Obituaries

Henrilois Haynie

Henrilois Haynie

July 15, 2018

Henrilois Haynie passed away peacefully at her home from natural causes surrounded by her sons, David and Clyde, and daughter-in-law, Donna, two weeks before her 101st birthday on July 15, 2018. Mrs. Haynie was born in Redland, TX on July 29, 1917. She was the second child of parents L.C. Wall, Sr., and Lola Neyland Wall. Her siblings were Valda...

Doris Marie Lee

Doris Marie Lee

July 15, 2018

Graveside services for Doris Lee, age 88, of Centerville, will be held at 2 P.M., Friday, July 20, 2018 at the Allphin Cemetery outside of Midway, Texas. Grandson, Mitchell Fickey, will officiate the service. Doris Marie Lee was born January 20, 1930 in Frost, Texas to John & Rosie (Ellis) Mitchell. As a Baptist Minister’s wife, Doris lived in various...

Albert Sidney "Al" Grace

Albert Sidney "Al" Grace

July 14, 2018

Funeral services for Al Grace, age 65, of Marquez, Texas, will be held at 10 A.M., Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at the Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas. Rev. Ray Payne will officiate the service. Interment will be in the Meyers Family Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday, July 16th from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M. at the funeral...

Joe Denton "J.D." Payne

Joe Denton "J.D." Payne

July 11, 2018

J.D. Payne, of Hilltop Lakes, Texas, passed away July 11, 2018 in Madisonville at the age of 55 years. A celebration of his life will be held 10 A.M., Monday, July 16, 2018 at Ephesus Baptist Church near Jewett, Texas. Rev. Ray Payne will officiate the service. A private, family graveside service will be in the Old Bowling Cemetery. Visitation...

Debora Ann "Debbie" Tubb

Debora Ann "Debbie" Tubb

July 10, 2018

Debora Ann (Posey) “Debbie” Tubb was granted her angel wings on July 10, 2018. After a courageous battle with cancer, Debbie passed away peacefully at her home in the Centerview Community of Leon County surrounded by family and friends. Debbie was born and raised in Leon County and graduated from Centerville High School in 1974. She held both a cosmetology...

Rex Allen Stell

Rex Allen Stell

July 3, 2018

Funeral services for Rex Stell, age 93, of Centerville, will be held at 2 P.M., Saturday, July 7, 2018 at the Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas. Rev. John Burchell will officiate the service, and interment will be in the Centerville Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday, July 6th from 5 P.M. to 7 P.M. at the funeral home....

Mattie Louise Hopkins

Mattie Louise Hopkins

July 3, 2018

A homegoing celebration service for Mrs. Mattie Hopkins, age 95, of Garland, and formerly, Leon County, will be held at 12 Noon, Saturday, July 7, 2018 at the Two-Mile United Methodist Church in Leona, Texas. Interment will follow in the Two-Mile Cemetery adjacent to the church. A brief visitation will take place from 10 A.M. to 11 A.M., Saturday, July...

Mary Elizabeth Ainsworth

Mary Elizabeth Ainsworth

June 26, 2018

Mary Elizabeth Speer Ainsworth was born March 19, 1942 to Willie B. (Tootsie) and Ruby Lee Cravey Speer. She was born and raised in the small town of Concord. She married the love of her life, James Edward Ainsworth on August 4, 1961. In Concord, they raised their two children, Jamie Ainsworth Watson and Connie Elizabeth Ainsworth Spence. Mary attended...

Larry Ray Bass

Larry Ray Bass

June 24, 2018

Larry Ray Bass, age 67, of Centerville, Texas passed away suddenly June 24, 2018, in Madisonville, Texas. Memorial services with funeral honors provided by the U.S. Air Force, as well as, the East Texas Patriot Guard Riders will be conducted at 10 A.M., Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at the Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas. An inurnment service will be...

Randy Simms Ellis

Randy Simms Ellis

June 14, 2018

Randy Ellis, age 69 of Centerville, passed away suddenly Thursday, June 14, 2018 in Madisonville, Texas. Funeral services have been scheduled for 11 A.M., Monday, June 18, 2018 at the Walters Funeral Home in Centerville. Interment will be in the Leona Cemetery in Leona, Texas. A gathering of friends and family will take place Sunday, June 17th from 6 P.M....

