Obituaries
Mamie Vance
May 12, 2010
Mamie entered Heaven on May 12, 2010 and joined her Mother, Daddy, brother Tim, Foster Grandmother Vessie Clark, other relatives and friends in Celebration. Mamie was born October 13, 1944 in Livingston, Louisiana to Ozro Marion Vance and Lola (Parson) Vance Sterrett. She is survived by five siblings: Ann Wilson (Dale), Charles Vance (Karen), Tom Vance (Brenda), Elaine Hamlin (Mc)...
Wanda Taylor
May 10, 2010
Mrs. Wanda Joyce Crawford Taylor, 62, of Mexia passed away, Monday, May 10, 2010 in Waco. Funeral services will be 2 PM Thursday, May 13, 2010, in the Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home Chapel in Mexia with the Reverend John Evans officiating. Interment will follow in the Shiloh Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ray Forrester, Buddy Stewart, Jim Boyd, Scott Smith, J.L. Levingston...
Jackie Vaughan
Apr 28, 2010
Mrs. Jackie Harvey Vaughan, a loving sister, aunt, mother, cherished grand-mother and great grand-mother passed away peacefully at home on April 28, 2010 in the Clear Lake area of Houston. She was born to C.H. (Jack) and Jessie Lou Harvey on March 21, 1929 in Wortham, Texas. She and her husband Thomas E. Vaughan celebrated their fifieth wedding anniversary on...
Billy Blanchard
Apr 27, 2010
Billy Clyde Blanchard, 64, of Mexia passed away April 27, 2010 in Temple, Tx. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Friday, April 30, 2010 at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Marcus Sheffield officiating. Interment will be in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m. on Thursday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Billy was born November 10,...
Eddie New
Apr 24, 2010
Mr. Noah Edward(Eddie) New, 95, of Mexia passed away Saturday, April 24, 2010 in Mexia. Funeral services will be Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 11 AM in the Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Hooper and Mr. Neil Bond officiating. Burial will follow in the Shiloh cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Tuesday evening from 6 to 8...
Edwin Freeman
Apr 20, 2010
Edwin "Ed" Freeman, 69, of West Jefferson, North Carolina passed away April 20, 2010. Graveside services will be 10:00 AM Saturday, April 24, 2010 at Old Bethel Cemetery with Rev. Rick Gray officiating. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m. Friday at the Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Edwin was born January 10, 1941 in Mexia, Texas to Novice and Edna...
Elva McGill
Apr 18, 2010
Elva Elaine Hawkins McGill, 66, of Mexia passed away April 18, 2010 in Mexia. Graveside services will be 2PM Wednesday, April 21, 2009 at the Woodland Cemetery in Kirvin. Rev. Rick Gray will officiate. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Elva was born December 7, 1943 in Watt, Texas to Marion Owen and...
Perry Waddel
Apr 15, 2010
Perry David Waddel, 77, of Mexia passed away April 15, 2010 at the Manor Nursing Facilities in Mexia. A memorial service will be held Thursday, April 22, 2010 at Northcrest Church of Christ on Highway 171 in Mexia at 6 PM. Perry was born in Dallas, Texas on November 20, 1932 to William Frances and Myrtle (Birdie) Inez Waddel. He...
Marvin Jones
Apr 14, 2010
Marvin Dale Jones, 57, of Mexia passed away April 14, 2010 in Mexia. Graveside services will be 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 17, 2010 in the Mexia Cemetery with Rev. Rick Gray officiating. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m. Friday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Marvin was born October 19, 1952 in Mexia, Texas to Ernest and Florience (Hull) Jones....
Margaret Connell
Apr 11, 2010
Margaret Barnett Connell, formerly of Mexia and M Ranch of Oletha died Sunday, April 11, 2010 in Bryan following a short illness. Services will be held at First Presbyterian Church of Mexia followed by burial at Mexia City Cemetery on April 13th at 11 AM. Rev. Ken Lane and Rev. Tom Prentiss will officiate. Margaret was born in Mexia on...
