Cecil Lee Creamer left his worldly body and rejoiced with the Lord on June 29th, 2026. Lee was born on April 9th, 1960, to Jeannette Sue Creamer (Stroud) and Forrest Grady Creamer in Lawton, Oklahoma. He always asked nobody to hold the Oklahoma thing against him; he got to Texas as quickly as he could.

He graduated from Cross Plains High School in 1978. He spent much of his younger years and most of his adult life as a roughneck. From Austin to Vernon, Mineral Wells to Odessa, he punched holes all over the state, proudly pointing out wells he drilled when driving past.

In 1985, Lee married Gayla Albrecht. The pair put down deep roots in Cottonwood, raising 3 kids and creating a lifetime of memories. Later in life, he rekindled a high school love and started dating Tracy Dillard, his loving girlfriend of 7 years.

Lee was what you would refer to as a back row Baptist up until he and Tracy started dating. Tracey showed him the front row wasn’t so bad. If you check the carpet, there may still be heel marks from her dragging him to the front row. Lee loved the Lord and was a faithful member of Cottonwood Baptist Church. Every Sunday, you would find him with his big smile sitting up front with Tracy, giving those great bear hugs afterwards.

Lee loved road trips, enjoying the scenery along the way. He would load the family up on Friday afternoon and pick directions to go. Most of those trips were zig zagged across the hill country, San Saba and Llano being his favorite areas. Many summers were spent camping at Lake Brownwood State Park, a place he loved since he was a kid. If the Creamer household was empty in the summertime, they were gone to the lake.

Lee made the leap from Dad to Granddad, a title he carried well. All of his grandkids were the sparkle to his eyes. The big scary guy turned into a teddy bear when he gained that title. At any family get together, if you couldn’t find him, you just had to look for where the kids were playing. He could be found there, making the kids laugh and giggle. He was the greatest granddad to every kid he met.

Lee is preceded in death by his mother Jeannette Creamer (Stroud), grandmother Isla Stroud, granddad Xana Lee Stroud, aunt Tammie Brown (Stroud), aunt Pat Morris (Stroud), uncle Jimmy Stroud, stepmother Tana Creamer, uncle Frank Hamer, and uncle Skeet Creamer.

He is survived by his girlfriend Tracy Dillard, son Forrest Creamer and wife Jessica, grandkids Tyler, Parker, Alec, Isla; son Nathan Creamer and wife Tori, grandson Bastian; daughter Victoria Creamer, sister Lavanda Creamer, niece Star Ford; brother Richard Creamer and wife Amy, nephews Boyd and Kyle, niece Christy; sister Jana Berry, niece Quinn; sister Toni Shingledecker, nephews Rob, Tyler and niece McKenzie; uncle Gerry Brown, nephew Jason Stroud, niece Lindsey Brown, great nephews Trey and Christian, great niece Amy, uncle Wesley Morris, nieces DeDe Morris and Heather Norris, great nephews Isaac, Ethan, Everett, Colby, Cason, Canon.

The family would like to thank Cross Plains EMS, Hendrick’s North ICU team, and Nurse Kaci for doing everything possible for Lee and our family throughout the entire time.