Obituaries
Local obituaries for Meridian, Texas
Betty Almy
Apr 20, 2014
Betty Lou Almy, age 82, of Meridian, passed away Sunday evening, April 20, 2014, at her residence near Meridian. Funeral services were held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, April 25, 2014, in the Meridian First United Methodist Church. Rev. Kevin Wilson officiating. Graveside services and burial were held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, in the Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park, Colleyville, Texas. Rev....
Joy West
Apr 19, 2014
Joy Nabors West,of 75, of Meridian, passed away Saturday afternoon, April 19, 2014, in the Goodall-Witcher Hospital in Clifton. A memorial service will be held Sunday, May 18, 2014, at the home of Benny and Peggy Ice, 710 PR #746, Stephenville, Texas. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Glen Rose Cemetery Assn., c/o Becky Ice,...
Mackin Withers
Apr 15, 2014
Mackin Henry Withers, age 91, who resided in the Lakeside Village community on Lake Whitney, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at his residence. Funeral services were held at 1:00 P. M., Friday, April 18, 2014 at the Kopperl United Methodist Church in Kopperl, Texas with Rev. Kent Berry and Rev. Allen Goss officiating. Graveside services were held at 3:30...
Johnny Baxter
Apr 11, 2014
Johnny Sherrill Baxter, age 55, of Meridian, passed away late Friday night, April 11, 2014, in a Ft. Worth hospital. Funeral services were held at 11:00 A.M., Monday, April 14, 2014, in the Riverside Baptist Church in Meridian with Bro. R. C. Kelly officiating. Burial was in the Meridian Cemetery. Pallbearers were John Oldham, Chris Dennis, John Barnes, Eric...
Marc Stephenson
Apr 8, 2014
Marc Price Stephenson, age 58, of Pasadena, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, in a Pasadena hospital. Graveside services were held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, April 12, 2014, in the Meridian Cemetery with Rev. Kevin Wilson officiating. Marc was born Sept. 11, 1955, in Houston, Texas where he was raised and educated. He served with the U. S....
Clark Purcell
Mar 31, 2014
Clark D. Purcell, age 78, of Meridian, passed away Monday, March 31, 2014, in Waco, Texas. Graveside services were held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, April 4, in the Clifton Memorial Park Cemetery, with Rev. Richard Creech officiating. His pallbearers were Jim Carpenter, Walter Malott, Todd Hyatt, Justin Allen, Joe Staley, Justin Gann, Corey Powell, and Roger Garza. Clark was born...
James Bolinger, Sr
Mar 24, 2014
James Joe Bolinger, Sr., age 86, of Lampasas, passed away early Monday morning, March 24, 2014, in a Clifton nursing facility. Graveside services were held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, March 26, in the Center Cemetery near Lometa, Texas, with Rev. Herb Lammert officiating. Mr. Bolinger was born July 20, 1927, in Indian Creek, Texas, a son of the late Malcom...
Peter Tackett
Mar 22, 2014
Peter Rawson Tackett, 80, of Meridian, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014, in Valley Mills, Texas. Funeral Service were held at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, March 27, 2014 at Lawson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Richard Creech officiating. Interment followed at the Meridian Cemetery. Pallbearers were Robert Brunner, Joshua Brunner, Cleve Tackett, David Winkler, Ron Bowlin, and James Gregory. Peter Tackett...
George Phillips
Mar 19, 2014
George Claiborne Phillips, age 84, of Meridian, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, March 19, 2014. Funeral services were held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, March 22, 2014, in the Meridian Church of Christ with Michael Phillips, Gary Phillips, and Aaron Woods officiating. Burial was in the Mitchell Cemetery in Iredell. Pallbearers were Reuben Phillips, Caleb Phillips, Josh Phillips, Daniel Phillips, Jed...
Harmon Switzer
Mar 15, 2014
Harmon Duane Switzer, of Lakeside Village on Lake Whitney, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014, in a San Antonio hospital. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P. M., Friday, March 21, 2014 at Lil' bit of Boot Scootin in Blum, Texas. H. D. Switzer, known to most as "Switzer", was born March 5, 1943 in Coleman, Texas to...
