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July 2005
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SMITH
Louis Smith, age 70, born to J.P. and Maggie Smith in Nacogdoches,
Texas on February 6, 1935 passed away on Saturday, July 9,
2005. He was well known and liked throughout the Cleveland
community and will surely be missed.
He is survived by his loving wife, Bobbie Carnes-McClain-Smith;
mother Maggie Haseloff; daughter, Karen Lyn Stone; son, Kerry
Louis Smith; brother, Edward Smith; grandchildren, Noah Stone,
Alexis Smith, and Michael Smith with numerous other loving
and caring family members and friends beyond measure. He is
preceded in death by his father, J.P. Smith; brother, Sampson
Smith, mother-in-law, Myrtle Carnes and his son, Troy Halford
McClain.
Family and friends gathered together to pay their respects
on Wednesday, July 13, 2005, 1:00 p.m. at Pace-Stancil Funeral
Home Chapel, Cleveland, Texas. Rev. Clifton Wildridge conducted
the service with his final resting place being at Brookside
Cemetery, Houston, Texas.
GRAY
Dorris Faye Gray, age 81, of Tarkington Prairie,
Cleveland, Texas passed away Monday, July 11, 2005. She was
born in Marysee, Texas to O.C. and Tommie Cessna, Sr. on October
14, 1923. She is survived by her daughter, Eloyce Hollie;
son, Kenneth Gray; sisters, Athele Thompson, Johnnie Winder,
Elaine Coots; brothers, Charles Cessna, Earnest Cessna, Otis
Cessna, Jim Cessna; grandchildren, Deidra and Jeff Watson,
Mark and Gina Hollie, Carlos and Tammy Hollie, Christy and
Greg Vance, Paul Gray; great grandchildren, Justin Hollie,
Brandon Hollie, Whitney Hollie, Alexis Hollie, Joshua Watson,
Kallie Vance, Garrett Vance and many nieces and nephews and
other loving family members and friends. She is preceded in
death by her husband, Ernest Gray; parents, Tommie and O.C.
Cessna, Sr.; daughter, Rhonda Jean Gray. Family and friends
gathered together to pay their respects on Thursday, July
14, 2005, 2:00 p.m. at Faith Tabernacle United Pentecostal
Church of Tarkington, Cleveland, Texas with interment at Ryan
Cemetery.
WHITENER
Evie May Whitener, age 81, born September 9,
1923 to Archibald and Ruby Lee Shoemake, passed away on Monday,
July 11, 2005. She is survived by her children, Nancy Laura
Mays, Charlotte Gay Andrews, James “Jim” Clark
Whitener; sisters, Margie Carpentier, Mildred Walker; grandchildren,
Jay McClain, Beth Alford, Allison McClain, Amy Mauck, Laurie
Jarrett, Chris Lewis, LeAnn Fuller, Noah Mays, Nancy McClain,
Andy McClain; seventeen great-grandchildren and numerous nieces
and nephews and other family members and friends. She is preceded
in death by her husband, Noah L. Whitener. Family and friends
gathered together to pay their respects on Thursday, July
14, 2005, 1:00 p.m. at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel. Bro.
Bob White and Rev. Harry Thrasher conducted the service with
interment at Pace-Stancil Memorial Rest Gardens.
MORSE
Bessie May Morse, age 85, of Shepherd, Texas,
passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2005. She was born in Houston,
Texas to Thomas Oliver and Della Berry Caylat, Sr. on November
23, 1919.
She is survived by her daughters, Vada Syphrett
and husband, Kenneth of Cleveland, Texas, Jewel Wisiackas
and husband, Philip of Coldspring, Texas, Maggie Lorraine
Dehkord and husband, Jay of Conroe, Texas; son, Rudolph Lester
Wilson, Jr. of Lake Charles, Louisiana; grandchildren, Ken
Jr., Sharon, Cynthia, Donna, Hewy, Daman, Kathy, Bill, Kimberly,
Richard, Glorianna, Dana, and Trudy; many great-grandchildren;
great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her
husband, Artivelt Morse.
Funeral services were held Friday, July 15, 2005, 10:00 a.m.,
at Magnolia Baptist Church, Cleveland, Texas with interment
at Magnolia Cemetery
MITCHELL
Edd L. Mitchell, Jr., age 84, born to Edd L.
and Mattie L. Mithcell, Sr., on January 14, 1921, passed away
Wednesday, July 13, 2005. He is survived by his wife, Viola
Mitchell; daughters, Debra Hill and husband, Mike, Judy Wellborn
and husband, Doug; sister, Dolly Ruth Armatys; grandchildren,
Eric Wellborn, Lacy Hill; dear family friends, Joe and Jerrie
Williamson and many nieces and nephews and other loving and
caring family members and friends. Rev. George Hayden conducted
funeral services held Friday, July 15, 2005, 11:00 a.m. at
Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Cleveland, Texas with interment
at Cleveland Memorial Cemetery.
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