Obituaries

Local obituaries for Cleburne, Texas


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...

Cheri Willerton

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...