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A SPECIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CLIFTON RECORD & MERIDIAN TRIBUNE

The Art of the Drink

Paige Key

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BEYOND THE CHAMBER

From sorting city matters to cattle, Paige Key enjoys her life.

Paige Key - Beyond the Chamber

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Bosque River Run Magazine Fall 2022 PUBLISHER Rita Hamilton EDITOR Ashley Barner

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Frozen in Time

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Officer Leslie Perry retires from Clifton PD

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Snippets on Life

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Clifton Funeral Home

PRODUCTION Melanie Rhyne PHOTOGRAPHY Ashley Barner Rita Hamilton

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Community Calendar Entertainment Cliftex Theatre – thecliftex.com FREE Outdoor Movie - meridiantexas.us Horny Toad Bar & Grill – Facebook @Hornytoadbar Olaf’s Restaurant – Facebook@olafsrestaurant Rattlesnake Ballroom-Roadhouse – rattlesnakeroadhouse.com

Community Meetings Bosque County Commissioners Court – Mondays weekly. bosquecounty.us Bosque County Rotary Club – Thursday weekly. Facebook @BosqueRotary Celebrate Recovery – Sundays weekly. fumcclifton.com City of Clifton Main Street Board – 3rd Wednesday monthly. Facebook @cliftonmainstreet City of Clifton Parks Board – 4th Thursday monthly. cityofclifton.org City of Clifton Planning and Zoning Commission – 2nd Tuesday monthly. cityofclifton.org Clifton Chamber of Commerce Board – 1st Tuesday monthly. cliftontexas.org Clifton City Council – 2nd Tuesday monthly. cityofclifton.org Clifton Civic Improvement Society – 1st Wednesday monthly.

Clifton EDC – 3rd Monday monthly. cliftonedc.org Clifton Lions Club – 2nd Thursday monthly. Facebook @cliftonlionsclub Cranfills Gap Chamber of Commerce – 2nd Wednesday monthly. gapchamber.org Cranfills Gap City Council – 2nd Monday monthly. cranfillsgaptexas.com Golden Gatherers - Tuesdays weekly.

Iredell City Council – 254-364-2436 Meridian City Council – 2nd Monday monthly. meridiantexas.us Meridian Chamber of Commerce – 2nd Thursday monthly. meridian-chamber.com Meridian EDC – 3rd Thursday monthly. meridiantexas.us Meridian Grassroots - 1st Monday monthly.

Meridian Lions Club – 1st and 2nd Tuesdays monthly. meridian-chamber.com Meridian Parks and Recreation – 3rd Monday Monthly. meridiantexas.us Meridian Planning and Zoning – meridiantexas.us Valley Mills Chamber of Commerce – Facebook @valleymillschamber Valley Mills City Council – 2nd Tuesday monthly. vmtx.us Walnut Springs City Council – 3rd Thursday monthly. cityofwalnutsprings.org

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Art Drink

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v by Ashley Barner Have you made Small Town Perk in Meridian a part of your regular routine yet? Need a hot latte to get you going in the mornings? Or how about an iced energy drink for that final push right after lunch?

With new specials offered constantly, there’s something for everyone here.

For locals Greg and Tiffany Wood, opening a business was something they always wanted to do, and as coffee lovers themselves, they’ve found a way to share something they love with the community.

“At first it wasn’t about coffee, but our interests are there,” says Greg.

They visited different coffee shops everywhere they went, and from there the dream started.

Walnut Springs native Tiffany said a small-town setting was a must, and Greg, seeing Meridian’s continued growth, wanted to be a part of that. After pitching the idea to the locals, he got the confirmation he needed.

“This wasn’t something we wanted to do for a little bit then call it a day,” Greg says. “We wanted to establish this business; we want it to be something people think about when they come to Meridian.”

The building they purchased needed work, but all Greg could see was potential.

“I thought this could be really cool if we opened it up and just modern-industrialized it into a nice coffee shop, so that’s what we did,” says Greg.

Greg and Tiffany live in Glen Rose with their five kids. While also working full time jobs separate from Small Town Perk, to say they stay busy is an understatement.

But they did most of the remodel themselves, often working together as a family to get the job done.

There’s been no looking back since opening earlier this year. Small Town Perk was filling a void Meridian didn’t even know it had.

“We’ve gotten a lot of good feedback and just a lot of positivity that we really appreciate,” says Greg.

The success of Small Town Perk spread quickly, mostly through social media and by word-of-mouth.

Either way, the recommendation was to make the trip to Meridian – it would be worth it.

The coffee shop sees a lot of faces and many of them have become regulars. With its quiet, laid-back atmosphere, complete with a reading nook and tons of natural light, it’s a great place for book clubs and study groups to meet. From Waco, Walnut Springs and Whitney, people come from all over for drinks or a bite to eat.

“It was very important that we made it comfortable for everyone,” says Tiffany. She thought of her grandfather, and how he’d feel trying to order from a Starbucks menu.

Their menu is user-friendly, and the staff knows how to help you find what you want.

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Patricia Kirby and Lisa Alexander work together to mix the perfect drink.

From left, Lisa Alexander, Tiffany Wood, Greg Wood, Alyssa Barber and Patricia Kirby.

