Obituaries

Kathleen Louise Zimmerman

Kathleen Louise Zimmerman

May 11, 2021

Kathleen Zimmerman, 73, of Magnolia, Texas, passed away peacefully at her home May 11, 2021. She was welcomed into the arms of Jesus surrounded by her loving family. Kathleen was born January 2, 1948 in Toledo, Ohio to Estel & Helen (Stringham) Penrod. She was married to the love of her life, Larry Zimmerman for fifty-four memorable years and worked...

Johnnie Ray Moore, Sr.

Johnnie Ray Moore, Sr.

May 6, 2021

Johnnie Ray Moore, Sr. was born to the parentage of Florence Johnson Buckner and Matthew Moore in Houston County, Texas on February 28, 1952 and raised in Hopewell, Texas by grandparents, Varonia and Asberry Johnson, all who have preceded Mr. Moore in death. He attended Douglass High School in Centerville, Texas. Later on, Mr. Moore married Dosha Marie Reed. She...

Homer Ray Selman

Homer Ray Selman

May 3, 2021

Graveside services for Mr. Homer Selman, 94, of Cypress, Texas will be held 12:30 P.M., Friday, May 7, 2021 at Concord Cemetery, Concord, Texas. Bro. Billy Bob Evans will officiate the service. Homer Ray Selman was born June 6, 1926 in Concord, Texas to Dewey Leo & Ora Mae (Cundiff) Selman. He was raised in Concord and served his country...

Dorothy Mae (Jones) Johnson

Dorothy Mae (Jones) Johnson

April 30, 2021

Dorothy Mae Jones Johnson was born on August 10, 1933 to Amos and Willie B. Jones in Centerville, Texas. She was the fourth child of six children. Dorothy Mae grew up in The Ridge Community where she attended school. She confessed her faith in Christ at an early age and became a member of the Mt. Calm Pine Top Baptist...

Jeffie Neil Smith

Jeffie Neil Smith

April 25, 2021

Funeral services for Jeffie Smith, 92, of the Redland Community will be held 2 P.M., Thursday, April 29, 2021 at Walters Funeral Home, Centerville, Texas. Bro. Tony Moye, pastor of First Baptist Church, Centerville, Texas, will officiate the service. Interment will follow in Centerville Cemetery. The public is invited to a visitation from 10 A.M. until service time Thursday at...

Daniel Joseph Byrd

Daniel Joseph Byrd

April 23, 2021

Daniel Joseph Byrd, of Leona, Texas, was born on January 17, 2000 in Bryan, Texas and passed away April 23, 2021 in Bryan Texas. He was the youngest of three children born to parents, Johnny, Jr. & Frances “Fran” (Still) Byrd. Daniel was a 2018 graduate of Centerville High School where he excelled in athletics. On December 4, 2020, he...

Karen (Kirkland) Blocker

Karen (Kirkland) Blocker

April 22, 2021

Karen Blocker, age 62, of Buffalo, Texas passed away April 22, 2021 in Bryan, Texas from a tragic complication from chemotherapy. Karen was born in Grand Prairie, Texas January 18, 1959, as the sixth of seven children to James C. and Helen J. Kirkland. She and her two youngest siblings were nicknamed “the 3 little ones”, a name that is...

Annie Sue "Aunt Sue" Mcadams

Annie Sue "Aunt Sue" Mcadams

April 20, 2021

Graveside services for Annie Sue McAdams, 101, will be held 10 A.M., Saturday, April 24, 2021 at North Creek Cemetery in rural Leon County, Texas. Rev. Art Hill will officiate the service. A brief visitation will take place at the cemetery Saturday morning from 9:30 A.M. to service time. Annie Sue McAdams was born January 8, 1920 in Fairfield, Texas....

Alice "Marie" Cude

Alice "Marie" Cude

April 7, 2021

Marie Cude, 82, formerly of Marquez, Texas passed away April 7, 2021 in Cleveland, Texas. Her funeral services will be held 12 Noon, Sunday, April 11, 2021 at Walters Funeral Home, Centerville, Texas. Burial will follow in Concord Cemetery in Concord, Texas. A brief visitation will take place before the service Sunday from 10 A.M. to 12 Noon at the...

Mark Allen Davis

Mark Allen Davis

March 22, 2021

Mark Allen Davis, 65, of Leona, Texas passed away at his home on March 22, 2021. Mark was born to Burgess Edward Davis and Jo Beth (Luker) Davis on October 6, 1955 in Cuero, Texas. He was raised in Cuero, Texas and was a Seminary graduate. During Mark’s life he held various employment positions which included oilfield work and a...

Maggie Lee (Green) Proctor

Maggie Lee (Green) Proctor

March 18, 2021

Mrs. Maggie Lee (Green) Proctor was born November 2, 1935 in Centerville, Texas to the late Frank & Jossie (Hopkins) Green. She was baptized at an early age and united with Cairo Baptist Church where she remained a member until her death. Miss Maggie Green married the late Albert Lee Proctor, Sr. on November 18, 1952. To this union, four...

Florence West Washington

Florence West Washington

March 12, 2021

Homegoing services for Florence West Washington, 70, will be held 11 A.M., Saturday, March 20, 2021 at Walters Funeral Home, Centerville, Texas. Pastor Michael Washington will officiate the service and interment will follow in Pleasant Springs Cemetery in the Pleasant Springs Community of Leon County, Texas. A brief visitation will be held prior to the service Saturday from 9 A.M....

Maggie B Hopkins

Maggie B Hopkins

March 8, 2021

Maggie Barefield Hopkins was born on September 29, 1947 in Goliad, Texas to the late Elex & Beauty Barefield. She was baptized and accepted Christ at an early age and attended New Zion Baptist Church. Maggie was employed with the Centerville I.S.D. for twenty-three years until her health failed her. On the morning of March 8, 2021 at her home...

Billy Edward Tidwell

Billy Edward Tidwell

March 6, 2021

Billy Tidwell passed away peacefully Saturday, March 6, 2021 in Tomball, Texas just eight days shy of his ninety-second birthday. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Friday March 12, 2021 at the Centerville Cemetery in Centerville, Texas. Billy Edward Tidwell was born March 14, 1929 in Brownsboro, Texas, the youngest and only son of Dunk McKinley & Willie...

Ross Glenewinkel

Ross Glenewinkel

March 5, 2021

Ross Glenewinkel, 76, passed away suddenly, yet peacefully on March 5, 2021 at his home in Flynn, Texas. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 A.M., Saturday, March 13, 2021 at Flynn Methodist Church in Flynn, Texas. Rev. Mark McClanahan and Rev. Jim Jackson will officiate the service. Interment will follow in Gum Springs Cemetery. The Glenewinkel family will receive friends...

Alvin Homer "Al" Byers, Sr.

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

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

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

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

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,...