Obituaries

Nov 14, 2021

Edgar Lee Bryant, Sr., formerly of Prairie Hill, passed away on November 14, 2021 in Groesbeck at the age of 80.  Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home.  Interment will follow in the Prairie Hill Cemetery.  Nathan Bryant, Steven Bryant, Michael McCollum, Buford Whited, Clayton Bryant, and Cody Bryant will serve as pallbearers....

Nov 13, 2021

Ruby Faye Samford McClaran, 101, of Mexia went home to her heavenly Father on November 13, 2021.  She passed peacefully at home.  Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at the Temple Baptist Church with Brother Michael Vestal officiating.  Interment will follow in the Lost Prairie Cemetery.  Nephews will serve as pallbearers.

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Nov 12, 2021

Patricia “Pat” Anne Howard passed away on November 12, 2021 in Mexia at the age of 61.  A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 14, 2021 in the Forest Glade Cemetery with Rev. David Snow officiating.

Pat was born October 7, 1960 in Verdun, France to Charles and Andree (Julliott) Howard.  She had...

Nov 12, 2021

Terrance Von’shea Darnell was born April 29, 1990, to the late Michal Douglas Darnell and Kyrstla Johnson of Bryan, Texas. Terrance graduated from Bryan High School in 2008. Terrance loved being around family and friends. He loved music and loved to dance. Terrance had a giving heart and a charming smile that will always be remembered.

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Nov 3, 2021

Nancy Gail Sutton passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and was reunited with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, November 3, 2021.

Nancy, known to many as “MeMa”, was born on January 27, 1943 in Gladewater, Texas to Lonnie and Mollie (Morris) Foirriestier.  Nancy married her husband of 62 years, C R Sutton, on May 6,...

Nov 1, 2021

Bula Mae Kerzee, of Mexia, passed away on November 1, 2021 in Waco, Texas at the age of 87.  Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, November 4, 2021 at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home with Rev. Marcus Sheffield officiating. Interment will follow in the Point Enterprise Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Brett Beene, Chet Beene, Kent Kendall, and Richard Kerzee.

Oct 24, 2021

Jesse Floyd Edwards died October 24, 2021, at a local nursing facility.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, October 26th, at Blair Stubbs Funeral Home from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. A Celebration of Life will be held Wednesday the 27th of October at Blair Stubbs in Mexia at 1:00 pm. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery.

Oct 15, 2021

Longtime Limestone County resident Nancy Helen Holbrook Plummer, passed away peacefully at her home in the Kickapoo community Friday afternoon, October 15, 2021, at the age of 89, surrounded by all four of her children.

Born on September 13, 1932, in Nacogdoches, Texas, to Elijah Elmer and Susie B. (Kirksey) Holbrook, Mrs. Plummer graduated from Nacogdoches High...

Oct 15, 2021

Howard Ward, Jr. of Wortham, passed away on October 15, 2021 in Mexia.  Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 19, 2021 in the Mexia Cemetery with Chaplain Karen Hulsey officiating.

Howard was born on January 20, 1948 in Cooke County, Texas to Howard and Esther (Rece) Ward, the fifth child of eight children. ...

Oct 14, 2021

Wendy Sue Bricker, of Teague, passed away October 14, 2021 in Mexia at the age of 48.  Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at the Dew Cemetery, in Dew Texas, with Chaplain Karen Hulsey officiating.

Wendy was born February 8, 1973 in Houston, Texas to Paul and Susan Marie (Mitchell) Bricker. ...

Oct 14, 2021

Norman Cobb, 83, who coached the Mexia Black Cats to the school’s only State Football Championship, in 1989, died Thursday, October 14, 2021.

Coach Cobb was born on January 28, 1938, in Robertson County, and died at a special care facility in Austin. Elaine Ward Cobb, his wife for 25 and a half years, was by his...

Oct 9, 2021

Laura Elaine Taylor joined her father, Dannie Seals, and Granny (her second mother) into her heavenly home on October 9, 2021 at the age of 52.  She was born September 1, 1969 in Houston, Texas to Dannie Ray and Edith Suzanne (Morgan) Seals.  Due to her father’s work, she attended several different schools over the years before graduating from...

Sep 29, 2021

Linda G. Kennedy Watson, 79, passed away on September 29, 2021 at home in Thornton, Texas, following a lengthy illness.  Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 1, 2021 at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home chapel, in Thornton, with Pastor John Carabin officiating.  Interment will follow in the Thornton Cemetery.  David Mills, Tyrell Hobbs, Cody Mills, Dylan Hicks, Keith Edward...

Sep 26, 2021

Jackie Lynn Contreras, of Mexia, passed away September 26, 2021 at the age of 58.  A mass, to celebrate Jackie’s life, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Father Benjie Magnaye officiating.  Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery.

Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Tuesday,...

Sep 12, 2021

Bernice Delight Henderson Clary, of Houston, Texas, passed away September 12, 2021, in Porter, Montgomery County, Texas.

Services will be held to celebrate her life at noon on Saturday, September 18, 2021, in the chapel at  Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home in Mexia, Texas with Rev, Shane Norcross officiating. Visitation is scheduled for one hour prior to the service....

Sep 11, 2021

Phillip “Phil” Wayne Bardin, longtime Mexia businessman, passed away September 11, 2021 in the Temple VA Hospital at the age of 76.  Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 24, 2021 in the First Baptist Church with Rev. Marcus Sheffield officiating.

Phil was born October 3, 1944 in Brinkley, Arkansas to Elton Eli and...

Sep 10, 2021

Franklin “Frank” D. Logan, 78, of Mexia, passed away on September 10, 2021 at his home, surrounded by his loving family.

Frank was born August 28, 1943 in Groesbeck, Texas to Thomas Landon and Ruby Helen (Nichols) Logan. After high school, he received a Masters Degree in Education.  In addition to teaching and working at the Mexia...

Sep 10, 2021

Mickel “Mike” Edward Terry, of Mexia, passed away September 10, 2021 in Waco, Texas at the age of 57.  He was born December 29, 1963 in Wortham, Texas to Lawrence Edward and Shirley Ann (Hearon) Terry.  He has lived his entire life in the Mexia area.  He worked for many years, along side his dad in the family business,...

Sep 9, 2021

Bobby Russell Richardson was born March 1, 1935, and passed away peacefully on September 9, 2021 in Fort Worth, Texas at the age of 86.  Bobby and his wife, Yvonne Richardson, were high school sweethearts who were united in marriage for 56 years until Yvonne’s death on December 22, 2012.  The couple made a happy home in Mexia, Texas...

Sep 9, 2021

Vicki Lee Collins passed away September 9, 2021 in Mexia at the age of 79.  Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, September 13, 2021 in the Prairie Grove Cemetery with Rev. Clifton Jones officiating.

Vicki was born July 5, 1942 in Houston, Texas to Frederick Maurice and Delores Louise (Apffel) Buckner.  After graduating from high school,...