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“It was important that in a small town this be an approachable place where they can come in and feel comfortable ordering something,” says Tiffany.

“That’s what we want,” Greg adds. “We don’t mind if you want to come in and order, read a book and relax for a little while. We want to make sure that’s the vibe.”

Greg and Tiffany don’t make it to the shop every day, but their staff has it covered. With Lisa Alexander, Alyssa Barber and Patricia Kirby behind the counter, your order is in great hands.

The ladies have direct input to what goes on the menu, often encouraged to experiment and try new recipes.

“They are great,” says Tiffany. “They know what customers will like, and also they know what will help us as a business.”

“That was very important to us and we’re so thankful for them,” adds Greg.

Not only do the staff at Small Town Perk serve you inside the shop, but they also look for ways to contribute to Meridian as well, and collaboration between local businesses is important to that continued success.

Tiffany says customers are all but escorted to the shop after a hair appointment across the street, and the guys at Omega Rifle liked a drink so much it’s now officially called the Omega.

Small Town Perk is a sponsor of the Jacket Backers athletic booster club at Meridian ISD and has thought of more ways to be involved with the school. Teachers and first responders receive a discount, and Tiffany said offering delivery to the school on Fridays could be an option in the future.

Two days a week they serve breakfast burritos made locally. Pastries are served every day and lunch starts early at 10:30 a.m. They serve sandwiches, from turkey and avocado to the Italian to grilled cheese for grownups.

“We don’t want to do too much too fast – our bread and butter are still the coffee and the drinks,” says Greg.

There’s an art to making the perfect drink and Greg says it all starts with the grind. The entire process depends on precise timing, and factors like outside temperature and humidity can affect the machines.

But the staff at Small Town Perk are well trained so that even the pickiest of coffee connoisseurs would walk away satisfied.

“There are people who come in here that know coffee and they’ll throw a curveball at the girls,” says Tiffany. “They’re very good at adapting and we get good feedback.”

Greg and Tiffany love Meridian and they don’t have any plans to go anywhere.

“We’re excited to be here and there’s just so much potential,” says Tiffany. “Meridian is growing and we’re excited to see what we can grow this into.”

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Paige Key Beyond the Ch v by Rita Hamilton No stranger to horses, Clifton Chamber of Commerce President Paige Key grew up around horses. Raised in Iowa, she got her first pony when she was four or five years old. It was the beginning of a lifelong passion. She rode from that point all the way up to up and including in college. The only time she has been without horses in her life was the nine years she spent as a flight attendant.

When she moved to Texas in 1990, Paige reacquainted herself with horses. Moving to Clifton in 1999, she purchased a horse for her ranch and they have been an integral part of her life ever since.

It was not until 2017 when a neighbor of Paige’s got her interested in ranch sorting and she continues to compete in this sport. For those unfamiliar, ranch sorting is when you have 11 cows in a pen and they are numbered zero through nine.

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Ranch sorting is a team sport made up of two individuals per team. One or both can work the gate while the other sorts out the cows within a 60 second timeframe. Note that the cows need to be sorted in numerical order so it obviously is not as simple as it may sound. For a little background, this event takes place in a circle eight arena. There are two pens separated by a gate.

The 11 cows are on one side. One team member works the gate while the other sorts the cows.

The purpose is to get the cows into the other side of the eight but, as mentioned, they must be sorted in numerical order. In certain classes of ranch sorting, sorters are not aware of what number cow they are attempting to sort until they are actually in the arena.

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Paige’s first ranch sorting horse was named Ms. Kitty and she was a bay roan quarter horse. It was 2019, and on this horse, she won 6th place in the 11/2 class at the Cinch RSNC Worlds in the Will Rogers Coliseum in Fort Worth.

Pretty impressive since there were 693 teams competing for this. To land in the top ten is nothing short of amazing. In 2021, Paige was 8th in the number 4 class out of 450 teams competing. And in June of 2022, on her new horse Dueling Dippity (aka Mocha). Paige was 12th in the Master’s Class (for those over 50) and 12th out of 473 teams. In the 11/2 class she was 13th out of 690 teams. Although there was no prize money associated with these events, Paige does it for the love of the sport and just placing in these events brings her a great sense of pride and satisfaction.

In 2019, Paige’s husband Bill got the horse bug. Prior to that he did not ride at all. After Paige had purchased a new horse, Bill decided to get on her old mare and that was the beginning. He decided that he no longer wanted to be merely the chauffeur and gofer for Paige while attending these horse shows. So currently, horses and ranch sorting in particular, is a passion for both of them. For the last two and a half years the couple has been going to RSNC ranch sorting national championships. As referenced above, this organization is owned by Cinch (jeans). The couple usually participate in two shows per month.

On the other weekends they can be seen frequenting round robins, which is another ranch sorting event. Instead of teams of two one would ride with about ten other riders and the person with the most cows at the end of the day takes the prize mon money home. Paige says “a lot of the Cowboy Churches in Texas are known for doing ranch sorting event so we can be seen there also.”

Some shows have purposes behind them. Paige shares that they were going to participate in a three day show in Glen Rose where the proceeds are going to benefit Autism. Many shows have a non-profit behind them that benefits from some or all of what is collected during the event.

