Obituaries
Wesley Johnson
Aug 14, 2007
Funeral services for Wesley Lynn Johnson, 57, of Mexia will be 10 AM Thursday, August 16, 2007 in the Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Clifton Jones and Rev. Don Hoxworth will officiate and burial will follow in the Forest Glade cemetery. Mr. Johnson was born July 30, 1950 in Mexia to Roy S. and Margaret Martin Johnson. He was a...
Zita Maden
Aug 12, 2007
Mrs. Zita Smith Maden, 83, of Mexia passed away Sunday, August 12, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. Maden was born June 18, 1924 to James and Opal Moore Smith. Mrs. Maden was a devoted wife, mother and friend. She and her husband were in the Jewelry industry for some 48 years having owned and operated their own business. She was...
Quintilla Wilson
Aug 4, 2007
Mrs. Quintilla Currey Wilson, 95, of Mexia passed away Aug. 4, 2007 at the Windsor Nursing Home in Groesbeck. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home, 605 South McKinney in Mexia, followed by interment at Faulkenberry Cemetery in Groesbeck. Visitation will be from 6-8 PM on Tuesday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Mrs. Wilson was born...
Billie Reed
Aug 2, 2007
Funeral services for Mrs. Billie Joe Reed, 80 of Ft. Worth will be 4 p.m. Saturday, August 4, 2007 in Blair - Stubbs Chapel in Mexia with interment to follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Rev. Corey Jones of Ft. Worth will officiate. Visitation with the family will be 6 - 8 p.m. Friday night at the funeral home. Mrs. Reed...
Jack Jones
Aug 1, 2007
Funeral services for Jack Ralph Jones, 78, longtime resident of Mexia will be conducted on Saturday, August 4, at 1 p.m. in Northcrest Church of Christ with Robin Wright, minister of Northcrest Church of Christ and Benny Lucas officiating. Burial will be in Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6 - 8 p.m. Friday night at Blair -...
Kathleen Forrester
Jul 30, 2007
Funeral services for Mrs. Kathleen Louise Sammons Forrester, 60 of Coolidge will be Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at 2 p.m. in Blair - Stubbs chapel in Mexia. Mrs. Forrester passed away on Monday at her residence. Rev. Fred Sain will officiate with interment to follow in Prairie Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6 - 8 p.m. Tuesday...
Kate Mays
Jul 25, 2007
Mrs. Kate Ethelia Mays, 95, of Mexia passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2007 in Mexia. Mrs. Mays was born May 16, 1912 in Limestone County to Thomas Calhoun and Jonnie Ethelia Boykin Ward. She was a longtime faithful member of the First Baptist Church in Mexia. She worked for many years at the Mexia State School before her retirement. Mrs....
Sharon Walpole
Jul 24, 2007
Ms. Sharon Elizabeth Walpole, 48, of Mexia passed away Tuesday Jul;y 24, 2007 in Mexia. Sharon was born Oct. 8, 1958 in Birmingham, Alabama to John Henry and Dorothy Jane Reed Jones. Sharon was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Mexia. She was preceded in death by her parents and sons, John Jones and Charles Walpole, III. She...
Mary Ragan
Jul 21, 2007
Mrs. Mary Evelyn Ragan, 85, of Coolidge passed away Saturday, July 21, 2007 at her residence in Coolidge. Mrs. Ragan was born October 27, 1921 in Austin to Morris Evelyn and Stella Louesta Belk Burnett. Mrs. Ragan was preceded in death by her husband, J.T. Ragan who died 21 years ago. She met Mr. Ragan in Dallas and they were...
Norris Dabney
Jul 18, 2007
Mr. Norris Loyed Dabney, Sr., 82, of Mexia, passed away Wednesday July 18, 2007 in Mexia. Mr. Dabney was born December 30, 1924 in Dawson to William D. and Alma Mamie Shanault Dabney. Mr. Dabney was a Baptist and was retired from road construction. He was a lifelong resident of Mexia. Mr. Dabney was preceded in death by his wife,...
