Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities
Thomas Alva Tower, Sr.
November 28, 2020
Thomas A. Tower, Sr. passed away peacefully November 28, 2020 at the age of 89. He was born on October 29, 1931, in Houston, Texas. He was the youngest of five children and the only one to be born in Houston, as the rest of the family was originally from New Orleans, LA. He attended Park Place Elementary, Deady Junior...
Floyd William Marriott, Jr.
November 28, 2020
Floyd William Marriott, Jr., age 50 of Cleveland, Texas passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020. He was born December 28, 1969 in Madison, New York to parents Lila and Floyd William Marriott, Sr. He is preceded in death by is father, and his sister, Rose Mary Thompson. Floyd was currently employed with Splendora Pipe, and had been there for 3...
Rudolph "Rudy" Zaruba, Jr.
November 27, 2020
Rudolph “Rudy” Zaruba, Jr., 85 of Dayton passed away peacefully on Friday, November 27, 2020. Rudy was born March 14, 1935 in Dayton, Texas to parents Rudolph Zaruba, Sr. and Ida Silhavy Zaruba. Rudy was a lifelong resident of Dayton and was a member of the Dayton High School Class of 1953. He proudly served his country in the United...
William F. Bounds
November 27, 2020
William F. Bounds was born February 20, 1928 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to parents AR Bounds and Willie Irene Flournoy. He passed away November 27, 2020 in McKinney, Texas. William graduated from Cleveland High School and went to University of Houston to further his education. After college he went into the U.S. Army Air Corp. He served in Alaska as a...
Sudie Patsy Owens
November 27, 2020
Sudie Patsy Owens, age 79 of Coldspring, Texas passed away Friday, November 27, 2020. She was born August 15, 1941 in Willow Springs, Texas to parents Pat and Sudie Pinkney Winfrey Walker who preceded her in death along with her husband, Douglas Owens; grandson, John Ragusa; son, Jimmy Avery Owens; sisters, Frankie (Sugar) White, Mamie Dell Blanks, and Betty Jo...
Bryan Anderson Gaskill
November 24, 2020
Bryan Anderson Gaskill, 43, of Mauriceville, Texas, passed away November 24, 2020 at home. Bryan was born October 1, 1977 to parents Earl Gaskill and Rita Wheeler Gaskill. Bryan was an electrician and worked in the construction field. He enjoyed riding motorcycles and wood crafting. He loved his dogs. Bryan was preceded in death by his father, Earl Gaskill. He...
Tommie Allen Davis
November 23, 2020
Tommie Allen Davis, age 78 of Splendora, Texas passed away Monday, November 23, 2020. He was born May 18, 1942 in Longview, Texas to parents Jerry and Faye Davis who preceded him in death along with his wife, Dianne Davis; daughters, Tracy Kay Davis and Laura Lynn Davis; and brothers, Douglas Davis, Jerry L. Davis and Larry Davis. Survivors include...
Lottie Mae Ledbetter
November 22, 2020
Lottie Mae Graham Ledbetter, age 93, of Houston, Texas passed away on November 22, 2020. Lottie was born July 15, 1927 in St. Petersburg, Florida to parents William Graham and Helen Houseman Graham. Lottie spent her younger years in Florida before moving to California. While in California, she worked in a sewing factory before World War II. After the war,...
Lois May Caldwell
November 21, 2020
Lois May Caldwell, age 71 of Shepherd, Texas passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020. She was born February 6, 1949 in Lansing, Michigan to parents Charles and Lucille Phinney who preceded her in death. Lois worked for Holiday Inn in Temple for 25 years. Survivors include her husband of 24 ½ years, Melvin Caldwell; sons, Tony Griffith, Paul Matako and...
Calvin Dale Aills
November 20, 2020
Calvin Dale Aills, age 58 of Cleveland, Texas passed away Friday, November 20, 2020. He was born November 28, 1961 in Amherst, Texas to parents John and Vivian Aills who preceded him in death along with his brother, Dennis Aills. Survivors include his son, Robert Calvin Aills and wife Mary; daughter, Haley Jeanne Aills Olson and husband Chris; brothers, John...
