Obituaries
Peggy deCordova Pitts Champion
On June 3, 2023, Peggy deCordova Pitts Champion, age 94, passed away peacefully surrounded by the embrace of her family, her grandchildren, and her great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Russell deCordova; and her sister, Ethel Ann deCordova Porter.
Wilma Davis-Smith
Wilma Davis-Smith was born Nov. 21, 1950, to Wilmer (Bill) Davis and Irene Lindley Davis in Mexia, where she attended the public schools. Wilma also attended MCC in Waco, Fairfield Barber College and also took some classes at Dallas Theological College. Wilma worked as an X-ray Tech at the hospitals in Mexia, Teague, Fairfield, Buffalo, Corsicana and in Groesbeck, where she retired. Wilma was also the owner and operator of her own beauty salon “Wilma’s World of Curls” where she served residents of Mexia and the surrounding areas.
