Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities


Gwenette Wiggins

Gwenette Wiggins

January 10, 2021

Gwenette Wiggins, age 64 of Splendora, Texas passed away Sunday, January 10, 2021. She was born June 20, 1956 in Fort Hood, Texas to parents Harvey and Kathleen Green who preceded her in death along with her husband, John Russel Wiggins; and brother, Terry Stephenson. Survivors include her daughter, Dawn Wiggins; sister, Luan Green; brothers, Quentin Stephenson and Calvin Stephenson;...

Joseph "Joe" Albert Alamia, Ii.

Joseph "Joe" Albert Alamia, Ii.

January 10, 2021

Joseph “Joe” Albert Alamia II passed away on January 10, 2021 in Baytown, Texas. Joe was born on November 13, 1948 in San Antonio, Texas to Joseph Albert Sr. and Itasca Scott Alamia. He moved to Houston at an early age and graduated from Reagan High School in 1967. On November 5, 1976, he married Eilene Robinson in Liberty, Texas....

Derek Alan Taylor

Derek Alan Taylor

January 10, 2021

Derek Alan Taylor, age 34 of Cleveland, Texas passed away Sunday, January 10, 2021. He was born October 23, 1986 in Conroe, Texas to parents Kenneth and Sue Taylor. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Amos Albert Brinser (PawPaw) and Chu Hsia Brinser (MeMe), and Douglas Kenneth Taylor; uncle, Douglas Alan Taylor; and aunt, Debra Faye Staples. Survivors...

Mildred Louise Rhodes

Mildred Louise Rhodes

January 8, 2021

Mildred Louise Rhodes, age 87 of Cleveland, Texas passed away Friday, January 8, 2021. She was born May 1, 1933 in Oop, Alabama. She is preceded in death by her mother and father; along with her husband, Harold J. Rhodes; brothers, Leonard Carroll, Wade Carroll, and Buck Carroll; and son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Susan Rhodes. Mildred was a member...

Lilly Lynn Tenorio

Lilly Lynn Tenorio

January 8, 2021

Lilly Lynn Tenorio, age 6 of Cleveland, Texas passed away Friday, January 8, 2021. She was born October 12, 2014 in Kingwood, Texas to parents Labrina Young and Steven Tenorio. She is preceded in death by her grandpa, Corbin Horn, Jr.; and uncle, Larry Tenorio. Survivors include her mother, Labrina Young; father, Steven Tenorio; big momma, Beverly Collins; little momma,...

T.J. Robinson

T.J. Robinson

January 8, 2021

T.J. Robinson, age 31 of Splendora, Texas passed away Friday, January 8, 2021. He was born November 10, 1989 in Houston, Texas to parents Timothy Robinson, Sr. and Julie Hudson Rollins. He is preceded in death by his grandfathers, Charles Hudson, Sr. and James Dale Robinson. Survivors include his mother, Julie Hudson Rollins; father, Timothy Robinson, Sr.; stepfather, Larry V....

Barbara Jean Benningfield

Barbara Jean Benningfield

January 6, 2021

Barbara Jean Benningfield, age 73 of Cleveland, Texas passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2021. She was born November 3 1947 in Cleveland, Texas to parents John and Lois Mosley who preceded her in death along with her husband, Donald Benningfield. Survivors include her sons, Don Benningfield and wife Tanya, Brad Benningfield and wife Dana; brother, Paul Mosley; sister, Regina Mosley;...

Jose Martin Gutierrez

Jose Martin Gutierrez

January 5, 2021

Jose Martin Gutierrez, age 56 of Cleveland, Texas passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2021. He was born June 30, 1964 in Mexico to parents Jose Gutierrez and Maria De Jesus Martinez who preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Ana Bertha Bermudez; sons, Jose Antonio Gutierrez and wife Erika, Martin Ezequiel Gutierrez and wife Maria; daughter, Eunice Monserrat Gutierrez;...

Stanley Grove Schell

Stanley Grove Schell

January 4, 2021

Stanley Grove Schell, age 75 of Coldspring, Texas passed away Monday, January 4, 2021. He was born July 4, 1945 in Panama to parents Leon and Florence Schell who preceded him in death along with his brothers, Robert Schell, Don Schell and daughter Lisa Dawn Schell. Stanley served 29 ½ years in the US Air Force and Air National Guard....

Joseph Ancel Dunn, Jr.

Joseph Ancel Dunn, Jr.

January 3, 2021

We celebrate the life of Joseph Ancel Dunn Jr. Joseph was born October 11th 1949 and passed peacefully on January 3, 2021 Joseph’s life of crime was cut short at the ripe age of 7 when he received a warning ticket for not having his bicycle license plate attached in the state of Nevada. Joe went on to become an...

