Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities

October 23, 2013

James Roland Wilkerson, age 70, and a resident of Splendora, Texas, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2013. He was born October 25, 1942 in Monette, Arkansas to parents William Thomas and Thelma Wilkerson. He is preceded in death by his father; and his son Roland Wayne Wilkerson. Mr. Wilkerson was a 35 year Veteran of the U.S. Army serving in...

October 22, 2013

JoAnn Colette Pope, age 80 and a resident of Onalaska, Texas, passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2013. She was born April 27, 1933 in Houston, Texas to parents Clarence and Ruth Mary Cargill who preceded her in death. Mrs. Pope was a dedicated Registered Nurse. She enjoyed working in the garden and had a tender heart for all kinds of...

October 21, 2013

Loye Clentine Stockbridge, age 96 and a resident of Houston, Texas, passed away Monday, October 21, 2013. She was born August 10, 1917 in Grapeland, Texas. She was a joy to be around and lived life with a heart full of love. She was a devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother, and steadfast friend. She was dearly loved and will be...

October 21, 2013

Willie Frank Elliott, age 81 and a resident of Splendora, Texas since 1967, passed away Monday, October 21, 2013 at Kingwood Medical Center. He was born July 30, 1932 in Tenaha, Texas. He comes from a family of 5 girls and 7 boys. He served our country in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was a devoted...

October 20, 2013

Elsiemae G. Quinn Lucero, 88, of Dayton, died Sunday, October 20, 2013, at her residence. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at St. Anne’s Catholic Mission, with burial following at the Eastgate Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., with rosary services at 7 p.m., Tuesday, at...

October 19, 2013

Robert E. “Bobby” Ford, 70, of Cleveland, died Saturday, October 19, 2013, at the Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital in Humble. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 22, 2013, at the Rural Shade Baptist Church with burial following at Ryan Cemetery in Tarkington Prairie. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday, at the...

October 16, 2013

Danny Ray Hillhouse, age 69 and a resident of New Caney, Texas, passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2013 in Conroe, Texas. He was a carpenter by trade and retired from Spring Branch ISD, he loved playing games but his beautiful smile and wonderful laugh were a delight to his devoted family and friends. He was dearly loved and will be...

October 16, 2013

Elizabeth M. Bernard, 81, of Cleveland, died Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at the Kingwood Medical Center in Kingwood. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., with rosary services at 7 p.m., Monday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Cleveland. Elizabeth was born July 21, 1932 in Falealili, Western Samoan...

October 16, 2013

Charles Frederick Godejohn, age 73 and a resident of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2013 in Humble, Texas. He was born November 25, 1939 in Montgomery County, Texas to parents Bosie and Elsie Godejohn. He loved hunting, fishing, working with his cattle, and spending time with his family. He was a devoted husband, loving father, grandfather, and steadfast...

October 12, 2013

Nellie Williams was born on January 30, 1922 to the late Henry Whittaker and Lizzie Turner. A resident of Dolen, Texas for many years, Nellie was active in the community where she had many friends and neighbors. She was first employed by the late Dr. James H. Alexander of Cleveland, Texas, where she became a great influence in the lives...

October 12, 2013

Steven Lee Brown, age 47 and a resident of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2013 in Cleveland, Texas. He was born March 25, 1966 in Weatherford, Texas to parents Kenneth and Lynda Faye Brown. He was a 1985 graduate from Humble High School in Humble, Texas. He had a gifted voice and loved to sing; Elvis being a...

October 11, 2013

Joseph E. “Joe” Rainey, Jr., 78, of Dayton, passed away Friday, October 11, 2013 at his residence. Memorial services will be held 5:00 p.m., Friday, October 25, 2013 at the St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Liberty. Arrangements are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Dayton. Joe was born February 24, 1935 in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey to parents Joseph,...

October 10, 2013

L.T. Alexander, age 84, and a resident of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2013. He was born February 17, 1929 in Cleveland to parents John and Elizabeth Pearl (Roark) Alexander who preceded him in death. Mr. Alexander was a distinguished Veteran of the United States Army Air Corps. He was a pipeline station foreman for Peoples Natural Gas...

October 10, 2013

June Elaine Cole Holbrook, 87, of Dayton died Thursday, October 10, 2013. She was born June 7, 1926 in Dayton to parents Walter and Mary Ann Smith Cole. A lifelong resident, she attended and graduated from Dayton High School in 1943. June was a member of the First Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening and shopping. Most of all she took...

October 9, 2013

Joseph “Joe” Daniel Wallace, age 72 and a resident of Splendora, Texas, passed away Wednesday, October 09, 2013. He was born in Cushing, Texas on May 25, 1941 to parents, Elizie and Mattie Wallace who preceded him in death along with his sister, Bertha Jean Barnhart; and brother, Burtis Wallace. Survivors include his step-sons, David Dowdell and wife Brenda, James...

October 5, 2013

Barbara Little Parks, 81, of Dayton, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2013, at the Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Dayton. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home with burial following at Magnolia Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday, at the funeral home. Services...

October 5, 2013

October 3, 2013

Cynthia Jean Clark, age 62 and a resident of Splendora, Texas, passed away Thursday October 03, 2013 after a long battle with cancer. She was born October 11, 1950 in Houston Texas. Cynthia or "Cindy" as she was affectionately known by many was a giver, never refusing to help others if it was in her power to do so. She...

October 2, 2013

Ralph Henry McNeil, 69, of Dayton, died Wednesday, October 2, 2013, at his residence. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 6, 2013, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Ralph was born February 11, 1944 in Tuskahoma, OK, to parents; James M. and Iris M. Smith McNeill, a former resident of Liberty, and has resided in...

October 1, 2013

Raymond Louis Moore, age 85 and a resident Bismarck, Arkansas, passed away October 01, 2013 at Kingwood Medical Center, Kingwood, Texas. He was born November 30, 1927 to parents Roland and Ima Moore who preceded him in death along with his two brothers and one sister. Mr. Moore was a distinguished Veteran of the United States Army retiring in 1966...