Obituaries

Aug 1, 2016

Tommy Lee "Tom" Kerley, of Teague, passed away August 1, 2016 at the VA Hospital in Temple, Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 4, 2016 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. Michael Vestal officiating. A graveside service with Military Honors and interment will follow in the Salem Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Butch Nichols, Nick Nichols, Ron Day, Lance...

Aug 1, 2016

Lillian Faye Prowell passed away August 1, 2016, in Mexia, at the age of 86. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at the Northcrest Church of Christ with Mr. Shane Alexander officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Josh Prowell, Aaron Prowell, Ben Prowell, Alex Davis, Don Corbitt, John Turpin and Dwight Gamble will serve...

Jul 29, 2016

Travis P. Brown, longtime Coolidge resident, passed away on July 29, 2016 in Lufkin, Texas at the age of 97. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 1, 2016 at the First Baptist Church in Coolidge with Rev. Fred Sain and Rev. Chuck Sturgeon officiating. Interment will follow in the Coolidge Cemetery. Kevin Brown, Erik Brown, Ken Pollard, Glen...

Jul 27, 2016

David Allen joined his Heavenly Father on July 27, 2016, at the age of 64, after fighting cancer for the last 18 months. He was surrounded by his family and loved ones at the time of his departure. He married his wife and soulmate of 48 years, Bertha Barnes Allen on August 2, 1968. David leaves behind his wife, Bertha...

Jul 26, 2016

Nora Reece Johnston, 81, passed away July 26, 2016 in Mexia, Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 29, 2016 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Mr. Shane Alexander officiating. Interment will follow in the Thornton Cemetery. Johnny Reece, Milo Gonzalez, Joshua Bay, William Johnston, Caleb Johnston, Issac Johnston and James Johnston will serve as pallbearers. Visitation with the family...

Jul 25, 2016

Donald Howard Lipsett went to be with our Lord and Savior on the morning of July 25th 2016 at his residence at Three Forks Assisted Living Center in Forney, Texas. His previous residence was Mexia, Texas for 20 years and prior to that Mesquite, Texas for over 20 years. Don was born on February 21st, 1924 in Erie, Pennsylvania to...

Jul 21, 2016

Virginia Nell Kerzee Buttery was born in Point Enterprise, Texas on January 18, 1929 to Will Kerzee and Lucy Kate Bozeman Kerzee, she was the youngest of nine children. After finishing school in Point Enterprise and Mexia, she attended secretarial school in Ft. Worth where she met and fell in love with a handsome chemical engineer, Lewis Buttery. Their marriage...

Jul 20, 2016

Alma Christine Gamble Padgett, 90, passed away July 20, 2016 in Mexia, Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 23, 2016 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Mr. Larry Dickens and Mr. Joe Lucas officiating. Interment will follow in the Seale-Round Prairie Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be her great-grandsons, Cody Cotton, Will Padgett, Jordan Padgett, Jackson Richardson, Zachery Richardson...

Jul 19, 2016

Elouise "Pookie" York, 79, of Teague, passed away July 19, 2016 in Mexia, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, July 24, 2016 in the Greenwood Cemetery in Teague with Bro. Jeremy Webb officiating. Elouise was born in Bald Prairie, Texas on November 4, 1936 to Basil Kinner and Ruby Ozelle Long Watson. She worked at...

Jul 16, 2016

Mary Ann Carter Space passed away July 16, 2016 in Austin, TX. She was born April 16, 1926 in Mexia, Texas to Charles Edward and Fay Fedrick Carter. She graduated from Mexia High School class of 1943, and attended Southwestern University where she was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority. She met her future husband, Charles W. "Jimmy" Space...

Jul 9, 2016

Lahoma Tyner Patton, 85, formerly of Teague, passed away July 9, 2016 in Katy, Texas. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, July 16, 2016 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. Scott Matthews officiating. Interment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Friday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Lahoma was born in Teague, Texas on...

Jul 8, 2016

Cecil McDonald, Jr. passed away on July 8, 2016, at the age of 88, following a lengthy illness of reoccurring strokes. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, July 11, 2016 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. Tracy Sims officiating. Interment will follow in the Shiloh Cemetery with Holloway Martin, Bill Hughes, Elmer Beene, Terry Lynn McDonald, Rick Sadler, Billie Gene...

Jul 6, 2016

JoNell Thomas Grider, 76, passed away July 6, 2016. Ms. Grider was born on December 13, 1939 in Farrar, Texas to Marion Little Thomas and Essie Wells Thomas. She lived in Lewisville for 42 years, but called Mexia her home. Ms. Grider was an accounts payable clerk for the majority of her career, retiring from Michaels Stores in 2004 to...

Jul 4, 2016

Vida Evelyn Hogan, 97, of Thornton, passed away July 4, 2016 in Marlin, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 7, 2016 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel in Thornton with Mr. Floyd Stanley officiating. Interment will follow in the Cobb Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Mike Brown, John Banks Campbell, Rand Bates, Kenneth Capps, Bill Jackson and Raymond Harlan. Visitation with...

Jun 22, 2016

Wilma Lee Asher Mansel, 97, passed away June 22, 2016 in Mexia, Texas. A graveside service will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 25, 2016 in the Shiloh Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-6 p.m., Friday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Wilma was born in Mexia, Texas on November 20, 1918 to Ollie Eugene and Ethel Clancy Asher. She married...

Jun 19, 2016

Don Alan McCord, 53, of Lake Mexia, passed away June 19, 2016 in Waco, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at the Booker T. Washington Park pavallion with Rev. Michael Lehnhardt officiating. There will be a reception to follow at the Lake Mexia Marina. Don was born in Waxahachie, Texas on August...

Jun 18, 2016

Betty Ruth Turner Little, 86, passed away June 18, 2016 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Graveside services will be 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 21, 2016 in the Mexia Cemetery with Rev. Marcus Sheffield officiating. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Monday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Betty was born In Mexia, Texas on May 25, 1930 to G. W. and...

Jun 18, 2016

Roy Eugene Henderson passed away June 18, 2016 in Canton, Texas. Survivors include a nephew, Jim Hargrove of Canton. A complete obituary will be posted later. Service Information

Tuesday, June 21st, 2016 11:00am, Mexia Cemetery

Jun 16, 2016

Juanita Smith Wright, beloved daughter, sister, aunt, wife, mother, and granny, passed away on June 16, 2016 at age 90 in San Antonio, Texas. She was born in Groesbeck, Texas on July 24, 1925 to Sylvester Smith and Annie Pearl Phillips Smith. She was preceded in death by her son, James "Jimmy" Tate, at age 3: husband, Lewis Harold Wright;...

Jun 12, 2016

Anita Gaona Gomez, 63, passed away at her home in Mexia on June 12, 2016. A celebration of Anita's life will begin Monday afternoon, June 13, 2016 and continue through Tuesday, June 14, 2015 at Iglesia Mision Pentecostal Church. Graveside service and interment will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 15, 2016 in the Mexia Cemetery with Pastor Carlos Mora officiating....