Obituaries
Hattie Udell Hodges
June 11, 2023
Hattie Udell Hodges, age 82, formerly of Jewett, Texas passed away June 11, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. She was born June 9, 1941 in Dripping Springs, Texas to Vernon Chester & Margaret (Hogan) Crumley. Hattie was a 1959 graduate of Dripping Springs High School. In her younger years she was a devoted homemaker and housewife. After her children were grown...
Shirley Gene Gressett
June 9, 2023
Shirley Gene (Hammock) Gressett, 65, of Marquez, Texas passed away on June 9, 2023 in Livingston, Texas. She was born on February 1, 1958 to William Thomas "W.T." and Ima Gene (Simms) Hammock in Farmington, New Mexico. Shirley was known as "Meme" to many people that knew and loved her. She had worked at Leon ISD in the cafeteria for...
Doris Yvonne Pittman
June 7, 2023
Doris Pittman, age 79, of Buffalo, Texas passed away peacefully with her daughter by her side June 7, 2023 in Madisonville, Texas. A funeral service celebrating her life will be held 11 A.M., Saturday, June 17, 2023 at Walters Funeral Home, Centerville, Texas. Bro. Johnny Veretto will officiate the service, and interment will follow in Centerville Cemetery, Centerville, Texas. A...
Katie Lee Davis
May 27, 2023
Katie Lee Davis, age 89, left her earthly home to be united with her Heavenly Father May 27, 2023.
Katie was born July 19, 1933 in Centerville, Texas to John Brown and Alberta (Holleman) Brown. She was raised in the Hopewell Community of Leon County. She accepted Christ at an early age and joined the Greater Oak Grove Baptist Church. Katie...
Ronald Lee Kinder
May 11, 2023
Ronald Lee Kinder, of Centerville, Texas, passed away May 11, 2023 in Houston, Texas at the age of seventy-nine years.
Ronald was born May 26, 1943 in Houston, Texas to Calvin T. & Mable V. (Lawrence) Kinder. He served his country during the Cuban Missile Crisis and was honorably discharged at the beginning of the Vietnam War. Ronald married Connie Sutton...
Peggy Jean Stacy
May 2, 2023
Peggy Jean (Akins) Stacy, 77, of Buffalo, Texas passed away on May 2, 2023. She was born on June 23, 1945 to Joseph Eugene Akins and Oleta Jewel (Dike) Akins in Pasadena, Texas. Peggy was a devoted Christian minister. She shared God's word in prisons and other churches in Texas. She had a green thumb and could make anything grow,...
Sue Ann Keeling
May 1, 2023
A funeral service honoring the life of Sue Keeling, 81, will be held 2 P.M., Sunday, May 7, 2023 at Walters Funeral Home, Centerville, Texas. Rev. John Burchell and Rev. Jerry House will officiate the service. Interment will follow in Evans Chapel Cemetery, Leona, Texas. Visiting hours will be held from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M., Saturday, May 6, 2023...
Donald Gene Hall, Sr.
April 29, 2023
Donald Gene Hall, Sr., age 90, of Fairfield, Texas passed away at his home in Fairfield April 29, 2023.
Donald was born June 27, 1932 in the Newby Community of Leon County, Texas to James Kay and Mellie M. (Parker) Hall. He worked and retired as an electrician for Alcoa and resided in Rockdale for most of his life.
Don was preceded...
Brenda Kay Welch
April 22, 2023
Brenda Welch, age 67, of Centerville, Texas passed away in Bryan, Texas April 22, 2023. A funeral service honoring her life will be held 10 A.M., Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at New Salem Cemetery Chapel. Bro. Johnny Veretto will officiate the service. Brenda will be laid to rest in New Salem Cemetery. A time of visitation will take place from...
William "Floyd" Suttle
April 9, 2023
A funeral service honoring the life of Floyd Suttle, age 82, of Centerville, Texas will be held 1 P.M., Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at Walters Funeral Home, Centerville, Texas. Pastor Mark Gray will officiate the service, assisted by Pastor Tuffy Loftin. Interment will follow in Memory Garden Cemetery on the Suttle property. A time of visitation and fellowship will be...
