Obituaries

Leslie Nell Lee

Leslie Nell Lee

September 24, 2020

Funeral services for Mrs. Leslie Nell Lee, age 89, will be held 2 P.M., Monday, September 28, 2020 at Flo Community Baptist Church. Bro. Mark Thrift and Bro. John Murray will officiate the service. Interment will follow in Wheelock Cemetery. Friends and family are invited to attend a visitation from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M., Sunday, September 27, 2020 at...

Dolly Anna Sanders

Dolly Anna Sanders

September 23, 2020

Dolly Anna Sanders, at the age of sixty-nine, made her final move to heaven on September 23, 2020, after unforeseen health issues. She was born on June 30, 1951 in Houston, Texas, to parents, Reuben Edwards and Coleen Cardin Edwards. One of four children, Dolly was proceeded in death by both her parents and her two siblings, Wanda, Frank, and...

Virginia Katherine Rosier

Virginia Katherine Rosier

September 21, 2020

Funeral services for Virginia Rosier, age 78, will be held 11 A.M., Friday, September 25, 2020 at New Salem Cemetery Chapel in the Centerview Community of Leon County, Texas. James Rosier and J.R. Morris will officiate the service. Interment will follow in New Salem Cemetery. Friends and family are welcome to attend a public visitation held at Walters Funeral Home...

Santos Montoya Orona

Santos Montoya Orona

September 15, 2020

A rosary and funeral mass for Santos Orona, age 81, will be held 11:30 A.M., Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Centerville, Texas. A visitation will take place from 10 A.M. to 11 A.M. at Walters Funeral Home in Centerville. Mr. Orona will be laid to rest in St. Leo the Great Catholic Cemetery,...

William Preston "Bill" Stepherson

William Preston "Bill" Stepherson

September 13, 2020

Bill Stepherson, age 64, peacefully passed away at his home early Sunday morning, September 13, 2020. He was born August 20, 1956 in Brownsville, Texas to Roy Shelton & Minnie Louise (Robinson) Stepherson. He lived most of his life in the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas, but had lived in Oakwood for the past four months, coming from La...

Louise Neyland

Louise Neyland

September 11, 2020

Graveside services for Louise Neyland, 79, of Old Bowling will be held 10 A.M., Monday, September 14, 2020 at Old Bowling Cemetery in rural Leon County. Mrs. Neyland’s son, Louis Neyland, will officiate the service. The Neyland family will receive friends Sunday, September 13, 2020 from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M. at Walters Funeral Home, Centerville, Texas. Louise Neyland was...

Beverly Lynn  Armstrong

Beverly Lynn Armstrong

September 8, 2020

Beverly Lynn Armstrong, 63, of Marquez died September 8, 2020 at her home in Marquez, Texas. She was born October 23, 1956 to Thomas and Essie Belle (Miller) Taylor of Fort Worth, Texas. Beverly was raised by her step-father and mother, Ervin And Essie Belle (Miller) Lev. Beverly had been a resident of Marquez since 2012, coming from San Leon,...

Amanda June Reese

Amanda June Reese

September 7, 2020

Amanda June Reese was born December 22, 1959 in Freeport, Texas. She grew up in New Caney and was the owner and operator of Tuff Guy Landscaping and a consultant for Flower Power Landscaping LLC. Amanda lived in Connecticut for a short time where she met the love of her life, Karen Murray. They eventually made their home back in...

Mayme Pearl Ellis Brown

Mayme Pearl Ellis Brown

September 2, 2020

Mayme Pearl (Bell) Ellis Brown was born January 18, 1927 at the home of her grandparents, Jack and Eva (Pate) Bell, in Flo, Texas. Her parents were William Ernest and Mary Adeline “Lina” (Johnson) Bell. Mayme died September 2, 2020 in Centerville, Texas. Mayme grew up in Leon County, and she attended school in Flo and Centerville. Throughout her life,...

Virginia Carol "Ginger" Henkel

Virginia Carol "Ginger" Henkel

August 28, 2020

Graveside services for Ginger Henkel, age 79, will be held 10 A.M., Friday, September 4, 2020 at Evans Chapel Cemetery in Leona, Texas. Pastor Tuffy Loftin, of the Cowboy Church of Leon County, will officiate the service. A brief visitation will take place prior to the service from 9 A.M. to 10 A.M. at the cemetery. Virginia Carol Henkel, also...

