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Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities
Tommy Lee Morton
Sep 26, 2019
Tommy Lee Morton, age 61 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2019. He was born May 8, 1958 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He is preceded in death by his son, Tommy Morton; and brother, Teddy Lynn Morton. Who was Tommy Morton? Tommy loved his wife Joni, son Jesse, his grandkids, family and friends. He was the type of...
Francine Dean
Sep 26, 2019
Nellie Francine Mattox Dean, 80, of Dayton passed away Thursday, September 27, 2019 at home surrounded by her family. Francine was born February 18, 1939 in Ennis, Texas to parents, Charles Keemit Mattox and Thealda Francis Rockey Mattox. Her mother was traveling and had to stop the train in Ennis to let her off so Francine could be born. A...
Lorine Stimac
Sep 26, 2019
Lorine Stimac, age 91 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2019. She was born April 23, 1928 in Dayton, Texas to parents Alvie and Carrie Vandver who preceded her in death along with her husband, Ray Stimac; and son, Amil Stimac. Survivors include her son, Emil Stimac and wife Bertha; sister, Bettie Nickelbur and husband Bobby; brother, Alfred...
Holly Gene Ferguson
Sep 25, 2019
Holly Gene Ferguson, age 60 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2019. She was born December 19, 1958 in San Antonio, Texas to parents Leroi and Anna Henning who preceded her in death along. Survivors include her husband, Samuel Jerrel Ferguson; daughter, Heather Nugent and husband Roy; son, Samuel Wayne Ferguson; sisters, Carole Hardy and Melody McAulay; brother,...
Carlton Marcus Conner
Sep 25, 2019
Carlton Marcus Conner, age 91 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2019. He was born August 29, 1928 in Daisetta, Texas to Charles C. and Margaret Long Conner who preceded him in death along with loving wife of 67 years, Vera Conner; son, David Marcus Conner; and his twin brother and 5 sisters. Carlton was a 42-year resident...
Ralph Burton Hilzendager
Sep 25, 2019
Ralph Burton Hilzendager, age 80 of Coldspring, Texas, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2019. He was born November 13, 1938 in Houston, Texas to parents Joseph and Cora Velma Hilzendager who preceded him in death along with his brother, Allen Hilzendager. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Hilzendager; daughters, Teresa Johnson and husband Joe, Susan Johnson and husband James, and Raneé...
Julie Kaye Vandver
Sep 24, 2019
Julie Kaye Vandver, age 44, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2019. She was born February 17, 1975 in Cleveland, Texas to Donald and Betty Hoagland. Julie was a lifelong resident of Tarkington, where she enjoyed working alongside her brothers Jack and Chris at the Ranch Hand Cafe. Her number one hobby was to hunt and fish with her family. Julie...
Michael Leonard Gutierrez
Sep 24, 2019
Michael Leonard Gutierrez, 74, of Dayton passed away September 24, 2019. Michael was born October 3, 1944 in Houston, Texas to parents Vincent Jack Gutierrez and Juanita Perez Gutierrez. Michael had lived in Dayton for the past 25 years after moving from Groves. He was a former member of the Knights of Columbus. He enjoyed photography and watching sports. He...
Georgia Estelle Behrns
Sep 23, 2019
Georgia Estelle Behrns, age 71 of Dayton, Texas, passed away Monday, September 23, 2019. She was born January 12, 1948 in Cleveland, Texas to parents William Marion Bunyard and Elcie Aline Cotton who preceded her in death along with her son, Paul Duke; brothers, Michael Bunyard and Carroll Bunyard. Georgia was a dedicated nurse, and after numerous attempts at retiring...
Thomas Henry Barnes, Sr.
Sep 23, 2019
Thomas Henry Barnes, Sr., age 97 of Coldspring, Texas, passed away Monday, September 23, 2019. He was born March 18, 1922 in Floydada, Texas to parents Thomas and Viola Barnes who preceded him in death. Survivors include his son, Thomas Henry Barnes, Jr. and wife Eva; daughter, Judy Hester and husband Ron; sister-in-law, Dorothy Barnes; grandchildren, Craig Barnes and wife...
