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Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities
Brian Nelson Ballard
Jan 10, 2022
Brian Ballard of Splendora, TX, passed away on January 10th, 2022. Brian was born on July 10th, 1973, to Gerald Ballard and Rebecca Garney in Houston, TX. After graduating from New Caney High School in 1992, he went into the Oil & Gas Manufacturing Industry. Brian was preceded in death by his father, Gerald Ballard. He is survived by his...
Glenn Wardell Jones, Jr.
Jan 10, 2022
Glenn Wardell Jones, Jr., age 52 of Cleveland, Texas passed away Monday, January 10, 2022. He was born July 1, 1969, in Hammond, Indiana to parents Glenn Wardell Jones, Sr. and Margaret Jones who preceded him in death along with his brother, William “Ray” Jones; sister, Doris Ratajczak; brothers-in-law, Michael Ratajczak, Don Owen, and Jeff Ratajczak; and niece, Elizabeth Ratajczak....
Ray Willard Lathrop
Jan 9, 2022
Ray Willard Lathrop, age 98 of Cypress, Texas passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022. He was born September 3, 1923, in Buffalo, Texas to parents Floyd and Lina Lathrop who preceded him in death along with his wife, Bertha Marie Lathrop. Ray was one of ten children, four girls and six boys. He completed his third-grade education and taught himself...
Michael Edward Gray
Jan 9, 2022
Michael Edward Gray age 74, passed away suddenly on Sunday January 9, 2022. He was born April 26, 1947 in Baytown, TX to Bruce and Irma Jane Gray. He grew up and lived in Houston, TX with his parents and Sister Pamela Gray. Growing up he was involved with Boy Scouts and achieved the Eagle Scout Award. In 1965, he...
James Earl Georgous
Jan 9, 2022
James Earl Georgous, age 54 of Livingston, Texas passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022. He was born December 11, 1967, in Houston, Texas to parents James Wyatt and Lena Georgous. He is preceded in death by his father; wife, Tiffany Georgous; daughter, Abby Georgous; and son, Darren Theliard “Georgous”. Survivors include his wife, Robin Georgous; mother, Lena Georgous; daughters, Brittanie...
Judy Gail Finney
Jan 7, 2022
Judy Gail Finney, age 69 of Cleveland, Texas passed away Friday, January 7, 2022. She was born December 31, 1952, in Pensacola, Florida to parents Bernard and Blanche Finney who preceded her in death along with her brothers, Lloyd “Jabo” Finney, Dewayne Finney, and Donnie Finney; and sister, Brenda Sanders. Survivors include her sisters, Carolyn Moore and Paula Pyle; along...
Connie Kaye Johnston
Jan 7, 2022
Connie Kaye Hatcher Johnston, 58, of Dayton passed away January 7, 2022, in Conroe, Texas. Connie was born February 7, 1963, in Dayton to parents, Weldon Hatcher and Eula Smitherman Hatcher. Connie was a lifelong resident of Dayton where she attended Dayton Schools and was a member of the DHS Class of 1981. She had worked for many years at...
Chester Don Terry
Jan 7, 2022
Chester Don Terry went to be with our Lord on January 7, 2022. He was born in Farrar, TX on July 13, 1938. Don graduated from high school in Shepherd, TX in 1956 and joined the U. S. Air Force the day after graduation. Don served 21 ½ years in the Air Force, starting his career at Lackland Air Force...
Gaylord Hanson
Jan 5, 2022
Gaylord Van Hanson was born December 25, 1954, in Lawton, Oklahoma to Louis L. Hanson and Meryl Pittman Hanson. He passed away on January 5, 2022, in Splendora, Texas at the age of 67. Gaylord graduated from Sam Houston State University with a BA in Business, worked for Mitchell Energy in The Woodlands, and worked for over 18 years for...
Juline Petropolis
Jan 5, 2022
Juline Petropolis, age 95 of Lindale, Texas passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022. She was born June 27, 1926, in Houston, Texas to parents Lydia and NE Wall who preceded her in death along with her husband, William Nicholas Petropolis (Bill); brothers, James Wall and N. E. Wall, Jr.; and son, Paul Edens Petropolis. Juline was a member of Caring...
