Obituaries

Billie Kuykendall

Jan 5, 2020

Billie Phillips Kuykendall, age 88, of Kopperl, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2020 at her residence surrounded by her loving family.

Funeral services will be 2 P.M., Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at the Kopperl Baptist Church in Kopperl, Texas. Rev. Dr. Tom Henderson and Rev. Nathan Vanderboegh will officiate. Burial will be in the Kopperl Cemetery....

James Lee Love

Dec 30, 2019

James Lee Love age 82 of Clifton, passed away on December 30, 2019 at a Clifton nursing facility.

Memorial graveside services are pending at this time.

James Lee Love was born on February 7, 1937 in Fort Worth, Texas to Ingram Jackson and Ackie Lou Avery Love. He married Narcille Florence Lair.

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Jesse Lincoln (J. L.) Varley, Jr.

Dec 29, 2019

J.L. Varley, Jr., age 89 of Walnut Springs, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2019, in Fort Worth, Texas.

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M., Saturday, January 4, 2020, at the Walnut Springs Baptist Church. Brady Dempsey will officiate. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in Walnut Springs. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00...

Martha Susan Walling

Dec 22, 2019

Martha Susan Walling age 80, of Mesquite and formerly of Meridian, passed away on December 22, 2019 in Dallas, Texas.

Graveside funeral services will be held at 1 P.M., Monday, December 30, 2019 at the Morgan Cemetery in Morgan, Texas. Family members will officiate. Visitation will be from 11 A.M., until 12:30 P.M., at Lawson Funeral Home...

Frances Brewer

Dec 21, 2019

Frances Brewer, age 93, of Clifton, passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2019 at her residence.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Tuesday, December 24, 2019, in the Lawson Funeral Home Chapel in Meridian.  Rev. Cody Chaffin will officiate.  Burial in the Morgan Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 P.M., Monday, December...

Mary Helen Smith

Dec 21, 2019

Mary Helen Smith of Clifton, and formerly of Leland, MS, went to see Jesus December 21, 2019 after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease.

Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M., Saturday, December 28, 2019 at the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Greenville, Mississippi. Pastor Trey Stevens will officiate. Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to...

Wanda Murphy

Dec 20, 2019

Wanda (Marshall) Murphy, age 75, of Cranfills Gap, Texas, passed away Friday, December 20, 2019, peacefully and in the comfort of her home. She was born on Saturday, July 1, 1944 in Dayton, Ohio to Ralph and Alfreda (Locktifelt) Marshall.

Wanda grew up in Dayton, Ohio where she would meet the love of her life, Rick Murphy....

Donald Lloyd Bailey, Jr.

Dec 8, 2019

Donald Lloyd Bailey, Jr., age 51 of Kopperl, passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2019 at a Fort Worth nursing facility.

Graveside funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Saturday, December 14, 2019 at the Kimball Cemetery near Kopperl, Texas. Rev. Richard Creech will officiate. Pallbearers will be Mike Bachhofer, Zackary Wells, Otis Griffin, Randy Etchison, Tom Etchison,...

Ronald Wesley Ogle

Dec 1, 2019

Ronald Wesley Ogle, age 72, of Meridian, passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2019 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held at 9 A.M., Friday, December 6, 2019 at the First Baptist Church in Meridian. Rev. Richard Creech and Rev. Colin Errington will officiate. Burial will be at 1 P.M., Friday, December 6, 2019 at the...

Rex Alan Broome

Nov 28, 2019

Rex Alan Broome, age 67, of Morgan, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2019 in Waco, Texas, after a short battle with cancer.

Funeral services will be 2 P.M., Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at Lawson Funeral Home in Meridian. Rev. Richard Creech will officiate. Burial will be in the Kopperl Cemetery in Kopperl, Texas. Visitation will be...

Billy J. Moore

Nov 28, 2019

Billy Joe Moore age 83 of Bosque County, Texas, passed away on Thursday November 28, 2019 surrounded by his loving family.

Funeral services are going to be 10 A.M., Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at the First Baptist Church in Meridian. Rev. Colin Errington and Rev. Richard Creech will officiate. Burial will follow at the Meridian Memorial Cemetery...

Marion (Bash) Carlisle

Nov 27, 2019

Marion Carlisle, age 77, of Kopperl, passed away suddenly on November 27, 2019 at her residence.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, December 5, 2019, at the Kopperl First United Methodist Church, Kopperl, Texas, with Rev. Kent Berry officiating.  Interment will be in the Kopperl Cemetery.  A visitation will be held from 5:00 until...

Sherrod Logan Fielden

Nov 9, 2019

Sherrod Logan Fielden age 82, of Bosque County, Texas, passed away suddenly on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at his residence in Clifton.

Funeral services will be at 11 A.M., Friday, November 15, 2019 at the First Presbyterian Church in Clifton, Texas. Pastor James Marcum, Rev. Clint Schofield, and Rev. Richard Creech will officiate. Burial will be in...

Rocky Gene Hendershot

Nov 5, 2019

Rocky Gene Hendershot, age 50, passed away on November 5, 2019, in Meridian, TX.

Funeral services and full obituary are pending at this time.

Words of comfort and peace can be sent to Mr. Hendershot's family at www.lawsonfuneralhome.net.

Desiree Amber-Nicole Brazas

Nov 1, 2019

Desiree Amber-Nicole Brazas, age 28, passed away on November 1, 2019, in Clifton, TX.  A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on November 5, 2019, at Riverside Baptist in Meridian, TX.

Left to cherish her memories are her spouse, Mitchell Wayne Thiele, of Clifton; children, Diana Thiele, Daniel Terrell; and a number of other relatives...

Thomas Lee Jarrett, Jr.

Oct 30, 2019

Thomas Lee Jarrett, Jr., age 62, of Morgan, parted this world to join his mother, father, and sister on October 30, 2019 at his home in Morgan, Texas.

The family will be holding a private Celebration of Life.

Thomas Lee Jarrett, Jr. was born in Jacksonville, Florida on September 1, 1957. He was part of...

Edith Laverne (Roberts) Kelley

Oct 25, 2019

Edith Laverne Kelley, 79, of Walnut Springs, passed away, Friday, October 25, 2019, at a Glen Rose nursing and care center.  Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, October 31, 2019 (Mrs. Kelley's birthday celebration) at Lawson Memorial Chapel in Walnut Springs, Texas.  A visitation is planned for Wednesday, October 30th, from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M., also...

Lois Jeanette (Enga) Krause

Oct 22, 2019

On Tuesday, October 22, 2019, Lois Enga Krause passed away at the age of 72 while under the care of Sunset Hospice in Clifton, TX.

A memorial service will be held at 2:30 P.M. on Saturday, November 9, 2019, at the Clifton First Presbyterian Church in Clifton, TX. Reverend Clint Schofield will officiate.

Lois Jeanette...

Charles Max Reese

Oct 18, 2019

Charles Max Reese age 96 of Meridian, passed away on Friday, October 18, 2019 in a Clifton nursing facility.

Graveside services will be held on Monday, October 21, 2019 at the Morgan Cemetery in Morgan, Texas. Family members will conduct the service. Mr. Reese will lie in state at the funeral home from 8 A.M. until 1...

Denny Proffitt

Oct 8, 2019

Denny Proffitt, 83, of Iredell, Texas passed away at Baylor Scott and White All Saints hospital on Tuesday, October 8, 2019.

Memorial funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, November 2, 2019, at the Iredell High School gymnasium.  Rev. Robyn Young will officiate. The Iredell Masonic Lodge will conduct Masonic Rites.

On September...