Obituary:
Celissa Gay (Lisa) Masterson, 41
March 16, 2005
A Wells County Probation Officer from March 2001 to May 2004, Celissa Gay (Lisa) Masterson, 41, of rural Poneto, died at 6:34 a.m. Wednesday, March 16, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Masterson moved to Wells County in 2001 and retired from the Probation Department in 2004 because of deteriorating health. She received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from the University of Texas and lived in Jacksonville, Texas, prior to 2001.

Born Dec. 11, 1963, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Dan and Joy Cobb Glass, her marriage was on Jan. 2, 2001, in Bluffton to Paul E. Masterson, who survives. Additional survivors include her mother Joy Glass of Jacksonville, Texas; a son, Jeremy Craig Clakley of Rusk, Texas; a daughter, Chelsea Nicole Clakley at home; a step son, Matthew David Masterson of Petroleum who is currently deployed in Afghanistan; a step daughter, Chelsea Nicole Masterson at home; and a brother, Danny R. Glass of Tyler, Texas. She was preceded in death by her father.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Thoma/Rich, Hewitt and Chaney Funeral Home with Pastor Dick Case officiating. Burial will be at the Elm Grove cemetery. Calling hours are from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.