Obituaries

Local obituaries for Cleburne, Texas


Bob Hoover

Bob Hoover

May 29, 2006

Bob Hoover passed away Monday, May 29, 2006 in Ft. Worth. He was born May 23, 1932 in Chester, Oklahoma to Orville and Mildred VanSickle Hoover. He married Ethel Marie Oliphant on July 29, 1989 in Bedford. Mr. Hoover was an aircraft manufacturing engineer for over 40 years and retired from Lockheed Martin in 1989. He loved to play pool...

Maxine Morgan

Maxine Morgan

May 29, 2006

Maxine Morgan passed away Monday, May 29, 2006 in Cleburne. She was born November 29, 1938 in Santa Anna, Texas to Albert and Buna Myers Baucom, Sr. She married Billy Ray Morgan on January 3, 1960 in Brownwood, Texas. Mrs. Morgan was a homemaker and a member of Mansfield Seventh Day Adventist Church. Maxine Morgan is survived by husband, Billy...

Alice Barnett

Alice Barnett

May 28, 2006

Alice Barnett passed away Sunday, May 28, 2006 in Ft. Worth. She was born November 26, 1920 in Cleburne to Arthur Cleburne and Cora Lee Clark. Mrs. Barnett formerly worked at Sno White, Cleburne Laundry and Terry's Cleaners as an operator and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Alice Barnett is survived by her son, Ronnie Barnett of Cleburne;...

Clara Moore

Clara Moore

May 26, 2006

Mrs. Moore passed away Friday, May 26, 2006 in Keene. She was born October 9, 1910 in Joshua to Allen and Ninnie Bransom Beene. She married James T. Moore in 1929 and they were married over 60 years. Mrs. Moore worked for T.W. Scott & Sons for 17 years. Mr. and Mrs. Moore then obtained a grocery store known as...

Jimmy Vodicka

Jimmy Vodicka

May 26, 2006

Mr. Vodicka passed away on Friday, May 26, 2006 in Cleburne. He was born March 21, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois to James J. and Marianne Hausser Vodicka. He married Kay Vodicka on May 25, 2003 in Cleburne. Mr. Vodicka was an electrician in the construction industry. He was a member of North Cleburne Church of Christ and served in the...

Wyvonna Henderson

Wyvonna Henderson

May 25, 2006

Mrs. Henderson passed away Thursday, May 25, 2006 in Fort Worth. She was born June 13, 1930 in Campbell, Texas to Thomas Robert and Maude Della Ledbetter Brown. She married Eugene Henderson on December 11, 1949. Mrs. Henderson was a homemaker and member of Lebanon Baptist Church. Wyvonna M. Henderson is survived by daughter Euvonna "Jeany" Chapman and husband Joe...

Ruth Wray

Ruth Wray

May 22, 2006

Services for Ruth Wray, 88, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, May 25, 2006 at Calvary Baptist Church. Rev. Charles Payne will officiate. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Mrs. Wray's nephews. Mrs. Wray passed away Monday, May 22, 2006 in Cleburne. She was born September 2, 1917 in Hill County, Texas to...

Helen Powell

Helen Powell

May 19, 2006

Helen Powell passed away Friday, May 19, 2006 in Ft. Worth. She was born November 29, 1927 in Dennison, Texas to Homer and Annie Paddick Preston. She married James Russell Powell on July 27, 1946 in Mobile, Alabama. Mrs. Powell was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Helen Powell is survived by husband, James Russell Powell of Cleburne; daughter,...

Rusty Matchett

Rusty Matchett

May 19, 2006

Rusty Matchett, 67, of Cleburne, passed away Friday, May 19, 2006 in Ft. Worth. He was born April 11, 1939 in Oak Pard, Illinois to Harry C. and Genevive Boetcher Matchett. He was an estimator in the printing company industry and on the Board of Directors for Applebees. Rusty Matchett is survived by three daughters, Durette Candito and husband Michael...

Marion Echols

Marion Echols

May 16, 2006

Mrs. Echols passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2006 in Cleburne. She was born December 3, 1929 in Cleburne to Archie and Emma Dell Rogers Reese. She married Billy Ned Echols on June 9, 1950 in Cleburne. Mrs. Echols was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Marion Dell Reese Echols is survived by her son, Jeff Echols of Ruidoso, New...

Ruth Moon

Ruth Moon

May 15, 2006

Ruth Moon passed away Monday, May 15, 2006 in Ft. Worth. She was born August 7, 1921 to Perry and Sarah Bailey Fannon. She married John Gilbert Moon on September 21, 1940 in Alvarado. Mrs. Moon was a office clerk for General Dynamics with 19 years of service. She was a member of Alvarado Assembly of God. Ruth Estelle Moon...

Bonnie Fowler

Bonnie Fowler

May 15, 2006

Graveside services for Bonnie Fowler, 72, of Morgan, formerly of Covington, will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 18, 2006 at Covington Cemetery. Rev. Charles Payne will officiate. Pallbearers will be Bobby Fowler, Robbie Gray, Steve Smith, Jason Marbut, Troy Marbut, and Jerry Wilkerson. Honorary pallbearers will be Jerry Eberheart, Leonard Sullivan, Larry Strickland and Adam Marbut. Bonnie Fowler...

Darrell Garner

Darrell Garner

May 14, 2006

Services for Darrell Elwin Garner, 84, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Clif Phillips and Rev. Ken Coleman will officiate. Burial will be in White Church Cemetery, near Glen Rose. Darrell Garner passed away Sunday, May 14, 2006 in Cleburne. He was born October 5, 1921 to...

Woodland Brown

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...