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Willie Polk, Jr.

Willie Polk, Jr.

Jun 3, 2019

Homegoing services for Willie Polk, Jr., age 89, will be held 1 P.M., Saturday, June 8, 2019 at Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas. Interment will be in Two Mile Cemetery in Leona, Texas. A public visitation will take place Friday, June 7th from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M. at the funeral home. Arrangements are entrusted to Walters Funeral Home...

Merle Modine Duke

Merle Modine Duke

May 28, 2019

Merle Damon Duke, age 91, passed away peacefully while taking a nap on her back porch swing on May 28, 2019. She was born in Leon County on July 18, 1927 to Harmon and Mirtie Damon. After completing her education, she worked in retail for a short time, but her true calling was caring for her family. She married George...

Clifford Ray Aubrey

Clifford Ray Aubrey

May 21, 2019

Funeral services for Clifford Ray Aubrey, 53, of Leona, will be held 2 P.M., Sunday, May 26, 2019 at Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas. Chaplain Gerald Saffel will officiate the service. Interment will follow in the Centerville Cemetery. A brief visitation will take place from 10 A.M. to service time Sunday, May 26th at the funeral home. Clifford Ray...

James Douglas Bladen

James Douglas Bladen

May 21, 2019

On Tuesday, May 21, 2019, James Douglas Bladen, loving father, beloved brother, admired uncle, and adored friend, passed away at the age of 65. James was born on October 14, 1953 in Centerville, TX to Alson and Beatrice (Johnson) Bladen. He attended Fredrick Douglas High School until integration and graduated from Centerville High School in 1972. Following graduation, he attended...

Michael Dennis Mcmahan

Michael Dennis Mcmahan

May 16, 2019

Graveside funeral services for Michael McMahan, age 64, of Houston will be held 10 A.M., Saturday, June 1, 2019 at North Creek Cemetery in the Nineveh Community of Leon County. Michael Dennis McMahan was born July 25, 1954, the only child to parents, James Franklin & Albina Ana (Rucky) McMahan. He was raised in Leon County and had attended Buffalo...

Alvina Luedke

Alvina Luedke

May 15, 2019

Alvina Luedke, 95, of Huntsville, went to be with her Lord on May 15, 2019. Funeral services will be at 2 P.M., Monday, May 20, 2019, at Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas with Larry Wayne Bell officiating. Interment will follow at Centerville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 P.M. to service time, Monday, May 20, 2019 at Walters Funeral...

David Elroy Wilson, Sr.

David Elroy Wilson, Sr.

May 14, 2019

David Elroy Wilson, Sr., born August 20, 1945, in Houston, Texas lost his battle against cancer on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. He was inducted into the United States Army July 1966, where he served in Vietnam as a tank driver and reached the rank of SPEC 5 in the 4th Infantry, 10th Calvary. He was a big Elvis fan and...

William Thomas Ferrell

William Thomas Ferrell

May 13, 2019

William Thomas Ferrell, 84, of Marquez, Texas, passed away on the evening of May 13, 2019 in Marquez. He was born January 19, 1935 in Port Isabel, Texas to Lester Franklin and Alice (Wedell) Ferrell. Tom served his country in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany during the Korean War. He later worked as a diesel mechanic....

Anna Lee Comer

Anna Lee Comer

May 9, 2019

Anna Lee Comer, devoted wife, mother, grandmother & great-grandmother, passed away May 9, 2019 in Centerville, Texas exactly one month after her seventy-eighth birthday. She was born in Houston, Texas April 9, 1941, an only child to H. Russell & Katie Mary Iomi (Lynch) Davis. Anna Lee was raised in Houston. She married James “Buck” Comer, and they resided in...

Juanita Mae Wooley

Juanita Mae Wooley

Apr 27, 2019

Juanita Mae Wooley was born October 27, 1932 in the Nineveh Community of Leon County, Texas. Her parents were Wallace & Willie (Langley) McCarty. Mae worked at Dairy Queen in Centerville as a cook for a number of years. She was also employed as a cook at various other restaurants. Her family would always comment that Mae’s cooking was the...

