Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities


Weaver Warren Stripling

Weaver Warren Stripling

July 31, 2018

Weaver Warren Stripling, age 82 of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2018. He was born October 18, 1935 in Nacogdoches, Texas to parents Edgar and Rosa Stripling who preceded him in death along with his brother, WC Stripling; and grandson, Billy Wayne (BW) Stripling, Jr. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Stripling; daughter, Janet Donovan and husband Paul; sons,...

Janis Lynn Hill

Janis Lynn Hill

July 30, 2018

Janis Lynn Hill, 61, of Dayton passed away Monday, July 30, 2018 at home after an extended illness. She was born August 1, 1956 in Texas City to parents, William Milton Hill, Jr. and Doris Ables Hill. Janis was a loving Mother, a friend to many and a very strong and beautiful soul. She was preceded in death by her...

Joseph  Nehemiah Wagnon

Joseph Nehemiah Wagnon

July 29, 2018

Joseph Nehemiah Wagnon, age 17 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2018. He was born June 11, 2001 in Conroe, Texas to parents Sheila and Lloyd Earl Wagnon. He is preceded in death by his father, grandparents, Ivey D. and Dolores Wagnon; grandfather, Raymond White; and dog, Jeff. Survivors include his mother, Sheila Wagnon; grandmother, Betty White; brothers,...

Margaret Helen Brothers

Margaret Helen Brothers

July 26, 2018

Margaret Helen Guin Brothers, 87 of Dayton passed away on Thursday, July 27, 2018 in Liberty. She was born June 23, 1931 in Fayetteville, Arkansas to parents, Joseph Walter Guin and Helen Katherine Ingram Guin. Service for Mrs. Brothers will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, July 30, 2018 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow at Palms Memorial Cemetery...

Lizzie Joy Leblanc

Lizzie Joy Leblanc

July 25, 2018

Lizzie Joy Smith LeBlanc, 86, of Hull passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2018 in Beaumont. She was born March 31, 1932 in Thalia, Texas to parents Frank Smith and Alta Mae Gray Smith. Services for Mrs. LeBlanc will be 10:00 a.m., Sunday, July 28, 2018 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Dayton. The family will receive friends 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Saturday...

Clifton Ray Whitton

Clifton Ray Whitton

July 25, 2018

Clifton Ray Whitton, age 60 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2018. He was born June 2, 1958 in Cleveland, Texas to parents Clifton Clarence and Mary Ellen Whitton. He is preceded in death by his father, grandson, Payton Lane Currie; and nephews, Robert Eric Whitton and Jason Whitton. Survivors include his mother, Mary Ellen Whitton; children, C.J....

Donald Joe Greenlea

Donald Joe Greenlea

July 25, 2018

Donald Joe Greenlea, 56, of Dayton passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at home surrounded by his family. Donald was born August 1, 1961 in Hobbs, New Mexico to parents, Marvin Odell Greenlea and Betty Nell Vaughn Greenlea. Services for Mr. Greenlea will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 28, 2018 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with interment follow at Palms...

John Paul Peschka

John Paul Peschka

July 23, 2018

John Paul Peschka, 67, of Dayton passed away Monday, July 23, 2018. He was born July 6, 1951 in Houston, Texas to parents, John C. Peschka and Pauline Becker Peschka. Memorial visitation for Mr. Peschka will be 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m., Thursday, July 26, 2018 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. John had lived in Dayton for the past...

Eunice Marie Bohannon

Eunice Marie Bohannon

July 22, 2018

Eunice Marie Bohannon, age 90 of Porter, Texas, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018. She was born March 28, 1928 in Tarkington Prairie, Texas to parents William Otto and Lettie Madge McCarty Swearingen who preceded her in death along with her husband Walter Bohannon; son-in-law, Charles Thompson; and grandson, Curtis Thompson. Survivors include her daughters, Lavonne Thompson, and Donna Moore...

Ross Dennis Provost, Jr.

Ross Dennis Provost, Jr.

July 21, 2018

Ross Dennis Provost, Jr., age 90 of Nederland, Texas, passed away Saturday, July 21, 2018. He was born February 16, 1928 in East Hampton, Massachusetts to parents Nora Agnes Houle and Ross Dennis Provost, Sr. who preceded him in death along with his wife, Una Mae Provost; daughter, Shirley Foreman Barnes; second wife, Pat Posey Provost; brother, Donald Provost and...

