Cecilia Beth Gilbreath

Cecilia Beth Gilreath, 78, passed away in Cleburne, TX on May 13, 2017. For the last year she was cared for by the loving staff at Ridgeview Nursing Center. Cecilia Beth Bayless was born on September 28, 1938 in Alvarado, TX and moved to Venus in 1942, where she lived with her mother, Polly while her father, Cecil, was fighting for his country with General Patton 3rd Army during WW II. Beth married Milton Ray Gilreath on May 14, 1955. They had 3 children, Jo Beth, Allan and Johnny B. She was a working Mom while she raised her children. Afterwards Beth was a dispatcher for Johnson County Sheriff's Office and she retired after 20 years. In her retirement she raised English Bulldogs, gardened and loved spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Polly and Cecil Bayless, husband, Milton Gilreath and sister, Karen Jan Bayless Hull. She is survived by her children, Jo Beth, Allan and wife, Nan and Johnny and his wife, Pat, grandchildren, John Allen, Joseph, Caitlyn, Lyeta, Cody, Ryan, Miescha, Shaun, Kiescha, John and Tabitha, great-grandchildren, Emilee, Colton, Zoe, Braedyn, Kayson, Lilliana, Eli, Gerardo, Mauricio, Hagen, Pharyn, Maverick, Abigail, Jack, Wyatt, Gracelyn and Karsyn, sister-in-law, Julia Woolard, aunt, Betty May, nephews, Lawrence and Joshua and niece, Brannan.