Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities
Martha Lea Violett
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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...
Robert Charles Cadwalder
June 2, 2013
Robert Charles Cadwalder, age 85 and a resident of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Sunday, June 02, 2013 at his home. He was born in Houston, Texas on September 16, 1927 to parents Robert Bob and Effie Mae Smith Cadwalder who preceded him in death along with his devoted wife Louise Cadwalder. Survivors include his daughters Gloria Godin and Mary Gingles;...
Judy Ann Coleman
June 2, 2013
Judy Ann Barrow Coleman, 66, of Hardin, died Sunday, June 2, 2013, at her residence. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 8, 2013, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton. Judy was born May 24, 1947 in Liberty, to parents; Bradley Barrow and Corinne Davis, a former resident of Liberty, and has resided in Hardin...
Scott Cody Linton
June 1, 2013
Scott Cody Linton, age 26 and a resident of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Saturday, June 01, 2013. He was born in Houston, Texas on August 22, 1986. Mr. Linton was a loving father, enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, sitting by a camp fire and also was a big Texans Football fan; he will be missed by all who knew and loved...
Renate Hertha Wiessner
May 31, 2013
Renate H. Strassner Wiessner, 75, of New Caney, passed away on Friday, May 31, 2013, at the Memorial Hermann Hospital in The Woodlands. Renate was born February 21, 1938 in Rabenstein, Germany, to parents; Herbert and Hertha Lippert Strassner, a former resident of Houston, and has resided in New Caney for the past 40 years. She was a retired transportation...
Wanda Kay Votaw
May 31, 2013
Wanda Kay Edwards Votaw, 51, of Devers (formerly of Kenefick) went home to be with her Lord Jesus on Friday, May 31, 2013, in Baytown. Visitation will be Sunday evening, June 2, 2013, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at the First Baptist Church of Devers located at 106 Avenue A and Gates Street in Devers. A celebration of Wanda’s...
Ruby Lee Duke
May 30, 2013
Ruby Lee Duke, age 86 and a resident of Splendora, Texas, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Kingwood Medical Center. She was born in Leesville, Louisiana on April 01, 1927 to parents Samuel Edward and Evie Toney Parker who preceded her in death along with her loving husband Ellis Duke. Mrs. Duke was a member of the Church of...
Ema Faye Signorelli
May 27, 2013
Ema Faye Painter Signorelli, age 89, of Conroe, Texas, passed away Monday, May 27, 2013. She was born in Sweet Water, Texas on February 01, 1924 to parents John and Mary Hudgens Chaney who preceded her in death. Survivors include her children Betty Garner and husband, Bill, David Painter and wife Doris, Barbara Stowe, Jody Painter, Felicia Signorelli Hayden and...
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