Calray Melvin "Cal" Schluter

Calray Melvin "Cal" Schluter obituary, Fayetteville, TX

Calray Melvin "Cal" Schluter

Calray Schluter Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Koenig-Belvill Funeral Home & Cremations - La Grange on Jun. 12, 2025.

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Calray "Cal" Melvin Schluter, 81, of Warrenton, Texas, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 9, 2025, in Brenham, TX.
Cal was born July 29, 1943, in San Bernardino, CA, to Ray and Melba Schluter. He was the second youngest of five children in the Schluter family. The family moved to New Braunfels, TX in 1949 when he was in first grade.
Cal graduated from New Braunfels High School in 1962 and attended Southwest Texas State College in San Marcos, TX. He left school in 1963 and moved to Houston, TX where he did carpentry and worked at the US Post Office in Houston, TX and Van Nuys, CA until he retired early and began selling antiques and collectibles full-time.
He owned antique and collectible stores in Wallis, TX until he moved and opened Little House on the Hill Antiques Field in Warrenton, TX in 1991.
He had a love for history and gardening and preferred country life over a big city. He enjoyed researching antiques and sharing their history with customers and colleagues. He found happiness in gardening and watching plants grow and flourish.
Cal was preceded in death by his partner, John Savell and by his parents, Ray and Melba Schluter.
Cal will be lovingly remembered by his daughter, Laura Hobbs (Spouse, Mike) of Darlington, SC, and son, Darren Schluter (Spouse, Cindy) of Cypress, TX; grandchildren: Robert Baxley of Orlando, FL, Ashley Schluter of Cypress, TX, and Katie Schluter of Cypress, TX; and his sister, Ellarae.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 19, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Koenig-Belvill Funeral Home & Cremations in La Grange, TX. The family will be present to receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
The funeral service will be on Friday, June 20, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at Koenig-Belvill Funeral Home & Cremations in La Grange, TX. A private graveside service will be held.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Koenig – Belvill Funeral Home & Cremations, 208 W. Pearl, La Grange, TX. Family and friends can view and sign the guestbook online at www.lagrangefunerals.com.
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