Frances Calder
Mar 29, 2010
Frances Yoma Calder, 87, of DeSota passed away March 29, 2010. Graveside services will be 2 PM, Thursday, April 1, 2010 at Grove Hill Cemetery in Dallas. She was preceded in death by her parents, Cleveland Munson and Ollie L. (Bazzley) McAllister and son, Ronnie Lee Calder. Frances is survived by her daughter, Rosa Anna Jones of Houston and son,...
Mary VanWinkle
Mar 24, 2010
Mary Katherine VanWinkle, 77, of Mexia passed away March 24, 2010 in Waco, Texas. Funeral services will be 11 am Friday, March 26, 2010 at the Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home Chapel in Mexia with Neil Bond and Rev. David Snow officiating. Burial will follow in the Shiloh cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 6 to 8 pm Thursday evening...
Allene Maskew
Mar 23, 2010
Allene Lurah Maskew passed away March 23, 2010 in Lubbock, Texas. She was born January 3, 1916 in Limestone County, Texas. She was one of thirteen (13) children of H. H. and Lurah Sims. She graduated from Groesbeck High School and earned her Masters degree from Texas Tech. Allene lived in Artesia, New Mexico for 52 years and taught in...
James German
Mar 21, 2010
Mr. James Stephens German, 82,of Thornton passed away March 21, 2010 in Mexia. He was born June 18, 1927 in Many, Louisiana to John D. and Elizabeth Lorena German. Steve graduated from Many High School in 1945. He served his country during World War II in the Navy. He spent 45 years in the motion picture industry as a movie...
Pat Neill
Mar 16, 2010
Pat Henry Neill died on March 16, 2010 at the age of 72 at the Crescent Place Memory Care Center in Cedar Hill, Texas. He was born in Wills Point, Texas on December 20, 1937. He was preceded in death by his parents George Dempsey Neill and Irma Jane Cooksey Neill, his brothers Billy George Neill and Bobby Joe Neill,...
Ray Steele
Mar 15, 2010
Ray Augustus Steele, 83, of Mexia passed away March 15, 2010 in Dallas. Funeral services will be 10 AM, Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Minister Mike Clements officiating. Interment will be in the Mexia Cemetery. Ray was born to Edward E. and Mary N. (Richmond) Steele in Streetman, Texas on February 14, 1927. He retired after 32...
William Lloyd
Mar 15, 2010
William Charles "Charlie" Lloyd, 84, of Hubbard passed away March 15, 2010 in Hubbard. Funeral services will be 2 PM, Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. Eugene Arnold officiating. Interment will be in the Lost Prairie Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Charlie was born August 14, 1925 in...
Robert Black
Mar 10, 2010
Robert Vannoy Black, 87, passed away, Wednesday, March 10, 2010 in the Houston VA Hospital. He was born March 1, 1923 at Mexia, Texas to pioneer parents Dee and Farrah Black, now deceased. He was educated in Mexia, leaving just prior to graduating from high school to enlist in the Army Air Corps. After stateside training in basics, tech and...
Essie Thomas
Mar 9, 2010
Ms. Essie Thomas, 97, passed away March 9, 2010. Ms. Thomas was born on October 6, 1912 in New Hope, Texas to Ida Lee and Alver Roy Wells. She called Mexia her home for over 62 years. Ms. Thomas was a homemaker who then worked and retired from Mexia State School in 1974 to take care of her ailing husband...
Frances Hudson
Mar 2, 2010
Mrs. Frances M. Hudson, 96, of Hubbard and a native of Coolidge was called home on Tuesday, March 2, 2010, to be with her Lord and maker. She was born to John and Janie McClelland Wade on October 4, 1913 in Coolidge. Mrs. Hudson was a graduate of Coolidge High School and Westminster College in Tehuacana. She married Lester Hudson...