Madisyn Alynn Franks

Madisyn Alynn Franks

August 26, 2020

Madisyn Alynn Franks was born on July 19, 2001 in Bryan, Texas and unexpectedly left this earth on August 26, 2020 in Conroe, Texas. Growing up on East Beaver street, always surrounded by family and friends, was an adventure to say the least. Anyone who knew Madisyn knew she never shied away from a good adventure, and was often not...

Lynda Sue Bradley

Lynda Sue Bradley

August 26, 2020

Lynda Segelquist Bradley passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on August 26, 2020. Lynda was born to Erna Lynn "Patsy" Lipscomb and Robert Segelquist on September 16, 1955 and was raised in Texas City, Texas. She attended Sam Houston State University, College of the Mainland and University of Houston-Clear Lake and earned her degree in Business Administration...

Melvin Dean Tryon

Melvin Dean Tryon

August 13, 2020

A homegoing graveside service for Melvin Tryon, age 76, will be held 10 A.M., August 20, 2020 at Culton Cemetery in Leona, Texas. Melvin Dean Tryon was born on August 2, 1944 in Leona, Texas. He was the first grandson in the Tryon family, so he was named after his grandfather, Mr. Mel Tryon. He was educated in the Leona...

Eric George Jackson

Eric George Jackson

August 12, 2020

Eric Jackson, 57, of Huntsville, Texas, passed away peacefully the evening of August 12, 2020 in Houston, Texas. He was born October 5, 1962 in Houston, Texas to Ray & Marjorie (Ranft) Jackson. Eric had lived in Huntsville for the past twenty-four years, coming from Houston. Throughout his life he had worked as a refrigeration technician, medical technician, electrician and...

Victor "Brian" Stafford

Victor "Brian" Stafford

August 11, 2020

Brian Stafford, age 60, passed away at his home Tuesday, August 11, 2020 surrounded by his family. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 A.M., Thursday, August 13, 2020 at the Cowboy Church of Leon County in Centerville, Texas. Pastor of the church, Tuffy Loftin, will officiate the service. Interment will follow in Leona Cemetery. The Stafford family will receive friends...

Charlie James Fishbeck

Charlie James Fishbeck

August 11, 2020

A funeral mass for Charlie Fishbeck, age 71, will be held 11 A.M., Saturday, August 15, 2020 at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Centerville, Texas. Interment will follow in St. Leo the Great Catholic Cemetery, east of Centerville. The Fishbeck family will receive friends Friday, August 14, 2020 from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M. at Walters Funeral Home...

James Clayton Pervis

James Clayton Pervis

August 8, 2020

James Clayton Pervis was born July 5, 1972 in Ennis, Texas to Clayton Pervis & Ginger (Keys) Pervis. He was raised in Crockett, Texas and had resided in Fairfield the past three years. James was employed as a cattle hauler for Thigpin Livestock Company and he was a dedicated and hard worker. James was a cowboy at heart and enjoyed...

Margaret Ann Abushanab

Margaret Ann Abushanab

August 4, 2020

Margaret Ann Abushanab was born to Mrs. Willie Lee Rhinehart and Mr. Samuel Laymon. She was the fifth of six children. Margaret passed away on August 4, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Margaret was born in Corsicana, Texas on July 8, 1956. Preceding her in death was her father, Samuel Laymon; brother, Samuel Laymon Jr.; son, Ricky Wynn; and her nephew,...

Ethel Mae  Hudson

Ethel Mae Hudson

August 3, 2020

Ethel Mae Hudson was born March 22, 1936 in San Augustine County, Texas. Her parents were Lee and Pearl (Luman) Sullivan. She was a housewife and homemaker for most of her life. She lived near Buffalo since 2007 and worshiped at the United Pentecostal Church, Madisonville. Ethel enjoyed singing, especially in church. She loved her home, her flowers and the...

Terry Roderick Keeling

Terry Roderick Keeling

July 28, 2020

Funeral Services for Terry Keeling, 82, of Leona, will be held at 10:30 A.M. Saturday, August 1, 2020, at Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas. The service will be led by Pastors John Burchell and Jerry House. Graveside will be at Evans Chapel Cemetery. Terry Roderick Keeling was born on June 9, 1938 to Roderick Thomas "R.T." and Ruby (House)...