J.C. Elerson

Service for J.C. Elerson, 90, of Cleburne will be conducted at 1:00 P.M., Tuesday, April 21, 2015 in the Calvary Baptist Church. The Reverend Charles E. Payne will officiate assisted by the Reverend Brooks Monk and the Reverend Donnie Williams. Burial will be in Greenacres Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Chuck Blevins, Butch Rux, Kerry Elerson, Jimmy Wray, James Bullard, and Dale Grant. Honorary pallbearers will be Bill Thetford, Keith McIntyre, and P.J. McKelvey.
J.C. Elerson passed away Saturday, April 18, 2015 in Ft. Worth. He was born June 6, 1924 in DeSoto to Joseph Clark Sr. and Della Jane Clayton Elerson. He married Elizabeth M. Bell Clifton on November 12, 1966 in Cleburne and she preceded him in death on June 24, 2009.
Mr. Elerson served in the United States Army and worked as a crew foreman for Texas Power and Light, retiring with 35 years of service. He was an active member of Calvary Baptist Church.
Survivors include his sons, Ronald Gene Elerson and wife Faye and Kerry Ray Elerson, all of Arlington; stepdaughter, Nina Jean Meeks and husband Jimmie of Amarillo; stepsons, Tom Clifton and wife Sue and Dwight Clifton, all of Cleburne; sister, Norma Dean Palmer; brother, Arvis Clayton Elerson; ten grandchildren, Joanna, Judy Kay, Jimmy Alan, Shara, Jennifer, Tonya Lee, Billy Joe, Eric, Crystal, and Kerry Jr.; 12 great grandchildren, Shay, Whitney, Garrett, Zachary, Thomas, Jessica, Hailey, Alley, Kaitlyn, Madison, Braeden, and Lillian; four great-great grandchildren, Crash, Boston, Brynlee, and Sterling. He was also preceded in death by his parents; son, Robert Clark Elerson; two brothers, Alton Raye and Thomas Jerome Elerson; and sister, Wanda Murrel Alford.
Memorials may be made to Community Hospice House, 6100 Western Place, Suite 500, Ft. Worth, TX 76107; Calvary Baptist Church, 700 Woodard Avenue, Cleburne, TX 76033; or Leukemia Research Foundation, 191 Waukegan Rd, Suite 150, Northfield, IL 60093

Visitation

Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Funeral Home
512 North Ridgeway Dr.
Cleburne, TX 76033
Monday, April 20, 2015
6:00-8:00 P.M.
Map to Visitation Location

Service

Calvary Baptist Church
700 Woodard Ave.
Cleburne, TX 76033
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
1:00 P.M.
Map to Service Location

Interment

Greenacres Memorial Park
Cleburne , TX 76033

Memorial Contributions

Community Hospice House of Texas
6100 Western Place
Suite 500
Ft. Worth, TX 76107

Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund
700 Woodard Avenue
Cleburne, TX 76033

Leukemia Research Foundation
19 Waukegan Rd.
Ste 150
Northfield, IL 60093