Obituaries

James Hanrahan

James Hanrahan

Nov 19, 2014

James Jeremy Hanrahan left his loving family on November 19, 2014 in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 24, 2014 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Bro. Darrel Beggs officiating. Interment will follow in the Point Enterprise Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 3-5 p.m., Sunday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Jeremy was born February 2, 1986 in...

Claudette Killins

Claudette Killins

Nov 15, 2014

Claudette Marie Killins, 40, of Dawson, passed away November 15, 2014 in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. Shane Norcross officiating. Interment will follow in the Tehuacana Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 9:00-11:00 a.m., Wednesday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Claudette was born May 20, 1974 in Houston,...

Ronald Brown

Ronald Brown

Nov 11, 2014

Ronald Truman Brown, 71, passed away November 11, 2014 in Teague, Texas. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 14, 2014 at the Prairie Grove Baptist Church with Brother Clifton Jones officiating. Interment will be in the Prairie Grove Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 10:00-11:00 a.m., Friday, at the Prairie Grove Baptist Church. Ronald was born...

Flura Erskine

Flura Erskine

Nov 7, 2014

Flura Delle Teer Erskine passed away peacefully surrounded by her children on November 7, 2014, in Longview, Texas after 97 fulfilling years of life. Born on June 7, 1917, in Freestone County, Texas, to James Birch and Maude Edna Teer, she was the youngest of 14 children. She descended from a distinguished lineage of patriots in the American Revolution as...

Sharlett Winkle

Sharlett Winkle

Nov 5, 2014

Sharlett Ann Van Winkle, 71, of Shiloh, passed away November 5, 2014 in Waco, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 8, 2014 at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. James Hooper and Rev. Shane Norcross officiating. Interment will follow in the Shiloh Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 12:00 - 2:00 p.m., Saturday, at Calvary Baptist Church....

Nora Amaya

Nora Amaya

Oct 30, 2014

Nora Elia Amaya, 47, of Mexia, passed away October 30, 2014 from injuries received in an auto accident. Funeral services will be 9:30 a.m., Monday, November 3, 2014 at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father Justin Ngugen officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation and Rosary will be 6:00 p.m., Sunday at Blair-Stubbs Chapel. Nora was born April...

Doris Freeman

Doris Freeman

Oct 27, 2014

Doris Lunelle Freeman, 84, of Mexia, passed away October 27, 2014 in Groesbeck, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at the Forest Glade Baptist Church with Pastor Gil Ash officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Tuesday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Doris was born August 2,...

Emma Nance

Emma Nance

Oct 23, 2014

Emma Nell Nance, 82, passed away October 23, 2014 in Groesbeck, Texas. Graveside service will be 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 26, 2014 at Lake Chapel Cemetery in Fairfield, Texas. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Saturday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Emma was born September 17, 1932 in Slaton, Texas to Rash Channing and Nellie Maude Means Burnett, one...

Vivian Gonzalez

Vivian Gonzalez

Oct 18, 2014

Vivian I. Gonzalez, 19, passed away October 18, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. Funeral services will be 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Pastor Jimmy Montolla officiating. There will be no graveside service. Visitation with the family will be 1:00- 6:00 p.m., Tuesday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Vivian was born February 15, 1995 in Dallas, Texas....

Ivan Ward

Ivan Ward

Oct 13, 2014

Ivan Jack Ward, 69, of Coolidge, passed away October 13, 2014 in Burleson, Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 16, 2014 at the First United Methodist Church in Coolidge with Rev. Charles Kimble and Rev. Robert Barnett officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Wednesday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral...

Georgia Bounds

Georgia Bounds

Oct 8, 2014

Georgia Lee Bounds, 90, of Teague, passed away October 8, 2014 in Fairfield. Georgia was born November 4, 1923 in Manila, Arkansas to Richard and Jennie Weatherford. She was a Registered Nurse and worked many years in home healthcare. She was a loving wife and mother who spent her life not only taking care of her family, but many others....

Judith Guest

Judith Guest

Oct 6, 2014

Judith Ann "Judy" Guest, 68, passed away October 6, 2014 at her home in Mexia. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. Jeff Wright officiating. There will be no graveside service. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Tuesday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Judy was born December 6, 1945 in Jewett,...

Hillry Truitt

Hillry Truitt

Sep 27, 2014

Hillry Leo Truitt, 83, of Thornton, passed away September 27, 2014 in Waco, Texas. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 1, 2014 in the Thornton Cemetery with Bro. Danny Overton officiating. Hillry was born March 30, 1931 in Kennedy, Texas to Robert Allen and Carrie Mary Clifton Truitt. He retired from the City of Houston Parks and Recreation...

Vicki Smith

Vicki Smith

Sep 24, 2014

Vicki Sharon Smith, 62, entered her heavenly home on September 24, 2014. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 25, 2014 at Northcrest Church of Christ with Jody Day officiating. Interment will follow in the Cotton Gin Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Wednesday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Vicki was born March 30, 1952 in Mexia,...

Lorene Banning

Lorene Banning

Sep 16, 2014

Lorene Kay Banning, 61, passed away September 16, 2014 at her home in Mexia. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 20, 2014 in the Mexia Cemetery with Rev. Tom Prentiss officiating. Lorene was born January 1, 1953 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Harold and Lorene Lucille Graham Van Dyken. She moved to Mexia, several years ago, to take...

Dorothy Craig

Dorothy Craig

Sep 16, 2014

Dorothy Mae Craig, 93, passed away September 16, 2014 at her home in Mexia. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 19, 2014 at the First Assembly of God Church with Bro. Brian Hallmark, Bro. Paul Moore and Chaplain Larry Holden officiating. Interment will follow in the Lake Chapel Cemetery in Freestone County. Visitation with the family will be...

Louise Horn

Louise Horn

Sep 8, 2014

Louise A. Horn, 93, passed away September 8, 2014 at Cartmell Home for Aged in Palestine. Rosary will be held at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Mexia. Interment will follow in the Land of Memory Cemetery in...

Harley Tisdale

Harley Tisdale

Sep 8, 2014

Harley Douglas Tisdale passed away Monday, September 8, 2014, in Mexia Texas at the age of 81. He was born September 30, 1932 in Kirven, Texas to David Marion and Irene Tisdale. Douglas proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. He served in Alaska as a Radar operator and remained in the Army reserve for an additional eight years....

Bennie Posey

Bennie Posey

Sep 8, 2014

Bennie Charles Posey, 84, passed away September 8, 2014 in Waco, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at the First Baptist Church in Mexia with Rev. Marcus Sheffield, Rev. Jerry Fulton and Rev. Michael King officiating. Interment will follow in the Woodland Cemetery in Kirven, TX. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Tuesday...

Charles Howard Jr.

Charles Howard Jr.

Sep 7, 2014

Charles David Howard, Jr., commonly known as "Chuck" and "Junior", passed away on September 7, 2014 at the age of 46. He was born on August 5, 1968 in Laredo, Texas to Vergie and Charles Howard. He graduated from Teague High School. Charles was the proud father of one son, Jordan, from his first marriage. He was a devout Christian...