Obituaries
Dorothy Freeman
Mar 23, 2009
Mrs. Dorothy Marie Freeman passed from this earth, Monday, March 23, 2009, at her home in Mexia with her daughters by her side. She was 81 years of age. Mrs. Freeman was a member of the Teague Church of Christ and very committed to Eastern European Missions, an organization supplying Bibles to school children in Russia. Mrs. Freeman was born...
Beulah Gentry
Mar 18, 2009
Mrs. Beulah Lorene Gunning Gentry, 86, of Mexia and formerly of Hubbard, passed away March 18, 2009 in Mexia. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, March 24, 2009 in the Mexia Cemetery. Mrs. Gentry was born to Elbert and Lorene (Byford) Bollinger in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on October 8, 1922. She has been a resident of...
Helen Harrison
Mar 18, 2009
Graveside services for Helen Chesteen Harrison, 87, of Mexia will be 2 p.m. Sunday, March 22, 2008 in LaSalle Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5 - 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Blair - Stubbs Funeral Home. Mrs. Harrison was born December 28, 1921 in LaSalle to Wilmer Preston and Georgia Cleo Cates Little and passed away on March 18,...
Edward Trotter
Mar 17, 2009
Tehuacana native, Edward Bounds Trotter, 92, died Tuesday, March 17. Trotter was born October 11, 1916 to Edward Clayton and Lula Jane Bounds Trotter. He spent most of his life in Tehuacana, and helped shape the community over the years. After receiving his Associates Degree in 1935 from Westminster College, Edward went on to receive a Bachelors degree from North...
Sallie Ramsey
Mar 17, 2009
Mrs. Sallie Eugenia Ramsey, 80, of Mexia passed away March 17, 2009 in Mexia. Funeral services for Mrs. Ramsey will be 2:00 PM Saturday, March 21, 2009 at the First United Methodist Church in Mexia. Rev. Brad Brittain will officiate with interment to follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 PM Friday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral...
Jacqueline Hawkins
Mar 16, 2009
Ms. Jacqueline Hawkins, 71, of Coolidge, passed away March 16, 2009. Funeral services for Ms. Hawkins will be 2:30 PM Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at the First United Methodist Church in Coolidge. Rev. Bob Rainey, Rev. Judy Hunt, Rev. Donnie Elrod, Rev. Nannette Wyatt and Rev. Lindsay Kirkpatrick will officiate with interment to follow in the Armour Cemetery. Ms. Hawkins...
Peggy Strother
Mar 5, 2009
Mrs. Peggy Onita Strother, 68, of Pasadena passed away March 5, 2009 in Houston. Funeral services for Mrs. Strother will be 2:00 PM Sunday, March 8, 2009 at First Baptist Church. Rev. Marcus Sheffield will officiate with interment to follow in the Cotton Gin Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 PM Saturday at Blair Stubbs Funeral Home. Mrs....
John Dickens
Mar 3, 2009
Mr. John Richard Dickens, 64, of Teague passed away March 3, 2009 in Mexia. Graveside services for Mr. Dickens will be 2:00 PM Thursday, March 5, 2009 at Greenwood Cemetery in Teague. Rev. James Dorman will officiate. Visitation will be from 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Thursday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Mr. Dickens was born to Joe Earnest and Iris...
Marvin Kelley
Mar 2, 2009
Mr. Marvin Maurice Kelley, 76, of Mexia passed away March 2, 2009. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at the Malakoff Cemetery. Rev. Michael Vestal will officiate. Mr. Kelley was born to George Arlington and Gladys Hattie (Howell) Kelley on March 28, 1932 in Corsicana, Texas. He was a retired machinist. Mr. Kelley served...
Frances Smith
Mar 1, 2009
Mrs. Frances Leona Smith, 96, of Fairfield passed away March 1, 2009. Mrs. Smith was born to Robert L. and Lillie Mae (Roe) Lehman on December 14, 1912 in Booneville, Arkansas. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Frank Smith in 1984. Survivors include a sister, Hattie M. Urie of Fairfield and...
