Obituaries

Jan 2, 2016

Pamela Jane King, age 68 of Hillsboro, passed away January 2, 2016 at a Hillsboro nursing facility. Graveside services were at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at the Spring Creek Cemetery with Rev. Richard Creech officiating. Pamela was born on September 8, 1947 in Temple, Texas to John William and Peggy Jean Anderson King. She was a Temple...

Dec 26, 2015

Cynthia Kay Wallace, age 73, of Meridian, passed away early Saturday morning, December 26, 2015, in the Goodall-Witcher Nursing Facility. Funeral services were held at 3:00 P.M., Tuesday, December 29, 2015, in the Fundamental Baptist Church, 403 W. Pecan, Clifton, Texas. Rev. George Watson will officiate. Burial was in the Lanes Chapel Cemetery near Valley Mills. Serving as pallbearers were...

Dec 23, 2015

Ruth O. Crawford, age 58, of Meridian, passed away suddenly on Wednesday afternoon, December 23, 2015 in the Goodall-Witcher Hospital in Clifton. Funeral services were held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, December 29, 2015, in the Lawson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Kevin Wilson officiating. Burial was in the Meridian Memorial Cemetery. A visitation was held from 5...

Dec 18, 2015

Chris A. Christansen, age 63, of Clifton, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2015, in a Meridian nursing facility. The family will hold a memorial service at a later date. Chris was born January 7, 1952, in Puerto Rico. He had lived in various parts of the county until moving to Clifton several years ago. He worked as a...

Dec 6, 2015

Charlotte Ann Bird, age 75, of Meridian and formerly of Fort Worth, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 6, 2015 at a Meridian nursing facility. Memorial Services were held on Friday, December 11, 2015 at 11:00 A.M., at the Meridian First Baptist Church with Rev. Colin Errington officiating. Charlotte Ann Thetford Bird was born on September 10, 1940 in...

Dec 3, 2015

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October 6, 2015 - December 3, 2015

Memmi Renae Faith Braswell, age 2 months of Morgan, Texas passed away suddenly in a Waco hospital on December 3, 2015. She was born on October 6, 2015. Graveside Funeral Services were held on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 1:00 P.M., at the Morgan...

Nov 25, 2015

Patrick Stephen Oualline, age 53, of Kopperl, Texas passed away unexpectedly November 25, 2015 at his residence. A private family visitation and viewing was held on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. at Lawson Funeral Home. Patrick was born on December 2, 1961 in Wichita Falls, Texas to P.F. and Charlotte VanZandt Oualline. Patrick was a graduate from Lamar...

Nov 16, 2015

Johnnie Ruth Dean, age 85, of Meridian and a former longtime resident of Fort Worth, passed away Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, at her residence. A memorial service will be held at a later date at the Grady Cemetery in Grady, Oklahoma. Thoughts and memories may be shared with the family at www.lawsonfuneralhome.net Arrangements by Lawson Funeral Home, Meridian, Texas, 254-435-2792

Nov 7, 2015

Mary Helen Kirkes, age 95, of San Antonio, passed away Saturday evening, November 7, 2015, in a Cleburne nursing facility. Graveside funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M., Wednesday, November 11, 2015, in the San Jose Burial Park in San Antonio, Texas. Rev. Bill Shockley officiating. She was born in San Antonio, Texas, on May 29, 1920, where she...

Nov 5, 2015

Jerrie L. White, 71, of Clifton and a former resident of Walnut Springs, passed away Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, in a Clifton care facility. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, in the Meridian Cemetery. Rev. Richard Creech will officiate. There will be a visitation and viewing from 1:00P.M. Saturday until service time. Jerrie...

Oct 31, 2015

Betty Jo Hickox, age 82, of Everman, Texas passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2015 at her residence. Graveside services are scheduled for 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at the Kimball Cemetery near Kopperl, Texas with PerryMac Flores officiating. A memorial service will be at 3:00 P.M., Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at the Everman Church of Christ. Mrs. Hickox...

Oct 30, 2015

Alta La Verne Scown Pearson, age 94, died October 30, 2015 at the Heckmann Residence in Clifton, Texas. Graveside services were held at 11:30 A.M., Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at the Andice Cemetery near Georgetown, Texas with Rev. Clint Hopson and Rev. Robert Boyce officiating. Alta La Verne Scown was born in Loraine, Texas on January 21, 1921. She...

Oct 22, 2015

Louis W. "Bill" Walters III, age 75, of Meridian, passed away Thursday evening, October 22, 2015 in a Clifton care facility. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, October 27, 2015, in the Meridian First Baptist Church with Rev. Drew Dabbs and Rev. Aaron Ogburn officiating. Burial will be in the Smith Bend/Coon Creek Cemetery near Laguna...

Oct 22, 2015

Melvin W. Hudson, age 60, of Ft.Worth, passed away suddenly on Thursday, October 22, 2015, at his residence. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Monday, October 26, 2015, at the Brazos Point Cemetery in Bosque County, Texas. Rev. Phil Vaughn will officiate. Melvin was born November 14, 1954, in Mesquite, Texas. He was a son of...

Oct 19, 2015

Lonnie K. Halbert, age 70, of Walnut Springs, passed away suddenly Monday morning, October 19, 2015, as a result of a tragic accident. Funeral services were held at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, October 22, 2015 in the Walnut Springs Auditorium with Rev. T.J. Joyner and Brady Dempsey officiating. Burial followed at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Walnut Springs. A visitation was...

Oct 17, 2015

Ralph K. Robinson, age 83, of Clifton, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2015, from complications of vascular dementia. Following a private family burial at Clifton Memorial Park, a public memorial service will be held to honor Ralph's life at 2:00 P. M., Saturday, October 24th at the First Baptist Church, Clifton, Texas, with a reception to follow. Ralph was born...

Oct 10, 2015

Mary C. Carley, age 95, of Morgan, Texas, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2015 in a Hillsboro nursing facility. Funeral services are to be held on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 1:00 P.M., at Lawson Funeral Home in Meridian with Bro. Phil Murphy officiating. Burial will follow at the Morgan Cemetery in Morgan, Texas. A visitation will be from...

Oct 10, 2015

Patrick D. Hennessey, age 66, of Morgan, passed away Saturday, October 10,2015, in a Granbury hospital. As per his request, he will be cremated and a memorial service and burial will be in Boise, Idaho, with military honors at a later date. Mr. Hennessey was born March 22, 1949, in Phoenix, Arizona. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and...

Oct 9, 2015

Audrey Mae Rivero, age 65 of Meridian, Texas formerly of Buras, Louisiana, passed away on October 9, 2015 in Meridian, Texas with family by her side. A memorial service is scheduled for Sunday, Ocobter 18, 2015, at 2:00 P.M., at the Lighthouse Baptist Church in Meridian, Texas, with Bro. Brandon Carter officiating. Additional memorial services will be held on November...

Oct 6, 2015

Larry Floyd Mickelson, age 74, of Iredell, Texas went to be with the Lord on October 6, 2015 at his residence with his family by his side. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 P.M., Saturday, October 10, 2015 at the St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Cranfills Gap, Texas with Pastor Joan Iker and Pastor Gordon Johnson officiating. Interment will follow...