Obituaries

Aug 9, 2015

Betty Ruth Tomlin, age 82, of Whitney passed away Sunday, August 9, 2015 at a Whitney nursing facility. A memorial service was held at 5:00 P.M., Sunday, August 16, 2015, in the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, FM#1713, Whitney, Texas. Betty was born July 12, 1933 in Youngstown, Ohio to Troy and Hulda Irene Cline Clarkson. She was a...

Aug 8, 2015

Kathryn Ann Secrest, age 71, of Granbury, Texas passed away, August 8, 2015 in a Granbury hospital. No services are scheduled at this time. She is survived by her children: William Wayne Chernitski of Denver, Colorado, Karyl Kay Drewitt of Colorado; 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; sisters: Patricia LaBlane, Rebecca Roark, Barbara Coburn, Sarah Jenkins; and a brother: Stephen Tierney....

Jul 23, 2015

Mary Jo Sellers, age 96, of Morgan, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2015 at a Clifton nursing facility. Graveside funeral services were held on Sunday, July 26, 2015 at 5:30 P.M. at the Morgan Cemetery in Morgan, Texas, with Chaplain Ed Stauffer officiating. A visitation was held from 4:00 until 5:00 P.M., Sunday, July 26, 2015 at Lawson Funeral Home....

Jul 22, 2015

Bonnie Algren, age 45, of Cranfills Gap, passed away Wednesday afternoon, July 22, 2015, in Scott & White Hospital in Temple, Texas. Funeral services were held at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, July 26, 2015, in the St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Cranfills Gap with Rev. Joan Iker officiating. Burial was in the St. Olaf (Rock Church) Lutheran Cemetery. A visitation was...

Jul 20, 2015

Nonnie G. Jackson Hays, age 102, of Gatesville and a former resident of Marble Falls and Morgan, passed away Monday evening, July 20, 2015, in a Gatesville hospital. Funeral services were held at 10:30 A.M., Friday, July 24, 2015, in the Lawson Funeral Home Chapel in Meridian with Rev. Richard Creech officiating. Burial was in the Morgan Cemetery A Visitation...

Jul 14, 2015

Jo Ann Gibson, age 77, of Meridian, passed away early Tuesday morning, July 14, 2015, in the Goodall-Witcher Nursing Facility in Clifton where she had resided for the past 2 years. Graveside services were held at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, July 16, 2015, in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Walnut Springs with Rev. Richard Creech officiating. Jo Ann was born February...

Jul 8, 2015

Ola Mae Wolfe Lunsford, 73, of Morgan, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 in a Clifton, Texas nursing home. A visitation was held on Saturday afternoon at Lawson Funeral Home, Meridian, Texas from 2:00 until 4:00 P. M. Friends and family joined together to exchange stories and remembrances of Mrs. Lunsford and her life. Ola Mae Lunsford...

Jul 6, 2015

Jeannette Wolf, age 88, of Clifton, passed away Monday, July 6, 2015, in a Southaven, Mississippi care facility. Funeral services were held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, July 10, 2015, in the Clifton First United Methodist Church with Pastor Mary Gean Cope officiating. Burial was in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Walnut Springs. A visitation was held 1 hour prior to...

Jun 28, 2015

John W. Rusk, Jr., age 56, of Meridian, passed away suddenly early Sunday morning, June 28, 2015, in a Temple hospital. The family will have a private memorial service in Galveston on Monday. John was born February 9, 1959, in Bronte, Texas. He moved to Houston at a young age where he was raised, educated and worked on the...

Jun 17, 2015

Elenora Ann Allen Campbell, age 89, of Waco, passed away Wednesday morning, June 17, 2015, in a Waco hospital. Funeral services were held at 3:00 P.M., Saturday, June 20, 2015, in the Lawson Funeral Home Chapel in Meridian. Burial was in the Meridian Cemetery with Rev. Richard Creech officiating. Mrs. Campbell was born near Iredell, Texas, on Nov. 10, 1925....