Robert Sealy
Feb 21, 2009
ROBERT RAY SEALY November 1, 1917 - February 21, 2009 Former Limestone County Judge Ray Sealy completed his life's journey and went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 21, 2009, at the age of 91. Funeral services will be held Monday, February 23rd at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church in Mexia with Reverend Marcus Sheffield officiating and...
Welbert Carter
Feb 21, 2009
Funeral services for Mr. Welbert A. Carter, 76, of Thornton will be 11 AM Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009 in the Blair-Stubbs Chapel in Thornton. Burial will follow in the Ferguson cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 5 to 7 PM Monday in Thornton. Mr. Carter was born Sept. 8, 1932 in Big Hill and passed away Feb. 21,...
Dorothy Johnson
Feb 17, 2009
Dorothy Randell Johnson, 86, of Arlington (formerly of Odessa) passed away February 17, 2009 in Arlington, Texas. A memorial service will be held at Salem Cemetery (Freestone County) Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. Dorothy was born in Mexia, Texas on September 13, 1922. Her father, H. H. Randell, was born in Teague, Texas in 1900. She was a...
Patsy Smith
Feb 12, 2009
Ms. Patsy "Jean" Smith, 66, of Mexia passed away February 12, 2009 in Mexia. Funeral services for Ms. Smith will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, February 15, 2009 at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Jimmy Guthrie will officiate with interment to follow in Wilson Chapel Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 PM Saturday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home....
Gary Koester
Feb 11, 2009
Mr. Gary Wayne Koester, 59, of Forest Glade passed away February 11, 2009 in Mexia. Funeral services for Mr. Koester will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, February 13, 2009 at the First Baptist Church in Mexia with interment to follow in the Forest Glade Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 PM Thursday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Gary...
Josie Chandler
Feb 8, 2009
Mrs. Josie Boyd Chandler, 100, of Mexia passed away Sunday Feb. 8, 2009 in Mexia. Funeral services held at 10:00 AM Thursday, February 12, 2009 in the Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home chapel. Rev. Tom Prentiss will officiate with interment to follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 PM Wednesday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Josie Chandler was...
Annie Neuse
Feb 6, 2009
Mrs. Annie Marie Neuse, 89, of Shiloh passed away February 6, 2009 in Teague. Graveside services for Mrs. Neuse will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, February 8, 2009 in the Shiloh Cemetery with Mr. Neil Bond officiating. Annie Marie Neuse was born January 28, 1920 to George and Annie Bradley Thornton in Shiloh. She was a nurse for over...
Charles Hudnall
Feb 1, 2009
Charles Eugene "Gene" Hudnall, 68, of Groesbeck passed away February 1, 2009 in Waco. Graveside services for Mr. Hudnall will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at Lost Prairie Cemetery with Rev. Tracy Sims officiating. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 PM Tuesday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Gene Hudnall was born to Pete and Lillie Daugherty Hudnall...
Cecil McFarlin
Jan 29, 2009
Cecil "Mac" Dorval McFarlin, 83, of Mexia passed away January 29, 2009 in Groesbeck. Funeral services for Mr. McFarlin will be 3:00 PM Sunday, February 1, 2009 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel. Rev. Marcus Sheffield will officiate with interment to follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Mr. McFarlin was born to Cecil Price and Lula Mae Yancy McFarlin on July 13, 1925 in...
Mary Wilson
Jan 28, 2009
LaVerne Wilson, 84, of Mexia passed away January 28, 2009 in Arlington. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, January 31, 2009 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel. Rev. Pat Cummings will officiate. Mary LaVerne Wilson was born July 28, 1924 to Hubert H. and Jessie Cook Bailey in Frost, Texas. She was a Methodist. She graduate from Frost High...