Gary Preston
November 19, 2020
Gary Preston, 54, of Crosby, Texas passed away on November 19, 2020 at home surrounded by his family. Gary was born November 27, 1965 in Mobile, Alabama to parents Royce Beverly Preston, Jr. and Evelyn Virginia Frazier Preston. Gary had been a resident of Crosby for the past 22 years and was a former resident of Sheldon. He had worked...
Veronica "Ronni" Lea Webb
November 18, 2020
Veronica “Ronni” Lea Thorn Webb, 71, of Liberty passed away on November 18, 2020. Ronni was born December 17, 1948 in San Antonio, Texas to parents John Stephens Thorn and Jewel Claudine Spillers Thorn. Ronni was born into an Air Force family and continued her service to our nation as an Air Force wife. Her total service was 35 years....
Stanton Jay Schreiner
November 17, 2020
Stanton Jay “Stan” Schreiner of Evergreen, TX, passed into the arms of his Savior Tuesday, November 17, 2020 in Conroe, Texas. Stan, the third of four boys born to Samuel Jonathan Schreiner and Lula Marie Pettitt, was born November 10, 1929 in Dallas. Stan’s father was the director of the Dallas YMCA and the family spent summers at their cabin...
Diane Kay Werden
November 16, 2020
Diane Kay Werden, 77, of Humble, Texas, passed away Monday, November 16, 2020 in Dayton. She was born March 15, 1943 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to parents Marvin Dalman and Audrey Soukup. Mrs. Werden was a former resident of Corpus Christi and had resided in Humble since 1996. She had been employed at Home Depot. Diane was preceded in death...
Sonya Denise Harlow
November 16, 2020
Sonya Denise Macias Harlow, 39, of Livingston passed away on November 16, 2020. Sonya was born April 28, 1981 in Houston, Texas to parents Carlos and Lori Macias. Sonya has lived in Livingston for the past year and was previously of Dayton. She was very faithful to her God, family and her church. Sonya was an honest, strong, wonderful wife,...
Barbara Ann Bazzoon
November 16, 2020
Barbara Ann Bazzoon, age 80 of Cleveland, Texas passed away Monday, November 16, 2020. She was born April 2, 1940 in Davis Hill, Texas to parents Dave and Mary Stricland who preceded her in death along with her husband, John Raymond Bazzoon; daughter, Mary Bazzoon McFarland; and brother, David Strickland. Survivors include her son, John Bazzoon and his wife Julianna;...
Gladys Jewell Mcwhorter
November 14, 2020
Gladys Jewell McWhorter, age 85 of Cleveland, Texas passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020. She was born May 3, 1935 in Liberty County, Texas to parents Claude Dalton and Ina Mae Croft who preceded her in death along with her husband, John Wilson; and son, James Wilson. Survivors include her daughter, Ruby Propes; sons, Ronald McWhorter, John McWhorter, Richard McWhorter,...
Juanita Faye Alexander
November 13, 2020
Juanita Faye Alexander, age 88 of Cleveland, Texas passed away Friday, November 13, 2020. She was born January 15, 1932 in Liberty County, Texas to parents Riley Lynn Tanner and Pearl Elizabeth Tanner who preceded her in death along with her husband, L. T. Alexander. Survivors include her daughter, Deborah Kay Alexander Barnett; son, Thomas Mitchell Alexander; sisters, Lynne Elizabeth...
Robert Ernest Ellisor
November 12, 2020
Robert Ernest “Bob” Ellisor of Evergreen passed gently into the arms of his Savior on Thursday, November 12, 2020 in Conroe. Robert was born April 30, 1925 in Evergreen, TX to parents Ernest Mulkey Ellisor and Ida May Mabry. As a child, Robert developed a love of the land and the animals God placed here, helping his father farm, using...
James Howard Talkington
November 11, 2020
James Howard Talkington, 83, of Liberty, passed away at his home on November 11, 2020. James was born April 22, 1937 in Verden, Oklahoma to parents Jess J. Talkington and Ruth Otey. Memorial service for Mr. Talkington will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 16, 2020 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton. James was retired from Schlumberger Oilfield Service...
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