In 2019, Paige went to the RSNC World Show Cinch in Fort Worth and won sixth place out of 693 teams and made the top 10. She won this event with her horse trainer Dave Schaffner. Again this was in the 11/2 Rookie Ranch Hand HC Class.

Paige shares, “Bill and I are very lucky that we can participate in a sport like this and enjoy it. I don’t have to always win as that is not my goal. I’m just lucky to be able to go and show.” She adds though “it is also really good when you do get to win.” Paige is competitive but she admits that even when she doesn’t place, she just feels great that she at least got to go and ride.

Currently Paige and Bill have three horses on their ranch. Paige has two - Skeeter is her dark chestnut gelding and Mocha is also a dark chestnut. Bill has a little sorrel. Paige has also raised horses on her ranch and sells them once they get to be about six months to a year old.

Paige shares that not only is it a fun albeit expensive hobby, it is something she really loves. Getting to share this passion with her husband Bill makes it all that better. As long as she can and her health holds out, you can be assured that they will continue with their love for horses and everything that is involved in their sport.

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New Business in Bosque County

Central Texas Tractor and Implement

v By Rita Hamilton New to Bosque County, the owners of Central Texas Tractor are not new to the tractor industry. Tom and Christie Storey are the proud owners of the newly established Central Texas Tractor and Implement, Inc. located in Meridian. With deep ties to the community, Tom and Christie felt like this was a perfect place to open a new venture with the hope of providing an additional and much-needed service to their neighbors in Bosque County and the surrounding areas.

Christie’s great grandparents settled in Bosque County in the mid 1800’s, where they started farming and raised a family. Some locals may still remember Christie’s Grandfather, Rufus (Fat) and Eddie Bernice Cosper whom have since passed. However, the family farm remains. As a child, Christie still remembers coming to the farm, having holidays and gatherings with family and enjoying the country life. So, when the time was right, it was easy for Tom and Christie to relocate to Bosque County without hesitation. Christie says some of her memories as a child was of Mize Arthur out selling his horses and other animals on the square; Mr. Trujillio’s boot shop; and, of course, Henry’s café was most memorable. The thing she misses most is Christmas time and holidays spent with her grandparents.

Tom is still learning to be a Texan. After living in Texas for the past 35 years, he has found Bosque County is, by far, the greatest place to live. Tom was from a military family. Throughout his youth, his parents, Catherine and Bill, moved with the military all over the United States as well as several countries in Europe.

Christie’s knowledge of tractors stems from her parent’s tractor dealership.

Christie’s mom and dad, Don and Bonnie Cosper, built a thriving tractor dealership from the ground up. For 30 plus years they operated a successful dealership that landed in Alvarado. Retiring in March of 2022, Don and Bonnie had built strong business relationships and had made many friends as a result of their business; many from the Bosque County area.

Over the years Christie has worked side by side with her parents at their tractor dealership building relationships and helping customers meet their needs. Christie believes “building a friendship may be the most important thing in running a business.

Trust is necessary and being true to one’s values and the values of others.”

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tive/diesel industry for six years followed by 41 years in the airline industry.

Central Texas Tractor is a proud partner with LS Tractors, Zetor Tractors, TYM Tractors and Branson Tractors. For Zero Turn Mowers they are partners with Grasshopper and Gravely - two reputable names in the industry.

Central Texas Tractor is taking their business one step further by offering rental equipment.

Currently equipment available to rent includes dozers and track loaders and is expanding to specialty items. They have purchased a trencher for the track loader, long reach telescopic and tilting tree clippers that will work with a track loader or tractor, stump grinders, and hydraulic drivers that will go through some of the toughest Bosque County rock and more.

The shop and parts department at Central Texas Tractor is backed by years of experience.

The department is fully stocked with day-to-day items that are needed for repair and maintenance of tractors, including parts for many kinds of tractors, zero turns and implements.

Central Texas Tractor is equipped to make their own hydraulic hoses and fittings for custom specifications. The shop and service department have the expertise and experience to repair all makes and models of tractors and zero turns. The couple is proud of the knowledge and workmanship that is produced in their shop.

Tom and Christie welcome you to stop by and look at both their merchandise as well as all the services that are offered. Even if you’re not in need of a tractor, zero turn or implement, stop by for a cup of coffee and a friendly chat.

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FROZEN in Time It was eventually moved out to the garage, then sold in a yard sale to a hobbyist.

v by Ashley Barner I’ve been helping my mom go through a collection of memories, things one would expect to collect over years of raising a family.

The task seemed simple enough, after all, we were only mostly moving boxes of photos, family items and other keepsakes from one place to the other. It really wasn’t supposed to take long.

But do you remember cleaning your closet out as a kid? My closet wasn’t very big, but it was still an all-day chore. Things stuffed away in the dark for months or even years saw light again, and the best I ever really did was rearrange it all anyways.

How could I throw any of it out? It’s precious to me!

In all seriousness though, I don’t hold onto objects that used to keep that sentimental hold over me much anymore. But I do still hold onto photos and news clippings and old papers.

I’m sure many people do. My mom’s boxes were full of photos and various newspaper articles, some framed, some pasted into a scrapbook, others loose between pages of another.

I love reading clipped newspaper articles. And it of course thrilled me to look in the folio and see The Clifton Record at the top of the page. For over 125 years this paper has been there in the lives of this community, helping them hold onto memories and a piece of history.

