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Obituaries

John Wayne Burks

John Wayne Burks

John Wayne Burks, 81, of Mexia, passed away Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 3, at First United Methodist Church in Mexia with the Rev. Jaime McGlothlin and the Rev. Marcus Sheffield officiating. Burial will be at Mexia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home.

David Ray Dolen

David Ray Dolen

David Ray Dolen, of Mexia, passed away Feb. 22, 2024, in Waco, at the age of 83. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 25, at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Marcus Sheffield officiating. Visitation with the family was prior to the service and began at 2 p.m. A Masonic graveside service was held at the Seal Round Prairie Cemetery. Asher Tyner, Mason Tyner, David Tyner, Bradley Tyner, Gary Cooper and Douglass Cooper served as pallbearers.

Kolbi Rein Roberts

Kolbi Rein Roberts

“But Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.’” Matthew 19:14 Heaven’s gain was our loss when our angel was called home by our Lord. Kolbi Rein Roberts passed on from this life and into the arms of Jesus on February 21st, 2024, before her birth. Born Thursday, Feb. 22, at 2:27 a.m., she was 39 weeks’ gestation. We miss her with every piece of our heart. Kolbi is survived by her parents, Hayley Bell and Cole Roberts; two sisters, JoLee and PecasRoberts;maternalgrandparents, Brandon and Jennifer Lewis; paternal grandparents, Michael and Christina Roberts; and a number of aunts, uncles, and cousins. Visitation will be from 5 to 7p.m., Tuesday, February, at Lake Shore Funeral Home. There will be a graveside service for immediate family Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 2 p.m. in Mexia.

John Prestson Johnson

John Prestson Johnson

John Preston Johnson entered his heavenly home on Feb. 22, 2024, just a couple months prior to his 98th birthday. He was born April 30, 1926, in Kirvin, TX, to George Elmer and Fannie May Furlow Johnson.

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