Dateline:	Cleburne
Name:	Mr. William Fred Bursey Sr. , 85
Died:	August 14, 2007, in Ft. Worth
The funeral service for William Fred Bursey, Sr., 85, of Cleburne, Texas will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 17, 2007, at Saint Mark United Methodist Church with Rev. Sally Fleming and David Murdoch officiating. Burial will follow in Rosehill Cemetery in Cleburne. The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, August 16, 2007 at Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Funeral Home. Serving as pallbearers will be Brian Bursey, Travis Bursey, Dale Nichols, Jason Allen, Ben Oefinger, Floyd E. Ormsby III, Gary Treadwell, Odell Atwood and Josh Dobson. Honorary pallbearers will be the Fidelis Class and Robert McMinn. William Fred Bursey, Sr. passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 in Fort Worth, Texas. He was born in Fort Worth on October 3, 1921, the son of Dr. E.H. Bursey and Florence Blunt Bursey. He married Frances Evans Allen on October 3, 1983 in Cleburne. Fred was a dedicated husband, father, and grandfather who loved his family and his life on the ranch. He was a rancher for sixty-seven years and belonged to the Texas Wagon Train Association. He was a member of the Texas Cattle Raisers Association and the Johnson County Historical Commission. Among his accomplishments was the title of Texas State and Regional Pistol Champion and Tarrant County Firearms Instructor. He was a member of the Fidelis Class at St. Mark United Methodist Church. Fred was a graduate of Texas Tech University and later became an accomplished author, clinical hypnotherapist and counselor. Fred was a 50-year member of the Cleburne Masonic Lodge #315. William Fred Bursey, Sr. is survived by his wife of 24 years, Frances Bursey; his daughter, Dr. Sheridan Nichols of Ft. Worth; sons, William Fred Bursey, Jr. and wife Cindy of Haslet, Greg Bursey and wife Charleta of Cleburne; Jim Allen and wife Pattie of Columbus, Ohio, and Mike Allen and wife Janice of Arlington; 12 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Ernest Bursey; sister, Florence Mae Bilbrey; wife, Geraldine Bursey and great-grandson, Patrick Keoughan. Memorials may be made to the Saint Mark United Methodist Church budget fund.