Obituaries
Mildred Murray
Jan 20, 2012
Funeral services for Mildred Louise Murray, 90, of Mexia were held at 2PM, Sunday, January 22, 2012 at the First Presbyterian Church in Mexia with Rev. Tom Prentiss and Rev. Ken Lane officiating. Interment was in the Mexia Cemetery. Miss Murray passed away January 20, 2012 in Mexia. Mildred was born November 3, 1921 in Mexia to Melvin Love and...
William Watson
Jan 19, 2012
William Lake Watson October 20, 1930-January 19, 2012 Dr. William Lake Watson, 81, died January 19, 2012. A private graveside service was held at Greenwood Cemetery in Teague, the Rev. John Wells officiating. Bill was born October 20, 1930, in Dallas to William L. (Lake) and Zelma Tharp Watson. He grew up in Teague and graduated as valedictorian from Teague...
Claudette Anderson
Jan 15, 2012
Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Claudette Walker Anderson will be 2 pm Monday, January 16, 2012 in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 am to 1:30 pm at the funeral home prior to the service. Mrs. Anderson was born Feb. 19, 1933 in Mart to Claude Howard and Della Turner Walker. She had been a resident of the...
Daisy Brubaker
Jan 11, 2012
Daisy Dean Brubaker, 94, of Mexia passed away January 11, 2012 in Mexia. Funeral services will be 2PM, Friday, January 13, 2012 at Northcrest Church of Christ with Randy Manning officiating. Interment will follow in the Cobb Cemetery in Thornton, Texas. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Daisy was born March 12, 1917...
Dean Hancock
Jan 11, 2012
Garland Dean Hancock, 71, of Mexia passed away January 11, 2012 at his home in Mexia. Funeral services will be 11AM, Saturday, January 14, 2012 at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Fred Sain officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-6:30 p.m. Friday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Dean was born August 13,...
Margaret Shearon
Jan 11, 2012
Margaret Lorene Shearon, 92, of Mexia passed away January 11, 2012 in Mexia. Funeral services will be 10AM, Friday, January 13, 2012 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. Marc Wilson officiating. Interment will follow in the Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Margaret was born October 3, 1919 in Gainesville, Texas to...
Ruby Collier
Jan 5, 2012
Rubye Jane Oakes Collier, 96, of Irving passed away January 5, 2012 in Irving, Texas. Graveside services will be 2PM, Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Oakes Cemetery in Limestone County. Rubye was born August 26, 1915 in Groesbeck, Texas to Phelon E. and Cynthia Jane Oakes. She graduated from Fair Oakes High School and Business College. She was a retired...
Jane Mills
Jan 4, 2012
Jane Elizabeth Sisserson Mills, 86, of Marfa, Texas passed away January 4, 2011 in Mexia, Texas. A memorial service will be held at First United Methodist Church in Marfa, Texas with Rev. Jane Vaughn officiating. Jane was born January 4, 1926 in Chatfield, Navarro County, Texas to Charles Hutchison and Mary Lane Sisserson. She graduated from Mart High School and...
Tad Burroughs
Jan 3, 2012
Mr. Calvin King "Tad" Burroughs, 93, of Mexia, passed away on January 3, 2012, in Weatherford, Texas, following hip surgery. He was born in Conway, South Carolina on March 16, 1918 to Anthony Augustus and Macie King Burroughs. He is survived by his wife of more than 59 years, Ima Lucille Rosson Burroughs; son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Vicki Burroughs...
Jamie Allen
Dec 30, 2011
Jamie Jean Strickland Allen, 81, of Coolidge passed away December 30, 2011 in Groesbeck. Graveside services will be 11AM, Saturday, December 31, 2011 at the Coolidge Cemetery with Chaplain Karen Hulsey officiating. Jamie was born August 16, 1930 in Coolidge, Texas. She was raised by Maurine Hancock and Tee Lee Moody. After graduating from Coolidge High School, she attended Westminister...
Modene Carruth
Dec 28, 2011
Modene Myrtis Barger Carruth of Mexia passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at the Mexia LTC Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on March 30, 1928 in Teague, Texas to Emmett and Lila Little Barger. Modene attended Teague schools, graduating from Teague High School in 1945. Modene met and married Jack Forrest Carruth while both were employed by...
Gloria Sinclair
Dec 26, 2011
Gloria Maye Sinclair, 80, of Houghton Lake, Michigan passed away December 26, 2011 in Alma, Michigan. Funeral Services will be 2PM, Friday, December 30, 2011 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Bro. Robert Barnett officiating. Interment will follow in Prairie Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 1PM until service time on Friday at the funeral home. Gloria was born...
Billy Sullivan
Dec 24, 2011
Billy Edward "Bill" Sullivan, 84, of Forest Glade passed away December 24, 2011 in Mexia, Texas. Funeral services will be 10AM, Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. Marcus Sheffield officiating. Interment will follow in the Forest Glade Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home. Bill was born March 16, 1927...
Randell Armstrong
Dec 21, 2011
Randell Armstrong, 62, of Athens passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2011 in Tyler. Randell was born November 21, 1949 in Groesbeck to Ollie G. and Vera Estelle Henson Armstrong. He retired from Sprint Telephone Co. (formerly Gulf States) after over 40 years of service. He was a member of the Dogwood Baptist Church in Athens. Randell was preceded in death...
Charles Sunday
Dec 17, 2011
Mr. Charles E. (Buddy) Sunday, 67, of Forest Glade passed away Saturday, December 17, 2011, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Buddy was born February 24, 1944 in Mexia to Jesse Edward and Alta Louise Person Sunday. Buddy was a lifelong resident of Mexia. He married Patricia Ann (Patsy) Boehme in 1971 and they enjoyed 40 years of...
Glen Rushing
Dec 10, 2011
Glen Dale Rushing, 64, of Groesbeck passed away on December 10, 2011 in Thornton, Texas. Funeral services will be 10AM, Monday, December 12, 2011 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel in Mexia. Interment will follow in the Thornton Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 2-5 p.m., Sunday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home in Mexia. Glen was born March 31, 1947 in Dallas, Texas...
Billy Spruiell
Dec 7, 2011
Billy Douglas Spruiell, 77, of Mexia passed away December 7, 2011 in Mexia. Funeral services will be 2PM, Friday, December 9, 2011 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Rev. Bill Wright, Sr. officiating. Interment will follow in the Coolidge Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-7 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home. Billy was born January 25, 1934 in Mexia, Texas...
Nelda Hatcher
Dec 7, 2011
Nelda L. Hatcher, 77, of Mexia passed away December 7, 2011 in Mexia. Graveside services will be held at 10AM, Friday, December 9, 2011 at the Forest Glade Cemetery. Nelda was born April 4, 1934 to Robert Lee and Ina Mae Smith Jackson. She was a nurses aid and a sitter for many sick and/or disable people. She was preceded...
Curtis McCeig
Dec 7, 2011
Curtis Wayne McCeig, 51, of Mexia was called home, suddenly, to be with the Lord on December 7, 2011. Funeral services will be 2PM, Saturday, December 10, 2011 at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Bro. Bruce Waldock of Rosebud, TX officiating. Curtis will be laid to rest in the Buffalo Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m. Friday at the...
Winnie Tucker
Dec 4, 2011
Winnie Mae Tucker passed away peacefully Sunday, December 4, 2011 in her room at the Manor Nursing Home in Mexia, Texas at the age of 89. Winnie Mae was born May 20, 1922 to David Albert and Henrietta Mays, Sr. in Mineral Wells, Texas. She was a children's Sunday School teacher for fifty years and an active member of Beach...
