Obituaries

Kenneth Truett Isbell

Kenneth Truett Isbell

January 19, 2018

Funeral services for Kenneth Truett Isbell, age 83, of Jewett have been set for 2 PM, Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at the Walters Funeral Home in Centerville. Rev. Dwain Pollard will officiate, and interment will be in the Concord Cemetery. A visitation is scheduled for Monday, January 22, 2018, from 6 PM until 8 PM, at the funeral home. Arrangements...

Jacqueline Way "Jac" Mathews

Jacqueline Way "Jac" Mathews

January 14, 2018

Funeral services for Mrs. "Jac" Mathews, age 85 of Crockett and formerly of Centerville, have been set for 10:30 AM, Saturday, January 20, 2018, at the Walters Funeral Home in Centerville. Jared Bollman, of the Church of Christ in Centerville, will officiate. Burial will be in the Centerville Cemetery. A visitation when the family will receive friends is scheduled for...

Edlina Ann Bartlett

Edlina Ann Bartlett

January 12, 2018

Edlina Ann Bartlett was born July 18, 1925 in Fayetteville, Texas and passed away January 12, 2018 in Madisonville, Texas. Her parents were William & Albina (Zapalac) Buzek. She and her husband raised their family in Houston and moved to the Jewett area in 1975. Edlina was a member of St. Kateri Tekakwitha Roman Catholic Church in Buffalo, Texas. Edlina...

Gary Ray Reeves

Gary Ray Reeves

January 10, 2018

Gary Reeves, age 63 of Centerville, passed away January 10, 2018, in College Station, Texas. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at 10 A.M., Saturday, January 20, 2018, at the Cowboy Church of Leon County. Pastor Tuffy Loftin will officiate the service. Walters Funeral Home in Centerville is in charge of arrangements. Gary Ray Reeves was...

Rueben L Nickerson

Rueben L Nickerson

January 7, 2018

Rueben L. Nickerson was born on August 19, 1943, in Trinity, Texas. He was one of ten children born to English Lamar & Ila Inez (Parker) Nickerson. He worked for Southwestern Bell as a building supervisor in Houston, and in 1994, moved to the Huntsville headquarters when he moved his residence to Leon County. Rueben retired after thirty-three years. He...

George Ward

George Ward

December 30, 2017

Homegoing services for George Ward, Sr., age 80 of Centerville, will be held at 12 Noon, Saturday, January 6, 2018 at the Walters Funeral Home Chapel in Centerville, Texas. Interment will follow in the Centerville Community Cemetery. A visitation will take place on Friday, January 5th from 5 P.M. to 7 P.M. at the funeral home.

Cade Marshall Phillips

Cade Marshall Phillips

December 23, 2017

Funeral services for Cade Marshall Phillips, age 12, will be held at 10 A.M., Friday, December 29, 2017 at Ephesus Baptist Church near Jewett, Texas. Pastors Dwain Pollard & Ray Payne will officiate, and interment will follow in the Gum Springs Cemetery outside of Flynn, Texas in rural Leon County. A visitation will be held from 6 P.M. to 8...

Brenda Katherine Hayes Idol

Brenda Katherine Hayes Idol

December 10, 2017

Brenda Idol, age 68, of Buffalo, passed away on December 10, 2017 at her home in Buffalo. A celebration of her life will be held at 2 P.M., Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Chapel of the Hills Assembly of God Church in Centerville. Brenda Katherine Hayes Idol was born on March 10, 1949 in Pasadena, Texas. Her parents were William...

Clyde Monroe Dear, Sr.

Clyde Monroe Dear, Sr.

December 8, 2017

Clyde Dear Sr., age 85, passed away on December 8, 2017 in Crockett, Texas. Graveside services have been scheduled for 11 A.M., Monday, December 11, 2017 at the Salter Cemetery in rural northeastern Leon County. Bro. Bo Gunnels will officiate the service. A visitation will take place on Sunday, December 10th from 3 P.M. to 5 P.M. at the Walters...

Richard  Reily

Richard Reily

December 8, 2017

Richard “Rick” Reily was born June 7, 1954 in Houston, Texas to Lloyd and Vera Reily. He graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School in Houston. He served as a Houston Firefighter for more than 30 years. He retired in 2005 from Station #93. He and his family moved to Oklahoma and later, to Oakwood, Texas. Rick passed away at...

