Obituaries

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,...

Jun 28, 2013

Betty Berniece Fuller, 87, of Corsicana, and formerly of Mexia, went to join her Lord on June 28, 2013. She was born in Tehuacana to W.L. and Ruth Lindsey on February 20, 1926. She was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved husband Jim; her brother Jack; her sisters, Mary, LaRue, and Winnie; and her granddaughter, Beth Cox. She...

Jun 22, 2013

Michael Nolan "Mike" Austin, 64, passed away June 22, 2013 in Waco, Texas. Graveside services will be 10:00 AM, Thursday, June 27, 2013, in the Forest Glade Cemetery. Mike was born September 17, 1948 in San Antonio, Texas to Delmer and Betty June Austin. He had been a resident of the Mexia area since the early 1980's. He was a...

Jun 22, 2013

Raymond Joseph "Ray" Halliburton, 81, of Mexia passed away June 22, 2013 at his home at Lake Mexia. Funeral services will be 6:00 PM, Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. Michael Vestal and Rev. David Hutchason officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Monday at the funeral home....

Jun 19, 2013

Raydon Demond Childs, infant son of Raymond D. Childs and Kayla Adams, passed away at Cook Children's Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. He was born May 17, 2013 at Hillcrest Hospital in Waco. Graveside services will be 9AM, Saturday, June 22, 2013 in the Mexia Cemetery with Rev. Robby Kirby and Rev. James Wright officiating. A family visitation will be...

Jun 15, 2013

Don Christian "Chris" Johanson, 56, of Pipe Creek, Texas passed away June 15, 2013. Funeral services will be 10AM, Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at the First Baptist Church in Mexia with Pastor David Mitchell and Mark Wilburn officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Tuesday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Chris was...