Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities


Vivian Aills Ross

Vivian Aills Ross

October 6, 2020

Vivian Aills Ross, age 85 of Shepherd, Texas passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2020. She was born October 16, 1934 in San Jacinto County, Texas to parents Oscar and Ruby Mize who preceded her in death along with her husbands, John Henry Aills and Robert Ross; son, Dennis A. Aills; grandson, Andrew M. Aills; great-grandson, Ryker Ashton Hyde McClary; brothers,...

Georgia Louise Northcutt

Georgia Louise Northcutt

October 6, 2020

Georgia Louise Northcutt, 95, of Dayton, Texas, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2020 in Baytown, Texas. She was born June 24, 1925 in Natchitoches, Louisiana, to parents George & Louvenia Smith. Service for Mrs. Northcutt will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 12, 2020, at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton. Interment will follow at Palms Memorial Park Cemetery. The...

Alice Magee Quick

Alice Magee Quick

October 6, 2020

Alice Magee Quick October 6, 2020 Alice Magee Quick of Nacogdoches, Texas went to be with the Lord peacefully on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 with her daughters by her side. Alice was born March 29, 1923 in Dallas, TX. She graduated from Emery High School and was the leading lady in the Senior Play. In the summer of 1941, she...

John Dennis Dawkins, Sr.

John Dennis Dawkins, Sr.

October 4, 2020

John Dennis Dawkins, Sr., age 66 of Dayton, Texas passed away Sunday, October 4, 2020. He was born January 30, 1954 in Jasper, Alabama to parents John Wilford and Ruby Jeanette Dawkins who preceded him in death along with his wife, Sandra Dawkins; and sister, Deborah Bass. Survivors include his sons, John Dawkins, Jr. and Vester Dawkins and wife Amber;...

Ruth Evelyn Sellars

Ruth Evelyn Sellars

October 4, 2020

Ruth Kaelke Sellars was born near Hallettsville, Texas, Lavaca County on December 24, 1926. The only child of Herman and Elsie Foeh Kaelke and passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2020 in Pasadena, Texas at 93 years of age. Services for Mrs. Sellars will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 9, 2020 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton with Rev. Howie...

Gary Lynn Herrington

Gary Lynn Herrington

October 4, 2020

Gary Lynn Herrington, 78 of Channelview passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at home surrounded by his family. Gary was born January 14, 1942 in Pelly, Texas to parents James Herrington and Edith White Herrington. Gary had been a resident of Channelview for most of his life. He proudly served in the United States Navy and had worked as...

John  Edward Wells

John Edward Wells

October 3, 2020

John Edward Wells, age 74 of Rye, Texas passed away Saturday, October 3, 2020. He was born September 29, 1946 in Houston, Texas to parents Roscoe S. and Vearda Smith Wells who preceded him in death along with his sister, Shirley Wells. John was a 25-year resident of Rye, Texas and a member of the Simmons Bottom Assembly of God...

Teresa Iliene Haltom

Teresa Iliene Haltom

October 3, 2020

“It was her chaos that made her beautiful” – Atticus Teresa Iliene Haltom, born May 27th, 1968 was a peculiar wildflower, a free spirit born to bloom and stand out in a crowd; she was poetry in a world that was still learning the alphabet. Although she attended St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas and graduated from the University of...

Tracey  Lynn Ward

Tracey Lynn Ward

October 3, 2020

Tracey Lynn Ward, 39, of Liberty passed away Saturday, October 3, 2020 in Liberty. She was born August 13, 1981 to parents James Sherman and Patricia Walters Sherman. Services for Tracy will be at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, October 8, 2020 at the New Life United Pentecostal Church, 2510 Jefferson Dr., Liberty, Texas. Visitation will be at the church from 4:00...

Kenneth Alton Johnson

Kenneth Alton Johnson

October 3, 2020

Kenneth Alton Johnson, 78, was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on August 1, 1942. He was escorted by angels into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, October 3, 2020 after a long hospital stay and complications following a heart procedure. He was preceded in death by his parents, Alton B. Johnson and M. Vionne Johnson. He is survived by his...

Yulanda Kay Mikle

Yulanda Kay Mikle

October 3, 2020

Yulanda Kay Mikle, age 50 of Cleveland, Texas passed away Saturday, October 3, 2020. She was born January 25, 1970 in Conroe, Texas to parents James Gordon and Erma Bass. She is preceded in death by her father, James Gordon; granddaughter, Ja’Tavia; and nieces, Tarnesha and Yasimine. Survivors include her mother, Erma Bass; daughters, Tiffany Mikle and Alisia Pillot; son,...

