Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities


Marvin Dennis Furguson

Marvin Dennis Furguson

April 29, 2018

Marvin Dennis (Jack) Furguson, Sr., age 85 of Splendora, Texas, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2018. He was born May 13, 1932 in Madisonville, Texas to parents Martin and Annie Furguson who preceded him in death along with his sisters, Ann Dominy, Viola Johnson and Nell Ewing Weeks; and brothers, Clifton Furguson and Joe Ferguson. Survivors include his wife, Mary...

Michael Joseph Dupont

Michael Joseph Dupont

April 28, 2018

Michael “Mike” Joseph Dupont, 66, of Dayton passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018. Mike was born August 14, 1951 in Fruitport Michigan to parents Joseph and Kathleen Dupont. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel, Dayton. Services for Mike will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at...

Harvey  Jack Stanley

Harvey Jack Stanley

April 28, 2018

Harvey Jack Stanley, age 71 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018. He was born August 9, 1946 in San Antonio, Texas to parents, Jack and Marjorie Stanley who preceded him in death along with his grandmother, Daisy Stanley; brother, Jack Omer Stanley; and sister-in-law, Dorothy Stanley. Survivors include his wife, Carlene Bagley Stanley; sons, Kevin Rhoden and...

Gene Abner Allen

Gene Abner Allen

April 28, 2018

Gene Abner Allen, age 83 of Dayton, Texas, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018. He was born November 11, 1934 in Romayor, Texas to parents Cooper Lee and Ellen Eloise Allen who preceded him in death along with his wife, Nita Faye. Survivors include his daughter, Robbie Bruce; sons, Larry Allen, Jimmy Allen, Glen Allen, Mike Allen, Clint Allen and...

Hirshell Lee Guynes, Sr.

Hirshell Lee Guynes, Sr.

April 27, 2018

Hirshell L. Guynes, Sr., 76, of Willis, passed away Friday, April 27, 2018 in Willis. He was born July 3, 1941 in Diboll to his late parents, Claude Wilson Guynes and Gladys Vertie Lee Guynes. Hirshell had lived in Willis for the last 5 years, previously lived in Trinity for 16 years and spent most of his life in Cleveland....

Billy Joe Sutton

Billy Joe Sutton

April 27, 2018

Billy Joe Sutton, age 74 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Friday, April 27, 2018. He was born May 13, 1943 in Livingston, Texas to parents Joe and Dorothy Tingle Sutton who preceded him in death along with his wife, Ellie Pearl Sutton. Survivors include his daughter, Brenda Tupa; son, Roger Atkinson; sister, Janell Bryant; brothers, Charles Ray Moore and Ricky...

Clifford Warren

Clifford Warren

April 26, 2018

Clifford Warren, age 93 of Whitehouse, Texas, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018. He was born October 15, 1924 in Hortense, Texas and was preceded in death by his first wife Ivene Warren, parents William and Mamie Warren, and eight brothers and sisters. Survivors include his wife, Myrtle Warren; son, David Warren and wife Mary; daughter, Janet Williams and husband...

Millard Parker Tibbetts, Jr.

Millard Parker Tibbetts, Jr.

April 26, 2018

Millard Parker Tibbetts, Jr., age 66 of Coldspring, Texas, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018. He was born October 21, 1951 in Belfast, Maine to parents Millard Parker Tibbetts, Sr. and Donna Lewene Ludden Tibbetts who preceded him in death along with his daughter, Donna Browning Tibbetts; and sister, Louine Ann Tibbetts. Survivors include his wife, Terri Tibbetts; sons, Millard...

Lynn Esther Henry

Lynn Esther Henry

April 26, 2018

Lynn Esther Henry, age 79 of Splendora, Texas, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018. She was born October 18, 1938 in Splendora, Texas to parents Homer and Alma Welch who preceded her in death along with her brother, Orvel Welch. Survivors include her daughters, Rose Owens and husband Morris, Evelyn Brooks and husband Doug, Amanda Meals and husband Tom; brothers,...

Marie E. (Smith) Jones

Marie E. (Smith) Jones

April 24, 2018

Marie E. (Smith) Jones, age 75 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2018. She was born March 3, 1943 in Hartford City, Indiana to parents Charles C. Smith and Mable M. Smith who preceded her in death along with her husband of 57 years, Rev. James B. (Jim) Jones (Ret.); son, Charles Owen “Chuck” Jones; and sister-in-law, Laura...

