Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities

March 2, 2014

Lawrence “Darrell” Luke, 69, of Dayton, died Sunday, March 2, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00p.m., Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at the Magnolia Park Cemetery in Dayton. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, at the funeral home. Services are under the...

March 1, 2014

Madge Diane Lasco, 57, of Dayton, died Saturday, March 1, 2014 in Baytown, Texas. A graveside service for Mrs. Lasco will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at Ryan Cemetery in Tarkington Prairie. Brother Jay Wash will officiate. Honorary pallbearers will be Paul Lasco, III., Allan J. Lasco, Nicholas Mason, William J. Mason, Brandon Weiten, Travis Percle...

February 28, 2014

February 26, 2014

Betty Sue Avara, age 84, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2014. She was born September 10, 1929, in Dialville, Texas. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 3, 2014, 11:00 a.m., Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Cleveland, Texas, with Bro. Tim Holder, First Baptist Church, officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00-11:00 a.m., (prior to the service) Monday, March 3,...

February 26, 2014

Glenn Wayne Warner, 66, of Dayton died Wednesday, February 26, 2014 in Houston. He was born December 8, 1947 in Harrodsburg, Kentucky to parents Glenn D. and Lavena Devine Warner and was a graduate of Columbus High School in Columbus, Indiana. Glenn had been a resident of Dayton for the past 20 years, previously living in Oklahoma. He had worked...

February 24, 2014

Wanda L. May Rogers, 71, of League City, died Monday, February 24, 2014, at the Houston Hospice in Houston. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, February 27, 2014 at the Lake Houston United Methodist Church with burial following at Huffman Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home. Services...

February 24, 2014

Lenhart J. “Len” Janik, Jr., 55, of Dayton, died Monday, February 24, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 1, 2014, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home with burial following at Eastgate Catholic Cemetery in the Eastgate community. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home. Services...

February 23, 2014

Rita Irene Lindsay, age 78, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2014. She was born September 28, 1935 in Dallas, Texas to parents, Robert and Thelma Irene Taylor Meserole who preceded her in death. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Cleveland, Texas. Funeral services will be held Thursday,...

February 23, 2014

Rose Mary Ennis was born in Oklahoma City, OK on August 30, 1931. She soon moved back to her mother’s home place in Concord, TX, where she and her older brother, Howard, lived with their grandparents in a real log cabin. And yes, there was no running water, she did pick cotton and walk miles to the bus stop in...

February 22, 2014

Briana Sloan Nagy, age 28, of Spring, Texas, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2014. She was born June 28, 1985, in Channelview, Texas. Visitation will be from 6:00-9:00 p.m., Friday, February 28, 2014, at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Cleveland, Texas. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 1, 2014, 11:00 a.m., at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Cleveland, Texas, with interment following at...

February 22, 2014

Walton Herbert Miller, age 91, of Point Blank, Texas, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2014. He was born January 15, 1923, in Beaumont, Texas, to parents, William Karl and Cordelia Evangeline Wackerman Miller who preceded him in death along with his wife, June Miller. Mr. Miller was a Veteran of the United States Army serving his country honorably, 1943 to...

February 21, 2014

Terry Dean Tumlinson, 56, of Dayton died Friday, February 21, 2014 at home after an extended illness. Terry was born December 19, 1957 in Lubbock, Texas to Dee Roy and Kathy Westbrook Tumlinson. He attended Galena Park schools, enjoyed hunting, fishing and had worked as a carpenter. Terry had lived in the area for over 30 years and was associated...

February 21, 2014

Curtis A. “Curt” Fletcher, 62, of Hull, died Friday, February 21, 2014, at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at the North Main Baptist Church in Liberty, with services concluding thereafter. Visitation will be held from noon to 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, at the church. Services are under...

February 16, 2014

Alba Joyce Collins Coleman, age 79, of Splendora, Texas, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2014, in Kingwood, Texas. Mrs. Coleman was born July 14, 1934, in Montgomery County, Texas. She retired from Splendora ISD, after 32 years of service. She is preceded in death by her parents, Richard Albert and Bertie Marie Faulkner Collins; husband, John Wilburn Coleman; brothers, Marvin...

February 15, 2014

Jesse Virgil Moss, 86, of Dayton, TX, died Saturday, February 15, 2014, at the Bayshore Medical Center in Pasadena, TX. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Dayton, Texas. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 12 p.m. till time of Service. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in...

February 14, 2014

Florence Lee Kelly, age 80, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2014, in Beaumont, Texas. Mrs. Kelly was born June 24, 1933, in Groveton, Texas. She was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening. Her grandchildren were the light in her life; she will be lovingly remembered by all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her parents,...

February 12, 2014

Holton Kennedy, III, age 30, of Liberty, Liberty County, Texas, died Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Liberty-Dayton Hospital in Liberty. Holton was born March 15, 1983 in Baytown, Harris County, Texas, to his parents; Holton Kennedy, Jr. and Peggy Gibson. Holton was a lifelong resident of Liberty County. He was a graduate of Tarkington High School, Class of 2001. Holton...

February 12, 2014

Alvey J. Hogan, Sr., 76, of Dayton, died Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 5:00 p.m., Saturday, February 15, 2014, Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton, with services concluding thereafter. Private interment services will be held at a later date. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Alvey was born...

February 12, 2014

Nadine Theresa Fregia Thibodeaux, 79, of Liberty, went to be with her Savior Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at the Liberty Healthcare Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 18, 2014, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at the Monroe Fregia Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday, at...

February 11, 2014

Garlon Coleman Turman, age 89, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2014. He was born July 7, 1924, in Malone, Texas, to parents, Floyd and Edna Johnson Turman. Mr. Turman was a Veteran of the United States Navy serving his country honorably, 1943 to 1946, during WWII. Mr. Turman was a Mason, a member of the V.F.W., and...