Ethelyn Damron
Mar 9, 2014
Ethelyn "Lee" Damron, 91, of Walnut Springs, passed away Sunday evening, March 9, 2014, at a Clifton nursing facility. Funeral services were held at 11:00 A. M., Thursday, March 13, at the Walnut Springs Baptist Church with Brady Dempsey officiating. A visitation was held at Lawson Memorial Chapel, 6th and Norway, Walnut Springs, on Wednesday, March 12, from 6:00 until...
Timothy Barnett
Mar 8, 2014
Timothy Wayne Barnett passed away on March 8, 2014 at the age of 52 in Houston, Texas. He was surrounded by his family in his last moments. Memorial Services were held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, March 22, 2014 in the Lawson Funeral Home Chapel with Richard Norton officiating. Immediately following the memorial service a reception was held at the Old...
Johney "Hippie Johney" Verzwyvelt, Jr
Mar 7, 2014
Johney A. Verzwyvelt, Jr., also known as "Hippie Johney", age 67, of Morgan, passed away early Friday mornig, March 7, 2014, in a Whitney care facility. A memorial service was held on Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at 3:00 P. M., at the Park Plaza Nursing Home in Whitney, Texas. Johney was born March 16, 1946, in Chula Vista, California, a...
Nell Parks
Mar 6, 2014
Nell Lane Parks, age 93, of Whitney and a former long time resident of Meridian, passed away Thursday morning, March 6, 2014 in a Whitney nursing facility. Nell was born October 23, 1920, in Clifton, Texas. She was a daughter of James Grover Lane and Winnie F. Cooksey Lane. She attended school in Clifton and later while attending Clifton...
Bessie Allen
Mar 6, 2014
Bessie Jewel Allen, age 81, of Burleson and a former longtime resident of the Lakeside Village area on Lake Whitney, passed away Thursday afternoon, March 6, 2014, in a Burleson care facility. Funeral services were held at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, March 11, 2014, in the Lawson Funeral Home Chapel in Meridian with Rev. Brian Jacobs officiating. Burial was in...
James Argabright
Mar 1, 2014
James Jay Argabright, age 91, of Clifton, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014, in a Clifton care facility. Funeral services were held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, March 5, 2014, in the Zion United Church of Christ near Clifton. Interment was in the Clifton Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers were Michael Miller, Kenneth Miller, Bruce Miller, Joe Miller, James Miller and...
Robert Hall
Feb 21, 2014
Robert Alfred Hall, age 81, of Valley Mills, passed away peacefully Friday evening, February 21, 2014, at his ranch home. Graveside funeral services were held at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, February 26, 2014, in the Valley Mills Cemetery with Chaplain Greg Knippe and Rev. William C. Treadwell officiating. Masonic graveside rites were by the John Armstrong Lodge #291, Valley Mills, Texas....
Verna Shawl
Feb 18, 2014
Verna Lee Shawl, 79, of Meridian, Texas passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 in Clifton. Funeral services were held at 2:00 P. M., Saturday, February 22, 2014 at Lawson Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Tater Paschal officiating. Interment was in the Meridian Memorial Cemetery, Hwy. 144, Meridian. Pallbearers were Bill Hamilton, Fred Smith, Dalton Strickland, Ben Facer, Kenneth Strickland,...
Margie Clark
Feb 16, 2014
Margie G. Clark, 89, of Vancouver, Washington, and formerly of the Kopperl/Lakeside Village,, Texas area, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2014 in Vancouver. Funeral services were held at 1:00 P. M., Friday, February 28, 2014 at Lawson Funeral Home Chapel in Meridian, Texas with Rev. Richard Creech officiating. Following the chapel service, interment was at 3:00 P. M. in the...
George Wockenfuss
Feb 12, 2014
George Leo Wockenfuss, age 73, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday afternoon, February 12, 2014, at his residence after an extended illness. Family graveside funeral services were held at Mitchell Cemetery in Iredell at 2:00 P. M., Friday, February 14, 2014. Mr. Wockenfuss was born Oct. 24, 1940, in Germany where he was raised. He married Darlene Veach in 1989. George...
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