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Lillie M. Bons
Funeral services were held for Lillie M. Bons, 90, of Clifton, on Monday, Jan. 29, 2001, at 10 a.m., at Clifton Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Kenneth Stevens of Lighthouse Baptist Chruch of Meridian, officiating. She was born, Lillie M. Goains, on July 10, 1910, to Vielena Webb and T.O. Goains in Pottsville, Ark. She died on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2001, at the Clifton Care Center. She came to Texas with her parents when she was five years old. She met and married
Walter May in Meridian when she was 17. He was 45 years old and worked for the Santa Fe Railroad in Clifton. She had four children with May. She married
two more times and had two more children. All of her husbands, Walter May, Joe Schoorover, and Charlie Franklin Bons, are deceased, along with one son, Walter Joe May; one brother, James Goains of Meridian and one sister, Ophelia Goains of Meridian. Her hobbies included making quilts and dancing. She was very active at the Clifton Care Center where she has lived for two years. She like to talk to people about the Bible and how she was going to hold on to Jesus, and about the Book of Revelation in the Bible. She had a lot of good friends at the Care Center. Survivors include six children, Essie Dean Karl of Clifton, Betty Ruth States of Gatesville, Louise Reynolds of Houston, Joyce Marie Wilson of Paradise, Floyce Smith of Clifton; 28 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren, and lots of family and friends. Interment
was in Clifton cemetery under the direction of Clifton Funeral Home.
Joseph Odell Solberg
Funeral services were held for Joseph Odell Solberg, 90, Jan. 29, 2001, at 2 p.m., at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church at Norse, with Pastor Beverly Blackman officiating. Solberg was born on Jan. 24, 1911. He was baptized on March 26, 1911, and confirmed on May 9, 1926, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. He grew up on the Ole Solberg, Jr. farm in the Norse community. He attended the Norse School. On Dec. 1, 1935, he and Julia Edna Golden were married
at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. They lived and worked on their farm in the Norse community for 43 years. During these years, Solberg served on various church and community organizations and boards. In 1960, he purchased the Texaco Wholesale Agency and operated it for 21 years. Solberg valued, loved, and cared for his family, church, community, and friends. He appreciated nature and its beauty. He deeply identified with and was embraced by the elements of nature; the soil, trees, rain, and sunshine. He loved the land. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Julia Golden Solberg, on Sept. 12, 1999. Survivors include his son, Kenneth Solberg and wife, Mary, of Plano; his daughter, Katheryn McCoy and husband, Jerry, of Austin; six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren; and one sister, Bonnie Mae Grimland, of Clifton. Pallbearers were Michael Solberg, Joseph McCoy, Jameson McCoy, Eldon Solberg, Ruel Solberg, Jr., Richard Grimland, Alton Solberg, and Ronald Golden. Honorary pallbearers included Arthur Golden, Clarence Golden, Felix Golden, Thomas Golden, Martin Hoel, Jr., Pastor John Homerstad, O.R. Jenson, Olaf Omenson, Owen D. Ringness, Walter Schramm, M.L. Solberg, Jr., Jay Wilson, Eldon Zimmerman, Joe Loper, Rallin Aars, and Charley Aars. Interment
was in the Norse cemetery under the direction of Clifton Funeral Home.
Katie Crabtree
Funeral services were held for Katie Marie Crabtree, four months, of Clifton, on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2001, at 4:30 p.m., at Church of Christ in Clifton. She died at home on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2001. A private burial was held at Clifton Memorial Park. Survivors include her parents, James and Amy Crabtree of Clifton; a sister, McKenna Crabtree of Clifton; paternal grandparents, Charles and Pam Crabtree of Dublin; maternal grandparents, Doug and Frances Parker of Munday; paternal great-grandparents, Ollie Crabtree of Stephenville, and John and Lenora Muense of Irving; and maternal great-grandmother, Lessie Nicholson of Ruidosa, N.M. Memorials may be made to Ronald McDonald House, 2415 S. 47th Street, Temple 76804. Burial was under the direction of Clifton Funeral Home.
