Obituaries
Louis Eubanks
Jun 7, 2011
Louis Guy Eubanks, 66, of Jewett, passed away at home on June 7, 2011. He was born February 9, 1945 in Limestone County to Guy and Hazel Dossey Eubanks. He retired from Parkway Construction after 40 years as Construction Superintendent. He had lived in Jewett for the past 3 years. Guy married Dorothy Ann Gage on September 23, 1983. He...
Louella Williamson
Jun 4, 2011
Louella Williamson, 62, of Mexia, passed away June 4, 2011. Services are pending at this time.
Marie Conn
May 29, 2011
Mrs. Marie S. Conn, 93, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2011 in Groesbeck, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Mr. Derwood Kennedy officiating. Interment will be in the Shiloh Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Mrs. Conn was born January 5, 1918 in Shiloh to...
Thomas Harkness
May 26, 2011
Thomas Gene Harkness passed away in Houston at the age of 85. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Sunday, May 29, 2011 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Pastor Arthur Craig officiating. Interment will be in the Coolidge Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Thomas was born November 13, 1925 in Kaufman, Texas to...
Diana Collins
May 18, 2011
Diana Collins, 67, of John's Creek Georgia, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2011. Graveside services and interment will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 4, 2011 in the Shiloh Cemetery. Mr. Marc Wilson will officiate. Diana was born July 15, 1943 in Mexia, Texas to John Davis and Rose Nell Hines Collins. She was a 1961 graduate of Mexia...
Betty Porter
May 12, 2011
Betty A. Day Porter passed away May 12, 2011 in Waco, Texas at the age of 80. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 15, 2011 at the Mexia Cemetery with Chaplain Karen Hulsey officiating. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m. on Saturday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Mrs. Porter was born June 27, 1930 in Limestone County...
Alta Beene
May 6, 2011
Mrs. Alta Ilene New Beene passed away May 6, 2011, in Mexia at the age of 92. Mrs. Beene was born May 5, 1919 in Limestone County to D. E. and Zina Mae Terry New. She was a lifelong resident of Limestone County. Mrs. Beene was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Rex Beene. Survivors include her...
Christopher Accipter
Apr 13, 2011
Christopher Shaun Accipter, 35, of Coolidge passed away April 13, 2011. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at the All Faith Chapel at the Mexia State Supported Living Center with his aunt, Canitha Graning officiating. Visitation with the family will be prior to the service on Tuesday from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Shaun was...
Thelma Davis
Apr 9, 2011
Thelma Clara (York) Davis, 92, passed away April 9, 2011 at the Windsor Nursing Home in Groesbeck, Texas, following a brief illness. She had lived with her niece in Mexia, Texas since hurricane Ike. She was born January 11, 1919 in Saddle Mountain, Oklahoma to Luther and Dora Ruth (Poer) York. She was raised in Goldthwaite, Texas. In her early...
Jessica Barrientez
Apr 3, 2011
Jessica Ann Messer Barrientez, 21, formerly of Waco passed away Sunday morning, April 3, 2011, in Hubbard. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 7, 2011 at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Marcus Sheffield officiating. Interment will be in the Wortham Cemetery. Jessica was born March 26, 1990 in Mexia, Texas. She graduated from A.J. Moore Academy...
Georgia Thompson
Apr 1, 2011
Mrs. Georgia B. Thompson of Mexia passed away Friday, April 1, 2011 at her residence in Mexia. She was born in Milano Junction, Texas to Charles B. and Georgia Annis Cooper Mabry. Mrs. Thompson had been a resident of Mexia for the past 38 years and was a homemaker. She was a member of Mexia Christian Fellowship. She was preceded...
Richard Patterson
Mar 20, 2011
Richard Dale Patterson, 57, departed this life on Sunday, March 20, 2011. He was born in San Francisco, California to Jesse Davis and Edna Allie Ward Patterson, went to school in Pasadena, Texas and has lived for over 35 years in the Mexia, Texas area. During his life he became a highly skilled building craftsman and will be remembered for...
Stephen Coffey
Mar 18, 2011
Stephen Lee Coffey (Cappy), was born on May 26, 1949, in Kansas City, Missouri. He left this world on March 18, 2011, in his home at Lake Mexia after battling cancer. He was surrounded by family, friends and loved ones during his final days. Steve was preceded in death by his Father, Kendall Lee Coffey. He is survived by his...
Pascual Contreras
Mar 12, 2011
Mr. Pascual Contreras, 75, of Mexia passed away Saturday, March 12, 2011, in Mexia. He was born March 31, 1935 in El Pierto Loreto, Zac., Mexico to Pascual and Maria Luisa Contreras. He had been a resident of Mexia for the past twelve years. Mr. Contreras could be seen all over town collecting cans early in the mornings in most...
Dorothy Radford
Mar 12, 2011
Mrs. Dorothy LaVerne Radford, 97, of Mexia passed away Saturday, March 12, 2011 in Mexia. Mrs. Radford was born August 17, 1913 in Troy, Texas to J.C. and Carrie L. Smith Fowler. She moved to Mexia in 1922 and graduated from Mexia High School in 1931. For some time she worked at J.C. Penney's in Mexia. In 1943, she married...
Charles Peery
Mar 7, 2011
Charles Maurice Peery, 93, was born July 23, 1917 near Kosse in Limestone County, Texas. He was the fourth of seven children born to Charles and Ida Mae Sowders Peery. He married Shirley Frances Kennedy on September 9, 1939 in Houston. While living in Houston he worked for the Ford Motor Company and Houston Lighting and Power. He went to...
Marilyn Logan
Mar 5, 2011
Marilyn Gale Logan, 65, of Mexia passed away March 5, 2011 in Mansfield, Texas. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. David Snow officiating. Interment will follow in the Thornton Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Gale was born June 4, 1945 in Teague,...
Lynn Weeks
Mar 3, 2011
Lynn Roy Weeks "Mr. Lynn" 06/09/39-03/03/11 Lynn was born in Corsicana, Texas to Annie Mae & Willie Weeks. The Weeks family moved to Mexia in 1944 which became home. Lynn accepted Christ as his savior at the age of 11 at First Baptist Church of Mexia. Lynn was a member of the Mexia Black Cat football team, tennis & track...
Nancy Franklin
Mar 1, 2011
Nancy Ann Dillard Franklin, 73, died at home in Mt. Calm on March 1, 2011. Services will be held at First Baptist Church in Mexia on March 4, 2011 at 2 p.m. with Cameron Simmons officiating. Interment will be in the Mexia Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 4-7 p.m., Thursday at the Dillard Home at 806 S. Ross,...
Ellen McCoslin
Mar 1, 2011
Ellen Christelle McCoslin, 97, of Mexia passed away March 1, 2011 in Mexia. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 4, 2011 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Marcus Sheffield officiating. Interment will follow in the Lost Prairie Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Ellen was born June 10, 1913 in...
