Obituaries
Fred Austin Hodges, Jr.
May 17, 2021
Funeral services for Fred Hodges, 63, of Madisonville, will be held 11 A.M., Friday, May 21, 2021 at Madisonville Funeral Home, Madisonville, Texas. Rev. William Potts will officiate the service and interment will follow in Madisonville Cemetery. A brief visitation will take place prior to the service Friday morning from 9 A.M. to 11 A.M. at the funeral home. Fred...
Jimmie Thomas Gray
May 16, 2021
Jimmie T. Gray of North Zulch, TX passed away Sunday, May 16, 2021 at his home after a short fight against cancer. Jimmie was born July 25, 1941 to Louis & Cora Gray in Wellborn, TX. Jimmie was proud to have served in the Air Force during Vietnam, getting as close as Turkey during his tour. It was in the...
Willie "Charlene" Horn
May 11, 2021
A celebration of life for Charlene Horn will be Saturday, May 15, 2021, 11 A.M. at First Baptist Church, Normangee, Texas. Willie "Charlene" (Pate) Scambray Horn, age 77, was born September 3, 1943 in Blakely, Georgia but grew up in Houston. She passed away on May 11, 2021 from heart failure. Charlene faced a lot of challenges throughout her life...
Savannah Smith
May 7, 2021
Homegoing services for Mrs. Savannah Smith, 63, will be held 12 Noon, Saturday, May 15, 2021 at Free Pentacostal House of Prayer, Madisonville, Texas. Elder James R. Davis will officiate the service. Interment will follow in West End Cemetery. A public visitation will be held Friday, May 14th from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M. at Madisonville Funeral Home, Madisonville, Texas....
Lela Faye Smith
May 7, 2021
Lela Smith, 84, of Bedias and formerly of Madisonville, passed away May 7, 2021 in Stephenville, Texas. She was born July 19, 1936 in Centerville, Texas to T.C. & Veda (Goolsby) King. She worked most of her life in the Madison County Tax Assessor-Collector’s office and was a resident of Madisonville for fifty-five years. She had resided in Bedias the...
Michael Leon "Mike" Jones
May 4, 2021
Mike Jones, 73, of Shiro, Texas passed away peacefully at his home May 4, 2021. He was born January, 11, 1948 in Texarkana, Arkansas to Marcus Bryant & Mildred (Hooker) Jones. Mike was employed as a commercial truck salesman. In his younger years, he enjoyed sailing and later in life enjoyed playing golf and saltwater fishing. Mike had lived in...
Austin Pierre' Mason
May 1, 2021
Homegoing services for Austin Mason, 30, will be held 2 P.M., Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Madisonville Funeral Home, Madisonville, Texas. Rev. Cedric Rouse will officiate the service. Interment will follow in West End Cemetery, Madisonville, Texas. A wake will take place Friday, May 7th from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M. at the funeral home. Austin Pierre’ Mason was born...
Jerode Depaul Merchant
Apr 22, 2021
On June 26, 1997, a handsome baby boy entered the world to the loving parents of the late Paul Merchant and Johnnie “Red” Nealey Merchant. Jerode graduated from Madisonville High, along with attending Blinn in Brenham, Texas. After attending college, he started his career in Landscaping. Jerode was preceded in death by his father, Paul Merchant and grandparents, Leroy Gilbert...
Curtis L. Washington, Sr.
Apr 19, 2021
Curtis "Stu" Washington, Sr. was born on August 17, 1949 to Iola Harrison and Tenelio Washington in Midway, Texas. Curtis was a 1964 graduate of Anahuac High School. After which he moved to Houston and resided there for 45 years. Curtis was employed with Continental Airlines for over thirty years. He retired to spend time being active with his grandsons...
Kelric "Lance" Polk, Sr.
Apr 6, 2021
Homegoing services for Mr. Kelric "Lance" Polk, Sr., 50, of San Antonio and formerly of Centerville will be held 11 A.M., Saturday, April 17, 2021 at Wilson Chapel Church of God in Christ in rural Leon County, Texas. Bishop Sid Johnson will present the eulogy and Pastor Johnnie Evans, Jr. will officiate the service. Burial will follow in Spiller Cemetery....
