Obituaries

Local obituaries for Cleburne, Texas


Mildred Matthews

Mildred Matthews

October 2, 2006

Services for Mildred "Mittie" Matthews, 72, of Joshua, will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 6, 2006 at Faith Temple Church, 1029 N. Anglin, Cleburne, TX. Pastor Carl Roye will officiate. Burial will be in Baker-Lain Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Paul Jacob Matthews, Cole Pearson Matthews, Blair Sims, Creg Sims, Creg Sims, Jr. and Eric Sims. Mildred "Mittie" Matthews...

Cleo Alexander

Cleo Alexander

October 2, 2006

Services for Cleo Francis Alexander, 92, of Keene, will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, October 7, 2006 in the Keene Seventh Day Adventist Church. Mr. Henry Reid will officiate. Burial will be in Keene Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Dave Sinclair, Don Alexander, Jere Putnam, Jim Bailey, Jarrod Bailey and Bugger Putnam. Honorary pallbearers will be Ray Turner, Harold Lindsey,...

Wallace West

Wallace West

October 2, 2006

ervices for Wallace W. West, 58, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 4, 2006 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. Rev. Eddie Gilstrap will officiate. Burial will be in Blum Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Paul Driskell, Shane Stonestreet, Butch McMillan, Bill Lay, Austin Owen, Paul Beatty and Kent Kirkpatrick. Wallace W. West passed away Monday, October 2,...

Misty Loven

Misty Loven

October 2, 2006

Memorial services for Misty Gayle Loven, 39, of Alvarado, will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. Friday, October 6, 2006 in the Calvary Baptist Church Chapel. MInister Jay Morris will officiate. Misty Gayle Loven passed away Monday, October 2, 2006 in Alvarado. She was born September 25, 1967 in Ft. Worth to Jack and Carolyn Chapman Flynn. Misty Loven is survived...

Donnie Spriggs

Donnie Spriggs

September 30, 2006

Donnie Spriggs passed away Saturday, September 30, 2006 in Ft. Worth. He was born September 9, 1947 in Texarkana, TX to Dale and Dorothy Gregory Spriggs. He married Tommie Miller on December 31, 2000 in Alvarado,Tx. Mr. Spriggs was a truck driver and was of the Baptist faith. Donnie Spriggs is survived by his wife, Tommie Spriggs of Grandview; sons,...

Kathleen Lloyd

Kathleen Lloyd

September 29, 2006

Kathleen Lloyd passed away Friday, September 29, 2006 in Fort Worth. She was born October 13, 1928 in Bloomington, Indiana to Benjamin Franklin and Bertha B. Lucas Terrell. Mrs. Lloyd was a retired teacher and librarian and a member of Central Church of Christ. She formerly taught a rladies Sunday school class. She served a a board member of Literacy...

Tommie Smith

Tommie Smith

September 26, 2006

ervices for Tommie E. Smith, 85 of Godley, will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 29,2006 at First Baptist Church in Godley. Rev. Kenneth Coleman and Rev. Jack Ferguson will officiate. Burial will be in Godley Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ronnie Smith, Chris Milnes, Gary Smith II, Richard Milnes, Justin Willis and Sawyer Smith. Honorary pallbearers will be Rick...

Jeffrey Russell

Jeffrey Russell

September 25, 2006

Jeffrey Scott Russell passed away Monday, September 25, 2006 in Ft. Worth. He was born June 9, 1970 to Tommy Wayne and Becky Russell. He married Angela Allen on August 2, 1989 in Cleburne. He was a truck driver and formerly lived in Granbury for many years. He attended Granbury and Covington schools. Jeffery Scott Russell is survived by his...

Evelyn Bowden

Evelyn Bowden

September 25, 2006

Mrs. Bowden passed away Monday, September 25, 2006 in Cleburne. She was born April 24, 1929 in Blum, Texas to Abner and Frances Dyer Sessums. Evelyn Bowden was a smiling fixture at Chaf In Restaurant for over 50 years. She was the oldest of eleven children, and was of the Baptist faith. Evelyn Roberta Bowden had a big heart and...

Sherry Scott

Sherry Scott

September 24, 2006

Services for Sherry Scott, 67, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 30, 2006 at Shiloh Baptist Church. Rev. C.D. McAdoo will officiate. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery. Sherry Scott passed away Sunday, September 24, 2006 in Cleburne. She was born September 22, 1939 in Ft. Worth to Willie and Easter Terry Combs,Sr. She was married...