Ophelia Goains
Funeral services for Ophelia Goains, 81, of Meridian, were held Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2001, at Meridian First Baptist Church, the Rev. Richard Creech officiating. Interment
followed in Riverside cemetery in Iredell. Goains passed away early Sunday, Jan. 28, 2001, in Meridian Manor, following an extended illness. Born Sept. 3, 1919, in the Spring Creek community of Bosque County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas O. and Ira Savanna Lee Chaffin Goains. She lived in Meridian most of her life, and had worked as a waitress and seamstress for many years. She was a member of Meridian’s First Baptist Church. Goains is survived by a daughter, Patsy Long and husband Sonny of Morgan; three sons, Jerry Malott, Joe Cummings and wife Jean, and Thomas Malott and wife Connie, all of Meridian; a brother, J.E. Goains of Itasca; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. Pallbearers were Anthony Malott, Walter Malott, Adam Cummings, Gary Sowders, Chance Cobb, and Kevin Bryant. Lawson Funeral Home, Meridian, was in charge of arrangements.
Bernice Kathryne Adams Warren
Funeral services were held for Bernice Kathryne Adams Warren, 70, of Clifton, on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2001, at 2 p.m., at Clifton Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. William (Bill) Schibler officiating. She was born Bernice Kathryne Adams on June 26, 1930, at Cranfills Gap, to James Leonard Adams and Myrthel Josephine Gustafson Adams. She died on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2001, in Clifton. She attended Cranfills Gap school. She married
Cecil Warren on Nov. 5, 1949. They had three children. She worked at Walls in the housekeeping department in Clifton. She had also lived in Valley Mills, Abilene, and Houston during her lifetime. She was preceded in death by her parents; two grandchildren, Mark Warren and Kevin Brown; one sister, Geraldine Johnson; and one brother, Charles Adams. Survivors include her husband, Cecil Warren; one son Bobby Lee Warren, and wife, Donna, of Houston; two daughters, Peggy Ann Brown and husband, Bill, of Corpus Christi, and Kathryne Marie Warren of Baytown; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one sister, Ann Ruth Bradbury and husband, James, of Colorado City; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Katie Crabtree
Funeral services were held for Katie Marie Crabtree, four months, of Clifton, on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2001, at 4:30 p.m., at Church of Christ in Clifton. She died at home on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2001. A private burial was held at Clifton Memorial Park. Survivors include her parents, Charles and Pam Crabtree of Clifton; a sister, McKenna Crabtree of Clifton; paternal grandparents, Doug and Pam Crabtree of Dublin; maternal grandparents, Doug and Frances Parker of Munday; paternal great-grandparents, Ollie Crabtree of Stephenville, and John and Lenora Muense of Irving; and maternal great-grandmother, Lessie Nicholson of Ruidosa, N.M. Memorials may be made to Ronald McDonald House, 2415 S. 47th Street, Temple 76804. Burial was under the direction of Clifton Funeral Home.