Jackie Lavon Langley

Jackie Lavon Langley

October 2, 2020

Jackie Lavon Langley, age 82 of Point Blank, Texas passed away Friday, October 2, 2020. He was born September 7, 1938 in Ellisville, Mississippi to parents Eunice and Sylvester Langley who preceded him in death along with his wife, Linda Langley; son, Tim Langley; brothers, Sam, Orell, Marvin and Don; and sisters, Irene, Ray, Alene and Faye. Jackie was a...

Paul Melton Bass

Paul Melton Bass

October 2, 2020

Paul Melton Bass, age 77 of Point Blank, Texas passed away Friday, October 2, 2020. He was born March 12, 1943 in Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas to parents William and Annie Bass. Paul was the youngest of nine children. He attended school in Jacksonville and college at Texas A&M in College Station. He was granted a scholarship to study engineering...

Kathleen Mary Webb

Kathleen Mary Webb

October 2, 2020

Kathleen Webb, age 70 of Coldspring, Texas passed away Friday, October 2, 2020. She was born August 9, 1950 in Houston, Texas to parents Joseph Victor Stepchinski and Flora Frances Gorski Stepchinski who preceded her in death along with her husband, E. Preston Webb. Survivors include her sisters, Rita Sullivan and Marcella Kuehn; along with numerous other relatives and friends....

Marcia Castanho Beck

Marcia Castanho Beck

October 1, 2020

Marcia Castanho Beck, age 65 of Rye, Texas passed away into the arms of God Thursday, October 1st, 2020. She was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil to parents Dr. Welfare Almeida Castanho and Mrs. Therezinha de Jesus Almeida Castanho who preceded her in death. Marcia is survived by her husband Douglas Beck, aunt Cecy Almeida Castanho, brothers Welfare Almeida Castanho...

Heith Joseph Craig-Ainsworth

Heith Joseph Craig-Ainsworth

September 29, 2020

Heith Joseph Craig-Ainsworth, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2020. He was born September 29, 2020 in Kingwood, Texas to parents Chelsea and Peyton Ainsworth. Survivors include his parents, Chelsea and Peyton Ainsworth; grandparents, Alicia and James Lord, George Craig, II., Danielle and Christopher Ainsworth; great-grandmother, Lea Werner; great-great-grandparents, Alice and Ray Miller; aunts, Desiree Olivier and Annastasia Ainsworth; uncles, Michael...

Ola Fae Jones

Ola Fae Jones

September 29, 2020

Ola Fae Jones, age 94 of Pearland, Texas passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2020. She was born March 3, 1926 in Sunset, Texas to parents John Henry Holland and Nina Bell Morris Holland who preceded her in death along with her husband of 73 years Alton Jones; and sons, Galen Jones and Keith Jones. Survivors include her daughter, Jaris Davis...

Dorothy Pauline Cravens

Dorothy Pauline Cravens

September 28, 2020

Dorothy Pauline Cravens, 93, of Dayton, passed away Monday, September 28, 2020, in Liberty, Texas. She was born January 19, 1927, in Crosby, Texas to parents Henry Adlong and Ella Lofton Adlong Poe. Services for Mrs. Cravens will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 5, 2020 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton. Visitation will be Sunday, October 4, 2020...

John Albert Martinez

John Albert Martinez

September 28, 2020

John Albert Martinez, age 45 of Shepherd, Texas passed away Monday, September 28, 2020. He was born October 21, 1974 in Houston, Texas to parents Jesse Albert Martinez and Jo Ann Padgett. John was preceded in death by his father Jesse Albert Martinez. Survivors include his wife, Shawna Ann Martinez; daughters, Brittiany Nicole Pittman, Christina Renee Pittman, Tabitha Hailey Martinez;...

Labeta June Metzger

Labeta June Metzger

September 28, 2020

Labeta June Metzger, 80 years of age, passed away Monday, September 28, 2020 in Huffman, Texas. She was born February 16, 1940 in Winfield, Kansas to parents Homer Lee Metzger and Edith Bell Harris. She was retired from Wal-Mart and was very crafty at making jewelry for family members. She loved spending quality time with her children and grandchildren. Mrs....