Lorandus Lively

Funeral services for Mrs. Lorandus Lively, 93 of Mexia will be 11 a.m. Thursday, May 25, 2006 in Blair - Stubbs Chapel. Rev. Marcus Sheffield, Pastor of First Baptist Church will officiate with interment to follow in Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6 - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Night at the funeral home. Mrs. Lively was born June 10, 1912 in Centerville, Texas and passed away on May 23, 2006 in the local hospital. She had lived in Mexia since 1945, a member Of the First Baptist Church in Little River and the First Baptist Church in Mexia. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, James, P. Lively and a granddaughter, Gia Lynn Lively, brothers, Marcus French, Sylvester French, Debs French, Claude French, Buster French, Maurice French and sister, Orandus Smith. She is survived by her children: Opal Lively Ryan, Bessie Lively Wadle and husband, Larry C. Wadle, Ruby Lively Masters and husband, Louie W. Masters, Jessie Lively Yarbrough and husband, Michael D. Yarbrough, and James Ray Lively and wife, Karen Lively; Grandchildren: Jonell Ryan Bartoli, Pamela Ann Ryan, Melinda Pagan, Deborah Ryan, Lanny C. Wadle, Sherry Parsons, Michelle Evans, Kelly Davis, Donnie Masters, Ronnie Masters, Jonnie Masters, Pete Masters, David Yarbrough, Carrie York, Jason Lively and Michael Lively; 22 great grandchildren; 3 great great grandchildren; brother in law: Harvey Lively and two sisters in law: Kathie Mae Foster and Betty French and numerous Nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Lanny C. Wadle, Donnie Masters, Ronnie Masters, Jonnie Masters, Pete Masters, David Yarbrough, Jason Lively, and Michael Lively. "God looked around his Garden and found an empty space. He then looked down upon his earth and saw your loving face. He knew that you were suffering, He knew you were in pain. And knew that you would never get well on earth again. It broke our hearts to lose you, but you did not go alone For a part of us went with you on the day God called you home." Your loving family. Please visit our website www.blair-stubbs.com to sign the guest book or leave a memorial message.