Freestone County, Texas Obituaries Walter Gene Middleton Walter Gene Middleton, 75, of Fairfield, passed away Friday, June 6, 2014 in Fairfield. Graveside services were held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, June 8, 2014 at Day Cemetery with Bro. Don Thornton officiating. Mr. Middleton was born May 30, 1939 in Corsicana to parents Walter Garner and Carrie Lee Oldfield Middleton. He married Bettie Morris on February 14, 1972 in Groesbeck and she preceded him in death in 2009. He had been a Fairfield resident since 1985. In addition to his parents and wife he was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister. Left to cherish his memory are two sisters, Katie Gunter of Tyler and Carrie Ailene Bogden of Dallas.