Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities


Sherlyn Ann Styron

Sherlyn Ann Styron

Apr 14, 2019

Sherlyn Ann Livergood Styron, 63 of Dayton passed away April 14, 2019 in Houston after a brief illness. She was born November 19, 1955 in San Angelo, Texas to parents Raymond Livergood and Jackie Keith Livergood. Service for Sherlyn will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, April 19, 2019 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Interment will follow at Palms Memorial Park...

Shay Tylar Starr

Shay Tylar Starr

Apr 14, 2019

Shay Tylar Starr, age 28 of Coldspring, Texas, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2019. He was born March 23, 1991 Palestine, Texas to parents John Starr and Andrea Alexander. He is preceded in death by his sister, Hannah Surber. Shay was a free spirit, and marched to the beat of his own drum. Survivors include his parents, Andrea and Dirk...

Roger John Morken

Roger John Morken

Apr 13, 2019

Roger John Morken, 65, of Dayton passed away April 13, 2019 in Liberty. He was born January 18, 1954 in Roseau, Minnesota to parents Norman Morken and Shirley Bishop Morken. Service for Mr. Morken will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 18, 2019 at the Joy Lutheran Church in Summerwood, 14450 Woodson Park Dr, Houston, TX 77044. The family will receive...

Henry Edward Harper

Henry Edward Harper

Apr 13, 2019

Henry Edward Harper, age 92 of Groveton, Texas, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019. He was born April 23, 1926 in Caldwell, Texas to parents Lonnie and Hortense Harper who preceded him in death along with his son, Nolan Edward Harper; sister, Juanita Carter; and brothers, Robert Eugene Harper and Malcolm Harper, Sr. Survivors include his grandchildren, Elizabeth and Samuel...

Aline Clovis Landrum

Aline Clovis Landrum

Apr 9, 2019

Aline Landrum, 92, resident of Cleveland, Texas passed away peacefully on April 9, 2019. Funeral services will be held at Pace Stancil Funeral Home at 11:00, Monday, April 15, 2019, with visitation from 10:00 until 11:00. Burial will follow at Cleveland Memorial Park. Many residents of Cleveland knew her when she worked for the Little Shamrock Cafe; also, the many...

Vernon W. Sword

Vernon W. Sword

Apr 8, 2019

With family by his side , Vernon W. Sword went to be with his Lord and Savior from his home in Kingwood on April 8th, 2019, at 6 am. At his passing, Vernon was 72-years-old. Vernon is survived by his loving wife, Carolyn Sue Sword; daughters, Charlotte Schilten and Melisa Martin, and son-in-law, Travis Martin; sister, Thelma Stephens, and brother...

Grace Joann Smith

Grace Joann Smith

Apr 8, 2019

Grace JoAnn Smith, age 80 of Beaumont, Texas, passed away Monday, April 8, 2019. She was born May 19, 1938 in Buffalo, New York to parents George F. Seedorf, Jr. and Evelyn Grace Seedorf who preceded her in death along with her husband, Mack Lee Smith. Survivors include her daughter, Laura Lee Stanford and husband Ernest; sons, Mark Lee Smith...

Ellis Paul Abshire

Ellis Paul Abshire

Apr 7, 2019

Ellis Paul Abshire, 89, of Dayton passed away April 7, 2019 at home after an extended illness. He was born November 28, 1929 in Lyons Point, Louisiana to parents Turbert Abshire and Aurela Landry Abshire. Services for Mr. Abshire will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church with Father Ryzard Zawadzki, SVD officiating....

Michael Wayne Allen

Michael Wayne Allen

Apr 7, 2019

Michael Wayne Allen, age 53 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2019. He was born February 24, 1966 in Cleveland, Texas to parents Jimmy and Ruth Franklin Allen. He is preceded in death by his mother. Michael was an outdoorsman. He enjoyed drawing and loved music. Survivors include his father, Jimmy Allen; sons, Justin Allen and Michael Scott...

Kathryn Ann Phillips

Kathryn Ann Phillips

Apr 6, 2019

Kathryn Ann Phillips, 61, of Hull passed away Saturday April 6, 2019 in Houston, Texas. Ann was born May 14, 1957 in Liberty, Texas to her parents, Ray Shaw Mason and Vera Dryden. Funeral service for Ann will be held 10:00 a.m., Tuesday April 9, 2019 at Pace Stancil Funeral Home chapel in Dayton with Brother Chris Contreras officiating. Interment...