Vernon Stevenson

Vernon Stevenson

September 24, 2006

Vernon Stevenson, 85, passed away September 24, 2006 at his home in Ft. Worth, Texas. He was born December 17, 1920 in Chireno, Texas to Thomas Archie Stevenson and Minnie Lee Newberry Stevenson. He was the youngest of seven brothers and one sister who all preceded him in death. Vernon was an Industrial Patternmaker and owned and operated his own...

Jeff Freeman

Jeff Freeman

September 23, 2006

Graveside services for Jeff Ed Freeman, Jr. 76, of Cleburne will be conducted at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006. Chaplain Lanny Spruill will officiate. Burial will be in the Greenacres Memorial Park. Mr. Freeman passed away Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006 in Ft. Worth. He was born June 18, 1930 in Paris, Arkansas to Jeff E. Sr. and Elizabeth Cardin...

Sarah Blixt

Sarah Blixt

September 22, 2006

Memorial services for Sarah Blixt, 68, of Cleburne will be conducted at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, Sept.28, 2006 in the Cleburne Elks Lodge. Pastor Joe Ardy will officiate. Mrs. Blixt passed away Friday, Spet. 22, 2006 in Ft. Worth. She was born April 21, 1938 in Ashland, KY. to Charles Edward and Alberta Margaret Kazee Holbrook. She married John Theadore Blixt,...

Kay Bishop

Kay Bishop

September 18, 2006

Services for Kay Warren Bishop, 48, of Grandview, will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 21, 2006 at Covington Church of Christ. Mr. Roger Stewart will officiate. Burial will be in Derdan Cemetery. Mrs. Bishop passed away Monday, September 18, 2006 in Ft. Worth. She was born January 23, 1958 in Gatesville, Texas to Harold and Bessie Wise Warren...

Tara Pointer

Tara Pointer

September 18, 2006

Services for Tara Janay Pointer, 33, of Grandview, will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 22, 2006 at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Grandview. Rev. Gill Jeffery will officiate. Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Michael McGee, Terrence McGee, Christopher McGee, Aaron McGee, Ronald Pruitt, George Pruitt, Montrel Matthews and Charles Spencer. Tara Janay Pointer passed away...

Anna Spiva

Anna Spiva

September 17, 2006

Anna Marie Berkner Spiva passed away Sunday, September 17, 2006 in Ft. Worth. She was born May 2, 1919 in Midlothian, Texas to Sam and Ina Cavender. She married Conrad Berkner in 1938 in Corpus Christi, he preceded her in death in 1994; she married Wes Spiva in 1995 in Cleburne, he preceded her in death in 2006. Mrs. Spiva...

Jewell Burgess

Jewell Burgess

September 16, 2006

Jewell Burgess passed away Saturday, September 16, 2006 in Cleburne. She was born February 3, 1915 in Hill County, Texas to W. P. and Fannie Mae Smith Davis. Mrs. Burgess was a homemaker. Jewell Burgess is survived by three nieces and one nephew and a host of other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Gene...

Audrey Butler

Audrey Butler

September 14, 2006

Audrey Butler passed away Thursday, September 14, 2006 in Ft. Worth. She was born July 1, 1924 to David L. and Edna M. McKenzie McMasters. She married Jack Robert Butler. Mrs. Butler was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Audrey Butler is survived by her daughter, Barbara Courtney of Grandview; six grandchildren, ten great grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren;...

George Mears

George Mears

September 14, 2006

George Simpson Mears, Sr. passed away Thursday, September 14, 2006 in Ft. Worth. He was born August 20, 1952 in Brazos Point, Texas to George Washington and Thelma Walker Mears. He married Stacy Deann Moseley on April 22, 1989 in Cleburne. Mr. Mears was a retired asst. water superintendent for the City of Cleburne. He was a member of Central...

Pete Gonzales

Pete Gonzales

September 12, 2006

Services for Pete Gonzales, 56, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 15, 2006 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Father Sergio Rizo will officiate. Burial will be in Greenacres Memorial Park. Pete Gonzales passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2006 in Ft. Worth. He was born September 10, 1948 in Rotan, Texas to Raymond Sifuentes and Esther Reyes...