Obituaries

Michael Patrick Haley

Dec 27, 2020

Michael Patrick Haley age 44, of Sulphur Springs, Texas passed away on December 27, 2020 in a Sulphur Springs Hospital.

No services are set at this time.

Arrangements were made by Lawson Funeral Home, Meridian, Texas 254-435-2792.

Rodolfo "Rudy" Villarreal, Sr.

Dec 25, 2020

Rodolfo Hernandez Villarreal, 72, known to his friends and family as Rudy, of Meridian, passed away early Friday morning, December 25, 2020. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m Tuesday December 29th, 2020 in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Morgan, Texas, with Father Xavier Silvadasan as the officiant. Burial will be...

Ernest Eugene Hobdy

Dec 23, 2020

Ernest Eugene Hobdy, Sr. aged 86 of Irving, Texas passed away 23 December 2020 of complications from COVID pneumonia. Ernest was born 18 June 1934 in Alvord, Texas to Davis Hobdy and Lidie "Lyda" Sandel Ellis. In May 1964 he married Marjorie Blair Hobdy in Wichita Falls and recently celebrated 56 years of marriage until her death in June...

Jon Carter Melton

Dec 15, 2020

Jon Carter Melton, 51, formerly of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away from this life at his home in Walnut Springs, Texas on December 15, 2020. He was born on January 4, 1969 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Anne Condren McKenzie and Charles Carter Melton.

Jon attended Southside High School in Fort Smith and worked a variety of...

Rhonda Renee (Petty) Moore

Dec 13, 2020

Rhonda Moore age 54 of Morgan, passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Rhonda Petty was born on August 13, 1966 in Gatesville, Texas to Russell and Dorothy Ward Petty. She grew up in Morgan, Texas where she played basketball and ran track and later graduated in 1984. While at Morgan she met...

Thomas Gene Peters

Dec 12, 2020

Thomas Gene Peters, known by family as “Pappy” and by his many friends as Tom (and self-proclaimed as “The Legend” or “Tom the Truth Peters”) passed away at home on his ranch in Walnut Springs, surrounded by his family and in the arms of his wife, Ramona, on December 12, 2020. Tom was 81 years old, born September 15,...

Yvonne Marie (Polnack) Pierson

Dec 11, 2020

In Loving Memory of Yvonne Marie Pierson

Long-time Walnut Springs resident Yvonne Marie Pierson, passed away in Pearland, Texas on December 11th, 2020 at the age of 91. Born Yvonne Marie Polnack on July 9th, 1929 in Dallas, Texas to Albert F. Polnack Jr. and Ruth Marie Polnack. She had one brother, the late Gerald Don Polnack....

Benjamin Thomas Nystel

Dec 10, 2020

Benjamin Thomas "Ben" Nystel, a beloved patriarch and descendant of one of Bosque County's pioneer Norwegian emigre families, died Wednesday Dec. 9 from complications of coronavirus. He was 55. A large, gentle man with thick, calloused hands and sun-browned skin, Ben was noted for an easy smile, a soft voice and for helping people. He was extremely devoted to...

Margie (Conner) Vara

Dec 5, 2020

Margie Conner Vara age 63 of Walnut Springs, Texas made her journey home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 5, 2020.

Funeral services are going to be held at 2 P.M., Saturday, December 12, 2020 at the Walnut Springs Baptist Church in Walnut Springs, Texas. Burial will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Walnut...

Tony C. "TopCat" Matthews

Dec 2, 2020

" Tony C. "TopCat" Matthews age 79 of Meridian, passed away on December 2, 2020 at his residence in Meridian.

Services are going to be held at 1 P.M., December 21, 2020 at the Meridian Memorial Cemetery.

Tony C. Matthews was born on June 12, 1941 in Cleburne, Texas to Clifton "CC" Cornell and Mattie...

