Obituaries

Joy Nell Reynolds Samuels of Mesquite passed away Jan. 11, 2023.

Joy was born on Dec. 18, 1939, to Nelson and Ruby Reynolds in Mexia.

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Kenneth Ray Christian passed away Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, in Mexia, at the age of 88. Funeral services will be at noon Saturday, Jan. 21, at First United Methodist Church, in Mexia, with the Rev. Jaime Mc-Glothin and the Rev. Danny Niedecken officiating. Visitation with the family will be prior to the service beginning at 11 a.m. Bradley Christian, Aaron Christian, Joseph Tumlinson, Keith Allen Tumlinson, Frank Rosner and Matthew Wilson will serve as pallbearers. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m., Monday, Jan.23, at Brookside Memorial Park in Houston.