Obituaries

Local obituaries for Cleburne, Texas


Curtis Laird

Curtis Laird

Dec 7, 2014

Graveside service for Curtis T. Laird, 86, of Grandview will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at Grandview Cemetery. Mr. Buddy Fry will officiate. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Tuesday, at Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Funeral Home. Curtis T. Laird passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014 in Grandview. He was born September 10, 1928 in Dallas to Morgan...

John Williams

John Williams

Dec 7, 2014

Graveside service for John D. Williams, 66, of Cleburne will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., Friday, December 12, 2014 in Rosehill Cemetery. Pastor Roger Heath Polson will officiate. John D. Williams passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014 in Ft. Worth. He was born March 15, 1948 in Mexia to John Howard and Betty Jo Anderson Williams. He married Melba Jeanette...

Karla Freedman

Karla Freedman

Dec 6, 2014

Memorial services for Karla Freedman, 51, of Godley will be conducted at 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8, 2014 at New Heart Family Worship Center, 420 N. Anglin St., Cleburne Texas 76031. Pastor Claude Gilliland will officiate. Karla Freedman passed away Saturday, December 6, 2014 in Ft. Worth. She was born September 21, 1963 in Waco, Texas to Richard Douglas and...

Charles Carlock

Charles Carlock

Dec 4, 2014

Graveside service for Charles W. “Charlie” Carlock, 72, of Long Pine, NE will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Friday, Dec. 12, 2014 at Greenacres Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Thursday, at the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Funeral Home. Charles W. “Charlie” Carlock passed away Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014 in Nebraska. He was born January 10, 1942 in Cleburne to...

Billy Williams

Billy Williams

Dec 4, 2014

Service for Billy Joe Williams, 83, of Joshua will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Monday, December 8, 2014 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. Mr. Carl Herring will officiate. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Charles Baskett, Justin Thornton, Rusty Williams, Toby Williams, Jesse Williams, Billy Wayne Williams, Wesley Johnston and Cody Crabtree. Visitation will be from 6-8:00...

Evangeline Bruce

Evangeline Bruce

Dec 2, 2014

Service for Evangeline “Vangie” Bruce, 82, of Cleburne will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Friday, December 5, 2014 at Henderson Street Baptist Church. The Reverend Eddie Freeman will officiate. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Joshua Bruce, Jacob Bruce, Hogan Bruce, Christopher Norris, Jason Abernethy and Aaron Rowlett. Honorary pallbearers will be Lee Noble, Jimmy Scott and...

Steve Doty

Steve Doty

Dec 2, 2014

A memorial visitation for Steve Doty, 53, of Cleburne will be conducted from 6-8:00 P.M., Friday, December 5, 2014 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. Final interment will be in DFW National Cemetery in Dallas at a later date. Steve Doty passed away Tuesday, December 2, 2014 in Cleburne. He was born March 9, 1961 in Olney, Texas to Sherrill Duane...

N. Ward

N. Ward

Nov 30, 2014

Service for N.R. “Roy” Ward, 80, of Burleson will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, December 4, 2014 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Wednesday, at the funeral home. N.R. “Roy” Ward passed away Sunday, November 30, 2014 in Keene. He was born November 3, 1934 in Blum, Hill...

Shirley Johnson

Shirley Johnson

Nov 29, 2014

Graveside services for Shirley Johnson, 75, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, December 2, 2014 in the Rosehill Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 6:00-8:00 P.M. on Monday. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Grandview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 301 West Criner, Grandview, Texas 76050. Mrs....

Lettie Furlow

Lettie Furlow

Nov 28, 2014

Service for Lettie P. Furlow, 85, of Cleburne will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, December 6, 2014 at Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church in Cleburne. Elder A.W. Harrison will officiate. Pallbearers will be Ron C. Davis, Kevin Kinner, Steven Kinner, Donovan D. Kinner, Taurean J. Smith, Rod Austin, Geoff Cowan and Jerricho Greely. Honorary pallbearers will be Bro. Don...

