Obituaries

Dixie Mills

Dixie Mills

Jun 30, 2011

Dixie Leone Mills, 76, of Mexia passed away June 30, 2011 in Groesbeck, Texas. Graveside services will be 10 AM, Saturday, July 2, 2011 in the Cotton Gin Cemetery with Rev. Larry Holden officiating. Dixie was born January 27, 1935 in Teague, Texas to James Douglas and Edith (Williams) Neale. She had been a resident of Mexia for many years....

Mavis Reed

Mavis Reed

Jun 29, 2011

Mavis LaNell Reed, 76, of Mexia passed away June 29, 2011 in Mexia, Texas. A visitation and remembrance time will be held from 6-7 PM, Saturday, July 2, 2011 at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Mavis was born September 19, 1934 in Center, Texas to Dewey and Bertha (Lovett) Campbell. She devoted her life to loving and caring for her family. She...

Damon Haddox

Damon Haddox

Jun 26, 2011

Damon Monroe Haddox, 55, passed away June 26, 2011 at his home in Frost, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 5:30 PM, Thursday, June 30, 2011 at the Coolidge Cemetery Chapel in Coolidge, Texas. Mr. Shane Alexander will officiate. Damon was born June 25, 1956 in Mexia, Texas to John Henry and Peggy Geneva (Allen) Haddox. He had...

Bettye Bell

Bettye Bell

Jun 25, 2011

Bettye Jo Nelson Bell, 78, passed away June 25, 2011 in Richmond, Texas surrounded by her children and the caring staff of Cambridge Health & Rehab Center. Funeral services will be 11 AM, Thursday, June 30, 2011 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel in Mexia with Brother Brian Upchurch officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be...

David Shaw

David Shaw

Jun 20, 2011

David Thomas Shaw, 71, passed away at his home in Kosse, Texas on June 20, 2011. A memorial service will be held at 2 PM, Saturday, July 2, 2011 at T.G.'s, 7361 Highway 14 South, Kosse, Tx. David was born January 7, 1940 in Kannapolis, North Carolina to Thomas Cecil and Doris Rachel (Donahue) Shaw. He retired from MCI Worldcom-Communication...

Patsy Runnels

Patsy Runnels

Jun 16, 2011

Mrs. Patsy Ann Runnels, 74, of Mexia passed away Thursday, June 16, 2001 in Mexia. She was born October 10, 1936 in Ennis, Texas to Gordan and Vergie Inez Sheets Taylor. Patsy had lived in the Mexia area for over 30 years and had worked as a medication aide at the Mexia State School and activity director for a local...

Carol Schuster

Carol Schuster

Jun 10, 2011

Carol Lea Schuster, 78, of Point Enterprise, passed away June 10, 2011 in Mexia. Funeral services will be 10 AM, Monday, June 13, 2011 at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father Boyette officiating. Interment will follow in the Point Enterprise Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 4-7 PM., Sunday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home with Rosary beginning at 7 PM....

Callie Ferguson

Callie Ferguson

Jun 9, 2011

Callie Vianna Ferguson, 93, passed away June 9, 2011 at her home in Waco. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, June 11, 2011 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel in Mexia with Rev. Michael Vestal officiating. Interment will be in the LaSalle Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Friday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Callie was born July 29, 1917...

Billie Hardison

Billie Hardison

Jun 8, 2011

Billie Joyce Just Hardison passed away on June 8, 2011, after a brief illness, at Scott & White Hospital in Temple, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, June 10, 2011 at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jeff Wright officiating. Burial will follow in the Lost Prairie Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Thursday at...

David Gilpin

David Gilpin

Jun 8, 2011

David Carroll Gilpin passed away on June 8, 2011 at Seton Medical Center in Austin, Texas. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 11, 2011 at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home in Mexia, Texas with Rev. Michael Vestal officiating. Interment will follow at New Hope Cemetery in Farrar. David was the son of Densel Gilpin and Marilyn Stromire. He was born...

Louis Eubanks

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

Louella Williamson

Jun 4, 2011

Louella Williamson, 62, of Mexia, passed away June 4, 2011. Services are pending at this time.

Marie Conn

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...