Obituaries
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...
K Michael Hickman
February 13, 2023
K. Michael "Mike" Hickman loving husband, father and grandfather left us on February 13, 2023, and will be greatly missed. A celebration of life will be held on Wednesday, April 12, at 11 A.M., at the Cowboy Church of Leon County, 1419 TX Hwy 7 E., Centerville, Texas 75833.
Mike was born on February 26, 1944, in Kingman, Arizona to Ivan...
Vanasa Lynn Cates
February 8, 2023
Vanasa Lynn Cates, age 60, of Leona, Texas passed away in her home Wednesday, February 8, 2023 surrounded by her devoted family. A funeral service honoring her life will be held 2 P.M., Sunday, February 12, 2023 at Walters Funeral Home, Centerville, Texas. Chaplain Charles Loving will officiate the service. Interment will follow in Allphin Cemetery in Madison County, Texas. ...
Wanda Louise Combs
February 8, 2023
Wanda Louise (Mabry) Combs was a wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was born in Liberty County to William Benjamin Mabry and Fannie (Peet) Mabry on June 18, 1938. She lived most of her life in the Houston area and worked for the US Postal Service for thirty-one years. Upon retirement, she moved to Leona, Texas and enjoyed a more...
Joyce Marilyn (Kerr) Aigner
February 7, 2023
Joyce Marilyn Kerr Aigner of Mansfield, Texas went home to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on February 7, 2023.
Joyce was born on November 14, 1926, in Winfield, Kansas, to Lola Wright Kerr and Avery Kerr. She had one brother, Keith, and they grew up on their family’s wheat farm southwest of Winfield. She graduated from Winfield High School in...
James Elvin Marshall, Jr.
February 7, 2023
James Elvin Marshall, Jr., age 86, passed away February 7, 2023 in Houston, Texas. Homegoing services will be held 1 P.M., Saturday, February 11, 2023 at Walters Funeral Home, Centerville, Texas. A brief visitation will be held prior to the service from 12 Noon to service time at the funeral home.
Arrangements are entrusted to Walters Funeral Home, Centerville, Texas.
Eladio Martinez
January 28, 2023
A funeral mass for Eladio Martinez, age 93, of Jewett, Texas will be held 1 P.M., Friday, February 3, 2023 at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, Centerville, Texas. Committal services will follow in St. Leo the Great Catholic Cemetery, east of Centerville. A brief visitation followed by a rosary will take place prior to the Mass from 10 A.M....
Michael Addison "Mike" Tampke
January 25, 2023
Funeral services honoring the life of Mike Tampke, age 75, will be held 2 P.M., Sunday, January 29, 2023 at Walters Funeral Home, Centerville, Texas. Brother-in-law, Franklin Williams, will officiate the service. Mr. Tampke will be laid to rest next to his late wife, Linda, in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery following the chapel service. A brief visitation will take place prior...
Marvin Daniel Byrd
January 24, 2023
It was a joyous reunion day when Marvin Daniel Byrd, age 86, was reunited in Heaven with his wife, Mary Byrd the morning of January 24, 2023. He also joined his parents; eldest granddaughter, Melissa Martinez and brothers, Roy Dean Byrd and Raymond Douglas Byrd.
Marvin Byrd was born January 8, 1937 in Flynn, Texas to Roy & Edith Elena (Biddle)...
Kathleen Erma Griffy
January 23, 2023
Kathleen Erma Griffy was born February 24, 1960 in Delaware, Ohio to parents, Daniel W. & Elizabeth (Gareis) Bartram. She passed away surrounded in love January 23, 2023 in Huntsville, Texas.
Kathleen had lived in Leon and Madison Counties for over the past twenty years. She was a member of Life Church in Leona, Texas. Kathleen had worked as a Certified...
Kevin Dean Griffith
January 23, 2023
A funeral service for Kevin Dean Griffith will be at 11 A.M., Friday, January 27, 2023 at Ephesus Church in Marquez, Texas. Bro. Ray Payne will officiate the service. Burial will follow at Marquez Cemetery. A public visitation will be on the evening of Thursday, January 26, 2023 from 5 P.M. to 7 P.M. at Walters Funeral Home in Centerville,...
Suzanne Lynette Peaden
January 21, 2023
Suzanne Lynette Peaden was born November 24, 1965 in Conroe, Texas and passed from this life January 21, 2023 in Conroe, Texas with her devoted sons by her side.
Suzanne resided in New Waverly Texas. She worked in marketing for most of her life up until she stopped working to care for her mother. Suzanne loved plants and kept a lot...
Dominik Eugene Hamala
January 21, 2023
JMJ
PRAISE AND BLESS MY LORD AND SERVE HIM WITH GREAT HUMILITY
It is with great sorrow that Dominik (Gene) Eugene Hamala, a generous and loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family at his home in Centerville, Texas on January 21, 2023, at the age of 79.
He is survived by Betty Hamala, his devoted wife of...
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