Obituaries
Olee Thomas Haven
Dec 26, 2019
Homegoing services for Mrs. Olee Thomas Haven, 102, of Leona, will be held 12 noon, Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas. Interment will follow in Two-Mile Cemetery in Leona. Mrs. Haven was born July 29, 1917 in Leona, Texas to Henry & Hattie (Clay) Thomas and passed away December 26, 2019. She was a lifelong...
Rick D Place
Dec 13, 2019
Rick D. Place was born December 28, 1955 in Canton, New York. He was one of three children born to Thomas & Joan (Ellsworth) Place. Rick worked in the real estate business, on both the commercial and residential sides, buying, selling and renting properties. Rick and his wife, Alleen, moved to Centerville twelve years ago to provide end of life...
Betty "Jean" Torno
Dec 13, 2019
Funeral services for Betty "Jean" (Coyle) Torno are scheduled for 11 A.M., Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas. Visitation will be at 10 A.M. on Wednesday, before the service. Interment will be held in the Centerville Cemetery. Jacob Hudgins, one of her grandsons, will officiate the service. Betty "Jean" (Coyle) Torno, age 92, passed away...
Ivory Pearl Jones
Dec 11, 2019
Homegoing services for Mrs. Ivory Jones, age 87, of Leona, will be held 11 A.M., Saturday, December 21, 2019 at First Baptist Church in Centerville, Texas. Interment will be in Culton Cemetery in Leona. A visitation and wake will be held Friday, December 20th from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M. at Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas. Ivory Pearl (Wynn)...
Evelyn Ellis Ingram
Dec 10, 2019
Evelyn (Ellis) Ingram was born May 18, 1935 in Centerville, Texas. She was one of eight children to Aubrey Theron, Sr. & Maggie Mae (Watson) Ellis. She was a graduate of Centerville High School. It was during her younger years that a love for volleyball was fostered that continued years past her time in high school. Evelyn was a woman...
Gladys Dezelle Wilson
Dec 8, 2019
Gladys DeZelle Wilson passed away peacefully on December 8, 2019, surrounded by family. She was born June 3, 1924 to James and Nellie DeZelle, in Centerville, Texas. After graduating high school at 16, she worked for General Lumber and IBM. She married F.C. "Fritz" Wilson on December 27, 1947. They lived quite a life: raising kids, traveling the world, and...
Evelyn Crowell Cottongim
Dec 5, 2019
Funeral services for Evelyn Cottongim, age 80 of Jewett, will be held 1 P.M., Sunday, December 8, 2019 at Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas. Rev. Allen Crosby, pastor of First Baptist Church in Jewett, will officiate the service. Interment will follow in Leona Cemetery. A brief visitation will take place before the service from 12 noon to service time....
Richard Ezell Walston, Sr.
Dec 5, 2019
Richard Ezell Walston, Sr. was born December 9, 1942 in Flour Bluff, Texas to Ezell & Martha Melba (Melat) Walston. He graduated from Tarkington High School and worked for Anheuser-Busch in the brewing department for thirty-five years. Richard enjoyed farming and taking care of his cattle. He also enjoyed growing a beautiful vegetable garden every year. He attended Kingdom Hall...
Edward Don Perkinson
Dec 4, 2019
Edward Don Perkinson was born June 25, 1937 in St. Louis County, Missouri to Roy Edward & Ruth (Roark) Perkinson. He worked as a lawnmower repairman most of his life. In his younger years, Edward was an avid fisherman and hunter. He was also a handyman and had enjoyed working on remodeling jobs in his home. Edward had lived in...
Wanda Lea (Hill) Craig
Nov 29, 2019
Wanda Lea (Hill) Craig was born February 13, 1924 in Flo, Texas and she passed away November 29, 2019 in Irving, Texas surrounded by her loving family. Ms. Craig was one of nine Hill family siblings born and raised in Leon County as children of Orsamus and Margaret Hill. They lived off the land, loved God and family, and created...
