Jesse LeRoy Tolar, 87, of Woodville, passed away Friday, July 3, 2026 at his residence in Woodville, Texas.
Visitation will be from 5- 7 P.M. on Saturday, July 18, 2026 at Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home Chapel in Woodville. Funeral service will be at 3 P.M. on Sunday, July 19, 2026 at First Baptist Church with burial following at Magnolia Cemetery all in Woodville. Officiating will be Brother Jay Abernathy, Brother Larry Trest, and Brother Mark Tolar. Pallbearers will be Billy Tolar, Travis Weaver, Ryan Weaver, Casey Tolar, Lane Weaver, Scott Tolbert, and Wayne Morgan. Honorary pallbearers are Mark Tolar and Justin Tolar.
Jesse was born June 29, 1939 to LeRoy and Dorothy Belle Grammer Tolar in Woodville, Texas. A 1957 graduate of Kirby High School where he was active in FFA and Athletics. After graduation he opened the Laundromat and he and his wife, Christine operated Tolar Grocery Store and Laundromat for over 62 years as well as other businesses. He would joke that he and Christine attributed their years of hard work of keeping the place going, to simply “having to” do what they have done. He later enjoyed working on his farm with his cows and enjoying life, especially his time with his grandson, Nicholas. Every birthday he would say, “this will be the last one.”
He was preceded in death by his parents, LeRoy and Dorothy Tolar; wife of 58 years, Christine Tolar; sons, Todd Allen Tolar and Rodney LeRoy Tolar; brothers, Jerry Tolar and Bill Tolar; brothers-in-law, Tommy Weaver and Jackie Bryant; and sister-in-law, Diana Tolar.
He is survived by his son, Brad and wife, Ivanka Tolar of Woodville; grandson, Nicholas Tolar; sisters, Sherry Kenner and husband John of Woodville, and Kathy Weaver of Woodville; sister-in-law Faye Bryant of Natchitoches, LA; in law, Petro Fuha of Chernivtsi, Ukraine; and a host of other family and friends.
Services are under the direction of Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home in Woodville, Texas.
