Cresson Cemetery Association

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.

02/05/2026

I want to apologize to our followers but I failed to post this announcement. Please accept our deepest condolences in the lost of Denise Ann Erwin Bosher. Today's service was very moving with many friends and next of kin.

From: Tyler Memorial Funeral Home

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Denise Ann Erwin Bosher on January 31, 2026, at the age of 67. Denise was born on April 14, 1958, to Richard Reeves Erwin and Teddie Ann Crocker Erwin in Richland Hills, Texas. She had a lifelong love for children and worked as a preschool teacher at Liberty Christian Daycare in Ft. Worth and as a foster caregiver before she married her husband, Ronald Bosher, on November 11, 1984, and started her own family.

Denise was an unwavering woman of faith, and her relationship with the Lord was at the heart of everything she was and did. She lived a life of love and deep devotion to her friends, family, and Savior every day of her life. She was a beloved wife, loving mother, dear friend, and the best Grammie and Aunnie.

Denise was preceded in death by her parents, Richard Sr. and Teddie Erwin, and her brother, Richard Erwin Jr. She is survived by her husband, Ronald Bosher; her sister, Cathy Ford; and her children: Nolan and his wife, Hannah; April and her husband, Dylan; and Katie and her husband, Johnathan. She is also survived by her beloved grandchildren: Allon, Ellayna, Olivia, Mason, Eleanor, Poppy, and Ember.

Please join us as we come together to remember her and celebrate her life.

A private family graveside service will take place on Thursday at 2:00 p.m.

01/15/2026

1904 Monument Returns Home

In November, Karon, was reading the “Bourland Field Estates Neighbors and Friends:, a page and a lady had posted a picture of a young girl standing next to an old marble monument. The lady was asking the question. “Did anyone know where this person was buried ?” Karon recognized the name and was able to verify that the person was indeed buried in the Cresson Cemetery. We contacted, Mary Butt (the lady that posted the photo). Mary had found the monument while cleaning out a building at Bourland Field and was trying to find a way to return the stone to where it belonged. It took about a week to get everything in place, so about November 21st, Modern Monument Company of Cleburne, gently picked the monument up and returned it to the Cresson Cemetery. The monument had been missing for more than 30 years, based on a replacement stone placed on the grave by the family. We do not know any of the family but would love to hear from them. We wish to thank Mary Butt for her post and her desire to see the stone found it’s way home. We also wish to thank Mathew and his wife Marianne of Modern Monument for the care in transporting and placing of this part of our cemetery history.

11/10/2025

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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11/10/2025

Karon, and I continue the tradition of honoring the veterans buried in the Cresson Cemetery. The list has progressively gotten longer with each passing year, and this year is no exception. We started trying to get photos of each veteran, and currently he have a photos of 51 of the 120 veterans, so I am posting the photos first, followed by the complete list. If I missed anyone please let us know. With that said we wish to present the photos and names of all veterans buried in the Cresson Cemetery.

11/08/2025

Cresson Cemetery honors our 120 Veterans.

11/04/2025

We received a message today of the death of some ones son, unfortunately when i tried to retrieve the message it disappeared, Please reconnect to us which ever way is possible.

10/04/2025

It is with great condolences that we announce the passing of Lonnie Wayne Colley with his obituary below. We were Blessed to know the Colley Family and called them our neighbors.

10/04/2025

October 4, the sun is rising and the air is crisp early this beautiful morning. I

08/20/2025

The Cemetery looks nice on this hot August day. The grass is beginning to burn off due to lack of rainfall.