Obituaries

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

April 26, 2018

Homegoing services for James "Duke" Washington, age 72, will be held at 11 A.M., Saturday, May 5, 2018 at the Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas. Interment will be in the Culton Cemetery in Leona, Texas. A brief visitation will take place from 9 A.M. until service time on Saturday at the funeral home. James Washington was born September 4,...

April 25, 2018

Funeral services for Virginia Shatto, 86, will be held at 4 P.M., Saturday, April 28, 2018, at the Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas. Pastor Darrell Stein will officiate the service and interment will follow in the Centerville Cemetery. A brief visitation will take place Saturday, April 28th from 3 P.M. to service time at the funeral home. Virginia Marie...

April 20, 2018

April 16, 2018

A homegoing service celebrating the life of Jo Ann Wallace, age 54, of Crockett, will be held at 11 A.M., Saturday, April 28, 2018 at the Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas. Interment will follow in the Burton Cemetery, east of Centerville in rural Leon County. Visitation will be held Friday, April 27th from 5 P.M. to 8 P.M. at...

April 16, 2018

Ed Houk, age 89, of Centerville, Texas, was welcomed into the arms of his Heavenly Father on April 16, 2018. A celebration of his life will be held at 11 A.M., Friday, April 20, 2018 at the Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas. Bro. Buster Riley and Bro. Mikey Osborne will officiate the service. A private interment will take place...

April 8, 2018

Funeral services for Wanda Hill, age 60, of Centerville, will be held at 10 A.M., Friday, April 13, 2018 at the Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas. Pastor Phil Smith will officiate the service, and interment will follow in the Brushy Cemetery located in the Flo Community of Leon County, Texas. Visitation is scheduled for 6 P.M. to 8 P.M.,...

April 5, 2018

Homegoing celebration services for George Murphy, age 84, of Centerville, will take place at 12 Noon, Saturday, April 14, 2018 at the Walters Funeral Home Chapel in Centerville. Rev. Harry Garrett will officiate the service. Interment will follow in the Centerville Community Cemetery. A public visitation will take place from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M., Friday, April 13th at the...