The Twenty-Third Psalm 

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul;
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness
for His name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through
the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil for thou art with me;
Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me
in the presence of mine enemies.
Thou anointest my head with oil;
My cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy
shall follow me all the days of my life
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
for ever.

   Jerene Clibourn, 81, of Mexico, died at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2004, at Pin Oaks Nursing Center where she had been a resident for a short time.

   Funeral services will be held on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2004, at 2 p.m. at Pickering Funeral Home with the Rev. Terry Kukuk officiating. Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Park.

   Mrs. Clibourn was born on June 4, 1922, in California, Mo., a daughter of Archie Frederick and Kathryn Jane (Procter) Thompson. On Aug. 30, 1942, in Russellville, she married James Douglas Clibourn, who died on July 10, 1990.  She was a graduate of Southwest Baptist University and also the University of Missouri, Columbia.

   She was an elementary school teacher for 33 years, and taught first grade at McMillan School in Mexico for the last 19 years of her teaching career. She retired in 1982, and was honored as Teacher of the Year in 1977. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Mexico, Presbyterian Women, Chapter DK, P.E.O., GFWC Federated Club, the Audrain Historical Society, Beulah Johnson Circle of Kings Daughters, Mexico Lions Auxiliary, the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, Presser Hall Restoration Society, and served as an Ambassador for the Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce. She also belonged to the Retired Teachers Association of Missouri, the Mexico Area Retired Teachers Association, and the Beta Iota Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, an honor society for women educators.

   Survivors include one daughter, Sarah A. Kent and husband Ron, Mexico; one son, Douglas L. Clibourn and wife Monika, Boston, Mass.; two brothers, Marvin Thompson and wife Rose, Liberty, Mo. and Paul Thompson and wife Ann, Fork Union, Va.; a sister, Norma Linhardt, St. Louis; six grandchildren, Brian Kent, San Francisco, Calif., Katie Landers and husband Shawn, St. Joseph, Andrew Kent and wife Kelly, Coralville, Ia., Baize Buzan and Zaida Clibourn, Boston, Mass., Amanda Ferrar and husband David, Houston, Tex.; and two great grandchildren, Grant and Makenzie Ferrar.

   The family suggests memorial contributions be given to the First Presbyterian Church in Mexico. They may be sent in care of Pickering Funeral Home, 403 N. Western, Mexico, MO 65265.

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