Obituaries
Local obituaries for Cleburne, Texas
Woodland Brown
May 13, 2006
Woodland Samuel Brown passed away May 13, 2006 in Cleburne, Texas at the age of 86. He was born in Aubrey, Denton County, Texas on November 28, 1919 to Same E. and Cora Vaughn Brown. Mr. Brown broke horses for the U. S. Calvary before joining the U. S. Naval Seabee Battalion and serving on Guadalcanal, Pacific Theater of World...
Lorece Collier
May 12, 2006
Mrs. Collier passed away on Friday, May 12, 2006 in Grandview. She was born August 10, 1923 in Acton, Texas to Paul and Annie Lee Pribble McCarty. She married John Howard Collier on November 2, 1946 in Weatherford. Mrs. Collier was a homemaker. Lorece Collier is survived by two daughters, Elaine Williams of Burleson and Donna Williams of Crowley; five...
Bertha Carmichael
May 12, 2006
Bertha Mae Carmichael passed away Friday, May 12, 2006 in Bedford. She was born June 1, 1919 in Johnson County, Texas to Clarence and Dessie Burton Hutcherson. She married James Emmitt Carmichael on November 30, 1943 in Johnson County, Texas. A lifetime resident of Johnson County, Bertha Mae owned and operated the Cameo Beauty Salon for 45 years. She was...
Dorothy Brady
May 12, 2006
Mrs. Brady passed away Thursday, May 12, 2006 in Ft. Worth. She was born April 20, 1921 in Blum to Walter C. and Cordelia R. Baker Ward. She married William Thomas Brady on April 4, 1945. Mrs. Brady was a homemaker and a member of Central Church of Christ. Dorothy Maude Brady is survived by her son, Thomas Brady and...
Otis Flippin
May 11, 2006
Mr. Flippin passed away Thursday, May 11, 2006 in Ft. Worth. He was born August 30, 1945 in Hillsboro to Otis C. and Frankie V. Jones Flippin. He married Jannie Lee Hudspeth on December 21, 1973 in Burleson. Mr. Flippin was a retired technician in the auto body repair industry. He was a member of the Arlington Area Street Rods...
Doris Peters
May 10, 2006
Services for Doris LaJean Peters, 75, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 12, 2006 at College Heights Baptist Church. Rev. Mark Ely, Rev. Dan Burt and Mrs. Mary Burt will officiate. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Patrick Lawyer, Rex Pritchard, Steve McCoy, Bill McCoy, Bill Mason, Horace Gilliam, Mack Cook and...
Vivian Hamilton
May 9, 2006
Vivian May Hamilton, 90, of Midland, formerly of Cleburne, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2006. She was born June 14, 1915 in Valparaiso, Indiana, to Calvin and Viola Burkholder Basinger. She grew up in a happy, loving home with her parents, sister, and brother. In 1937 she received her Bachelor of Science degree in science from Purdue University. While working...
Cheri Willerton
May 9, 2006
Cheri died Tuesday, May 9, 2006, in Fort Worth. She was born February 10, 1949, in Borger to Earl and Dorothy Pauline Stie, she was a caseworker for the Texas Department of Human Services in Cleburne. She enjoyed making crafts, her dogs, and spending time with her friends and fiance' Jim Tolbert. She is survived by her son, David Earl...
Oleta Garner
May 8, 2006
Mrs. Garner went to be with her Lord on Monday, May 8, 2006 in Ft. Worth. She was born May 8, 1918 to Louis and Effie O. White Leggitt. She married Darrell Garner. Mrs. Garner was a homemaker and a member of Lebanon Baptist Church. She taught us to love, smile, and to enjoy life to its fullest. She will...
Glenn Steckelberg
May 5, 2006
Glenn Steckelberg passed away Friday, May 5, 2006 in Ft. Worth. He was born February 23, 1926 in Grosse, South Dakota to August Henry and Mae C. Kingsbury Steckelberg. He married Dorothy C. Ehlers on August 26, 1948 in Kimball, South Dakota. Mr. Steckelberg was a retired truck driver and serviceman for Cleburne Propane and a member of Granbury St....
