Cresson Cemetery Association

08/07/2026

Courtesy of:
White’s Funeral Home – Weatherford
130 Houston Avenue – 817-596-4811
Weatherford, Texas 76086

Kay Fidler - Obituary
Aug 24, 1947 — Jul 30, 2026

Nita Kay Fidler, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away in New Braunfels, Texas, on July 30, 2026. She was born August 24, 1947, to Charles Wall and Nita Beth Milburn Hamilton in Fort Worth, Texas.

Kay attended Weatherford schools, continuing her education at Weatherford Junior College and Howard Payne College, before graduating with her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Tarleton State University. A lifelong lover of music, she played the piano and shared that joy with those around her. She dedicated over 20 years to teaching first through fourth grades at Brock Elementary School.

In 1967, while working at White’s Funeral Home, Kay met Richard Fidler of Cresson. They married in 1969 at First Baptist Church of Weatherford and celebrated 57 years together earlier this year.
Kay is survived by her husband, Rick; her daughter, Lisa Livingston, and husband, David, of San Marcos; and her son, John Fidler, of Granbury. She leaves behind four grandchildren: Kaitlyn Montanez and husband, Clay; Taylor Albright and husband, Tyler; Jake Livingston; and Cassidy Livingston. She is also survived by her brother, Pat Hamilton, and his wife, Sharon; her sister-in-law, Kelly Lindner; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie and Beth Hamilton, and her brother, James Hamilton.

Kay will be remembered for her unwavering love for her family, her strong Christian faith, and the joy she brought to those who knew her.

Visitation will be held Friday, August 14, 2026 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at White’s Funeral Home, 130 Houston Avenue, Weatherford, Texas. A memorial service will be held Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church of Weatherford.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Kay’s memory to First Baptist Church, 222 W. Church Street, Weatherford, Texas 76086.

08/06/2026

Our deepest condolences to the Fidler family with the death July 30th of Kay Fidler, wife of Rick Fidler. At this time, we have limited information. visitation will be 6-8 pm, Friday, August 14th, at White’s Funeral Home in Weatherford. A memorial service will be held at 2pm on Saturday, August 15th, at the First Baptist Church in Weatherford, Texas.

07/11/2026

We made a short visit to visit the Cresson Cemetery, Johnson Co. Texas.

05/25/2026

Here are those Veterans that died in Service.

05/24/2026

Memorial Day is a time of remembrance of all Veterans in all the wars. Especially those that did not come home. The cemetery is home for 120 Veterans and the list continues to grow. Here is the list of those within the cemetery that we honor on this day. If we have missed your loved one please lets know.

