Obituaries

Bonnie Olene Short (Dogget)

Bonnie Olene Short (Dogget)

Jul 14, 2019

Graveside service for Bonnie Olene Short, 86, of Rio Vista will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at Laurel Land Memorial Park in Fort Worth. Pastor Wade Yarbro will officiate. No set visitation is scheduled. Bonnie Olene Short passed away Sunday, July 14, 2019 in Keene. She was born February 24, 1933. Mrs. Short was a homemaker...

Donald Shiftar

Donald Shiftar

Jul 14, 2019

Funeral service for Lt. Col. Donald Shiftar, USAF (Ret.), 97, of Cleburne will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 20, 2019 in the Rosser Funeral Home Chapel. Neal Logan will officiate. Burial will follow in Rosehill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be members of the United States Air Force. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 6-8:00 p.m.,...

Jeanne Elizabeth Battles (Weems)

Jeanne Elizabeth Battles (Weems)

Jul 12, 2019

Graveside service for Jeanne Elizabeth Battles, 93, of Cleburne will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., Friday, July 19, 2019 in the Rosehill Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Rosser Funeral Home. Jeanne Elizabeth Battles passed away on Friday, July 12, 2019 in Cleburne. She was born August 7, 1925 in...

Jason Eugene Van Every II

Jason Eugene Van Every II

Jul 12, 2019

Funeral service for Jason Van Every II, 21, of Cleburne will be conducted at 3:00 P.M., Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Keene Seventh-day Adventist Church in Keene. Pastor Russ Laughlin will officiate. Burial will follow in Keene Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Friday, at Rosser Funeral Home. Jason Eugene Van Every...

Thelma Fortney (Becker)

Thelma Fortney (Becker)

Jul 11, 2019

Thelma Becker Fortney, 99, of Herculaneum, Missouri died July 11, 2019 in Cleburne, Texas. Thelma was born in a boarding house in downtown Festus to her parents Anna Whitt Becker and George P Becker. Her brother, George W. Becker, came along 11 years later and died in 2012. She married her husband, John, in 1946. She was a high-energy wife...

Carol Anne Pickens (Vath)

Carol Anne Pickens (Vath)

Jul 6, 2019

Memorial service for Carol Anne Pickens, 56, of Fort Worth will be conducted at 12:00 P.M., Saturday, July 13, 2019 in the Rosser Funeral Home Chapel in Cleburne. The family requests that all attending to please wear maroon in honor of her Texas A&M connections. Carol Anne Pickens passed away Saturday, July 6, 2019 in Ft. Worth. She was born...

William "Petey" Lee McDonald

William "Petey" Lee McDonald

Jul 6, 2019

Graveside service for William Lee “Petey” McDonald, 48, of Cleburne will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, July 9, 2019 in the Bethlehem Cemetery in Whitney. Elder Joe Ray will officiate. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Monday, at the funeral home. William Lee “Petey” McDonald passed away Saturday, July 6, 2019 in Cleburne. He was born January 10, 1971...

Alvis Devon Conley

Alvis Devon Conley

Jul 6, 2019

Memorial service for Alvis Devon Conley, 80, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, July 11, 2019 at the Heights Church in Cleburne. The Reverend Cody Hughes and Reverend Barry Whitehead will officiate. Alvis Devon Conley passed away Saturday, July 6, 2019 in Cleburne. He was born December 6, 1938 in Levelland, Texas to Violet Dorothy (Holley) and...

Stephen "Steve" Wayne Bruce

Stephen "Steve" Wayne Bruce

Jul 6, 2019

Service for Stephen “Steve” Wayne Bruce, 66, of Cleburne will be conducted at 1:00 P.M., Thursday, July 11, 2019 at Henderson Street Baptist Church. The Reverend Eddie Freeman and Reverend Neale Oliver will officiate. Burial will follow in Rosehill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Josh Bruce, Vincent Bradbury, Jacob Bruce, Aaron Rowlett, Chris Norris and Jason Abernathy. Honorary pallbearers will be...

Ramsey Jekkar

Ramsey Jekkar

Jul 6, 2019

Pastor Ramsey Jekkar, 43, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. He was born July 19, 1975 in the Marshall Islands. He married Jenny Jekkar in 1995 in the Marshall Islands before moving to the United States in November of 2000. He worked as a Deacon with Reverend Nelson Lobout at Bukot Nan Jesus Church at Laura,...

