Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities


Mack W. Pitts, Iii.

Mack W. Pitts, Iii.

February 27, 2020

Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Pace Stancil Chapel, Cleveland, Texas. Services will follow starting at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Pace Stancil Chapel, Cleveland, Texas. Interment will follow at Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, Texas.

Earl Lee Dean, Sr.

Earl Lee Dean, Sr.

February 25, 2020

Earl Lee Dean Sr., 85 passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at home surrounded by his family. He was born in Houston, Texas on February 23, 1935 to James Madison Dean and Julia Ida Turner. Earl Lee grew up in Galena Park, Tx. where he went thru the 6th grade and dropped out of school to take care...

Hazel Farrill

Hazel Farrill

February 23, 2020

Hazel Farrill, 95, passed away peacefully on February 23, 2020. She was born on July 3, 1924 in White City, Texas and was a 1941 graduate of Warren High School. Hazel was married to Herbert (Hub) Guinn (1946-1962) and is survived by their son, Fred Guinn and wife, Pat Guinn. She was married to her husband, J.D. Farrill and is...

Janet Lee Alsobrooks

Janet Lee Alsobrooks

February 22, 2020

Janet Lee Alsobrooks, age 62 of Shepherd, Texas passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020. She was born July 26, 1956 in Orange, Texas to parents Wootie Eugene and Bobbie Juanita Neyland. She is preceded in death by her father. Janet was a resident of Shepherd, Texas for the past 30 years. In her spare time she enjoyed listening to audiobooks,...

Mickey Bradshaw

Mickey Bradshaw

February 22, 2020

Mickey Darrell Bradshaw, 62, of Dayton, passed away February 22, 2020, in Houston. Mickey was born May 14, 1957, in Pascagoula, Mississippi to parents, Ernest Bradshaw and Verna Tuggle Bradshaw. Memorial services for Mr. Bradshaw will be 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 25, 2020, at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until time of...

Philip Hugh Brady

Philip Hugh Brady

February 22, 2020

Philp Hugh Brady, 84, of Pasadena, passed away February 22, 2020, in Houston. Mr. Brady was born August 4, 1935, in Daisetta to parents, Mac and Mildred Phillips Brady. Graveside service for Mr. Brady will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at Ryan Cemetery in Tarkington Prairie. Visitation will be at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home from 11:00 a.m. to...

Julia Elizabeth Allen

Julia Elizabeth Allen

February 22, 2020

Julia Elizabeth Allen, age 68 of Splendora, Texas passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020. She was born June 19, 1951 in Harford, Maryland to parents Mary Elizabeth and Robert Joseph Davis, Jr. who preceded her in death along with her brother, Lloyd Esker Davis; sisters, Sallie Marie Beard and Mary Susan Beard; and grand niece, Ashlyn Susan Beard. Survivors include...

Gregory "Greg"  Wayne Scarborough

Gregory "Greg" Wayne Scarborough

February 21, 2020

Gregory “Greg” Wayne Scarborough, 50, of Dayton, passed away February 21, 2020, in Houston, Texas. Greg was born November 4, 1969, in Channelview, Texas to parents, Holland Wayne Scarborough and Carolyn Hilton Scarborough. Services for Greg will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Interment will follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Onalaska, Texas. The...

Marie Gwendoline Creel

Marie Gwendoline Creel

February 21, 2020

Marie G. Creel, age 86 of Livingston, Texas, passed away Friday, February 21, 2020. She was born October 14, 1933 in England to parents John and Gwendoline Crann who preceded her in death along with her son, Steven John McClure. She is survived by her husband, John Creel; son, Charles “Chuck” Kevin McClure and wife Barbara; step-daughters, Valerie Jones and...

Gladys Marie Waters

Gladys Marie Waters

February 21, 2020

Gladys Marie Waters, age 77 of Rye, Texas, peacefully passed away Friday, February 21, 2020 with her family by her side. Marie was born April 6, 1942 in Texarkana, Arkansas to Pauline Gladys Adams who preceded her in death. A dedicated Mother first and foremost. She treasured all eight of her girls and embraced every moment with them. Marie especially...

