Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities


Henry Law Harbour

Henry Law Harbour

Nov 26, 2022

Henry Law Harbour, 84 of Cleveland, Texas has found his day to be with the Lord on November 26, 2022. Henry was born October 17, 1938 to Elmer Harbour and Lois Brummett. He married Patricia Ann on September 13, 1958. Henry served his country in the US Army and the US Air Force. He was a jack of all trades...

Norma Jean West

Norma Jean West

Nov 25, 2022

Norma Jean West was born on March 19, 1932 in Houston, Texas to Harry Charles Hoffpowier and Gladys Moses Hoffpowier. She passed away in Tarkington on November 25, 2022 at the age of 90, where she had lived for 48 years. Norma met her future husband Marvin on a blind date after which later they eloped on November 17, 1950....

Linda  Cummings Walden

Linda Cummings Walden

Nov 25, 2022

Linda Cummings Walden, 73, of Dayton, passed away Friday, November 25, 2022 in Baytown. She was born October 21, 1949 in Houston to her late parents, Bill Cummings and Peggy Brown Cummings.

Linda had lived in Dayton since 1997 and before that was a longtime resident of Baytown. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Dayton, a founding member...

Bill Tanner

Bill Tanner

Nov 22, 2022

Clarence William ”Bill” Tanner was born March 5, 1953 in Dayton, Texas to parents, Frank P. Tanner Sr and Clairice Collins Tanner. He passed away surrounded by his loving family on November 22, 2022 in Tarkington, Texas at the age of 69. Bill enjoyed hunting and fishing, and loved CB Radios, motorcycles, and Ford Mustangs. He was a Maintenance Supervisor...

Penny Jo Bollinger Valkner

Penny Jo Bollinger Valkner

Nov 21, 2022

Penny Jo Bollinger Valkner, 60, of Dayton, Texas, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home on November 21, 2022 after a courageous battle with cancer.

Penny was born on May 25, 1962 to Jack and Judy Bollinger in Kingsville, Texas. After graduating from Dayton High School in 1980, she went on to graduate from Stephen F. Austin State University...

Kenneth Alfred Rutter

Kenneth Alfred Rutter

Nov 18, 2022

Kenneth Alfred Rutter of Tarkington Prairie, Texas, passed away on November 18, 2022 at the age of 77. Ken was born on September 10, 1945 in Ames, Iowa to parents Emmett Rutter and Erma Michelson Rutter. Ken served our country in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. He graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Marketing and...

Carl Arnold

Carl Arnold

Nov 18, 2022

Walter Carl Arnold of Tarkington Prairie, Texas passed away on Friday, November 18, 2022 at the age of 80. Carl was born January 25, 1942 in Crockett, Texas to parents, Walter Arnold and Mary Willis Arnold. Around the age of 10, Carl and his family moved to Tarkington Prairie. This is where he would eventually fall in love, raise and...

Mary Jane Groce

Mary Jane Groce

Nov 18, 2022

Mary Jane Smith Groce was born April 22, 1960 in Cleveland, Texas to parents, Bruce Smith and Yoshiko Matsumoto Smith. She passed away November 18, 2022 in Cleveland, Texas at the age of 62. Mary Jane worked in administrative side of the oil and gas industry, and was a lifelong resident of Cleveland. She was preceded in death by her...

Sandra Dee Stephens

Sandra Dee Stephens

Nov 18, 2022

 Sandra Dee Stephens was born in Pasadena, Texas on September 12, 1979 to parents, Dennis Harris and Jody Chamberlin. She passed away November 18, 2022 in Coldspring, Texas at the age of 43. Sandy loved her family and enjoyed all the memories of her family and friends. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. Sandy...

Charles Clinton Mclin

Charles Clinton Mclin

Nov 14, 2022

Charles Clinton McLin of Tarkington Prairie passed away on Monday, November 14, 2022, at the age of 81. Charles was born on November 18, 1940, in Cleveland, Texas to parents Oree and Annie Purswell McLin both of which preceded him in death along with his brother, Dickie McLin; sister Debbie McLin Poling; brother-in-law, Johnny Gene Head. He is survived by...

