Obituaries
Bette Thetford
Jan 30, 2024
Bette Lou Thetford passed away on January 30, 2024 at Skilled Care of Mexia.
Bette was born on July 11, 1934 in Mexia, Texas to John Gafford and Stella Lloyd Gafford. She married LaRue Beard in 1952 and they had three children: Gary (Vickie) Beard, Cathy (Bob) Taylor, and Bobby (Kris) Beard.
Bette worked for many years as Chaplain's Secretary at the...
Lillian Nell Nix
Jan 28, 2024
Lillian Nell Nix, 74, of Groesbeck, passed away January 28, 2024. She was born October 25, 1949 in Hells Neck, Kentucky to Ernest and Louvena Allen.
Lillian was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, four sisters, and a grandson, Robert.
Lillian is survived by her husband pf 54 years, Gene; son, Gene Nix, Jr.; daughter, Heather Thompson; several grandchildren and...
Rudy Dwan Beard
Jan 24, 2024
Rudy Dwan Beard went home to be with Jesus on January 24, 2024, at the age of 79 surrounded by family in Arlington, Texas.
He is survived by his loving wife, Shirley Beard; sons, Gerald (Dixie) Beard, and Wyatt (Karyn) Beard, daughter, Penny (Fletcher) Douglas; grandchildren, Jill (Daniel) Borroum, Brandi (Ryan) Bennett, Hayden Beard, Melanie Beard, Will Gilley, Ben (Megan) Gilley,...
Barbara Helen Reynolds
Jan 23, 2024
Barbara Helen Reynolds, 77, of Houston, Tx peacefully passed away on January 23rd, 2024, surrounded by her loved ones.
Barbara was born on November 19, 1946, to Vera and Eddie Gillard in the city of Houston. Barbara graduated from Reagan High School in 1965 in the Heights neighborhood and then lived most of her adult life in Spring Branch on the...
Jerry Wayne McMinn
Jan 19, 2024
Jerry Wayne McMinn passed away January 19, 2024 in Mexia, Texas at the age of 76. A visitation with the family will be prior to the service from 1-2 p.m., Sunday, January 21, 2024 at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. The service will begin at 2:00 p.m. with Reverend David Snow officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery.
Jerry was born June...
Richard Hawthorne
Jan 18, 2024
Richard Franklin Hawthorne Jr., a lifelong resident of Mexia passed away peacefully at home on January 18, 2024 with his loving family by his side after a courageous battle with cancer.
He was born in Mexia at Brown Hospital on October 2, 1952. He is proceeded in death by his parents Richard Franklin Hawthorne Sr., and Helen Wooton Hawthorne, along with...
Emmett Earl Speer
Jan 17, 2024
Emmett Earl Speer, of Point Enterprise, passed away January 17, 2024 in Waco, Texas at the age of 86. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Sunday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 22, 2024 at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home with Reverend Marcus Sheffield officiating. Interment will follow, with Military Honors, in the...
Carol Lynne Phillips
Jan 10, 2024
Carol Lynne Phillips, of Mexia, passed away January 10, 2024 in Fairfield, Texas at the age of 70. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Friday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 13, 2024 in the Mexia Cemetery with Reverend Shane Norcross officiating.
Carol was born May 11, 1953 in Houston, Texas to Charles and...
Esther Bell Taylor
Jan 7, 2024
Esther Bell Taylor, 82, passed away on January 7, 2024, in Mexia, TX. Her services will be held on Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Blair Stubbs Funeral Home with Reverend Shane Norcross officiating with visitation starting at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be at Prairie Grove Cemetery following the funeral.
Esther was born on March 23, 1941, in...
Betty Jo Seale Craig Owens
Jan 3, 2024
Betty Jo Seale Craig Owens, of Wortham, passed away at the age of 76 at Parkview Regional Hospital on January 3, 2024.
Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Friday, January 5, 2024. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 6, 2024 at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home with Reverend Justin Colquette officiating. Interment will follow in the...