W. Korb
May 4, 2006
Mr. Korb passed away Thursday, May 4, 2006 in Rio Vista. He was born Sept. 17, 1936 in Malone, TX. to Ervin and Loretta McCauley Korb. He married Ruth Ann Brewer on June 29, 1958 in Cleburne. Mr. Korb was the owner and operator of Boob Korb Barber Shop from Sept. 1, 1961 until May 1, 2004. He spent 50...
Bernice McClain
May 4, 2006
Bernice McClain passed away Thursday, May 4, 2006 in Keene. She was born June 3, 1915 in Maypearl, Texas to Eugene Hudson and Minervia Adaline Hall Hudson. She married Ted Roy McClain on April 17, 1940. Mrs. McClain was a retired dietary worker for SWA University. Bernice McClain is survived by daughters Mary Page and husband Robert of Huntsville, Texas,...
Doris Oosterveen
May 3, 2006
Services for Mrs. Doris Carter Oosterveen, 86, of Cleburne, TX. formerly of Texarkana, TX. will be conducted at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 6, 2006 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. Mr. Kern Porter and Mr. Claud Moehlman will officiate. Mr. B.B. Stevens will lead congregational singing. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Cleburne. Pallbearers will be Cliff Kammerdiener,...
Cereta Vaughn
May 2, 2006
Services for Cereta Pearl Vaughn, 84, of Rio Vista, will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 4, 2006 at Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Paul Pinyon will officiate. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Raymond Maldonado, Justin Vaughn, Paul Trotter, Cecil Lackey, Roger Trotter and Bruce Haney. Cereta Pearl Vaughn passed away Tuesday, May...
Lelia Malson
May 1, 2006
Graveside services for Lelia Lavena Malson, 94, of Keene, will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 6, 2006 at Huntington Memorial Cemetery in Huntington, Arkansas. Dr. Chester Clark will officiate. Lelia Lavena Malson passed away Monday, May 1, 2006 in Keene. She was born February 7, 1912 in Silver, Arkansas to Arthur and Alta Mae Apple Reynolds. She married...
Hazel Raymond
May 1, 2006
Mrs. Raymond passed away Monday, May 1, 2006 in Cleburne. She was born July 31, 1913 in Richards, Texas to Henry and Leola Johnson. Mrs. Raymond was a homemaker and a member of First United Methodist Church of Joshua. Hazel M. Raymond is survived by her son, Carl "Sonny" Hoke and wife Sharron of Paradise, Texas; two daughters, Doris Scott...
Phyllis George
Apr 30, 2006
Phyllis Mae George passed away Sunday, April 30, 2006 in Ft. Worth. She was born August 3, 1930 in York, Pennsylvania to Curvin E. and Pearl Siar Switzer. She married Clifford George on December 1998. Mrs. George was an operator in the telephone industry. Phyllis Mae George is survived by daughter, Tanya Sheldon and husband Rick of Alvarado; two sons,...
Morris Williams
Apr 29, 2006
Mr. Williams passed away Saturday, April 29, 2006 in Cleburne. He was born May 24, 1912 in Eulogy, TX. Mr. Williams owned and operated a service station business for 17 years at 809 W. Henderson and was employed by Bob Harris Oil Co. for many years. He worked a total of 54 years in the service station business before retiring...
Richard Davidson
Apr 26, 2006
Services for Richard D. Davidson, 77, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 1, 2006 at First Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Rev. E.D. Ingram will officiate. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery. Richard Davidson passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2006 in Cleburne. He was born December 16, 1928 in Fort Worth to Amie and Thelma Gee Davidson....
Martin Carrizales
Apr 25, 2006
Mr. Carrizales passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2006 in Cleburne. He was born January 1, 1964 in Ciudad del Miaz S.L.P., Mexico to Benito and Apoloria Moreno Carrizales. He married Lucila Gudino in 1986 in Cleburne. Mr. Carrizales was a carpenter in the furniture manufacturing industry and previously worked for Style Rite in Cleburne. He was of the Catholic faith....