Irene Baker
Jul 18, 2007
Mrs. Irene Baker, 90, of DeSoto, formerly of Mexia passed away Wednesday morning in DeSoto. Mrs. Baker was born Jan. 2, 1917. She was retired from the Mexia State School and had resided at Park Manor Nursing Home in DeSoto for the past three years. She was our much loved mother and grandmother and will be greatly missed. She is...
Linda Swaim
Jul 4, 2007
Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Linda Lee Swaim, 46, of St. Thomas, USVI will be 3 pm Wednesday, July 18, 2007 in the New Hope Cemetery (Limestone Co.) Visitation with the family will be from noon until 2 pm on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Ora Shields
Jul 4, 2007
Mrs. Ora Lee Shields, 97, of Tehuacana, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2007 in Mexia. She was born July 21, 1909 in Alabama to Robert Lee and Sarah Jane Mooney Bradshaw. Mrs. Shields, a longtime resident of Tehuacana was retired from the Mexia State School. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Tehuacana. Mrs. Shields was preceded...
Larry Hamilton
Jun 14, 2007
Graveside services for Larry Hamilton, 58 of Madisonville will be 11 a.m. Saturday, June 16, 2007 in Cobb Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6 - 8 p.m. Friday night at Blair - Stubbs Funeral Home. Mr. Hamilton was born December 21, 1948 to Glen and Imogene (Rascoe) Hamilton and passed away on June 14, 2007 in Madisonville. He...
Weldon Black
May 30, 2007
Weldon Dee Black was born on December 9, 1919 to Dee and Farrah Black in Mexia, Texas. He attended Mexia schools and worked with his Dad hauling oil field equipment and taking baled cotton to Houston. He was drafted in the army in World War II in 1942 and served in the Phillippines, New Guinea and Australia. He served as...
Elise Webb
May 26, 2007
Mrs. Elise Webb, 85, of Austin, passed away Saturday May 26, 2007 in Austin. Mrs. Webb was born December 29, 1921 in Personville to Claud and Lovonia Clara Greer Brown. Mrs. Webb is survived by her husband, Stancil Webb of Austin, her daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and Edward Jones of Austin, Grandchildren, Kellie Elise and husband Brian Johnson of Austin,...
Myrtis New
May 25, 2007
Mrs. Myrtis New, 96, longtime Arlington resident, passed away Friday May 25, 2007. Funeral services will be 2 PM Monday, May 28, 2007, at the Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home Chapel in Mexia with the Reverend Ken Lane officiating. Burial will follow in the Mexia cemetery. Mrs. New was born in Freestone County to Willis Dixon Beene and Bettie Martin Beene. She...
Betty Erskine
May 23, 2007
Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Jo Erskine, 84 of Mexia will be held on Friday, May 25, 2007 at 2 p.m. in Blair- Stubbs Chapel. Rev. Mike Patterson will officiate with interment to follow in Big Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6 - 8 p.m. Thursday night at the funeral home. Mrs. Erskine was born October 5,...
Will Gillham
May 20, 2007
Mr. Will Adair Gillham, 88, of Mexia passed away Sunday, May 20, 2007 in Temple, Texas. Mr. Gillham was born November 27, 1918 in Muleshoe, Texas to William Albert and Mary Elizabeth Stone Gillham. Mr. Gillham served his country in World War II in the Army. He was in the Pacific Theater during the war. He later was a market...
Mary Roberts
May 19, 2007
Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Mary Roberts, 96, of Deanville, formerly of Groesbeck were held on Monday, May 21, 2007 in Seale-Round Prairie Cemetery. Bro. Michael Vestal officiated with interment following in Seale-Round Prairie Cemetery. Mrs. Roberts was born May 17, 1911 in Centerville, Texas to Charles Jackson Duke and Sarah Alice Scroggins Duke and passed away on May 19,...
