Mexia Daily News - Nov. 4, 2003 edition

Clifton Beene

Clifton Beene, 89, a lifelong Mexia resident, died Sunday in Parkview Regional
Hospital. He was born in Mexia on Dec. 18, 1913, and was preceded in death by
his wife, Ida Belle Beene, in 1999. They were married on Nov. 13, 1937.

Mr. Beene, who farmed and was a retired employee of Mexia State School, also
worked at Western Auto Associate Store for about 10 years. He was a member of
Calvary Baptist Church, and until his health prevented him from doing so, he
always had a large garden at his home on North Ross Avenue.

Visitation is scheduled for this evening from 6 until 8 o'clock at Blair-Stubbs
Funeral Home.

Funeral services for Mr. Beene will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock in Calvary Baptist Church. Officiating will be the Rev. James Hooper, a
former pastor at Calvary and current pastor of First Baptist Church of Hubbard;
and the Rev. Rick Gray, current pastor at Calvary. Burial will be in Mexia
Cemetery, under direction of Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home.

Surviving are three sons and daughters-in-law, Don and Sharon Beene fo
Fairfield, Jack and Gayle Beene of Diboll, Bobby and Faye Beene of Cleburne; a
brother, G.H. Beene, Jr., of Houston; two sisters, Ruth East of Mexia and
Louise Cundieff of LaGrange; 13 grandchildren - Donnie and Stacy Beene of
Allen, Sandra and Barry Choate of Athens, Scott and Kim Beene of Poyner, Susan
and John Hadley of Arlington, Stephen and Carla Beene of Coppell, Kim LoDico of
Cleburne, Karen and Chris Bullard of Cleburne; and 10 great-grandchildren -
Sarah and Tyler Bullard, Clay and Cole Hadley, Hunter and Tanner Choate,
Lindsey LoDico, Brice Beene, Peyton and McKenna Beene.

Pallbearers are Donnie Beene, Scott Beene, John Hadley, Barry Choate, Chris
Bullard, Stephen Beene, Dan Beene and Bill Beene.