Funeral services for Charlene Figgins, 69, will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Bowers Funeral Home in Teague. Interment will follow at Union Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 22, 2019, with the family present, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Ms. Figgins passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 in Groesbeck after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s. Charlene was born on August 8, 1949 in Houston, Texas to Robert & Merle Cobbs. She grew up in Houston and graduated from N. B. Smiley High School. Ms. Figgins later moved to Teague where she raised her three children. She worked for the Freestone County Tax Office from 1981 until she retired in 2003. Charlene loved flowers and grew many beautiful ones in her garden. She is survived by three children, Dewyane Casteel & Amber Hebert of Youngsville, LA, Hope Casteel Brewer & husband Ronnie Brewer, II of Fairfield, and Robert Casteel & wife Jennifer of Springtown; eight grandchildren, Kelsey Casteel, Kamryn Casteel, Ronnie (Trey) Brewer, III, Kaytlyn Brewer, Emilee Brewer, Kaylie Casteel, Robert John Casteel, Caden Casteel; her mother, Merle Cobbs of Teague; two sisters, Cathy Cobbs, and Barbara Cobbs, both of Teague; and nephew, T. J. Taylor of Teague. Ms. Figgins was preceded in death by her husband, John Ralph Figgins; and her father, Robert Cobbs. The family requests memorials be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Ave, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10001 or online at www.alzfdh.org. Please visit our website at www.bowersfuneralhome.net to sign the memorial guestbook or to leave a message for the family.
