Obituaries
Jean Miller
May 7, 2014
Jean Talley Miller, 85, passed away May 7, 2014 in Mexia. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 10, 2014 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Marcus Sheffield officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 9:00 - 10:00 a.m., Saturday, at First Baptist Church. Jean was born May 16, 1928 in Eureka,...
Raymond Ethridge
May 2, 2014
Raymond Eugene "Ray" Ethridge, 64, passed away May 2, 2014 in Waco, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at Prairie Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Clifton Jones and Judge Daniel Burkeen officiating. Graveside services with full Military Honors will follow in the Lost Prairie Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, at...
Ronald Wolcott
May 1, 2014
Ronald Dean Wolcott was born in North Platte, NE on October 25, 1947 and passed from this life May 1, 2014 at his home in Navasota, TX after a lengthy illness. Ron joined the US Army in 1967 and retired SFC of 5th Special Forces in 1989; making a career out of proudly serving his country for 22 years. While...
Louis York
Apr 27, 2014
Louis H. York, 85, of Mexia, entered into his heavenly home on April 27, 2014. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. Jeff Wright and Rev. Bill Wright officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Louis was born...
Elizabeth Watson
Apr 27, 2014
Elizabeth Ann Watson, 90, passed away April 27, 2014 in Denton, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at Victory Baptist Church, between Groesbeck and Thornton, with Rev. Billy Anderson officiating. Interment will be in Round Prairie Cemetery in Seale, Texas. Visitation with the family will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Blair-Stubbs Chapel in Thornton....
Louise Kennedy
Apr 26, 2014
Louise Matthews Kennedy, 77, passed away April 26, 2014 in Grapevine, Texas. Graveside services will be 4:00 p.m., Sunday, April 27, 2014 in the Point Enterprise Cemetery with Rev. Mark Matthews officiating. Louise was born May 24, 1936 in Groesbeck, Texas to Alfred and Erby Hines Matthews. She worked for the First National Bank in Mexia, Mexia State School and...
Ronnie Burrows
Apr 14, 2014
Ronnie H. Burrows, 80, of Mexia, passed away April 14, 2014 in Waco, Texas. Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m., Thursday, April 17, 2014 in the Mexia Cemetery with Reverend Marcus Sheffield and Brother Shane Winters officiating. Visitation with the family will be 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Thursday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Mr. Burrows was born Feb. 14, 1934 in...
Earline Owen
Apr 9, 2014
Johnnie Earline Ainsworth Owen, 88, passed away peacefully at her home in The Woodlands, Texas on April 9, 2014. She was born August 3, 1925 to Emma Mae Boaz Ainsworth and John Almer Ainsworth. Visitation with the family will be from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 10th at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Services will be held at Blair-Stubbs Funeral...
Viola Moss
Apr 1, 2014
Viola Marie Moss, 93, of Mexia, passed away April 1, 2014 in Mexia. Graveside services will be 4:30 p.m., Friday, April 4, 2014 in the Mexia Cemetery with Rev. Danny Niedecken officiating.. Visitation with the family will be 2:00-3:00 p.m., Friday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Viola was born July 21, 1920 in Tehuacana, Texas to Michael Bennett and Elnora Bronaugh...
Bruce Wilburn
Mar 31, 2014
Bruce Howard Wilburn, 94, of Groesbeck, passed away March 31, 2014 in Waco, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 4, 2014 at Prairie Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Clifton Jones officiating. Interment will follow in the LaSalle Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Thursday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Bruce was born July 22, 1919...
Florience Jones
Mar 29, 2014
Florience Jones, 90, of Mexia passed away March 29, 2014 in Mexia. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 31, 2014 in the Mexia Cemetery with Rev. Rick Gray officiating. Visitation with the family will be 11:00-12:30 p.m., Monday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Florience was born March 13, 1924 in New Hope, Texas to Hobert and Sarah McCoslin Hull....
James Sutton Sr.
Mar 25, 2014
James Edward Sutton, Sr., 66, of Carrollton, passed away March 25, 2014 in Plano, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 29, 2014 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. Steve Cowart officiating. Interment will follow in the Wortham Cemetery. James was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He married young, to the love of his life, and shortly afterwards...
Dorothy Lahrmann
Mar 23, 2014
Dorothy M. Lahrmann, 79, of Mexia, entered in to heaven on March 23, 2014. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father Benji Magnaye officiating. Interment will follow in the Point Enterprise Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Dorothy was born July 29,...
Susan Bleakney
Mar 19, 2014
Susan Patricia Lee Bleakney, 67, went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, March 19, 2014. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 24, 2014 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Mexia with Father Benji Magnaye officiating. Interment will follow in the Point Enterprise Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6-7 p.m., Sunday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home with...
Shawna Surratt
Mar 19, 2014
Shawna Lynn Patterson Surratt, 26, of Hurst, passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at her family's home in Mexia, Texas following a lengthy illness. She was born to David and Patti Patterson in Midland, Texas on February 20, 1988. She married the love of her life, Jared Surratt, on October 31, 2013. Shawna was raised in Carlsbad, NM where...
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...
