Obituaries

Feb 9, 2018

Service for Barbara “Helen” Carroll, 78, of Cleburne will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, Feb.17, 2018 at Field Street Baptist Church in Cleburne. The Reverend John Glover will officiate. Burial will follow in Rosehill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Rusty Forsythe, Kirt Forsythe, Ricky Joe Carroll Jr., Bodie Carroll, Kobe Carroll, and Travis Forsythe. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M.,...

Feb 8, 2018

Graveside service for Richard (Bud) Bruce, 83, of Cleburne will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018 at the White Church Cemetery in Somervell County. The Reverend Terry Williams will officiate. Richard (Bud) Bruce passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018 in Cleburne. He was born August 22, 1934 in Cleburne to Lee Andrew and Mary Josephine Riley Bruce....

Feb 7, 2018

Charles Otto “Buster” Tucker died peacefully in his sleep on February 7, 2018. He was 87 years old. Visitation will be on Saturday, February 10 from 6pm to 8 pm at Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Funeral Home. A private graveside service will be held at Whitney Memorial Cemetery. Buster joined the United States Navy at an early age. Following an honorable discharge,...

Feb 5, 2018

Memorial service for Wilma “Tillie” Thrower, 89, of Keene will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., Friday, Feb. 9, 2018 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. Chaplain Benji Leach will officiate, assisted by Sharon Leach. Burial was in Keene Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Dayne Berkner, Ben Arocho, Jordan Spivey, John Hopps and Danny Swinyar. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Thursday,...

Feb 5, 2018

Memorial service for Alinda Campbell Sharp, 35, of Cleburne will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. Alinda Sharp passed away Monday, Feb. 5, 2018 in Cleburne. She was born April 21,1982 in Dallas to Teresa Duncan. She married James Ray McLean Sharp on August 15, 2005 in Glen Rose. Mrs. Sharp was...

Feb 3, 2018

Service for Wanda “Sissy” Fuchs, 62, of Rio Vista will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Friday, Feb. 9, 2018 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. Father Mel Bessellieu will officiate. Graveside service will be held at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018 in Riverdale Cemetery in Rotan, TX. Visitation will be prior to the service from 12:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.,...

Feb 3, 2018

Service for Freddy James Conner, 88 of Covington will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, Feb 10, 2018 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. Pastor Sam Houston will officiate. Burial will be in Derden Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 P.M. Friday at the funeral home. Freddy James Conner passed away peacefully in his home Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018. Born Feb....

Jan 31, 2018

Service for Wanda Kyle, 71, of Cleburne will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Monday, Feb. 5, 2018 in Cleburne. The Reverend Charles Payne will officiate, assisted by the Reverend Todd Ledbetter. Burial will be in Greenacres Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4-6:00 P.M., Sunday, at the funeral home. Wanda Kyle passed away Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018 in Cleburne. She...

Jan 30, 2018

Service for Effie Abernathy, 97, of Rio Vista will be conducted at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. Pastor Randy Burch will officiate. Burial will be in Rio Vista Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Richard Moore, Greg Moore, Chris Moore, Jason Moore, Nick Moore and Kyle Moore. Honorary pallbearers will be Lowell Smith, Jr., Todd Colbert,...

Jan 28, 2018

Service for Kimberly Reese Hayworth, 59, of Joshua will be conducted at 1:00 P.M., Friday, Feb. 2, 2018 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. Pastor Charles Martin will officiate. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Thursday, at the funeral home. Kimberly Reese Hayworth passed away Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018 in Ft. Worth. She was born...

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...