Anderson, Benjamin R. "Jargo" > U.S. Army - W W 2
Banks, Tsgt Maurice Eugene > U.S. Air Force - W W 2 - Korea
Barnes, Sp4 Donald "Don" Robert > U. S. Army - Vietnam
Baugh, Samuel Devault > W W 2
Bell, Edwin Oren > U.S. Army - W W 2
Bobo, Pvt Andrew Green. > C.S.A. - Civil War
Bone, 1St Lt. Jim Kinder > U.S. Army Air Force - W W 2 > KIA
Brammer, Douglas Ray > U.S. Air Force - Vietnam
Bridges, Pvt. George Ray > U.S. Army - W W 2
Britt, Ssgt Robert James > U.S. Air Force
Brown, Odos M. > U.S. Navy - W W 2
Bryant, J. Fred > U.S. Navy - W W 2
Cardwell, Henry C. > C.S.A. - Civil War
Charles, Sm1 Neal Hart > U.S. Navy - W W 2 > KIS
Christensen, Tsgt Owen C. > U.S. Air Force - W W 2 & Korea
Click, Kendell Bryce > U.S. Navy
Click, S Sgt Starlin Lee > U.S. Army - W W 2 - B.S.M.
Click, Vernon Neal > U.S. Army - W W 2
Coleman, Jesse Herman > C.S.A. - Hood Texas Brigade - Civil War
Colley, Lonnie Wayne > U.S. Army 1970 - 1973
Coppenger, 1St Lt Reece Charles > U.S.A.F.
Coppenger, Reece > U.S. Army - W W 1
Creech, Tec 5 Arthur Charles > U.S. Army - W W 2
Crocker, Sp3 Carl E. > U.S. Army - Korea
Crook, Corp. Boyd F. > U.S.A.F. - Korea
Crook, Elijah Johnathan > C.S.A. - Civil War
Crook, John Boyd > U.S. Army - W W 1
Crook, Wiley Mitcham > C.S.A. - Civil War - 1St Post Master Cresson
Dill, John Zimmie > U.S. Navy - Korea
Driskill, Cpl John Alexander > U.S. Army - W W 1
Dunn, Pvt William Thomas "Tom" > C.S.A. - Civil War
Elam, James Laughlin - C.S.A. Texas Scout - Civil War
Estes, Claude Martin > U.S. Navy - W W 2
Estes, John Leonard, Jr. > U.S. Navy - W W 2
Estes, Momm2 Robert Byron > U.S. Navy - W W 2
Fidler, Calvin Clark > U.S. Army - W W 2
Fidler, Charles William (Bill) > W W 2
Fidler, Frank O. > U.S. Army - W W 1
Fidler, Jackson (Jack) Henry > U.S. Army Air Force - W W 2 - POW
Fidler, Tec 5 Calvin Clark, Jr. > U.S. Army - W W 2
Fidler, William (Bill) > U.S. Army - Vietnam
Gibson, Travis Oliver > U.S. Army - W W 2
Grafa, Frank Daniel "Danny" > U.S. Air Force
Gunn, Claude, Jr. > U.S. Army - W W 2
Gunn, Claude, Sr. > U.S. Army - W W 1
Hardesty, James William, Jr. > U.S. Army Air Corps - W W 2
Hardesty, Pat Neff > U.S. Army Air Corps - W W 2
Harris, John Clinton > U.S. Navy Reserve - W W 2
Havens, Jay Tee > U.S. Coast Guard Reserve - W W 2
Henington, Justin Levi > U.S. Marine Corps - E-4 Corporal
Hinds, Leonard Leon > U.S. Army - W W 2
Hinds, Paul Tipton > U.S. Army - Vietnam (Helicopter Pilot)
Holt, Pvt Simpson Garvas > U.S. Army - W W 2
Huffman, Charlotte Jo Benzenhoefer > U.S. Navy
Huffman, Joe Gordon, Jr. > U.S. Navy
Johnson, Charles Granville > U.S. Army - W W 2
Johnson, F2 Emmett Aubrey > U.S. Navy - W W 1
Johnson, Pvt 2 Minor Lee > U.S. Army - Korea
Johnson, Sidney Emmett > W W 2
Johnson, Sidney Jewell > W W 2
Kirkendall, John > U.S. Army - W W 1 > KIA
Kurtz, Max Harry > W W 2
Latner, Sgt. James Patrick > U.S.A.F. - Vietnam
Lay, Captain John R. > C.S.A. - Civil War
Lee, Farris Franklin > U.S. Army - W W 1
Long, Pvt. Hughie J. > U.S. Army - W W 2
Manuel, Arthur Wayne > U.S. Air Force
Manuel, Pfc Arthur Leroy > U.S. Army - W W 2
Mason, Phm3 Oscar Jack > U.S. Navy - W W 2
Mason, Pvt. Malchus J. > Coast Arty - Spanish American
Mason, Sgt. Malchus J. > U.S. Army - Korea
McDuff, Pvt Richard A. > U.S. Army - W W 2
McGhee, Cecil > U.S. Navy - W W 2
McNutt, Pfc John A. > U.S. Army - W W 1
Middleton, Crp Alva W. > C.S.A. - Civil War
Milburn, Arm 3C Royce Evans > U.S. Navy - W W 2 > KIA
Milburn, Carlton Edward > U.S. Army - W W 2
Miles, John James > U.S. Army
Moore, Robert Lee > U.S. Army - W W 1
Norris, Ralph H. > U.S. Army - W W 2
Ott, Sfc James Albert > U.S. Army
Payne, Pfc Leslie R. > U.S. Army - W W 1
Pekarski, Sergeant Ronald > U.S. Army
Pike, Tec4 William Jordan > U.S. Army - W W 2
Randle, Msgt Jordan Winston > U.S. Army - W W 2
Reid, John > C.S.A. - Civil War
Richardson, Ssgt William Claud > U.S.A.F. - W W 2, Korea, & Vietnam
Richeson, Ic3 Charles R. > U.S. Navy - Vietnam
Robertson, Jimmie Odell > U.S. Army - W W 2
Robinson, James Newton
Roder, Cpl Herbert Charles > U.S.M.C. - W W 2
Rothel, Sp4 Larry Wayne > U.S. Army - Vietnam - KIA
Ruland, Amos > Union Army - Civil War
Sabolchick, Ssgt Joseph A. Iii > U.S.A.F. - Vietnam
Salter, Rex > U.S.M.C. - W W 2
Sanders, Elmer Jay - W W 2
Savage, Robert "Bob" Lindsey > U.S. Army
Scarbrough, Eugene Dale > Korea
Shipps, John Granville, Jr. > U.S. Army - W W 1
Shipps, John Granville, Sr. > C.S.A. - Civil War
Shirley, Claude Fair > U.S. Army Engineer - WW 1
Shirley, James Travis > C.S.A. - Civil War
Sledge, Col. Marvin > U.S.A.F. - W W 2
Slocum, Ferd Taylor, Sr.
Smith, Bryan Lee > U.S. Navy - Korea
Smith, Cpl Shirley Robert > U.S. Army Air Force - W W 2
Smith, Garland W., Sr. > U.S. Army - W W 1
Smith, Garland Walter, Jr. > W W 2
Smith, Lee Hibert > U.S. Army - W W 2
Stephens, Loyd Clayton > U.S. Army - W W 2
Stewart, Jack - W W 2
Stewart, Mark Homer > U.S. Army - W W 2
Stoy, Pvt Charles M. > U.S. Army - W W 2
Tennison, Sgt John Dee > U.S. Army Air Force - W W 2
Vaughn, James Leroy - U.S. Army
Weatherford, Omar R. > W W 2
Welch, Norvel > U.S. Army
Wilson, Capt. Eugene Kingsley, Sr., > C.S.A. - Civil War
Wyatt, Po2 Clarence Lee, Jr. > U.S. Navy - Korea & Vietnam
York, Marion Snider - U.S. Army Reserve - Korea

