Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities


Ada Mae Williams

Ada Mae Williams

September 17, 2013

Ada Mae Shaw Williams at the age 99 years went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at Hospice Brazos Valley in Bryan, Texas. Ada was born on February 16, 1914 to John Thomas and Ardella Isabell Clark Shaw and raised in Alto, Texas. She married her husband Clenon Farley Williams on...

Ona Mae Willis-Sparks

Ona Mae Willis-Sparks

September 17, 2013

Ona Mae Willis-Sparks, age 91, passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2013 in Huntsville, Texas. She was born to parents Thomas Washington Lee and Bessie Mae Lee on November 05, 1921 in Center, Texas. Mrs. Sparks was a resident of Plum Grove for 60+ years. She was a homemaker with a heart full of love. She was deeply devoted to her...

Sophie Ethel Felton

Sophie Ethel Felton

September 16, 2013

Sophie Ethel Kocorowski Felton, 92 of Dayton died Monday, September 16, 2013 in Baytown while living at the Cedar Bayou Health Care. Services for Mrs. Felton will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 19, 2013 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton with Father Sebastian officiating. Visitation will be 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. on Thursday prior to the service. Graveside will...

Dorothy Marie Gibson

Dorothy Marie Gibson

September 15, 2013

Dorothy M. Bell Gibson, 78, of Dayton, passed away Sunday, September 15, 2013, at the Liberty Healthcare Center in Liberty. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 18, 2013, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Magnolia Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, at the funeral home....

Jerald Wayne Everett

Jerald Wayne Everett

September 15, 2013

Jerald Wayne Everett, age 57 and a resident of Splendora, Texas, passed away Sunday, September 15, 2013. He was born in Houston, Texas in 1956 to parents Sgt. J.C. Everett and Ora Lois Casper Everett who preceded him in death along with his sister-in-law Jo Ann Everett. Jerald had a passion for fishing, hunting, and especially old westerns. He was...

Rodney Dean Burton Sr.

Rodney Dean Burton Sr.

September 15, 2013

Rodney Dean Burton, age 57 and a resident of Conroe, Texas, passed away Sunday, September 15, 2013. He was born in Angleton, Texas on October 20, 1955. He was a truck driver by trade with “Red Bird” as his handle. Rodney graduated at New Caney High School in 1974. Rodney had such a kind heart and gentle soul; he never...

Emma Inez Richardson

Emma Inez Richardson

September 13, 2013

Emma Inez Richardson, age 90, passed away Friday, September 13, 2013 in Katy, Texas. She was born February 24, 1923 in Liberty, Texas to parents Jimmy and Vona E. Buckner. She was a former resident of Conroe, Texas and moved to Katy, Texas in 2009. Emma was a homemaker and a devoted mother of eight children. Family gatherings were made...

Steven Wayne Brockett

Steven Wayne Brockett

September 11, 2013

Steven Wayne Brockett, age 38 and a resident of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2013. He was born in Houston, Texas on December 25, 1974. He was a 1994 graduate of Splendora High School; enjoyed the outdoors and loved landscaping his mom’s yard. He had a heart full of love and was deeply devoted to his family; he...

David Brent Myrick

David Brent Myrick

September 8, 2013

David Brent Myrick, 53 of Spring, Texas, died Thursday, September 05, 2013. David was born in Baytown, Texas on April 24, 1960 to parents Doyle and Janis Myrick. He was owner and operator of his roofing business. Visitation will be held 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, September 8, 2013, at Pace Stancil Funeral Home in Cleveland, Texas. Services are 11:00...

Billie Eugene Powell

Billie Eugene Powell

September 7, 2013

Billie (Bill) Eugene Powell age 85, of Tarkington Prairie went to be with the Lord peacefully, with family at his bedside on September 7, 2013. Bill was self-employed in the ship repair business for 20 years. He was owner and operator of Poangra and Channel Marie Electric in Channelview Texas before his retirement. He was a Mason for 50 years....

Myers Harvill

Myers Harvill

September 7, 2013

Myers Harvill, age 86 and a resident of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Saturday, September 07, 2013. Myers was born July 12, 1927 in Spurger, Texas. He was born to George W. and Clara Barbara Sands Harvill. He had six brothers and five sisters. He served his country through the United States Coast Guard. He was married to the love of...

James William Johnson

James William Johnson

September 7, 2013

James William “Billy” Johnson, 75, of Liberty died Saturday, September 7, 2013 in Baytown. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at Concord Cemetery in Rye. Visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday evening at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Billy was born February 15, 1938 in Houston, Texas to parents Conner Johnson and Ida Mooney...

Lyle Marshall Davis

Lyle Marshall Davis

September 7, 2013

Lyle Marshall Davis, age 88 and a resident of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Saturday, September 07, 2013 at his home. He was born March 07, 1925 in Tyrone, Iowa to parents Milo Augustus Davis and Orpha Lavina Jones Davis. He was a Deacon of his Baptist church for many years. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was a...

Richard Cory Harrington

Richard Cory Harrington

September 5, 2013

Richard C. Harrington, 24, of Dayton, died Thursday, September 5, 2013, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 9, 2013, at the First Baptist Church of Dayton with burial following at Magnolia Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction...

David Brent Myrick

David Brent Myrick

September 5, 2013

David Brent Myrick, 53 of Spring, Texas, died Thursday, September 05, 2013. David was born in Baytown, Texas on April 24, 1960 to parents Doyle and Janis Myrick. He was owner and operator of his roofing business. Visitation will be held 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, September 8, 2013, at Pace Stancil Funeral Home in Cleveland, Texas. Services are 11:00...

Johnny Darrell Carr

Johnny Darrell Carr

September 1, 2013

Johnny D. Carr, 66, of Cleveland, died Sunday, September 1, 2013, at the Conroe Regional Medical Center in Conroe. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Cleveland. Johnny was born October 22, 1946 in Houston, to parents; John P. and Nellie F....

Richard Louis Mckenna

Richard Louis Mckenna

September 1, 2013

Richard L. McKenna, 58, of Splendora, died Sunday, September 1, 2013, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, September 5, 2013, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Cleveland with burial following at the Security Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home. Services are under the...

Lloyd Wayne Meadows

Lloyd Wayne Meadows

September 1, 2013

Lloyd Wayne Meadows, age 69 and a resident of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Sunday, September 01, 2013 in Cleveland, Texas. He was born in Cleveland, Texas in 1943 born to parents Doyle Edward and Lillie Dellyne Presnull Meadows who preceded in death along with his grandparents, Andrew J. “A.J.” Meadows, Martha Melvine Lipsey, Robert M. Presnull, and Mary E. Buckner,...

James Allen Graves

James Allen Graves

August 31, 2013

James Allen Graves, 35, of Dayton, died August 31, 2013, in Liberty. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, September 29, 2013, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home. James was born July 12, 1978 in Baytown, to parents; Carl R. “Randy” and Debra L. “Debbie” Ross Graves,...

Elna Ruth Dana

Elna Ruth Dana

August 31, 2013

Elna Ruth Dana, age 77, a resident of New Waverly, Texas passed away August 31, 2013. She was born June 22, 1936 in Romayor, Texas to parents Tifton C. Porter and Verna Mae Ashworth Porter. She graduated from Sam Houston University with a Masters degree in Elementary Education. She was retired from a teaching career that spanned 30 years. She...