I went through my mom’s Clifton High School senior scrapbook, and in it was her class’s graduation announcement as well as the graduation supplement that features senior photos and achievements. I still have mine from 2005, and I hope recent graduating classes will hold onto theirs as well.

My grandmother built a dollhouse in the early 1980s. She made a lot of the interior decorations herself and always decorated it for Christmas, with lights, Christmas trees, tiny, wrapped packages and even snow.

My brother and I played with the dollhouse when we were little, and more so just me when we were a little older. It sat on a square table in the dining room, pulled away from the wall just enough for two bench chairs to slide in for us to climb on to reach all the rooms. (The attic was my favorite, mostly because of the colorful decorations and chests of toys and other oddball items stored up there.)

The dollhouse became mine after my grandmother passed away. It was in my room until after I graduated from high school, though by then I was draping clothes and everything else across it rather than playing with it or maintaining it.

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Seeing the dollhouse go was bittersweet, but I knew I would rather see it with someone who would take care of it than it sitting in a forgotten corner collecting dust or outside in a garage somewhere.

There was a photo of my grandmother with her dollhouse, clipped with the article from The Clifton Record and framed, in my mom’s collection. Seeing it brought back a lot of memories, but reading the story that went with it told me something I didn’t know.

I knew the dollhouse was a gift to her, but I did not know it was a gift from her oldest son, my uncle who died before my brother and I were born. The dollhouse was special to her in so many ways I could never know. She passed away before I could ever really know her.

It was cherished in different ways, but it was immortalized in The Clifton Record. Her story is a piece of history now, and because it was saved, I got to learn more about my family.

The article was laminated and framed. It’s on my desk now, with my collection of other rediscovered memories.

But what about newspapers left inside walls in old houses, or under old flooring?

Our new columnist Ral Aars (if you aren’t reading his column on worldwide religions every week, you should be!) found folds of old newspapers, dating back to the 1940s, when remodeling his parents’ old farmhouse.

Why would his parents save those papers? There were editions of The Clifton Record as well as cattle reports from Fort Worth. But nothing pertained to them in particular.

So why then?

My first thought was it had something to do with padding or insulation. Thinking about it further though, and Ral came to the same conclusion, it’s more likely his parents saved them as a sort of time capsule.

Ral said his parents remodeled throughout the house several times over the years, and each project was frozen in time by the day’s news.

Here is what life was like when we did this. Isn’t that what time capsules are for?

We’re humans. We’re sentimental and that’s not a bad thing. Save your memories. Someone will be glad you did, I promise.

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Firm but fair

Officer Leslie Perry retires from Clifton PD with 35-year legacy the police academy. Perry’s experience allowed him to be a mentor to younger officers like his son, helping them through difficult lessons in their career.

v by Ashley Barner In what may have been his first sit-down interview since joining law enforcement in 1987, Clifton Police Officer Leslie Perry said it was time to hang up his gear. Perry officially retired from Clifton PD Oct. 20th – 35 years and one day after joining the department under Police Chief Jim Vanderhoof.

“I tell them that if you treat people with respect, a lot of times they’re going to be the same way to you and you’ll have a lot less scuffles,” Perry said.

Though he was ready to retire, Perry said it was bittersweet. “It’s all I’ve known for over half my life,” Perry said.

Perry tried to be a mentor to offenders as well, often believing in second chances and learning from mistakes.

Perry joined the Bosque “You don’t have to make an Clifton Police Officer Leslie Perry receives a certificate County Sheriff ’s Office after arrest every time. Sometimes for 35 years of service to the department from graduating from the police a warning or a stern talkingPolice Chief Chris Blanton. academy where he worked a to is enough to get the messummer gig as a lake patrol ofsage across,” Perry said. ficer at Lake Whitney. When Perry experienced a lot the season ended, Perry was through the years at Clifton PD, but one of his proudest moments offered a full-time position in his hometown of Clifton. It’s unusual came when the department certified every officer as a master peace for an officer to spend his career at a single department in smaller officer, the highest certification from TCOL. “We were one of only towns but Perry was at home with the Clifton PD. a handful of departments in the state to do that,” Perry said.

“I grew up here. I went to high school here, I graduated here and And almost unheard of was a span of ten to eleven years beginning I knew I wasn’t interested in going anywhere and this is where I in the early 1990s when the department experienced zero turnover. wanted my kids to grow up,” Perry said.

Growing up in Clifton meant Perry knew a lot of the people in town. Then he got to know their kids and their grandkids.

But Perry’s respect for the residents and their respect for him made an impactful career, for him and the people of Clifton.

“They understood that I had a job to do, and I was going to do it fair. If anyone knows anything about me, they know I was going to be fair but I was going to be firm,” Perry said.

Perry’s son Ryan just joined the force, fulfilling a childhood dream of his own. “We knew from the time he was six or seven years old he wanted to be a police officer, all he wanted to do was watch the show COPS,” Perry said.

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Perry said he’s going to miss the people he’s worked with for years, especially department administrator Jamie Pitts, who he’s worked alongside for the past 15 years.

But Perry won’t be sitting still in retirement. He was sweettalked into a position at the courthouse in Meridian by classmate, friend and former Clifton Police Chief Trace Hendricks.