Laverne Teplicek

Laverne Teplicek

January 3, 2021

LaVerne Teplicek, age 74 of Tomball, Texas passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021. She was born November 1, 1946 in Houston, Texas to parents Thurman and Mary Bledsoe McAdams who preceded her in death. Survivors include her daughters, Elizabeth Denise Kinsey and husband Gary P. Kinsey, and Michelle Elaine Vickery and husband Tom Vickery; grandchildren, Nicole S. Tallant, Lauren G....

James Tommie Daniel

James Tommie Daniel

January 2, 2021

James Thomas Daniel was born in Dallas, Texas on September 6, 1941. He was deeply loved by his parents J. M. (Ben) and Lola Daniel. He was a twin along with his brother, Eddie Daniel. He went to kindergarten in Liberty, Texas where he first met the love of his life, Sally. He told her then he would marry her...

Irma Nell Norcross Whittington

Irma Nell Norcross Whittington

January 2, 2021

Irma Nell Norcross Whittington, 85, of Liberty passed away on January 2, 2021. Nell was born April 16, 1935 in Dayton, Texas to parents, Milton Frank Norcross and Nellie Julia Wright. Nell had been a lifelong resident of the Dayton and Liberty area. She attended Dayton schools and graduated from Dayton High School in 1953. She was a lifelong member...

Alfred Vandver

Alfred Vandver

January 2, 2021

Alfred Vandver, age 87 of Cleveland, Texas passed away Saturday, January 2, 2021. he was born March 23, 1933 in Nacogdoches, Texas to parents Alvie and Carrie Rodgers Vandver who preceded him in death along with his loving wife, Ollie Vandver; and son Raymond Vandver. Survivors include his sons, James Vandver and wife, Roxie, and Wayne Wilson; sister, Betty and...

Paula Blankenship

Paula Blankenship

January 1, 2021

Paula Jane Wagoner Blankenship Paula Blankenship passed away on Jan. 1, 2021 in Conroe, Tx. She was born on May 24, 1924, in Wichita Falls, Tx. to Pauline Beer Wagoner & the late Finis Wagoner. Finis passed away on Jan 1, 1924, 5 months before Paula's birth in May. Paula married R.L. (Bob) Blankenship in August of 1940. They were...

John Roy Hedgecock

John Roy Hedgecock

January 1, 2021

John Roy Hedgecock, age 97 of Cleveland, Texas passed away Friday, January 1, 2021. He was born April 25, 1923 in Arch, New Mexico to parents John R. and Clara Mae Straily Hedgecock who preceded him in death along with his brothers, DeWayne Hedgecock of Oklahoma, and Clifton Hedgecock of Oklahoma; sisters, Ila Mae Hedgecock of Oklahoma and Norma Corley...

Danny Moore

Danny Moore

January 1, 2021

Danny Moore, 65, of Dayton passed away on January 1, 2021 in Kingwood, Texas. Danny was born August 20, 1955 in Baytown, Texas to parents, Frank A. Moore Jr. and Selma Allums Moore who proceeded him in death along with his brother Frank A. Moore III, and brother-in-law Tony Miller. Danny was a resident of Dayton for 31 years, worked...

Ray Brooks Duran

Ray Brooks Duran

December 31, 2020

Ray Brooks Duran, age 88 of Splendora, Texas passed away Thursday, December 31, 2020. He was born July 2, 1932 in Carthage, Mississippi to parents Alta Blanche and Douglas Duran who preceded him in death along with his brothers, Dewish, Carlton, Bill and Pat Duran; son, David Duran; grandsons; David Duran, Jr., Erich Tappe, Joshua Duran, Brent Mitchell, and Ethan...

Debbie Patrick Beasley

Debbie Patrick Beasley

December 31, 2020

Deborah “Debbie” Lee Patrick Beasley, 67, of Liberty passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2020 in Beaumont, Texas. Debbie was born July 10, 1953 in Gladewater, Texas to parents Edward Lee Patrick and Doreene Louise Aldridge Patrick. Debbie was a resident of Liberty for the past 45 years and was a former resident of Premont. She graduated from Premont High...

Kimberly Ann Fenner

Kimberly Ann Fenner

December 29, 2020

Kimberly Ann Fenner, 56, of Dayton passed away on December 29, 2020 at home in Dayton. Kim was born March 20, 1964 in Liberty, Texas to parents, James Edward Rains and Veda Glynn Keck Rains. Graveside service will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at Linney Cemetery with Rev. Mike Blackburn officiating. Arrangements are under the directions of Pace-Stancil...