Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities

October 5, 2016

William “Bill” Andrew Rice, Sr., age 74 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2016. He was born September 15, 1942 in Cleveland, Texas to parents Fred McCullen Rice and Lucille Meadows who preceded him in death along with his daughter, Karyn Day. Survivors include his wife, Gloria Lacy Rice; daughter, Lindsay M. Jordan; son, William A. Rice, Jr....

October 4, 2016

Jacob Mack Feller, age 34 of Trinity, Texas, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2016. He was born December 30, 1981 in Houston, Texas to parents Mark Feller and Sally Smith. Survivors include his wife, Lacy Feller; parents, Mark Feller and Sally Smith; sons, Klayton Mack Smith, Garrett Andrew Smith and Devin Lane Mott; brothers, Jeremy Feller and Nathan Shelton; grandparents,...

October 4, 2016

Sarah Horton Johnson, age 83 of Coldspring, Texas, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2016. She was born August 16, 1933 in Lovelady, Texas to parents Pastor J. Paul Horton and Stella Horton who preceded her in death along with her husband, C.O. Johnson. Survivors include her son, Otto Gust, III.; grandsons, Ronn Atwell, Jr. and John Daniel Gust; great-granddaughter, Courtney...

October 4, 2016

Robert Earl Manuel, 78, of Dayton, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2016, at the Methodist Hospital in Houston. Graveside services will be held at 12:45 p.m., Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at the Houston National Cemetery in Houston. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Robert was born July 24, 1938 in Holcomb, Mississippi, to parents; Earl...

October 4, 2016

Clemmie Delaney Morgan Inscore, 77, of Dayton, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2016, at the Heritage Villa Nursing Home in Dayton. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 13, 2016, at the Berry Cemetery in Lufkin. Arrangements are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Clemmie was born January 27, 1939 in Lufkin, to parents;...

October 3, 2016

Richard Darryl Hughes, 68, of Liberty, passed away Monday, October 3, 2016, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 6, 2016, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Cooke Memorial Cemetery in Liberty. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Richard was born April 22, 1948 in...

October 2, 2016

Sheila Bowers, age 86 of Coldspring, Texas, passed from her earthly home Sunday, October 2, 2016 following a short illness. She was born October 8, 1929 in Newfoundland, Canada to parents Albert and Catherine King, who preceded her in death along with her loving husband of 65 years, Harold Bowers of Hampton, S.C.; son-in-law, Hugh (Borski) Clark of Lufkin, TX;...

September 30, 2016

Ethel Murry Kelley, 98, of Cleveland, passed away Friday, September 30, 2016, at the Cleveland Healthcare Center in Cleveland. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 3, 2016, at the Bear Creek Baptist Church in Cleveland with burial following thereafter at Bear Creek Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Cleveland. Ethel was born...

September 30, 2016

David Allen Lee, 32, of Orange, passed away suddenly Friday, September 30, 2016, at the San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown to be with his Lord and Savior. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, October 4, 2016, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton,Texas. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 5,...

September 29, 2016

Helen Ruth Wills Graves, 84, of Dayton passed away Thursday, September 29, 2016 in Houston. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m., Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Calvary Baptist Church, Dayton. Mrs. Graves’s service will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Calvary Baptist Church with interment to follow at Magnolia Park Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction...

September 29, 2016

George Andrew Fields, age 62 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2016. He was born November 1, 1953 in Cleveland, Texas to parents George A., Sr. and Bessie M. Fields who preceded him in death along with his sister, Lois Fields. Survivors include his aunt, Irene Watson and husband Earl, along with numerous cousins. Graveside service will be...

September 28, 2016

Joyce Elaine Stone Anderson went home to be with her Lord Jesus on Wednesday, September 28, 2016. She was born on August 11, 1939, in Brownwood, Texas. Those preceding her in death are her father Amos William Stone and mother Clara Mae Cox Stone; her sister Winnie Mae Stone Gilbreath and husband Bill; brother Dorlon Gene Stone; sister Christine Stone...

September 27, 2016

Louis Royal Schamerhorn, age 70 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2016. He was born October 15, 1945 in Raymondsville, Texas to parents Louis and Mildred Schamerhorn who he is preceded in death by. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Charlotte Ann Schamerhorn; daughter, Christina King and husband Duane; son, Aaron Schamerhorn and wife Virginia; sister, Carolyn...

September 27, 2016

Milton E. Sherrell, 65, of Coldspring, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2016, at his residence. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, October 1, 2016, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Coldspring, with services concluding thereafter. Milton was born August 19, 1951 in Holton, Michigan, to parents; Howard H. and LaVon E. Mortensen Sherrell, and has resided...

September 26, 2016

Phillip Thibodeaux, Jr., 50, of Houston, passed away Monday, September 26, 2016, at the Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital in Humble. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 30, 2016, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton with burial following at French...

September 25, 2016

Betty Vee Burt, age 88 of Huffman, Texas, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016. She was born October 21, 1927 in Jennings, Louisiana to parents Albert and Vernice Lovett who preceded her in death along with her brothers, Albert, Elbert, and Jay Lovett. Survivors include her husband, John Wallace “Wally” Burt, Sr.; sons, John Burt and wife Donna, Steve Burt...

September 24, 2016

September 23, 2016

Kathryn Grimes, age 79 of Huntsville, Texas, passed away Saturday, September 23, 2016. She was born February 7, 1937 in Livingston, Texas to parents Jess Sr. and Lela Lewis who preceded her in death along with her husband, Tommy Wayne Grimes, her brothers, Jess Lewis, Horace Nolan Lewis, James Jeffcoat, Leo Lewis and her sister Dorothy Ballard. Survivors include her...

September 22, 2016

Doris Faye Partain Ellisor, age 84 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2016. She was born May 30, 1932 in Cleveland, Texas to parents Beulah and Arvel Partain who preceded her in death along with her husband, D.D. Ellisor; son-in-law, Thomas Gene Carpenter; daughter-in-law, Maydale Ellisor; seven sisters and one brother. Survivors include her daughter, Cheryl Carpenter Snell...

September 18, 2016

Jerry Lee Morris, 70, of Dayton passed away, Sunday, September 18, 2016 in Baytown, Texas. Visitation for Jerry will be 10:00 a.m. until 12 noon, Thursday, September 22, 2016 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Dayton. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, September 22, 2016 at the First United Methodist Church, Dayton with Rev. Garry Masterson officiating. Interment will follow at Magnolia...