Thomas Lee Alston

Thomas Lee Alston 87, of Richland Springs, Texas passed away at Heart of Texas Healthcare in Brady, Texas on November 9, 2023.

Visitation for Thomas will be Friday, November 10, 2023 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Blaylock Funeral Home Chapel in San Saba, Texas. A graveside service will be held at Richland Springs Cemetery in Richland Springs, Texas, on Thursday, November 11, 2023 at 2:00 pm. Arrangements are under the direction of Blaylock Funeral Home in San Saba.

Thomas Lee Alston was born in Richland Springs, Texas on September 17, 1936 to W.T. (Bill) Alston and Claudie Marie Christmas. Thomas Lee was raised in a loving, Christian home and worked in the family business, Alston's Auto Service, until graduating from Richland Springs High School in 1955. Upon graduation, he moved to Dallas where he spent the next eight years.

He married Ann Marlene Barlow in 1955. They recently celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary. While in Dallas, he worked for the US Postal Service.

In 1963, he and his family moved to Richland Springs. He bought Alston's Auto Service and opened Poor Boy's Cafe with his wife, Ann. Tom was the substitute rural mail carrier for Richland Springs and eventually, was the full time carrier until his retirement. He also served as Justice of the Peace for Precinct 2, San Saba County.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his son, Kenneth.

Thomas is survived by his wife, Ann of Richland Springs; his daughter, Debra Reavis of Oakalla; daughter-in-law Monica Alston of Lewisville; his brother, Roy Alston and his wife Sharron, of Nacogdoches and sister, Bettie Oliver and her husband, Buddie of San Saba.

Left to cherish his memory are his grandchildren: J.T. and James Reavis, Kyle Reavis, Megan and Derek Brizendine, Hannah Alston, and Will Alston, great grandson, Amos Brizendine, and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was an elder of the Richland Springs Church of Christ.