Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities


Donald Louis Smith

Donald Louis Smith

Jun 26, 2014

Donald Louis Smith, 82, of Splendora passed away June 26, 2014. He was born July 16, 1931 in San Antonio. His parents were Joe G. and Mary Gist Smith. The Smith family moved to Splendora in 1970 from Houston. He worked for Brown and Root as a heavy equipment inspector and was owner operator of the Smith Gun Shop in...

Locke Steven Fregia

Locke Steven Fregia

Jun 24, 2014

Locke Steven Fregia, 61, of Hull, died Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at the Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, June 28, 2014, at the Batson Prairie Baptist Church with burial following at Guedry Cemetery in Batson. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, at the church. Services are under...

Ronald Leon Puckett

Ronald Leon Puckett

Jun 23, 2014

Ronald Leon Puckett, 59 of Cleveland passed away Monday, June 23, 2014 at home. He was born August 31, 1954 in Cleveland, Texas to parents John Lewis and Louise Foxworth Puckett. He graduated from Cleveland High School in 1972. Ronnie was an avid fisherman and loved riding his motorcycle. He was a jack of all trades and never met a...

Patsy Darlene Ulkie

Patsy Darlene Ulkie

Jun 22, 2014

Patsy Darlene Wiggins Ulkie, 63, of Dayton, passed away Sunday, June 22, 2014, after a brave fight with Cholangiocarcinoma, at the Heritage Villa Nursing Home in Dayton. Patsy was born March 4, 1951 in Liberty, to parents; Clarence H. and Mary B. Piercy Wiggins, and has been a lifelong resident of the Dayton area. She was a graduate of the...

Betty Campbell

Betty Campbell

Jun 22, 2014

Betty L. Campbell, 90, Tomball, died Sunday, June 22, 2014 at Tomball Regional Hospital. Betty Louella Campbell was born in Newell, West Virginia to Charlotte and Don Foltz. She is survived by grandchildren, Victoria Tullier and husband Kip; David Campbell and wife Toni; great-grandchildren; Adrianne Tullier, Hannah Campbell, Faith Campbell, and Anthony Campbell; along with numerous nephews, nieces, family members...

Betty Ruth Kirpatrick

Betty Ruth Kirpatrick

Jun 22, 2014

Betty Ruth Kirkpatrick, 60, of Dayton, Texas, went to be home the Lord on Sunday, June 22, 2014. Betty was born December 8, 1953 in Liberty, Texas to parents; Brandeaux “Bub” and Jearldene Dunn Campbell. Betty had been a resident of the Dayton area since 1990. Betty was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband:...

Maudie Leah Strickland

Maudie Leah Strickland

Jun 22, 2014

Maudie Leah “Winky” Strickland, 77 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Sunday, June 22, 2014. She was born November 16, 1937, in Zavalla, Texas, to parents, Ernest Jack Johnson and Maude Ferrell Mott Johnson. She is preceded in death by her parents, brothers and sisters, Blanche Johnson White, Jackie Johnson, Dudley Johnson, Tommy Johnson and Patsy Johnson. Survivors include her husband,...

Betty Ruth Kirpatrick

Betty Ruth Kirpatrick

Jun 22, 2014

Betty Ruth Kirkpatrick, 60, of Dayton, Texas, went to be home the Lord on Sunday, June 22, 2014. Betty was born December 8, 1953 in Liberty, Texas to parents; Brandeaux “Bub” and Jearldene Dunn Campbell. Betty had been a resident of the Dayton area since 1990. Betty was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband:...

Emile Rene Stevens

Emile Rene Stevens

Jun 21, 2014

Emile Rene Stevens, Sr., 74, passed away on Saturday, June 21, 2014 in the comfort of his home that he shared with his daughter, son-in-law and two of his grandchildren, after a brief illness. Emile was born to Chester Leroy Stevens (1907-1971) and Jeanette Marie Mazoyer (1909-1996) on September 12, 1939 in New York. Emile met and married his beloved...

