Obituaries

Phillip "Phil" Warren Staley

Jan 21, 2021

Phillip "Phil" Warren Staley, Sr., age 82, of Lakeside Village, passed away on January 21, 2021 in Clifton, Texas.

Services will be private.

Phillip Warren Staley was born on April 18, 1938 in Lorena, Texas to Conley and Elsie Elena Warren Staley. He graduated from Lorena High School and after graduation he enrolled in Texas...

Gloria N. (Mince) Pennington

Jan 20, 2021

Gloria N. Pennington age 87, of Meridian, met her Lord and Savior in the early morning hours of January 20, 2021 surrounded by family at her home.

Funeral services will be at 11 A.M., Friday, January 22, 2021 at the First Baptist Church in Meridian. Rev. Richard Creech will officiate. Private burial services will be held at...

Mary (White) Musick

Jan 19, 2021

Mary Francis "White" Musick age 83, of Hico, passed away on January 19, 2021 at Texas Health Hospital in Stephenville, Texas to be with her Lord and Savior.

Graveside funeral services are going to be held at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, January 23, 2021 in the Meridian Cemetery with Rev. Dace Clifton officiating. Visitation will take place from...

Betty H. (Harrington) Slone

Jan 17, 2021

Betty H. Slone age 93, of Garland, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2021 in Garland, Texas.

Graveside funeral services will be held on January 28, 2021 in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Cedar Hill at 1 P.M.. Rev. Cynthia Lee will officiate.

Full obituary is forthcoming.

Arrangements by Lawson Funeral Home, Meridian,...

Shelia Ann (Spracklen) Lee

Jan 16, 2021

Shelia Ann Lee, of Alto, Texas, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021 at the age of 71, surrounded by her family.

Shelia was born August 30, 1949 in Houston, Texas to the late James Hamilton Spracklen and Bertie Lee Spracklen. She is survived by her husband of 28 years, Richard B. Lee; daughter Elizabeth...

Don Hale Harper

Jan 10, 2021

Don Hale Harper age 81, of Walnut Springs, passed away in Glen Rose, Texas on January 10, 2021.

A  memorial service will be held at 10:30 A.M., March 20, 2021 at Lawson Memorial Chapel in Walnut Springs. Bro. Richard Creech will officiate.

Don Hale Harper was born on May 18, 1939 in Clifton, Texas to...

Michael Wayne Gephart

Jan 10, 2021

Michael Wayne Gephart age 67, of Iredell, passed away suddenly on Sunday, January 10, 2021 at his residence in Iredell.

Graveside funeral services will be held at 11 A.M., Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at the Mitchell Cemetery in Iredell. Rev. Dr. Neil Wade will officiate. Visitation will be held from 6 P.M. until 8 P.M., Tuesday, January...

Delma Joy Chesshir

Jan 4, 2021

Delma Joy Chesshir, 80, of Dallas, Texas and Cranfills Gap, Texas, gracefully passed away on January 4, 2021 at her residence in Dallas. She was the beloved wife of Glen Chesshir, and mom to Glenda Chesshir.

Delma  was born October 12, 1940 in Brownfield, Texas to the late Aaron and Verna Fox. She married Glen Chesshir on...

Alfred "Al" Francis Pierson

Jan 1, 2021

Long-time Walnut Springs resident Alfred (Al) Francis Pierson, passed away in Pearland, Texas on January 1st, 2021 at the age of 96. He was born Alfred Pieniazek, son of Anna Koruba and Anthony Pieniazek, on September 6th, 1924 in Camden, New Jersey. Al had at least five siblings, with two being born in Poland and the remainder born in...

Valentine Tarango, Sr.

Dec 29, 2020

Valentine Tarango, Sr. age 67 of Meridian, passed away on December 29, 2020 at his residence in Meridian.

Services will be private.

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

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...