Obituaries
Nancy Elizabeth Burleson
July 13, 2021
Nancy Elizabeth Burleson, 68, of Centerville, passed away July 13, 2021 at her home in the Centerview Community of Leon County, Texas. She was born November 21, 1952 in Sterling, Illinois to J.E. & Rosemary (Hickman) Brown. Nancy was employed as an LVN at several facilities including four years at St. Joseph Hospital in Roswell, New Mexico, several years at...
Elgan "Ray" Tubb
July 10, 2021
Funeral services for Ray Tubb, 67, of Centerville will be held 12 noon, Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at New Salem Cemetery Chapel in the Centerview Community of Leon County, Texas. Bro. Jim Bob Gunnels will officiate the service. Interment will follow in New Salem Cemetery. There will be no public visitation prior to the service. Ray Tubb passed away July...
Mary (Brown) Smith
July 3, 2021
Mary (Brown) Smith, of Centerville, Texas, was born July 18, 1964 and passed away July 3, 2021. Her parents were J.E. and Rosemary Brown, of Centerville. Mary had two siblings; her sister, Nancy Burleson and brother, Johnnie Brown, of Centerville. She was preceded in death by both of her parents and brother, Johnnie Brown. Mary is survived by her husband,...
Nellie Gene Witt
June 22, 2021
Nellie Witt, 71, passed away June 22, 2021 in Conroe, Texas. A funeral service will be held 2 P.M., Thursday, July 1, 2021 at Walters Funeral Home, Centerville, Texas. Interment will follow in New Salem Cemetery in the Centerview Community of Leon County, Texas. A brief visitation will take place Thursday prior to the service from 11 A.M. until service...
Claudia Joan Mueller
June 21, 2021
Claudia Joan (Hickman) Mueller, age 82, went home to be with the Lord on June 20, 2021 in Spring, Texas. Claudia was born on September 3, 1938, the eldest of four daughters to Albert J and Dorothea (Tabor) Hickman, Jr in Houston, Texas. Claudia was a 1956 graduate of Spring Branch High School, Houston, Texas. She was married to the...
Billie Lee Hardin
June 21, 2021
Funeral services for Billie Hardin, 78, of Jewett, Texas will be held 2 P.M., Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at Walters Funeral Home, Centerville, Texas. Rev. James Paul Boyd, II will officiate the service. A private inurnment ceremony will take place at a later date in Concord Cemetery, Concord, Texas. The Hardin family will receive friends Tuesday, June 29th from 5...
Bro. Charlie E. Young
June 11, 2021
Bro. Charlie Young, 72, passed away Friday, June 11, 2021 in Crockett, Texas. A celebration of his life will be held 9:30 A.M., Saturday, June 19, 2021 at River of Life Church east of Centerville, Texas. Pastor Ron Nissen will officiate the service, assisted by Greg Long and Rosemary Matthews. The Young family will receive friends Friday, June 18th from...
Essie Velna (Hill) Hines
June 5, 2021
Essie Velna Hill Hines was born on the first day of Spring, March 21, 1925 at Challacombe Ranch in eastern Leon County, Texas to William Hampton “Bill” Hill and Eunice Maud Hogan Hill. She joined her sister, Winona, in the family. The Hills moved to Centerville in 1931when Bill was elected County Clerk. They lived in a house on Hwy...
William Burton Hunter
May 28, 2021
William Burton Hunter was born in Woodville, Texas July 22, 1936 to John Reddick Hunter and Jewel Pate Hunter. He passed peacefully at his home in Hilltop Lakes, Texas May 28, 2021. Bill Hunter was married to Myra Lou Maywald of Hull Daisetta in 1962 and had three children, Vanice, Russell, and Stephanie. Later he was married to Shirley Lemons...
Elsie Lee Umphenour
May 22, 2021
Elsie Umphenour, 96, left her earthly home to join her Lord and Savior May 22, 2021. She was surrounded by beloved family and welcomed by so many she held dear in her heart that had gone on before her. Elsie Lee (Martin) Umphenour was born December 31, 1924 in Bell County, Texas to Raymond Mark & Mary (Andrews) Martin. She...
Kellye Jo Tuxen
May 21, 2021
Kellye Oliver Tuxen, who passed from this worldly life on May 21, 2021, after a fierce fight with cancer, was born in Midland, Texas on August 22, 1963, to Sheila and Wallace Oliver. The family moved to Houston in 1966, then to the Alief area, then to The Woodlands, where she graduated from McCullough High School in 1981. Kellye became...
William Alvin Carter
May 15, 2021
William Alvin Carter (a.k.a Old Man in the Woods), passed away in his home in Centerville, Texas on May 15, 2021. He was 76. William was born on February 2, 1945, to Raymond and Valeria Carter in Houston, Texas. During his career, William worked for Brown & Root, and then later he worked for Celanese Corporation where he retired at...
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....
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