Obituaries

Local obituaries for Meridian, Texas


Patricia Gonzales

Patricia Gonzales

Mar 18, 2015

Patricia Felan Gonzales, age 82, of Whitney, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at a Hillsboro nursing facility. Funeral services were held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, March 23, 2015, at Lawson Funeral Home Chapel in Meridian with Father Isaac Orozco officiating. A visitation and rosary was from 5:00-7:00 P.M., Sunday, March 22, 2015 at Lawson Funeral Home. Interment will...

Max Boyd, Sr

Max Boyd, Sr

Mar 14, 2015

Max E. Boyd, Sr., age 55, of Iredell, passed away Saturday morning, March 14, at the family farm outside of Iredell. Funeral services were held on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. at Lawson Funeral Home in Meridian with Rev. Don Caldwell conducting the services. Interment was in the Mitchell Cemetery in Iredell, Texas. Pallbearers were Max Boyd, Jr.,...

Dorothy Paulson

Dorothy Paulson

Mar 13, 2015

Dorothy L. Paulson, age 83, of Morgan, passed away on Friday evening, March 13, 2015, in the Goodall-Witcher Hospital in Clifton. A memorial funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, March 21, 2015, in the Lawson Funeral Home Chapel. Dorothy was born April 21, 1931, in Mosheim, Texas. She was a daughter of the late Sylvester Hennesay and...

Luretha Johnson

Luretha Johnson

Mar 11, 2015

Luretha Johnson, age 93, of Walnut Springs, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at a Whitney nursing facility in Whitney, Texas. Funeral services were held on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. in the Walnut Springs Baptist Church with Brady Dempsey and Rev. T.J. Joyner officiating. Interment followed at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Walnut Springs....

Linda McRae

Linda McRae

Mar 4, 2015

Linda McRae, age 66, of China Spring, Texas, went to be with her Lord and Savior very unexpectedly at a local hospital on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, with family and friends by her side. Funeral services were held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, March 7, 2015 at the Lake Shore Church of Christ located at 2800 Lake Shore Dr., Waco, Texas,...

J. Johns

J. Johns

Mar 1, 2015

J. W. Johns, 85, of Morgan, Texas passed away early Sunday morning, March 1, 2015 at his residence in Morgan. A memorial funeral service was held at the VFW Post in Alvarado at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, March 14, 2014 Mr. Johns was born July 26, 1929 in Kerens, Texas to Odell Washington Johns and Cecil Flowers Johns. He joined...

Raven Hendershot

Raven Hendershot

Feb 21, 2015

Raven Ann Hendershot, age 23, who resided near Cranfills Gap, died as a result of a tragic automobile accident on Saturday, February 21, 2015, near Stephenville. Graveside services were held at 1:00 P.M., Wednesday, February 25, 2015, in the Boggy Cemetery located on FM# 219 between Clifton and Cranfills Gap with Brother Charles Jones officiating. Raven was born May...

Robert Bowen

Robert Bowen

Feb 17, 2015

Robert M. Bowen, age 51, of Morgan, passed away Tuesday evening, February 17, 2015, at his residence. A memorial funeral service was held at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, February 25, 2015, in the Lawson Funeral Home Chapel in Meridian. Robert was born July 16, 1963, on the Wright Air Force Base in Ohio. He was a son of Robert Lewis...

Jacob Mata

Jacob Mata

Feb 8, 2015

Jacob M. "Bubba" Mata, age 15, of Clifton, passed away early Sunday morning, February 8, 2015, as a result of a tragic auto accident near Waco. A Memorial Funeral Service was held Friday, February 13, 2015 at 1:00 P.M. at the Clifton High School Gymnasium with Sharon Bergman and Coach R.J. Bacon conducting the service. Bubba was born March...

Nadine Munden

Nadine Munden

Feb 3, 2015

Nadine Taylor Munden, age 92, of Clifton, Texas passed away early Tuesday morning February 3, 2015 in a Clifton nursing facility. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. at the First United Methodist Church in Clifton with Rev. Reed Justus and John Mark Fair officiating. The visitation will be at the church from 11:00...

