Obituaries
Jill Marie Flatt
Sep 10, 2024
Jill Marie Flatt was called to be with her Lord and Savior on September 10, 2024 at the age of 55. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, September 16, 2024, at the First Presbyterian Church in Mexia.
Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Sunday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home.
Jill was born October 29, 1968...
Patsy Jean Britt
Aug 31, 2024
Patsy Jean (Bolen) Britt passed peacefully from this world on August 31, 2024 at 83 years of age after a valiant battle with throat cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family as she passed from this life into her eternal reward.
Patsy was born November 14, 1940 to Alvin and Ada Bolen near Coolidge, TX. She grew up in and...
Betty Stevens White
Aug 30, 2024
Betty Stevens White, 86, passed away August 30, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 13, 1937 in Mexia, Texas to Robert Roy and Dora Mae (Williams) Stevens. She grew up on the family farm with her parents and siblings, where she learned to garden, cook, sew, and developed her love for animals. Betty especially loved their...
Jean Harper Blunt
Aug 28, 2024
Jean Harper Blunt, “Jeannie”, born June 15, 1926, in Cooper, Texas, peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior, August 28, 2024. Born to Robert Jesse and Prudence Riley Harper, her growing years were spent primarily in Cooper, and later Mexia, Texas. She then attended and graduated from the University of North Texas. On June 14, 1947, shortly after...
Barbara Sue Strickland
Aug 27, 2024
Barbara Sue Strickland, 83, entered her heavenly home on August 27, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, August 29, 2024 in the Mexia Cemetery with Reverend Shane Norcross officiating. Coty Bounds, Austin McKinney, Dylan Gagnard, Mike Dalton, Joel Strickland, and Jonathon Bennett will serve as pallbearers. Paul Eckert will serve as an honorary...
Barbara Ann Elmore
Aug 27, 2024
Barbara Ann Elmore passed away August 27, 2024 in Mexia, Texas at the age of 82. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 31, 2024 in the Farley Chapel Cemetery, in Shepherd, Texas, with Chaplain Larry Holden officiating. Visitation with the family will be prior to the service beginning at 1:00 p.m.
Barbara was born January 26, 1942 in Conroe,...
Ralph Samuel Walls
Aug 18, 2024
11/24/52 - 8/18/24
Ralph Samuel Walls of Mexia, Texas has gone to be with the Lord at the age of 71. He is preceded in death by his father, Walter James Walls, his mother, Elma Eilene Walls, and brother, David Walls, all of Virginia.
He is survived by his loving wife and soul mate of 53 years, Karen Sue Walls; his four...
Michael Tron Watson
Aug 11, 2024
Michael Tron Watson passed away August 11, 2024 in Fairfield, Texas. He was born January 10, 1975 in Garland, Texas to Ronnie Dale and Ruth Delores (Farrington) Watson. He lived in the Mexia area his entire life and was a graduate of Mexia High School.
Mike was easy-going, loving and gentle spirited. He was a proud father and grandfather of two...
Marc Roberson
Aug 9, 2024
Tommy Marcus “Marc” Roberson went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 9, 2024 surrounded by his dear wife and children.
Marc was born in Mexia on April 19, 1958 to Tommy Roberson and Lois Wakefield Roberson where he lived all of his life. He was proud to be a Blackcat.
On August 3, 1985 Marc was united in marriage to...
Mary Helen Skarpa
Aug 7, 2024
Mary Helen Skarpa, of Waco, passed away August 7, 2024 in Mexia, Texas at the age of 80. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 10, 2024 at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home with Brother Michael Hensley officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Clinton Hendrix, Bobby Sterling, Timmy Sterling, Zack Rothrock, Adam Naumann, and Travis Austin...
Betty Karen Shamblin
Jul 26, 2024
Betty Karen Shamblin, beloved Mother and Grandmother, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on July 26, 2024. Karen was a devoted wife, mother, and Nana.
She was born on May 29, 1948 in Groesbeck, TX. She graduated from Groesbeck High School in 1966. Karen later retired, after 30 years of service, from the Mexia State School.
She was preceded in...
David Carol Stanford
Jul 25, 2024
David Carol Stanford, of Mexia, passed away on July 25, 2024 in Waco, Texas at the age of 79.
David was born April 19, 1945 in Topeka, Kansas to Jack and Ruth (Emmerson) Stanford. He grew up in the country outside of Groesbeck and graduated from Groesbeck High School. David enlisted in the US Navy soon after graduation; he proudly served...
Rufus Benjamin "Ben" Gorden
Jul 20, 2024
Rufus Benjamin “Ben” Gorden was born on July 20, 1960, and passed away on his birthday, July 20, 2024. He was born to Jefferson Burney Gorden and Mary Beth Demoney. Ben was named for his grandfather, R.B. Gorden, whose Scottish family members were early pioneer Limestone County residents.
Ben loved his family, friends, students, the farm, and all topics related to...
Cassandra Deanne Steele
Jul 18, 2024
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Cassandra Deanne Steele, a beloved mother, daughter, sister, grandma, and friend who left us way too early on July 18, 2024 at her residence in Lumberton, Texas at the age of 52.
Cassandra was born in Hillsboro, TX on July 1, 1972 to Clifton R. Steele and Zora M. L. Turner Steele.
She was...
Wayne Cranfield Sharp
Jul 18, 2024
Mr. Wayne Cranfield Sharp passed away at Baylor Scott and White Hillcrest Medical Center in Waco, Texas on July 18, 2024, at the age of 85. Mr. Sharp was a resident of Thornton, Texas. He was born to William Emory and Flora Bell (Moncrief) Sharp in Kosse, Texas on April 22, 1939. Wayne was a graduate of the class of...
La Juana Lee Thornton O'Hare
Jul 14, 2024
Mrs. La Juana Lee Thornton O'Hare passed away peacefully surrounded by love on July 14, 2024, in Teague, Texas. She was born July 12, 1971, in Wortham, Texas to Paul Keith and Mary Ann Thornton.
She was an only child; however, her friends and cousins would come over and stay with her, so she was not alone much. Her cousin Kevin...
Gary Carl Sullivan
Jul 9, 2024
Gary Carl Sullivan, 79, passed away on July 9, 2024, at his home in Cotton Gin, surrounded by his family. He was born April 21, 1945, in Galveston, Texas to Emmett W. and Lorene (Sharp) Sullivan. Gary served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He worked as a lineman for AT&T, a career that span 31...
Evan Lemon
Jul 1, 2024
Evan Dean Lemon, 87, of Waxahachie, TX, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on July 1, 2024.
Evan was born in Tulsa, OK, on December 4, 1936. He was the second of 8 children born to Ed and Edith Lemon. After graduating high school, Evan attended college in Tulsa, where he was an active player on the football team. In 1956,...
Bonnie Ruth Duke
Jun 29, 2024
Bonnie Ruth Duke (née Gammage), affectionately known as Aunt BonBon, passed away on June 29, 2024, at the age of 87, in Tehuacana, Texas. Born on March 24, 1937, in Elkhart, Texas, Bonnie embarked on a fulfilling career that began at a young age. She dedicated many years to GMAC before taking on roles as a secretary for the City...
Ella Lee Crawley West
Jun 21, 2024
Mrs. Ella Lee Crawley West passed into Heavenly Life on June 21, 2024, aged 98. Mrs. West gained her wings while convalescing at Twilight Home in Corsicana, Texas, and had become a staff favorite there in the short duration of her excellent care. Born in 1925 to proud parents Willie Ervin Crawley and wife, Verna Newton Crawley, “Lee” received the...
