Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities

Jul 3, 2010

Jul 1, 2010

Mary Lou Chapman Roberts, 71 of Dayton passed away Thursday, July 1, 2010 at Triumph East Hospital in Channelview. She was born December 30, 1938 in Plaisance, Louisiana to parents: Earlist Chapman, Sr. and Agnes Sam Chapman. She was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church and worked for many years at Heritage Manor. Services for Mrs. Roberts will be...

Jun 30, 2010

Jesse Thompson Dishman, age 87, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2010. He was born November 1, 1922 in Camden, Arkansas to Walter Dewey and Katy Dishman who preceded him in death. Survivors include his loving wife, Florine Dishman; sons, Walter Allen Dishman and wife, Barbara Gregory Dishman; grandchildren, D’Ann Steadham, Dean Dishman, J.D. Dishman and wife, Kelly,...

Jun 29, 2010

Richard Stash Ripkowski, better known as “Bubba Rip”, 63, died Tuesday, June 29, 2010 in Beaverton, Oregon.  He was born October 3, 1946 in Liberty, Texas to parents:  Bernie I. and Olivia Eaton Ripkowski.  Bernie was the eldest of 12 brothers and 4 sisters born to Mattie and Stash Ripkowski.  Rick attended Dayton schools, graduated in Victoria in 1965, and...

Jun 28, 2010

Jun 28, 2010

Robert Leon Brown, age 66 of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Monday, June 28, 2010. He was born in Cleveland, Texas on August 31, 1943 to James Robert and Dessie Gwendylyne Brown who preceded him in death along with his brother, Truman Brown; son-in-law, Stanley Shrader; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Ervin and Katherine Lesser, and his special friend, James Starkey. Survivors include...

Jun 27, 2010

Vivian Blanche Winslow was born on September 23, 1925 in Houston, Texas and went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, June 27, 2010, at the age of 84 years 8 months and 3 days. Vivian was preceded in death by Luther, her husband of 56 years of marriage; oldest son, Luther James; two brothers, J.B. Hall and...

Jun 27, 2010

Stacy D. “Butterfly” Johnson Davis, 46, of Dayton, died Sunday, June 27, 2010, at the East Houston Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 1, 2010, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home. Graveside services will be held...

Jun 26, 2010

Ruby Fae Salinas, 91, of Crosby, died Saturday, June 26, 2010, at the San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 29, 2010, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Ryan Cemetery in Tarkington Prairie. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Monday, at the funeral...

Jun 26, 2010

Floyd Dell Robinett, 75, of Raywood, Texas died Saturday, June 26, 2010 in Baytown. He was born September 10, 1934 in Cosse, Texas. A member of the Cornerstone Church, he was retired from Brown & Root in Houston where he worked as a construction superintendent for many years. His children and grandchildren were his whole life and he loved them...

Jun 23, 2010

Jun 23, 2010

Azalea Regina Stephens, age 93, of Dayton, Texas, passed away Sunday, June 20, 2010. She was born on December 29, 1916 in Daisetta, Texas. Bro. Byron Reeves will preside over funeral services held 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at Pace-Stancil Chapel, Cleveland, Texas with interment following at Ryan Cemetery. Pallbearers include Rusty Tejeck, Jake Hawthorne, Jimmy Stephens, Jr., Nathan...

Jun 23, 2010

Joyce Fay Fields-Crowell, 70, of Dayton, died Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at the Arboretum Nursing Home in Winnie. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, June 26, 2010, at the Resthaven Cemetery in Brady, Texas. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral...

Jun 22, 2010

Jun 22, 2010

Margaret L. Smart Volkert, 77, of Liberty, died Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at her residence in Liberty. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 25, 2010, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at the Cooke Memorial Cemetery in Liberty. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home....

Jun 21, 2010

Mervin “Buddy” Odell Butcher, age 69, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away after a long struggle with cancer, Monday, June 21, 2010. Buddy was born August 11, 1940 in Teague, Texas to parents, William Marvin and Mary Jane Butcher who preceded him in death along with one brother and 5 sisters. Bro. Carl Williamson will preside over funeral services held Saturday,...

Jun 21, 2010

Austin Roy Webb, 1, of Dayton died Monday, June 21, 2010 in Houston at Memorial Hermann. He was born January 14, 2009 in Baytown to parents Corey Alan and Jennifer Joy Bubb Webb. He will always be in his family’s hearts as they remember his sweet little smiles. Service for little Austin will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 24, 2010...

Jun 20, 2010

Margueritte Josephine Luton, age 83, of Splendora, Texas, passed away Sunday, June 20, 2010. She was born on July 30, 1926 in Jacksonville, Florida to Richard and Daisy O’Boyle. She is preceded in death by her husband, Bob A. Luton Sr.; and brother, Jimmy O’Boyle. Survivors include her son, Bob A. Luton Jr. and wife, Elizabeth; daughter, Audrey Faye Edwards...

Jun 19, 2010

Jun 19, 2010

Jesse Floyd Stark, age 84, of Coldspring, Texas, passed away Saturday, June 19, 2010. He was born on March 17, 1926 in Dover, Arkansas to James Nathan and Nona Stark who preceded him in death along with his sisters, Lois Davidson, Eunice Bounds, Mary Preston; and brother, Frank Stark. Survivors include his loving wife, Helen Stark; daughters, Linda Spigener and...