Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities


Pastor Ell M. Lee, Sr

Pastor Ell M. Lee, Sr

Jul 2, 2017

Pastor Ell McKinley Lee, Sr., 87 of Shepherd, Texas passed away July 2, 2017. On September 26, 1929, Ell Lee was born to Allen Lee and Mary Wilson Lee in Lowndes County, Alabama. They moved to Cleveland, Texas when Ell was young. Ell received his formal education in the Cleveland Public School System. He also attended divinity school at Conroe...

Ruth Debra Teer

Ruth Debra Teer

Jul 2, 2017

Ruth Debra Teer passed from this life to a better one on Sunday, July 2, 2017. She was born to Rev. Charles W. and Candace Dowden on October 19, 1918 in Livingston, Texas. She was the only daughter with five brothers, who with her parents preceded her in death. She was also the granddaughter of the late Jess Sumrall who...

Thomas J. Anderson

Thomas J. Anderson

Jul 2, 2017

Thomas Jefferson Anderson was born July 18, 1922 in Highlands, Texas and left this world July 2, 2017. He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Teddy Jo Burnett Anderson, and his parents, 2 brothers and 2 sisters. Tom, also known as Andy, and as Chick during WWII, was a veteran of the CBI campaign, serving as...

Katherine O'Neal Griffith

Katherine O'Neal Griffith

Jul 2, 2017

Katherine O’neal Click Griffith, age 89 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017. She was born August 2, 1927 in Mason, Tennessee to parents John Clarence Click and Lila Davis Click who preceded her in death as well as her husband, Claude Ray Griffith; sister, Sara Headin; brother, John William Click; and son-in-law, Bob Hoade. Survivors include her...

Lavetra "Beedie"  Burge

Lavetra "Beedie" Burge

Jun 30, 2017

Lavetra “Beedie” Burge, 90, of Dayton, passed away in Webster, Texas on Friday, June 30, 2017. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 from 11:00 am until 12:00 pm at Pace Stancil Funeral Home – Dayton. A funeral service will be at 12:00 pm on that day in the chapel of Pace Stancil. Burial will take place at...

Tonya Lynn Brewer

Tonya Lynn Brewer

Jun 29, 2017

Tonya Lynn Brewer, 49, of Liberty passed away June 29, 2017, at Methodist Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Visitation for Ms. Brewer will be 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, June 30, 2017, at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Dayton. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 1, 2017, at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home with burial following at Fairlawn Cemetery, Liberty, Texas. Tonya was...

Nella Anna Brown

Nella Anna Brown

Jun 29, 2017

Nella Anna Brown, age 90 of Coldspring, Texas, passed away Thursday, June 29, 2017. She was born January 3, 1927 in Hightower, Texas to parents Hiram “Harm” and Ruby Ritchey who preceded her in death along with her husband, Clinton E. Brown and sons, Clinton R. Brown and Lin E. Brown. Survivors include her daughters, Lou Harman, Cynthia Williams and...

Doranely Rojas

Doranely Rojas

Jun 28, 2017

Doranely Rojas, 21, of Dayton died June 28, 2017. Visitation for Doranely will be Friday, July 7, 2017 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Rosary will be at 7:00 p.m., Friday evening at the funeral home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 8, 2017 at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, Dayton. Interment will follow at...

Diane Reaves

Diane Reaves

Jun 26, 2017

Diane Reaves, age 50 of Dayton, Texas, passed away Monday, June 26, 2017. She was born February 3, 1967 in Channelview, Texas to parents Walter Lee Emmert and Della Sue Marks. Diane is preceded in death by Walter Lee Emmert, Charles Davis, Marvin Reaves, Vita Incardona, Wenonah Colson and J.B. Colson. She is survived by her husband, James “Boo” Reaves;...

Lizzie Dean Moore

Lizzie Dean Moore

Jun 25, 2017

Lizzie Dean Moore, age 92 of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Sunday, June 25, 2017. She was born April 30, 1925 in Henderson County, Texas to parents James and Rosalie Hammons who preceded her in death along with her husband, Robert Rora Moore. Survivors include her sons, Bill Allbright and wife Betty Jean, Jesse Thomas Moore and wife Julie, Robert “Rusty”...

