Obituaries

Elaine Frances (Jones) Boughton

Oct 11, 2021

Elaine Frances Boughton age 60, of Duncanville, passed away on October 11, 2021 in Dallas, Texas.

Celebration of Life will be held at Noon on Saturday, October 23, 2021 at the Morgan First Baptist Church. Pastor John Crowder will officiate.

Elaine Frances Jones was born on February 24, 1961 in Frankfort, Germany to Donald Jones,...

Mary A. (Bridges) Thomas

Oct 10, 2021

Mary Alma Thomas, 82, of Meridian passed away October 10, 2021 in Dallas, TX.

Graveside services will be held at 11:30 A.M., Saturday, October 16, 2021 at the Meridian Cemetery. Bro. Richard Creech will officiate. Visitation with family and friends will take place from 9 A.M. until 11 A.M., Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Lawson Funeral Home...

Lucy Ann (Parenti) Smith

Oct 9, 2021

Lucy Ann Smith age 64, of Kopperl, passed away on Saturday,  October 9, 2021 at her residence.

No services are scheduled at this time.

Arrangements were entrusted to Lawson Funeral Home, Meridian, Texas 254-435-2792.

Ciappra Marie "Nanna Bear" Bible

Oct 7, 2021

Ciappra Marie "Nanna Bear" Bible of Clifton, passed away on October 7, 2021 in Waco, Texas.

Graveside funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 2 P.M., at the Oswald Cemetery near Clifton. Dr. George R. Harrison and Rev. Thomas Oliver, Sr. will officiate. Pallbearers will be Elton Watley, Chris Sedberry, James Sedberry, Brian...

Ruby Ernestine (Damron) Gilbreath

Oct 4, 2021

Ruby Ernestine Damron Gilbreath passed away on October 4, 2021 in Cresson, Texas.

Graveside funeral services were held on Wednesday, October 5, 2021 in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Those who walk uprightly enter into peace. They find rest in death. - Isaiah 57:2

The middle child of 7 (6 girls and 1...

Jose Guadalupe Gonzalez

Oct 4, 2021

Jose Guadalupe Gonzalez age 47, of Walnut Springs, passed away on Monday, October 4, 2021 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Funeral services will be held at 10 A.M., Saturday, October 9, 2021 at Lawson Memorial Chapel in Walnut Springs. Burial will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Walnut Springs. Visitation will be from 5 P.M. until 8...

David H. Felan

Sep 19, 2021

David H. Felan age 44, of Arlington, Texas, passed away on September 19, 2021 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Mass of Christian Burial  will be held at 1 P.M., Saturday, September 25, 2021 in the Holy Angels Catholic Church in Clifton, Texas. Father Xavier Silvadasan will officiate. Burial will be in the Meridian Cemetery. Visitation will be held...

Olin Alfred Hardwick, Jr.

Sep 16, 2021

Olin Alfred Hardwick, Jr (O.A.) of Meridian, passed from this life on September 16, 2021, at the age of 90. He was born on April 2, 1931 at the Hardwick farm north of Meridian, the only child of Alfred Hardwick and Josie Reesing Hardwick. He was proceeded in death by his parents and step-daughter Heather Foster Hall. He is...

Keith Anthony Swertfager

Sep 14, 2021

Keith Anthony Swertfager age 68, of Meridian, passed away on September 14, 2021 in Waco, Texas.

He was born September 18, 1952, to Edward Swertfager and Shirliann Pentzer in Bakersfield, California.

Keith was preceded in death by his parents.

He served his country during the Vietnam Era from 1971-1974 in the USAF.

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Gregoria Herrera

Sep 14, 2021

Gregoria Herrera age 84, of Clifton, passed away on September 14, 2021 in Waco, Texas.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Noon on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at the Holy Angels Catholic Church in Clifton. Father Fernando Preciado Villegas will officiate. Burial will be in the Meridian Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday, September...

