Obituaries
Local obituaries for Cleburne, Texas
Billy Cate
Jan 11, 2021
Billy Cate, age 80, passed from this life on Monday, January 11, 2021 from complications of Covid-19. Billy was born August 29, 1940 to Harvey M. Cate, Sr. and Zelda Evans Cate in Grapevine and attended Birdville High School. Billy married the love of his life, Carolyn Hutson Matthews, on June 26, 1980. Billy was gifted with a beautiful voice...
Carolyn Waggoner
Jan 9, 2021
Carolyn Christine Crosby Waggoner, 71, of Cleburne, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2021 in Cleburne. She was born June 19, 1949 in Midwest City, Oklahoma to Bill and Matilda June (Martin) Crosby. Carolyn married Luther Weston Waggoner on May 1, 1969 in Guthrie, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death in 2019. Carolyn devoted much of her life to nursing and...
Debra Bailey
Jan 9, 2021
Service for Debra Denise Bailey, 59, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Friday, January 22, 2021 at First Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church. Bishop Pearlye Brown, Jr. will officiate. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery. Open visitation will be 9-5:00 P.M., Thursday, January 21, 2021 at the funeral home. Debra Denise Bailey passed away Saturday, January 9, 2021...
Lynda Lain
Jan 8, 2021
Graveside service for Lynda Parker Lain, 80, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, January 16, 2021 in Rosehill Cemetery. Reverend Donna Ware will officiate. Pallbearers will be Doug Mathis, Roger Mathis, Luke Tkach, and Ron McDaniel. Open visitation will be 9-5:00 Friday, January 15, 2021 at the funeral home. Lynda Parker Lain passed away Friday, January 8,...
James Nichols
Jan 8, 2021
Visitation for James Wallace Nichols, Sr., 68, of Cleburne, will be conducted 5:00-7:00 P.M., Saturday, January 16, 2021 at Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Funeral Home. James Wallace Nichols, Sr. passed away Friday, January 8, 2021 in Cleburne, Texas. He was born1952 in Ranger, Texas to Aaron Coy Nichols and Matta Lou Searcy. James married Amber Shivers on July 13, 2007 in Cleburne...
Betty Willis
Jan 8, 2021
July 27,1943, Betty Kay Connolly(Willis) was born in Dallas,Tx. She attended schools in Dallas and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1961. In 1965, Betty graduated from Texas Christian University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. She had one year of post graduate work that included an internship in Audiology at the VA hospital in Dallas. She was certified...
Tomas Reyes
Jan 7, 2021
Service for Tomas Reyes, 59, of Cleburne will be conducted at 1:00 P.M., Friday, January 15, 2021 at Centro Christian Bethell Church. Pastor Miguel Rodriguez will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosehill. Visitation will be 5-9:00 P.M., Thursday, January 14, 2021 at the church. Tomas Reyes passed away Thursday, January 7, 2021 in Cleburne. He was born September 22, 1961...
J. Frank Willis
Jan 6, 2021
J. Frank Willis, age 88, of Keene, Texas, passed away on January 6, 2021. Frank was born May 26, 1932 in Sanger, TX to Maude and Charles Willis. Frank attended school in Sanger, TX. He served his country by enlisting in the United States Navy from 1951-1955 and then in the Air Force from 1958-1959. Frank then learned the trade...
Dale King
Jan 6, 2021
Dale Ray King of Cleburne, Texas, passed from Earth to Heaven on January 6, 2021, at the age of 78 years old. Dale was born in Kansas City, Missouri to Lyle and Marie King on June 16, 1942. He attended Birdville High School in Fort Worth, Texas and University of Texas at Arlington after the family was transferred to North...
Michael Marshall-Clay
Jan 6, 2021
Service for Michael Lester Marshall-Clay, 68, of Cleburne, will be conducted at11:00 A.M., Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at St Paul CME Church. Reverend Patricia McWilliams will be officiating. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be 9:00-10:30 A.M. Wednesday prior to service. Michael Lester Marshall Clay passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2021 in Fort Worth. He was born July...
