Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities

September 25, 2011

Howard L. Stone, 87, of Dayton, died Sunday, September 25, 2011, at the Triumph Hospital in Baytown. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 27, 2011, at the First United Methodist Church with burial following at Magnolia Park Cemetery in Dayton. Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday, at the funeral home. Services...

September 21, 2011

McLENDON Douglas Joe (DJ) McLendon passed away September 21, 2011. He was born January 28, 1932 in Mendenhall, Mississippi. Preceded in death by parents Lonas and Ella McLendon, sister, Gussie Joe Lippman and granddaughter, Katie Mae Helen Hughes. He leaves behind his wife Esther McLendon; sisters, Rhedus Deardorff and, Hilda Davenport and brother Cecil McLendon; children: Wesley Simpson and wife...

September 21, 2011

Edward Harry Burnett, age 68, of Dayton, Texas, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2011. He was born July 4, 1943 in Reeves, Louisiana to parents, Ocie Edward and Hattie Burnett. Graveside services will be held 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 23, 2011, Dry Creek Cemetery, Dry Creek, Louisiana with Rev. Mid Burnett officiating. Survivors include his wife, Pam Burnett; sons, Mark...

September 20, 2011

Ronald J. “Ron” Harrop, 41, of Coldspring, died Tuesday, September 20, 2011, at Odyssey Hospice in Conroe. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 26, 2011, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Cleveland with burial following at the Hayman Cemetery in Coldspring. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday, at the funeral...

September 20, 2011

September 20, 2011

William Charles Bruce, age 70, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2011. He was born April 21, 1941 in Dallas, Texas to parents, James Hillard Bruce and Edith Clodell Bruce who preceded him in death along with his brother, Byron “Buddy” Bull. Survivors include his loving wife, Judy Bruce; son Wesley Bruce; sisters, Pam Lamb, Pat Winters and...

September 19, 2011

September 19, 2011

Sandra Gilliland Rich, 64, of Moss Bluff, died Monday, September 19, 2011, at her residence. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 22, 2011, at the Worthy Cemetery in Moss Bluff, with burial following thereafter. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil...

September 18, 2011

Casey Wayne Senter, 23, of Cleveland, died Sunday, September 18, 2011, in Cleveland. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 23, 2011, at the Calvary Baptist Church with burial following at the Pace-Stancil Memorial Rest Gardens in Cleveland. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, at...

September 16, 2011

Evora L. Niekamp-DeZwaan, age 87, of Whitney, Texas, passed away Friday, September 16, 2011. She was born September 27, 1923 in Ocker, Texas to parents, Hubert and Millie Pelzl who preceded her in death along with her sister, Mabel Schilling; and brothers, Dalton Pelzl and Lee Pelzl. Survivors include her husband, Claude DeZwaan; sons, Donald Niekamp and wife, Judy, Rick...

September 15, 2011

John Thomas Withrow, age 91, of Porter, Texas, passed away Thursday, September 15, 2011. He was born June 14, 1920 in Cleveland, Ohio to parents, William and Gertrude Withrow who preceded him in death along with his wife, Reba Lavern Withrow. Survivors include his son, John E. Withrow; daughters, Jerry L. Pye, and husband, Sidney T. Pye III and Peggy...

September 15, 2011

Bobbie Kirkham, age 92, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Thursday, September 15, 2011.  She was born January 17, 1919 in Hightower, Texas to parent McNeil and Mattie Chapman who preceded her in death along with her husband, Joe Kirkham; son Jimmie Kirkham; and son-in-law, Charles Hansbro.          Survivors include her son, Lloyd Kirkham and wife, Cordella; daughter, JoAnn Hansbro; grandchildren,...

September 14, 2011

Jerry Lance Camp, age 53, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2011.  He was born July 1, 1958 in Port Arthur, Texas to parents, Frank and Winnie Camp.  Jerry is preceded in death by his father.          Survivors include his wife, Melinda Bennett; mother, Winnie Camp; son, Brandon Camp; daughter, Jessica Camp-Todd; sister, Cathy Camp Webb; grandchildren, Jayden...

September 12, 2011

Max “John” Bracewell, Sr., 71, of Dayton, died Monday, September 12, 2011, in Baytown. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, September 15, 2011, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton with burial following at the Fairlawn Cemetery in Liberty. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home. Services are...

September 11, 2011

Darlene Adella Stout, age 48, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2011. She was born March 18, 1963 in Boston, Massachusetts to parents, Robert and Maudie Myers. Bro. Bobby Trail of Cowboy Church will preside over memorial services Thursday, September 15, 2011, 6:00 p.m. at Pace-Stancil Chapel, Cleveland, Texas. Survivors include her husband, Steven Frank Stout; children, Steven...

September 11, 2011

Billy Jean Weber, age 78, of Tyler, Texas, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2011. She was born November 28, 1932 in Diboll, Texas to parents, Samuel Lloyd Wheeler and Willie Mary Wheeler who preceded her in death along with her husband, Herbert Allen Pechacek; sons, Ronnie Warren Pechacek and Robert Wayne Pechacek; and her brother, Robert Burrows. Survivors include her...

September 11, 2011

Brenda Kay Gilbert Yarbrough, 64, of Huffman died Sunday, September 11, 2011, peacefully at home surrounded by her family. She was born July 2, 1947 in Goose Creek, Texas to parents Douglas Sam and Clara Kimble Rhodes Gilbert and was a 1965 graduate of Robert E. Lee High School in Baytown. She was a longtime resident of Huffman where she...

September 10, 2011

Margaret L. Dale McAlister, 93, of Conroe, died Saturday, September 10, 2011, at her residence. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 14, 2011, at the Splendora Cemetery in Splendora. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Cleveland. Margaret was born November 22, 1917 in Newport, AR, to parents; Richard “Tobe” and Nellie Thomas...

September 10, 2011

James Michael Huff, age 60, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2011. He was born April 12, 1951 in Monticello, Ark. to Joseph Mack and Mildred Tranthan Huff. Survivors include his loving wife, Carolyn Huff; sons, Leo Huff and wife, Summer, and Brian Huff; sisters, Connie Skinner and husband, Charlie, Clarrissa Milton and husband Jerry Seabaugh; brothers, Jerry...

September 10, 2011

DEAN James “Buddy” Oliver Dean, age 60, was delivered to the Lord by Angel Express on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 12:54 p.m. He was born June 7, 1951 in Woodville, Texas to parents, James R. and Lorene Dean who preceded him in death along with his grandparents, William Oliver Dean, Mary Jane “Molly” Plaster, James Barnett, and Laura Susann...