Obituaries
Eladio Martinez
January 28, 2023
A funeral mass for Eladio Martinez, age 93, of Jewett, Texas will be held 1 P.M., Friday, February 3, 2023 at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, Centerville, Texas. Committal services will follow in St. Leo the Great Catholic Cemetery, east of Centerville. A brief visitation followed by a rosary will take place prior to the Mass from 10 A.M....
Michael Addison "Mike" Tampke
January 25, 2023
Funeral services honoring the life of Mike Tampke, age 75, will be held 2 P.M., Sunday, January 29, 2023 at Walters Funeral Home, Centerville, Texas. Brother-in-law, Franklin Williams, will officiate the service. Mr. Tampke will be laid to rest next to his late wife, Linda, in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery following the chapel service. A brief visitation will take place prior...
Marvin Daniel Byrd
January 24, 2023
It was a joyous reunion day when Marvin Daniel Byrd, age 86, was reunited in Heaven with his wife, Mary Byrd the morning of January 24, 2023. He also joined his parents; eldest granddaughter, Melissa Martinez and brothers, Roy Dean Byrd and Raymond Douglas Byrd.
Marvin Byrd was born January 8, 1937 in Flynn, Texas to Roy & Edith Elena (Biddle)...
Kathleen Erma Griffy
January 23, 2023
Kathleen Erma Griffy was born February 24, 1960 in Delaware, Ohio to parents, Daniel W. & Elizabeth (Gareis) Bartram. She passed away surrounded in love January 23, 2023 in Huntsville, Texas.
Kathleen had lived in Leon and Madison Counties for over the past twenty years. She was a member of Life Church in Leona, Texas. Kathleen had worked as a Certified...
Kevin Dean Griffith
January 23, 2023
A funeral service for Kevin Dean Griffith will be at 11 A.M., Friday, January 27, 2023 at Ephesus Church in Marquez, Texas. Bro. Ray Payne will officiate the service. Burial will follow at Marquez Cemetery. A public visitation will be on the evening of Thursday, January 26, 2023 from 5 P.M. to 7 P.M. at Walters Funeral Home in Centerville,...
Suzanne Lynette Peaden
January 21, 2023
Suzanne Lynette Peaden was born November 24, 1965 in Conroe, Texas and passed from this life January 21, 2023 in Conroe, Texas with her devoted sons by her side.
Suzanne resided in New Waverly Texas. She worked in marketing for most of her life up until she stopped working to care for her mother. Suzanne loved plants and kept a lot...
Dominik Eugene Hamala
January 21, 2023
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PRAISE AND BLESS MY LORD AND SERVE HIM WITH GREAT HUMILITY
It is with great sorrow that Dominik (Gene) Eugene Hamala, a generous and loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family at his home in Centerville, Texas on January 21, 2023, at the age of 79.
He is survived by Betty Hamala, his devoted wife of...
Charles William Smith
January 21, 2023
Charles William "Sonny" Smith, 85, of Centerville, Texas left us on January 21, 2023.
Charles was born to Monroe and Vade Cooper Smith, February 23, 1937 in Cedar Bayou, Texas. As a young boy, his family moved to Saratoga, Texas. He graduated with 16 members of the 1955 class from Saratoga High School. His classmates referred to him as "Wildman'' due...
Jerry "Wayne" Woods
January 16, 2023
Jerry Wayne Woods, who passed away on Monday, January 16, 2023, at home surrounded by family and under the care of Hospice Brazos Valley, will be laid to rest at the Woods Family Cemetery at their Double Diamond Ranch home in Centerville on January 17th at 3:00pm.
Born January 27, 1948, in the hills of Morristown, Tennessee, Wayne grew up in...
Charles Henry Alvarez
January 11, 2023
Charles Henry Alvarez was born June 10, 1948 in San Antonio, Texas and passed away January 11, 2023 in Hilltop Lakes, Texas. He was one of seven children born to Blas Alvarez & Dora (Medina) Alvarez.
Charles and his siblings were raised and grew up in San Antonio. He proudly served his country in the United States Army, earning several commendations...
