Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities


William Ernest Bagwell

William Ernest Bagwell

Jan 26, 2022

William Ernest Bagwell, 87, of Highlands, Texas, passed away on January 26, 2022 in Houston. Williams was born August 15, 1934 in Houston, Texas to parents John Bagwell and Nadine Rand Bagwell. William lived most is life in the Highlands area and was a former resident of Cleveland and Houston. William proudly served in the United States Air Force and...

Joseph Samuel Shirley

Joseph Samuel Shirley

Jan 26, 2022

Joseph Samuel Shirley June 23,1934 - January 26, 2022 Joseph Samuel Shirley died peacefully in his sleep on the morning of January 26, 2022. Sam shared his life with with his wife, Joanna May Wilkins Shirley, for over 67 years until Joanna’s passing in November 2020. They shared four children: Robert Shirley and his wife, Darlene, Lynne Shirley Grinstead and...

Molly Beka Swartz

Molly Beka Swartz

Jan 25, 2022

Molly Beka Swartz, age 42 of Cleveland, Texas passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2022. She was born October 28, 1979, in Harris County, Texas. She is preceded in death by her son, Steven Swartz. Survivors include her cat, Blessing; and a host of many friends. She will be missed by all the Boothe Sq. Community cats, she took care of...

Ronald Lee Ackerman

Ronald Lee Ackerman

Jan 24, 2022

Ronald Lee Ackerman was born in Muskegon, Michigan on February 12, 1946, to parents, Raymond Roy Ackerman, Sr. and Bessie Lucinda Tice Ackerman. He passed away January 24, 2022, at the age of 75. Ronald was a construction worker and has lived in Point Blank for the past 10 years and lived in Onalaska the previous 5 years. He was...

Kyle Brock Wood

Kyle Brock Wood

Jan 23, 2022

Kyle Brock Wood was born in Gilmer, Texas on March 26, 1964, to parents, Peary Wood and Ethylene Duke Wood. He passed away January 23, 2022, in Kingwood, Texas at the age of 57. Kyle played baseball at East Texas Baptist University and graduated with a BA in Business in 1987. He lived in Kingwood for over 30 years and...

Barbara "Gayle" Erwin

Barbara "Gayle" Erwin

Jan 22, 2022

Barbara “Gayle” Erwin, age 65 of Coldspring, Texas passed away Saturday, January 22, 2022. She was born June 16, 1956, in Houston, Texas to parents Wayne Seaborn and Barbara Golden. She is preceded in death by her mother, Barbara Golden; and husband, Linden Ray Erwin. Survivors include her life partner, Alan Taylor; father, Wayne Seaborn Golden; daughters, Krista Erwin Jenkins,...

Patricia Ann Parker

Patricia Ann Parker

Jan 22, 2022

Patricia Ann Parker, age 55 of Cleveland, Texas passed away Saturday, January 22, 2022. She was born May 18, 1966, in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas to parents Donald Otto McCain and Betty Berta Wilfer who preceded her in death. Survivors include her husband, John Parker; sons, Brent Parker, Brandon Parker, Bryan Parker; daughters, Emily Parker, Dora Jones, Allie Parker; sisters, Linda...

George Pawlowski

George Pawlowski

Jan 22, 2022

George Pawlowski, beloved husband and father, was born on November 29, 1937 in Lviv, Ukraine to parents, Franciszek (Frank) Pawlowski and Emilia Sarachman Pawlowski. He passed away on January 22, 2022 in Conroe, Texas at the age of 84. After surviving World War II in Ulm and Augsburg, Germany, George's hard work ethic and fluency in several languages proved valuable...

Donnie Riggins

Donnie Riggins

Jan 21, 2022

9/11/41-1/21/22 Donnie Riggins age 80 passed away peacefully at home in Cleveland, TX. I was born in Greenville, SC. I graduated High School with a basketball scholarship to Clemson University where I played for a year. After that I had a bright idea to join the Navy. They promised everything I wanted to hear, After Basic Training that’s when “shit...

Aubrey Lee  Ashley

Aubrey Lee Ashley

Jan 21, 2022

Aubrey Lee Ashley, 78, of Dayton, passed away at his home on January 21, 2022, in Dayton. Aubrey was born February 16, 1943, in Pelly, Texas, to parents Henry Ashley and Etta Mae Farmer Ashley. Mr. Ashley spent his early youth in Pelly, Texas, but was a resident of Dayton most of his life. He served in the United States...

