Obituaries
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
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
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.
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
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
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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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...
Edward "Glenn" Jones
April 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...
Thaddeus S. "Tad" Mizwa
April 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....
Ray Douglas Sills
March 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
February 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
February 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.
February 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...
Russell Bryant Reynolds
February 16, 2019
This obituary was written in Russell’s own words…. When you have a terminal illness, you have a lot of time to think. Hopefully, this is not too far over the top. Russell was born January 14, 1962 in Huntsville, Texas to parents, John Jerald Reynolds and Nancy Jan (Wallin) Reynolds. He passed away February 16, 2019 at his home in...
Bobby Ray Tubb
February 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...
Gale Earnett (Hopkins) Hall
February 15, 2019
A homegoing celebration for Gale E. (Hopkins) Hall, age 55, of Centerville, will be held 11 A.M., Saturday, February 23, 2019 at Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas. A brief visitation will be held that morning from 10 A.M. until service time. Interment will be in Pleasant Springs Cemetery. Mrs. Hall passed away Friday, February 15, 2019 in Bryan, Texas....
Ac Hoyt
February 3, 2019
Funeral services for Mr. AC Hoyt, lifelong resident of the Centerview Community in Leon County, will be held 2 P.M., Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at Walters Funeral Home in Centerville. Bro. Terry Gibson will officiate the service and Bro. Paul Wilson will give the eulogy. Interment will follow in New Salem Cemetery, east of Centerville in the Centerview Community. The...
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