Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities


Ruby Mae Staggs

Ruby Mae Staggs

August 10, 2012

Ruby Mae Schoubroek Staggs, 74, of Coldspring, died Friday, August 10, 2012, at her residence.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 15, 2012, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Cleveland. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Cleveland.Ruby...

Ethel Louise Jeffcoat

Ethel Louise Jeffcoat

August 10, 2012

Ethel Louise Jeffcoat, age 83, of Splendora, Texas, passed away Friday, August 10, 2012. She was born in Splendora on August 30, 1928 to parents Walter Lee Yarbrough and Matty Marie Thornton who preceded her in death along with her husband W.C. Jeffcoat; brother Glenn D. Yarbrough; and her grandson Walter Lee Jeffcoat. Mrs. Jeffcoat went to school at Splendora...

Walter Lee Deblanc, Sr.

Walter Lee Deblanc, Sr.

August 10, 2012

Walter Lee DeBlanc, Sr., 78, of Ames, died Friday, August 10, 2012, at the Friendship Haven Rehabilitation Center in Friendswood.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 18, 2012, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Liberty with burial following at the Magnolia Park Cemetery in Dayton. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m....

Joe Lynn Mcadams

Joe Lynn Mcadams

August 10, 2012

Joe Lynn McAdams, age 74, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Friday, August 10, 2012. He was born April 14, 1938 in San Jacinto County, Texas to parents George Elmore McAdams and Molly Lilley McAdams who preceded him in death along with 5 brothers and 1 sister. Joe was born the seventh son of the McAdams family, raised in San Jacinto...

Martha Gertrude Potter

Martha Gertrude Potter

August 9, 2012

Martha Gertrude Potter, age 89, of Freeport, Texas, passed away, Thursday, August 09, 2012. She was born March 15, 1923 in Black Lake, Louisiana to parents Franklin Moore and Mary Louella (Sewell) Moore who preceded her in death along with her loving husband Ephram Pennington Potter; brothers Harvey L. "Bud" Moore, Jim Halsted, and Johnny Halsted; granddaughter Bridget Dunson; great-grandson...

Alta Joyce Jeffcoat

Alta Joyce Jeffcoat

August 9, 2012

Pace-Stancil Funeral Home 1304 North Cleveland Dayton, Texas 77535 936-258-5300 936-258-5653 fax pacestancildayton@sbcglobal.net. Friday, August 03, 2012 Alta Joyce Jeffcoat, 83 of Crosby died Thursday, August 09, 2012 in Houston. She was born May 13, 1929 in Cleveland, Texas to parents John Tollie and Cassie Walker Purswell. A lifelong resident of this area, she attended Tarkington Schools and was a...

Walter Bryan Reynolds

Walter Bryan Reynolds

August 9, 2012

Walter Bryan Reynolds, age 70, of Cleveland (Tarkington Prairie), Texas, went to be with the Lord Thursday, August 09, 2012. He was born February 16, 1942 in Clarkwood, Texas to parents James Hamilton Reynolds and Ruby Faith Goodson Reynolds who preceded him in death. He was raised in Aransas Pass, Texas; spent 2 years college at Del Mar in Corpus...

Shawn Ray Emery

Shawn Ray Emery

August 9, 2012

Shawn Ray Emery, age 34, of Humble, Texas, passed away in a tragic accident on Thursday, August 09, 2012. He was born October 09, 1977 in Houston, Texas. He was a 1996 graduate of Cleveland High School; loved bull riding and "MMA" ( mixed martial arts); he was funny and had a great sense of humor. He will be remembered...

Reno Elliot

Reno Elliot

August 8, 2012

ElliottReno Elliott, 48 of Ames died Wednesday, August 8, 2012 in Houston, Texas. He was born June 22, 1964 in Liberty to parents, Robert Elliott, Sr. and Dorothy Ruffin Elliott. Reno was a longtime resident of the Liberty and Houston area and was a member of Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church in Ames. He was a 1982 graduate of...