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05/23/2026

The "Flags" are in place. The Cemetery is in it's finest glory. Please that a moment to remember those who served and those that gave the ultimate sacrifice. We apologize as we did not take pictures of all and any Veterans we may have missed. Visit the Cemetery if not just to drive by. 120 Veterans asleep in the arms of our Lord.

05/10/2026

We honor a few of our Mothers on this Mothers Day, at Cresson Cemetery, Cresson Texas.

04/04/2026

Our deepest condolences to the Ingram Family on the passing of Larry Ingram.

04/03/2026

The following was taken from the Cresson Volunteer Fire Department's page.

03/18/2026

Our deepest condolences to the Colley family with the loss of Debra Lynn Colley. Following is the obituary taken from the Wiley Funeral Home website.

Debra Lynn Colley was born January 14, 1952 in Fort Worth, Texas to Margaret and Glen Roudebush. She was raised by her mom and adoptive father Peter Lafontaine- which she affectionately called her daddy. Debbie passed away March 15, 2026 at her home in Cresson, Texas.

On March 30, 1973 she married Lonnie Wayne Colley, and together they built a life filled with love, laughter, and devotion. She was a proud mother, a cherished grandmother, and a beloved great-grandmother. She was an honorary mother and grandmother to many of the kids’ and grandkids’ friends, as well as the dozens of foster children who were welcomed into their home.

She retired from her profession as a data entry clerk in the Emergency Department at Harris Hospital Fort Worth, Texas and became a stay-at-home grandmother and full-time caretaker of her husband.

She is survived by her children, Celeste Calhoun (Chad), Wayne Colley (Jennifer), and Lonnie Scott Colley (Rebecca) all of which currently reside in Cresson, Texas. Her grandchildren Nathaniel (Aris), Kyle, Marisa (Justin), Kaitlyn (Alex), Chase (Hannah), Chloe, Jacob (Naomi), David, Miquela (Daniel), Marcos, Colton (Julianna), Kaleb (Abigail), Brady (Destiny), DJ, and Isabelle. Her great-grandchildren, Brayden, Kinsley, Lane, Layton, Evelyn, Carter, and Karson. She has one half-sister Colleen (Raymond).

She was preceded in death by her husband Lonnie Wayne Colley, parents, Margaret and Peter Lafontaine, her grandson Manuel, and her daughter Sherria Michelle Colley.

Visitation will be Thursday March 19, 2026 at 1:00 pm with a service to honor her life immediately following at Bear Creek Community Church in Cresson, Texas. Graveside service afterwards at the Cresson Cemetery.

Arrangements under the care of Wiley Funeral Home, Granbury, Texas.