford, MA for over...

Jan 13, 2018

Nancy Jo Neber, 67, of Burleson passed away Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018 in Ft. Worth. She was born Sunday, Oct. 29, 1950 in Ft. Worth. Nancy married Curtis Selement on July 10, 1980. She was a home health caregiver. Survivors include her beloved husband, Curtis Selement of Burleson; sons, Tim Moore and wife Shelia of Huntingtown, MD, Donald Moore of...

Jan 13, 2018

LaRue Smith passed away Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018 in Keller. She was born Jan. 17, 1927 in Wise County to Joe and Evvie Wallace Steph. She married William Henry (Bill) Smith on April 17, 1948 in Ft. Worth. Although first a loving wife and mother, she worked for years at the First State Bank of Rio Vista, Rangeaire/Texas Lime and...

Jan 11, 2018

Dorothy Jean Ratliff Burt, 89, of Cleburne passed away January 11, 2018 in Cleburne. A celebration of her life, along with her husband, C.L. ‘Jerry’ Burt will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 18, 2018 at Crosier-Pearson chapel. The Reverend John Glover will officiate with Darrell Miles assisting. Burial will be private. Dorothy was born November 28, 1928 in...

Jan 9, 2018

Barbara “Jan’et” Allsup of Granbury died peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, January 9, 2018. She was 82. Jan’et was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She loved her family, her friends, and her Lord with a passionate servant's heart. Jan’et is survived by her sons, Robert Allen Allsup and his wife Joanne of Irving, David Eugene Allsup...

Jan 9, 2018

A memorial service for Jerry W. Scarbrough, 74, of Cleburne will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. Jerry W. Scarbrough passed away Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018 in Ft. Worth. He was born Jan. 3, 1944 in Corsicana to Nealy Edward and Annie Patterson Scarbrough. He married Deborah Lynne Capoun on May 30,...

Jan 8, 2018

A graveside service for Beulah Mattix, 93, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, January 11, 2018 in the Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth. The Reverend Blake Carpenter will officiate. Beulah Mattix passed away Monday, January 08, 2018 in Cleburne. She was born April 04, 1924 in Blytheville, Arkansas to Patrick Henry and Johnny Etta (Hodde) Raspberry....

Jan 8, 2018

Service for Joyce Hollen, 79, of Grandview will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. Dr. Tracy Cook will officiate. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Wednesday, at the funeral home. Joyce Hollen passed away Monday, Jan. 8, 2018 in Grandview. She was born Sept. 28, 1938...

Jan 8, 2018

My dad died Monday morning January 8, 2018 at 04:00 in Cleburne, TX surrounded by his wife of 47 years, Anne Giddings, his oldest son, Lucas, and myself, Philip. We were gathered around his bedside at Texas Health Cleburne that morning to arrange for his peaceful passage into sleep. The breathing tube had been removed a couple of hours prior...

Jan 8, 2018

Graveside service for Carolyn Alsup, 70, of Cleburne will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Walnut Springs. Miss Alsup passed away Monday, Jan. 8, 2018 in Cleburne. She was born Jan. 20, 1947 in Meridian to James Solomon and Lottie Mounce Alsup. Survivors include her sisters, Jean Ragland and husband Buddy...

Jan 8, 2018

Service for Haden Vandiver, 78, of Dallas will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., Monday, Jan. 15, 2018 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. Visitation will be from 8:30-10:00 A.M., Monday, at the funeral home, prior to the service. Haden Vandiver passed away Monday, Jan. 8, 2018 in Dallas. He was born Sept. 29, 1939 in Dallas to Ashford Talmadge and Frances...