Our Experienced Staff
Your Neighbors...
Selecting a funeral director is a personal decision, so we want you to know who we are. Foremost, we are hometown folk - not a large international corporation. The directors of Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Funeral Home have decades of combined service in the funeral industry in the Johnson County community.
Hometown Funeral Directors...
Jimmy grew up in Cleburne and has been a lifelong resident of Johnson County. Before he graduated Cleburne High School in 1960, he began working in the funeral home in 1958 at the young age of 16. He went on to graduate from the Dallas Institute Gupton Jones College of Mortuary Science in 1962. He worked alongside Hunter Pearson and Byron Crosier for many years before managing Martin's Funeral Home. The Higginbotham family approached Jimmy and Carol to build Mountain Valley and Cleburne Funeral Homes in the late 1990s. In 2004, Higginbotham family purchased Crosier-Pearson Mayfield Funeral Home, merging Cleburne and Crosier-Pearson into one firm, under the managing direction of Jimmy and Carol Wray.
Carol Grew up in Grandfalls, TX where she was the daughter to John Allen Puckett, well known oil man in the area and her mother Leatha Puckett a nurse at the local hospital for many years. She graduated from Grandfalls High School in 1978 and went on to follow in her mother's footsteps to become a nurse, graduating in 1981 from the Odessa College School of nursing. Continuing to care for people, Carol later graduated from the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service in 1991. She moved to Cleburne to serve her apprenticeship at Martin's Funeral Home. Carol is now known as Jimmy Wray's wife (since 1993). The Wray's have been serving families in Johnson County together ever since. Jimmy and Carol have dedicated their lives to serving others in the funeral homes and in the community through countless clubs, organizations and boards as well as in their church home Calvary Baptist Church.
The Higginbotham family approached the Wray's to join them as co-owners in the family business in 2012. The Wray's continue to serve as co-owner and managing directors serving families of Johnson County together today...
Steve Davidson, a Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer has been a resident of Johnson County for over 55 years. Steve is very active in his church and enjoys his time outdoors and with his family.
Eddy Carrell, a life long resident of Cleburne as well as a Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer. He is very active in the Calvary Baptist Church and also is here to help any family as Chaplain. Eddy loves spending time with his family and especially his two granchildren.
Gary Floyd, a licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer has joined the staff of Crosier-Pearson Cleburne. He is no stranger to the Cleburne and Granbury area. Gary is a long time resident of Granbury and has been a funeral director and embalmer for 40 years.
Eric Stokes brings 30 years of experience to the funeral home as a funeral director and embalmer. He is active in many civic organizations and loves to play golf. Eric and his wife Patti enjoy their 2 grandsons and live in Burleson.
Mindy Lyons joins the staff as a Funeral Director and Embalmer. She is a 2013 graduate of the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service with honors. Mindy is a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served four years as a Naval Air Traffic Cotroller. She also attended the University of Arlington and earned her Bachelor's degree in University Studies. Mindy is the proud mother of two beautiful children. Madison and Owen.
During The Service...
You will find our Funeral Assistants: James Bullard, Ken Meador, Dale Sturgeon and Larry Schneider helping provide the best comfort and service for each family we serve. All are Johnson County residents and are active in their churches and communities.
During The Visitations...
You will find our hometown evening attendants: Pamela Grover, Hanna Coleman, Cheri McCullough, Faith Chapman, Lisa Schick, Vicki Collins, Jolene Foster and Karen Smith are very kind and helpful during visitations.
Office Assistance...
Office manager Deborah Fails has over 10 years experience in filling death records and helping families with filing all insurance benefits, along with office assistants, Frances Hafford, Gene Bundock, Gail Heedley and Patti Stokes serve our families with personalized services such as video tributes, obituary bookmarks, service folders, and many more personalized options at each families request. If our staff can be of service to you or your family call our office at 817-648-0522.
Family Services...
Lewis Pack and Frances Hafford are two of the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Funeral Home family services counselors as well as any Funeral director on staff. To find out more about preneed information please contact one of them at 817-648-0522