Herbert Allen Rash

Herbert Allen Rash

Jun 24, 2017

Herbert Allen Rash, 63, of Splendora, passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017, at the Kingwood Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 29, 2017, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with services concluding thereafter. Herbert was born August 30, 1953 in Houston, to parents; Sam Rash and Elizabeth Wilson Rash, and has been a lifelong...

John Allen  Hammitt

John Allen Hammitt

Jun 24, 2017

CLEVELAND, TX – JOHN ALLEN HAMMITT, 32, native of South Houston, TX passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday June 24th 2017 as a result of injuries sustained in a head on collision involving a distracted driver occurring on CR 105, Cleveland, TX. John was born January 22, 1985 in Houston, TX to Sandra Lynn Lee. He attended...

John Henry Oliver

John Henry Oliver

Jun 24, 2017

John Henry Oliver, 90, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017, at the Kingwood Medical Center. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday, June 26, 2017, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Cleveland. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 27, 2017, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Cleveland...

James  Avery Langdon

James Avery Langdon

Jun 23, 2017

James Avery Langdon, 43, of Pasadena, Texas, passed away in Houston, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 30, 2017, at the Old Waverly Cemetery in New Waverly, Texas, with burial following thereafter. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Cleveland, Texas. James "Jamie" was born October 10, 1973, in Houston, to parents;...

Maurine  Pleasant  Bagwell

Maurine Pleasant Bagwell

Jun 17, 2017

Maurine Pleasant Bagwell, age 94 of Anderson, Texas, passed away Saturday, June 17, 2017. She was born October 18, 1922 in Nacogdoches, Texas to parents Thomas Jackson Pleasant and Susie Martha Layton who preceded her in death along with her husband, Woodrow Lattin Bagwell; daughter, Donna Kay Bagwell Herman; grandson, Thomas Jackson Bagwell; granddaughter, Bridgett Sue Bagwell Bar; and great-grandson,...

Bobby  Joe Lunceford

Bobby Joe Lunceford

Jun 17, 2017

Bobby Joe Lunceford, 82, of Liberty went to wrangle horses in heaven on Saturday, June 17, 2017. Visitation for Mr. Lunceford will be 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, June 19, 2017 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Dayton. Service will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at the Liberty Church of Christ. Interment will be at Jamestown Cemetery near Mineola in...

Jesse "Jd" Burke

Jesse "Jd" Burke

Jun 17, 2017

Jesse "JD" Burke was born March 16, 1939 in Longpine, Louisiana to parents Theodore and Margaret Oneal Burke. He is survived by his loving wife, Deloris Burke; daughters, Mechelle Gill and husband Ovie, Tammie Burke, and Djuana Malota and husband Kenneth; sister, Terrie Burke; grandchildren, Matthew Gill, Brianna Malota, Jacqueline Malota, and Meghan Burke; numerous nephews, nieces and other relatives...

Willa Lea Murphy

Willa Lea Murphy

Jun 15, 2017

Willa Lea Sanders Murphy, 88, of Dayton died Thursday, June 15, 2017. Services for Willa will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 19, 2017 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow at Palms Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Sunday evening at the funeral home. Willa was born July 2, 1928 in Ashcamp, Kentucky. She...

Wesley Keith Williamson

Wesley Keith Williamson

Jun 15, 2017

Wesley Keith Williamson, 70, of Daingerfield died Thursday, June 15, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Services for Keith will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Dayton. The family will receive friends 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday evening at the funeral home. Keith was born January 17, 1947 in Liberty, Texas to parents, Wesley Bee Williamson and...

Juanita Coker

Juanita Coker

Jun 14, 2017

Juanita Jones Coker, age 94 of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017. She was born October 10, 1922 in Nacogdoches, Texas to parents Samuel and A.D. Smiley Jones who preceded her in death along with her husband Donald Ray Coker. She is survived by her beloved children, Joel Dwain Coker and Family, Brenda Gail Cronin and Family, Michael...

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