Gerald Ray Casteel

Gerald Ray Casteel, 73, of Lone Star, TX, and formerly of Robertson County, died Sunday February 22, 2015 at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview, TX. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday February 28th at 2:00 p.m. in the Oakhurst Chapel of the Robertson County Funeral Home with Rev. Bob Carroll officiating. Interment will follow in the Springfield Memorial Gardens with Rafael Sanchez, Randall Harp, Alton Harp, Danny Casteel, Donnie Dorris, and Rodney Delacerda serving as pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.

Mr. Casteel was born April 17, 1941 in Sumner County to the late Herman and Betty Owens Casteel. He was a retired maintenance worker with United Services and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife: Oleida Caldwell Casteel, and his siblings: Roosevelt and Clarence Casteel, Marie Lambert, and William Parker.

Mr. Casteel is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law: Frances and Ken Adkins of Adams, Janice Esala of Jefferson, TX, Betty and Donnie Dorris of Texarkana, TX, and Linda and Rafael Sanchez of Lone Star, TX, brothers: Ronnie, Roger, and Jesse Casteel, sister: Jackie (Noah) Harp of Springfield, eleven grandchildren, nine great grandchildren.

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