Obituaries
Local obituaries for Cleburne, Texas
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....
Alice Callaway
Apr 25, 2006
Services for Alice Cole Callaway, 97, of Arlington, will be conducted at 11:00 a.m Friday, April 28, 2006 at Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Itasca Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Bill Cole, Richard Cole, Jimmy Cole, Kirk Cole and Christian Cole. Alice Cole Callaway passed away Monday, April 25, 2006 in Arlington. She was born June 2,...
Bea Weinert
Apr 22, 2006
Mrs. Weinert passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2006 in Keene. She was born December 15, 1915 in Cleburne to Richard B. and Myrtle M. Stewart Beasley. He married George Ernest Weinert on March 1, 1945 in Cleburne. Mrs. Weinert was a retired secretary for Clairy-Bradbury Insurance Agency and a member of Central Church of Christ. Bea Weinert is survived...
Arthur McElroy
Apr 21, 2006
Arthur A. McElroy passed away Friday, April 21, 2006 in Ft. Worth. He was born June 22, 1929 in Rio Vista to Merrell B. and Alice I. Potts McElroy. He married Anita E. Sanders on April 28, 1950 in Cleburne. Mr. McElroy was a retired truck driver for Mann Farm & Ranch with 23 years of service. He was a...
Lillian Martin
Apr 21, 2006
Mr. Martin was born November 6, 1924 in Sap Oak, Texas to Oscar and Lillian Lewallen Rogers. She married James Carrol Martin on April 23, 1960 in Ft. Worth. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Lillian Lurene Martin is survived by her three daughters, Kim Gross of Godley, Carrol Watson of Godley and Darlene Wren of...


