Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities

Jul 19, 2014

Mark Allen Shelton, 51, of Highlands, died July 19, 2014, at the Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, July 28, 2014, at the Praise Tabernacle of Dayton with graveside services following at Evergreen Cemetery in Crosby. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday, at the Praise Tabernacle. Services...

Jul 19, 2014

Edward Huerta, age 55 and a resident of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2014 in Cleveland, Texas. He was born October 10, 1958 in Stanfield, Arizona to Ernesto and Jane Torres Huerta. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him. He is preceded in death by his parents; grandparents, Ygnacio and Ynocensia Mendez Torres; sisters,...

Jul 19, 2014

Roy Evan Driskell, age 84, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 19, 2014. Roy was born on January 29, 1930 in Crockett, Texas to Evan and Myrtle Driskill. He spent many happy years attending school at Campbell High School where he met many friends in whom he continued to keep in touch with and even at the age of 84 attended...

Jul 17, 2014

John Banks Tillman, Sr., 79, of Cleveland, TX passed away Thursday, July 17, 2014 in Houston, TX. He was born January 22, 1935 in Houston, TX to parents, Clyde and Margie Tillman. Services for Mr. Tillman will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel, Cleveland. Interment will follow at Spring Ridge Cemetery, Camilla, TX. Visitation...

Jul 17, 2014

Curvin Windham, 76, of Cleveland, died Thursday July 17, 2014 at his home in Cleveland. Service for Mr. Windham will be held at Cornerstone Church in Cleveland at 6:00 p.m., Sunday, July 20, 2014 with Brother Earl Faust officiating. Curvin was born May 15, 1938, in Carmichael, Clarke County, Mississippi, to his parents, Leddrew and Nolie Mosley Windham. Mr. Windham...

Jul 16, 2014

Tucker Joe Duncan, infant son of Tommy and Jessica Hartwick Duncan of Dayton, passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Memorial services will be held at 6:00 p.m., Friday, July 25, 2014, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with services concluding thereafter. The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., prior to services at the funeral home. Services...

Jul 15, 2014

Lucille Bell Baker, 92, of Dayton, died Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 18, 2014 with graveside services at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at the Houston National Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home. Services are under the...

Jul 15, 2014

Edward “Ed” Schmuck, 69, of Dayton, died Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at the Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Baytown. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 19, 2014, 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., Friday, at the funeral...

Jul 15, 2014

Jul 14, 2014

John Russell Wiggins, 63 of Splendora passed away July 14, 2014. He was born December 6, 1950 in El Paso, Texas to parents Jay T. Wiggins and Martha Bell Fuqua Wiggins. He was a lifetime resident of the Splendora area and had worked as a truck driver. He was a member of the Teamsters Union. Services for Mr. Wiggins will...

Jul 14, 2014

Margaret L. “Sister” Wright Griffin, 88, of Dayton, died Monday, July 14, 2014, at the Heritage Villa Nursing Home in Dayton. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 18, 2014, at the Guedry Cemetery in Batson with burial following thereafter. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home. Services are...

Jul 14, 2014

Wallace Rodger Williams, Sr., 78, of Splendora passed away Monday, July 14, 2014 at home. He was born July 2, 1936 in Colfax, Louisiana to parents, Lonnie Adron and Gladys Roshto Williams. He was a retired brick mason and had lived in Cleveland for the past 15 years after moving from Montgomery. Roger knew a lot of people in the...

Jul 13, 2014

Ralph Wayne Ring, 81 of Cleveland died Sunday, July 13, 2014 in Cleveland. He was born August 18, 1933 in Hammond, Indiana. Service for Mr. Ring will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at Faith Tabernacle Church with Bishop Ken Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Ryan Cemetery under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Cleveland. Visitation will...

Jul 12, 2014

Gwinn Dale Votaw, 70, of Dayton passed away Saturday, July 12, 2014 in Liberty after an extended illness. Gwinn was born September 29, 1943 in Liberty, Texas to parents Thorpe and Hazel Ashworth Votaw. He was a lifelong resident of Dayton, graduating from Dayton High School in 1962 where he was well known for his participation in football and basketball....

Jul 12, 2014

Obituary Mary Angeline Smith, 86, of New Braunfels, passed away Saturday July 12, 2014 in New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas. Graveside service for Mrs. Smith will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 17, 2014 at Guedry Cemetery in Batson, Texas, under the direction of Pace Stancil Funeral Home, Dayton, Texas. Pastor Rob Jeffrey will conduct the service. Visitation Wednesday, July 16,...

Jul 11, 2014

Wilma Jackson, age 87, of New Caney, Texas died Friday July 11, 2014 in Houston, Texas. Service for Mrs. Jackson will be, Sunday July 13, 2014, at Little Country Church in New Caney.

Jul 11, 2014

Stephen Ray McCauley, 63, of Dayton, died Friday, July 11, 2014, at his residence. Stephen was born August 30, 1950 in Baytown to parents; J.R. and Nelda Norris McCauley, a former resident of Baytown, and has resided in Dayton for the past five years. He was a former supervisor for KBR at Bayer Chemical of Baytown and enjoyed scuba diving...

Jul 8, 2014

Christine Rustin Rhodes, 77 of Kingwood died Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday July 12, 2014, at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel Cleveland with burial following at Ryan Cemetery in Tarkington Prairie. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction...

Jul 8, 2014

Shirley Yates Babb, 72 of Cleveland passed away July 8, 2014. She was born November 25, 1941 in Diboll, Texas. Memorial service for Mrs. Babb will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, July 12, 2014 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, WW “Doc” and Verline Nute Yates and her brother and sister-in-law: WR...

Jul 8, 2014

Stanley Wayne Wallace, Jr., 55, of Livingston, Texas, died Tuesday, July 8, 2014. He was born August 29, 1958 in Houston, Texas to parents, Stanley Wayne Wallace, Sr. and Evelyne Virginia Moore. Mr. Wallace has made his residence in Livingston for the past 5 years and previously resided in Splendora. Stanley loved the serenity of fishing, the forgiveness of serenity...