Joseph Edwin Young

Joseph Edwin Young

Jan 20, 2022

Joseph Edwin Young, age 72 of Cleveland, Texas passed away Thursday, January 20, 2022. He was born November 25, 1949, in Houston, Texas to parents Marlin Boncy Young and Bertha Doris Gehrels Young who preceded him in death along with his brother Bobby Young; and granddaughter, Katie Elizabeth Young. Mr. Young, who was known to most people as “Jellybelly”, owned...

Doris Callie Flowers

Doris Callie Flowers

Jan 20, 2022

Doris Callie “Tince” Flowers, 95, of Mont Belvieu, Texas, passed away on January 20, 2022, in Baytown. Doris was born June 27, 1926, in Lumberton, Texas, to parents Wylie Franklin Tanner and Berneice Ward Tanner. Doris had resided in Mont Belvieu most of her life. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Mont Belvieu and the United...

Tessa Mary Short

Tessa Mary Short

Jan 20, 2022

Tessa Mary Short was born in Lincoln, Nebraska to parents Berten Shumaker and Mildred Todd Shumaker, on May 16, 1945. She went to her Heavenly Home on January 20, 2022 in League City, Texas at the age of 76. Mrs. Short lived in Shepherd, Texas for over 27 years. She was known as “Great” for her love of her great...

Janet Fae Mushinski

Janet Fae Mushinski

Jan 18, 2022

Janet Fae Mushinski, 68, of Huffman, Texas, passed away January 18, 2022, in Huffman. Janet was born October 8, 1953, in Houston, Texas, to parents Matt Alfred Herriot, Sr. and Katherine Aline Baker Herriot. Janet was a lifetime resident of Huffman. Janet was employed in the shipping industry as a claims agent. She previously attended First Baptist Church of Huffman....

Lynda Lou Ager

Lynda Lou Ager

Jan 17, 2022

Lynda Lou Ager, 73, of Dayton passed away peacefully on January 17, 2022, at home surrounded by her family. Lynda was born July 15, 1948, in Beaumont, Texas to parents Ellis Weaver and Edith Moreland Weaver. Lynda spent her younger years in Beaumont where she attended Beaumont schools graduating in 1965. She continued her education by attending Lamar University where...

Jewel Dean Jordan

Jewel Dean Jordan

Jan 17, 2022

Jewel Dean Jordan, age 79 of Cleveland, Texas passed away Monday, January 17, 2022. She was born July 21, 1942, in Cleveland, Texas to parents Robert Dean and Inez Long who preceded her in death along with her husband, John Jordan; and daughter, Cheryl Turner. Survivors include her sons, Michael Johnson and wife Gene, Dennis Jordan, and John Jordan; brothers,...

Laura Jasper

Laura Jasper

Jan 17, 2022

Laura Louise Jasper was born March 16, 1926 in Merryville, Louisiana. The family moved to Cleveland, Texas while she was in elementary school and where her mother Dollie Elnora Grady Bailey was a school teacher for over fifty (50) years and her grandfather James Marlin Grady was the Station Master for the Santa Fe Railroad for over forty (40) years....

Shelia Christine Waltman

Shelia Christine Waltman

Jan 17, 2022

Shelia Christine Waltman, age 57 of Shepherd, Texas passed away Monday, January 17, 2022. She was born March 11, 1964, in Ocean Springs, Mississippi to parents Neal Waltman and Patty Williams who preceded her in death along with her grandparents, Hesekish and Louise Bang; and brother, James Dewayne “Jamsie”. Family meant everything to Mrs. Waltman. Everything she did in life...

David Pacquiao Sanchez

David Pacquiao Sanchez

Jan 16, 2022

David “Pacquiao” Sanchez, 54, of Dayton passed away on January 16, 2022, in Liberty, Texas. He was born April 29, 1967. David had been a resident of Dayton for the past 9 years and had previously lived in Houston for many years. He had worked as a landscaper and enjoyed sports, mainly football and boxing. He also enjoyed music and...

Mary Ruth Ross

Mary Ruth Ross

Jan 16, 2022

Mary Ruth Shaw Ross, 75, of Cleveland passed away January 16, 2022 in Baytown, Texas. Mary was born August 7, 1946 in Cleburn, Texas to parents Virgil and Mary Shough Shaw. Mary had been a resident of the Dayton area for over 35 years and currently lived in Cleveland. She had worked as a nurse’s aide. She attended the Church...

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