Obituaries

October 24, 2020

Thomas Henry Shaw, age 73, entered into eternal rest October 24, 2020 after a lengthy battle with ongoing health issues. Funeral services will be held 1 P.M., Sunday, November 1, 2020 at Walters Funeral Home, Centerville, Texas. Bro. Lee Weiler will officiate the service. A public visitation will take place prior to the service from 11 A.M. to 1 P.M....

October 21, 2020

Donald Allen Walters, of Centerville, Texas, was born March 13, 1938 in Spring and passed away at age 82, on October 21, 2020 at St. Joseph Hospital in Bryan, Texas. Don, like many others during this time, succumbed to COVID-19 after a lengthy struggle with complications related to replacement of a pacemaker, and then a broken hip and hip replacement....

October 6, 2020

Funeral services for Opal Wied, age 80, of Kingwood, Texas, will be held 11 A.M., Saturday, October 10, 2020 at New Salem Cemetery Chapel in the Centerview Community of Leon County, Texas. Following the services Mrs. Wied will be laid to rest in New Salem Cemetery. Mrs. Wied passed away October 6, 2020 in Kingwood, Texas. Opal Faye (Richey) Wied...

October 5, 2020

October 5, 2020

Graveside funeral services for Patricia Parker, 89, will be held 1 P.M., Saturday, October 10, 2020 at Brushy Cemetery in the Flo Community of Leon County, Texas. Bro. Don Craft will officiate the service. Patricia Ann Parker was born to William & Gladys (Mealer) Sibley on June 29, 1931 in Dallas, Texas. She was a devoted wife to her late...

September 24, 2020

Funeral services for Mrs. Leslie Nell Lee, age 89, will be held 2 P.M., Monday, September 28, 2020 at Flo Community Baptist Church. Bro. Mark Thrift and Bro. John Murray will officiate the service. Interment will follow in Wheelock Cemetery. Friends and family are invited to attend a visitation from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M., Sunday, September 27, 2020 at...

September 23, 2020

Dolly Anna Sanders, at the age of sixty-nine, made her final move to heaven on September 23, 2020, after unforeseen health issues. She was born on June 30, 1951 in Houston, Texas, to parents, Reuben Edwards and Coleen Cardin Edwards. One of four children, Dolly was proceeded in death by both her parents and her two siblings, Wanda, Frank, and...

September 21, 2020

Funeral services for Virginia Rosier, age 78, will be held 11 A.M., Friday, September 25, 2020 at New Salem Cemetery Chapel in the Centerview Community of Leon County, Texas. James Rosier and J.R. Morris will officiate the service. Interment will follow in New Salem Cemetery. Friends and family are welcome to attend a public visitation held at Walters Funeral Home...

September 15, 2020

A rosary and funeral mass for Santos Orona, age 81, will be held 11:30 A.M., Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Centerville, Texas. A visitation will take place from 10 A.M. to 11 A.M. at Walters Funeral Home in Centerville. Mr. Orona will be laid to rest in St. Leo the Great Catholic Cemetery,...

September 13, 2020

Bill Stepherson, age 64, peacefully passed away at his home early Sunday morning, September 13, 2020. He was born August 20, 1956 in Brownsville, Texas to Roy Shelton & Minnie Louise (Robinson) Stepherson. He lived most of his life in the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas, but had lived in Oakwood for the past four months, coming from La...

September 11, 2020

Graveside services for Louise Neyland, 79, of Old Bowling will be held 10 A.M., Monday, September 14, 2020 at Old Bowling Cemetery in rural Leon County. Mrs. Neyland’s son, Louis Neyland, will officiate the service. The Neyland family will receive friends Sunday, September 13, 2020 from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M. at Walters Funeral Home, Centerville, Texas. Louise Neyland was...

September 8, 2020

Beverly Lynn Armstrong, 63, of Marquez died September 8, 2020 at her home in Marquez, Texas. She was born October 23, 1956 to Thomas and Essie Belle (Miller) Taylor of Fort Worth, Texas. Beverly was raised by her step-father and mother, Ervin And Essie Belle (Miller) Lev. Beverly had been a resident of Marquez since 2012, coming from San Leon,...

September 7, 2020

Amanda June Reese was born December 22, 1959 in Freeport, Texas. She grew up in New Caney and was the owner and operator of Tuff Guy Landscaping and a consultant for Flower Power Landscaping LLC. Amanda lived in Connecticut for a short time where she met the love of her life, Karen Murray. They eventually made their home back in...

September 2, 2020

Mayme Pearl (Bell) Ellis Brown was born January 18, 1927 at the home of her grandparents, Jack and Eva (Pate) Bell, in Flo, Texas. Her parents were William Ernest and Mary Adeline “Lina” (Johnson) Bell. Mayme died September 2, 2020 in Centerville, Texas. Mayme grew up in Leon County, and she attended school in Flo and Centerville. Throughout her life,...

August 28, 2020

Graveside services for Ginger Henkel, age 79, will be held 10 A.M., Friday, September 4, 2020 at Evans Chapel Cemetery in Leona, Texas. Pastor Tuffy Loftin, of the Cowboy Church of Leon County, will officiate the service. A brief visitation will take place prior to the service from 9 A.M. to 10 A.M. at the cemetery. Virginia Carol Henkel, also...

August 26, 2020

Madisyn Alynn Franks was born on July 19, 2001 in Bryan, Texas and unexpectedly left this earth on August 26, 2020 in Conroe, Texas. Growing up on East Beaver street, always surrounded by family and friends, was an adventure to say the least. Anyone who knew Madisyn knew she never shied away from a good adventure, and was often not...

August 26, 2020

Lynda Segelquist Bradley passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on August 26, 2020. Lynda was born to Erna Lynn "Patsy" Lipscomb and Robert Segelquist on September 16, 1955 and was raised in Texas City, Texas. She attended Sam Houston State University, College of the Mainland and University of Houston-Clear Lake and earned her degree in Business Administration...

August 13, 2020

A homegoing graveside service for Melvin Tryon, age 76, will be held 10 A.M., August 20, 2020 at Culton Cemetery in Leona, Texas. Melvin Dean Tryon was born on August 2, 1944 in Leona, Texas. He was the first grandson in the Tryon family, so he was named after his grandfather, Mr. Mel Tryon. He was educated in the Leona...

August 12, 2020

Eric Jackson, 57, of Huntsville, Texas, passed away peacefully the evening of August 12, 2020 in Houston, Texas. He was born October 5, 1962 in Houston, Texas to Ray & Marjorie (Ranft) Jackson. Eric had lived in Huntsville for the past twenty-four years, coming from Houston. Throughout his life he had worked as a refrigeration technician, medical technician, electrician and...

August 11, 2020

Brian Stafford, age 60, passed away at his home Tuesday, August 11, 2020 surrounded by his family. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 A.M., Thursday, August 13, 2020 at the Cowboy Church of Leon County in Centerville, Texas. Pastor of the church, Tuffy Loftin, will officiate the service. Interment will follow in Leona Cemetery. The Stafford family will receive friends...