Obituaries

Jan 24, 2014

Rita Jo Shipman, 80, of Glen Rose and formerly of Walnut Springs, passed away, Friday, January 24, 2014, at a Glen Rose care facility, with her family by her side. Funeral services were held at 11:00 A. M., Monday, January 27, 2014 at Lawson Memorial Chapel in Walnut Springs with Rev. Craig Odom and Pastor Craig Shackleford officiating. Interment...

Jan 24, 2014

Dale Lynn Flanning, age 61, who resided in Laguna Park on Lake Whitney, passed away Friday, January 24, 2014, at his residence after an extended illness. Arrangements for a memorial service are pending. Dale was born July 30, 1952, in Arlington, Texas. He was a son of Kenneth and Marie Ann Thompson Fanning. He grew up and was raised...

Jan 23, 2014

Bill G. Davis, age 81, of Meridian, passed away early Thursday morning, January 23, 2014, in the Lutheran Sunset Home in Clifton. A memorial service was held at 12 noon Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, in the Lawson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Beverly Blackman-Mounce officiating. Bill was of the Baptist faith. Bill was born Sept. 26, 1932, in Tennyson, Texas....

Jan 23, 2014

Manuel Garcia, age 80, of Meridian, passed away Thursday morning, January 23, 2014 at a Meridian nursing facility with family members by his side. Funeral services were held at 2:30 P. M., Saturday, January 25, 2014 at the Apostolic Temple Church, 107 South Hill Street, Meridian, Texas with Rev. Alfredo Montes officiating. Interment was in the Meridian Memorial Cemetery on...

Jan 16, 2014

Wilson Eugene Shaw, age 72 of Morgan, Texas passed away Thursday evening, January 16, 2014, at his residence in Lakeside Village. Funeral Services were held at 11:00 A.M., Monday, January 20, 2014 at Lawson Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Creech officiating. A visitation was held from 5:00 until 7:00 P. M., Sunday evening, January 19th at Lawson Funeral Home....

Jan 4, 2014

Ted "Bear" Whitt, Sr., age 56, of Walnut Springs, passed away Saturday morning, January 4, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services were held at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, January 7, 2014, in the Walnut Springs School Auditorium with Brady Dempsey officiating. Burial was in the Fulton Cemetery near Walnut Springs. The Walnut Springs Masonic Lodge #959 was in charge of...

Dec 27, 2013

Kenneth R. Townley, age 67, of Walnut Springs, passed away suddenly on Friday, December 27, 2013, at the Glen Rose Hospital. Funeral services were held at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, December 31, 2013, in the Vine Life Tabernacle Pentecostal Church in Glen Rose, with Bro. Phil Murphy, Bro. Billy French, Bro. Theo Heartsill and Pete Weisenburger officiating. Burial was in the...

Dec 25, 2013

Adina Moss Lamb, age 79, of Glen Rose and a former long time resident of Walnut Springs, passed away on Wednesday, Christmas day, December, 25, 2013, in Glen Rose. A memorial service was held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, January 4, 2014, in the Walnut Springs Memorial Methodist Church with Adam Hilliard officiating. Her ashes will be buried in the...

Dec 23, 2013

R. L. Gann, aged 72, of Meridian, passed away Monday, December 23, 2013, in a Waco care facility. Funeral services were held at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, in the Meridian High School Gymnasium with Pastor Tater Paschal and Rev. Richard Creech officiating. Burial was in the Meridian Cemetery. R. L. was born in Meridian, Texas, August 13, 1941, to Melvin and...

Dec 19, 2013

Send Flowers Frank Shipman July 4, 1923 - December 19, 2013

Robert Franklin (Frank) Shipman, age 90, of Glen Rose and former long time resident of Walnut Springs, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2013 at a Glen Rose nursing facility. Funeral services were held at 2:30 P. M., Sunday, December 22, at the Glenview Church of Christ, Hwy. 67,...

