Margaret Carlisle Waldrop, 91, of Bossier City, LA, passed away on Friday, March 7, 2025, in Bossier City.
Graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 10, 2025, at Wimberly Cemetery in Shelbyville.
Visitation will begin at 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. at Watson and Sons Funeral Home in Center. Bro. Scott
Waldrop will officiate.
Born July 20, 1933, in Eastland County, Texas, Margaret was the daughter of Joseph Love Carlisle and Cora
Archer Carlisle. She enjoyed sewing and crafting and was also a voracious reader. Margaret was a dedicated
longtime member of Cypress Baptist Church in Benton, LA. She was a resident for 11 years at The Bloom at
Bossier. The family would like to sincerely thank the staff at The Bloom, Laurie Manno and Beth Hopper, Demitri
Turks with Point of Grace Ministry, and St. Joesph Hospice.
She is survived by her son, Kevin Waldrop and wife Cindy; grandchildren, Tana Barron and husband Jacob, Sheri
Allen and husband Mark, Cindy Harris and husband Beau, Scott Waldrop and wife Jessica, and Lucy Grantham; 11
great grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren and one on the way; brothers, Melvin Carlisle and Richard
Carlisle; and daughter-in-law, Denise Cummings.
Proceeded in death by her husband, Clyde Waldrop; son, Clyde Royce Waldrop; great grandson, Bryce River
Waldrop; parents, Joseph Love Carlisle and Cora Archer Carlisle, siblings, Billy Joe Carlisle, Robert Lee Carlisle,
Marvin Carlisle, and Ouida Walker.
Pallbearers will be Lucy Grantham, Scott Waldrop, Zane Torregrossa, Mark Allen, Beau Harris, and Mathew
Walker.
Online condolences & tributes can be sent at www.watsonandsonsfuneralhome.com