Karen Sue Schoen

Karen Sue Schoen

December 7, 2017

Funeral services for Karen Sue Schoen, age 71, of Conroe, Texas, will be held at 1 P.M., Sunday, December 10, 2017 at the Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas. Interment will follow in the Centerville Cemetery. A brief visitation will take place the same day from 11 A.M. until service time at the funeral home. Karen Sue Schoen was born...

Carole Ann Arnold

Carole Ann Arnold

December 3, 2017

Graveside funeral services for Carole Ann Arnold, age 73, of Spring, Texas have been set for 11 A.M., Wednesday, December 6, 2017, at the Walters Funeral Home Chapel. Dr. Richard Booker will officiate the service. There will be no public visitation. Carole Arnold was born in Louisville, Kentucky on November 7, 1944. Her parents were Harold Ferns and Edith G....

Sandra Lynn Young

Sandra Lynn Young

November 27, 2017

Sandra Lynn (Adcock) Young was born June 10, 1946 to Boyce and Betty (McMahon) Adcock in Cleburne, Texas. She moved to Centerville in 1978 when she met her husband, Odis “Ott” Young. Sandra passed away November 27, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family following an eight month battle with cancer. Sandra loved the outdoors. She loved “growth hunting”...

Timothy Ray "Tim" Yow

Timothy Ray "Tim" Yow

November 21, 2017

Funeral services for Tim Yow, age 16, of Centerville, Texas, will be held at 11 A.M., Saturday, November 25, 2017 at the Walters Funeral Home in Centerville. Interment will follow in the New Salem Cemetery in rural Leon County. A brief public visitation will be held Saturday morning from 9 A.M. until service time at the funeral home. Timothy Ray...

Nancy Ola Taylor

Nancy Ola Taylor

November 20, 2017

Graveside services for Nancy Taylor, age 78, of Port Arthur, Texas, will be held at 2 P.M., Friday, November 24, 2017 at Mt. Tabor Cemetery in Madison County. Bro. Tommy Largent will officiate the service. Mrs. Taylor passed away November 20th in a Port Arthur hospital. Nancy was preceded in death by both of her parents; husband, Henry Taylor and...

Maria Lara Orona

Maria Lara Orona

November 14, 2017

Maria Orona, age 69, of Centerville, Texas, passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior November 14, 2017 in Houston, Texas following a courageous battle with cancer. A funeral mass to celebrate her life will be held at 11 A.M., Saturday, November 18, 2017 at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Centerville. Interment will follow in St....

Gary Wayne Fielder

Gary Wayne Fielder

November 12, 2017

Memorial Funeral Services for Gary Wayne Fielder, age 69, of Leona, Texas have been scheduled for 11 AM, Saturday, November 18, 2017 at the Walters Funeral Home Chapel in Centerville, Texas. Gary Fielder passed away on November 12, 2017 in Bryan, Texas. Gary Wayne Fielder was born November 19, 1947 in Dexter, Missouri. He was raised in Missouri. He was...

Wesley Avril Warner

Wesley Avril Warner

November 5, 2017

Wesley Avril Warner, age 59, of Marquez, Texas passed away on November 5, 2017 in Temple, Texas following a brief battle with cancer. He was born on February 24, 1958 to Travis Doyle Warner and Mary Helen Douthitt. Wesley had worked in the construction business and as a deckhand in the oil and gas industry when he was younger. He...

Annie Lou Bladen

Annie Lou Bladen

November 3, 2017

A homegoing service for Annie Lou Bladen, age 61, will be held at 12 Noon, Saturday, November 11, 2017 at the Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas. Rev. Winston Spencer will officiate the service. Interment will follow in the Ward Cemetery, south of Centerville. A visitation and wake will be held from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M., Friday, November 10th...

Mary Mason Wallace

Mary Mason Wallace

October 29, 2017

A homegoing celebration for Mrs. Mary M. Wallace, age 78, of Centerville, Texas will be held at 2 P.M., Saturday, November 4, 2017 at the Walters Funeral Home in Centerville. Rev. Winston Spencer, Jr. will officiate the service. Graveside services will be held at 2 P.M., Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at the Dallas-Ft. Worth National Cemetery in Dallas, Texas. A...