Obituaries
Dewey Wilson
Feb 6, 2006
Funeral services for Dewey T. (Sonny Creech) Wilson, 71, of Mexia will be Wednesday, February 8, 2006 in Blair - Stubbs Chapel. Rev. Bill Wright and Rev. Steve Henderson will officiate with interment to follow in Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6 - 8 p.m. Tuesday night at the funeral home. Mr. Wilson was born on August...
Cara Dorsett
Feb 4, 2006
Mrs. Cara Estelle McCraw Dorsett, 95 passed away early today in Luling, Texas. Mrs. Dorsett was born September 7, 1910 in Donie to James Polk and Letha Smith McCraw. Mrs. Dorsett was an Office Secretary for Mobil Oil Co. for over 20 years and was a member of the Baptist Church. Mrs. Dorsett was preceded in death by her parents...
Jerry Willett
Jan 27, 2006
Jerry Glenn Willett, age 75, of Mexia passed away at Parkview Regional Hospital on January 27, 2006, following several surgeries and a lengthy illness. Rev. Max Burkhead of First United Methodist Church will conduct services on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 P.M. at Blair- Stubbs Chapel. Family visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Saturday at the funeral...
Virginia Simmons
Jan 27, 2006
Virginia Simmons passed away Friday, January 27, 2006. Having never disclosed her true age, we will only say she lived life to the fullest over an 8 decade span. Born in Boston to Henry and Margaret Grogan, she met her husband Roy Simmons in Caracas Venezuela while visiting her sister Mae. The couple ultimately settled in Mexia, Texas, where Roy...
Hazel Eubanks
Jan 26, 2006
Mrs. Hazel Dossey Eubanks, 78 of Farrar passed away Thursday January 26, 2006 in Waco. Mrs. Eubanks was born April 8, 1927 in Limestone County to Thomas Jefferson and Callie Edith Ferguson Dossey. Mrs. Eubanks was a homemaker and a Baptist Mrs. Eubanks is survived by her sons - Louis Guy Eubanks Jr. and his wife Dorothy of Canton, Thomas...
Andrew McSpedden
Jan 21, 2006
Memorial services for Andrew David (Red) McSpedden, 67 of Lake Mexia will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 25, 2006 in First Baptist Church , Point Enterprise. Rev. Bruce Rudd and Rev.Darrell Hatley will officiate. Mr. McSpedden was born May 6, 1938 in Corsicana to Raymond Howard McSpedden, Sr. and Iva Nina Phillips McSpedden and passed away on January 21, 2006...
Roy Smith
Jan 20, 2006
Mr. Roy Lavon Smith, 67 of Dew passed away January 20, 2006 in Tyler. Mr. Smith was born November 18, 1938 in Dew. He had been a backhoe operator for Palestine Contractors for about 20 years and had served his country in the United States Army. Mr. Smith is survived by his daughters - Elizabeth Caldwell of Baytown, Carla Gallop...
Albert Johnston
Jan 20, 2006
Graveside services for Albert Sidney Johnston, 94 of Mexia will be 2 p.m. on Sunday, January 22, 2006 in Mexia Cemetery. Dr. Max Burkhead, pastor of The First United Methodist Church in Mexia will officiate and interment will Follow in Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5 - 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Blair - Stubbs Funeral Home. Mr....
Shirley Lokey
Jan 14, 2006
Funeral services for Mrs. Shirley Jean Lokey, 80 of Mexia will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 17, 2005 in First Baptist Church of Mexia. Rev. Marcus Sheffield, pastor will officiate with interment to follow in Mexia Cemetery. Mrs. Lokey was born September 19, 1925 in Wellsburg, West Virginia and moved to Mexia in 1956. She was a homemaker and member...
Betty Wier
Jan 14, 2006
Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Jean Wier, 76 of Frankston will be held on Tuesday, at 2 p.m. in Blair - Stubbs Chapel in Mexia. Rev. Michael Vestal Will officiate with interment to follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens in Odessa. Mrs. Wier was born on March 11, 1929 in Mexia and passed away on January 14, 2006 in Tyler. She...