Jun 16, 2015

Georgia Ann Kelley, age 79, of Whitney and a former long time resident of Clifton, passed away Tuesday evening in Whitney, Texas. Funeral services were held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, June 20, at the Bosque County Cowboy Church on SH#6, between Meridian and Clifton, with Minister Welton "Red" Watson officiating. Burial was in the Clifton Memorial Park. A visitation...

Jun 14, 2015

Send Flowers Ferlin Odell Colwick June 29, 1934 - June 14, 2015

Ferlin Odell Colwick, age 80, living near Cranfills Gap, passed away June 14, 2015 in Waco. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Ferlin was born on June 29, 1934 in the Boggy Community near Cranfills Gap, Texas to Belford and Mabel Anderson Colwick....

Jun 9, 2015

Andy Doris "Doye" Bohannan, age 92, of Glen Rose, formerly of Bridgeport, Meridian, and Walnut Springs, passed away early Tuesday morning, June 9, 2015 at a Glen Rose nursing facility. Graveside funeral services were Saturday, June 13, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. at Oak Grove Cemetery in Walnut Springs with Minister Craig Shackleford and Jess Blakley officiating. A visitation was...

May 31, 2015

Joy Marie Jones Bowles, age 63, of Clifton, passed away Sunday afternoon, May 31, 2015 in a Meridian care facility after an illness of several months. A private family committal service was held on Friday, June 5, 2015 at the Cisco Cemetery in Cisco, Texas. Joy was born October 20, 1951, in Clifton, Texas. She was a daughter of...

May 26, 2015

Debbie Patrick, age 60, of Meridian, Texas, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at a Waco hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services were held Saturday, May 30, 2015 at 2:00 P.M., at the First Baptist Church in Meridian with Rev. Colin Errington officiating. A visitation was held from 5:00-7:00 P.M., Friday, May 29, 2015 at Lawson Funeral Home in...

May 9, 2015

Freda Forster Morrison, age 72, of Arlington, Texas, a native of Walnut Springs, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2015 in an Arlington hospital. Funeral services were held on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 2:00 P.M., at the Lawson Memorial Chapel in Walnut Springs. A visitation for family and friends was from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M., Friday, May 15, 2015...

May 6, 2015

Earlene Baker Johnson, age 94, of Hewitt, Texas and a former long time resident of Walnut Springs, Texas passed away early Wednesday morning at a Hewitt nursing facility. Funeral services were held on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 10:30 A.M., at the Walnut Springs Baptist Church with Brady Dempsey officiating. Burial followed at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Walnut Springs....

May 1, 2015

Douglas Lynn Nelson, age 59, of Blum, Texas, passed away Friday, May 1, 2015, at his residence. No services are scheduled at this time. Mr. Nelson is survived by his wife: Christine of Blum; children: Sarah Nelson of Brookings, South Dakota, Ross Nelson; step-children: Marisa Hanson of Brookings, South Dakota, Philip Swival of Seattle, Washington; 2 grandchildren; sisters: Dorothy and...

Apr 30, 2015

James D. Dunn, age 81, of Morgan, passed away late Thursday night, April 30, 2015, in the Veterans Hospital in Temple, Texas. Graveside funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M., Monday, May 4, 2015, in the Morgan Cemetery with Gerald Green officiating. Pallbearers will be Brian Moore, George Davis, Ricky Parnell, James Ratliff, Leslie Ratliff, David Jones, Randy Durham,...

Apr 27, 2015

Carol Jackson, age 76, of Ennis and a former long time resident of Walnut Springs, Texas, passed away early Monday morning, April 27,2015, in an Ennis nursing facility. The family will have a private graveside at 2;00 P.M., Saturday, Ma6 16, 2015, in the Fulton Cemetery near Walnut Springs. Carol was born September 20, 1938, in Uvalde, Texas. She was...