Ramon Duran Gutierrez

Ramon Duran Gutierrez

Nov 13, 2022

Ramon Duran Gutierrez, 79, of Dayton passed away on November 13, 2022. Ramon was born November 21, 1942 in Nochistlan, Zacatecas, Mexico to parents Juan Duran and Maria Guadalupe Gutierrez.

Ramon played in a Mariachi Band all of his adult life. He performed in Houston restaurants and at private events. Most of all he loved being with his family and especially...

George Herbert "Chick" Kratzer

George Herbert "Chick" Kratzer

Nov 13, 2022

George Herbert “Chick” Kratzer came into this world on August 14, 1939 in Roanoke, Louisiana as the first child of his mother Johnnie Mae Bergeron Kratzer and father George Kratzer. After 83 years and three months, he went home to be with the Lord on November 13, 2022. His retirement years were spent living in the relaxed setting on Lake...

Charlotte Anne Griffin

Charlotte Anne Griffin

Nov 13, 2022

Charlotte Anne Griffin of Timpson, Texas passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2022 at the age of 79. Charlotte was born on April 22, 1943 in Brazoria, Texas right outside of Houston to parents Lance and Gladys Carroll. She lived the better part of her life in Grangerland and the last of her years in Timpson. She was a beautician...

Mary Landrum

Mary Landrum

Nov 13, 2022

Mary Landrum, 81, of Dayton passed away on November 13, 2022 in Mont Belvieu, Texas. Mary was born January 15, 1941 in Dayton, Texas to James E. Williams and Ellene Berry Williams.

Mary grew up in Dayton and attended Dayton schools. She loved gambling, dancing, and listening to music. She loved to travel and truly loved the time she spent with...

J Isabel Trujillo Esquivel

J Isabel Trujillo Esquivel

Nov 11, 2022

J Isabel Trujillo Esquivel, 99, of Dayton, passed away Friday, November 11, 2022 at his home. He was born July 1, 1923 in Mexico to his late parents, Santiago Trujillo and Florencia Esquivel.

J moved from Mexico 16 years ago and has recently resided in Dayton. He was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and until he was 90 years...

Betty J. Hayes

Betty J. Hayes

Nov 11, 2022

Betty J. Matthews Hayes of Coldspring, Texas passed away on Friday, November 11, 2022 at the age of 93.  She was born January 3, 1929 to parents Elgin Matthews and Alzada Avery both preceded her in death along with her husband, Byron Hayes; son, Clinton Hayes; and daughter-in-law, Laura Hayes.  She is survived by her son, Michael Hayes; daughter, Laurie...

Billy Wirzberg

Billy Wirzberg

Nov 11, 2022

Billy Wirzberg, 94, of Coldspring, Texas passed away on November 11, 2022. Billy was born at St. Joseph's Hospital in Houston, Texas on November 8, 1928, to parents Max Marcus Wirzberg and Ernie Dee Ashworth Wirzberg. He attended Jeff Davis High School and began working at the Houston Chronicle after school and summers in 1945 and full time in 1946....

Emmett Dale Mcdanell

Emmett Dale Mcdanell

Nov 10, 2022

Emmett "Dale" McDanell, 64, of Crosby, passed away Thursday, November 10, 2022 at his home with his loving wife and his precious daughter by his side. He was born October 4, 1958 in Monroe, Louisiana to his late parents, Emmett McDanell and Aleta Simmons McDanell.

Dale was the owner operator of Dale's Roofing & Repair, had lived in Crosby for the...

Ronnie Harrison Orand

Ronnie Harrison Orand

Nov 9, 2022

Ronnie Harrison Orand, 74, of Liberty passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at his home with his wife by his side. He was born April 6, 1948 in Dayton to his late parents, Harrison “H. C.” Crunk Orand, Jr. and Ethel “Jeanette” Gardner Orand.

Ronnie was the founding owner/operator of Trinity Valley Welding and Machine Company in Liberty, Texas. After retiring...

Jody  Mark Nunez

Jody Mark Nunez

Nov 7, 2022

Jody Mark Nunez, 63, of Dayton, passed away Monday, November 7, 2022 in Mont Belvieu. He was born March 4, 1959 in Baytown to his late parents, Billy Nunez, Sr. and Beverly Black Nunez.

Jody was a resident of the Baytown and Dayton area all his life. He was a graduate of the Ross S. Sterling Class of 1977. Jody was...

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