Elena Mata

Elena Mata

August 5, 2012

Pace-Stancil Funeral Home 1304 North Cleveland Dayton, Texas 77535 936-258-5300 936-258-5653 fax pacestancildayton@sbcglobal.net. Elena Rodriguez Mata, 54, of Liberty died Sunday, August 5, 2012 in Humble after a tragic accident. She was born November 7, 1957 in San Luis Potosi, Mexico to parents Adrian and Edifania Castro Rodriguez. She had lived in the area for over 27 years after moving...

Jerry O'Brien

Jerry O'Brien

August 2, 2012

Pace-Stancil Funeral Home 1304 North Cleveland Dayton, Texas 77535 936-258-5300 936-258-5653 fax pacestancildayton@sbcglobal.net. Jeremiah William Patrick O'Brien, Jr., "Jerry", 73, of Dayton, died Thursday, August 2, 2012, at the Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be held at 5:00 p.m., Saturday, August 4, 2012, at the Trinity Baptist Church in Dayton with burial following at the Magnolia Park...

Denis George Ellis

Denis George Ellis

August 2, 2012

Denis George Ellis, age 80 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Thursday, August 02, 2012 at Conroe Regional Medical Center. He was born January 02, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan to parents Joseph Ellis, Amy Ellis and Eugene Boismier, who preceded him in death along with his son Chip Ellis; daughter Jo Anne Passa; grandson Dennis Marmon Jr.; sisters Mary Jo Burks...

Chet Anthony Smoke

Chet Anthony Smoke

August 2, 2012

Pace-Stancil Funeral Home 1304 North Cleveland Dayton, Texas 77535 936-258-5300 936-258-5653 fax pacestancildayton@sbcglobal.net. Chet Anthony Smoke, 21, of Hardin, passed away Thursday, August 2, 2012 in Houston. Chet was born December 22, 1990 in Baytown, Texas to parents, Stephen Todd Smoke and Peggy Taylor Allen. Services for Chet will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 11, 2012 at Pace Stancil...

Lloyd Bryant

Lloyd Bryant

August 2, 2012

Lloyd Bryant, age 87, of Coldspring, Texas, passed away Thursday, August 02, 2012 at his home.Visitation will be held Saturday, August 05, 2012, 5:00-8:00 p.m. at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel, Coldspring, Texas. Rev. Mariann Rayne will preside over funeral services being held 2:00 p.m., Sunday, August 05, 2012 at Paul Horton Methodist Church, Stephen Creek, Texas with interment following at...

Jerry O'Brien

Jerry O'Brien

August 2, 2012

Pace-Stancil Funeral Home 1304 North Cleveland Dayton, Texas 77535 936-258-5300 936-258-5653 fax pacestancildayton@sbcglobal.net. Jeremiah William Patrick O'Brien, Jr., "Jerry", 73, of Dayton, died Thursday, August 2, 2012, at the Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be held at 5:00 p.m., Saturday, August 4, 2012, at the Trinity Baptist Church in Dayton with burial following at the Magnolia Park...

Delbert Blair Barrett

Delbert Blair Barrett

August 1, 2012

Delbert Blair Barrett, 83, of Liberty, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 4, 2012 at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Palms Memorial Park in Dayton. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.,...

Stormy Lee Cook

Stormy Lee Cook

July 31, 2012

Stormy Lee Cook, 1 year, 9 months, 26 days, was granted her angel wings on Tuesday, July 31, 2012. She was born October 05, 2010 in Alice, Texas to her loving mommy Lindsay Jo Reeves. Stormy Lee was often called "Chunky Monkey"; her life would seem too short for many, but those who were touched by her understood that the...

James Howard Jones

James Howard Jones

July 30, 2012

James H. Jones, 65, of Dayton, died Monday, July 30, 2012, at his residence.Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 4, 2012, at the residence. Arrangements are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton.James was born October 2, 1946 in Sinton, to parents; Jackson W. and Ellen L. Knight Jones, a former resident of Corpus...

James Morgan Coogler

James Morgan Coogler

July 28, 2012

Coogler James Morgan Coogler, age 63, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2012. His was born in Livingston, Texas on October 28, 1948 to James Douglas and Ethelene Pinder Coogler. His is preceded in death by his parents and Kenneth Wayne and Jon Marcus Coogler. He is survived by his wife, Emma Jackson Coogler; daughter, Angela K. Malone...