Arden Leroy Jenson
Funeral services were held for Arden Leroy Jenson, 73, of Norse, on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001, at 10 a.m., at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Cranfills Gap with the Rev. Terry Atkins officiating. Arden Leroy Jenson was born on Sept. 1, 1929, on the Jens Jenson homestead at Norse. His parents were Palmer and Feida Schulze Jenson. He died at his home on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2001, at 3 a.m. Jenson attended Meridian Creek School and graduated from Cranfills Gap School in 1945. On Sept. 12, 1953, he married
Geraldine Ables. The couple had three children. Jenson was born and has lived all his life on the Jens Jenson homestead in Norse. He is a longtime farmer and rancher. He worked for 26 years as a supervisor at Johns Manville in Cleburne. He was a lifetime member of St. Olaf Lutheran Church. His family homestead was his pride and joy. He enjoyed farming and ranch work and spending time with family and friends. He was a steadfast husband, father, neighbor, and friend with a wry wit, positive attitude, and a big smile. Pallbearers include Trent Knudson, Virgil Tindall, Chris Coleman, George Larson, Toby Thomas, Forrest Jenson Jr. He was preceded in death by a son, William Jenson; his parents, Palmer and Freida Jenson; a sister, Priscilla Jenson, and a brother, Glenn Jenson. Survivors include his wife, Geraldine; a son, Jon Jenson of Fort Worth; a daughter, Vicky Campbell and husband Ross, of Crawford; granddaughters Amanda and Kristen Campbell of Crawford; and three brothers, Forrest Jenson of Clifton, Murry Jenson of Denton, and Lloyd Jenson of Grandbury. Interment
was in the St. Olaf Rock Church cemetery under the direction of Clifton Funeral Home.
C. Pernell Aars
Funeral services for C. Pernell Aars, 87, of Norse, were held Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001, at 2 p.m., at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church at Norse. Aars was born March 12, 1913, to Charles and Alma Hoel Aars on the family farm in the Norse community. He died on Monday, Jan 22, 2001, at Goodall-Witcher Hospital in Clifton. With the exception of the time he spent as a student at Texas Tech in Lubbock in 1932 and 1933, his home for his entire life was within four miles of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. It was there that he was baptized on April 20, 1913, and confirmed into the Lutheran faith on April 29, 1928. As a lifelong member of Our Savior’s, he served in virtually every leadership position in the congregation. He was first elected treasurer of the Sunday School, and subsequently served as church deacon, trustee, president of the Men’s Club, chairman of the cemetery committee, and president of the congregation among his many positions of service. In 1969, he was chairman for the church’s centennial celebration, and in 1982, he served as master of ceremonies for the historic visit of King Olav V of Norway to the congregation. He sang in the church choir for more than 60 years, and was an active member of a number of community quartets and other singing groups including the Cranfills Gap Men’s Chorus. He attended school at Meridian Creek School, Norse School, Clifton Academy, Clifton Junior College, and Texas Tech. He worked for a short time at Sormrude’s Grocery in Clifton before he began farming in 1933. In 1936, he purchased the John Colwick farm. He was united in holy matrimony with Rosalie Rueter on July 23, 1939. The newlywed couple moved into that farm home between Norse and Norway Mills immediately following their marriage and lived there happily for 61 years. To this union were born three sons, Rallin James, Charley Otto, and an infant son who died at birth. Aars was active in numerous civic leadership positions. He served as trustee on the school board for Norse School which oversaw the merger of that institution with the Clifton Independent School District. He subsequently served on the Clifton ISD School Board for 14 years. He served for several years during the last 1950s and early 1960s on the Development Board of Texas Lutheran College in Seguin. He was president of the Norse Mutual Fire Insurance Company and the Norse Telephone Company. He served as an election judge in primary and general elections in the Norse Precinct for several decades and oversaw 14 U.S. presidential elections. He was a committee member of the Bosque County Farmer’s Home Administration, and the community committeeman for the Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service, now the Farm Service Agency. Aars was a member of the board of directors for the Bosque County Soil and Water Conservation District, and he served the board as secretary, vice-president, and ultimately, as president. He was president of the Central TExas Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, and served on the “Committee of 100” of