Obituaries

Aug 3, 2018

Laverne Sadler Ballard, 80, of Clifton passed away Friday, August 3, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, August 10, 2018, at First Baptist Church, Clifton. Burial will follow at Oswald Cemetery.

Laverne attended Dunbar School in Clifton and Peabody High School in Hillsboro. She was employed with Goodall Witcher Hospital for 17 years...

Aug 2, 2018

Betty Leach O'Hara, 85, passed away Thursday, August 2, 2018, at Coryell Memorial Hospital. Services are pending at this time. Betty was born May 6, 1933, to Sam and Essie Leach in Turnersville, TX. She was the second of fifteen children. She started and graduated from Turnersville in 1951. After high school, she married Robert Lee Ireland, Sr. of...

Jul 31, 2018

Nadine Marie Seljos, 90, of Clifton passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at Goodall-Witcher Hospital. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 7, 2018, at First Baptist Church, Clifton with Dr. Jerry Smith officiating.

Nadine Cash was born in Clifton Texas on July 13, 1928. She was one of six daughters born to George...

Jul 22, 2018

Elda Merle Dahl Eggen, 86, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018, in Tyler. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 P.M. Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at Clifton Funeral Home. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 26, 2018, at the Norse Cemetery. Mrs. Eggen was born September 4, 1931, in Clifton to the late Einar Alfred Dahl and...

Jul 15, 2018

Etta Mae Pendleton Dittrich Bertelsen went to her eternal mansion in glory to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, July 15, 2018. She was 100 years old and passed peacefully in her sleep in Granbury, Texas, under hospice care and in the company of her oldest son. Visitation will be held from 5:30-7:30 P.M. Friday,...

Jul 15, 2018

Bobby Gene Weir Sr., 80, of Clifton, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2018, at his home surrounded by his family. Services will be at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, July 18th at The Grand Old Gospel Lighthouse in Clifton. Burial will follow at Lanes Chapel Cemetery.

Bobby was born in Mosheim to John “Jack” Reuben and Ina...

Jul 9, 2018

Edna Shahan, 100, passed away on July 09, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Clifton Funeral Home with Rev. Kevin Strempke officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. Edna was preceded in death by her husband,...

Jul 7, 2018

Jonell P. Latham, 83, of Clifton passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 7, 2018, at Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home. A private graveside memorial service will be held at Wortham Bend Cemetery. Jonell was born August 23, 1934, in Clifton, to W.W. and Ruby Pearl Prince and lived there most of her life. She was a faithful employee of Clifton...

Jun 27, 2018

Janis Irene (Sutherland) Swenson, 45, of Clifton passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at Goodall-Witcher Hospital. Visitation will be held from 10:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. Tuesday, July 3, 2018, at Clifton Funeral Home Janis is survived by her husband, Vernon Swenson of Clifton; children, Dylan Strong, and Janelle Strong of Mena, AR; father, John Sutherland of Mena, AR; brothers, Eric...

Jun 25, 2018

Harry Allen Turnpaugh, 76, of Clifton passed away Monday, June 25, 2018, at his residence. The family will hold a memorial service at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, July 1, 2018, at Steiner Independent Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Laurie Turnpaugh of Clifton; son, Bryan Allen Turnpaugh, of Arlington; daughters, Melissa Bond of York, PA and Jennifer Odom of Bedford;...

Jun 18, 2018

Betty Jean Miller, 75, of Clifton, passed away Monday, June 18, 2018, at her residence. The family will hold a memorial service at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, July 21, 2018, at the Bosque County Cowboy Church with Pastor Tater Paschal officiating. Betty was born December 12, 1942, in Meridian to Marvin and Edna (Herzog) Grimm. She grew up and lived...

Jun 8, 2018

Joe Bloys Medley, 75, passed away peacefully Friday evening, June 8, 2018 at his residence in Clifton. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, June 16, 2018, at Hillcrest Memorial Park, Uvalde, with Brother Oscar Medley officiating. Born in El Paso County, Texas on July 28, 1942, Joe was the son of Wilbur Bion and Mary Isabelle...

Jun 7, 2018

Milton Ray Grimland, a life-long resident of Bosque County, living in the Norse/Clifton Area, went to be with his heavenly father on June 7, 2018, at the age of 89 years, 11 months, and 7 days. His wife was there to greet him. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Saturday, June 9, 2018, at Norse Cemetery. A...

May 24, 2018

Danny Joe Robert Dietiker passed away on May 24, 2018, at Goodall Witcher Hospital in Clifton after suffering a stroke on May 1st. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Sunday, May 27, 2018, at the First United Methodist Church in Clifton, Texas. Burial will follow at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 pm, Saturday,...

May 18, 2018

Eleanora Lucia Wunderlich Zuehlke, 93, of Clifton passed away Friday, May 18, 2018, at Goodall-Witcher Nursing Facility surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Friday, May 25, 2018, at Trinity Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at Clifton Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 P.M. Thursday, May 24, 2018, at Clifton Funeral Home. Eleanora...

May 16, 2018

Glenda Sue Harris, 72, of Clifton went to heaven Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Hillcrest in Waco. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 19, 2018, at the Grand Old Gospel Lighthouse in Clifton with Kenny Baker officiating. Burial will follow at Clifton Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Friday,...

May 14, 2018

Lila Mildred Tucker, 94, of Clifton, passed away Monday, May 14, 2018, at Lutheran Sunset Ministries. The family will hold a memorial service at a later date.

May 10, 2018

Bert Edward Downing, Sr., 86, of Clifton passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018, at Goodall-Witcher Hospital after a courageous battle with MSA. The family will hold a memorial service at 4:00 P.M. Saturday, May 19, 2018 at the First United Methodist Church. Bert was born March 17, 1932 in Galion, Ohio to Paul and Loretta (Cole) Downing. On May...

May 7, 2018

Alvin L. Amundson, 79, of Clifton, passed away Monday, May 7, 2018, at Clifton Nursing and Rehab. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, May 12, 2018, at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. Alvin was born February 13, 1939, in Bosque County to J. L. And Otellia (Grimm) Amundson. He was raised in Clifton and attended Clifton Public schools....

May 3, 2018

Sandra Parker Smith, 69, of Clifton TX, passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2018, at Goodall Witcher Hospital, after a hard-fought battle with liver cancer. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, May 12, 2018, at Our Lady of the Lake Episcopal Church. Sandra was born August 4, 1948, in Dallas TX, to Edwin...