Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities


Larry "Pat" Jackson Carpenter

Larry "Pat" Jackson Carpenter

August 14, 2019

Larry “Pat” Jackson Carpenter, age 78 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2019. He was born May 21, 1941 in Nacogdoches, Texas to parents Burt and Myrtle Carpenter who preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Doris “Dee” Carpenter; son, Clint Carpenter and wife Angie; brother, Jimmy Carpenter and wife Sara; grandchildren, Clay Carpenter and Cullen Carpenter;...

Brenda Jean Seal

Brenda Jean Seal

August 14, 2019

Brenda Jean Tyler Seal, age 64 of Splendora, Texas, passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2019. She was born July 5, 1955 in Houston, Texas to parents Winston and Katherine Tyler who preceded her in death along with her sister, Margie Tyler; and brother, Lloyd Mueck. Survivors include her husband of 30 years, Leslie Seal; sons, Robert Patton and Joshua Tyler;...

Jonnie Len Lewis

Jonnie Len Lewis

August 13, 2019

Jonnie Len Lewis, age 69 of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2019. He was born February 7, 1950 in Shepherd, Texas to parents Lila Mae and Walter Lewis, Sr. who preceded him in death along with his brothers, George Curtis and Johnny Peters; sisters, Theresia Lewis and Priscilla Peters. Mr. Lewis was a family man who loved spending...

Ryan Chadwick Tenney

Ryan Chadwick Tenney

August 12, 2019

Ryan Chadwick Tenney, 25, died August 12, 2019 in Dayton. Ryan was born November 25, 1993 in Baytown, Texas to parents Charles Tenney and Marti Fenimore Winter. Service for Ryan will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 17, 2019 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. The family will receive friends 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Friday evening at Pace-Stancil in Dayton....

Leon Franklin Vann

Leon Franklin Vann

August 12, 2019

Leon Franklin Vann, age 79 of Coldspring, Texas, passed away Monday, August 12, 2019. He was born May 21, 1940 in Livingston, Texas to parents Carroll Lee Vann and Willie Lucille Gilbert Vann. He is preceded in death by his wife of 58 years Eva Charlene Mullins Vann. Survivors include daughters, Theresa Vann Holloway and Ynette Rene Peterson; grandchildren, Sara...

Linda Sue Key

Linda Sue Key

August 11, 2019

Linda Sue Key, age 70 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2019. She was born February 16, 1949 in Cleveland, Texas to parents Vordia Monroe and Velma Sue Crawford Key who preceded her in death along with her daughter, Rhonda Groves; brother, Michael Key; and sister, Sandra Stoneberger. Survivors include her daughter, Sonya Elaine Groves; brothers, Larry Key...

Patricia Ann Manners

Patricia Ann Manners

August 11, 2019

Patricia Ann Manners, age 86 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2019. She was born May 15, 1933 in Cleveland, Texas to parents Napoleon and Mollie Gibson who preceded her in death along with her brother, Glen Gibson; and husband, Pierce D. Manners. Mrs. Manners was a Charter Member of Davis Hill Baptist Church. Survivors include her daughter,...

Merle Rose Myers

Merle Rose Myers

August 9, 2019

Merle Myers passed away at the age of 86 peacefully surrounded by loved ones. She was preceded in death by her parents Lloyd and Lucy McDonald, her brothers Sonny, Bud, Kent, Denny and her sister Suzanne Garnett. Also by her husband of 56 years James Myers, her daughter Dotti Wooley, her grandsons Michael Jones and Travis Collins. Mrs. Myers is...

Jared Lee Snell

Jared Lee Snell

August 9, 2019

Jared Lee Snell, age 35 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Friday, August 9, 2019. He was born July 22, 1984 in Houston, Texas to parents Danny and Leah Kelley Snell. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Louis and Barbara Snell, Carson Kelley, Lewey Anderson, and Gene and Nita Allen; and uncle, Brad Snell. Survivors include his wife, Alyssa...

Stephen  L.  Chason

Stephen L. Chason

August 7, 2019

Stephen Lee Chason, 60, of Dayton peacefully passed away surrounded by his family Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at home in Dayton. Stephen was born August 16, 1958 in Nashville, TN to Rev. Robert L. and Mozelle Chason. He was the firstborn of three. Service for Stephen will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 9, 2019 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with...