Willie James Blair, Jr.

Willie James Blair, Jr.

July 21, 2018

Willie James Blair, Jr., age 75, passed away Saturday, July 21, 2018. He was born May 12, 1943 in Houston, Texas to parents W.J. and Grace Blair who preceded him in death along with his wife, Mertiss Idell Blair. Mr. Blair worked for Southern Pacific Railroad and Houston Lighting and Power for many years. Survivors include his sister, Virginia Pylant...

Robert  Earl "Bob" Brumley

Robert Earl "Bob" Brumley

July 21, 2018

Robert Earl Brumley died on July 21,2018, following a lengthy illness with Parkinson’s disease. He was born September 8, 1932, in Mansfield Louisiana to Christopher Lee Brumley and Martha Viola Self Brumley. Bob was a member of First Baptist Church of Coldspring since 1970, where he served as a deacon. He strived to put faith, family and service first in...

Kenneth Lewis Clark

Kenneth Lewis Clark

July 20, 2018

Kenneth Lewis Clark, 77, of Coldspring, Texas passed away July 20, 2018 surrounded by his family after a long battle with cancer. He was born January 12, 1941, in Floresville, Texas and was the son of A. J. and Francis Alma Clark. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Coldspring United Methodist Church Music Department, 1...

Robin Kelly Shores

Robin Kelly Shores

July 20, 2018

Robin Kelly Shores, age 65 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Friday, July 20, 2018. He was born April 18, 1953 in Marietta, Georgia to parents Milton and Dorothy Shores who he is preceded in death by. Robin loved the outdoors, some of his favorite hobbies included hunting, fishing and golf. He is survived by his wife, Mary Shores; daughters, Kelly...

Mary Lavon  Page

Mary Lavon Page

July 18, 2018

Mary Lavon Page, age 91 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2018. She was born October 6, 1926 in Prescott, Arkansas to parents Grace Adell Stivers and Oscar Theodore Stivers who preceded her in death along with her brothers, Theodore Stivers and Charles William Stivers; sisters, Dorothy Niemayer, Betty Jean Niemayer and Opal Wooley; husbands, Vito Alfonso Incardona...

Gladys Jewel Davis

Gladys Jewel Davis

July 18, 2018

Gladys Jewel Davis, 94, of Dayton passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2018 in Houston, Texas.  She was born February 4, 1924 in Raleigh, Mississippi to parents, Oree Webb and Mamie Boykin Webb. Service for Mrs. Davis will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, July 21, 2018 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jeff Day officiating.  Interment will follow at San Jacinto...

Rena Pearl Grimes

Rena Pearl Grimes

July 18, 2018

Rena Pearl Jones Grimes passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, July 18, 2018. She is preceded in death by her parents Ernest and Roxie Jones; husband Charlie Grimes; brothers Elwood Jones, Orval Jones, and Lester Jones; sister Reba Greeson; and grandchildren Thomas Grimes, Christy Grimes, and Darrell Adams. Survivors are siblings Waylon Jones, Gertie Wheeler, Billy Jones,...

Douglas Carl Tinkle, Sr.

Douglas Carl Tinkle, Sr.

July 18, 2018

Douglas Carl Tinkle, Sr., 82, of Dayton passed away peacefully on July 18, 2018 in Liberty, Texas. He was born May 8, 1936 in Timpson, Texas to parents William Lonnie Tinkle, Sr. and Thelma Fay Magness Tinkle. Service for Doug will be 12:00 Noon, Friday, July 20, 2018 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. The family will receive friends from...

Freddie Joe Rice

Freddie Joe Rice

July 15, 2018

Freddie “Fred” Joe Rice, age 80 of Porter, Texas, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2018. He was born November 16, 1937 in Cleveland, Texas to parents Fred M. Rice and Lucille Rice who preceded him in death along with his siblings, Patsy Ann Lindley and William Andrew Rice; and grandchildren, Brandon McCullen Reaves and Kristin Michelle Kaluderovic. Survivors include his...

Sammy Earl Neal

Sammy Earl Neal

July 11, 2018

Sammy Earl Neal, age 76 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018. He was born April 2, 1942 in Dolen, Texas to parents William Franklin and Della Lee Alexander Neal who preceded him in death along with his son, Stanley Neal; son-in-law, Kernest Strom; brother, Bill Alexander Neal; sister, Dorothy Mae Neal-Brister; and grandson, Ryan Anthony Strom. Mr....