Judge Seth Stein

Funeral services for Judge Seth Stein, 92, of Mt. Enterprise, will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, January 27, 2024, in the chapel at Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home with Rev. Clint Johnson officiating. Interment will follow at Talley Cemetery under the direction of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 9:00 AM until service time on Saturday, at the funeral home. Judge Stein passed from this life on January 19, 2024, at his residence. He was born September 12, 1931, in Mt. Enterprise to the late Isaac and Mary (Johnson) Stein. Seth was raised in Mt. Enterprise and was picking cotton at 5 years old. He entered school at the age of 5 and worked on the farm during high school and graduated from Concord High School in 1949. After his education, he served his country in the United States Army. Seth moved to Houston in 1952 where he worked as Supervisor at the Jewish Temple and went on to work as a plumber until 1956. He then worked as an air tool operator, metalizer, sandblaster and spray painter until 1961 when he moved to Phoenix, Arizona and went to work for the Teamsters and Labor Union. In May of 1965, he moved to Los Angeles, California where he embarked on a fourteen-year career with Greyhound. In 1966, Seth married Nancy J. Bell, and they shared nearly 41 years together until her passing in February of 2007. After his retirement from Greyhound, he moved home to Mt. Enterprise in 1979 where he operated his farm and ranch until his health prevented. Seth also owned and operated a 340-acre timber and recreation lake and resort. He was elected to the Mt. Enterprise School Board and served as President from 1984-1993. He also was EMS personnel for the Mt. Enterprise Volunteer Fire Department from 1986 until 2004. In 1990, he was elected as the Justice of the Peace for Rusk County Precinct 3, was sworn in on January 1, 1991, and served the citizens of Precinct 3 until his retirement in 2012. He has also served as the Municipal Judge for Henderson and Mt. Enterprise. Judge Stein was also a long-time member of Mt. Enterprise United Methodist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Nancy (Bell) Stein, brothers Andrew, Elijah, Robert, Adna, and Philip Stein, sisters Marie Hill, Esther Hill, Thelma Cormier, and Martha Ross. Survivors include his children, Winston S. Stein and wife Yolanda of Cypress, Cedric A. Stein and wife Marjorie of Houston, Jacqueita E. Stein of Houston, and Kevin W. Stein and wife Jamie of Tomball; brothers, Isaac Stein Jr. of Sugarland, and Paul Stein and wife Sharon of Clinton, Mississippi; 18 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; as well as a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other family, and many friends. Pallbearers will be Winston S. Stein Jr., Seth W. Stein II, Coleman P. Stein, Luke A. Stein, Zachary M. Stein, and Sanford A. Stein. Honorary pallbearers will be Isaac Stein Jr., Paul Stein, Kyth Stein, A. Kevin Stein, Dimitri Stein, and Glen Ross. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Rusk County Meals On Wheels at P.O. Box 1365, Palestine, TX 75802. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.crawfordacrim.com.

Judge Seth Stein

September 12, 1931 - January 19, 2024