La Salyer

La Salyer

Nov 27, 2014

Visitation for La Jeana Gail Salyer, 46, of Grandview will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Funeral Home and a memorial service will be scheduled at a later date. La Jeana Gail Salyer, 46, passed away Thursday, November 27, 2014 in Grandview. She was born April 11, 1968 in Visaila, California to Donna Gail Salyer....

Dorothy Knowles

Dorothy Knowles

Nov 27, 2014

Service for Dorothy Mae Knowles, 96, of Godley will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., Monday, December 1, 2014 at First Baptist Church of Godley. Dr. Joe Cathey will officiate. Burial will follow at 12:30 P.M. at Moore Memorial Gardens in Arlington. Visitation will be from 2-4:00 P.M., Sunday, at the funeral home. Dorothy Mae Knowles met her Lord and Savior...

Homer Hanna

Homer Hanna

Nov 26, 2014

Funeral services for Homer Hanna, 75, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, November 29, 2014 in the Henderson Street Baptist Church. the Rev. Brad Riza and Mr. Kern Porter will officiate. Burial will follow in Greenacres Memorial Park. Lindsey Upshaw, Wayne Birchfield, Curtis Birchfield, Tommy Owens, Claude Moehlman and Mark Hanna will serve as pallbearers. Alfred Harwell...

Leon Curry

Leon Curry

Nov 26, 2014

Leon Curry, 71, of Godley passed away November 26, 2014 in Fort Worth. He was born September 7, 1943 in Fort Worth, Texas. Mr. Curry worked as a dishwasher for several local restaurants. He was an avid game player. He was a fan of old westerns with John Wayne and Roy Rogers especially and of classic country music. Leon’s giving...

W.B. Massey

W.B. Massey

Nov 26, 2014

Service for W.B. “Toolie” Massey II, 88, of Cleburne will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, November 30, 2014 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. The Reverend Donna Ware will officiate. Burial will be in Fall Creek Cemetery in Hood County. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Saturday, at the funeral home. W.B. “Toolie” Massey II passed away Wednesday, November 26,...

Elizabeth Boyd

Elizabeth Boyd

Nov 26, 2014

Graveside services for Elizabeth Jane Boyd, 85, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, November 29, 2014 in the Rosehill Cemetery, Cleburne. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Friday from 6:00-8:00 P.M. Mrs. Boyd passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2014 in Fort Worth. She was born to Kenneth and Birdie Jane Smith Morford on January...

Irlene Kennemer

Irlene Kennemer

Nov 25, 2014

Service for Irlene Marie Kennemer, 89, of FortWorth will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, November 29, 2014 in Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Michael Burchfield, Aaron Burchfield, Paul Kennemer, Dale Kennemer, Mark Burchfield, and Chance Neil. Visitation is from 6-8:00 P.M., Friday, at the funeral home. Irlene Marie Kennemer passed away Tuesday,...

Jean Haverly

Jean Haverly

Nov 24, 2014

Service for Jean Haverly, 91, of Cleburne will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, November 29, 2014 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. The Reverend Don Worlow will officiate. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Phillip Watson, Dusty Sims, Tyler Rotenberry, Ty Sims, Brett Rotenberry, and Robert Rotenberry. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Friday, at the funeral...

Ira Parnell

Ira Parnell

Nov 24, 2014

Service for Ira Mae Parnell, 95, of Cleburne will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Friday, November 28, 2014 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. The Reverend Eddie Freeman will officiate. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery. Mrs. Parnell died November 24, 2014 in an area nursing home. She was born July 15, 1919 in Kopperl , Bosque County, Texas, the daughter...

Raymond McKittrick

Raymond McKittrick

Nov 23, 2014

Raymond Lee McKittrick, 72, of Cleburne passed away peacefully Sunday, November 23, 2014 surrounded by family. Raymond was born June 19, 1942 in Yuma, Arizona to Edward Lee and Dorthy Davis McKittrick. When he was about 5 years old, he moved to Fort Worth, Texas and later met and married Rae Ann Songer on March 1, 1960, Raymond and his...