Obituaries

May 26, 2012

Graveside service for Ruth Oliver, 95, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, May 29, 2012 in Rosehill Cemetery. Mr. Kevin Rhodes will officiate. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Monday, at the funeral home. Mrs. Oliver passed away Saturday, May 26, 2012 in Cleburne. She was born August 27, 1916 in Granbury to Marlin Jefferson and Myrtle...

May 24, 2012

Service for Martha Jean (Clarke) Forrest, 82, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, May 31, 2012 in the First Baptist Church of Cleburne. Dr. Danny Crosby will officiate assisted by the Reverend E.D. Ingram. Pallbearers will be Christian Forrest, Michael Murray Forrest, Jimmy Clarke, Robert Hopkins, Brad Wooldridge, and Bill Corbin. Honorary pallbearers will be Lowell Smith,...

May 24, 2012

Service for Dave Tanner, Sr., 72, of Cleburne will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 29, 2012 in the Boulevard Baptist Church in Burleson. The Reverend Paul Cooper will officiate. Pallbearers will be Joshua Bruce, Jacob Bruce, Spencer Molina, Lee Noble, Steve Bruce and Bobby Campbell. Burial will follow in Rosehill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Monday,...

May 24, 2012

Graveside service for Stacy Kay Peterson, 46, of Ft. Worth will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, May 26, 2012 in the Baker-Lain Cemetery. Pastor Carr Parrish will officiate. Miss Peterson passed away Thursday, May 24, 2012 in Ft. Worth. She was born August 8, 1965 in Ft. Worth to Daniel Taz and Wanda Mae Blackwood Peterson. Stacy worked as...

May 23, 2012

Memorial service for Shirley Sims Dyess, 63, of Alvarado will be conducted at 4:00 P.M., Sunday, May 27, 2012 in the New Hope Baptist Church in Venus. Shirley Sims Dyess passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2012 in Ft. Worth. She was born Oct. 15, 1948 in Sherman, Texas to Wesley and Edna Sims. Shirley worked as a restaurant cook and...

May 23, 2012

Service for Joe Kerby, 78, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, May 27, 2012 in the Friendship Baptist Church. The Reverend Brian McClure will officiate. Pallbearers will be Jason Kerby, Chris Elliott, Matt Polley, Chase Pence, Henry Henning, Daniel Bason and Gary Cole. Interment will be at 2:00 P.M., Monday, in the Glen Cove Cemetery near Coleman,...

May 21, 2012

Graveside service for Kaiden Ray Roessner, infant, of Alvarado will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Friday, May 25, 2012 in Rosehill Cemetery. Kaiden Ray Roessner was born and passed away on May 21, 2012 in Fort Worth to Jefferson Davis and Katherine Lynn Burrow Roessner. Although he wasn't with us long, he will live on in our hearts forever. Survivors...

May 18, 2012

A memorial service for Dusty Leon Rhodes, 45, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, May 26, 2012 at the V.F.W. Lodge, Alvarado. Mr. Rhodes passed away Friday, May 18, 2012 in Cleburne. He was born July 16, 1966 in Fort Worth to Marion Pete Calvin and Betty Jo Blue Rhodes. Dusty was preceded in death by his...

May 13, 2012

Memorial service for Doyle Kolar, 50, of Joshua will be conducted at 4:00 P.M., Friday, May 18, 2012 in the Lofer's Bend Park in Whitney. Mr. Kolar passed away Sunday, May 13, 2012 in Fort Worth. He was born January 9, 1962 in Fort Worth to Albin Sylvester and Kathin Virginia Joyce Lovell Kolar. Mr. Kolar was a dairyman and...

May 13, 2012

Service for Pamela Johnson, 56, of Burleson will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, May 16, 2012 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. The Reverend Kenneth Coleman will officiate. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Tuesday at the funeral home. Pamela K. Johnson passed from this life on Sunday, May 13, 2012 in Burleson. She...

May 11, 2012

Alejandro Robles passed away Friday, May 11, 2012 in Ft. Worth. He was born Feb. 20, 1938 in CD Acuna Coah, Mexico to Juan Robles and Agueda Cardenas. He married Petra Aguero on June 24, 1957 in CD Acuna Coah, Mexico. Mr. Robles was a rancher and a member of Agape Baptist Church in Cleburne. Survivors include his wife, Petra...

May 11, 2012

Service for Frances Adams Finklea, 90, of Cleburne will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Monday, May 14, 2012 in the Field Street Baptist Church. Dr. John Hall will officiate. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3:00 to 5:00 P.M., Sunday, at the funeral home. Mrs. Finklea passed away Friday, May 11, 2012 in Cleburne. Frances was...

May 9, 2012

Service for Billy George Lain, 75, of Kopperl will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Friday, May 11, 2012 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. The Reverend Brent Farrin will officiate. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Forsythe, Jimmy McCormick, Richard Runnels, Jimmy Bachaffer, Gerry Robinson and Jeff Barrett from the Masonic Lodge No. 292 in Kopperl. Honorary pallbearers will be grandsons. Burial will...

May 9, 2012

Service for Martha Massingill, 78, of Cleburne will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, May 12, 2012 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. Interment will be at 4:00 P.M., Saturday, in Oakwood Cemetery in Comanche. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Friday at the funeral home. Mrs. Massingill passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2012 in Ft. Worth. She was born Dec....

May 6, 2012

Service for Alpha Joy Beck, 75, of Dunlap, Tenn., formerly of Cleburne, will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, May 10, 2012 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. The Reverend Earl Sides will officiate. Pallbearers will be Mrs. Beck's sons-in-law and grandchildren. Burial will follow in Rio Vista Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 P.M., Wednesday. Mrs. Beck passed away Sunday,...

May 5, 2012

Service for Maxine Doty, 76, of Rio Vista will be conducted at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, May 9, 2012 in the Calvary Baptist Church, 700 Woodard Drive, Cleburne. The Reverend Charles E. Payne will officiate. Pallbearers will be Gregory Doty, James Doty, Cleve Doty, Jason Lacy, Blake Dagley and Randy Hogan. Burial will follow in Rio Vista Cemetery. Visitation will be...

May 4, 2012

May 4, 2012

Service for Dorothy Ashcraft, 99, will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, May 9, 2012 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. The Reverend Terry Williams will officiate. Burial will be in Cleburne Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Tuesday. Mrs. Ashcraft passed away Friday, May 4, 2012 in Keller. She was born October 11, 1912 in Cleburne to William...

May 4, 2012

Service for Cindy Taylor, 63, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 3:00 P.M., Wednesday, May 9, 2012 in the Church of the Holy Comforter, 209 E. Wardville. Fa. Jonathan Duncan will officiate. Entombment will be at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, May 10, 2012 in the Forest Park Cemetery Westheimer in Houston. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M. Tuesday at the funeral...

May 3, 2012

A private memorial service for Lawrence "Larry" Zane Gardner, 56, of Cleburne, will be held at a later date in New York. Mr. Gardner passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2012 in Cleburne. He was born September 2, 1955 in Arlington, Virginia. Larry worked as a carpenter for many years. He enjoyed socializing and spending time with his friends. Larry...