Obituaries

Feb 25, 2013

Cecil Elwood Moncrief, 73, of Spring passed away February 25, 2013 in Spring, Texas. Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10AM, Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father Benji officiating. Pallbearers will be Glen Foster, Brian Slaughter, Chris Baker, Mark Sanders, Micah Killion and Brittany Jordan. A family visitation and rosary will be held 7-8:30 p.m., Sunday,...

Feb 25, 2013

Betty J. Reese, 85, of Mexia passed away February 25, 2013 in Mexia. A memorial service will be held at 11AM, Saturday, March 2, 2013 with Chaplain Mary Wilburn officiating. The family will hold a private graveside service at a later date. Betty was born July 6, 1927 in Corsicana, TX to Paul Jones Rash and Buena Vista Madden Rash....

Feb 18, 2013

Fayth Almer Daniels, 79, of Mexia passed away February 18, 2013 in Mexia. Graveside services will be 4PM, Friday, February 22, 2013 in the Mexia Cemetery with Rev. Marcus Sheffield officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Friday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Fayth was born October 19, 1933 in Delia, Texas to Robert E Lee...

Feb 14, 2013

James Eugene Howard, 79, of Mexia passed away February 14, 2013 in Waco, Texas. Funeral services will be 4PM, Sunday, February 17, 2013 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. Jerry Johnson. Interment will be in Wilson Chapel Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Saturday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. James was born April 12, 1933 in Groesbeck, Texas to...

Feb 13, 2013

Gary Wayne Owen, 54, of Thornton passed away February 13, 2013 at his home in Thornton. Funeral services will be 2PM, Sunday, February 17, 2013 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel in Mexia with Dr. Larry Hughes and Rev. Bill Wright, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in the Thornton Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Saturday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home...

Feb 12, 2013

Mary Gequeta Kinnard Bounds Benson, 80, of Lake Mexia passed away February 12, 2013 in Mexia, Texas. Graveside services will be 11AM, Friday, February 15, 2013 at Medeley Chapel in the Oakland Cemetery in Navasota, Texas. Rev. Marcus Sheffield will officiate. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at the Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Mary was born August 17,...

Feb 12, 2013

John H. Focke III, M.D. of College Station passed peacefully from this earth on February 12, 2013. Funeral services are scheduled for 11AM, Saturday, February 16 at First Presbyterian Church of Mexia, TX with Rev. Tom Prentiss and Rev. George Klett officiating. Graveside services will follow in the Mexia City Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10AM, Saturday, at the church....

Feb 8, 2013

Service Information

Saturday, March 30th, 2013 10:00am, Mexia Cemetery

Feb 7, 2013

After 84 years of life, Mary Julia Robinson passed from our presence on Thursday, February 7, 2013 in Tomball, Texas. She will be missed and remembered by everyone she leaves behind. Mary was born September 24, 1928 in Kosse, Texas as an only child to Nellie Maude Cherry and Edward Cherry. She married Wayne Harvell Robinson, Sr. December 31, 1948...

Feb 6, 2013

Virginia Gregory Clark, 91, of Mexia passed away February 6, 2013 at her residence. Graveside services will be 2PM, Saturday, February 9, 2013 at the Forest Glade Cemetery with Chaplain Mary Wilburn officiating. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home. Virginia was born December 12, 1921 in Forest Glade, Texas to William "Bill" and...

Feb 3, 2013

Curtis Hilton Brown, 69, of Cotton Gin passed away February 3, 2013 at his residence. Graveside services will be 2PM, Thursday, February 7, 2013 at the Mexia Cemetery with Mr. Chet Foster officiating. Curtis was born April 23, 1943 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. He worked at the Cen-Tex Workshop, where he made candy, for approximately 15 years. Curtis loved the...

Feb 3, 2013

John Hamilton Lusk of North Las Vegas, Nevada passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2013 after a lengthy illness. He was born on August 7, 1942 to John and Edith Lusk in the Butler Community in Freestone County, TX. He graduated in 1961 from University High School in Waco, TX and went straight into the Navy after graduation. While in...

Feb 2, 2013

Mrs. Tommie Virginia Bradford New, 94, of Mexia passed away Saturday morning in Mexia. She was born May 13, 1918 in Itasca to Benjamin McFarland and Isabell Wilson Bradford. Mrs. New lived nearly all of her life in Mexia working with her husband, Eddie New at New's Grocery and raising a family. Mr. and Mrs. New were married over seventy...

Feb 2, 2013

Andrea Arlene "Andy" Fountain Monk, 56, of Liberty, Texas and formerly of Mexia passed away suddenly on Saturday, February 2, 2013. She had been battling a rare form of cancer and had been a true believer in her complete and total healing. Andy was the first born of Curtis A. and Patsy Fountain. She was born in Mexia, Texas on...

Feb 1, 2013

Dessie Faye Story Wade, 87, passed away with her family at her bedside on Friday, February 1, 2013 in Mansfield, Texas. Graveside services will be 3PM, Sunday, February 03, 2013 in the New Hope Cemetery near Mexia, Texas. Dessie Faye was born on December 29, 1925 and grew up outside of Mexia. After moving to Fort Worth, she married Arnold...

Jan 31, 2013

Dixie Marie (Ballard) McClellan, 69, of Big Spring, formerly of Mexia passed away Thursday, January 31, 2013, at her home after a short battle with cancer. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM Tuesday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday at the funeral home. Dixie was born in Medford, Ore., on February...

Jan 29, 2013

Michael Neil Guthrie, 50, of Tehuacana passed away January 29, 2013 at his home. Memorial services will be 2PM, Saturday, February 2, 2013 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel. Michael was born January 9, 1963 in Mexia, Texas to Jimmy Neil Guthrie and Patsy Jean Peterson Smith. He worked as a welder for 30 years. He enjoyed fishing, camping, dancing and classic rock...

Jan 18, 2013

Jimmie Grover Shoemake, 62, passed away suddenly while at work on Friday, January 18, 2013. Funeral services will be 1PM, Monday, January 21, 2013 at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Marcus Sheffield officiating. Graveside services will be 1PM, Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Purdy Cemetery in Purdy, Oklahoma. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Sunday, at Blair-Stubbs...

Jan 18, 2013

James Ray Pope, 71, of Mexia passed away January 18, 2013 in Mexia. Funeral services will be 3PM, Monday, January 21, 2013 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel in Mexia. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Sunday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. James was born July 24, 1941 in Teague, Texas to J. D. and Clara Hail Pope. He was a retired...

Jan 17, 2013

James Wesley "Bo" Hall, 73, of Thornton passed away January 17, 2013 in Dallas. Funeral services will be 4PM, Sunday, January 20, 2013 at Central Baptist Church in Thornton with Rev. Tracy Sims officiating. Interment will follow in the Thornton Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Saturday, at Blair-Stubbs Chapel in Thornton. Bo was born May 17,...