Lyndall Louise (Robinson) Hale
Nov 24, 2019
Lyndall Louise (Robinson) Hale, 96, of Sugar Land, Texas, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2019 in Madisonville, Texas. Her funeral is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 26th at Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas with Dr. Chris Osborne officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. Visitation will be at 1:00 p.m. prior to the service at...
Charles "Eugene" Tolan, Jr.
Nov 14, 2019
Funeral services for Eugene Tolan, age 50, of Topeka, Kansas, will be held 2 P.M., Monday, November 18, 2019, at Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas. Interment will be in Centerville Cemetery. A brief visitation will take place Monday from 12 Noon to service time at the funeral home. Charles Eugene Tolan, Jr. was born February 4, 1969, in Houston,...
Lee Roy Mclerran, Jr.
Nov 11, 2019
Memorial services for Lee McLerran, Jr., 71, of the Russell Community in Leon County, will be held 1 P.M., Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas. Mr. McLerran passed away November 11, 2019 at his home. He was born December 20, 1947 in Terrell, Texas to parents, Lee Roy, Sr. & Malessia (Goode) McLerran. Lee retired...
Lois Jeanette Newton
Oct 31, 2019
Funeral services for Lois Jeanette Newton, age 78, of Flynn, Texas will be held 2 P.M., Sunday, November 3, 2019, at First Baptist Church of Flynn. Bro. Rob Rolison and Bro. Daryl Hatley will officiate the service. Interment will take place in the Wealthy Cemetery, west of Normangee. The Newton family will receive friends Saturday, November 2nd from 5 P.M....
James William Salter, Sr.
Oct 27, 2019
Funeral services for James William Salter, Sr., of Conroe and Leon County, have been scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 1, 2019 at the Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, TX. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Thursday from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Bro. Bo Gunnels will officiate and burial will follow the service in the Salter...
Mollie B Craig
Oct 26, 2019
Homegoing services for Mollie B. Craig, age 81, will be held 12 Noon, Saturday, November 2, 2019 at Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas. Interment will follow in Randolph Cemetery near Normangee. A brief visitation will be held before the service from 11 A.M. to service. Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas is entrusted with arrangements.
Victor Ray Hillman
Oct 24, 2019
Victor Ray Hillman, age 89, passed away peacefully at his home in the Middleton Community on October 24, 2019. Victor was born July 21, 1930, to Ferdinand “Ted” Hillman and wife Lois Avery Toby in Barksdale, TX. Victor grew up in Bandera and graduated from Bandera High School in 1948. He attended Tarleton State College and then Texas A&M College....
Delois Douthitt Mclain
Oct 23, 2019
Funeral services for DeLois Douthitt McLain, age 87, will be held 2 P.M. Sunday, October 27, 2019 at Flynn United Methodist Church in Flynn, Texas. Rev. Mark McClanahan will officiate the service, and interment will be in the Douthitt Cemetery. DeLois Douthitt McLain was born November 18, 1931 in Flynn, Texas to Briston D. & Vermelle (Petty) Douthitt. She worked...
James Mchenry "Macky" Brantley
Oct 20, 2019
Macky Brantley, age 79, of Centerville passed away peacefully surrounded by his family Sunday, October 20, 2019 in Crockett, Texas. He was born James McHenry Brantley March 23, 1940 in DeQuincy, Louisiana, the only child, to Rutlin McHenry & Fay Christine (Rigmaiden) Brantley. Macky married Melvene Whittington in 1971 and they shared forty-eight years together. He worked in many professions...
Richard Lee King
Oct 20, 2019
Richard Lee King, age 92, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, October 20, 2019, at his home in Allen, TX, after suffering a stroke during the early morning of October 15. Richard was born in the Sunnyside community of Floresville, Texas on September 4, 1927, the eldest child of Richard Leslie King and Cora Ella Reed King. His mother died...
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