“My wife still has a few more years before she can retire so I didn’t think it was fair for me to be sitting at home,” Perry said. “Plus she’d have a whole bunch of stuff for me to do.”

Otherwise he has plenty to occupy his time with a brand new grandbaby to keep him on his feet. “It’s been wonderful and I’ve been blessed to raise my kids in the same town my kids grew up in,” Perry said.

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SNIPPETS ON LIFE

A bag lost in the wind is v by Rita Hamilton

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Preparing for a four-day getaway to Fredericksburg for Labor Day Weekend, my husband and I packed both bikes on Thursday evening so we could get on the road as early as possible to beat nightfall. My husband took on the task of strapping my overnight bag to my back seat with bungee cords.

The plan was to meet him in Gatesville and then travel together to Fredericksburg for a long weekend of rest, relaxation and riding the three Twisted Sisters in the Hill County.

Upon arriving in Gatesville I discovered that the bag tied to my back seat was completely gone as was the sissy bar that it was attached to. I was not happy as together we retraced my route, this time from Gatesville to home, searching for this green tapestry bag. The bag not only contained all my medications for the next two weeks distributed neatly in my two-week pill box, but it also contained a brand-new prescription that I had just picked up from the pharmacy and thrown in the bag at the last minute. The bag also contained two pairs of my favorite jeans among a vast array of other garments I needed for the weekend.

Upon our failure to retrieve my bag, I quickly grabbed some additional clothes from the house and we finally got on the road to our destination. Not only were we facing possible storms but all the impending darkness on roads that are known to be wrought with deer and wild hogs. We did hit a little rain at the very end of our journey and darkness did prevail, but we made it to our cabin unscathed.

The weekend was another good road trip but upon my return to work on Tuesday I received a call from my local pharmacy who indicated someone had called them to let them know that they had my bag. It was picked up merely minutes after I lost it in McGregor by a wonderful gentleman who took it home to his wife. She went through and found the new prescription bottle and called the pharmacy. I was given the phone number of the woman who had my belongings and called her. She offered to meet me at the CEFCO in Valley Mills to retrieve the bag. The founder was most gracious and we had a lovely chat. I was so grateful that my things had been found although I am unsure as to what was more important, my meds or my jeans.

I had already resigned myself to the fact that the contents of this bag were gone forever. I was both astonished and thankful that these two Good Samaritans went the extra mile to not only pick up my bag but make the effort to find it’s owner . . . .me Funny, but my bag was still attached to the sissy bar it had been fastened to originally. The lesson learned here is to pack your own bike to ensure everything is properly secured. Despite the initial ire of this ordeal, we walked away with another memory to add to our life story.

Life is good. People are good.

And I am blessed.

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Clifton Funeral Home Celebrating Lives for Over a Century v By Rita Hamilton Originally founded in 1915, the Clifton Funeral Home began it’s 107-year-old history as the undertaking department of the Clifton Mercantile Company located in the back of the furniture store in downtown Clifton. Managing Director Freddie Odom shared that this was not uncommon back then and that the majority of funeral homes had similar beginnings. To the best of our knowledge that clearly makes them the oldest continually operating funeral home in Bosque County. The business itself did not become known as the Clifton Funeral Home until 1948 when it moved into their current location at 303 South Avenue F. The funeral home was formerly the residence of Dr. G.W. Collins.

Sitting down with Freddie Odom and funeral director Jennifer Harvey was both informative and delightful at the same time. It was evident that Freddie and Jennifer work extremely well together as they bantered back and forth filling in where the other left off. Freddie has worked for the Clifton Funeral Home since 1975 and as of this writing has no plans to retire. Jennifer began working as a part-time office manager back in 2014. Freddie is a licensed funeral director and embalmer while Jennifer is a licensed funeral director. They both appeared to be quite pleased to share the history of this unique business. Sissy Zander rounds out the staff as the funeral assistant.

J.B. Darden, Jr., was part-owner and funeral director for many years. After leaving the military, J.B. went to embalming school in Dallas and went to work at the Clifton Mercantile Company. He worked there in the furniture department and the only time he could leave that job was when there was a death, and he could head over to South Avenue F to take care of things there. It was not until 1962 that he acquired complete ownership by buying out the other partners. He would continue to work there for more than 50 years until his passing on August 24, 2014. The only addition to the original house was the chapel that sits to the left of the building. They still have a lot of families who choose to use this facility for the services of their loved ones.

Freddie had a lot of stories to share. The first was that most funeral

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homes back in the day also supplied ambulances for the community.

People would call for ambulance service for even minor things and it became a dilemma when trying to care for families and simultaneously take a call for the ambulance service. This service was not equipped with what is available in a modern-day ambulance, although Freddie shares they did have oxygen on board. Finally in 1976 or 1977, J.B. and the funeral home ended the ambulance business and took the actual ambulance over the hospital. Both Freddie and J.B. gained a lot of time back in their lives once this service was eliminated. Freddie says “It wasn’t like today, we were lucky to get a $1.50 per ride.”

Freddie has great memories of working for J.B. They both knew the business, and both understood the importance of helping families get through their time of bereavement. “We worked good together.

