Obituaries

James Edwin Bean

Dec 29, 2017

James Edwin Bean, 78, of Clifton passed away Friday, December 29, 2017. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, January 19, 2018 at First Baptist Church, Clifton with Dr. Jerry Smith officiating. James was born on December 5, 1939 in Clifton to Roy and Ruby Bean. He grew up and attended school in Clifton. he went...

Henry (H. L.) Meinkowsky

Dec 26, 2017

Henry Louis (H. L.) Meinkowsky passed away at Goodall-Witcher Hospital on December 26, 2017. Funeral services will be at Zion United Church at Womack at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 30, 2017 with Pastor Pat Cummings officiating. Interment will be at Clifton Memorial Park under the direction of Clifton Funeral Home. Visitation with friends and family will...

John Hoel

Dec 22, 2017

John Seth Hoel, age 66, passed away early Friday morning December 22nd at home surrounded by family and friends. The family will hold a memorial service at 2:00 P.M. Friday, December 29, 2017 at the Zion United Church in Womack with Dr, Jerry Smith officiating.

John was born May 3, 1951 to Calvert and Eva...

Sandra Appleby

Dec 11, 2017

Sandra Kay Appleby, 74, of Clifton passed away Monday, December 11, 2017 at Goodall-Witcher Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, December 15, 2017 at First United Methodist Church, Clifton with Rev. Mary Gean Cope officiating. Burial will follow at Clifton Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Sandra...

Joe White

Nov 20, 2017

Leslie Joe White, 76, of the Coon Creek Community passed away Monday, November 20, 2017 at his residence. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, December 3, 2017 at the Smith Bend-Coon Creek Cemetery. Joe was born July 11, 1941 in Williamson County to Lynn and Vada White. He attended first and second grade at Bend,...

Lewis M. Humphreys

Nov 16, 2017

Lewis M. Humphreys, 83, of Clifton passed away Thursday, November 16, 2017 after a lengthy illness. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Monday, November 20, 2017 at Clifton Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 P.M. Sunday, November 19, 2017 at Clifton Funeral Home.

Lewis was born December 29,1933 in Boliver County, Mississippi. Lewis...

Henry Prosser

Nov 13, 2017

Henry Eldon Prosser, 78, of Valley Mills passed away Monday, November 13, 2017 at his residence. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at Clifton Funeral Home. Henry was born July 8, 1939 in Hale Center, TX to Howard and Maggie (Woodall) Prosser. He graduated from Valley Mills High School and attended Tarleton State...

Bobby Amundson

Nov 13, 2017

Bobby Amundson, 71, of Clifton passed away Monday, November 13, 2017 at Hillcrest Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, November 17, 2017 at Clifton Funeral Home with Pastor Bill Metting officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Bobby was born February 27, 1946 in Clifton to Irving...

Buford Lynn Emerson

Nov 7, 2017

Buford Lynn Emerson, 81, of Clifton passed away November 7, 2017 at Providence Hospice Place.

Katherine Ann Cannon

Oct 28, 2017

Katherine “Kathy” Gillie Ernst Cannon of Clifton passed away Saturday, October 28, 2017, at Goodall-Witcher Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Friday, November 10, 2017, at Clifton Funeral Home with Rev. Brian McQuiggin of Immanuel Lutheran Church officiating. On December 7, 1939, Kathy was born in Hallock, MN, to Russell and Gen Gillie. She married...

Karrie Nell Garver

Oct 27, 2017

Karrie Nell Garver, age 59, of Clifton passed away Friday afternoon, October 27, 2017, in Clifton. Memorial services will be at 11:00 AM, Monday, November 6, 2017, at the Clifton Funeral Home Chapel in Clifton. Born in Kermit, TX on April 27, 1958, Karrie was the daughter of Robert O. and Betty J. (Stanton) Hartley. While still a young...

Fred William Spanabel

Oct 27, 2017

Fred W. Spanabel, 96, of Clifton passed away Friday, October 27, 2017, at his residence. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 31, 2017, at the Holy Angels Catholic Church in Clifton. Rosary will be recited at 6:00 P.M. Monday, October 30, 2017, at Clifton Funeral Home. On November 26, 1920, Fred was born in...

Erwin Ray Dahl, Sr.

Oct 24, 2017

Erwin Ray Dahl, Sr., 74, of Clifton passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2017 after a brief illness. He was at peace and surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Friday, October 27, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Clay McCord officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at...

Daniel Preston Thiele

Oct 16, 2017

Daniel P. Thiele, 79, a life long resident of Clifton went to be with the Lord Oct. 16, 2017 at Scott and White Hospital in Temple. Visitation will be hosted by his family from 5:00-7:00 P.M. Friday, Oct. 20, 2017 at Clifton Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017 at Fairview...

Carolyn Frances Cosper

Oct 16, 2017

Carolyn Cosper, 66, of Clifton passed away Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017 at First Baptist Church, Clifton. Burial will follow at Spring Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 P.M. Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017 at Clifton Funeral Home. Carolyn Francis (Perry) Cosper was born July...

Betty Nell Kettler

Oct 15, 2017

Betty Nell Kettler, 78, passed away October 15, 2017 at Hillcrest Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, October 19, 2017 at Clifton Memorial Park with Mr. Butch Kettler officiating. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 P.M. Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Clifton Funeral Home.

Betty was born January 8, 1939 in Waco to Anthony...

Debra Jean Smith

Oct 11, 2017

Debra Jean Smith, 56, of Clifton passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, October 14, 2017, at the Grand Old Gospel Lighthouse in Clifton with Rev. George Watson officiating. Burial will follow at Evans Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 P.M.Friday, October 13, at Clifton Funeral...

Johnye Lou Kleine

Oct 9, 2017

Funeral services for Johnye Lou Kleine, 83, were held at the First United Methodist Church of Clifton on Friday, October 13, 2017, with Rev. Mary Gean Cope and Tony Hall officiating. A graveside service was held at the Clifton Cemetery. Johnye Lou Kleine was born on March 10, 1934 in Clifton, to Ernest Henry Schumacher and Thelma...

Vern Bergman

Oct 7, 2017

Norris Vern Bergman, 83, of Clifton passed away Saturday, October 7, 2017. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at Clifton Cemetery with Pastor Clay McCord officiating. Vern was born March 27, 1934 on the family farm in Clifton to Milton and Clarice (Pederson) Bergman. In 1973, he married Joyce Stanford. He farmed and...

Jimmy Ray Nowell

Oct 1, 2017

Jimmy Ray Nowell, 76, of Clifton passed away Sunday, October 1, 2017 at Lutheran Sunset Ministries. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at Clifton Funeral Home with Rev. Harrell Braddock Jr. officiating. Jimmy was born June 10, 1941 in Corsicana to Burl Nowell Sr. and Lona (Lewis) Nowell. He grew up and attended...