Jesse Ray Nichols
January 4, 2023
Funeral services for Jesse Ray Nichols, age 71, of Centerville, Texas will be held 2 P.M., Saturday, January 14, 2023 at Walters Funeral Home, Centerville, Texas. Interment will follow in Centerville Cemetery, Centerville, Texas. A brief visitation will take place prior to the service from 12 Noon until service time Saturday at the funeral home.
Jesse Ray Nichols was born in...
John Ervin Brown
January 3, 2023
John Ervin Brown, age 53, of Leona, Texas passed away January 3, 2023 at his home in Leona, Texas. He was born to Johnnie E. & Mary (Mosley) Brown on February 22, 1969. John was raised in Madisonville and later worked as an oil well pumper. He enjoyed his work. John also enjoyed collecting and shooting guns, as well as...
Barbara Ann Hall
December 31, 2022
Barbara Ann Hall, age 61, of Fairfield, Texas passed away peacefully following a brief illness Saturday, December 31, 2022 in Houston, Texas with her loving husband by her side.
Barbara was born May 21, 1961 in Harris County, Texas to Earnest Sprague & Billie Ray (Smith) Martin. She was a devoted homemaker and mother her entire life and adored her grandchildren....
Carolyn Ruth Wells
December 25, 2022
Carolyn Wells came into her earthly home on June 22, 1942 in Harlingen, Texas to loving parents Mildred and Louis Schamerhorn. She grew up in the valley and then moved to Pasadena, Texas with her parents and two brothers. After graduating high school and working at Pasadena State Bank she met her future husband, David Wells, at the Corral Drive-in....
Cleodis Green, Sr.
December 23, 2022
Homegoing services for Mr. Cleodis Green, Sr., age 68, of Centerville, Texas will be held 11 A.M., Saturday, December 31, 2022 at Walters Funeral Home, Centerville, Texas. Committal services will follow in Ward Cemetery. A brief visitation will be held prior to the service from 10 A.M. to service time at the funeral home.
Arrangements are under the direction of Walters...
Wayne Ray Milligan
December 23, 2022
Funeral services for Wayne Ray Milligan, age 82, of Northville, South Dakota and formerly of the Nineveh Community of Leon County, will be held 2 P.M., Saturday, December 31, 2022 at Walters Funeral Home, Centerville, Texas. Rev. John Murray, pastor of Flo Baptist Church, will officiate the service. Interment will follow in Stevens Cemetery in the Flo Community of Leon...
Mark Anthony Spencer
December 21, 2022
Homegoing services for Mark Anthony Spencer, age 61, of Centerville, Texas will be held 1 P.M., Friday, December 30, 2022 at Walters Funeral Home, Centerville, Texas. Committal services will follow in Spiller Cemetery in rural Leon County, Texas.
Pallbearers: Benny Green, Brian James, Jayden McCoy, Arthur Busby, Dereck Busby, Erik Henderson
Honorary Pallbearer: Anthony Motley
Mark Anthony Spencer was born January 5, 1961...
Judith Sydney Smith
December 20, 2022
Judith Sydney Smith, age 90 years, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by loved ones December 20, 2022. She was born December 4, 1932 in Clovis, New Mexico to Albert Sydney & Julia Coryenne (Finch-McChristy) Johnson.
Judith had attended "THE UNIVERSITY" of Texas in Austin and was very proud of this. She had moved to Centerville from the Dallas area...
Lindy Lou (Lacey) Rice
December 16, 2022
Lindy Lou (Lacey) Rice was born in Crockett, Texas on October 27, 1949, to Charles Douglas Lacey and Margaret "Nell" (Hall) Lacey. She left this earth on December 16, 2022, at the age of seventy-three, at her home in Centerville. She is survived by her husband, Randall Gene "Randy" Rice of Centerville; three step-sons, Ronnie Rice, Charlie Rice (wife, Becky...
Marilyn Watkins
December 12, 2022
Marilyn Louise "Granny" Watkins, age 81 of Leona, Texas, passed away in Bryan, TX on December 12, 2022. Marilyn was born in Londonderry, Ohio on October 3, 1941 to Ralph and Margaret Perdue. Marilyn married in 1957, at the age of 16, to Leonard Watkins in Union County, Indiana. Her growing family spent the next 18 years living in Ohio,...
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