Obituaries

Dec 29, 2016

Lois Jean Mounce, age 80, of Walnut Springs, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2016, in a Waco hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, January 3, 2017, in the Walnut Springs Baptist Church. Rev. T. J. Joyner officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Walnut Springs. Visitation will be two hours prior to...

Dec 29, 2016

Betty Sue Johannes, age 83, of Clifton and a former resident of Meridian, passed away early Thursday morning, December 29, 2016, in the Lutheran Sunset Home in Clifton. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M.Saturday, January 7, 2017, in the Faith Lutheran Church in Meridian, Rev. Herb Lammert officiating. Private family only interment will be in the...

Dec 29, 2016

Brock Edward Crow age 26, of Hurst, began a new journey on Thursday, December 29, 2016. Visitation was from 2:00 P.M. until 4:00 P.M., Friday, December 30, 2016 at Lawson Funeral Home in Meridian. Celebration of life will be 12:30 P.M., Friday, January 6, 2016 at Southlake Baptist Church, 1101 N. Carroll Ave, Southlake, Texas. Dr. Gary...

Dec 26, 2016

Casey Dean Norman age 29, of Arlington, Texas, passed away on December 26, 2016 in Hurst, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M., Saturday, December 31, 2016 at the First United Methodist Church in Meridian. Visitation will be noon until service time at the church. Aubrey Rodgers will conduct the service. Serving as pallbearers will be members of the...

Dec 21, 2016

Dorothy Josey Owen, 85, of Granbury, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016 in a Fort Worth Hospital. Graveside funeral services were held at 11:00 A. M., Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at the Meridian Cemetery, S. Hill Street, Meridian, Texas, with Aaron Kenagy officiating. Dorothy Louise Josey was born January 26, 1931 in Meridian, Texas to William McNeill Josey and Addie...

Dec 20, 2016

Katherine Elizabeth Bennett Levy age 92, of Walnut Springs, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Glen Rose Medical Center. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at Lawson Memorial Chapel in Walnut Springs. Visitation will be from noon until service time. Brady Dempsey and Rev. Richard Trotter will officiate. Burial will be at...

Dec 18, 2016

Ernest Franklin Willmon, age 67, of Clifton, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2016 in Clifton, Texas. As per Mr. Willmon's wishes he was cremated and no services are set at this time. Ernest Franklin Willmon was born on August 18, 1949 in Kermit, Texas to Warren Lee Willmon and Donna Lou Watson. He worked for various different airline companies...

Dec 17, 2016

Juanita Felan Tarango, age 85 of Meridian, passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2016 in Meridian, Texas. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at Lawson Funeral Home in Meridian with Rev. Richard Creech officiating. Visitation will be from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M., Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Lawson Funeral Home. Interment will be...

Dec 13, 2016

Betty Jo Myers, age 85, of Morgan, passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 in Waco, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, December 16, 2016 at Lawson Funeral Home in Meridian with Rev. Kenneth Stevens and Steve Merrill officiating. Burial will be at the Kimball Cemetery near Kopperl. Viewing will be from 8:00 A.m. until...

Dec 10, 2016

Johnny Vara age 58 of Walnut Springs, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2016 in Iredell, Texas. Viewing only will be held on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at Lawson Funeral Home from 2:00 P.M. until 5:00 P.M.. Johnny Vara was born on May 22, 1958 in Santa Anna, Texas to Joe and Maria Gomez Vara. He went to school in...

Nov 30, 2016

Sandra Montgomery age 78, of Glen Rose passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 P.M., Sunday, December 4, 2016 at the Rainbow Baptist Church in Rainbow, Texas. Rev. Joe Phillips will conduct the service. Private family only burial will follow at the Squaw Creek Cemetery in Rainbow,...

Nov 25, 2016

Aline Harville age 85 of Meridian, a devoted wife, loving mother, and grandmother passed away on Friday, November 25, 2016 in a Keene nursing facility with her family by her side, and is safe in the arms on Jesus. Funeral services will be Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. at the First Baptist Church in Meridian...

Nov 21, 2016

Minnie May Hodges Lambert age 82 of Shiner, passed away on November 21, 2016 in a Fort Worth hospital. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Friday, November 25, 2016 at Lawson Funeral Home Chapel in Meridian. Rev. Richard Creech will officiate. Graveside services will be 2:00 P.M., Friday, November 25, 2016 at the Wealthy Cemetery near Normangee, Texas with...

Nov 21, 2016

Sharon Coyne age 69 of Lakeside Village, passed away on November 21, 2016 at her residence in Lakeside Village. Per her wishes she was cremated and the family will bury her ashes at a later date. Sharon Ashley was born on February 15, 1947 in Elgin, Illinois to Fred and Martha O'Donald Ashley. She married Robert C. Coyne on June...

Nov 18, 2016

Marjorie Maree Minshew age 94, of Meridian, passed away on Friday, November 18, 2016 in a Meridian nursing facility. Funeral services will be 12 noon, Wednesday, November 23, 2016 in the Lawson Funeral Home Chapel in Meridian with Rev. Ken Parlin officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M., Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at Lawson Funeral Home. Burial...

Nov 12, 2016

Eva Lee Schulz age 93, of Clifton, passed away on Saturday, November 12, 2016 in Clifton, Texas. Celebration of life is scheduled for Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Clifton with Rev. Brian McQuiggin officiating. Interment is in the Churchyard of Our Saviors Lutheran at Norse. Eva Lee Prince was born on January...

Nov 6, 2016

Debra Jean Barree, 56, of Meridian and formerly of San Saba, passed away Sunday morning, the 6th of November, 2016 after her battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P. M. on Thursday, the 10th of November, at the Bosque County Cowboy Church, Hwy. #6, between Clifton and Meridian with Pastor Tater Paschall officiating. The visitation...

Nov 4, 2016

Cc: Bcc: Bonnie Withers, age 88, of Lakeside Village passed away on Friday, November 4, 2016 in the Austin area of Texas.

A visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday, November 7, 2016 at Blessing Funeral Home in Mansfield. Another visitation and viewing will be held at 11:30 a.m., followed by funeral services at 1:30...

Nov 2, 2016

Larry V. Harrison, 72, passed away at his home in Cleburne, Texas on November 2, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P. M., Saturday, November 5, 2016 at Lawson Funeral Home in Meridian, Texas with Rev. James Myers officiating. Interment will be in the Morgan Cemetery, Morgan, Texas. A visitation will be held from 6:00 until 8:00...

Nov 2, 2016

Marie Elizabeth Colby Shelton, age 49, of Meridian passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 in Meridian, Texas. Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M., Monday, November 7, 2016 at the First Baptist Church in Clifton, Texas with Dr. Jerry Smith officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M., Sunday, November 6, 2016 at Lawson Funeral Home in Meridian.Pallbearers...