John Brautigam

John Brautigam

Apr 23, 2019

Walter John Brautigam, age 76, was born on February 1, 1943, in Conroe, Texas. John departed this life to spend eternity with Jesus, his Lord and Savior. He passed away on April 23, 2019 at his home near Centerville, Texas. John was preceded in death by his parents, Ed and Cecilia Chunda Brautigam of Decker Prairie, Texas. John will be...

Lucy "Lillian"  Pierce

Lucy "Lillian" Pierce

Apr 19, 2019

Lillian Pierce, age 90, of Centerville, Texas, went home to be with the Lord on the evening of April 19, 2019 in Bryan, Texas following a brief illness. A celebration of her life will be held 2 P.M., Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas. Bro. Louis Mize will officiate the service. Mrs. Pierce will be...

Curtis Easterling

Curtis Easterling

Apr 14, 2019

Curtis Easterling, age 92, was born near Leona, TX on October 21, 1926. He went home to rest from a lifetime of labor and service on April 14, 2019. He was the son of Arthur McIver Easterling, Sr., and Lavinia Ola Ward Easterling. Curtis graduated from Leona High School and served in the Merchant Marines. He married the love of...

Thaddeus S. "Tad" Mizwa

Thaddeus S. "Tad" Mizwa

Apr 3, 2019

Thaddeus “Tad” S. Mizwa, born in Springfield, Massachusetts on July 4, 1927, passed away peacefully on April 3, 2019 at the age of 91. He was the son of Katherine Twarog and Stephen Paul Mizwa, who founded and was president of The Kosciuszko Foundation in New York City. Tad served on its Board of Trustees until the fall of 1970....

Edward "Glenn"  Jones

Edward "Glenn" Jones

Apr 3, 2019

Funeral services for Glenn Jones, age 91, of Centerville, will be held 2 P.M., Sunday, April 7, 2019 at Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas. Interment will follow in the Centerville Cemetery. The Jones family will receive friends Saturday, April 6th from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M. at the funeral home. Edward “Glenn” Jones was born March 23, 1928 in...

Ray Douglas Sills

Ray Douglas Sills

Mar 12, 2019

Ray Douglas Sills, of Marquez, passed away in the early morning hours of March 12, 2019 in Bryan, Texas at the age of seventy-four. He was born August 6, 1944 in Marquez, Texas, one of five children to parents, Douglas Alfred & Thelma Estelle (Newsom) Sills. Ray lived and worked in Crosby, Texas for about twenty-two years and was a...

Franklin Lane "Frank" Erwin

Franklin Lane "Frank" Erwin

Feb 25, 2019

Franklin Lane Erwin was born October 6, 1933 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania to parents, Shelby & Beatrice (Cahoon) Erwin. He was raised in McKeesport and later received a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, as well as, a Law degree. Frank was a true engineer and loved to build things. His garage was constantly full of tools used to make various items...

Danny Kaye Lee

Danny Kaye Lee

Feb 23, 2019

Graveside funeral services for Danny Kaye Lee, 62, of Centerville are set for Thursday, February 28, 2019 at the Centerville Cemetery at 11 am. A visitation will be held at Walters Funeral Home before the service from 9:45 am until 10:45 am. Ren Watkins will officiate. Danny K. Lee was born March the 25,1956 in Baytown, Texas. He passed away...

F. L. "Louie" Thompson, Jr.

F. L. "Louie" Thompson, Jr.

Feb 21, 2019

F.L. Thompson (known as Louie) was born October 15, 1922 in Leona, Texas to Foster Louie, Sr. and Ruby (Shepherd) Thompson. He was delivered by Dr. E.P. Powell, whose granddaughter, F.L. later married (Frances Marie Redwine). After high school in Leona, he attended the University of Texas where in his second year, felt called to do his part in defending...

Bobby Ray Tubb

Bobby Ray Tubb

Feb 16, 2019

Bobby Ray Tubb was born May 11, 1973 in Madisonville, Texas to parents, Elgan Ray Tubb & Sharon Lee Richardson. He was raised in Centerville, Texas and attended Centerville High School. Bobby worked most of his life as a roughneck. He had a great sense of humor and always thought he was a very funny person, even if sometimes he...

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