Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities


Marie Woods-Jones

Marie Woods-Jones

August 23, 2022

Marie Woods-Jones was born April 18, 1943 in Shepherd, Texas to parents, John Henry Herrod and Bessie Lee Stephens Herrod. She passed away August 23, 2022 in Conroe, Texas at the age of 79. Marie graduated from South Houston High School in 1961, she worked for Sears Department Store and later owned her own tavern. She loved to sew, play...

Mark Justin Adams

Mark Justin Adams

August 23, 2022

Mark Justin Adams, 62, of Baytown passed away on August 23, 2022 in Beach City. Mark was born January 18, 1960 in Liberty, Texas to John Adams, Sr. and Louise Datel Adams. Mark grew up in Dayton where he attended Dayton schools graduating in 1978. Mark was an electrician primarily in plant maintenance and worked for Brown and Root and...

Debra Darlene Lamping

Debra Darlene Lamping

August 22, 2022

Debra Darlene Lamping was born on January 29, 1964 in Houston, Texas and passed away on August 22, 2022. Visitation will be held on Friday, August 26, 2022 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home - Coldspring.

Donna Josephine Wright

Donna Josephine Wright

August 22, 2022

Donna Josephine Wright was born May 6, 1990 in Houston, Texas to parents Mary Josephine Swattes Hopson and Tony Lee Hopson. She passed away in Cleveland, Texas on August 22, 2022 at the age of 32. Donna has lived in Cleveland, Texas for the past two years and worked at MET Headstart in Humble, Texas for the past year. Donna...

Bonnie Yvonne Smith

Bonnie Yvonne Smith

August 22, 2022

Bonnie Yvonne Smith was born February 15, 1936 in Lyon County, Kentucky to parents Marvin and Annie Duff Neal. She passed away August 22, 2022 in The Woodlands, Texas at the age of 86. Bonnie worked for many years as a secretary in the advertising business and assisting others in promoting their creative arts. Family was always extremely important to...

Mary Beth  Stevens

Mary Beth Stevens

August 21, 2022

Mary Beth Gatz Stevens, 67, of Dayton passed away on August 21, 2022 at her home in Dayton. Mary Beth was born October 31, 1954 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to parents, Leroy and Violet Schnell Gatz. There are no services scheduled at this time

Charles R. "Bubba" Smith

Charles R. "Bubba" Smith

August 20, 2022

Charles R. “Bubba” Smith was born on November 27, 1949, in Cleveland, Texas to parents, Carl J. and Geneva Sheppard Smith. He passed away August 20, 2022, at the age of 72. He is preceded in death by his parents, Carl J. Smith, and Geneva Sheppard Smith; brother, Carl Wayne Smith; sister, Linda Carol Griffin; niece, Leah Michelle Knight. He...

Andrew Powell Gilchriest

Andrew Powell Gilchriest

August 18, 2022

Andrew Powell Gilchriest was born June 11, 1969 in Cleveland, Texas to parents Herbert D. Gilchriest and Edna Wood Gilchriest. He passed away in Cleveland, Texas on August 18, 2022 at the age of 53. Andrew was a lifelong resident of Cleveland, and had worked for various television stations including Fox Network. He was preceded in death by his father,...

Billie Jean Stephens-Jones

Billie Jean Stephens-Jones

August 16, 2022

Billie Jean Stephens-Jones was born in Fostoria, Texas on March 3, 1933 to parents, Garvie Walker and Lottie Mae Jeffcoat Walker. She went to her Heavenly Home on August 16, 2022 in Porter, Texas at the age of 89. Billie worked as a secretary at Huffman Middle School for 20 years and in her earlier years she went with her...

Melony Ann Robichaux

Melony Ann Robichaux

August 15, 2022

Melony Ann Robichaux was born in Houston, Texas on June 17, 1947 to parents, Jesse Denton Jackson and Clyde Joy Fetty Jackson. She went to her Heavenly Home on August 15, 2022 in Katy, Texas at the age of 75. Melony was an executive assistant at the Second Baptist Church in Houston, Texas where she also was a member. Melony...