We never had any problems whatsoever,” shares Freddie. And that is something to be said given all the years these two men worked together. If Freddie needed to be off for something, J.B. would handle everything at the funeral home and vice versa when J.B. needed to be off. They had faith in one another that everything would be handled well in their absence.

In about 1980, J.B., who had been living on the second floor of the funeral home, bought a farm. He walked out of there and moved to the farm but took nothing with him. He and his wife left all of their clothes and furniture in the upstairs apartment and bought all new stuff for the farm. J.B. told Freddie to throw everything away because he wasn’t going back upstairs to those living quarters.

Freddie shares that prior to coming to the Clifton Funeral Home he worked in a funeral home in Waco for about 4-1/2 or five years.

It’s the only two jobs he has had in the business since obtaining his license.

Throughout his career, Freddie has seen a lot of changes in the industry. One of the biggest changes has been the use of cremation. At one point Clifton Funeral Home saw a cremation maybe once every five years. Freddie does not believe it is a religious thing but rather a financial one as it is no secret that cremations are less

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expensive than a traditional burial. Freddie says “We have always taken care of the families, no matter what they choose to do with their deceased loved ones.”

Freddie has put in a lot of driving miles during his tenure. In previous times, it was not unusual for him to have to go to Houston or San Antonio to pick up someone’s loved one. He has done graveside services as far away as Albuquerque, New Mexico. When asked by the family if Freddie had someone to do the service in Albuquerque, Freddie said “no, we will do it, which translated to I will do it. We do what we need to do for our families.”

Going back to J.B., Freddie says that after his health started to fail, it was up to him to do everything from picking up the deceased, meeting with the families to help them with services, doing the embalming and preparing the deceased for viewing. He did it all.

Up until 2014 when Jennifer joined the staff, Freddie said it had started to become difficult having to do everything. But when Jennifer came on board, she became a great help to Freddie. She jumped in to help with anything she could.

Freddie brags how great Jennifer was on the computers. That was a good thing because the days of death certificates being a paper process was ending and everything then needed to be online. By the end of 2014, electronic processing of death certificates had been mandated.

Freddie Odom

Jennifer took care of J.B. while he was on hospice at home. J.B. would send her to town to help Freddie. She would come in and do death certificates or drive vehicles . . . whatever needed to be done. So, when J.B. passed and Jennifer found herself in need of a job, Freddie hired her. Freddie knew from the beginning that Jennifer was his person. Other candidates interviewed for the position but were primarily looking for a secretarial position. Jennifer is quick to share that it is so much more than that. Bought out by Marshall and Marshall, they sent Jennifer to school, and she received her funeral director license in 2020.

Freddie goes on to share that during the last 47 years he has worked with many, many great families. “I have great relationships with people. It’s so important to treat people right and help them through what is one of the most difficult periods in life. Families know us. They like what we do and the way that we do it and that is why they come back. You’ve got to be compassionate. People are buying things that they don’t want to be buying. A funeral director needs to believe in what they are doing and help build up these bereaved families as they go through such a difficult time in their lives.”

Jennifer Harvey

Giving 150% of service and maintaining that compassionate attitude is what it is all about. Jennifer shares that Clifton loves Freddie and they want him and nobody else tending to their loved ones. Freddie shares “but I know the families, I know their kids.” Jennifer says “Freddie takes the majority of the calls as people really like to see him.” She goes on “Freddie never takes a day off.” He took one vacation with his late wife after Marshall and Marshall bought them out, but hasn’t had one since. That is dedication that is rarely seen in today’s workforce.

Freddie has no regrets, which is a wonderful thing to hear from someone who has worked in the same industry for so many years. At 78 years old, Freddie still loves what he does and has no plans to retire. Although Jennifer would like to see him around for another 50 years.

Clifton Funeral Home is a staple in the Clifton community. Their connection with the people is something they appreciate and never take for granted. They look on their profession as serving families in need and one would be hard pressed to find someone that would disagree with the value that this one-hundred- year-old institution brings to this small town in central Texas.

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LA Thompson Gallery of Fine Arts . . . . 24

Bosque Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Leon’s Floor Covering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Carlisle Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Lutheran Sunset Ministries . . . . . . . . . . 24

Central Texas Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

ML Gray Ranch Management . . . . . . . . 9

Citizens State Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Myatt Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Clifton Chamber of Commerce . . . . . 30

Pathway Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Clifton Funeral Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Phillips Mortgage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Doggie Drop Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Ranglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Hamilton Farmers Market . . . . . . . . . . 24

Rawls Financial Services . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Hamilton Healthcare System . . . . . . 3, 32

Richard Lundberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Hide & Horne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Sauer & Associates Real Estate . . . . . . 29

Jim’s Liquor Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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business directory ADVERTISING

The Clifton Record & The Meridian Tribune

310 W 5th St • Clifton, TX 254-675-3336 • bosquecountytoday.com

ANTIQUES

Bosque County Emporium

121 N Ave D • Clifton, TX 76634 254-675-8133 bosquecountyemporium@gmail .com

First Security State Bank

1115 W 5th St • Clifton, TX 76634 254-675-2265 • fssbtexas.com

J Phillips Mortgage Inc .

