Obituaries
Mary Miller
May 28, 2013
Mary Elrose Miller, of Mexia, passed away May 28, 2013 at her residence. A memorial service will be 3PM, Friday, May 31, 2013 at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Marcus Sheffield officiating. Elrose was born to Jack and Dorothy Faye West Carlson on March 20, 1968 in Teague, Texas. She married Billy Miller on July 15, 1984 in Tyler,...
Quentin Cooper
May 26, 2013
Quentin Shane Cooper, 17, of Gulf Breeze passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, May 26, 2013 after a long battle with liver cancer. Quentin graduated with the Gulf Breeze High School Class of 2013. He loved skateboarding, baseball, video games and hanging out with his friends. He also worked at Funny Cars on Pensacola Beach. He was preceded...
Billy Mills
May 26, 2013
Billy Frank Mills, 81, of Mexia passed away Sunday, May 26, 2013 in Mexia. Billy was born July 29, 1931 in Coolidge to James Elmer and Arie Mae Carroll Mills Billy married Dixie L. Neale on July 30, 1951 and they were married close to 60 years before her death in 2011. He enjoyed a long career with Shell Oil...
Van Hanshaw Jr.
May 15, 2013
Van Morris Hanshaw, Jr., 53, of Groesbeck, passed away May 15, 2013 in Waco, Texas. Funeral services will be 2PM, Saturday, May 18, 2013 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Minister Frank Pruitt officiating. Interment will follow in the Wilson Chapel Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Friday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Van was born May 17, 1959 in...
Terry Carson
May 14, 2013
Terry Hunt Carson, 64, of Mexia, Texas died on Wednesday, May 14, 2013 at the Mexia LTC Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born May 27, 1948 in St. Louis, Missouri to Ed and Sue Carson. He married Cathy A. Van Buren on June 27, 1994. He is survived by hiswife, Cathy Carson of Mexia; daughter, Cara Ann Carson and...
William Sandlin
May 13, 2013
William "Bill" Forrest Sandlin passed away May 13, 2013 in Ogden, Utah, where he lived contentedly for 30+ years. Graveside services will be 1PM, Sunday, May 19, 2013 in the Mexia Cemetery. He was born November 2, 1944 in Velasco, Texas and spent his youth in Jones Creek, Texas. Upon graduation from Brazosport High School in Freeport, Texas, Bill soon...
Harvey Hallmark
May 6, 2013
Harvey Clinton Hallmark, 49, of Mexia, passed away May 6, 2013 in Waco, Texas. Memorial services will be 3PM, Friday, May 10, 2013 at the First Baptist Church in Wortham with Rev. James Herrington and Rev. Justin Colquette officiating. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Thursday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Clinton was born August 17, 1963 in Mexia...
Rita Burleson
May 2, 2013
Rita Jo Burleson, of Mexia, Texas, passed away early in the morning on May 2nd, after being in a coma, which resulted from a surgery in November, 2012. After a valiant effort by her friends and family members to defeat this attack on her body, Rita and our Father God chose the greater victory and decided it was time for...
Guy Smith
Apr 30, 2013
Guy Douglas Smith, Jr., 90, of Dallas, passed away April 30, 2013 at his home in Dallas. Graveside services will be 2PM, Saturday, May 4, 2013 in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 12:00 - 1:30 p.m., Saturday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Guy was born August 17, 1922 in Mexia, Texas to Guy Douglas Smith, Sr. and...
Landereth Freeman
Apr 29, 2013
Landereth Charnell Freeman, 72, of Mexia, passed away April 29, 2013 in Teague, Texas. Funeral services will be 2PM, Friday, May 3, 2013 at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Kory Koch and Mr. Jan Harrison officiating. Interment will follow in the Point Enterprise Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Thursday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Landereth...
Elliott Wright
Apr 20, 2013
Elliott Wright, 94, of Mexia, passed away April 20, 2013 in Waco, Texas. Funeral services will be 2PM, Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. James Hooper officiating. Interment will follow in the Point Enterprise Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Tuesday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Elliott was born February 27, 1919 to Lindsey Franklin...
James Campbell
Apr 19, 2013
James Ronald Campbell, 78, of Mexia passed away on April 19, 2013. Services will be 11AM, Monday, April 22, 2013 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Marcus Sheffield officiating. Visitation with the family will be 4-6 p.m., Sunday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Ronnie was born to James and Virginia Campbell on Oct. 3, 1934, in Cross Plains, Texas. He was...
Nolan Henderson
Apr 17, 2013
Nolan "Sonny" Henderson, 85, went to be with the Lord on April 17, 2013. Funeral services will be 2PM, Friday, April 19, 2013 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. Jeff Wright officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 1-2 p.m., Friday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Sonny was born April 15, 1928 in Lost Prairie,...
Loretta Bolton
Apr 12, 2013
Loretta Mae Bolton, 76, of Mexia, passed away April 12, 2013 in Mexia, Texas. Funeral services will be 10AM, Tuesday, April 16, 2013 in Blair-Stubbs Chapel in Thornton, Texas with Pastor Jared Rogers officiating. Interment will follow in the Thornton Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 8:30 - 10:00 a.m., Tuesday at Blair-Stubbs Chapel in Thornton. Loretta was born...
Julia Duke
Apr 10, 2013
Julia Ann Gross Parrish Duke, 75, of Tehuacana, passed away April 10, 2013 in Waco, Texas. Funeral services will be 3:30 p.m., Sunday, April 14, 2013 at the First Baptist Church in Tehuacana with Rev. Dale McDaniel officiating. Interment will follow in the Tehuacana Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Saturday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home and from...
Mildred Thomas
Apr 10, 2013
Mildred Harris "Mickey" Thomas, 92, of Mount Calm, passed away April 10, 2013 in Mexia. Graveside services were held at 5PM, April 11, 2013 in the New Hope Cemetery with Rev. Michael Vestal officiating. Mickey was born July 4, 1920 near Teague, Texas to Llewllyn and Julia Ann Shaffer Harris. She was one of eleven children. She worked for various...
J. Smith Jr.
Apr 5, 2013
J. Fort Smith, Jr, 80, of Camp Wood, passed from this life to be with his Lord on Friday, April 5, 2013 at Methodist Heart Hospital in San Antonio. He was born June 28, 1932 in Mexia to J. Fort Sr. and Helen Bryant Smith. J. Fort was a resident of Camp Wood for 27 years and a member of...
Lawrence Plummer
Apr 4, 2013
Lawrence Rayburn "Pops" Plummer, 84, of Frankston passed away April 4, 2013 at his home. Graveside services will be 3PM, Thursday, April 11, 2013 at Plummer Cemetery in Limestone County, Texas. There will be a family visitation beginning at 2 p.m. at the gravesite. Lawrence was born September 24, 1928 in Teague, Texas to George and Eula Belle Jackson Plummer....
Zella Ray
Mar 28, 2013
Mrs. Zella Mae Ray, 85, formerly of Mexia, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 28, 2013, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be 1PM, Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. Larry Emerson and Rev. James Walker officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Monday...
John Kennedy
Mar 25, 2013
John Marion Kennedy, 78, of Mexia passed away March 25, 2013 in Mexia. Graveside services will be 11AM, Thursday, March 28, 2013 at the Shiloh Cemetery with Mr. Neil Bond officiating. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Wednesday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. John was born August 6, 1934 in Mexia, Texas to Vernon Lee and Lena Irene McBride...
