Lenton Speer

December 12, 1926 - January 23, 2011

Lenton Speer, 84, of Marquez and formerly Rockdale, passed away on Sunday, January 23, 2011 in Bryan, Texas. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, January 27, 2011 at Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas. Gene Darby will officiate the service and interment will follow in the Concord Cemetery with memorial honors presented by the U.S. Army. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, January 26, with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas. Walters Funeral Home in Centerville, Texas is in charge of all arrangements.

Lenton Speer was born on December 12, 1926 in Concord, Texas to Ben Thomas & Iva (Seale) Speer. He attended Concord Schools and always joked about having graduated in the top 10% of his class of only 7 students! Mr. Speer served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He married his wife of almost 62 years, Irene Ellison, on January 26, 1949. They lived in Rockdale for more than 23 years where Mr. Speer was a member of the Rockdale Baseball Association. Mr. Speer retired from Alcoa as a supervisor and he and his wife made their home in Marquez. He was the pastor and elder of the Marquez Church of Christ for 40 years and a faithful member of the Centex Parkinson's Support Group. His favorite pastime was tending to cattle and ranching. Mr. Speer was honored with a lifetime membership in the Texas Limousin Association. He was also a member of the Concord Alumni Association and a charter member of the Marquez Chamber of Commerce. Anyone who knew Mr. Speer also knew that he was Bluebell Ice Cream's Biggest Fan!

He was preceded in death by his parents; twin brother, Benton Speer; brother, Ray Seale Speer; and three sisters, Beatrice Speer, Mary Estelle McMichael & Kathlyn Speer.

Survivors include his wife, Irene (Ellison) Speer; sons & daughters-in-law, Mike & Betty Speer of Marquez & Tim & Alice Speer of Marquez; daughter & son-in-law, Deborah & Mike Burrough of Rockdale; grandchildren, Kyle Speer & wife, Brook, Michelle Lehmkuhl & husband, Matthew, Kent Speer & wife, Tina, Lance Burrough & wife, Jennifer, Delana Speer & Ben Speer; great-grandchildren, Kendall, Clay & Brody Speer, Tyler & Hannah Lehmkuhl, Melanie & Barrett Speer, Parker Burrough and a great-grandchild on the way.

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