Robert "Bobby" Vincent Burris

Robert "Bobby" Vincent Burris

Jun 30, 2019

Memorial service for Robert “Bobby” Vincent Burris, 76, of Alvarado will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Friday, July 5, 2019 in the Rosser Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Johnny Nickerson will officiate. Robert “Bobby” Vincent Burris passed away Sunday, June 30, 2019 in Fort Worth. He was born April 5, 1943 in Sonoma, California to Katherine (Woody) and R.V. Burris. Bobby...

Tommy Eugene Keesee

Tommy Eugene Keesee

Jun 25, 2019

Tommy Eugene Keesee, 76, of Cleburne, Texas passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at his home. Mr. Keesee was born in Cleburne on July 7, 1942, son of Faye Nell (Heeter) and Thomas Fletcher Keesee. He served his country in the National Guard, was retired from Union Pacific Railroad, and was a member of Cleburne Masonic Lodge #315. Mr. Keesee...

Mayela Franco (Oyervides-Gomez)

Mayela Franco (Oyervides-Gomez)

Jun 24, 2019

Funeral services for Mayela Franco, 45, of Cleburne, Texas will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 27, 2019, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cleburne. Father Sergio Rizo will officiate. A visitation will be held from 6 – 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, 2019, with The Rosary beginning at 7 p.m. at Rosser Funeral Home. Mayela passed away Monday,...

DOROTHY JANIEL TIDWELL (WAGNER)

DOROTHY JANIEL TIDWELL (WAGNER)

Jun 23, 2019

Graveside services for Dorothy Janiel Tidwell, 86, of Godley, Texas will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 11, 2019 at Godley Cemetery. Pete Pennington and Brian Thompson will officiate. A visitation will be held from 6 – 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at Rosser Funeral Home. Serving as pallbearers will be Justin Herring, Dan Alan Baker, Chris Sebits,...

Naomi Jean Furr (Quiznoid)

Naomi Jean Furr (Quiznoid)

Jun 22, 2019

Service for Naomi Jean Furr, 75, of Joshua will be conducted at 3:00 P.M., Wednesday, July 10, 2019 in the Rosser Funeral Home Chapel. Chaplain Ingo Sorke will officiate. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 6-8:00 P.M.,Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at the funeral home. Naomi Jean Furr passed away Saturday, June 22, 2019 in Fort Worth. She...

Howard Monroe Campbell

Howard Monroe Campbell

Jun 20, 2019

Funeral services for Howard Monroe Campbell, 77, of Cleburne, Texas will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, June 24, 2019, at the Joshua Seventh-day Adventist Church with Pastor Dave Tucker officiating. Burial will follow in Keene Memorial Park Cemetery. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 6 – 8 p.m. Sunday, June 23, 2019 at Rosser Funeral...

Gilbert Hunter

Gilbert Hunter

Jun 19, 2019

Graveside service for Gilbert Hunter, 82, of Burleson will be conducted at 2 p.m., Monday, June 24, 2019 in the Rosehill Cemetery. The Reverend Jerry Clements will officiate. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 6-8:00 p.m., Sunday, June 23, 2019 at Rosser Funeral Home. Gilbert Hunter passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2019 in Alvarado. He was...

Tommy Leon Pelham

Tommy Leon Pelham

Jun 18, 2019

Tommy Leon “Skipper” Pelham, 53, of Cleburne, Texas passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at Rosser Funeral Home. There are no other services scheduled. Mr. Pelham was born in Hurst, Texas on November 22, 1965, the son of Ronda (Dyer)...

Victor Gerardo Castillo

Victor Gerardo Castillo

Jun 12, 2019

Victor Gerardo Castillo nacío el 2 de enero de 1962 en Matamoros, Tamaulipas a padres Domingo Castillo y Maria de Jesus Garcia. El atendío la Universidad de Agronomía Antonio Narro y completó su estudio de ingeniería agrícola en 1987. Trabajó para las compañías John Deere, Kenworth, Sellamosa y Chevrolet. Él era experto de motores. Gerardo se cazó con Sandra Valdes...

Glenn Carl Myers

Glenn Carl Myers

Jun 12, 2019

Funeral services for Glenn Carl Myers, 70, of Cleburne, Texas will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, June 17, 2019 in the Rosser Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Stephen McCoy officiating. Burial will follow in Rosehill Cemetery. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 5 – 7 p.m. Saturday, June 15, 2019 at Rosser Funeral Home....