Obituaries
Ray Layne
Mar 17, 2014
Ray Henry "Hank" Layne, 54, of Wortham, passed away March 17, 2014 in Fairfield, Texas. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Thursday, March 20, 2014 at First Baptist Church in Mexia with Pastor Jimmy Cotton officiating. Interment will follow in the Fairview Cemetery in Hubbard, Texas. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Hank...
Scotty McMinn
Mar 17, 2014
Scotty Lynn McMinn, 43, passed away March 17, 2014 at his home in Mexia. Graveside services will be 2PM, Wednesday, March 19, 2014 in the Mexia Cemetery with Rev. Bill Wright officiating. Scotty was born January 21, 1971 in Groesbeck, Texas to Jerry W. McMinn and Nettie Shores Walker. He lived in Mexia his entire life and graduated from Mexia...
Ray Henderson
Mar 10, 2014
Ray Gene Henderson, 83, of Mexia, passed away March 10, 2014 at his home. Funeral services will be 2 PM, Thursday, March 13, 2014 at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Wilmer Davis and Brother Jan Harrison officiating. Burial will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Wednesday evening from 6 until 8 PM at the...
Jona Cooper
Mar 1, 2014
Jona Fay Cooper, 81, of La Porte, passed away at her home. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 4, 2014 in the Cotton Gin Cemetery with Rev. Bill Wright officiating. Jona was born January 6, 1932 in Mexia, Texas to Buford M. and Bertha Mildred Padgett Lancaster. She devoted her life to her husband and raising their children....
Amos Holt
Mar 1, 2014
Amos Carl Holt, 98 years of age, passed away March 1, 2014 in Katy. Amos was a long time resident of Point Enterprise, Texas. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Minister Greyson Holt. Interment will follow in the Point Enterprise Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 10:00- 11:00 a.m., Saturday at...
Herman Lee
Mar 1, 2014
Herman Eugene "Pete" Lee, of Thornton, passed away at home on Saturday, March 1, 2014, at age 86. Pete is survived by his wife, Wilma, daughter; Sherry Hollis (John); sons, Ken Lee and Forrest Roberts (Beth); seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and sisters, Jo Ludwick of Marietta, Georgia and Marjorie Morris of Roswell, Georgia. Funeral services will be held at 2:00...
Linda Brown
Feb 20, 2014
Linda Carol Brown, 56, of Waco, entered into her heavenly home on February 20, 2014. Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m., Sunday, February 23, 2014 at the Pinery Cemetery in Palestine, Texas with Pastor Joe Washington, Jr. officiating. Linda was born March 14, 1957 in Houston, Texas to John Thomas Brown, Sr. and Hattie Burks Brown. Due to health reasons,...
Barbara Teel
Feb 18, 2014
Barbara Louise Teel, 87, longtime resident of Mexia, died Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at Parkview Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 22nd at 11:00 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. James Hooper and Rev. Rick Gray officiating. Burial will be in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Friday, February 21st...
Raymond Reagan
Feb 15, 2014
Raymond Reagan, 72, of Mexia, passed away February 15, 2014 in Bryan, Texas. Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 18, 2014 in the Cotton Gin Cemetery with Bro. Brett Prince officiating. Raymond was born March 6, 1941 in Houston, Texas to Gordon and Theda Tucker Reagan. He worked for many years as mechanic and truck driver. Raymond enjoyed...
Jeffalene Stuver
Feb 14, 2014
Funeral services for Mrs. Jeffalene Trotter Stuver, 94, of Tehuacana will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 16, 2014 at First United Methodist Church in Tehuacana. The Rev. Brad Brittain will officiate with interment to follow in the Tehuacana Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be held at 1:00 p.m., Sunday at the First United Methodist Church in Tehuacana....
Deborah Brooks
Feb 14, 2014
Deborah Kaye Brooks, 60, of Mexia, passed away February 14, 2014 at her home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at the Prairie Grove Baptist Church with Pastor Mike Smith officiating. Interment will follow in the Prairie Grove Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 1:00-2:00 p.m., Tuesday, at the Prairie Grove Baptist Church. Deborah was...
Rosie Timberlake
Feb 13, 2014
Rosie Mae Timberlake, 83, passed away February 13, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. Graveside services will be 4:00 p.m., Sunday, February 16, 2014 in the Mexia Cemetery with Chaplain Paul Reedy officiating. Visitation with the family will be 2:30-4:00 p.m., Sunday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Rosie was born January 18, 1931 in Cotton Gin, Texas to Marshall and Nancy Jewel...
Charles Lynch
Feb 13, 2014
Charles Adrian "Chuck" Lynch, 67, of Mexia, passed away February 13, 2014 in Waco, Texas. A celebration of Chuck's life will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 1, 2014 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel. Visitation with family and friends will follow at the Forrest Place, 500 E. Palestine in Mexia. Chuck was born February 23, 1946 in San Antonio, Texas to...
Willie Slaughter
Feb 12, 2014
Willie Buchanan "Buck" Slaughter, 91, of Mexia, passed away February 12, 2014 in Mexia. Funeral services will be 2PM, Sunday, February 16, 2014 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. Bill Wright and Mr. Neil Bond officiating. Interment will follow in the New Hope Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Saturday at the Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Buck was born...
Jimmie Cogdell
Feb 11, 2014
Born February 17, 1924 in Denton, TX to John William and Eskel Delilah Elrod Cogdell, Jimmie Ray Cogdell passed away quietly in his sleep on February 11, 2014, just 6 days shy of his 90th birthday. Following in his father's footsteps, he began in the trade of roofing before enlisting in the Army on March 5, 1943 at Fort Sam...
Wilbur Bradley
Feb 4, 2014
Funeral services for Wilbur June (White) Bradley, 90, will be held at the First Baptist Church in Mexia, Texas on Sunday, February 9, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. Rev. Marcus Sheffield, Pastor, will officiate, assisted by Bro. Marc Wilson and Bro. Michael Vestal. Interment will follow in the White family plot in the Dew Cemetery in Dew, Texas. Visitation with the...
Julius Hawkins
Feb 3, 2014
Julius Caesar "J.C." Hawkins, III, 82, of Mexia, passed away February 3, 2014 in Mexia. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 5, 2014 in the Mexia Cemetery with Rev. Danny Niedecken officiating. J. C. was born May 28, 1931 in Freeman, Missouri to J. C. Hawkins, Jr. and Erma Lorena Rowe Hawkins. He served his country in the...
Tammy Schuett
Jan 23, 2014
Tammy Lynn Schuett, 43, of Mexia, passed away January 23, 2014 at her home. Services are pending at this time.
J. Gann Jr.
Jan 15, 2014
J. C. Gann, Jr., 62, of Fairfield, passed away January 15, 2014 in Dallas, Texas. A memorial service will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 19, 2014 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel. J. C. was born September 4, 1951 in Teague, Texas to J. C. and Edna Wells Gann. He retired from TDCJ after many years as a Lieutenant of Correction Officers. He...
Glen Corder
Jan 15, 2014
Glen Allen Corder , 63, of Coolidge, Texas (formerly of Amarillo, Texas) passed away January 15, 2014 at his home. He attended Northcrest Church of Christ in Mexia. Glen, along with his sister, Cynthia Corder-Holmes, gave his life to Christ on June 26, 1959. He graciously donated his body to science; UT Medical Center in Dallas. A memorial service to...