Kevin King • 214-549-8839 www .myjpmortgage .com

Mattson Financial Services

5400 Bosque Blvd 4th Floor • Waco, TX 76710 254-772-6383 • Mattsonfinancialservices.com

ARTISTS/ART GALLERIES

CONSTRUCTION & HOME REPAIR

215 S College Hill Dr • Clifton, TX 76634 254-675-3724 • Bosqueartscenter.org

101 Scurlock St • Grandview, TX 76050 817-866-4897 • Bandcexteriors.com

Bosque Museum

JBS Heating & Air Conditioning

301 S. Avenue Q • Clifton, TX 76634 254-675-3845

911 W.5th Street • Clifton, TX 76634 254-978-2510

George Boutwell

Keith’s Ace Hardware

L .A . Thompson Gallery of Fine Arts

Loftin Dirt Works

Bosque Arts Center

3083 Hwy 6 • Clifton, TX 76634 254-675-6676 • Gboutwell.com

An Thompson 114 N Ave D • Clifton, TX 76634 254-675-2787 • FB@lathomsonart

AUTOMOTIVE

Briley Auto Supply

Greg & Marie Garland 121 Main St • Meridian, TX 76665 254-435-2212

Douglass Ford

1206 N Ave G • Clifton, TX 76634 254-675-8315 douglassford .shop

Ken’s Auto Supply

920 N Ave G • Clifton, TX 76634 254-675-8100

Myatt Fuels

202 N Ave B • Clifton, TX 76634 254-675-8107 • Myattfuels.net

BANKING & FINANCE Rawl’s Financial

603 S. Avenue G • Clifton, TX 76634 254-206-3100

Citizens State Bank

505 W 5th St • Clifton, TX 76634 254-675-2211 • citizensstatebanktx.com

First National Bank of Bosque County 1203 N Ave G • Clifton, TX 76634 254-675-6570 • fnbbosque.com

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B&C Exteriors

927 N. Avenue G • Clifton, TX 254-675-6513 307 N Ave C • Clifton, TX 76634 254-640-1104 • jldirtworks18@gmail.com

Leon’s Floor Covering

302 W 5th St • Clifton, TX 76634 254-675-8686 • Leonsfloorsclifton.com

R&M Fencing

1885 Co Rd 182 • Purmela, TX 76566 254-248-2205 • Randmfencing.com

Tri County Guttering Co Inc

286 Lady Bird Rd • Waco, TX 76712 254-848-7246 Tricountyguttering .com

Williams Construction Co

9149 Hwy 6 • Meridian, TX 76665 254-435-9011 • williamsconstruction.com

Wright Construction

601 W Wall St • Grapevine, TX 76051 817-481-2594 • Wrightconst.com

EDUCATION Clifton ISD

1102 Key Ave • Clifton, TX 76634 254-675-2827 • cliftonisd.org

Cranfills Gap ISD

505 S 2nd St • Cranfills Gap, TX 76637 254-263-3388 • cranfillsgapisd.net

Meridian ISD

310 D St • Meridian, TX 76665 254-435-2326 Meridianisd .org

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Goodall-Witcher Healthcare/ Bosque County Health District

Coryell County Commission Company 400 Cattle Drive, N . Loop Highway 36 Gatesville, TX 76528 254-865-9121 • coryellcommission.com

101 Posey Ave • Clifton, TX 76634 254-675-8322 • gwhealthcare.org

Central Texas Tractor & Implement

400 N Brown St • Hamilton, TX 76531 254-386-1600 • hamiltonhospital.org

Hamilton Healthcare System

10110 Highway 6 • Meridian, TX 76665 254-826-8381 • centraltexastractor.com

Lutheran Sunset Ministries

413 Sunset Ave • P.O. Box 71 • Clifton, TX 76634 254-675-8637 • Lutheransunset.org

Lawson Implement Co .

1130 S.Hwy 281 • Hamilton, TX 76531 800-658-6807 • Lawson-implement.com

Waco Cardiology Associates

7125 New Sanger Rd A • Waco, TX 76712 254-399-5400 • Wacocardiology.com

Waco Livestock Auction

2316 Marlin Hwy • Waco, TX 76704 254-753-3191 • wacolivestock.com

LODGING

GOVERNMENT

1215 N. Avenue G • Clifton, TX 76634 • 254-675-8999

Velkommen Inn

Bosque County Central Appraisal District

Texas Safari Ranch

Bosque County Judge’s Office

Screen Door Inn

110 S Main, Room 100 • P.O. Box 647 Meridian, TX 76665 • 254-435-2382 ext 6

110 N Ave D • Clifton, TX 76634 254-675-7829 • Screendoorinn.com

City of Iredell

PET SERVICES

City of Meridian

4340 Highway 6 • Clifton, TX 76634 • 254-675-1954

192 Private Road 4293 • Clifton, TX 76634 214-384-3000

9293 Hwy 6 • Meridian, TX 76665 254-435-2304 • Bosquecad.com

225 Eastland St • Iredell, TX • 254-364-2436

BARK Bosque Animal Rescue Kennels

111 Main St • Meridian TX 76665 254-435-2381 • meridiantexas.us

Bosque Spay Neuter

254-253-6124 • bosquespayneuter.org

Clifton Chamber of Commerce Paige Key 115 N Ave D • Clifton, TX 76634 254-675-3720 • cliftontexas.org