Dec 16, 2013

Pearl Mize, age 96, and a longtime resident of Meridian, Texas, passed away Monday evening, December 16, 2013, in a Meridian nursing facility. Funeral services were held at 2:00 P. M., Thursday, December 19, 2013 at the Meridian First Baptist Church with Rev. Colin Errington and Rev. Richard Creech officiating. Interment was in the Meridian Cemetery. Pallbearers were: Gary...

Dec 3, 2013

Send Flowers Delbert Dean Sowders January 11, 1938 - December 3, 2013

Delbert Dean Sowders, age 75, of Meridian, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at his residence. Cremation arrangements were handled by Lawson Funeral Home. He was born January 11, 1938, in Limestone County, Texas. He was a son of the late John Wilson Sowders and Ruby Jewel...

Dec 2, 2013

Garland Dwain Murphree 72, of Meridian, Texas passed away Monday December 2, 2013 in Burleson, Texas. Funeral Service were held 10:30 A.M. Thursday, December 5, 2013 in the Lawson Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Herb Lammert officiating. Internment was in the St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery (Rock Church) near Cranfills Gap, Texas. Pallbearers were James Barker, Ty Murphree, Nathan Burkhart, Jody...

Dec 2, 2013

Patricia L. McGowan, age 79, of Meridian, passed away Sunday evening, Dec. 22, 2013, in the Goodall-Witcher Hospital in Clifton after a brief illness. The family will have a memorial service at a date and time to be announced. Patricia was born Dec. 18, 1934, in Ishpeming, Michigan, a daughter of William and Elizabeth Sanders O'Connell. She graduated from Ishpeming...

Dec 1, 2013

Dakotta Prescher Thomas 18, of Clifton, Texas passed away Sunday December 1, 2013 in Clifton, Texas as a result of an accident near Clifton. Funeral services were held at 4:00 P.M., Wednesday, December 4, 2013 in the Clifton High School Gymnasium with Dr. Jerry Smith and Rev. Richard Creech officiating. Burial will be in the Meridian Cemetery. Dakotta was...

Nov 29, 2013

Floyde Bernard Carnes, age 70, of Clifton, passed away on Friday, Nov. 29.2013, in a Waco hospital. The family will have a private memorial service Born in Wills Point, Texas. Floyde attended Wills Point High School and graduated with the class of 1961. He played football and pole vaulting. Later attending Business School in Dallas. He went on to own...

Nov 27, 2013

Barry Leigh Bailey, Sr., age 65, of Richmond, Texas, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, at a hospital in Sugarland, Texas. Funeral services were held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013, in the Lawson Funeral Home Chapel in Meridian with Rev. Richard Creech officiating. Burial in the Morgan Cemetery. His mother, Virgie Bailey's funeral was held at the same...

Nov 26, 2013

Virgie Cole Bailey, age 85, of Meridian, passed away Tuesday morning, November 26, 2013, in a Rockdale care facility. Funeral services were held at 2:00 P.M.,Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013, in the Lawson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Richard Creech officiating with burial in the Morgan Cemetery. Services for her son, Barry Leigh Bailey, Sr., was also held at the same...

Nov 24, 2013

LaMona Joyce Low Boyd, age 82, of Iredell, passed away early Sunday morning, November 24, 2013, at her daughter's residence in Georgetown. Funeral services were held at 2:00 P. M., Wednesday, November 27 at the Lawson Funeral Home Chapel in Meridian with Rev. Don Caldwell officiating. Interment was in the Mitchell Cemetery in Iredell. Pallbearers were Chris Graves, Max...

Nov 14, 2013

Kaylene Hall, age 74, of Walnut Springs, passed away Thursday evening, November 14, 2013 at her residence. Graveside services were held at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at the Fulton Cemetery near Walnut Springs with Rev. Kenneth Stevens officiating. Visitation was from 5 to 7 P.M., Monday, at Lawson Funeral Home Chapel in Meridian. Ruby Kaylene McGlothlin, was born...