Lewis Frank Harkcom

Sep 11, 2021

Lewis Frank Harkcom age 74, of Walnut Springs, passed away on September 11, 2021 at his residence in Walnut Springs.

Graveside funeral services will be held at 11 A.M., Friday, September 17, 2021 at the Brazos Point Cemetery near Kopperl. Pastor Seth Thompson will officiate. Visitation will be held at the Walnut Springs Memorial Methodist Church from...

Sandra Mantooth

Sep 11, 2021

Sandra Mantooth age 73, of Glen Rose, passed away on September 11, 2021 in Glen Rose, Texas.

Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:30 P.M., Monday, September 13, 2021 at the Brazos Point Cemetery. Bro. Rocky Hassell, Bro. Theo Heartsill and Bro. Michael Adams will officiate.

Sandra Joyce Barnes was born on December 18,...

Nan O'Neal Neystel

Sep 9, 2021

Nan O'Neal Neystel age 73, of Whitney, and formerly of Bosque County, passed away on September 29, 2021 in Whitney, Texas.

Graveside funeral services will be held at 2 P.M., Monday, October 4, 2021 at the Meridian Cemetery. Bro. Richard Creech will officiate. Visitation will take place on Monday, October 4, 2021 from Noon until 1:45 P.M....

Addison Crockett Bryant

Sep 7, 2021

Addison Crockett Bryant age 72, of Temple, passed away suddenly on September 7, 2021 in Temple, Texas.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 11, 2021 at Lighthouse Baptist Church in Meridian at 10 A.M.. Burial will be held at the Morgan Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Joe McAninch, Ricky Jourden, J.W. Jourden, Doug Rennert, Jr., David...

Noland Keith Trimble

Aug 31, 2021

Noland Keith Trimble age 72, of Meridian, passed away on August 31, 2021 at his residence in Meridian.

No services are scheduled at this time.

Noland Keith Trimble was born on January 26, 1949 in Fort Worth, Texas to Tom Jack and Kathryn Faye Duke Trimble. Noland was a 1967 graduate of Meridian High School....

Pedro Ramirez, Sr.

Aug 29, 2021

Pedro Ramirez, Sr., age 84, of Clifton, passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2021 in Clifton, Texas.

Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M., Friday, September 3, 2021 at Lawson Funeral Home in Meridian. Pastor James Webb will officiate. Burial will be in the Clifton Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation with family and friends will be from...

Don Earl Coffell

Aug 26, 2021

Don Earl Coffell, age 81, of Iredell, Texas went on to be with our Lord Jesus on August 26, 2021.  He died in Meridian Texas at the Hilltop on Main Nursing Home.  Don was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Ruth Irene Hoodemaker Coffell and Arthur Coffell.  Don enjoyed traveling and lived in multiple states but spent much of his...

Johnny Alton Kelley

Aug 19, 2021

Memorial service for Johnny Alton Kelley 63, of Granbury, Texas will be held at the Lawson Funeral Home in Meridian, Texas on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at 10:30 a.m.  Speaking on behalf of Mr. Kelley and family will be his grandson, Hunter Fowler of Henderson, Texas.

Johnny was born on January 15, 1958 in Las Vegas, NV...

Kristi Hearrell

Aug 18, 2021

Kristi Lyn Hearrell,53, was born in Ft. Worth to Jerry Hearrell and Kay Hearrell Scibek. She went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 18, 2021 due the the ravages of COVID-19.

Funeral services will be held at 1 P.M., Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Walnut Springs Baptist Church. Pastor T.J. Joyner will officiate. Burial...

Beatrice Felan

Aug 9, 2021

Beatrice Felan age 96, of Meridian, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Monday, August 9, 2021 at her residence.

Funeral services are going to be 10 A.M., Saturday, August 14, 2021 at Lawson Funeral Home in Meridian. Burial will be in the Meridian Cemetery. Father Xavier Silvadasan will officiate. Visitation will be held from 6:00...