Cynthia "Cindy" Beth Sewell

Cynthia "Cindy" Beth Sewell

April 23, 2018

CYNTHIA BETH BRUMLEY-SEWELL Born November 27, 1955, entered eternal rest April 23, 2018. Cindy loved studying her Bible and had read it through several times. She made a profession of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and was baptized November, 1965, at Temple Oaks Baptist Church, Houston, Texas. She was a longtime member of First Baptist Church, Coldspring, Texas and...

Waltraut  "Margie" Gerda Brown

Waltraut "Margie" Gerda Brown

April 23, 2018

Waltraut Gerda Brown, known to many as Margie, passed away peacefully in Austin, Texas on April 23, 2018, at the age of 94. Waltraut is survived by her son, Herbert Brown and wife Juanita of Bryan, Texas, daughter, Sonja Vandiver and husband, Tom of Austin, Texas, Oma’s granddaughters, Laura Sherrod and husband, Greg of Paige, Texas, Jessica Camp and husband,...

Ellie Pearl Sutton

Ellie Pearl Sutton

April 22, 2018

Ellie Pearl Sutton, age 79 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018. She was born May 22, 1938 in Cleveland, Texas to parents Dora Lee and Louie Reed Isaacks who preceded her in death along with her brothers, Randolph Isaacks and Allen D. Isaacks. Survivors include her husband, Billy Joe Sutton; daughter, Brenda Tupa; son, Roger Atkinson; brother,...

Lewis Eugene Hubbard, Jr.

Lewis Eugene Hubbard, Jr.

April 22, 2018

Lewis Eugene Hubbard, Jr. It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Lewis. Lewis passed away on April 22, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family. Lewis was born September 16, 1958 in Wellington, Kansas to Lewis and Patricia McNett Hubbard. He attended Northbrook High School in Spring Branch, Texas where he studied computers....

Charlene Elizabeth Wright

Charlene Elizabeth Wright

April 20, 2018

Charlene Elizabeth Wright, age 73 of Kingwood, Texas, passed away Friday, April 20, 2018. She was born August 16, 1944 in Houston, Texas to parents Robert and Sunshine Wright who she is preceded in death by. Survivors include her sons, Mark Biggs, Troy Biggs and wife Terry Biggs; grandchildren, Tyler Biggs, MerciAnn Biggs, Micah Biggs, Hope Biggs, Ashley Biggs, Lindsey...

Vanara  Leigh "Tincy" Mcdonald

Vanara Leigh "Tincy" Mcdonald

April 20, 2018

Vanara Leigh “Tincy” McDonald, age 96 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Friday, April 20, 2018. She was born March 27, 1922 in Fostoria, Texas to parents Hillery Francis and Frankie Elvira Miller Lakey who preceded her in death along with her two husbands, Ray Garrett Price and Russell Ward McDonald, Sr.; sisters, Frankie, Lucille, Flossie, Jessie Fay, and Dorothy B.;...

James  Elmo Alston

James Elmo Alston

April 19, 2018

James Elmo Alston, 98, of Dayton passed away Thursday, April 19, 2018. He was born November 16, 1919 in Houston, Texas to parents, Willis and Mary Alston. He served in the United States Air Force during World War II. After the war Mr. Alston worked for Sheffield Steel where he was an electrician in Pasadena, Houston and Dayton before his...

Harper Rose Singletary

Harper Rose Singletary

April 18, 2018

Harper Rose Singletary, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018. She was born April 14, 2018 in Houston, Texas to parents Austin Singletary and Harley Howell. Survivors include her parents, Austin Singletary and Harley Howell; grandparents, Serena Howell, Preston Howell, Cathy Singletary, Frank Drabilz, Greg Singletary and Monica Singletary; great-grandparents, Andrea Tomlinson, Diana Howell, Jim Howell, George Plunkett and Jimmie Plunkett;...

Edith Marie Winter

Edith Marie Winter

April 17, 2018

Edith Marie Winter, age 83 of Wagarville, Alabama, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018. She was born December 17, 1934 in Texas to parents Robert Bevel Enloe and Gladys Smith Enloe who preceded her in death. Marie grew up in Cleveland, Texas, but lived in Wagarville, Alabama for the last 15 years. She loved flowers, gardening and reading. She was...

Cindy Kay Welch

Cindy Kay Welch

April 17, 2018

Cindy Welch 61, of Baytown passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018 in Galveston. She was born January 23, 1957 in Odessa, Texas to parents, Garland Wood and Joyce Bretz Wood. Memorial Service for Cindy will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 21, 2018 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton. Cindy had lived in the Houston area for the past 30...