Claude Lee Monk
Dec 25, 2023
Claude Lee Monk, formerly of Tehuacana, passed away December 25, 2023 in Schulenburg, Texas at the age of 100. Visitation with the family will be 4-6 p.m., Thursday, December 28th, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 29, 2023 in the Tehuacana Methodist Church. Interment will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana, Texas. Rick...
Linda Lorraine Todd
Dec 24, 2023
Linda Lorraine Willits Todd joined her parents Lorraine and Carlton Hudson, son Benjamin Carl Hudson and grandson Ryan Griffin in heaven on December 24, 2023. Although Linda was born and raised in New York, she felt the most at home on her farm in Conroe, Texas. She was country through and through - always tending to her animals, swimming in...
Lynn Allen Brim
Dec 23, 2023
Lynn Allen Brim, of Mexia, passed away December 23, 2023 in Waco, Texas at the age of 69. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, December 31, 2023 in the Word of Life Church in Groesbeck with Pastor Randy Ayres and Pastor John Carabin officiating. Visitation with the family will be prior to the service from 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Lynn was...
Queta Jane Carroll
Dec 19, 2023
Queta Jane Carroll, peacefully, passed away at her home in Huntsville, Texas on December 19, 2023, following a prolonged illness. She was born on September 11,1946 in Mexia, Texas to Rufus A. and Ruby M. Lewis. She was joined in marriage to Alvin Ray Carroll on July 6,1963, they were married until his passing in 1980. She later met Jack Popham and...
Virginia Eudora Haygood
Dec 17, 2023
Virginia Eudora Haygood, formerly of Tomball, passed away December 17, 2023 in Waco, Texas at the age of 89. Graveside services will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, December 22, 2023 in the Cobb Cemetery, Thornton, Texas with Reverend Shane Norcross officiating. Jacob Gorrell, Joshua Gorrell, Jimmy Lee Haygood, Ethan Haygood, Andy McLemore Haygood, and Phil Butler will serve as pallbearers.
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Ruth Delores Watson
Dec 16, 2023
Ruth Delores Watson passed away December 16, 2023 in Mexia, Texas at the age of 79. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 21, 2023 at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home with Mr. Blan Chrane officiating. Visitation with the family will be prior to the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow in the Old Bethel Cemetery.
Ruth was born...
Thomas Franklin "Tommy" Lance
Dec 16, 2023
Thomas Franklin “Tommy” Lance entered his heavenly home on December 16, 2023 at the age of 86. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 19, 2023 in the Mexia Cemetery with Ms. Karen Hulsey and Pastor Stephen Dubois officiating. Pallbearers will be Tommy Roberson, Bubba Roberson, Michael Carter, Blake Davis, Tucker Davis, Wayne Hall, Stacy Wright, and Jody Wright.
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Linda Ann Ward
Dec 14, 2023
On Thursday, December 14, 2023, Linda Ann Charpiot Ward let go of this earthly home and was carried from here to her new home in Heaven. Linda was born on March 26, 1944 in Beaumont, Texas; she was 79 years young. Her current residence was in Teague, Texas, where she had lived for over 50 years.
Linda’s love for the...
George Whit Peoples
Dec 9, 2023
George Whit Peoples, 76, of Mesquite, Texas, passed away on December 9, 2023, in Norman, Oklahoma. He was born on June 14, 1947, in Dallas, Texas. George, a beloved father, brother, and grandfather, will be deeply missed by all who knew him. George loved his family more than anything and was known for his warm personality and sense of...
Billy Don "Bill" Newsom
Dec 9, 2023
Billy Don “Bill” Newsom, of Coolidge, passed away December 9, 2023 in Mexia, Texas at the age of 92. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home with Reverend Bill Wright, Jr. officiating. Visitation with the family will be prior to the service beginning at 12:00 p.m.
Bill was born February 13, 1931 in...