Juan "PaPa" Zapata

Nov 24, 2020

Juan "PaPa" Zapata age 76 of Meridian, passed away in Waco, Texas on November 24, 2020.

Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:30 A.M., Monday, November 30, 2020 at Meridian Memorial Cemetery in Meridian, Texas. Visitation will be from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M., Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Lawson Funeral Home in Meridian. Pallbearers will...

Charles R. Owen

Nov 21, 2020

Charles R. (Charlie) Owen of Morgan, TX passed away on November 21, 2020, at home.   A visitation will be from 5:00pm-7:00pm on Monday, November 23, 2020, at Lawson Funeral Home, Meridian, TX.

Graveside services will be held at a later date at the Hieronymus Cemetery, Armington, IL.

Charlie was born January 1, 1950 in Grand...

Glinda (Hernandez) Henrise

Nov 19, 2020

Glinda Henrise, age 69 of DeSoto, Texas passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, November 19, 2020.

She was the beloved wife of James T. Henrise.

Glinda was born in Dallas, Texas on September 5, 1951 and grew up in Dallas and in later years resided in Walnut Springs where she met...

Martha Elaine (Perkins) Easterling

Nov 15, 2020

Martha Elaine Easterling Perkins, age 80 of Whitney- Lakeside Village joined her Lord on Sunday, November 15, 2020 at 5:28 A. M. at Providence Hospital in Waco, Texas.

Service will be held on Thursday, November, 19, 2020 at Church of Christ in Whitney, Texas starting at 11:00am. Her ashes will be place at Sipe Spring Cemetery in...

Wanda Jean (Fair) Crumpler

Nov 14, 2020

Wanda Jean Crumpler, born on October 24, 1932 in Walnut Springs, Texas, died on Saturday, November 14, 2020 in Thermopolis, Wyoming, where she had lived since 1997.  She was the youngest child of Arthur and Leona (Hutchins) Fair, of Walnut Springs, Texas.  She is the widow of Larry Gandy.  Mrs. Crumpler later married James D. Crumpler (also deceased).

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Mary Aleise (McLaurin) Brittain

Nov 10, 2020

Mary Aleise (McLaurin) Brittain passed away peacefully and with family November 10, 2020 at her home in Whitney, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm, Friday, November, 13, 2020, at Lawson Funeral Home in Meridian, Texas, with Pastor Richard Creech officiating.  Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery.

Mary was born August 4, 1926, to James...

Johannes Keizer

Oct 30, 2020

Johannes Keizer age 85 of Cranfills Gap passed away on October 30, 2020 in Hamilton, Texas.

Services will be November 28, 2020 at his residence in Cranfills Gap.

Johannes Keizer was born on January 6, 1935 in Perkins, Iowa to William and Henrietta Hartemink Keizer. Joe was a caring man. He was hard, stubborn to...

Leroy Hohertz

Oct 28, 2020

Leroy Hohertz age 77 of Clifton, passed away surrounded by his loving family in a Fort Worth hospital on October 28, 2020.

Funeral services are going to be held at 11 A.M., Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at the First Baptist Church in Clifton, Texas. Rev. Brian Barrett will officiate. Burial will follow at the Evans Cemetery near...

Carol Robinson Tonihka

Oct 26, 2020

Carol Robinson Tonihka, age 47, of Arlington, Texas, passed away on Monday (October 26, 2020) at UT Southwestern Medical Center after battling a long illness. She was the beloved wife of Richard Tonihka.

Carol was born in Greenville, Texas on September 11, 1973 and grew up in Greenville. She was the daughter of Mary Lynn and the...

Danny Joe Williams

Oct 23, 2020

Danny Joe Williams age 62 (62 years 7 months and 6 days), of Clifton and formerly of Morgan, passed away at the Goodall-Witcher Hospital in Clifton on October 23, 2020.

Funeral services are going to be held at 11 A.M., Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at Lawson Funeral Home in Meridian. Rev. Dr. John Wheatley will officiate. Burial...