Marilyn Sue Murphy

Marilyn Sue Murphy

August 14, 2022

Marilyn Sue Stephens Murphy, 72, of Dayton passed away on August 14, 2022. She was born July 3, 1950 in Indiana to parents Leroy Stephens and Mary Little Stephens. There are no services scheduled at this time.

Gaylon Ray Wood

Gaylon Ray Wood

August 13, 2022

Gaylon Ray Wood, 67, of Dayton, Texas went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 13, 2022, in Kingwood, TX, after a brief illness. Gaylon a native of Shreveport, LA, resided in the Dayton area since 2009. He was the son of Abner Ray (Pete) Wood and Jessie Lee House Wood of Shreveport (both deceased). Funeral services for Gaylon...

Helen (Kneese) Phillips

Helen (Kneese) Phillips

August 13, 2022

Helen Kneese Phillips, 70, of Evergreen, TX passed away in her home surrounded by family on August 13, 2022. Helen was born October 1,1951, in Fredericksburg, TX to Hertha Edna Kneese and Elgin Werner Kneese. She attended Brackenridge Hospital School of Nursing and worked tirelessly as a nurse taking care of others in some capacity for her entire life. She...

Odessa Ann Garrett

Odessa Ann Garrett

August 11, 2022

Odessa Ann Garrett, age 73, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2022. She was born March 8, 1949, in Houston, Texas, to parents Irvin and Lois Hymel. Her parents and her husband, Morris Garrett, preceded her in death. Survivors include her sons, Eddie Garrett and his girlfriend, Stacey and Joe Garrett and his wife, Missy; her daughter,...

Glenn Allen Hood

Glenn Allen Hood

August 10, 2022

Visitation for Glenn Hood will be held on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Cleveland, Texas. Funeral services will be Friday, August 19, 2022 a 2:00pm at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Cleveland, Texas.

Petra Smith

Petra Smith

August 10, 2022

Today the Lord has opened his arms and welcomed another angel into Heaven. Petra Smith was born on September 6, 1955 and departed from this earth on August 10, 2022. She leaves behind her husband of 28 years, James Smith; daughter Jenieva Padron and her children Ruben, Jenie, and Eva Flores; son Juan Padron; stepson Steve and his son Charles;...

Robert Parker Morton

Robert Parker Morton

August 9, 2022

Robert Parker Morton, age 83, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on August 9, 2022. He passed away in his home surrounded by loved ones. Bob was born in Frankfort, Indiana on August 24, 1938 to Arnott John and Jane Louise (Goar) Morton. He was a lifetime member of the United Methodist Church where he...

James  L Chesson

James L Chesson

August 9, 2022

James L. “Jim” Chesson, Jr., age 74, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away at home on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. He was born May 13, 1948, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to parents James L. Chesson, Sr., and Gladys Mays Chesson. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his sister, Gerlynn Deshotel. Jim Chesson was a resident of Texas for...

William Marion Pyeatt Jr

William Marion Pyeatt Jr

August 9, 2022

William Marion Pyeatt Jr was born December 18, 1967 to parents, William Marion Pyeatt Sr and Avie Joyce Jordan Pyeatt. He passed away August 9, 2022 in Cleveland, Texas at the age of 54. He worked for TXI in the sand plant for many years before his retirement and was a member of the New Salem Country Cowboy Church. William...

Sylvia Dianne (Hill) Fitzgerald

Sylvia Dianne (Hill) Fitzgerald

August 9, 2022

Sylvia Dianne (Hill) Fitzgerald left this world on August 9, 2022. She will be greeted by her daughter, Jessica; parents, Jack and Vivian (Calley) Hill; and brother, Mark. Sylvia was born in Pasadena, Texas and graduated from Pasadena High School in 1978. She furthered her education at the University of Houston, graduating with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering in 1983....