Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


Doris (Ekas) Capps Mabry
September 1, 1925 - June 3, 2013

  Doris Capps Mabry, 87, of Fairfield, passed away Monday, June 3, 2013 at her 
residence. Services were held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at Capps 
Memorial Chapel with Dr. Don Willis and Rev. T. Paul Kethley officiating. 
Interment followed at Fairfield Cemetery. Pallbearers were Steve Sims, Joe Bond, 
George Davis, Warren Awalt, O. B. (Brownie) Utley, III, Warren Davis, Dickie Hill 
and Burt Richards.
  Mrs. Capps was born September 1, 1925 in Olden, TX, to parents Miller Lardin 
Ekas, Jr. and Phyllis Marie Smith Ekas. She was a retired registered nurse having 
attended Texas Tech University and Parkland Hospital School of Nursing in Dallas. 
In 1950 she and her husband, Ben Capps Jr. moved to Fairfield from Henderson and 
opened Capps Funeral Home. Mr. Capps preceded her in death on December 31, 1967. 
She continued operation of the funeral home with her second husband; Manly Mabry, 
who preceded her in death in 2003. She was a long time member of First United 
Methodist Church of Fairfield.
  Left to cherish her memory is a son, Barry Capps and wife Cindy of Fairfield; 
grandson, Ben Capps and great-granddaughter, Cariss of Fairfield; granddaughter, 
Kirby Flandry and husband Dannie and great-grandchildren, Taylor and Travis of 
Fairfield; granddaughter, Erin McKenzie and husband Jeff and great-grandson 
Judson of Victoria; a son, Mike Capps of Austin; granddaughter, Karli Capps of 
Austin; granddaughter, Dr. Christa Lows and husband Kent and great-granddaughter 
Avery and great-grandson Grayson of Mableton, GA; granddaughter, Kelli Wetsel 
and husband Reagan and great-grandsons Carter, Reese and Rex and great-
granddaughter Cameron all of Plano; a brother, M. L. Ekas, III and wife Ann of 
North Ft. Myers, FL; a niece Sue Dupree of Pine Island, FL; a nephew, David Ekas 
of Houston.

Visitation
Tuesday June 4, 2013, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at Capps Memorial Chapel 

Funeral Service
Wednesday June 5, 2013, 11:00 a.m. at Capps Memorial Chapel 

Interment
Wednesday June 5, 2013 at Fairfield Cemetery