Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities


Michael Hayse Linkinhoker

Michael Hayse Linkinhoker

Jun 22, 2013

Michael H. Linkinhoker, 57, of Dayton, died Saturday, June 22, 2013, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, June 28, 2013, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at the Magnolia Park Cemetery in Dayton. Visitation will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home. Services are under...

James May Crowder

James May Crowder

Jun 22, 2013

James “Jim” May Crowder, 50, of Dayton died Saturday, June 22, 2013 in Baghdad, Iraq. Jim was born April 9, 1963 in Jacksonville, Florida to parents Lawrence Carl and Earline Claudia Beasley Crowder. He had attended West Monroe High School in Louisiana and lived in Longview before moving to Dayton where he has lived for the past 25 years. He...

Donald Richard Cumpston

Donald Richard Cumpston

Jun 22, 2013

Donald Richard Cumpston, age 62 and a resident of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2013 at his home. He was born September 21, 1950 in Huntsville, Texas. Survivors include his wife Catherine Fults; son Joseph Cumpston and Cathy; daughters Erica Rambin and Sarah Cumpston; grandchildren Natalie, Leanne, Kristen, Isabelle, Charles, and Brett; numerous nieces, nephews and other cherished...

John Edward Hoffer

John Edward Hoffer

Jun 21, 2013

John Edward Hoffer Jr., 66, passed away Friday, June 21, 2013 in Kingwood, Texas. John was born June 19, 1947 in Pearsall, Texas to John Edward Hoffer Sr. and Agnes Rummel. Johnny graduated in 1965 from Robert E. Lee High School in San Antonio, Texas. John has been married to his beloved wife, Linda Ann Smith for 47 years. He...

William Deavours Riley

William Deavours Riley

Jun 19, 2013

William Deavours “Pete” Riley, age 71 and a resident of Cleveland Texas, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at Kingwood Medical Center. He was born September 30, 1941 in Jasper, Mississippi to Joe and Katie Lou Riley who preceded him in death. He was a former resident of Baytown, Texas and a retired brick layer from Linbeck Co. He loved...

William Deavours Riley

William Deavours Riley

Jun 19, 2013

William Deavours “Pete” Riley, age 71 and a resident of Cleveland Texas, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at Kingwood Medical Center. He was born September 30, 1941 in Jasper, Mississippi to Joe and Katie Lou Riley who preceded him in death. He was a former resident of Baytown, Texas and a retired brick layer from Linbeck Co. He loved...

Christine Russell Green

Christine Russell Green

Jun 17, 2013

Christine Russell Green, 56, of Liberty, died Monday, June 17, 2013, at the Methodist Hospital in Houston. Graveside services will be held at 1:15 p.m., Friday, June 21, 2013, at the Houston National Cemetery with burial following thereafter. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil...

Martha Lea Violett

Martha Lea Violett

Jun 14, 2013

Martha Lea Violett, age 90 and a resident of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Friday, June 14, 2013. She was born March 01, 1923 in Patterson, Illinois to parents Ira Jackson Crabtree and Elsie Lelia Crabtree who preceded her in death along with her husband Floyd Violett; and many brothers and sisters. Martha lived life with joy, she loved playing the...

Judy Smith

Judy Smith

Jun 14, 2013

Judy Smith, age 67 and a resident of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Friday, June 14, 2013 after a long battle with cancer. She died at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 24, 1945 in Houston, Texas. She was a loving and caring person who was devoted to her family. She will be missed by all...

Ronald Scott Ruby

Ronald Scott Ruby

Jun 14, 2013

Ronald S. “Ron” Ruby, 41, of Channelview, died Friday, June 14, 2013, at the Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 21, 2013, at the Ryan Cemetery in Tarkington Prairie with burial following thereafter. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home. Services are under...

Velma Arlean Lalonde

Velma Arlean Lalonde

Jun 14, 2013

Velma Arlean LaLonde, age 84 and a resident of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Friday, June 14, 2013 in Shepherd, Texas. She was born January 11, 1929 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She is preceded in death by her father Robert Eliston Bland; mother Olive Almeda Finley; step-father Dan Finley; and her sister Virginia McCloskey. Survivors include her sons Alton Bland and...

Jay Berka

Jay Berka

Jun 13, 2013

Jay Berka, 54, of Liberty, died Thursday, June 13, 2013, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 15, 2013, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at the Dugat Family Cemetery in Dayton. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home. Services are under the...

Phylis E. Gridley

Phylis E. Gridley

Jun 13, 2013

Phylis E. Simmons Gridley, 47, of Dayton, died Thursday, June 13, 2013, at the Methodist Hospital in Houston. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, at the Liberty Church of Christ in Liberty. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Phylis was born March 6, 1966 in Houston, to parents; Mack P. and Helen...

Virginia Lee Lum

Virginia Lee Lum

Jun 12, 2013

Virginia Lee Lum, age 76 and a resident of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2013. She was born on January 16, 1937 in Madisonville, Texas to parents Otis and Mary Belle Johnson who preceded her in death along with her husband Roy E. Lum; brothers Marshal, Morris and Nelson; sisters Ruby and LaNora; and granddaughter Kathy. Survivors include...

Mickel Wayne Peeler

Mickel Wayne Peeler

Jun 11, 2013

Mickel W. “Bicycle Boy” Peeler, 51, of Dayton, died Tuesday, June 11, 2013, in Dayton. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 29, 2013, at the Magnolia Park Cemetery in Dayton with burial following thereafter. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Mickel was born November 16, 1961 in Houston, to parents; Edward...

Bobby Ray Flora

Bobby Ray Flora

Jun 10, 2013

Bobby Ray “Stormy” Flora, 75, of Dayton died Monday, June 10, 2013 at his home in Dayton. He was born September 3, 1937 in Wilson, North Carolina to parents, Connie Lee and Ellie Byrd Harper Flora. He had lived in Virginia before moving to Dayton in 2002 and was a member of the Grace Bible Church in Baytown. Stormy was...

Doris Dean Reddell

Doris Dean Reddell

Jun 7, 2013

Doris Dean Reddell, age 83 and a resident of Rye, Texas, passed away Friday, June 07, 2013. She was born in Ft. Worth, Texas on June 07, 1930. Mrs. Reddell retired as an executive administrator in the environmental industry, she was a business owner; and former Treasurer for VFW Post 8953 in Romayor. She lived life with beauty and grace...

Doris Elisabeth Mckellar

Doris Elisabeth Mckellar

Jun 5, 2013

Doris Elisabeth McKellar, age 89, passed away Wednesday, June 05, 2013. She was born to parents John Alvin Jarboe and Agnus Cronin Jarboe on September 19, 1923 in Shepherd, Texas. She was a 1940 graduate of Shepherd High School; she married Robert McKellar and they made Shepherd their lifetime home. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of...

Mitzy Renee Roth

Mitzy Renee Roth

Jun 2, 2013

Mitzy R. Kimbrell Roth, 49, of New Caney, died Sunday, June 2, 2013, in Cleveland. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, June 7, 2013, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, at the Eureka Cemetery in Eureka. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,...

Carla Lisa Welder

Carla Lisa Welder

Jun 2, 2013

Carla Lisa Youngblood Welder, 59 died peacefully surrounded by her family on the 2nd of June 2013 after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. She was a loving daughter, mother, sister, companion, and friend, as well as a highly respected employee who will be greatly missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing her. Carla was born March...

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