Obituaries
Hazel Owen
Jul 10, 2012
Hazel Marie LeBlanc Owen, 88, formerly of Mexia passed away July 10, 2012 in Corsicana. Visitation with the family will be held from 6-8 p.m., Thursday, July 12th at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Interment will be on Saturday, July 14th at Our Lady Of The Lake Cemetery in Delcambre, Louisiana. Hazel was born November 15, 1923 in Erath, Louisiana to John...
Elliott Lyons
Jul 10, 2012
Elliott Kate Kerzee Strickland Lyons passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 10, 2012, just three months short of her 100th birthday. Elliott was born October 10, 1912, the third of nine children of Will Kerzee and Lucy Kate Bozeman Kerzee, a pioneer family of Point Enterprise. As a child of The Depression, she learned early in life how to stretch a...
Maudie Simone
Jul 8, 2012
Maudie Ruth Simone, 83, of Groesbeck passed away July 8, 2012. Graveside services will be 10AM, Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at Lost Prairie Cemetery with Rev. Darrell Hatley officiating. Ruth was born February 17, 1929 in Groesbeck, Texas to James Moses and Martha Loubitha Carder Dockery. She was a retired beautician. She was preceded in death by her parents. Ruth...
Donald Johanson
Jul 8, 2012
Donald Fred Johanson, 78, of Mexia passed away July 8, 2012 in Groesbeck, Texas. Funeral services will be 10AM, Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Mr. Jan Harrison officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, at the funeral home. Don was born July 14, 1933 in Delia, Texas...
Nicholas Lawless
Jul 2, 2012
Nicholas "Nick" Don Lawless, 22, of Mexia passed away July 2, 2012 at his home. Funeral services will be 11AM, Friday, July 6, 2012 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Mrs. Rita Burleson officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home. Nick was born January 22, 1990 in Mexia,...
Margie Martin
Jul 1, 2012
Margie Hazel Thomas Martin, 80, of Bellaire, Texas passed away July 1, 2012. Funeral services will be 1PM, Thursday, July 5, 2012 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. Joe R. Thomas officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 11:00 a.m. until time for the service on Thursday, at the funeral home. Margie was...
Elizabeth Withrow
Jun 22, 2012
Elizabeth Frances Huke Withrow, 99 years of age, died peaceably June 22, 2012, in the San Antonio, Texas area where she had been residing near family. Elizabeth was the first born to Fannie Belle Elizabeth Park (Mrs. E. H. Blunt) and Fred Emile Huke on October 19, 1912 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Elizabeth graduated from Mexia High School in 1928...
Bobbie Green
Jun 19, 2012
Bobbie Jean Green, 82, of Mexia passed away June 19, 2012 in Mexia. Graveside services will be 11AM, Thursday, June 21, 2012 in the Mexia Cemetery with Rev. Marcus Sheffield officiating. Visitation with the family will be 9:30-10:30 a.m., Thursday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Bobbie was born January 4, 1930 in Coolidge, Texas to Cecil and Maggie Thomas McDonald. She...
Raymond Hancock
Jun 11, 2012
Raymond Don Hancock, 66, of Ft. Worth passed June 11, 2012 in Ft. Worth, Texas at his daughter's home, surrounded by his family. Graveside services will be 10:30AM, Thursday, June 14, 2012 in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 9:00 - 10:00 a.m., Thursday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Don was born January 7, 1946 in Mexia, Texas...
Edith Castlow
Jun 10, 2012
Edith Lorraine Castlow, 88, of Thornton passed away June 10, 2012 in Mexia. Funeral services will be 11AM, Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel in Mexia with Mr. Sam Walton officiating. Interment will follow in the Norwood Cemetery in Hearne, Texas. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, at the funeral home. Edith was born December 22,...
