Obituaries

Sep 12, 2013

Linda Marion Slauson, 54, of Thornton, passed away September 12, 2013 at her home in Thornton. Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m., Sunday, September 15, 2013 at Cobb Cemetery with Rev. Steve Nance officiating. Visitation with the family will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday at Blair-Stubbs Chapel in Thornton. Linda was born November 29, 1958 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Bill...

Sep 12, 2013

Velma Irene "Tump" Asher, 91, of Mexia passed away September 12, 2013 in Mexia. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, September 16, 2013 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. James Hooper officiating. Interment will follow in the Shiloh Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Sunday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Tump was born January 27, 1922 in Crockett,...

Sep 11, 2013

Rolando Olivares, 26, of Mexia, passed away September 11, 2013 in Waco, Texas. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, September 14, 2013 at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Mario Rivera officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will begin at 7:00 p.m., Friday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Rolando was born September 30, 1986 in...

Sep 9, 2013

Bobby Joe Creech, 67, of Mexia, passed away September 9, 2013 in Temple, Texas. The family will have a private memorial service. Bobby was born May 30, 1946 in Uvalde, Texas to Cecil Finley and Marilyn Brody Creech. He was a self-employed master plumber for over 20 years. He proudly served his country in the U. S. Navy during the...

Sep 7, 2013

Riley Reagan, 63, of Mexia, passed away September 7, 2013 in Temple, Texas. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 13, 2013 at Forest Glade Baptist Church with Rev. Gil Ash officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 10-11 a.m., Friday at Forest Glade Baptist Church. Riley was born June 17, 1950...

Aug 27, 2013

Rodger Dale Cotton, 63, passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2013. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 31, 2013 at First Baptist Church in Mexia with Rev. Bob Tarbet and Mr. Ben Bloomer officiating. Interment will follow in the Tehuacana Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Friday at the funeral home. Rodger was born February 7,...

Aug 14, 2013

Willis Boyd Walpole, 78, of Mexia passed away August 14, 2013 in Mineola, Texas. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 17, 2013 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. Bill Wright, Sr. officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 10:00 -11:00 a.m., Saturday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Boyd was born February 19, 1935...

Aug 8, 2013

Pat Lynn Simmons, 71, of Lanely, passed away August 8, 2013 at his home in Lanely. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, August 11, 2013 at Greenwood Cemetery in Teague. Pat was born July 18, 1942 in Teague, Texas to Normie Earl and Selma Clyde Johnson Simmons. He had been a resident of the Freestone County area most of...

Aug 1, 2013

Nelda Lou Blackmon, 76, of Mexia, passed away August 1, 2013 in Mexia. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, August 3, 2013 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Pastor Earl Sterling officiating. Interment will follow in the Tehuacana Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 7-9 p.m., Friday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Nelda was born October 12, 1936 in Bremond, Texas...

Jul 28, 2013

Jeremy Damian Salinas passed away on July 28, 2013 in Waco, Texas. Graveside services will be 10AM, Thursday, August 1, 2013 in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 2-7 p.m., Wednesday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Jeremy was born July 28, 2013 in Waco, Texas to Guadalupe Damian and Alajandra Salinas.

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Jul 25, 2013

Fred Edwin Payne, 79, of Waco passed away July 25, 2013 in Waco. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 27, 2013 at the Woodland Cemetery in Kirvin, Texas with Reverend Michael King officiating. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Friday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral home in Mexia. Fred was born November 30, 1933 in Streetman, Texas to...

Jul 15, 2013

Bryan Kevin Sterling, 40, of Mexia passed away July 15, 2013 in Waco, Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Tom Prentiss officiating. Interment will follow in the Forest Glade Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 9:00-10:00 a.m., Wednesday, in the First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. Bryan was...

Jul 14, 2013

J. W. Cargile, 60, of Mexia passed away July 14, 2013 in Mexia. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Eddie Hayworth officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Wayne was born April 9, 1953 in...

Jul 12, 2013

Louis Kukulski, 94, formerly of Thornton, passed away July 12, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 5, 2013 in the Thornton Cemetery with Father Benji Magnaye officiating. Visitation with the family will be 4-6 p.m., Sunday at Blair-Stubbs Chapel in Thornton. Louis Kukulski was the beloved husband of the late Belva (nee Stutts); devoted...

Jul 11, 2013

Howard Eugene Awalt, 64, of Mexia passed away July 11, 2013 in Mexia. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m., Sunday, July 14, 2013 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. Bryan Hallmark officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 1:30-2:30, Sunday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Howard was born February 9, 1949 in Pratt, Kansas to...

Jul 10, 2013

Frank Edward Lemanski passed away suddenly at his home on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Frank was born December 6, 1936 in Fort Worth, Texas to Frank A. and Florine Ohendalski Lemanski. He attended school in Mexia and Bellmead graduating from LaVega in 1955. He entered the Navy in 1956 and toured the South Pacific on the USS Shangri-La. After serving...

Jul 8, 2013

Charlsye Lynn Phillips Adams lost her battle with cancer on July 8, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loved ones. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 11, 2013 in the Mexia Cemetery with Chaplain Mary Wilburn officiating. Charlsye was born January 28, 1943 to Macon Howard Phillps, Jr. and Willie Mae Harris Phillips in Mexia, Texas. She...

Jul 4, 2013

James Ray Miller, 74, of Mexia passed away July 4, 2013 at his home at Lake Mexia. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, July 8, 2013 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel in Mexia with Rev. Rick Gray officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Sunday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. James was born...

Jul 3, 2013

Bob Lee Walker, 55, of Teague passed away July 3, 2013 in Mexia, Texas. Graveside services will be 2PM, Saturday, July 6, 2013 in Wilson Chapel Cemetery. Bob was born June 24, 1958 in Mexia, Texas to Joseph C. "Joe" and Vera Hazel Pettigrew Walker. He graduated from Teague High School in 1976. He was a construction and cement worker...

Jul 2, 2013

Veneta Gatlin Talley left this world to join loved ones in eternity on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, after complications from bypass surgery. Funeral services will be 2PM, Friday, July 5, 2013 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Marcus Sheffield officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 1:00 p.m. until service time, Friday,...