Obituaries
Alvin Homer "Al" Byers, Sr.
February 25, 2021
Al Byers, 80, left his earthly home and was welcomed into the arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, February 25, 2021. A celebration of his life will be held 11 A.M., Monday, March 1, 2021 at Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Centerville, Texas. Pastor of the church, Bro. Dean Easterling, and Philip Byers, II will officiate the service....
Kenneth "Scott" Isbell
February 24, 2021
Scott Isbell, 63, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ with his family by his side Wednesday, February 24, 2021, having succumbed to Alzheimer’s Disease following a brave and valiant battle. Funeral services for Scott will be held 3 P.M., Sunday, February 28, 2021 at Walters Funeral Home, Centerville, Texas. Pastor Wade Phillips will officiate the service....
Frances Lea Vest
February 18, 2021
Frances Lea Vest, 84, passed away peacefully February 18, 2021, at her home in Leona, Texas. She was born Frances Lea Cleere February 9, 1937, in Corsicana, Texas to Guy Cleere and Myrtle Marie (McCauley) Morgan. Frances married her husband, Cecil Wallace Vest, February 12, 1954, and they shared sixty-seven wonderful years together. Their union in holy matrimony granted Frances...
Tod Leon Wilborn
February 14, 2021
Tod Leon Wilborn went to be with his Lord and Savior on February 14, 2021 at his home on Payne Hill, Marquez, Texas at the age of fifty-one. He was born on April 13, 1969 in Houston, Texas to parents, Louise Annette “Payne” Wilborn and John Franklin Wilborn. He was preceded in death by his father, John Wilborn; his loving...
Ethel Lee Young
February 13, 2021
The Lord whispered to her to come and rest.... Ethel Lee Young was born on September 3, 1924 to Simon & Caroline Young and was the oldest of ten children. She had resided in Lubbock, Texas since the mid forties where she united with Bethel A.M.E. Church. She served faithfully on the Senior Usher Board and Ma Jones Missionary Society,...
Charlie W. Spence
February 1, 2021
Charles Winston “Charlie” Spence, Jr. was born on June 17, 1966, to Rita Kelly and Charles Winston Spence, Sr. He was born in Frankfurt, Germany while his father was stationed there in the Army. He married the love of his life, Connie Elizabeth Ainsworth, on August 27, 1988. They lived in Concord, Texas, where they raised their three children, Ceanne...
Melvene W. Brantley
January 22, 2021
Funeral services for Melvene W. Brantley, age 75, will be held 2 P.M., Thursday, January 28, 2021 at Walters Funeral Home, Centerville, Texas. Interment will follow in North Creek Cemetery in rural eastern Leon County. The Brantley family will receive friends Wednesday, January 27th from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M. at the funeral home. Pallbearers: Wesley Stains, Joseph Stains, Austin...
Mamie "Joy" Seale-Wells
January 21, 2021
Mamie Joy Seale–Wells gained her heavenly wings January 21, 2021, after a brief illness. She was born Mamie Joy Bell Sept. 18, 1935 at Centerville, Texas to Hazel and Raymond Bell. She graduated high school and married Don Seale. Together they moved several times throughout Texas, including Colorado City, Odessa, Denver City and finally San Angelo. Their union ended shortly...
Ronald Wayne Shores
January 15, 2021
Ronald Wayne Shores, of Centerville, Texas, perished in a tragic tractor accident while working at home on January 15, 2021. He was born September 19, 1962 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was fifty-eight years young at the time of death. Ronnie grew up in Pasadena, Texas and started his first flooring business there called ‘Bare Wood Floors’. In the later...
Charles William Schrimsher
January 13, 2021
Charles William "Bill" Schrimsher, age 80, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 in Bryan, Texas. From his birth on August 15, 1940, in Springfield, Missouri to his death on Wednesday in Texas, he made a lasting impression on everyone he met. Born to Charles and Geraldine (Esther) Schrimsher, Bill was the older of two children. By a very...
Marjorie Davis
January 12, 2021
Mrs. Marjorie Davis, age 92, passed away on January 12, 2021. Marjorie was born May 13, 1928 in San Antonio, Texas to Carl L. Bethea and Otis Pearl Bethea. Marjorie married Scotty Davis of Houston, Texas on May 1, 1948 in Houston, Texas. She is survived by her children, Bob and Dollye Davis; Neil and Tonna Davis; Wayne and Sharon...
David "Sam" Bain
January 11, 2021
Sam Bain passed away peacefully on Monday, January 11, 2021, at his home in Houston, Texas, after an extended illness, with his wife and caregiver by his side. Sam was born May 2, 1934, in Centerville, Texas, to Judge Sam and Edwina Geraldine (Bobbie) Gunn Bain. He graduated from the Centerville High School in 1952 and was a graduate from...
Jerry Lynn Bell
January 10, 2021
“….On January, 10, 2021, as the cold rains fell in Leon County, Texas, the chopping sounds of an Army helicopter landing were heard as Jerry Bell, age 77, Sergeant Major, U.S. Army Retired, deployed to Heaven’s shore.” (Cecil Bell, Jr.) Jerry Lynn Bell was born May 2, 1943 in the Russell Community of northern Leon County, Texas to William Ernest...
Michael Robert "Bobby" Vaculik
January 7, 2021
Michael Robert “Bobby” Vaculik was born on July 12, 1956 in Sugar Land, Texas to Benny and Pansy (Klechka) Vaculik. He was raised in Sugar Land, Texas and lived there all of his life. Michael attended the University of Houston Pharmacy School and graduated in 1978. He was a pharmacist for Eckerds and CVS for forty-one years at the Sugar...
Marlene Jean Pickett
January 5, 2021
Marlene Pickett, age 85, left her earthly home wrapped in the arms of her Heavenly Father January 5, 2021 in Humble, Texas. She was born December 4, 1935 in The Grove, Texas to Herman William & Erna Maria (Drager) Melcher. Marlene grew up in Giddings, Texas and was a graduate of Giddings High School. She was baptized into the Lutheran...
Margaret Penfold
December 22, 2020
Margaret Penfold, age 100 years, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 22, 2020. She will be missed by family members.
Ray H. Trammell
December 20, 2020
Ray H. Trammell, 93, of Marquez, Texas passed away on December 20, 2020. He was born in Athens, Texas on June 28, 1927 to Walter Trammell and Onie (Rogers) Trammel. Ray lived much of his married life in the Houston area where he worked construction and built mostly schools and office buildings. At the time of his retirement, he was...
Robert Steven Armstrong
December 18, 2020
Robert Armstrong, age 71, of Centerville and formerly Conroe, passed away December 18, 2020 at his home in Centerville. He was born January 20, 1949 in Conroe, Texas to William Malcolm & Lucille (Bynum) Armstrong. Robert was a graduate of Willis High School. Many of his sixteen graduating classmates were together from the time they began elementary school until graduation....
Christopher Jay Horn
December 17, 2020
Christopher Jay Horn was born in Fairfield, Texas on December 20, 1966. His parents were Willie Rogers and Fannie Horn. He passed from this life on December 17, 2020, at the age of 53 years, at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas following a battle against cancer. Christopher was a member of the St. Paul A.M.E. Church in Centerville. He graduated...
Elven Lawrence Barnes
December 16, 2020
Elven Lawrence Barnes, 90, of New Waverly, passed away on December 16, 2020. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Priscilla Barnes; stepchildren, Ernest and Chuck Johnson, Grady Chandler, Dorinda Gonzales and Deborah Pool; brother, Pete Barnes; and special friend and pastor, Charlie Young. He did not have any grandchildren, although he loved his step-grandchildren as if they were...
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