Bobbie Strother

Bobbie Louis Strother, 80, of Mexia passed away July 28, 2012, in Mexia. Visitation with the family will be held from 5-7 p.m., Monday, July 30th at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Services will be 2PM, Tuesday, July 31st at Calvary Baptist Church, Mexia. Interment will follow in the Lost Prairie Cemetery. Bobbie was born to Allen Lee and Mary Lorene Lummus on September 10, 1931. She lived most of her life in the Limestone County area, but did live in Pasadena for about ten years. She married Bobby Charles Strother on December 1, 1951, in Groesbeck, Texas and they were married 56 years before his death in 2008. Bobbie, or Nana as most people knew her after her grandchildren were born, loved her family beyond measure. She was passionate about spending time with any of her family and for nearly 20 years she could be found with her husband in the crowd cheering her grandkids on at every sporting event, pageant, and award ceremony in which they were involved. Nana loved collecting anything from Elvis memorabilia, Barbie dolls, Hallmark ornaments to junk!! Nana enjoyed all kinds of flowers and gardening until her health no longer allowed her to do so. Nana was very creative in many areas including painting, crocheting, sewing and crafts and looked forward to sharing her talents with the ‘Crafty Bunch' at church. She loved fellowshipping with her friends from the Glorious Group, her Sunday School Class and WMU of Calvary Baptist Church where she was a member. Nana was preceded in death by her parents, baby brother Kermit Lee Lummus, and husband. She is survived by daughter, Marilyn Shamblin and husband, Bud and Sue Strother all of Mexia. She is also survived by grandchildren, Shayna Mills and husband, Casey of Anna, Texas; Eric Shamblin and wife, Kristin of Mexia; and Brandon Shamblin and wife, Terry Lind of New Braunfels; great-grandchildren Casey Marilyn Mills of Anna; Jackson, Cora, and Tessa Shamblin of New Braunfels; Caleb Shamblin of Mexia, and anticipated the birth of her sixth great-grandchild, Ethan Carter Shamblin due in November; brothers, Charles Lummus and wife, Minnie of Groesbeck, Bill Lummus and wife, Wanda of Jewett and Dan Lummus and wife, Nelda of Palestine. Pallbearers will be Terry Lynn Strother, Wayne Strother, Danny Strother, Jeff Lummus, Keith Guthrie and Ben Hooper. Grandchildren will serve as honorary pallbearers. The family wishes to express their appreciation to Providence Hospice and the staff at Mexia LTC for their outstanding love and care for Nana during the last days of her life. Memorials may be made to Providence Hospice, 107 E. Commerce, Mexia, Texas.

Visitation Details

Monday, July 30th, 2012 5:00pm - 7:00pm, Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home

Service Information

Tuesday, July 31st, 2012 2:00pm, Calvary Baptist Church