Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities

Jul 29, 2015

Jewel Mae “Judy” Conner Carriere of Fannett, Texas, passed away peacefully at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont on Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Judy was born on January 6, 1922, in Huffman, Texas, and graduated from Dayton High School in 1939. On February 22, 1940, she married the love her life, Crawford Carriere, and they lived in Dayton for most of their...

Jul 29, 2015

Donald Adolphus Russell, age 85 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2015. He was born November 12, 1929 in Snyder, Texas to parents Felix Barnett Russell and Della Mae Cox who preceded him in death along with his sisters, Wanda Mae Gilliam, Nona Faye Griffin and Joy Ruth Russell. Survivors include his sister, Mary Ann Hickman; daughter, Donna...

Jul 27, 2015

Sharon Vestal Watts, age 65 of Spring, Texas, passed away Monday, July 27, 2015. She was born August 27, 1949 in Cleveland, Texas. Preceded in death by parents, Jim and Evalena Vestal; daughter, Laurie Watts; brothers, J.T., Jim Douglas, Clarence, and Doyle Wayne; and sisters, Maidie Faye Vestal, Evelyn Lawson, Geneva Zavala, Evalois Marshall and Barbara Wilkerson. Survivors include her...

Jul 25, 2015

James “Delmar” Dean, 68, of Dayton, peacefully passed away Saturday, July 25, 2015, at the Houston Hospice in Houston after a long battle with illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 31, 2015, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel., with burial at the IOOF Cemetery in Norman, Oklahoma. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to...

Jul 25, 2015

Ira Ford Flurry, Jr., 79, of Dayton, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2015, at The Methodist Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Magnolia Park Cemetery in Dayton. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday at the funeral...

Jul 24, 2015

Carolyne Eloyse Byrd Pinckard, 72, of Liberty, died Friday, July 24, 2015, at the St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, August 1, 2015, at the North Main Baptist Church with services concluding thereafter. Arrangements are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Carolyne was born March 20, 1943 in Tacoma,...

Jul 23, 2015

A visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Friday,July 31, 2015 at Pace Stancil Funeral Home, Cleveland, Texas. Donations can be made to Peace Tabernacle, P.O. Box 431 Cleveland, Texas, 77328.

Jul 19, 2015

George Madison Rabon, Jr., 83, of Willis, died Sunday, July 19, 2015, at the Conroe Regional Medical Center in Conroe. Memorial services will be held at 7:00 p.m., Friday, July 24, 2015, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with services concluding thereafter. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Cleveland. George was born March 12, 1932 in...

Jul 19, 2015

James Ralph Johnson “Pop”, age 88 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015. He was born July 18, 1927 in Houston, Texas to parents James B. and Emma Johnson who preceded him in death along with his wife, Archelene Johnson; brother, Herman Johnson; and grandson, Colin McCarty. Survivors include stepson, Stanley McCarty; grandson, Christopher McCarty Sr.; granddaughters, Casey...

Jul 19, 2015

Patricia “Pat” Faye Braley, age 74 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015. She was born November 3, 1940 in Sulphur, Oklahoma to parents D.A. Shipman and Jewell Hill Shipman who preceded her in death along with her husband, H. B. Braley; and brother, Billy H. Shipman. Survivors include her sons, Kevin B. Braley and wife Jan of...

Jul 19, 2015

Paul Hamilton, age 67 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015. He was born September 14, 1947 in Rusk, Texas to parents T.J. Hamilton and Bennie Ruth Hamilton who preceded him in death along with his father-in-law, Jack Elliott; and best friends, Charles Dean Barr, Gene Carpenter, and Milton McMaster. Survivors include his wife, Bobbie Sue; mother-in-law, Nannie;...

Jul 18, 2015

Lois Morine Miller, age 91 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2015. She was born July 20, 1923 in Leon County, Texas to parents Willie and Levia Walker who preceded her in death along with her husband, Howard Miller; and numerous brothers and sisters. Survivors include her sons, Herbert Miller and wife Cynthia, Jake M. Patterson and wife...

Jul 18, 2015

Shelley “Robin” Smith, age 52 of Houston, Texas, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2015. She was born February 9, 1963 in Houston, Texas to parents Donald Earl Smith and Pauline Smith. She is preceded in death by her father, Donald Earl Smith; and Diana Lynne Smith. Survivors include her husband, Sean Little; mother, Pauline Smith; brothers, Donald Ray Smith and...

Jul 17, 2015

Nathan Lawrence Caldwell, age 52 of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Friday, July 17, 2015. He was born January 20, 1963 in Salina, Kansas to parents Joe Henry Caldwell, Jr. and Nancy Caldwell. He is preceded in death by his father, Joe Henry Caldwell, Jr. Survivors include his mother, Nancy Caldwell; sisters, Sharon Caldwell, Sherry Caldwell, and Jo Ann and husband...

Jul 16, 2015

Zilphia “Peggy” Batson, age 90 of Porter, Texas, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2015. She was born August 29, 1924 in Township Deposit, New York to parents Robert Fee Beckley and Doskea Ruth Cooper who preceded her in death along with her husband, Aldon Batson; daughter, Pamela Fulcher; and granddaughter, Sarah Denise Baughman. Survivors include her daughters, Betty Ruth Howard...

Jul 15, 2015

Robert Carroll “Bobby” Rice, Sr., age 76, passed away July 15, 2015 from injuries sustained in an auto accident on May 1, 2015. Bobby was born in DeRidder, Louisiana on February 13, 1939 to Kerm and Tessie Rice. At the time of his death Bobby owned and operated R&R Enterprises. Bobby was a 1957 graduate of Tarkington High School where...

Jul 12, 2015

Lloyd Daniel Whitmire, age 78 of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2015. He was born December 20, 1936 in Liberty County, Texas to parents Ezra and Edith Whitmire who preceded him in death along with his sister, Edith Silsbee Whitmire; brothers, Thomas Whitmire and Eugene Whitmre; and great-granddaughter, Tessa Whitmire. Survivors include his wife, Beatrice Whitmire; daughter, Delores...

Jul 12, 2015

Jul 11, 2015

Jimmy Cinnamon, 59, of Splendora, died Saturday, July 11, 2015, at his residence. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at the American Legion Gibson Post #393, in Cleveland. Arrangements are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Cleveland. Jimmy was born March 21, 1956 in Lafollette, Tennessee, a former resident of Porter, and...

Jul 11, 2015

Nancy Mae Collins, age 81 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2015. She was born December 6, 1933 in Waco, Texas to parents Joyce William Crockett and Francis Mae Allen who preceded her in death along with her husband, James Cunningham. Survivors include her daughters, Brenda Abraham and husband Sam, Kathy Tillis and Carra Liles; sons, Carlos Cunningham...