Obituaries

Dec 23, 2021

Reverend Billy Gene Thompson went to be with his Lord and Savior on December 23, 2021 at the age of 93. He passed away in the early morning hours at The Manor Care Center, in Mexia, where he had been a resident for the past 5 ½ years.

Reverend Thompson was born November 11, 1928 in Reed, Oklahoma to Joseph...

Dec 18, 2021

John Allen Cox, of Mexia, passed away on December 18, 2021 in Groesbeck, Texas at the age of 87. A graveside service will be held at 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 22, 2021 in the Faulkenberry Cemetery in Groesbeck with Mr. Barry Pennington officiating. Lee Cox, Daniel Cox, Josh Cox, Matt McGilvray, Jared O”Neal, Bosten Cox, and Kuper Cox will serve...

Dec 15, 2021

Patricia Ann Henderson Jones of The Colony, Texas, sadly passed away on December 15, 2021, in Carrollton, Texas. Services to celebrate her life will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, December 18, 2021, in the chapel at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home in Mexia, Texas. Reverend Shane Norcross will be officiating. Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to the service....

Dec 14, 2021

Joan Jordan Paschal, 92, gained her heavenly wings on the morning of Tuesday, December 14, 2021, while under the watchful and loving care of the staff of Groesbeck LTC and Gentle Transitions Hospice Care. She was born July 15, 1929, in Gunter, Texas to Elmo Abbott and Lela Gillen Jordan. She married Jennings B. Paschal, Jr. (Bug) on May 20,...

Dec 5, 2021

Eugene Gordon Messinger, formerly of Jewett, passed away on December 5, 2021 in Mexia, Texas at the age of 62.  Eugene was born March 11, 1959 in San Angelo, Texas to Ernest Eugene and Scharline (Gaskey) Messinger.

Eugene loved Galveston and spending time at the beach.  He also enjoyed talking on the computer, selling, and swapping things,...

Dec 3, 2021

Miranda Machelle Kennedy passed away December 3, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas at the age of 35.

Miranda Kennedy was born October 20, 1986 in Mexia, Texas. She is survived by her parents, Elsie Kennedy and Wayne Kennedy; brother, Titus Kennedy and wife, Kimberly and their daughter, Clara Kennedy, and brother, Ethen Kennedy, Grandmother, LaVerne Kennedy, and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins....

Nov 14, 2021

Edgar Lee Bryant, Sr., formerly of Prairie Hill, passed away on November 14, 2021 in Groesbeck at the age of 80.  Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home.  Interment will follow in the Prairie Hill Cemetery.  Nathan Bryant, Steven Bryant, Michael McCollum, Buford Whited, Clayton Bryant, and Cody Bryant will serve as pallbearers....

Nov 13, 2021

Ruby Faye Samford McClaran, 101, of Mexia went home to her heavenly Father on November 13, 2021.  She passed peacefully at home.  Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at the Temple Baptist Church with Brother Michael Vestal officiating.  Interment will follow in the Lost Prairie Cemetery.  Nephews will serve as pallbearers.

Visitation with...

Nov 12, 2021

Patricia “Pat” Anne Howard passed away on November 12, 2021 in Mexia at the age of 61.  A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 14, 2021 in the Forest Glade Cemetery with Rev. David Snow officiating.

Pat was born October 7, 1960 in Verdun, France to Charles and Andree (Julliott) Howard.  She had...

Nov 12, 2021

Terrance Von’shea Darnell was born April 29, 1990, to the late Michal Douglas Darnell and Kyrstla Johnson of Bryan, Texas. Terrance graduated from Bryan High School in 2008. Terrance loved being around family and friends. He loved music and loved to dance. Terrance had a giving heart and a charming smile that will always be remembered.

Terrance...

Nov 3, 2021

Nancy Gail Sutton passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and was reunited with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, November 3, 2021.

Nancy, known to many as “MeMa”, was born on January 27, 1943 in Gladewater, Texas to Lonnie and Mollie (Morris) Foirriestier.  Nancy married her husband of 62 years, C R Sutton, on May 6,...

Nov 1, 2021

Bula Mae Kerzee, of Mexia, passed away on November 1, 2021 in Waco, Texas at the age of 87.  Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, November 4, 2021 at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home with Rev. Marcus Sheffield officiating. Interment will follow in the Point Enterprise Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Brett Beene, Chet Beene, Kent Kendall, and Richard Kerzee.

Oct 24, 2021

Jesse Floyd Edwards died October 24, 2021, at a local nursing facility.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, October 26th, at Blair Stubbs Funeral Home from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. A Celebration of Life will be held Wednesday the 27th of October at Blair Stubbs in Mexia at 1:00 pm. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery.

Oct 15, 2021

Longtime Limestone County resident Nancy Helen Holbrook Plummer, passed away peacefully at her home in the Kickapoo community Friday afternoon, October 15, 2021, at the age of 89, surrounded by all four of her children.

Born on September 13, 1932, in Nacogdoches, Texas, to Elijah Elmer and Susie B. (Kirksey) Holbrook, Mrs. Plummer graduated from Nacogdoches High...

Oct 15, 2021

Howard Ward, Jr. of Wortham, passed away on October 15, 2021 in Mexia.  Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 19, 2021 in the Mexia Cemetery with Chaplain Karen Hulsey officiating.

Howard was born on January 20, 1948 in Cooke County, Texas to Howard and Esther (Rece) Ward, the fifth child of eight children. ...

Oct 14, 2021

Norman Cobb, 83, who coached the Mexia Black Cats to the school’s only State Football Championship, in 1989, died Thursday, October 14, 2021.

Coach Cobb was born on January 28, 1938, in Robertson County, and died at a special care facility in Austin. Elaine Ward Cobb, his wife for 25 and a half years, was by his...

Oct 14, 2021

Wendy Sue Bricker, of Teague, passed away October 14, 2021 in Mexia at the age of 48.  Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at the Dew Cemetery, in Dew Texas, with Chaplain Karen Hulsey officiating.

Wendy was born February 8, 1973 in Houston, Texas to Paul and Susan Marie (Mitchell) Bricker. ...

Oct 9, 2021

Laura Elaine Taylor joined her father, Dannie Seals, and Granny (her second mother) into her heavenly home on October 9, 2021 at the age of 52.  She was born September 1, 1969 in Houston, Texas to Dannie Ray and Edith Suzanne (Morgan) Seals.  Due to her father’s work, she attended several different schools over the years before graduating from...

Sep 29, 2021

Linda G. Kennedy Watson, 79, passed away on September 29, 2021 at home in Thornton, Texas, following a lengthy illness.  Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 1, 2021 at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home chapel, in Thornton, with Pastor John Carabin officiating.  Interment will follow in the Thornton Cemetery.  David Mills, Tyrell Hobbs, Cody Mills, Dylan Hicks, Keith Edward...

Sep 26, 2021

Jackie Lynn Contreras, of Mexia, passed away September 26, 2021 at the age of 58.  A mass, to celebrate Jackie’s life, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Father Benjie Magnaye officiating.  Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery.

Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Tuesday,...