Glenda Faye Richmond

Glenda Faye Richmond

Jun 19, 2014

Glenda Faye Gross Richmond, 56, of Cleveland passed away June 19, 2014 at home in Cleveland. She was born on January 30, 1958 in Baytown, Texas to parents Carl Gross and Gladys Waldrep Gross. She had lived in Cleveland for the past 12 years after moving from Houston. Glenda was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by...

Drake Kayden-Lee Nobles

Drake Kayden-Lee Nobles

Jun 17, 2014

Drake Kayden-Lee Nobles, 2, of Dayton, died Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at the Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 23, 2014, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Dayton with services concluding thereafter. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday, at the funeral home. Services...

Betty "Maw Maw" Kocian

Betty "Maw Maw" Kocian

Jun 16, 2014

Betty K. “Maw Maw” Minton Kocian, 77, of Dayton, died Monday, June 16, 2014, at the Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 20, 2014, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton with graveside services at 2:00 p.m., Friday, at Lynch’s Chapel Cemetery in Alto. Visitation will be held from 6...

Gene Addington

Gene Addington

Jun 16, 2014

Gene Addington, 61, of Dayton, died Monday, June 16, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 21, 2014, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Linney Cemetery in Dayton. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m.to 8 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil...

Mary Jane Taff

Mary Jane Taff

Jun 15, 2014

Mary Jane Allison Taff went to be with our Lord and her beloved husband, Norris, on a beautiful Father’s Day, June 15, 2014. Mary Jane was born April 16, 1930 in Houston to the late Norman and Jewel Allison. Mary Jane grew up in Liberty, Texas, graduating from Liberty High School in 1948. While attending nursing school in Houston, she...

Maxine Chloetile Glover

Maxine Chloetile Glover

Jun 15, 2014

Maxine Chloetile Glover, age 89, of Cleveland passed away on Sunday, June 15, 2014. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Jesse Glover, her sister, Evelyn Thacker, step-brother, Bill Box and wife Evelyn and sister-in law, Frances Box. Maxine is survived by her stepbrother Tom(Buddy)Box and three nieces, Yvonne Conner of Folkston GA, Janice McCoy and husband...

James Edward Knobloch

James Edward Knobloch

Jun 13, 2014

“He fought a good fight, he kept the faith, and now his race is run.” James Edward Knobloch (the “Knob”), 62, of Cleveland, died Friday, June 13, 2014, following a three-year battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Cleveland Memorial Park Cemetery...

Floyd Wayne Pasley

Floyd Wayne Pasley

Jun 13, 2014

Floyd Wayne Pasley, 71, of Coldspring passed away June 13, 2014 in Lufkin. He was born February 21, 1943 in Butler, Missouri. Mr. Pasley retired from Binswanger Glass Company as a superintendent where he worked for 32 years. He was the owner operator of Lakeside Glass and Mirror in Coldspring. Floyd was preceded in death by children: Cary Glenn Stephens,...

Roy Hicks

Roy Hicks

Jun 12, 2014

Roy Hicks, 79, of Newton, died Thursday, June 12, 2014, at the Christus Jasper Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, June 19, 2014, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton with burial following at the Ryan Cemetery in Tarkington Prairie. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.,...

Johnny Ray Hall, Sr.

Johnny Ray Hall, Sr.

Jun 11, 2014

Johnny Ray Hall, Sr., 60, of Shepherd passed away Wednesday, June 11, 2014 after a tragic accident. He was born January 22, 1954 in Houston, Texas to parents Edgar Alvin Hall, Sr. and Mary Murl Peoples Hall. Johnny was a longtime resident of C.E. King before moving to the Shepherd area in 2004. He had worked through the sheet metal...

Winona K. Boyd Sweeten

Winona K. Boyd Sweeten

Jun 11, 2014

Winona Katheryn Boyd Sweeten, age 87, of Houston, Texas, passed away Wednesday, June 11, 2014. She was born November 14, 1926, in Anderson County, Texas, to parents, Jeptha Dudley Harris and Julia Katheryn Little Harris. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Jot Harris. Mrs. Sweeten graduated Reagen High School in 1944. She loved to dance, play...

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