Obituaries

Walker Nance

Walker Nance

Dec 14, 2013

Walker P. Nance, 94, of Thornton, passed away December 14, 2013 at his home. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 18, 2013 in the Thornton Cemetery with Chaplain Merry Wilburn officiating. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, at Blair-Stubbs Chapel in Thornton. Louie and Bertha Walker Nance gave birth to Walker P. Nance on August...

Thelma Hickson

Thelma Hickson

Dec 13, 2013

Thelma Louise "Gran" Hickson, 93, formerly of Mexia, passed away December 13, 2013 in Azle, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 16, 2013 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. James Boling officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 11:00 a.m. until service time, Monday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Louise was...

Fayma Hill

Fayma Hill

Dec 10, 2013

Fayma Henderson Hill passed away December 10, 2013 in Mexia, Texas at the age of 83. She was born January 23, 1930 in Mexia where she grew up, attending Mexia High School where she met the love of her life, John J. Hill who preceded her in death in 1995. She has gone to join him in heaven, forever together....

Larry LaRue

Larry LaRue

Dec 9, 2013

Larry LaRue, 60, of Mexia, went home to Heaven on December 9, 2013. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, December 12, 2013 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. Marcus Sheffield officiating. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home. Larry was born June 22, 1953 in Mexia, Texas to Henry and Virginia LaRue. He was...

Refus Pevehouse

Refus Pevehouse

Dec 7, 2013

Refus E. Pevehouse, 83, of Mexia, passed away December 7, 2013 in Mexia. Funeral services were held at 3:30 p.m., Sunday, December 8, 2013 with Rev. Clifton Jones officiating. Interment was in the Prairie Grove Cemetery. Refus was born February 14, 1930 in Personville, Texas to James E. and Lillie Reynolds Pevehouse. He was a truck driver for over 20...

Peter Hamman

Peter Hamman

Dec 2, 2013

Peter Carlton Hamman, 35, of Oakwood, passed away December 2, 2013 at his home. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., at Greenwood Cemetery in Teague, Texas. Peter was born December 18, 1977 in Guatemala City, Guatemala to William F. and Lilian R. Cowart Hamman. He was a wonderful, loving son and brother with an outgoing personality. Peter is survived by...

Juanita Forrester

Juanita Forrester

Nov 30, 2013

Juanita Bardin Forrester, 85, of Coolidge, passed away November 30, 2013 in Mexia. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 2, 2013 at the Coolidge Cemetery Chapel with Rev. Marcus Sheffield officiating. Visitation with the family will begin prior to the service at 1:00 p.m. Juanita was born June 13, 1928 in Oletha, Texas to David Samuel and Myrtle...

Barbara Bartlett

Barbara Bartlett

Nov 26, 2013

Barbara Erskine Bartlett, 61, of Mexia, passed away November 26, 2013. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 30, 2013 at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home with Rev. Marcus Sheffield and Chaplain Karen Hulsey officiating. Interment will follow in the Thornton Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Friday at the funeral home. Barbara was born September 9, 1952...

Chad Carter

Chad Carter

Nov 26, 2013

Chad Wanye Carter, 48, of Buffalo, passed away November 26, 2013 in Temple, Texas. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, November 29, 2013 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. Jeff Hatton officiating. Interment will follow in the Mt. Tabor Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 12:00 -1:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Chad was born January 31, 1965...

Bobby Shelton

Bobby Shelton

Nov 26, 2013

Bobby Lee Shelton, 64, of Mexia, passed November 26, 2013 at his home. A memorial service will be 6:00 p.m., Monday, December 2, 2013 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel. Bobby was born October 10, 1949 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to Fred and Ivy Massey Shelton. He was a self-employed truck driver. He had been a resident of Limestone County since the mid...

Donald Morgan

Donald Morgan

Nov 24, 2013

Donald Roy Morgan, 82, of Donie, passed away November 24, 2013 at his home. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel in Mexia with Rev. Ottis Byers officiating. Interment will follow in the Wilson Chapel Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Tuesday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Donald was born August 19,...

Virgie Morgan

Virgie Morgan

Nov 23, 2013

Virgie Marie Morgan, 94, of Mexia, passed away November 23, 2013 in Mexia. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. James Hooper officiating. Interment will be in the Whitney Cemetery in Whitney, Texas. Visitation with the family will be 10:00-11:00 a.m., Wednesday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Marie was born in Farrar, Texas...

Christian Rogers

Christian Rogers

Nov 19, 2013

Christian James Rogers, 3 month old infant son of David and Taylor Rogers, passed away November 19, 2013. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, November 22, 2013 at the Calvary Baptist Church with Brother John Collier officiating. Interment will be in the Tehuacana Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 11:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m., Friday at Calvary Baptist Church...

Israel Vasquez

Israel Vasquez

Nov 19, 2013

Israel Vasquez, 75, of Mexia, passed away November 19, 2013 at his home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 25, 2013 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. Nettali Guzman officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Sunday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Israel was born January 6, 1938 in Brooklyn, New...

Johnny Tudor

Johnny Tudor

Nov 5, 2013

Johnny Ray Tudor Sr. was born January 15 1977. He passed away on November 5th in Odessa Texas. He is survived by 3 children Johnny Jr., Megan, and Emma Tudor, his wife Janice Tudor, and numerous other family members and friends. He was a big hearted man who did everything he could to help his family and friends. He enjoyed...

Helen Boykin

Helen Boykin

Nov 2, 2013

Helen Payne Boykin, loving and loved, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, passed away peacefully, November 2, 2013 to join her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She was born on September 3, 1930 in Mexia, Texas to Robert Earl Payne and Sarah Oma Payne. She is survived by her sons, Dennis and wife, Cynthia, their daughters, Courtney and Brittany, Tony...

Delores Sims

Delores Sims

Nov 1, 2013

Delores Jean Sims, 66, passed away November 1, 2013 in Groesbeck, Texas. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 04, 2013 at the Mexia Cemetery with Chaplain Karen Hulsey officiating. Delores was born January 4, 1947 in Lufkin, Texas to Ivey Franklin Sims, Jr. and Willie Marjorie Herring Sims. She was always happy, friendly and loved everyone she met....

Minnie Terry

Minnie Terry

Oct 29, 2013

Minnie Modene Terry, 94, of Conoe, passed away October 29, 2013 at her home. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, November 1, 2013 in the Mexia Cemetery with Mr. Larry Cone, Jr. officiating.. Modene was born June 2, 1919 in Corsicana, Texas to Paul P. and Octie W. Scott Wallace. She married Chester Lee Terry in 1939. She was...

Rolland Belcher

Rolland Belcher

Oct 25, 2013

Rolland "Doc" Belcher passed away Thursday evening at his home on Lake Mexia. Doc was born in Nevada, Iowa on February 16, 1933 to Clark and Evelyn Belcher. Doc joined the United States Navy at the age of 17 serving during the Korean and Vietnam wars. He retired from the Navy in 1971 and made his home in Wahiawa, Hawaii...

Robert Bailey

Robert Bailey

Oct 22, 2013

Robert Carlton Bailey, 62, of Mexia, passed away October 22, 2013 at his home. Robert was born May 7, 1951 in Hubbard, Texas to Joe Carlton and Francis Slater Bailey. He married Laneil Blackmon on August 7, 1991 in Key West, Florida. Robert retired from the Mexia State School after 28 years of service as Director of the Geriatric Department....