Lydia Marie Laws

Lydia Marie (Settle) Laws was born on March 6, 1979 in Houston, Harris County, Texas to William Hugh Settle Jr. and Cheryl Lynn Settle. She was raised in Bleiblerville,Texas, and then spent her middle and high school years in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Her childhood on the family farm, Mockingbird Hill, was idyllic. She was active in 4-H and would enter her baked goods into the county fair each year. She and her sister enjoyed playing together outside, catching frogs and fireflies. An early photo shows Amy and Lydia together on a horse, their dad looking on.

When Lydia was in seventh grade, the family moved to Corpus Christi, Texas. They came to the same Sunday School class as Stephen Laws, and two things happened. First, Lydia introduced herself and her accent was so thick that everyone murmured to each other, "Man, they're hicks." And second, Stephen fell in love with her.

Through middle school and high school, they had periods of being together and other periods of being friends. After high school, Stephen joined the US Marine Corps and Lydia went to school at then-Utah Valley State College in Orem, Utah. In 1999, Stephen's brother Gordon got married in Utah. Stephen got leave from the Marines to attend, Lydia attended the wedding festivities, and the two became romantic again. They married 15 months later in July 2000.

Their early marriage saw the various challenges that come with the military--transfers, long deployments, and little money. When Stephen left the Marines in 2001, he enrolled at Texas A&M University where he got a degree in Engineering Technology. He took a job in the oilfields where he has worked since that time.

In 2005, Lydia gave birth to William Stephen Laws (known as Will). In 2009, twins Eli and Emma followed in a medically complicated birth. Lydia recovered and found herself grappling with two infants, a 4-year-old, and a husband who was absent for work in two- to three-week increments. Through job changes, economic ups and downs, and the growth of her children, Lydia remained a bright, happy, and stabilizing force for her family. She navigated childhood allergies and dozens of different medical appointments and medicines for the kids, maintained a side business of health product sales, and steadfastly supported Stephen.

With the twins in high school, Lydia reentered the full-time workforce. She instantly made an impact where she helped the medical office she worked in improve productivity, cut their accounts receivable backlogs, and improve their bottom line. She was quickly promoted, then promoted again. She had been newly installed in a regional position and was traveling for work when she was involved in the accident that took her from us.

She is survived by her husband, Stephen Laws; her children, Will, Eli, and Emma Laws; her parents and siblings: William and Cheryl Settle of Richmond, Texas; Scott (Chelsea) Settle of Portland, TX; Amy (Tim) Angell of Carmine,TX; and Clayton (Rachel) Settle of Rosenberg, TX. She loved being an aunt to her nieces and nephews: Beau Settle, Averie Scott, Adelynn Benoit, Cheryl (James) Powell, Matthew, Thomas (Gracie), and Samantha Angell; Charlotte and Oliver Settle; as well as Grant, Lucia, Lindsay, and Graham Laws. She is also survived by a grandnephew, Henry Powell, and grandniece,Scarlett Angell.

Calling hours will be held Saturday, November 1, 2025, at 10 am at the Spring Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 3591 Discovery Creek Boulevard, Spring, Texas 77386. The funeral will follow at noon at the same location. Arrangements are being handled by Eickenhorst Funeral Services of Conroe. Donations to support the family can be made at https://gofund.me/e0800237d. Flowers or other arrangements may be sent ahead of time to the funeral home at 12412 FM 2854 Rd, Conroe, TX 77304.