Stevie Hannah Oldham

Stevie Hannah Oldham

August 7, 2019

Stevie Hannah Oldham, age 91 of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2019. She was born September 24, 1927 in Hardin, Texas to parents Stephen W. Hatcher and Edda Willie Johnson Hatcher who preceded her in death along with her husband, S.D. Oldham; daughter, Patricia Oldham; son, Stephen Marcontel Oldham; great-granddaughter Trinity Kinder; sisters, Freda Roeling, Patsy Tanner, and...

Wilma Browder

Wilma Browder

August 5, 2019

Wilma Jean Atkins Browder departed a life of devotion and compassion on August 5 in Malakoff, Texas. She was born in Falls County in 1926, the sixth of eight children of Birtie Sewell and Robert Atkins. When she was twelve, the family moved to Coldspring, where Wilma excelled as a student, graduating as the valedictorian of her high school class,...

Allen  Kent  Strait

Allen Kent Strait

August 4, 2019

Allen Kent Strait, 57, of Cleveland, Texas passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2019 with family by his side. Allen was born in Pasadena, Texas on December 28, 1961 to parents James Arthur and Jerre Gray Strait. He is preceded in death by his father, James Arthur Strait; brother, Sean McCarty; sister, Jamie Denise Strait-Bouffanie; paternal grandparents, James Sr. and...

Adrian Burl Sampson

Adrian Burl Sampson

August 3, 2019

Adrian Burl Sampson, age 60 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2019. He was born January 6, 1959 in Wichita, Kansas to parents Chesley and Molly Sampson who preceded him in death along with his sister, Chryl Lynn Richardson. Mr. Sampson was a 1977 graduate of Friendswood High School. He was the Assistant State Director for Dixie softball...

Faye Belle Mcanally

Faye Belle Mcanally

August 3, 2019

Faye Belle McAnally, age 99 of Broaddus, Texas, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2019. She was born September 23, 1919 in Loeb, Texas to parents Harry and Lela Graves who preceded her in death along with her husband, William Green McAnally; son, Roy Thomas McAnally; five brothers and two sisters. Survivors include her daughter, Carol Jones; grandson, Michael Jones; along...

Joshua  "Josh" Buckner

Joshua "Josh" Buckner

August 3, 2019

Joshua Brandon “Josh” Buckner, age 39 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2019. He was born June 24, 1980 in Humble, Texas to parents J.W. “Dub” Buckner and Elter Walters. He is preceded in death by his father, and grandparents, Doyle and Katy Buckner. Josh was a 1999 graduate of Huffman High School where he played football and...

Frances Lenora Herring

Frances Lenora Herring

August 2, 2019

Frances Lenora Herring, of Cleveland, Texas, was born in Houston on February 11, 1946 to parents L.B. McKee and Darlene Faltesek. She lived a generous life of 73 years until passing of cancer on Friday, August 2, 2019. After being married to Gerald Herring for forty years and being a wonderful mother and grandmother, she went home to be with...

Olga  Ann Mcgaughey

Olga Ann Mcgaughey

August 1, 2019

Olga Ann McGaughey, age 86 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2019. She was born April 9, 1933 in Fostoria, Texas to parents Nicholas Anthony and Angela Olga Zohar who preceded her in death along with her husband, Billy McGaughey; and brother, Edward Zohar. Mrs. McGaughey was a resident of Cleveland for 50 years. She was very artistic...

Anna Lou Hinkle

Anna Lou Hinkle

July 31, 2019

Anna Lou Hinkle, age 92 of Baytown, Texas, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2019. She was born January 15, 1927 in Marcella, Arkansas to E. E. and Queen Johnson Martin who preceded her in death. She is survived by her loving husband, Billy Hinkle; son, Terry Hinkle and wife Gale; grandson Billy R. Hinkle; along with numerous other relatives and...

Clyde  Lee Dominy

Clyde Lee Dominy

July 31, 2019

Clyde Lee Dominy, age 87 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2019. He was born October 1, 1931 in Coldspring, Texas to parents Clyde B. and Lillian Hill Dominy who preceded him in death along with his wife, Stephanie Dominy; and brothers, Wayne, Johnnie Bob, James Gerald, and Donnie Ray Dominy. Survivors include his daughters, Katherine Laza (Randy),...