Obituaries

Local obituaries for Cleburne, Texas


Don Phipps

Don Phipps

January 21, 2013

Services for Walter Don Phipps, 79, of Cleburne will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Friday, January 25, 2013 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. Burial will follow at White Church Cemetery in Glen Rose. Visitation will be Thursday from 6-8:00 PM at the funeral home. Don was born November 14, 1933 in Eulogy, Texas to Laverne (Phipps) McKinney and James Walter...

Weldon Stevens

Weldon Stevens

January 18, 2013

Service for Weldon "Butch" Stevens, 66, of Rio Vista, will be conducted at 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, January 23, 2013 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. The Reverend Terry Williams will officiate. Burial will be in Rio Vista Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Mark Stevens, Johnny Moore, Darrell Moore, Paul Green, Jody Stevens, Dwain Lackey, Mike Reeves and Tommy Bridges. Honorary pallbearers will...

Eugene Frey

Eugene Frey

January 18, 2013

Services for Eugene George “Gene” Frey, 82 of Cleburne will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., Monday, Jan. 21, 2013 in the Calvary Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Rosehill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Jerry Sherman, Charles Howell, Keith McIntire, Dwight Phillips, Bob Fowler and Gene Bicknel. Gene Frey...

Gary Moresco

Gary Moresco

January 17, 2013

Service for Gary “Bear” Moresco, 65, of Alvarado will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. The Reverend Kevin Diggs will officiate. Burial will be in Watts Chapel Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Charles Roden, Mark Carpenter, Scott Farquhar, Donald “Pinky” England, Charlie DeVore and Morris “Moose” Noles. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M.,...

Sarah Belz

Sarah Belz

January 17, 2013

Memorial service for Sarah Horst Belz, 76, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 3:00 P.M., Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013 in the Keene Seventh-day Adventist Chapel. Pastor Phil Robertson will officiate assisted by Pastor Russ Laughlin. Mrs. Belz passed away Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 in Ft. Worth. She was born April 20, 1936 in Sanger to Lawrence and Mildred Cowser Horst....

Debbie Whipp

Debbie Whipp

January 16, 2013

Service for Debbie Sullivan Whipp, 56, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Calvary Baptist Church, 700 Woodard Ave, Cleburne, Texas. The Reverend Charles Payne and Reverend Eddy Carrell will officiate. Burial will be in Prices Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Debbie Whipp passed away...

Dolores Pallasa

Dolores Pallasa

January 15, 2013

Services for Dolores Savedia Pallasa, 102, of Cleburne will be conducted at 6:00 P.M., Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. Burial will be at 10:30 A.M., Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013 in the Keene Memorial Park. Visitation will be Friday and Saturday until 9:00 P.M. Mrs. Pallasa passed away Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 in the Philippines. She was...

Joan West

Joan West

January 14, 2013

Service for Joan West, 78, of Burleson will be conducted at 10:30 A.M., Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. Burial will follow in Greenacres Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Thursday, at the funeral home. Mrs. West passed away Monday, Jan. 14, 2013 in Ft. Worth. She was born April 20, 1934 in Rochester to...

Evelyn Thetford

Evelyn Thetford

January 14, 2013

Service for Evelyn P. Thetford, 92, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. The Reverend Charles E. Payne will officiate. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be John Thetford, James Bullard, Earl Sides, Dwight Phillips, Glen Whitwell and Dwaine Shawver. Visitation will be from 6-7:30 P.M., Wednesday, at...

Roland Brooks

Roland Brooks

January 14, 2013

Service for Roland Brooks, 81, of Grandview, will be conducted at 1:00 P.M., Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 in the Cleburne Family Fellowship Church. Pastor Phil Brown will officiate. Burial will follow in Greenacres Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Thursday, at the funeral home. Mr. Brooks passed away Monday, Jan. 14, 2013 in Alvarado. He was born Jan....

O.P. Watson

O.P. Watson

January 9, 2013

Service for O. P. Watson, 86, of Blum will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. The Reverend Sam Houston will officiate. Burial will follow in Blanton Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Thomas Watson, Jason Petersen, Kevin Clark, Dan Brunson, Billy Ray Watson and Ray Blackman. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Saturday, at...

Jennie Clingerman

Jennie Clingerman

January 8, 2013

Private memorial services for Jennie Estes Clingerman, 82, homemaker of Cleburne, will be conducted at a later date. Mrs. Clingerman passed away Monday, January 8, 2013 in Fort Worth. She was born to Herbert Marion and Martha Ann Heisley Chilson on August 7, 1930 in Troupsburg, New York. Jennie married Ray Estes in 1945. They were married 16 years at...

Clarence Phinney

Clarence Phinney

January 8, 2013

Memorial service for Clarence E. Phinney, 86, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, January 19, 2013 in the Crosier Pearson Cleburne Chapel. Donations may be made in lieu of flowers to Field Street Baptist Church, Spirit of Sharing at 201 N. Field Street, Cleburne, Texas 76033 or to Meals on Wheels of Johnson County at 106 East...

Vivian Swallow

Vivian Swallow

January 7, 2013

Service for Vivian Shields Swallow, 88, of Blum will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. Burial will follow in Rosehill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Ben Coburn, Chris Shields, Dale Shields, Justin Shields, Shawn Shields and Todd Shields. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Friday at the funeral home. Mrs. Swallow passed...

Mildred Birge

Mildred Birge

January 6, 2013

Service for Mildred Prater Birge, 87, of Cleburne will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, in the V.O. Schneider Memorial Chapel in Keene Cemetery. Burial will follow in the Keene Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Mrs. Birge passed away Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, in Fort Worth. She was born...

Hattie West

Hattie West

January 6, 2013

Service for Hattie Azlee Roye Watson West, 90, of Covington will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. The Reverend Alton Harwell will officiate. Burial will follow in Blanton Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Tuesday, at the funeral home. Mrs. West passed away Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013 in Glen Rose. She...

H. Manning

H. Manning

January 6, 2013

Service for H. Glenn Manning, 85, of Burleson will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Friday, January 11, 2013 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. The Reverend Kenneth Coleman will officiate. Burial will follow in Greenacres Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Thursday, at the funeral home. Mr. Manning passed away Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013 in Ft. Worth. He was...

Dorothy Boen

Dorothy Boen

January 5, 2013

A visitation for Dorothy Nell Boen, 83, of Godley will be from 6:00 - 8:00 P.M., Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 at the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Funeral Home. Dorothy Nell Boen passed away Jan. 5, 2013 in Cleburne. She was born Feb. 22, 1929 in Knox County to Frank and Myrtle Carter Callaway. She married Amos Anon Boen in 1945 in Godley....

Wanda Vernon

Wanda Vernon

January 4, 2013

Graveside service for Wanda A. Vernon, 92, of Texas City, will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Monday, January 7, 2013 in the Rockwall Memorial Cemetery in Rockwall. The Reverend Larry York will officiate. A memorial service will be held in Texas City at a later date. Mrs. Vernon passed away Friday, January 4, 2013 in Ft. Worth. She was born...

Ken Whipple

Ken Whipple

January 4, 2013

Service for Ken Whipple, 72, of Cleburne will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. The Reverend Cynthia Lee will officiate. Committal will be in the DFW National Cemetery in Dallas. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Thursday, at the funeral home. Mr. Whipple passed away Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 in Cleburne. He...