the Association of Texas Soil and Water Conservation Districts. Additionally, he served as a member of the executive council of the Lion-Bosque Resource Conservation and Development Area. He was a member of the executive committee for the Bosque County Hay Show and won numerous awards and citations with his grain and hay bales. While his principle occupation for more than 65 years was farming and ranching, he was also the steam engine operator for the Norse Thresher Company for a number of years. When electricity came to the Norse community, he wired many of the residences west of Clifton, and he did wiring for the Clifton Lumber Company during quiet periods on the farm. He was also the Texaco consignee for Clifton and vicinity in the late 1950s. He enjoyed a lifelong passion for traveling. With his family he traveled to more than 20 of the United States, plus numerous trips abroad to Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Russia, Germany, England, Scotland, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Portugal, the Azores, Jamaica, Madeira, Bermuda, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Panama, the Cayman Islands, Columbia, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Sierra Leone, Morocco, Gibraltar, China, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and Canada. Aars was especially proud of his ability to speak Norwegian, and he delighted the residents of the Loeten, Norway area with his command of the language his grandparents and parents had spoken and taught him as a child. Pallbearers included Andrew Aars, Christian Aars, Gene Aars, James Aars, Michael Aars, Calvin Rueter, John Rueter, and Earl Huse. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Aars; his brother, Hulen C. Aars, and one son who died at birth. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Rosalie Rueter Aars; two sons and their wives, Rallin and Barbara Zuehlke Aars of DeSoto, and Charley and Lauri Pitts Aars of Clifton; six grandsons, Christian Edward Aars of Fort Worth, James Pernell Aars of Minneapolis, Minn., Michael William Aars of DeSoto, and Andrew Charley Aars, Eric James Aars, and Thomas Aaron Aars, all of Clifton; plus a number of nieces, nephews, cousins, and countless friends from many generations. The family requests that memorial gifts be contributed to Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church or to the donors’ choice of charitable causes. Interment
was in Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church cemetery at Norse, under the direction of Clifton Funeral Home.
Larry Gene Ashcraft
Larry Gene Ashcraft, 62, a retired broadcasting executive, died Sunday evening, Jan. 7, 2001, at a Fort Worth hospital. Funeral services were held Thursday, Jan. 11, in the Chapel at Robertson Mueller Harper. Following committal services, he was laid to rest in Greenwood Memorial Park. Ashcraft was born Jan. 21, 1938, the son of Lamond and Kenneth Flowers Ashcraft. He graduated Clifton High School, attended Ranger Junior College, and was a physical education major at Texas Christian University. Prior to becoming general manager of the Texas State Networks, Ashcraft held a four-year job at KXOL and had jobs at small radio stations in Cleburne and Eastland. While news director at KFJZ Radio, he helped to revive the historical Texas State Networks, which offered news and sports programming to Texas radio stations. He also served as war correspondent to KFJZ during the Vietnam War. He and partners purchased and operated WNAD 640 AM (now WWLS) in Oklahoma City in 1972, becoming CEO of the station. Before retiring as president of Ashcraft Communications Inc., a station brokerage, appraising, and consulting firm, he held the position of vice-president and general manager of Texas State Networks, Dallas. Ashcraft organized Dallas Cowboys Radio Network, which grew to a network of over 200 radio stations. His memberships and presidencies included Texas AP Broacasters Association, UPI Broadcasters Association of Texas, National Association of State Radio Networks, and the Fort Worth Chapter of Sigma Delta Chi Professional Journalism Society and Texas Gridiron Club. In June 2000 he received the prestigious Arthur C. Clark Award given by State Nets Radio presented for excellence in broadcasting. Survivors include his wife of 29 years, Ann Brown Ashcraft of Fort Worth; daughters, Kim Ashcraft Zeiler and her husband, Frank, of Austin, and Christi Ashcraft Snell and her husband, David, of Fort Worth; grandchildren, Steven Gene and Laura Zeiler; brother, Don Ashcraft and his wife, Katie, missionaries in Honduras; sister, Lynda Ashcraft Connor andher husband, Jack, of Tulsa, Okla.; several nieces and nephews; brother-in-law, Adrian Brown of Fort Worth; and “Bubbles.” Pallbearers were Don Carroll, Bennie Hamilton, Clyde Lear, Mike Moore, Jay Tadlock, and Jim Ware. Memorials may be made to a charity of choice.