Sherrill Cook

Sherrill Cook

Jan 25, 2015

Sherrill Lynn Cook, age 80, of Meridian passed away on Sunday January 25, 2015 at the Glen Rose hospital. A memorial service was held Saturday January 31, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. at the Walnut Springs Baptist Church with Danny Holliday conducting the service. Mrs. Cook was survived by her daughters: Sherry Mitchell and husband, Tommy of Meridian, Barbra Gruidle of...

Belinda Thompson

Belinda Thompson

Jan 17, 2015

Belinda Thompson age 36, of Walnut Springs, passed away in Ft. Worth, Saturday January 17, 2015. A graveside funeral service was held Friday, January 23, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. at Oak Grove cemetery in Walnut Springs with Brady Dempsey and Rev. T. J. Joyner conducting the service. A visitation was held from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. Thursday, January 22, 2015...

George Dermody

George Dermody

Jan 1, 2015

George Dermody, age 78, of Meridian, passed away suddenly Thursday morning, January 1, 2015, at his residence. A memorial service was held at 3:00 P.M., Tuesday, January 6, 2015, in the Lawson Funeral Home Chapel in Meridian. Don McMahon, Damon Patterson, and Phil Guinn officiated. George was born March 16, 1936, in Houston, Texas, where he lived for many...

Ollie Davis

Ollie Davis

Dec 21, 2014

Ollie M. Davis, age 90, who resided in the Lakeside Village area on Lake Whitney, passed away on Sunday, December 21, 2014, in Whitney. A memorial service time and place will be forthcoming. Ollie was born July 7, 1924, in Sherman, Texas, daughter of the late Willie N. Hasty and Annie Ryals Hasty. On January 23, 1955, she was united...

Kenneth Cooper

Kenneth Cooper

Dec 13, 2014

Kenneth Cooper passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Saturday, December 13th at Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest hospital in Waco. He suffered a stroke in October of 2013 and despite his hard work and some progress toward recovery, succumbed to a rapidly developing case of pneumonia. Kenneth was born at Iredell, Texas on February 22, 1928. He graduated...

Ophelia Nunn

Ophelia Nunn

Dec 12, 2014

Ophelia E. Offutt Nunn, age 75, of Crowley, passed away Friday evening, December 12, 2014, in a Ft. Worth hospice house. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, Dec. 16, in the Fulton Cemetery near Walnut Springs. The family will have a visitation from 12 noon until service time Tuesday at the Lawson Memorial Chapel in Walnut Springs....

Guss Eoff, Jr

Guss Eoff, Jr

Dec 9, 2014

Guss Willard Eoff, Jr., age 91 of Meridian, passed away Tuesday afternoon, December 9, 2014, at his residence near Meridian. Funeral services were held at 3:00 P.M., Sunday, December 14, 2014, in the Meridian Church of Christ with Minister John Moore officiating. Burial was in the Meridian Memorial Cemetery located on SH#144. Visitation was from 5 to 7 P.M., Saturday,...

Matilda Rice

Matilda Rice

Nov 25, 2014

Matilda R. Rice, age 97, of Meridian, passed away Tuesday morning, November 25, 2014, in a Clifton nursing facility. Funeral services were held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, November 29, 2014, in the Meridian First United Pentecostal Church with Rev. Joe Huffman, Rev. Greg Hardin and Rev. Tim Kelley officiating. Burial was in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Walnut Springs. A...

Veleta Phillips

Veleta Phillips

Nov 23, 2014

Veleta M. Phillips, age 93, of Iredell, passed away Sunday morning, November 23, 2014, at her residence. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, December 6, 2014, in the Lawson Funeral Home Chapel with David Ramsey officiating. Interment in Mitchell Cemetery in Iredell. Veleta was born June 22, 1921, in Iredell, Texas, where she was raised and...

Carmen Woosley

Carmen Woosley

Nov 19, 2014

Carmel "Carmen" Woosley age 66, of Meridian, passed away on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at her residence. Funeral Services were held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, November 24, 2014 at the Bosque County Cowboy Church between Meridian and Clifton on SH # 6 with Tater Paschal, Henry Cortez, and Rudy Cortez officiating. Interment was in the Meridian Memorial Cemetery on SH...