The River’s Bend Doggie Drop Inn P.O. Box 228 • Clifton, TX 76634 254-675-4936 • Doggiedropinn.com

Clifton Main Street

PRAISE & WORSHIP

403 W 3rd St • P.O. Box 231 • Clifton, TX 76634 254-675-8337 • FB@CliftonMainStreet

Bosque County Cowboy Church

7023 Hwy 6 • Meridian, TX 76665 254-396-1032 • bosquecountycowboychurch.com

HEALTH & WELLNESS Albrecht’s Pharmacy

Clifton Bible Church

506 W 5th St • Clifton, TX 76634 254-675-8398 • Albrechtspharmacy.com

414 W 5th St • Clifton, TX 76634 • 254-707-1076 cliftonbiblechurch .org

Brookhaven Youth Ranch

First Baptist Church Meridian

5467 Rogers Hill Rd • West, TX 76691 254-829-1893 • brookhavenyouthranch.org

Careflite

207 N Hill St • Meridian, TX 76665 • 254-435-6007 fbcmeridiantx .org

4458 FM Rd 933 • Whitney, TX 76692 • 800-442-6260 • careflite.org

Dynamic Family Dentistry

302 S Ave Q • Clifton, TX 76634 254-675-3518 • bosquecountydentist.com

First Presbyterian Church 211 S Ave G • Clifton, TX 76634 254-675-8105 • Fpcclifton.com

First United Methodist Church

303 S Ave E • Clifton, TX 76634 • 254-675-3984 Fumcclifton .com

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254-301-4117 • robbinsnestcafe.com

330 W 5th St• P.O. Box 112 • Clifton, TX 76634 214-213-3838• Peacelutheranclifton.org

602 S Ave G • Clifton, TX 76634 • 254-675-4500 Royalpizzatx .com

Peace Lutheran Church

Royal Pizza

Zion United Church of Womack

RETAIL & GROCERY

1411 FM 219 • Clifton, TX 76634 254-675-3599 • zionunitedchurchwomack.com

C-Town Liquor

810 N. Avenue G • Clifton, TX 76634 • 469-328-0201

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Brookshire’s Food & Pharmacy

Lhoist

2861 FM 2602 • Clifton, TX 76634 • 254-675-8668 Lhoist .com

900 FM 3220 • Clifton, TX 76634 254-675-3111 • brookshires.com

Buckshot Rustic Furniture & Gifts 1432 E State Hwy 22 • Whitney, TX 76692 254-694-4100

REAL ESTATE SERVICES Bosque Real Estate, Inc .

Cheerful Heart Gifts & Boutique

100 N Ave G • Clifton, TX 76634 800-344-8092 • bosquerealestate.com

9311 Hwy 6 • Meridian, TX 76665 254-314-8999 • cheerfulheartgifts.com

Carlisle Real Estate

David’s/Brookshire Brothers

305 E Morgan St • Meridian, TX 76665 254-435-3001 • carlisletexas.com

614 S Ave G • Clifton, TX 76634 254-675-6345 • Brookshirebrothers.com

Clayton Waggoner Properties

325 North St. Paul Street • Dallas, TX 75201 972-897-9000 • claytonwaggoner.com

Double B Foods, Inc .

113 Morgan St • Meridian, TX 76665 254-435-6187 • doubleb.com

Cobb Properties

300 3rd St • Cranfills Gap, TX 76637 254-253-0157 • Cobbranchproperties.com

Hamilton Farmers Market

822 E Main St • Hamilton, TX 76531 254-386-5004 • FB@farmersmarkethamilton

Sauer & Associates Real Estate 600 S Bosque St • Whitney, TX 76692 254-694-0123 • Sauerrealestate.com

Meridian Frozen Food & Locker LLC 106 Morgan St • Meridian, TX 76665 254-435-2803

RESTAURANTS & DINING

UTILITIES

Burger King/Clifton Fast Stop

102 S Ave G • Clifton, TX 76634 • 254-675-6111

Heart of Texas Electric Cooperative 1111 Johnson Dr • P.O. Box 357 McGregor, TX 76657 800-840-2957 • Hotec.coop

Corner Drug Cafe

102 N Ave D • Clifton, TX 76634 • 254-265-7737 cornerdrugcafe .com

Hilco United Services

Dairy Queen

4581 FM Rd 933 • Whitney, TX 76692 254-694-5237 • Hilcounitedservices.com

311 N Ave G • Clifton, TX 76634 254-675-3003 • dairyqueen.com

Texas New Mexico Power

Horny Toad Bar & Grill

1304 N Ave G • Clifton, TX 76634 888-866-7456 • Tnmp.com

319 3rd St • Cranfills Gap, TX 76637 254-597-1100 • Hornytoadbar.com

Johnny’s Place

502 S. Avenue G • Clifton, TX 76634 • 254-675-2001

Olaf’s Restaurant and Bar

121 N Ave D • Clifton, TX 76634 • 254-268-8880 olafs-olafstoo .com

Rattlesnake Ballroom

4173 3rd Street • Walnut Springs, TX 76690 817-269-0554

Robbins Nest Cafe

301 Morgan Street • Meridian, TX 76665

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Oldest liquor store in town!

Loyal Service Best Value and Variety of spirits in town.

Best of Bosque County Liquor Store awarded in 2020, 2021!

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