Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities


Calvin Dale Aills

Calvin Dale Aills

November 20, 2020

Calvin Dale Aills, age 58 of Cleveland, Texas passed away Friday, November 20, 2020. He was born November 28, 1961 in Amherst, Texas to parents John and Vivian Aills who preceded him in death along with his brother, Dennis Aills. Survivors include his son, Robert Calvin Aills and wife Mary; daughter, Haley Jeanne Aills Olson and husband Chris; brothers, John...

Gary Preston

Gary Preston

November 19, 2020

Gary Preston, 54, of Crosby, Texas passed away on November 19, 2020 at home surrounded by his family. Gary was born November 27, 1965 in Mobile, Alabama to parents Royce Beverly Preston, Jr. and Evelyn Virginia Frazier Preston. Gary had been a resident of Crosby for the past 22 years and was a former resident of Sheldon. He had worked...

Veronica "Ronni" Lea Webb

Veronica "Ronni" Lea Webb

November 18, 2020

Veronica “Ronni” Lea Thorn Webb, 71, of Liberty passed away on November 18, 2020. Ronni was born December 17, 1948 in San Antonio, Texas to parents John Stephens Thorn and Jewel Claudine Spillers Thorn. Ronni was born into an Air Force family and continued her service to our nation as an Air Force wife. Her total service was 35 years....

Stanton Jay Schreiner

Stanton Jay Schreiner

November 17, 2020

Stanton Jay “Stan” Schreiner of Evergreen, TX, passed into the arms of his Savior Tuesday, November 17, 2020 in Conroe, Texas. Stan, the third of four boys born to Samuel Jonathan Schreiner and Lula Marie Pettitt, was born November 10, 1929 in Dallas. Stan’s father was the director of the Dallas YMCA and the family spent summers at their cabin...

Diane Kay Werden

Diane Kay Werden

November 16, 2020

Diane Kay Werden, 77, of Humble, Texas, passed away Monday, November 16, 2020 in Dayton. She was born March 15, 1943 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to parents Marvin Dalman and Audrey Soukup. Mrs. Werden was a former resident of Corpus Christi and had resided in Humble since 1996. She had been employed at Home Depot. Diane was preceded in death...

Sonya Denise Harlow

Sonya Denise Harlow

November 16, 2020

Sonya Denise Macias Harlow, 39, of Livingston passed away on November 16, 2020. Sonya was born April 28, 1981 in Houston, Texas to parents Carlos and Lori Macias. Sonya has lived in Livingston for the past year and was previously of Dayton. She was very faithful to her God, family and her church. Sonya was an honest, strong, wonderful wife,...

Barbara Ann Bazzoon

Barbara Ann Bazzoon

November 16, 2020

Barbara Ann Bazzoon, age 80 of Cleveland, Texas passed away Monday, November 16, 2020. She was born April 2, 1940 in Davis Hill, Texas to parents Dave and Mary Stricland who preceded her in death along with her husband, John Raymond Bazzoon; daughter, Mary Bazzoon McFarland; and brother, David Strickland. Survivors include her son, John Bazzoon and his wife Julianna;...

Gladys Jewell Mcwhorter

Gladys Jewell Mcwhorter

November 14, 2020

Gladys Jewell McWhorter, age 85 of Cleveland, Texas passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020. She was born May 3, 1935 in Liberty County, Texas to parents Claude Dalton and Ina Mae Croft who preceded her in death along with her husband, John Wilson; and son, James Wilson. Survivors include her daughter, Ruby Propes; sons, Ronald McWhorter, John McWhorter, Richard McWhorter,...

Juanita Faye Alexander

Juanita Faye Alexander

November 13, 2020

Juanita Faye Alexander, age 88 of Cleveland, Texas passed away Friday, November 13, 2020. She was born January 15, 1932 in Liberty County, Texas to parents Riley Lynn Tanner and Pearl Elizabeth Tanner who preceded her in death along with her husband, L. T. Alexander. Survivors include her daughter, Deborah Kay Alexander Barnett; son, Thomas Mitchell Alexander; sisters, Lynne Elizabeth...

Robert Ernest Ellisor

Robert Ernest Ellisor

November 12, 2020

Robert Ernest “Bob” Ellisor of Evergreen passed gently into the arms of his Savior on Thursday, November 12, 2020 in Conroe. Robert was born April 30, 1925 in Evergreen, TX to parents Ernest Mulkey Ellisor and Ida May Mabry. As a child, Robert developed a love of the land and the animals God placed here, helping his father farm, using...

