Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities


Joyce Mikolajewski

Joyce Mikolajewski

November 9, 2018

Joyce Marie Parham Mikolajewski, 77, of Dayton, passed away Friday, November 9, 2018, in Liberty, Texas. She was born May 27, 1941 in Bay City, Texas, to parents Floyd and Leona Tanner Parham. Service for Joyce Mikolajewski will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 19, 2018 at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton with Rev. Gideon Watson officiating. Interment will...

Delbert Loren Morris

Delbert Loren Morris

November 7, 2018

Delbert Loren Morris died on November 7, 2018, at the age of 93. Delbert was born to Madison (Matt) Morris and Gertrude Morris on August 9, 1925, in Armel Colorado. Upon graduation from high school, he enlisted in the Navy, where he was a radioman on the USS Pickens, a troop transport ship that delivered Marines to Iwo Jima. After...

Jimmy Deward Stephens, Sr.

Jimmy Deward Stephens, Sr.

November 7, 2018

Jimmy Deward Stephens, Sr., age 80 of Dayton, Texas, passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2018. He was born February 16, 1938 in Cleveland, Texas to parents Deward Belmont and Azalea Regina Stephens who preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Margie Dale Stephens; daughter, Wilma Jean Stephens; son, Jimmy Deward Stephens, Jr. and wife LaDonna; grandchildren, Dewayne Purswell and...

Scotty Lynn Heflin

Scotty Lynn Heflin

November 6, 2018

Scotty Lynn Heflin, 70, of Seabrook passed away November 6, 2018. He was born March 4, 1948 in to parents Thomas A. Heflin and Doris Jean Henry Heflin. Service for Scotty will be 4:00 p.m., Monday, November 12, 2018 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jeff Day and Rev. Daniel Stanley officiating. The family will receive friends 5:00 to...

Rickie Lynn Miller

Rickie Lynn Miller

November 5, 2018

Rickie Lynn Miller, age 72 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Monday, November 5, 2018. He was born August 9, 1946 in Glendale, Arizona to parents William H. Miller, Sr. and Wilda Maureen Gilbreath who preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Mary Frances Hill Miller; daughters, Tracy Lynn Parker and Gabrielle Marie Wilson; son, Kyle Scott Miller; sons-in-law James...

Elma Jean Sewell

Elma Jean Sewell

November 3, 2018

Elma Jean Sewell, age 90, of Coldspring, Texas, passed away Saturday, November 3, 2018. She was born July 8, 1928, in Conroe, Texas, to parents Elma Davis Trapp and Imogene Hansbro Trapp, who preceded her in death, along with her husband, M. H. “Mutt” Sewell, and son, Steven Davis Sewell. Survivors include her sons Melvin Douglas “Chip” Sewell, and wife...

Dorothy Laverne Jordan

Dorothy Laverne Jordan

November 3, 2018

On Saturday, November 3, 2018, Dorothy Laverne Wiley Jordan, loving mother of two children, passed away at the age of 78. Dorothy was born on February 17, 1940 in Zwolle, Louisiana to Thomas Wiley and Christine (Perry) Ebarb. On July 1, 1961, she married Victor Lampton Jordan. They raised two children, Terri and Allen. Dorothy had a passion for her...

Ila Alafair Henry

Ila Alafair Henry

November 2, 2018

Ila Alafair Henry, age 93 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Friday, November 2, 2018. She was born September 5, 1925 in Clark, Texas to parents James and Clara Whiteside who preceded her in death along with her husband, John K. Henry, Sr.; son, Milford Lee “Mickey” Henry; and granddaughter, Shawn Lea Blasingame. Survivors include her daughters, Delicia Blasingame and husband...

Juan Arenas Turrubiartes

Juan Arenas Turrubiartes

November 2, 2018

Juan Arenas Turrubiartes, 58, passed away Friday, November 2, 2018 in Liberty, Texas. Juan was born March 8, 1960 in Merrillos, Mexico to parents Fortunato Turrubiartes and Simona Arenas. Service for Juan will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 10, 2018 at Dayton First Assembly of God Church. Interment will follow at Magnolia Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5:00...

Maria Estela Ramirez

Maria Estela Ramirez

November 1, 2018

Maria Estela Ramirez, age 55 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Thursday, November 1, 2018. She was born September 26, 1963 in California to parents Jaime Ramos and Celia Barron. Survivors include her daughters, Ivette Ramirez and Celia Sarahi Ramirez; and son, Manuel Ramirez, Jr. Family will receive friends beginning at 2 p.m., Monday, November 5, 2018 at St. Mary’s Catholic...

