Judith Haney
, Texas
She was a respected member of the Woodville TX community who impacted so many lives and will be missed every day. She had a rewarding career as a teacher and an Assistant Principal then a second influential career as the Woodville Municipal Judge for nearly 18 years. Her passion was cofounding our wellknown Art District with the Tyler County Art League Emporium for the Arts theater Tin Can glass forge many murals around town and her dreamcometrue clay studio the Blue Feather. She is preceded in death by her parents Grover and Ruby Brown Die and many of her cousins. She is survived by her husband Samuel Haney her sisters Beverly Seay Elwin and Jann Barnett Curtis daughter Dara Lefler grandsons Ryan Lefler Kuhn Casey and Aaron Lefler her greatgrandson James Kuhn as well as numerous nieces nephews cousins and a world of devoted friends. We will gather to celebrate…
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Jr. Robert Wesley Curtis
, Texas
A Celebration of Robert Wesley Curtis Jr.s Life age 96 of Port Arthur Texas will be 300 p.m. Saturday April 4 2026 at the Jasper City Cemetery. With deep love and gratitude for a life well lived we celebrate the homegoing of a gentle and devoted husband father grandfather and greatgrandfather whose life reflected his unwavering faith in the Lord and his love for others. Daddy was a man grounded in Gods Word who found his greatest joy in sharing the love of God and the hope we have through Jesus Christ. He lived with the quiet assurance that through Christs sacrifice we are gifted eternal life in the presence of our Heavenly Father. This truth shaped not only what he believed but how he lived extending grace patience and kindness to all who knew him. A faithful member of First Baptist Church Nederland Daddy served the Lord wholeheartedly for…
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Durwood Ling
, Texas
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday April 4 2026 at Aline Baptist Church near Doucette. Burial will follow at Egypt Cemetery near Colmesneil. Officiating will be Dale Brantley. Serving as pallbearers will be Jason Griffith Keith Waldrep Jacob Waldrep Lloyd Durr Brady Rhoden and Robert Durr. Durwood was born February 5 1943 to Clarence and Ruby Ling in Doucette Texas. A Tyler County native and lifelong resident of Tyler County he was a graduate of Colmesneil High School. Durwood was an accomplished farmer and rancher and he owned and operated Ling Market in Doucette. He was also a home builder. He served as a director of Heritage Village for many years. Durwood was a member of Aline Baptist Church and he built the current church. He was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years Estelle Ling and his parents Clarence and Ruby Ling. He…
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Tina Cleberg
, Texas
Tina Lynn Cleberg 58 of Colmesneil passed away peacefully into her Lord and Savior surrounded by family on March 27 2026. Born in Houston Texas to Leslie Goss and Wanda Arleen Chambers she graduated from Colmesneil High School in 1986. She attended Angelina Jr. College before enlisting in the U. S. Army in 1987. In March 1988 she completed basic training at Fort Jackson S. C. She was then assigned to the Berlin BDE HHC in Berlin Germany where she served from June 1988 until 1990. She was then assigned to numerous other bases where she proudly served. While stationed in Berlin she married the love of her life Stanley Cleberg on November 24 1989. With his support and love she obtained her Associate Degree in Criminal Justice from Troy State College in Troy AL her Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Columbia College and her Master of Science…
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Lona Topolinski
, Texas
Lona Jean Topolinski was born in Port Arthur Texas on December 311937 to John and Troy Crawford. Lona 88 of Colmesneil passed away peacefully on Tuesday March 24 2026. She lived a life filled with humor creativity and compassion and she leaves behind a legacy stitched together with love laughter and countless memories. Lona was known for her quick wit the kind of humor that slipped in quietly and landed perfectly. She was the real deal. She had a way of making people laugh without ever trying too hard and her sharp clever comments could brighten even the hardest days. Lona graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School class of 1956. Where she continued her education at UTMB Galveston chasing the career path of a nurse where she met the love of her life Ken. They got married April 231965 and moved to Chicago Illinois where she stopped nursing to raise…
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Carter Miller
, Texas
Carter Miller 82 of Colmesneil Texas passed away Friday March 27 2026 on Lake Amanda in Colmesneil Texas. Visitation will be held Thursday April 2 2026 from 6 8 p.m. at Stringer Griffin Funeral Home in Woodville. Carter was born January 21 1944 to J. Carter Miller Sr. and Helen Dillen Miller in Hammond Indiana. A former resident of Tomball he had lived on Lake Amanda in Colmesneil for the past 6 years. Carter was a former president of Montgomery County Search and Rescue. He was the owner of HydraDynamics a fluid power company for many years and spent much of his life working in the fluid power field. He was a member of Tejas Road Baptist Church in Colmesneil where he served as a deacon and was active in their food ministry. He brought joy to everyone he met. He is survived by his wife of 12 years Phyllis…
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Jimmy Dan Mahan
, Texas
Jimmy Dan Mahan 79 passed away peacefully on Palm Sunday March 29 2026 in Woodville after a life spent in selfless service to family and friends. Visitation will be at 12 p.m. on Good Friday April 3 at Stringer Griffin Funeral Home in Woodville with funeral services at 2 p.m. Burial will follow at Egypt Cemetery in Colmesneil. Officiating will be Brother Dale Brantley Jason Trahan and his son Jesse Mahan. Serving as pallbearers are Jesse Mahan James Whisneant Jake Pattillo Jason Trahan Matt Trahan and Jonathan Mahan. Jimmy was born and raised in Colmesneil and served in the United States Army. He was deployed to Munich Germany in 1967. Jimmys first love was fast cars. As a teenager he bought a blue and white Oldsmobile 442 muscle car which he used to race and outrun patrolmen all over Tyler County. In his later wiser years Jimmy preferred driving his…
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