Hal Crosby Mcclelland
Sep 23, 2019
Hal Crosby McClelland, age 64 of Austin, Texas, passed away Monday, September 23, 2019. He was born September 27, 1954 in Cleveland, Texas to parents Bidwell Cranfill McClelland, Jr. and Jeane Walton McClelland who preceded him in death along with his maternal grandparents, W.L. Baldwin and Lila Crosby Walton Baldwin; paternal grandparents, Bidwell Cranfill McClelland, Sr. and Florence Smith McClelland;...
Lonny Marlon Chance
Sep 22, 2019
Lonny Marlon Chance, age 71 of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2019. He was born January 4, 1948 in Houston, Texas to parents Arthur Marlon and Nora Chance who preceded him in death along with his brother, Larry Chance. Mr. Chance was a Vietnam veteran that served in the United States Marine Corps for four years. He was...
Shirley Anne Montgomery Bloss
Sep 22, 2019
Shirley Anne Bloss, age 83 of Alexandria, Louisiana, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2019. She was born April 14, 1936 in Leesburg, Florida to parents Dr. Dargan Edwin and Harriett Minnie Montgomery who preceded her in death along with her sisters, Mary Lee Montgomery and Marguerite Helen Montgomery; and brother, Dargan Edwin Montgomery, Jr. Survivors include her husband, James Lincoln...
Blas Sanchez, Jr.
Sep 21, 2019
Blas Sanchez, Jr., age 73 of Dayton, Texas, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2019. He was born October 9, 1945 in Robstown, Texas to parents Sara and Blas Sanchez, Sr. He is preceded in death by his mother, Sara Sanchez. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Ella Sanchez; father, Blas Sanchez, Sr.; son, Kevin Sanchez and wife Nigaar Sara;...
Joyce Ann Yates
Sep 21, 2019
Joyce Ann Yates, age 80 of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2019. She was born July 27, 1939 in Nashville, Tennessee to parents Russell and Eloise Carter who preceded her in death along with her husband, Eugene Yates and nephew, Michael Carter. Joyce was a member of the Shepherd Church of Christ and a 42-year member of A.A....
David Wayne Johnson
Sep 20, 2019
David Wayne Johnson, 62, of Houston passed away Friday, September 20, 2019 at home. David was born September 29, 1956 in Houston, Texas to parents James Fowler Johnson and Nelda Joyce Lovell Johnson. Memorial service for David will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 27, 2019 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. David had lived in Humble for the past three...
Judy Darlene Nichols
Sep 20, 2019
Judy Darlene Nichols, age 69 of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Friday, September 20, 2019. She was born January 8, 1950 in Pasadena, Texas to parents John and Edna Anderson. She is preceded in death by her father, John Anderson; husband, Glenn Nichols; sister, Linda Phillips; and brother, Bobby Anderson. Judy was a daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend. She...
Eugene "Gene" Paul Pearl
Sep 18, 2019
Eugene “Gene” Pearl of Splendora, Texas, passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2019, at the age of 85. Gene was born June 5, 1934 in Louisville, Kentucky to parents Eugene P. Pearl, Sr. and Mary “Rachel” Pearl who preceded him in death, along with his brother, Tommy Pearl and sister, Barbara Pearl Schell. Gene, also known as “Paw Paw Donut”, “GP”,...
Matthew Jay Leal
Sep 16, 2019
Matthew Jay Leal, age 20 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Monday, September 16, 2019. He was born July 18, 1999 in Houston, Texas to parents Fidencio Leal and Michelle Colvin-Shirley. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, J.C. & Barbara Colvin, Delia Trejo. Survivors include his parents, Michelle Colvin and husband Carl, Freddie Leal and wife Joanna; grandfather, Olegario...
Mervine "Paul" Henry Soileau
Sep 14, 2019
Mervine Henry “Paul” Soileau, 74, of Pasadena passed away Saturday, September 14, 2019. He was born May 19, 1945 in Eunice, Louisiana to parent Woodrow Soileau and Isabelle Olivier Soileau. A celebration of life service will be held at 2:00 p.m. in Saturday, October 5, 2019 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. A gathering of family and friends will be...
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