Rhonda Lee
Jan 4, 2021
Service for Rhonda Lee, 56, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, January 12, 2021 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. Burial will follow in Rosehill Cemetery in Cleburne. Open visitation will be 9-5, Monday, January 11, 2021 at the funeral home. Rhonda Lee passed away Monday, January 4, 2021 in Cleburne. She was born January 5, 1964 in...
Juanita Salas
Jan 3, 2021
Service for Juanita Salas, 51, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, January 13, 2021 in the Crosier Pearson Cleburne Chapel. Visitation will be 6-8:00 P.M., Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at the funeral home. Juanita Salas passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021 in Cleburne. She was born May 19, 1969 in Cleburne. She married Manuel Salas in Cleburne....
Paul Hamm
Jan 3, 2021
Graveside Service for Paul Hamm, 79, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Godley Cemetery. The Reverend Ken Coleman will officiate. Paul Hamm was born on November 09, 1941 in Clarksville to Cloys Glen and Zelma (Courtney) Hamm. He worked for the City of Godley in the Public Works Personnel with over 12...
Patsy Rodgers
Jan 1, 2021
Graveside service for Patsy (Holbert) Rodgers, 85, of North Richland Hills, will be conducted at 3:00 P.M., Thursday, January 14, 2021 in the Abernathy Cemetery in Abernathy, Texas. Reverend Travis Bennett will officiate. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 P.M., Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at the funeral home. Pasty Rodgers passed away Friday, January 1, 2021 in North Richland Hills, Texas....
Arturo Aguirre-Vaca
Jan 1, 2021
Memorial service for Arturo Aguirre-Vaca, 59, of Grandview, will be conducted at 12:00 P.M., Saturday, January 23, 2021 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. Arturo Aguirre-Vaca passed away Friday, January 1, 2021 in Cleburne. He was born September 28, 1961 in Irapuato Mexico. He married Elida Olguin in Cleburne. Arturo loved his family especially his grandchildren. He was a very hard...
Dorothy Thetford
Jan 1, 2021
Service for Dorothy W. Thetford, 94, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 1:00 P.M., Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at Calvary Baptist Church. Reverend Charles Payne and Reverend Brooks Monk will officiate. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8:00 P.M., Monday, January 11, 2021 at the funeral home. The family asked those attending either function to please wear...
Donald Davis
Dec 31, 2020
Donald (Don) D. Davis, 89, of Cleburne passed away December 31, 2020. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Patricia Davis; his parents Arthur and Elsie Davis; and his brother, Arnold Davis. Don is survived by his daughter Joanna Tate and husband Martin of Irving; daughter Stephanie Davis of Naperville, IL; grandchildren Arthur Tate of Madison, WI, and...
Charlotte Taylor
Dec 31, 2020
Graveside service for Charlotte Dixie (Etheridge) Taylor, 73, of Coolidge, Texas, will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Laurel Land Memorial Park in Fort Worth. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 P.M., Friday, January 8, 2021 at Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Funeral Home. Charlotte Taylor passed away Thursday, December 31, 2020 in Mexia, Texas. She was born December 24,...
Quiva Strength-Hays
Dec 31, 2020
Quiva J. Strength Hays,85, of Cleburne, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 31, 2020 in Cleburne, Texas. Quiva was an activist for Relay For Life, she was a volunteer for Whistlestop in the park and a member and main contributor to the prayer garden at Lane Prairie Baptist Church. Quiva loved working in her yard and flower...
Charles Carpenter
Dec 30, 2020
Graveside service for Charles Edward “Dad” Carpenter will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Friday, January 8, 2021 in George’s Creek Cemetery. Charles Edward “Dad” Carpenter, also known in his hometown as “Sonny”, went to be with the Lord on December 30, 2020 in Fort Worth, Texas. Charles was born in Omaha, Texas on October 8, 1928, to Charlie A. Carpenter...