James Howard Talkington

James Howard Talkington

November 11, 2020

James Howard Talkington, 83, of Liberty, passed away at his home on November 11, 2020. James was born April 22, 1937 in Verden, Oklahoma to parents Jess J. Talkington and Ruth Otey. Memorial service for Mr. Talkington will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 16, 2020 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton. James was retired from Schlumberger Oilfield Service...

Dona Gay Brown

Dona Gay Brown

November 11, 2020

Dona Gay Brown, age 72, passed away peacefully on November 11, 2020. She was born October 28, 1948 to Mr. Donald Newton Gay & Mrs. Helen Ellis Gay in Baytown, Texas. Dona was kind, generous and thoughtful to those she loved; qualities necessary for a matriarch to guide her large, extended family. She loved patiently and unconditionally. Her children, grandchildren...

Joseph  Dymacek, Jr.

Joseph Dymacek, Jr.

November 11, 2020

Joseph Dymacek, Jr., age 78 of Splendora, Texas passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2020. He was born September 21, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois to parents Blanche and Joseph Dymacek, Sr. who preceded him in death along with his wife, Sharon Dymacek; and son, Joseph Shake. Chicago Joe was his name, a nickname he was proud of and known by friends...

Ruth Balsley  Alkire

Ruth Balsley Alkire

November 9, 2020

Ruth Balsley Alkire, 93, of Dayton passed away on November 9, 2020 at home in Dayton. She was born March 25, 1927 in Caldwell, Kansas to parents Ora Balsley and Maybelle Butcher Balsley. Mrs. Alkire and her husband of 71 years lived in Rome, New York; Oregon, Missouri; San Diego, California and Alturas California before becoming residents of Dayton. She...

Shianne Nicole Stewart

Shianne Nicole Stewart

November 9, 2020

Shianne Nicole Stewart, age 24 of Cleveland, Texas passed away Monday, November 9, 2020. She was born February 2, 1996 in Houston, Texas to parents John Stewart and Shawn King. She is preceded in death by her grandfather, John Stewart; and aunt, Shayde King. Survivors include her parents, John Stewart and Shawn King; grandparents, Cynthia Strickland, C.W. and Helen King,...

Christine Valerie Welch

Christine Valerie Welch

November 8, 2020

Christine Valerie Welch, age 56 of Coldspring, Texas passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020. She was born September 4, 1964 in Concord, New Hampshire to parents William and Flora Basdekis who preceded her in death along with her brother, George Basdekis. Survivors include her husband of 30 years, Ken Welch; sons, Jeffery Welch and Steven Welch; daughter, Meagan Welch; brother,...

Vera Lee Porter

Vera Lee Porter

November 8, 2020

Vera Lee Myrick Porter, 93, of Hardin passed away on November 8, 2020 at home. Mrs. Vera was born September 8, 1927 in Moss Hill, Texas to parents Charles Samuel Myrick and Emily Greer Myrick. Vera and Carlton moved to Hardin in 1979 and built their retirement home. She and her family had previously lived in Baytown. She was a...

Dorothy Faye Goulder

Dorothy Faye Goulder

November 6, 2020

Dorothy Faye Wright-Goulder of Dayton, Texas was born March 8, 1933 in Goodrich, Texas to Hiram Meadows Wright (1891-1969) and Thelma Mae Austin (1906-1968) and died Friday, November 6, 2020 while a resident of Brighter Days Assisted Living center. A 1951 graduate of Livingston High School, the blond blue-eyed beauty worked at McDonald Machine Shop in Livingston for a year...

Paula Evelyn Robertson

Paula Evelyn Robertson

November 4, 2020

Paula Robertson, 68, of Orange passed away November 4, 2020 in Huffman, Texas. She was born January 22, 1952 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to parents Porter Morgan Brown, Sr. and Dorothy Wright Brown. Paula was a longtime resident of Orange where she graduated from Dewyville High School in 1970. She was a true Trump supporter. Paula enjoyed the outdoors and gardening....

Katherine "Sissie" Lynn Dodge

Katherine "Sissie" Lynn Dodge

November 1, 2020

Katherine “Sissie” Lynn Dodge, age 56 of Shepherd, Texas passed away Sunday, November 1, 2020. She was born March 28, 1964 in Liberty, Texas to parents Roland and Lawon Sullivan Johnson. She is preceded in death by her father, Roland Johnson; grandparents, R.B. and Lillian Sullivan; brothers, Micheal Johnson and Glenn Johnson; and son, John Wayne Dodge. Survivors include her...