Richard Bernard Robinson
Apr 3, 2021
Richard Robinson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 22, 1934 to Agnes and Frank Robinson. He was the fourth of four sons and acquired the nickname “Dickie”. He was educated in the Philadelphia Public School system and upon High School graduation, enlisted in the United States Air Force. He had an exemplary military career which allowed him to travel...
James Randall Miller
Mar 31, 2021
James Randall Miller, a long-time resident of Madison County, was born January 29, 1957 in Houston, Texas to Joe H. & JoAnn (Anderson) Miller. He was raised in Houston and was self-employed as a Master Plumber. James was a member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Madisonville and enjoyed gardening and spending time with his grandchildren. He was...
Billy L. "Hotshot" Diserens
Mar 29, 2021
Funeral services for Billy "Hotshot" Diserens, 80, will be held 11 A.M., Thursday, April 1, 2021 at Rock Prairie Baptist Church. Pastors Olan Weaver & Glenn Connor will officiate the service, and interment will follow in Rock Prairie Cemetery, adjacent to the church. The Diserens family will receive friends Wednesday, March 31, 2021 from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M. at...
Jesse Clinton Casey
Mar 27, 2021
Funeral services for Jesse Casey, 95, will be held 10 A.M., Friday, April 2, 2021 at Madisonville Funeral Home, Madisonville, Texas. Bro. Brad Brock will officiate the service, and interment will follow in Allphin Cemetery in rural Madison County. A brief visitation will take place Friday from 9 A.M. to service time at the funeral home. Pallbearers: Eddie Blasik, Skyler...
Jackie Nell Springer
Mar 27, 2021
Jackie Nell Springer, 89, of Madisonville, Texas passed away March 27, 2021 at her home in Madisonville. She was born April 19, 1931 in Midway, Texas to parents, James R. & Annie B. (Gafford) Colquitt. Jackie worked most of her life as a dairy farmer and was a lifelong resident of Madison County. She was a devoted wife, mother and...
Eddie Leon Holmes
Mar 12, 2021
Eddie Leon Holmes was born on November 14, 1936, in Port Arthur, Texas, to Roscoe and Dixie Folsom Holmes. Brother Holmes completed his mortal sojourn March 12, 2021, in College Station, Texas, surrounded by his wife and sons at the age of 84. When he was a High School kid he got a job with a crop dusting operation as...
Norman Risinger
Mar 10, 2021
Norman Risinger, a lifelong resident of Madisonville, passed away peacefully the evening of March 10, 2021 at the age of eighty years. Norman was born May 19, 1940 in Madisonville, Texas to parents, Carl & Era (Colwell) Risinger. He owned and operated Madisonville Printing Company for many years and had previously worked for the Madisonville Meteor. Norman was a long-time...
Dorothy Ann Yaws
Mar 9, 2021
Funeral services for Dorothy Yaws, 83, will be held 10 A.M., Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at Madisonville Funeral Home, Madisonville, Texas. Rev. Alvin Quick will officiate the service. Interment will follow in Hopewell Cemetery, Normangee, Texas. A brief visitation will take place prior to the service at the funeral home from 9 A.M. until service time Tuesday. Dorothy Ann Yaws...
Lewis Harold Akers
Mar 6, 2021
Lewis Harold Akers was born on July 19, 1945 in Artesia, New Mexico to Leonard and Helen Akers. He graduated from Floyd High School in Floyd, New Mexico, in 1963, and then Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico. After serving two years in the Marines, he was honorably discharged when it was decided Lewis was too tall for...
Betty Gene Ford
Mar 5, 2021
Betty Gene Ford was born September 15, 1952 in Brenham, Texas. Her parents were Herbert Figgs and Emma Lewis Figgs. She accepted Christ at an early age and was a member of Pool Chapel Baptist Church in Madisonville, Texas. Betty had been a resident of Madisonville since 1972, coming from Houston, Texas and was an employee of Walmart for thirty-seven...
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