Donna Northcutt
May 25, 2012
Mrs. Donna Rhea Northcutt, 59, of Groesbeck passed away Friday, May 25, 2012 at her residence. Donna was born February 28, 1953 in Houston to William J. and Viva Calloway Rasbeary. She had been a resident of Limestone County for over forty years and had been employed at the Mexia State School, Wal-Mart and Eagle Securities. Donna is survived by...
Nelle Erskine
May 24, 2012
Mrs. Nelle Florine Erskine, 91, of Mexia passed away Thursday, May 24, 2012 at her residence. Graveside services will be 10AM, Saturday, May 26, 2012 in the Thornton Cemetery with Rev. Marcus Sheffield officiating. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Friday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home in Mexia. Nelle was born October 4, 1920 in Groesbeck to Oscar Rufus...
Pearl Bell
May 20, 2012
Pearl Lois Bell, 96, of Fairfield, formerly of Mexia, passed away May 20, 2012 in Fairfield, Texas. Graveside services will be 11AM, Tuesday, May 22, 2012 in the Cotton Gin Cemetery with Rev. Bryan Hallmark officiating. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Monday at the funeral home. Lois was born March 14, 1916 in Kopperl, Texas to Robert...
Maurine Bennett
May 4, 2012
Maurine DeVore Bennett, 90, of Mexia passed into Heaven on May 4, 2012. Funeral services will be 2PM, Monday, May 7, 2012 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. Marcus Sheffield officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service. Maurine was born October 9, 1921 in Frost, Texas to Victor...
Rev. Hallmark
May 3, 2012
Rev. Harvey Leon Hallmark, 80, of Mexia left his earthly home to be with his Lord on May 3, 2012. Funeral services will be 3PM, Sunday, May 6, 2011 at the First Baptist Church in Mexia with Dr. Gary Johnson officiating. Interment will be in the Mexia Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Darrell Tweedle, Danny Tweedle, Freddy Tweedle, Howard Tweedle, Johnny...
Dorothy Garner
May 2, 2012
Dorothy Teresa "Terri" Garner, 90, of Mexia passed away May 2, 2012 in Mexia. Graveside services will be 2PM, Monday, May 7, 2012 at Resthaven Memorial Park in Houston with Judge Ray Jones officiating. Terri was born May 31, 1921 in Peekskill, New York to Joseph and Nell Young Habit. She and her husband, Felix Cecil Garner who was Fire...
Mildred Hunt
Apr 27, 2012
Mildred Marie Hunt, 93, of Thornton passed away April 27, 2012 in Groesbeck, Texas. Funeral services will be 2PM,Sunday, April 29, 2012 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel in Thornton with Rev. John Montgomery officiating. Interment will follow in the Kosse Cemetery. Family visitation will be 5-7 p.m., Saturday at Blair-Stubbs Chapel in Thornton. Mildred was born February 8, 1919 in Thornton, Texas...
Carolyn Shumate
Apr 25, 2012
Carolyn Louise Shumate (known simply as "Nana" to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren), went to be with her Lord on April 25, 2012. She joined her late husbands, Horace, Kenneth and great-granddaughter, Alexandra on a sunny, peaceful spring Texas day. Carolyn was 83 years of age. Funeral services will be 10AM, Saturday, April 28, 2012 at the First Presbyterian Church with...
Louise Reed
Apr 22, 2012
Louise Elizabeth Reed, 87, of Mexia passed away April 22, 2012 in Fairfield. Funeral services will be held at 2PM, Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Mr. Richard Williams officiating. Interment will follow in the Oakes Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Monday at the funeral home. Louise was born July 14, 1924 in the...
Bobby Lansford
Apr 22, 2012
Bobby Joe Lansford, 75, of Hewitt passed away April 22, 2012 in The Woodlands, Texas after a brief stay at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center where he was being treated for leukemia complicated by a stroke. Funeral services will be 2PM, Thursday, April 26, 2012 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel. Interment will follow in the Lost Prairie Cemetery. Visitation with the family will...
