Obituaries
Marion Howze
Mar 29, 2015
Marion Edward "Billy" Howze, 93, left his earthly home, peacefully and surrounded by his loving family and friends, and entered into his eternal home to be with his Lord on March 29, 2015. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. Brad Brittain officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with...
Dr. Sims
Mar 26, 2015
Dr. Elgin Eugene Sims, 96, passed away March 26, 2015 in Waco, Texas. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 30, 2015 at the Lost Prairie Baptist Church with Rev. Clifton Jones officiating. There will be time provided in the service for people to share. Interment will follow in the Lost Prairie Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be...
Gerald Fulton
Mar 24, 2015
Gerald Lee Fulton, 73, of Simsboro, went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, March 24, 2015. He was born in Donie to Arthur and Eunice Fulton on Jan. 26, 1942. Gerald attended Donie School and graduated from Teague High School, where he was class president and quarterback for the Teague Lions in 1960. He received a Bachelor of Business...
JoAnn Hughes
Mar 23, 2015
JoAnn Whitley Hughes, 63, passed away March 23, 2015 at her home in Waco, Texas. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Bro. Jeff Stinson officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5:30-7:30 p.m., Friday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. JoAnn was born in Mexia, Texas on...
R. Hawkins
Mar 13, 2015
R.L. (Hawk) Hawkins, 81, of Mexia, passed away in his home on Friday, March 13, 2015. Funeral services will be 3:30 p.m., Sunday, March 15, 2015 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Mr. Neil Bond officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Saturday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. R.L. was born in Ben Hur,...
Ina Rincker
Mar 9, 2015
Ina Clydene Rincker, 67, of Mexia, passed away March 9, 2015 in Waco, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 14, 2015 at the First Pentecostal Church of God in Mexia with Pastor James Rincker officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Friday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Clydene was...
Jerry Elmore
Mar 7, 2015
Jerry Lee Elmore, 76, formerly of Mexia, passed away March 7, 2015 in Clear Lake, Texas. A memorial service will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. Marcus Sheffield officiating. Jerry was born December 21, 1938 in West Virginia to Leon and Hazel Kilgore Elmore. He worked for NASA for 25 years as a graphic...
Ina Rickard
Mar 7, 2015
Ina Rae Gorden Rickard, 56, of Coolidge, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2015. A loving tribute to Ina's life will be held with family and close friends at 1:00 p.m., Monday, March 9, 2015 at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Smith officiating. Interment will follow in the Tehuacana Cemetery. Ina was born August 8, 1958 in Mexia, TX to...
Margaret Williams
Feb 27, 2015
Last Thursday, February 26, 2015, was a normal day for Margaret with coffee in hand and laughter in her voice. She spoke to family and friends on the phone, had dinner to celebrate a friend's birthday and went to bed shortly after midnight. Before noon on Friday, she was called home to be reunited with so many loved ones that...
Ronald Dempsey
Feb 24, 2015
Ronald E. (Ronnie) Dempsey, went to be with the Lord on February 24, 2015. He was born September 20, 1956 in Mexia. He was the second child born to Elmer Eugene and Katherine Elizabeth Shinault Dempsey of Mexia. Ronnie attended Mexia High School and had a bachelor's degree in nursing. He served four years in the United States Navy. His...
Ann Fulton
Feb 21, 2015
Ann Bozeman Fulton, 73, of Simsboro, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, February 21, 2015. She was born in Personville to O.T. and Allie B. Bozeman on September 27, 1941. Ann attended Fair Oaks School and graduated from Groesbeck High School in 1960. She married Gerald Lee Fulton on June 14, 1963. For years, Ann was a fixture...
Valle Bain
Feb 21, 2015
Valle Louise Stevenson Bain, 90, of Mexia, passed away February 21, 2015 at her home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. Marcus Sheffield officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be held prior to the service, starting at 12:30 p.m., at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home Chapel....
Albert York
Feb 18, 2015
Albert Newton York, 67, left his earthly home to be with his Lord, and other family members, in his heavenly home on February 18, 2015. A memorial service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Northside Baptist Church with Rev. Jeff Wright officiating. Albert was born February 10, 1948 in Mexia, Texas to Louis Dee and Bernie Myrtle...
Mary Hitt
Feb 14, 2015
Mary Sue Hitt, 79, of Mexia, passed away February 14, 2015 in Alvin, Texas. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at the First Presbyterian Church with Pastor Glenn McGuire officiating. Interment will follow in the Point Enterprise Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Tuesday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Sue was born July 24,...
Loretta Shields
Feb 12, 2015
Loretta Ann "Lori" Shields, 57, of Tehuacana passed away February 12, 2015. Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m., Sunday, February 15, 2015 at the Tehuacana Cemetery. Lori was born July 17, 1957 in Mexia, Texas to John Lee and Patricia Ann Robinson Shields. She was a lifelong resident of Tehuacana and a graduate of Mexia High School. She was a...
Norman Rockey Jr.
Feb 10, 2015
Norman Dale Rockey, Jr., 57 of Mexia passed away February 10, 2015 in Waco, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. Justin Colquette and Chaplain Karen Hulsey officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 1:00-2:00 p.m., Saturday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Norman "Rockey" was...
David Cooper
Feb 8, 2015
David George Cooper was called home to be with his Lord on Sunday, February 8, 2015 after a brief illness. Visitation will be Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at the Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Services will follow at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel at Blair-Stubbs. The interment will be held in Evant, Texas. He was born June 20, 1941...
Janice Bozeman
Feb 6, 2015
Janice Elaine Robinson Bozeman passed away Friday, February 6, 2015. Janice was born February 13, 1948 in Mexia, Texas to Loyd and Lonnie Wilburn Robinson. She was a beloved wife, daughter, mother and grandmother. She attended grade school at Fair Oaks School, 9th and 10th grade at Mexia High School; and 11th and 12th grade at Groesbeck High School; where...
W. Stoecker
Feb 5, 2015
Weems Carl Stoecker, 66, of Groesbeck, TX passed away Thursday, February 5, 2015, at his home on Lake Limestone. An informal gathering of friends and family will be held Wednesday, February 11th at 1:00 p.m. at Blair-Stubbs Chapel in Mexia,TX to commemorate his life; Masonic Rites will follow. He was preceded in death by his parents Austin and William Stoecker....
Emily Fox
Feb 3, 2015
Heaven gained another angel on February 3, 2015. Emily Nussbaum Fox passed peacefully at her home following a courageous battle with a terminal illness. Graveside services will be 12:00 p.m., February 5, 2015 in the Mexia Cemetery with Rev. Marcus Sheffield officiating. Visitation with the family will be 5-6 p.m., Wednesday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Emily was born October 3,...
