Obituaries

Ersie Lambright

Ersie Lambright

Aug 6, 2012

Ersie Pauline Lambright, 93, of Houston, formerly of Thornton, passed away August 6, 2012 in Katy. Graveside services will be 1PM, Thursday, August 9th at the Thornton Cemetery. Ersie was born September 15, 1918 in Thornton, Texas to Elijah L. and Jessie Branch Smith. She lived most of her life in the Thornton area. She devoted her life to caring...

Lola Ferguson

Lola Ferguson

Aug 4, 2012

Lola Mae Ferguson, 72, of Mexia passed away August 4, 2012 at her home in Tehuacana Valley. Funeral services will be 10AM, Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at the Tehuacana United Methodist Church with Pastor Gary Watson officiating. Interment will follow in the LaSalle Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Monday, at the funeral home. Lola was born...

Paul Feix

Paul Feix

Aug 2, 2012

Paul Madison Feix,79, of Mexia passed away August 2, 2012 in Mexia. Funeral services will be 2PM, Sunday, August 5, 2012 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. Ken Lane officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Saturday, at the funeral home. Paul was born September 26, 1932 in Cynthiana, Kentucky to George...

Bobbie Strother

Bobbie Strother

Jul 28, 2012

Bobbie Louis Strother, 80, of Mexia passed away July 28, 2012, in Mexia. Visitation with the family will be held from 5-7 p.m., Monday, July 30th at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Services will be 2PM, Tuesday, July 31st at Calvary Baptist Church, Mexia. Interment will follow in the Lost Prairie Cemetery. Bobbie was born to Allen Lee and Mary Lorene Lummus...

Allie Bennett

Allie Bennett

Jul 12, 2012

Allie Bernice Bennett, 89, formerly of Mexia passed away July 12, 2012 in Belton, Texas. Funeral services will be 3PM, Saturday, July 14, 2012 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. Marc Wilson officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to service. Bernice was born September 8, 1922 in Leon County, Texas...

Hazel Owen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...