Joyce Marie Seay

Joyce Marie Seay

November 1, 2018

Joyce Marie Davis Seay, 86, of Liberty passed away Thursday, November 1, 2018 in Humble. She was born July 4, 1932 in Liberty, Texas to parents Archie Davis and Vera Mary Hicks Davis. Service for Mrs. Seay will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 5, 2018 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton. Interment will follow at Fairlawn Cemetery in Liberty....

Edith Glyn Telford

Edith Glyn Telford

November 1, 2018

Edith Glyn Telford, 89, passed away November 1, 2018 in Liberty, Texas. She was born February 15, 1929 in Saratoga, Texas to parents, B.H. Flowers and Susie Patterson Flowers. Graveside service for Mrs. Telford will be 1:00 p.m., Sunday, November 4, 2018 at Cedar Crest Cemetery in Baytown.

Rosa Marie Heintschel

Rosa Marie Heintschel

November 1, 2018

Rosa Marie Heintschel, age 81 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Thursday, November 1, 2018. She was born May 30, 1937 in Cleveland, Texas to parents Delmer Nathaniel and Ruthie Mae Blue who preceded her in death along with her husband, Malcolm Heintschel; and brother, Douglas Blue. Survivors include her son, Gary Heintschel and wife Kathi Harris; daughters, Susan Hensarling and...

Irma G.  Nichols

Irma G. Nichols

October 26, 2018

Irma G. Nichols, 76, of Dayton, passed away Friday, October 26, 2018 in Liberty. She was born December 14, 1941 in Houston to her parents, Francisco and Eluteria Zepeda Guerrero. Mrs. Nichols was a resident of Dayton for 50 years where she was employed at Thrif-Tee Food Center for 25 years. She previously resided in Houston. Mrs. Nichols was a...

Tallulah Bankhead "Spook" Walker

Tallulah Bankhead "Spook" Walker

October 25, 2018

Tallulah Bankhead “Spook” Alexander Walker, 76, of Dayton passed away October 25, 2018. She was born September 14, 1942 in Jasper, Alabama to parents James Edward Alexander and Cassie Irene Boshell. A visitation for Mrs. Walker will be 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. She had lived in Dayton for the...

Velva Jean Martin

Velva Jean Martin

October 24, 2018

Velva Jean Martin, 79 of Dayton passed away October 24, 2018 at home after an extended illness. She was born January 11, 1939 in Onalaska, Texas to parents Robert Elliott Brown and Rebecca Ellen Barnett Brown. Graveside service for Jean will be 1:30 p.m., Monday, October 29, 2018 at Magnolia Park Cemetery in Dayton. Visitation will be 11:00 a.m. until...

Johnny  Gene Head

Johnny Gene Head

October 23, 2018

Johnny Gene Head, age 77 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2018. He was born May 7, 1941 in Durant, Oklahoma to parents Jess and Cleo Head who preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Sylvia Ann McLin Head; daughter, Shelley Wheeler husband Troy; son, John Head and wife Lora; grandchildren, Hannah Wheeler and Hagen Kelso, JG...

Dalta Lou Heinhorst

Dalta Lou Heinhorst

October 23, 2018

Dalta Lou Heinhorst, age 86 of Webster, Texas, passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2018. She was born September 28, 1932 in Pekin, Illinois to parents Floyd Beale and Ida Carpenter Beale who preceded her in death along with her husbands, Keith Robinson and Bill Heinhorst; brothers, Carl Beale, Nelson Beale, and Jack Beale; sisters, Eileen Saurs, Lois Monge, and Sherry...

Michael Freeman Garner

Michael Freeman Garner

October 22, 2018

Michael Freeman Garner, age 71 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Monday, October 22, 2018. He was born July 24, 1947 in Kingsville, Texas to parents Willie Freeman Garner and Margie Marcelle Fowler Garner who he is preceded by in death. Mr. Garner was a soft spoken man who loved talking to people, sitting outside having a cold beer and listening...

Crystal  Miley

Crystal Miley

October 22, 2018

Crystal Von Miley, 45, passed away peacefully on October 22, 2018, after a long, courageous battle with Pancreatic Cancer. Crystal was born in Pasadena, Texas on July 30, 1973 at Bayshore Hospital. She was a happy child and always brought smiles and laughter to anyone she talked to. She loved people and especially babies. “Aunt” Crystal enjoyed spending time with...