John Ray Greensage

John Ray Greensage

June 13, 2018

A funeral mass for John Greensage, age 73, of Centerville, will be held at 10 A.M., Saturday, June 16, 2018 at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Centerville. Father Kevin Young will officiate the service. John will be laid to rest in St. Leo the Great Catholic Cemetery east of Centerville. A visitation will be held Friday, June 15th...

Curtis Ray Hall

Curtis Ray Hall

June 6, 2018

Funeral services for Curtis Hall, age 72, of Centerville, will be held Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 1 P.M. at the Walters Funeral Home in Centerville. Stuart Carter and Ralph Carter will officiate the service, and interment will follow in the New Salem Cemetery in the Centerview Community of Leon County. Visitation will take place from 6 P.M. to 8...

Hilda Faye Adams

Hilda Faye Adams

June 5, 2018

Hilda Faye Midkiff Adams, 85, of Centerville, Texas passed away on June 5, 2018 in College Station, Texas. Visitation will be 6 P.M. to 8 P.M., June 6, 2018 at Walters Funeral Home in Centerville. Funeral services will be held 10 A.M., June 7, 2018 at Walters Funeral Home with Hilda’s nephew, Rev. Mike Midkiff and Bro. Louis Mize officiating....

John T Gresham

John T Gresham

June 3, 2018

Funeral services for John T. Gresham, lifelong resident of Centerville, will be held Friday, June 8, 2018 at 10 A.M. at the Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas. Interment, with funeral honors provided by the U.S. Army, will follow in the Haynie-Gresham Family Cemetery on FM 3 near Marquez, Texas. A visitation will take place from 6 P.M. to 8...

Wilberta Jean Regis

Wilberta Jean Regis

May 31, 2018

Wilberta Jean (Laflin) Regis was born February 1, 1938 in Wakefield, Kansas to Wilbur & Florence (Harris) Laflin. She married Jerry Regis May 20, 1955 and devoted her life to caring for her husband and family as a homemaker. Wilberta’s four children kept her incredibly busy. Even during hardships from health matters, Wilberta continued to care for her children and...

George B Goodman, Sr.

George B Goodman, Sr.

May 15, 2018

Funeral services for George Goodman, Sr., age 94, of Papillion, Nebraska and formerly of Jewett, Texas, are scheduled for 11 A.M., Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at the Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas. Bro. Billy Bob Evans will officiate the service. Interment will follow in the Concord Cemetery in Concord, Texas. There will be no public visitation. George B. Goodman...

Judith Lynn Fielder

Judith Lynn Fielder

May 14, 2018

Judy Fielder, age 81, of Leona, passed away May 14, 2018 at her home in Leona. A graveside service has been scheduled for 10 A.M., Monday, May 21, 2018 at the Centerville Cemetery in Centerville, Texas. Judith Lynn Fielder was born August 11, 1936 in West Frankfort, Illinois to William & Dorothy (Downen) Brandon. She worked as a hairdresser most...

Beth Tilley Rodell

Beth Tilley Rodell

May 9, 2018

A funeral service will be held at the Walters Funeral Home in Centerville at 10 AM on Saturday, May 12, 2018 for Beth Rodell, age 78, of Centerville. Burial will take place following the funeral service in the Centerville Cemetery. A visitation is scheduled for Friday, May 11, 2018 from 6 PM until 8 PM at the funeral home. Beth...

Daniel E. "Danny" Svec

Daniel E. "Danny" Svec

May 7, 2018

Daniel E. “Danny” Svec was born September 19, 1951 in Houston, Texas. He was raised by his mother, Marcelle (Richards) McMillon and his step-father, Roy Lee McMillon. Danny was a machinist and worked for B.J. Services in Houston, Conroe Machine in Conroe and Weatherford Oil Tool in Huntsville. He had lived just east of Centerville for ten years before his...

Dixie Lea Wallace

Dixie Lea Wallace

May 5, 2018

Dixie Lea (Cundiff) Wallace, age 86, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Houston Hospice on Saturday, May 5, 2018. From her birth in Centerville, Texas on September 23, 1931, until her death, she nourished the people around her with love, faith and music. She was born to Richard Ricks Cundiff and Frances Josephine Hamrick and had one younger...