Ricky Dale Gunther
April 6, 2023
Ricky Dale Gunther, age 65, passed away April 6, 2023 at his home in Flynn, Texas. He was born June 7, 1957 in Staten Island, New York and raised in Pennsylvania, but preferred to call Texas his home state. Ricky worked as a mechanic most of his life. In his free time, he enjoyed working on CB radios, drawing and...
Shirley Bilsing
March 17, 2023
Shirley Bilsing, of Normangee, Texas, passed away March 17, 2023 at her home.
Funeral services will be held 1 P.M., Sunday, March 26, 2023 at First Methodist Church in Normangee. Interment will follow in Hopewell Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, March 25th from 3:30 P.M. to 6:30 P.M. at First Methodist Church in Normangee. Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas in...
Barbara Jean (Boren) Gregory
March 15, 2023
Barbara Jean (Boren) Gregory was born on February 10, 1934 in Denison, Texas to William Frank and Ruth Vera (Babcock) Boren.
Barbara lived in Denison as a little girl and later settled in McKinney, Texas where she attended school until graduating in 1951. She later attended North Texas College until she met the love of her life, James Howard Gregory at...
Shirley Watson Dunn
March 13, 2023
A funeral service celebrating the life of Shirley Watson Dunn, age 69, of Hilltop Lakes, Texas will be held 3 P.M., Saturday, April 1, 2023 at Hilltop Lakes Chapel, Hilltop Lakes, Texas. Interment will follow in Bethesda Cemetery. A time of visitation will take place Friday, March 31st from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M. at Walters Funeral Home, Centerville, Texas.
Shirley...
Samuel Walter Chandler
March 6, 2023
Samuel Walter Chandler, II, age 68, of Centerville passed away in his home March 8, 2023. He was born August 27, 1954 to Charles Ray & Alice Elizabeth (Tubb) Chandler in Pasadena, Texas. Samuel was raised in the Pasadena area and had lived off and on in Leon County, finally settling and making it a permanent home in the eighties.
Samuel...
Roberto Arturo Lima
March 6, 2023
Roberto Arturo Lima, age 70, of Centerville, Texas passed away at his home in Centerville March 6, 2023 surrounded by his family. He was born October 6, 1952 in Guatemala to Juan Antonio Lima & Candida Bonilla.
Roberto and his family had lived the past ten years in Centerville and he was employed by Bucees in Madisonville, Texas. In his younger...
Freddie Clyde Howle
March 1, 2023
Freddie Clyde Howle, 77 of Centerville, Texas passed away March 1, 2023 in Caldwell, Texas. He was born September 11, 1945 to Jewel Banks & Sallie Chloe (Steed) Howle at home in Yantis, Texas.
Freddie served in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1968 as an SPC 4 during the Vietnam War. He married Beverly Dianne Bostic just a few months...
Justin Todd Swindell
February 18, 2023
Justin Todd Swindell, age 32, of Centerville, Texas, passed away February 18, 2023 at his home surrounded by his closest loved ones. Funeral services in his honor are scheduled for 2 P.M., Monday, February 20, 2023 at Walters Funeral Home, Centerville, Texas. Bro. Louis Mize will officiate the service. Interment will follow in Pine Top Private Cemetery.
Justin was born January...
Marcus John Lemons
February 15, 2023
Marcus John Lemons, age 72, of Centerville passed away peacefully at his home February 15, 2023. Funeral services honoring his life will be held 10 A.M., Saturday, February 18, 2023 at Walters Funeral Home, Centerville, Texas. Wayne Bell will officiate the service. Interment will follow in North Creek Cemetery in the Nineveh Community of Leon County, Texas.
Pallbearers: Jeromy Dailey, Duane...
Rosa Lee (King) Pate "Mimi"
February 15, 2023
Rosa Lee (King) Pate
“Mimi”
Rosa Lee (King) Pate was born September 13, 1930 on the Ridge out from Centerville, Texas, to John Walter and Mary Katherine (Wilkins) King. She married James Alvin Pate on August 26, 1950. She lived in the Centerville area for all but a few short years when she and Alvin moved to Dallas for work. After they...
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