Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities
Leo Pate
January 13, 2013
Leo Pate, age 75, of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013 at his home. He was born March 27, 1937 in Shepherd, Texas to parents Elbert Enzor and Mary Evelyn Pate who preceded him in death along with his wife Frances Reeves Pate; his sister Laverne Hammock; and his infant brother, and brother Delbert Pate. Survivors include his...
Bobby Joe Houston
January 11, 2013
Bobby Joe Houston, 70, of Dayton, died Friday, January 11, 2013, at the San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Palms Memorial Park in Dayton. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday, at the funeral...
Gladys Christine Dabney
January 10, 2013
Gladys Christine Dabney, 103, of Coldspring, Texas, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013 in Conroe, Texas. She was born July 16, 1909 in Evergreen, Texas to Joshua Lee and Lillie K. Hoot who preceded her in death along with her loving husband Emmett Dabney; and her daughter Sandra Jane McCarty. A devoted christian, Mrs. Dabney lived life with beauty, grace,...
David M. Smith, Jr.
January 10, 2013
David M. Smith, Jr., 61, of Baytown, died Thursday, January 10, 2013, at the San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 14, 2013, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Forest Park Lawndale in Houston. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday, at the...
James Lewis Walters
January 9, 2013
Sheriff James Lewis Walters, age 66, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, January 09, 2013 at his home in Cleveland, Texas. Born on July 17, 1946 in Houston, Texas to Lonnie and Henrietta (Peggy) Walters of Shepherd, Texas. James graduated from Shepherd High School in 1964 and graduated from Texas Baptist Institute and Seminary in Henderson, Texas in 1975. James...

Edgar Lewis Burkes
January 9, 2013
Edgar Lewis Burkes, age 70, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2013. He was born in Dekalb, Miss. on August 09, 1942 to parents, James Edgar and Mary Ellon Willingham Burkes who preceded him in death along with his granddaughter, Rebecca Burkes and special sister-in-law, Billie Cole. Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Burkes; daughters, Susan Struss and husband,...
Serenia Mae Fregia
January 9, 2013
Serenia Mae Taylor Fregia, 90, of Daisetta, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at a family residence in Bandera. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 12, 2013, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Guedry Cemetery in Batson. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home. Services...
Gene Lamar Crye
January 8, 2013
Gene Lamar Crye Sr., age 72, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was born October 21, 1940 in Cherry Hill, Arkansas to parents George T. and Nona Mayhue Crye who preceded him in death along with his daughter Shelley Crye; his granddaughter Rylee Crye; and his brother-in-law Tom Brashier. Survivors include...
Roberta Sue Haddox
January 8, 2013
Roberta S. “Berta†Lane Haddox, 73, of Kenefick, died Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at the San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 12, 2013, at the Kenefick Southern Baptist Church with burial following at Palms Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, at the Kenefick...
Ray Stimac
January 8, 2013
Ray Stimac, age 92, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Tuesday, January 08, 2013 in Houston, Texas. He was born February 13, 1920 in Cleveland, Texas. Mr. Stimac was in the construction business and was a carpenter by trade. Mr. Stimac was a distinguished Veteran of the United States Army, served from October 1942 – January 1946 in the 67th Fighter...
Paul Ray Page
January 8, 2013
Paul Ray Page, age 82, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at his home. Paul Ray Page, nicknamed “Doodle,†was the son of Dan Davis Page and Era Novelline Morriss Page. Born at home, August 11, 1930, on Tarkington Prairie, he was the third of five children. Long before the generation of video games and cell phones,...

Paul R. Page
January 8, 2013
Paul R. Page of Tarkington passed away Tuesday, January 08, 2013. Visitation will be held Friday, January 11, 2013, 5:00-8:00 p.m. at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Cleveland, Texas. Services will be private, family only please.
Sandy Louviere
January 7, 2013
Sandy Louviere, 60, of Dayton, died Monday, January 7, 2013, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 10, 2013, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home with burial following at the Palms Memorial Park in Dayton. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction...

John Michael Bieler
January 6, 2013
John Michael Bieler; age 49, of Conroe, Texas, passed away Sunday, January 06, 2013. He was born March 26, 1963 in San Antonio, Texas to parent Earl Donald Bieler and Lauella Muriel Hanscom. Service arrangements will be announced at a later date.
Aubrey Gene Porter
January 5, 2013
Aubrey Gene Porter, age 69, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Saturday, January 05, 2013 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was born in Cleveland, Texas on May 05, 1943 to parents Archie Porter and Lorraine (Rollins) Porter who preceded him in death along with his brothers Wesley, Buddy, Bobby and Leon Porter. Survivors include his childrenTeri Porter, Linda South, Lynnie...
Earnest Gene Singletary
January 4, 2013
Earnest Gene Singletary went to be with his Lord peacefully January 04, 2013 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bryan Texas after an eleven day illness. Earnest was born November 12, 1941 to parents Mitchell Thomas and Oliver Prince Singletary who preceded in death along with his brothers, J.W., Allen, and Willis Singletary; sister, Dorothy Singletary Penny; brother-in-Law, David Woodard. Survivors...

Margaret Ann Goebel
January 4, 2013
Margaret Ann Goebel, 71, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Friday January 4, 2013. She was born November 5, 1941, in Orange Texas to Thurman and Avalena Hodge who preceded her in death. Margaret was also preceded in death by her brothers, Jim and T.L. Hodge; sister, Patsy Boenker. She is survived by husband, John Goebel; son, James Lee Goebel; daughter,...
Geddie Louis Carlos
January 4, 2013
Geddie Louis Carlos, age 91, of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Friday, January 04, 2013 in Shepherd, Texas. He was born March 14, 1921 in Sour Lake, Texas to parents: Charles S. Carlos and Mary L. Carlos who preceded him in death as well as his wife: Elva Carlos; three brothers and three sisters. Visitation will be held Saturday, January 05,...

Ada Marie Crawford
January 3, 2013
Ada Marie Crawford, age 77, of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Thursday, January 03, 2013 in Conroe, Texas. She was born in Lufkin, Texas on June 24, 1935 to parents Marvin Thomas Scott and Laura Elizabeth Scott who preceded her in death along with her husband Joe Crawford. Visitation will be held Sunday, January 06, 2013, 5:00-9:00 p.m. at Pace-Stancil Funeral...
James Leon Porter
January 3, 2013
parents Archie Porter and Lorraine (Rollins) Porter who preceded him in death along with his brothers Wesley Porter, Buddy Porter, and Bobby Porter.
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