Obituaries

Mar 18, 2023

Charles Edwin Rawlings age 85 of Morgan, Texas, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2023 at his residence in Morgan.

Memorial services are pending.

Charles Edwin Rawlings was born on May 27, 1937 in Floydada, Texas to Lonnie Alvin and Vera Mae Gilliam Rawlings. He grew up and graduated from Big Spring High School. After...

Mar 9, 2023

Kendal Lance Ross age 42, of Walnut Springs, Texas passed away unexpectedly on March 9, 2023.

He is survived by his son, Lance Ross; mother, Cindy Ross and step-father, Mark Stamp; sister, Kalani Hardee; brother, Jarrod Ross and wife, Heather; nephews, Jackson Hardee, Omri Ross; nieces, Emma Ross, Vincie Ross and Joran Hardee; numerous other cousins, aunts,...

Mar 9, 2023

John Davis Uloth age 77, of Walnut Springs, passed away surrounded by family on March 9, 2023 in Clifton, Texas.

Funeral services will take place at 2 P.M., Monday, March 13, 2023 at Walnut Springs Baptist Church with Pastor TJ Joyner officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Walnut Springs. Visitation will take place...

Mar 3, 2023

On March 3, 2023 Julie Placial Kelly passed to be with our Lord Jesus.  Born to Charles and Evangeline Placial on October 7, 1954 in St Helena, California, she grew up in San Bernardino, California where she was active in various Seventh-Day Adventist youth groups, including Pathfinders and choir.  She graduated from Loma Linda Academy in 1972 and Loma...

Mar 3, 2023

Rave Hardy Jones age 48, of Morgan, passed away on March 3, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

Memorial services will take place at 2 P.M., Saturday, March 11, 2023 at Lawson Funeral Home in Meridian.

Rave Hardy Jones was born on August 17, 1974 in Whitney, Texas to David and Sandra Lawson Jones.

Left...

Mar 3, 2023

Gwendolyn Flatt Coffelt was born on January 5th, 1942 to Cortis Flatt and Iola Newton. She was the youngest of 7 children that were raised in Star, Texas later moving to Meridian, Texas where she finished school at Meridian High School. Gwen married her High School sweetheart Henry Rex Coffelt on March 4th, 1964 in Dallas, Texas.

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Mar 2, 2023

On March 2, 2023, with family by her side, Connie Sue Townley joined her loving husband of 45 years, Kenneth Townley, at their home in heaven.

Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M., Friday, March 10, 2023 at the Meridian United Pentecostal Church. Bro. Phil Murphy and Bro. Dewayne Sims will officiate. Visitation will take place...

Feb 20, 2023

On February 20, 2023 Teresa Jeanne Patton went to her heavenly home. She was 74 years old. Teresa, also known as Terri, Doobie, Mama T and Maw Maw was born in Houston Texas on June 6, 1948. She grew up in Bedford, Texas and was part of the first graduating class from L.D. Bell High School. She married Harvey...

Feb 12, 2023

George Randall Jones was born on February 28, 1956 in Waxahachie, Texas to George Oscar Jones and Eddie Marie Walton. He passed away at the age of 66 in Meridian, Texas. He is preceded in death by his father, George Oscar Jones and mother, Eddie Marie Jones; brother, Pleasent Casey Jones. Left to cherish his memories are his wife,...

Feb 10, 2023

Jim Vance age 78, of Iredell, passed away on February 10, 2023 in Meridian, Texas.

Memorial services will be held on Monday, February 13, 2023 at 1 P.M. at Lawson Funeral Home in Meridian. Pastor Chris Irwin will officiate.

Jim was born on February 7, 1945 in San Antonio, Texas to Jean and Gladys Nachlinger...

Feb 3, 2023

Fern James, 99, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, of Baytown passed away peacefully on February 3, 2023. The daughter of Fern and Sterling Benson, she was born July 4, 1923 and raised in Walnut Springs, Texas. After moving to Baytown in 1941 to attend Lee College, Fern met the love of her life, Walter Bryan James, Jr., to whom...

Jan 30, 2023

Roy Wesley Gosdin passed away at his home in Meridian, Texas on January 30, 2023, at the age of 92, surrounded by his loving family. Wesley was born June 15, 1930 to Roy and Grace Gosdin, at the family home outside Iredell, Texas. He attended Iredell schools graduating in 1947, after which he worked as a surveyor’s assistant preparing...

Jan 17, 2023

Joyce Mitchell age 80, of Arlington, passed away on January 17, 2023 in Arlington, Texas.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 20, 2023 at 11 A.M., Lawson Funeral Home in Meridian. Bro. Richard Creech will officiate. She will be laid to rest in the Meridian Cemetery next to her parents, Claude and Lucy Iley Mitchell....

Jan 17, 2023

Johnnie Ellen McDowell age 79, of Clifton, went to her heavenly home on January 17, 2023 at Providence Place in Waco, Texas surrounded by the love of her family.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, January 21, 2023 at Lawson Funeral Home in Meridian. Bro. Richard Creech will officiate. Burial will be in the...

Jan 13, 2023

Virginia Lee Allen age 87, of Meridian, passed away on January 13, 2023 in Lutheran Sunset Home in Clifton, Texas.

Graveside funeral services will take place at 3:30 P.M., Saturday, January 14, 2023 at the Meridian Memorial Cemetery located on SH 144 outside of Meridian. Rev. Richard Creech will officiate.

Full obituary is forthcoming.

Jan 11, 2023

Paula Mae Wollum age 92, of Clifton, passed away on January 11, 2023 in Clifton, Texas.

Memorial services are going to be held at 5:00 P.M., Monday, January 16, 2023 at Lawson Funeral Home in Meridian. Bro. Richard Creech will officiate.

Paula Braswell was born on August 19, 1931 in Morgan, Texas to Wendall Paul...

Jan 10, 2023

Thomas Lemuel Hord age 91, of Fort Worth and formerly of Meridian, passed away on January 10, 2023 in Crowley, Texas.

Graveside services will be held at 10 A.M., Saturday, January 14, 2023 at the Meridian Cemetery. Bro. Richard Creech will officiate.

Thomas Hord was born on December 30, 1931 in Portales, New Mexico to...