Mary Katherine Nugent

Mary Katherine Nugent

February 20, 2020

Mary Katherine Perkins Nugent, 67 of Liberty Tx, passed away on the date of February 20, 2020 in Beaumont, Tx. Mrs. Nugent was born on April 30, 1952 in Liberty, Tx. to parents, Cullen and Ruthie Fregia. Mary resided in Liberty her whole life. She married Lenwood Nugent, and together they raised five beautiful children. Mary loved reading, watching movies,...

Dennis Angelo Kirkonis

Dennis Angelo Kirkonis

February 20, 2020

Dennis Angelo Kirkonis, age 80 of Georgetown, Texas passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020. He was born October 1, 1939 in San Francisco, California to parents Angelo Kirkonis and Irma Tedrick Maupin who preceded him in death, as did his sister Carolyn Maupin. Dennis spent his professional career in the marine transportation sector of the oil and gas industry. He...

Juan Guevara Izaguirre

Juan Guevara Izaguirre

February 18, 2020

Juan Guevara Izaguirre, 77, of Huffman, Passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2020 in Huffman. He was born June 24, 1942 in San Luis Potosi, Mexico to parents, Cleofas Guevara and Hipolita Izaguirre. Juan had been a resident of Huffman for the last 7 years, was a previous longtime resident of Devers, and a longtime member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church...

Merrell Dean Jordan

Merrell Dean Jordan

February 17, 2020

Merrell Dean Jordan, age 64 of San Augustine, Texas, passed away Monday, February 17, 2020. She was born June 17, 1955 in Dayton, Texas to parents Sam and Judy Whitmire who preceded her in death along with her siblings, Bo Whitmire and Peggy Sky-Eagle. She is survived by her husband, Simon Jordan; son, Vernon “Bubba” Jordan; daughter, Amber Poore and...

Blaine Scott Springer

Blaine Scott Springer

February 17, 2020

Blaine Scott Springer, 25, of Kenefick, passed away Monday, February 17, 2020. He was born November 3, 1994 in Houston. Blaine had lived most of his life in the Dayton area and was a 2013 graduate of Tarkington High School. He excelled as a baseball player, loved drawing and had even won awards for his drawing, had a wonderful sense...

Mertie  Mae  Mosley

Mertie Mae Mosley

February 14, 2020

Mertie Mae Mosley, age 77 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Friday, February 14, 2020. She was born June 29, 1942 in Cleveland, Texas to parents Wiley D. Mosley and Mayme A. Williamson Mosley, who preceded her in death along with her sister, Mayme Dell Handly; and brothers, Charles Wilson and wife Linda Wilson, and Glyn D. Mosley. Mertie was a...

Michael Lee Verner

Michael Lee Verner

February 14, 2020

Michael Lee Verner, 73, of Kenefick passed away on Thursday, February 14, 2020 at home after an extended illness. He was born April 28, 1946 in Dallas, Texas to parents Delton Verner and Alma Brown Verner. Service for Mr. Verner will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton with Deacon Doug Barr officiating. Interment...

Ronald Ray Shirley

Ronald Ray Shirley

February 13, 2020

Ronald Ray Shirley, 71, of Cleveland Texas passed away on Thursday February 13, 2020. Ronald was born on June 23, 1948 to parents Robert and Iris Shirley who preceded him in death along with his sisters Betty Jo Leonard and Lila Jean Dillard. Mr. Shirley owned and operated Shirley & Sons Construction for over 50 years. He was a devoted...

Barbara "Bobbie" Woods Herlitz

Barbara "Bobbie" Woods Herlitz

February 12, 2020

Barbara “Bobbie” Loujuana Woods Herlitz, 89, of Liberty passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Bobbie was born February 15, 1930 in Beaumont, Texas to parents Wilber Glenn Woods and Loda Marie Harrington Woods Mansfield. Graveside service for Ms. Herlitz will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 16, 2020 at the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Montgomery County. The family...

Donald  Ray Tise

Donald Ray Tise

February 11, 2020

Donald Ray Tise, 61, of Dayton passed away on February 11, 2020 at his home in Dayton. Donald was born May 18, 1958 in Hallettsville, Texas to parents Charles Roy “Buddy” Tise, Sr. and Rosalee “Rosie” Konvicka Tise. Donald was a lifelong resident of Dayton. He was employed by M & M Air Service of Beaumont, Texas for 45 years....