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Obituaries

JANA LUMMUS

JANA LUMMUS

Jana Kay Lummus, of Mexia, passed away Aug. 17, 2021, in Temple, at the age of 58. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 25, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home, with Pastor Scott Rabine officiating.

ARNOLD ROY KEELING

ARNOLD ROY KEELING

Arnold Roy Keeling, 91, of Wortham, passed away on Aug. 13, 2021, at his residence. Funeral services were held on Monday, Aug. 16, at Jones Funeral Services Chapel, with John Smith, officiating. Interment followed at Wortham Cemetery. Visitation with the family was held on Sunday evening from 6:30-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Sarah Elizabeth Gruver

SARAH ELIZABETH GRUVER

Sarah Elizabeth Gruver, affectionally known as “Betty,” passed away on Aug. 1, 2021, in her sleep at her home in Monarch Estates in Auburn, Ala. She was born Sarah Elizabeth Yeldell on Aug. 12, 1929, in a three-room shack on the family ranch in Yeldell, to George A’ Clark Yeldell and Lucy A. Calame Yeldell. Her father died in 1941, leaving four children for her mother to rear during the Depression. She worked at the drug store in town and graduated from Mexia High School in 1947. After graduation, Betty attended Business College and became an executive secretary in the days of typewriters and five carbon copies. She resigned when she received a marriage proposal.

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