Obituaries

Jan 1, 2018

Ray Piner, of Meridian, passed away Monday afternoon, January 1, 2018, at his residence in Meridian, with loving family and friends at his side. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 A. M., Friday, January 5, 2018 at the Meridian First United Methodist Church with Rev. Daniel Hawkins officiating. Interment will be at St. Olaf Lutheran Rock Church Cemetery in...

Dec 27, 2017

Jesus Garza age 56 of Meridian, passed away on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 in a Waco, Texas hospital. Viewing only will be from 10 A.M. until 4:00 P.M., Saturday, December 30, 2017 at Lawson Funeral Home in Meridian. Jesus Garza was born on February 25, 1961 in San Antonio to Pablo Garza, Sr., and Martha Sanchez. Left to cherish his...

Dec 25, 2017

Mark Joseph Hudson, age 64, of Kopperl, passed away on Monday evening, Dec. 25, 2017, at his residence. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, in the Kopperl First United Methodist Church with David Raybuck and Kent Berry officiating. Mark was born May 21, 1953, in Wichita Falls, Texas. He graduated from Trinity High...

Dec 17, 2017

Brenda Marie Shores, age 68, of Clifton, passed away on Sunday night, Dec. 17, 2017, at her residence in Clifton. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Brenda was born June 16, 1949, in Dallas, Texas She was a daughter of the late Marion Curtis Rosser and Ruby Mae Ledbetter Rosser. She had lived most of...

Dec 13, 2017

Janet Kibler, age 61, of North Richland Hills, Texas, passed away Wednesday morning, December 13, 2017, in a Ft.Worth care facility after a long and hard fought battle with cancer. 

Mary Janet Kibler was born December 24, 1955 in Ashdown, Arkansas to parents Wayne and Jean. Janet grew up in Groesbeck, Texas alongside her brothers Billy and Keith,...

Dec 5, 2017

Stephen Anthony "Tony" Steen, 74, of Clifton, passed away suddenly on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 5, 2017, at Providence Hospital in Waco. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, December 15, 2017 at Lawson Funeral Home. Stephen Anthony "Tony" Steen was born on January 16, 1943 in Meridian, Texas to Weldon Odell and Augusta Lenore Stephenson Steen. He graduated...

Dec 4, 2017

Vernon Douglas "Doug" Beavers, age 98, of Walnut Springs, passed away on December 4, 2017 at his residence in Walnut Springs. Funeral services will be held at 10 A.M., Saturday, December 9, 2017 at the Iredell First Baptist Church in Iredell, Texas. Graveside services will be at 2 P.M., Saturday, December 9, 2017 at the Mt. Olivet...

Dec 3, 2017

Charles E. Marckel, Jr., age 92, of Walnut Springs, passed away Sunday evening, Dec. 3, 2017, in a Glen Rose care facility. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, in the Lawson Memorial Chapel in Walnut Springs, 6th and Norway Streets. Burial will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery at Walnut Springs. Visitation will...

Nov 30, 2017

Doris R. Brillhart, age 87, of Kopperl, Texas, passed away Thursday evening, Nov. 30, 2017, at Providence Hospital in Waco. Funeral services will be held at 5:00 P.M., Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in the Lawson Funeral Home Chapel with Tater Paschal officiating. A visitation will be from 6 to 8 P.M., Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, at Lawson Funeral Home. She...

Nov 26, 2017

Don Allen Holmes, 68, of Crawford, died Sunday, November 26, 2017, at Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Hospital in Waco. Don was born January 3, 1949, in Clifton, Texas. He was a life-long resident of the Crawford, Valley Mills area and was a member of the Patton Baptist Church in Valley Mills for many years. He is survived by his...

Nov 24, 2017

Peggy Howell McDowell, age 86, who resided in the Spring Creek Community of Bosque County near Iredell, Texas, passed away early Friday morning, Nov. 24, 2017, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 P.M., Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, in the Spring Creek Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 1:00 P.M. until service time. Burial in the Spring...

Nov 23, 2017

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Mark Noland, age 59, of Clifton, passed away Thursday evening, Nov. 23, 2017 at Providnce Hospice House in Waco after an extended illness. There will be a visitation at the Bosque County Cowboy Church on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, from 6 to 8 P.M. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 P.M., Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, the...

Nov 21, 2017

Reba L. Johnson, age 96, of Clifton, passed away early Tuesday morning, Nov. 21, 2017, in the Goodall-Witcher Hospital in Clifton. A celebration of her life will be held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, in the Lawson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial in Kopperl Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation. Reba was born Oct. 28, 1921, on the...

Nov 21, 2017

Shirley McCarty, age 66, of Clifton, wife of Ted McCarty, passed away Tuesday evening, Nov. 21, 2017, at Providence Hospice Place in Waco. The family will hold memorial service at a later date. Shirley was born April 2, 1951, in Abilene, Texas. She was a daughter of the late Benjamin Luce and Bernice Livingston Luce. On October 9, 1970, she...

Nov 18, 2017

Naomi Chavez Carrillo age 30 of Morgan, passed away on November 18, 2017 in Waco, Texas. Funeral services will be 12 noon, Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at Lawson Funeral Home in Meridian. Rev. Richard Creech will officiate. Visitation will be from 8:00 A.M. until service time on Tuesday. Naomi was born on July 31, 1987 in Clifton, Texas to...

Nov 16, 2017

Taylor Cole Bradley age 19, of Clifton passed away on Thursday evening, November 16, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M., Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, in the Clifton First Baptist Church with Rev. Josh Pruett officiating. Pallbearers will be Leonard Gayle, Colt Litteken, Kevin Dawkins, Kyle Williams, Austin Jones, Alex Simpson, and Josh Olson. Visitation will be from...

Nov 6, 2017

Victor Wayne White age 59 of Granbury, passed away suddenly on November 6, 2017 in a Granbury hospital. Memorial services will be held 2:00 P.M., Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, a the home of Rose Barnett, 611 N. Ave. P, Clifton, Texas, 76634. Victor was born on August 11, 1958 in Fort Worth, Texas to James William White, Sr., and...

Nov 5, 2017

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Amanda Jean Johnson age 46 of Kopperl, passed away suddenly on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at her residence in Kopperl. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 P.M., Thursday, November 9, 2017 in the Lawson Funeral Home Chapel. Amanda Watson was born on March 4, 1971 in Waco, Texas to John Alvin and Kaye Lynn Dennis Watson. She...

Oct 31, 2017

Pamela K. McAlister, age 59, of Kopperl, passed away Tuesday night, October 31, 2017, in a Burleson care facility. A visitation was held from 2 to 4 P.M., Sunday, November 5, 2017, in the Lawson Funeral Home Chapel with a memorial service to be scheduled by the family at a later date. Pamela was born July 5, 1958, in Texarkana,...

Oct 30, 2017

Bradley Wayne Sheffer age 60 of Kopperl, passed away on Monday, October 30, 2017 at his residence in Kopperl. Funeral services will be Noon, Saturday, November 4, 2017 at the Bosque County Cowboy Church. Pastor Tater Paschal will officiate. Burial will be in the Kimball Cemetery near Kopperl. Visitation will be from 6-8 P.M., Friday, November 3, 2017 at...