James Allen Ripkowski
Jan 4, 2022
James Allen “Rip” Ripkowski, Sr., 58, of Dayton, passed away January 4, 2022, in Dayton. James was born May 16, 1963, in El Paso, Texas. James was a lifetime resident of Dayton and a 1981 graduate of Dayton High School. He was a senior project manager for many years. James was a member and sponsor of the Houston Livestock Show...
Billy Joe "Pa" Stringer
Jan 4, 2022
Billy Joe “Pa” Stringer, 83, of Dayton, TX passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at his home on January 4, 2022. Billy Joe was born October 18, 1938 in Columbia, Mississippi to parents, Prentiss Stringer and Rachel Irene Merritt Stringer. Billy Joe had been a resident of Dayton since 1995 and was previously of Channelview. He was a truck...
Doris Eloise Drosche
Jan 3, 2022
Doris Eloise Drosche, age 91 of Splendora, Texas passed away Monday, January 3, 2022. She was born May 19, 1930, in Davenport, Florida to parents William Henry and Iona Lee Locke who preceded her in death along with her husbands, Billy Joe Owen and Charles Drosche; brothers, Jimmy Locke, Billy Locke, and Leo Locke; sister, Carolyn LaChance; and grandson, BJ...
Louis Calvin Ramey
Jan 2, 2022
Louis Calvin Ramey, 79, of Humble passed away on January 2, 2021, in Houston. Louis was born January 1, 1943, in Henderson, Texas to parents, Noah Carlton Ramey and Gladys Wylmer Giles Ramey. Louis was a resident of Humble since 2007 and was previously of Deer Park. He proudly served in the United States Army. Louis had worked for Equistar...
Rex Kulm Brown
Jan 1, 2022
Rex Kulm Brown, age 67 of Splendora, Texas passed away Saturday, January 1, 2022. He was born July 7, 1954, in Palo Alto, California to parents John Carey Brown and Irma June Brown “Oma” who preceded him in death along with his brothers, Jay Brown and Lance Brown; and sister, Karey Macomber. Survivors include his wife, Debra Brown; sons, Dale...
Leroy Burns
Jan 1, 2022
Leroy Burns went to play golf on the Heavenly Golf Course on Saturday, January 1, 2022. He was born October 1, 1942, in Dallas, Texas to parents Albert Leon and Mary Margaret Burns who preceded him in death along with his daughters, Alicia Rachal and Georgia Kennedy; four grandchildren; and sister, Jeannie Brown. Mr. Burns was a resident of Coldspring,...
Warren Clay Bailey
Dec 31, 2021
Warren Clay Bailey, 77, Dayton passed away on December 31, 2021 at his home. Warren was born February 21, 1944 in Pasadena, California to parents, William Earl Bailey and Maxine Fowler Bailey. He had lived in Dayton for the past year and a half after moving from Beaverton, Oregon where he lived for over 23 years. Warren also had lived...
Kenneth Morehead
Dec 31, 2021
Kenneth Marlon Morehead, age 71 of Cleveland, Texas passed away Friday, December 31, 2021. He was born January 22, 1950, in Cleveland, Texas to parents Albert Marlon Morehead and Dorothy Jean Morehead who preceded him in death along with his wife, Jackie Morehead. Survivors include his daughters, Jamie Bazzoon and husband Billy, Shelby Randell, and Marlo Moulder and husband Lee;...
Linda Jean Burney
Dec 31, 2021
Linda Jean Burney, 80, passed away on Friday, December 31, 2021. Linda was born August 30, 1941, in Houston, Texas to parents, J.J. Burney and Ruth Pearl Clark Burney. Her home was always Dayton, Texas but during her childhood they lived in several West Texas towns following her Dad’s work in the oilfield industry. They returned to Dayton where she...
Gladys Yvonne Craven
Dec 30, 2021
Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Monday, January 3, 2022, at Pace Stancil Chapel, Coldspring, Texas. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at Pace Stancil Chapel, Coldspring, Texas. Interment will follow at Pace Stancil Memorial Rest Gardens, Cleveland, Texas.
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