Betty Todd
Jan 14, 2006
Mrs. Betty Kenndy Wier Todd, 76 of Tyler passed away Saturday Jan. 14, 2006 in Tyler. Funeral services will be 2 pm Tuesday at the Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home Chapel in Mexia. Visitaion will be one hour prior to service time. Burial will follow the next day in Odessa.
Shirley Lokey
Jan 14, 2006
Mrs. Shirley Lokey, 80 of Mexia Passed away Saturday Jan. 14, 2006 in Mexia. Funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday at 11 am in the First Baptist Church in Mexia. Visitation will be from 6 until 7 pm on Monday Jan. 16, 2006 at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home.
Wallace Redding
Jan 11, 2006
Funeral services for Wallace F. Redding, 85 of Coolidge will be 2 p.m. Saturday, January 14, 2005 in Coolidge Cemetery Chapel. Rev. Henry Lawson and Rev. Nannette Wyatt will officiate with interment following in Coolidge Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6 - 8 p.m. Friday night at Blair - Stubbs Funeral Home in Mexia. Mr. Redding was born...
Timothy Webster
Jan 6, 2006
Timothy Webster, 46 of Groesbeck passed away January 6, 2005 in Groesbeck. Graveside funeral services are scheduled for 2 pm Wednesday at the Prairie Grove cemetery. Mr. Webster was born September 26, 1959 in Raymondville, Texas to Bobby Frank and Beverly Joyce Webster. He was a pipefitter by trade and was a Baptist. He was preceded in death by his...
Virgil Yarbrough
Jan 3, 2006
Virgil Wayne Yarbrough passed away Tuesday Jan. 3, 2006 in Waco. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday at the Coolidge Cemetery Chapel in Coolidge with Robin Wright officiating. Burial will follow in the Coolidge cemetery. After graduating from Baylor with a degree in journalism, he began working in and around the Waco area at various locations in...
Ruby Morris
Jan 2, 2006
Funeral services for Dr. Ruby Pearl Laurence Morris, former Thornton resident and native Limestone countian, will be held Saturday, January 7, 1:00 PM in Thornton at the Blair-Stubbs Chapel. Interment will be at the Thornton Cemetery. A reception will follow at the Groesbeck Church of Christ. Dr. Morris, 87, died January 2, 2006, in Topeka, KS, where she had lived...
Francis Hawkins
Jan 2, 2006
Mr. F.E. Hawkins, 102 of Mexia passed away Monday Jan. 2, 2006 in Mexia. Memorial services will be Saturday Jan. 14, 2006 at the First United Methodist Church in Mexia with the Dr. Max Burkhead officiating. Masonic rites will follow at the church.
Bruce Sawyer
Dec 28, 2005
Mr. Bruce Don Sawyer, 68 of Mexia passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2005 in Dallas. He was born November 9, 1937 in Ft. Worth, Texas to Robert Bruce and Elva Sawyer. Mr. Sawyer was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Mexia. He was an English professor having taught some 43 years at the High School and College...
John Rudasill
Dec 26, 2005
Graveside services for John Holton Rudasill, 41, of Temple will be 2 p.m. on Wednesday, December 28, 2005 in Prairie Grove Cemetery. Minister Robin Wright will officiate with interment following in Prairie Grove Cemetery. Mr. Rudasill was born June 11, 1964 in Lubbock, Texas to Billy Lee Rudasill And Linda Ann Parten Rudasill. He worked in construction as a carpenter....
Judy Bryant
Dec 26, 2005
Funeral services for Judy M. Bryant, 59, of Prairie Hill will be 2 p.m. Thursday, December 29, 2005 in Blair - Stubbs Chapel, Mexia. Rev. Fred Sain, pastor of Prairie Hill Baptist Church will officiate with interment to follow in Prairie Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5 - 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Mrs. Bryant...
