Obituaries

Anibal Canales

Aug 23, 2020

Anibal Canales age 78, of Meridian, passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2020 at the Hilltop on Main nursing home in Meridian.

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

Harold B. Townley

Aug 21, 2020

Harold Townley age 88, of Whitney, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2020 at Town Hall Estates Nursing Home in Whitney, Texas.

Graveside funeral services will be at 10 A.M., Monday, August 24, 2020 at the Cedron Cemetery near Lakeside Village.

Harold Townley was born on May 15, 1932 in Morgan, Texas to George and...

James B. Smith

Aug 15, 2020

James B. Smith age 78, of Kopperl, Texas passed away suddenly on August 15, 2020.

Funeral services are going to be at 10 A.M., Thursday, August 20, 2020 at Lawson Funeral Home in Meridian. Wendell McPherson will officiate. Burial will be at the Brazos Point Cemetery.

Full obituary is forthcoming.

Left to cherish...

Mary E. (Heartsill) Varley

Aug 15, 2020

Mary E. Varley age 87, of Walnut Springs, passed away on August 15, 2020 in Glen Rose, Texas.

Funeral services are going to be at 2 P.M., Friday, August 21, 2020 at the Walnut Springs Baptist Church in Walnut Springs, Texas. Brady Dempsey will officiate. Visitation will be from Noon until service time on Friday, August 21,...

Jimmy D. Kelley

Aug 12, 2020

On August 12, 2020, the world lost a most unique and amazing spirit. Always one to tell a good story, Jimmy Duane Kelley guided his friends and family by imparting life lessons with humor. From the age of 24, he worked as a geologist, allowing him to travel all over the world to places such as Venezuela, Mexico, British...

Norris Allen Wood

Aug 4, 2020

It is with great sadness that the family of Norris Allen Wood announces his passing. Norris, age 49, passed away at his home in Iredell, Texas on Tuesday, August 4, 2020.

Norris was born to Clarence and Geraldine Wood on August 21, 1970 in Killeen, Texas. Like any true Texan, Norris spent his life enjoying the great...

Nellie June Dennis

Aug 4, 2020

Nellie June Dennis of Iredell, Texas passed peacefully at home on August 4, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert Earl Dennis of Iredell. She is survived by her son Vance Sherwood and wife Carla of Baytown, Texas her daughter Theresa Gregory and husband Paul of Baytown, Texas grandson Jeremy James and wife Katherine of Anchorage,...

Anita (Purcell) Vinson

Aug 2, 2020

Anita Vinson age 79, of Granbury, passed away on August 2, 2020 at Granbury Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held at 1 P.M., Friday, August 7, 2020 at the First Baptist Church in Meridian. Rev. Richard Creech will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 P.M. until 8 P.M., Thursday, August 6, 2020 at Lawson Funeral Home...

Lewis Lee Mears

Jul 25, 2020

Lewis Lee Mears age 89 of Glen Rose, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2020 in a Glen Rose nursing facility with family by his side.

Graveside funeral services will be held at 10 A.M., Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at the Glen Rose Cemetery. Bro. Tom Watson will officiate. Visitation will be from 6 P.M. until 8...

Mary Elizabeth Nelson

Jul 23, 2020

Mary Elizabeth Nelson age 101, of Clifton, passed away on July 23, 2020 at the Sunset Home in Clifton.

Funeral services will be held on 10 A.M., Saturday, August 1, 2020 at the St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Cranfills Gap. Rev. Ryan Pederson will officiate. Burial will follow at the St. Olaf Lutheran Rock Church Cemetery near...

Jeanne Miller Jenson

Jul 17, 2020

Alice Jeanne Engleman Ellis Miller Jenson, age 94, was a daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, friend to all, and the two roles she cherished most.... a servant to our Lord and our mom, departed this life on the evening of July 17, 2020/ In addition to being a wonderful mother she was a grandmother to 28 grandchildren, a great-grandmother to...

Dorma Jane (Word) Nickels

Jul 14, 2020

Dorma Jane Word Nickels age 89, of Clifton and formerly of Meridian, passed away at the Goodall-Witcher Nursing Facility in Clifton on July 14, 2020.

Funeral services are going to be held at 10 A.M., Saturday, July 18, 2020 at the First Baptist Church in Meridian. Rev. Richard Creech will officiate. Burial will follow at the Meridian...

Linda Patricia (Bowman) Weir

Jul 1, 2020

Linda Patricia Weir age 82, of Morgan, passed away suddenly at her residence on July 1, 2020.

Graveside comittal services will be Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at the Meridian Cemetery.

Linda Patricia Bowman was born on November 11, 1937 to Clark O. and Willie Mae Bowman in Meridian, Texas. She married Thomas Leroy Weir on...

Marion Curtis Smith

Jun 30, 2020

Marion Curtis Smith age 68, of Clifton, passed away unexpectedly on June 30, 2020 at his residence in Clifton.

No services are planned at this time.

Marion Curtis Smith was born on October 20, 1951 in Littlerock, Arkansas to James Curtis and Mildred Eileen Terry Smith. He married Patricia Ann Crawford and she preceded him...

Marjorie Fay Hobdy

Jun 27, 2020

Marjorie Blair Hobdy, 90, died of complications of old age and dementia on June 27, 2020.  She was born November 24, 1929 in Borger, Texas, to Ruth Ann Raney and Kirk Lewis Blair, and named Marjorie Fay Blair. After her father’s death when she was five years old, she and her four older siblings were raised by her mother...

Charles Clift Norfolk, Sr.

Jun 21, 2020

Charles Clift Norfolk, Sr., age 83, of Meridian and formerly of Diamondhead, Mississippi, passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2020 at the Goodall Witcher Nursing Facility in Clifton.

Memorial services are pending at this time. Family will announce the service details once they know more about the Covid-19 guidelines.

Charles Clift Norfolk, Sr., was born...

Aaron Anthony Olivarri

Jun 14, 2020

Aaron Anthony Olivarri, age 31, of Bangs, Texas, passed away unexpectedly on, June 14, 2020 in Brownwood, Texas.

Memorial services are going to be at 10 A.M., Monday, June 29, 2020 at Lawson Funeral Home. Rev. Richard Creech will officiate. Inurnment will follow at the Morgan Cemetery.

Aaron Anthony Olivarri was born on November 15,...

Richard Lee Petty, Jr.

Jun 8, 2020

Richard (Ricky) Lee Petty, Jr., 40, of Cranfills Gap , Texas passed away on June 8, 2020.

Ricky was born in Clifton, Texas. Ricky graduated from Cranfills Gap High School. Ricky had many hobbies and interests. He loved to fish and hunt. Ricky provided the entertainment wherever  he went. He could always be counted on for a...

Flossie Lousie Johnson

Jun 6, 2020

Flossie Louise Johnson age 83, of Meridian, passed away on June 6, 2020 in Meridian.

Graveside funeral services will be held at 10 A.M., Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at the St. Olaf Lutheran Rock Church Cemetery in Cranfills Gap. Rev. Richard Creech will officiate.

Flossie Lousie Blassingame was born on December 23, 1936 in Valley...

Wayne Alan Barnett

May 30, 2020

Wayne Alan Barnett went to be with our lord and savior on May 30, 2020. Survived by his devoted wife, Barbara Gail Barnett; 11 children and spouses; 17 grandchildren and spouses; 2 great-grandsons; 2 sisters and a brother. Loved and raised many in his over his lifetime,  Family always came first. He declined acceptance to Air Force Academy to...