Clara Elaine Meadows

Clara Elaine Meadows

Apr 6, 2019

Clara Elaine Meadows, age 90 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2019. She was born March 15, 1929 in Danville, Arkansas to parents Oscar and Effie Thacker who preceded her in death along with her husband, A.K. Meadows; and siblings, Marie, Cecil, Cheedle, Fannie, Carl, Iona, Lula Mae, Robert, Oscar Columbus Jr., and Irwin. Survivors include her children,...

Jamie Lynn Wallace

Jamie Lynn Wallace

Apr 5, 2019

Jamie Lynn Wallace, 48, of Cleveland passed away Friday April 5, 2019 in Humble, Texas. Jamie was born December 20, 1970 in Dayton, Texas to her parents, Donald Wallace and JoeAnn Noe. Jamie was a DC technician for a telecommunications company. She loved gardening and time spent outside. Jamie enjoyed riding her Harley Davidson and relaxing in front of a...

Bryan Keith Sirmon

Bryan Keith Sirmon

Apr 5, 2019

Bryan Keith Sirmon, age 45 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Friday, April 5, 2019. He was born November 19, 1973 in Houston, Texas to parents Charles Ellery Sirmon and Linda Joyce Kopeski. He is preceded in death by his father, Charles E. Sirmon; grandparents; and sister, Michelle Sirmon. Mr. Sirmon was a 25-year resident of the Cleveland area. He was...

Irene Faulkner

Irene Faulkner

Apr 4, 2019

IIrene Faulkner, age 85 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2019. She was born May 22, 1933 in Cleveland, Texas to parents J. Dee Clark and Virgie Brown Clark who preceded her in death along with her husband, Joel Howard Faulkner; brothers, Louie Dee Clark and Marvin Clark; and grandson, Edward Laroy Faulkner. Irene was a devoted mother....

Adrian Ray Collins

Adrian Ray Collins

Apr 4, 2019

Adrian Ray Collins, infant son of Whitney York and Joshua Collins, passed away Thursday April 4, 2019 in Baytown, Texas. Services for Adrian will be 11:00 a.am., Friday April 12, 2019 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Dayton with Father Ryzard Zawadzki, SVD, officiating. Interment will follow at Hardin Chapel Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Matthew Easley, Steven Collins, Johnathan Collins...

Patrick William Preston, Sr.

Patrick William Preston, Sr.

Apr 2, 2019

Patrick William Preston, Sr., age 70 of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2019. He was born November 27, 1948 in Cleveland, Texas to parents Otis and Martha Preston who preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Leona Preston; son, Patrick Preston, Jr. and wife Kathryn; daughter, Adena Woods and husband Paul; grandchildren, Kody Jones, Devan Preston and...

Talmage Bonnette Taylor

Talmage Bonnette Taylor

Apr 1, 2019

Talmage Bonnette Taylor, age 84 of Coldspring, Texas, passed away Monday, April 1, 2019. He was born June 16, 1934 in Pineville, Louisiana to parents Talmage and Thelma Goudeau Taylor who preceded him in death. Mr. Taylor was a 1956 Graduate of SLI, a Petroleum Engineer, and a mechanical wizard. He loved anything Cajun and was a very good cook....

Rita Dianne Muirhead,

Rita Dianne Muirhead,

Mar 31, 2019

Rita Dianne Flowers Muirhead, 74, of Dayton, Texas passed away Sunday, March 31, 2019 in Liberty, Texas. Rita was born September 1, 1944 in Saratoga, Texas to parents, Luby H. Flowers and Edna Holland Flowers. Visitation will be 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at Pace Stancil Funeral Home chapel, Dayton, Texas with services immediately following at...

Frances M. Richardson

Frances M. Richardson

Mar 31, 2019

Frances M. Richardson, age 86 of Romayor, Texas, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2019. She was born June 14, 1932 to parents Marvin and Edna Lucille Richardson who preceded her in death along with her brother, Charles E. Richardson. Survivors include her friend, Sandra Warren; and her church family at 1st Baptist Church of Romayor. Visitation will be held from...

Lee Denman Sowell

Lee Denman Sowell

Mar 30, 2019

Lee Denman Sowell, Jr., 71, of Dayton, Texas passed away at home on Saturday March 30, 2019. Lee was born December 13, 1947 in Goose Creek, Texas to his parents, Lee Denman Sowell, Sr. and Daisy Haddock Sowell. Services for Mr. Sowell will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 5, 2019 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton. Visitation will be...

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