Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities


Thelma Lois Gilmore

Thelma Lois Gilmore

December 26, 2017

Thelma Lois Gilmore, age 86 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2017. She was born January 31, 1931 in Gladstell, Texas to parents L.L. and Alpha Foster who preceded her in death along with her husband, C.H Gilmore; son, Steve Gilmore; and brother, Robert Foster. Survivors include her daughter, Lisa Britt; sons, Larry and wife Barbara Gilmore, and...

Evelyn Sapp Savoy

Evelyn Sapp Savoy

December 25, 2017

Evelyn Sapp Savoy passed away in Houston, Texas on December 25, 2017 at 94 years of age. Evelyn was born June 28, 1923 in DeRidder, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana to parents Lettie Hillman and James Calvin Sapp. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 54 years, John Walton Savoy; her only sister, Ruth Fancher; her only brother,...

Willard Glenn Bryant

Willard Glenn Bryant

December 23, 2017

All services are pending.

Larry Glenn Ubnoskye

Larry Glenn Ubnoskye

December 23, 2017

Larry Glenn Ubnoskye, 62, of Eastgate, passed away Saturday, December 23, 2017 in Baytown. He was born April 5, 1955 in Dayton to his parents, Albert Ubnoskye and Albina Kovalcik Ubnoskye. Mr. Ubnoskye was a lifelong resident of Eastgate, a member of St. Anne’s Catholic Church and the Dayton Young Farmers. He was a past state officer in the Texas...

Clifford Wesley Miller, Jr.

Clifford Wesley Miller, Jr.

December 23, 2017

Clifford Wesley Miller, Jr., age 80 of Point Blank, Texas, passed away Saturday, December 23, 2017. He was born August 31, 1937 in Black Mountain, Kentucky to parents Clifford W. Miller, Sr. and Lorene Farmer Miller who he is preceded in death by. Survivors include his wife, Ina Miller; son, Kenneth W. Miller and wife Kelly; daughter, Linda Miller-deBerard and...

Leslie George Waller

Leslie George Waller

December 21, 2017

Les Waller, 71, of Dayton, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2017 surrounded by his loving family in Dayton. He was born May 1, 1946 in Reading, Berkshire, England to his parents, Leslie “Chizz” Waller and Doris Knight Waller. Les, a retired network analyst, had lived in Dayton for the last 30 years and had previously resided in Pasadena and numerous...

George Colvin

George Colvin

December 21, 2017

George Emmett Colvin, 60, of Dayton, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2017 in Dayton. He was born August 27, 1957 in Pasadena to his late parents, Bob and Florence Colvin. He was a lifelong resident of Dayton, an accomplished welder and a family man that put his family above all. He loved God and the Bible and devoted that love...

Harry  Allen Ebarb

Harry Allen Ebarb

December 20, 2017

Harry Allen Ebarb, age 73 of New Caney, Texas, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2017. He was born May 31, 1944 in Houston, Texas to parents Harvey Allen and Willie Mae Ebarb who preceded him in death along with his brothers, William Ebarb, Daniel Ebarb, Roger Dale Ebarb; and sister, Carolyn Ebarb. Mr. Ebarb loved his family and was quite...

Rev. Mary Ann Lowe

Rev. Mary Ann Lowe

December 19, 2017

Rev. Mary Ann Lowe, age 75 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2017. She was born February 12, 1942, in Houston, Texas to parents Henry L. Morgan and Mae Ruff Morgan who preceded her in death along with her husband, Melvin A. Lowe, Sr.; brothers, James Morgan, Johnny Morgan, Bobby Morgan, Henry Morgan, Arthur Morgan; and sister, Jeanette...

Rachel  Verneva Wilson

Rachel Verneva Wilson

December 18, 2017

Rachel Verneva Wilson, age 74 of Coldspring, Texas, passed away at her home on Monday, December 18, 2017 surrounded by loved ones. She was born in Laurel, Mississippi to parents Floyd and Verneva Williamson, who precede her in death. Mrs. Wilson is also preceded in death by her son, Todd Stephen Golson and her sister, Gail Bentley. Rachel is survived...

Bryan Lee Sterling

Bryan Lee Sterling

December 17, 2017

Bryan Lee Sterling, 77, of Dayton died Sunday, December 17, 2017 at home with his family. Bryan was born April 20, 1940 in Houston, Texas to parents O.B. Sterling and Mary Coburn Sterling. Services for Bryan will be 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Dayton with his lifelong friend, Rev. Lee Gruver officiating. Interment will follow...

Cecil  Wayne Bittick

Cecil Wayne Bittick

December 14, 2017

Cecil Wayne Bittick, age 82 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Thursday, December 14, 2017. He was born January 15, 1935 on Tarkington Prairie, Texas to parents Horace Bittick and Wana Lee Wells Bittick who preceded him in death along with his loving wife, Rose Elaine Bittick; brother, Leon; and sister, Judy. He is survived by his sons, Joel, Donald, Gerald,...

Ethel R. Vickery

Ethel R. Vickery

December 14, 2017

Visitation will be held 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Pace Stancil Funeral Home, Cleveland, Texas. A graveside service will be held 2:30 p.m., Sunday, December 17, 2017 at Farley Chapel Cemetery, Shepherd, Texas.

Smokey (Jeffery Lee) Stover

Smokey (Jeffery Lee) Stover

December 14, 2017

Smokey (Jeffery Lee) Stover, 71, of Cleveland, TX. passed away the morning of December 14, 2017 after a brief illness. Our Smokey was a beloved son, brother, father, Paw Paw and treasured friend to everyone he met. Born in Iowa, the Stover family moved to California where Smokey graduated high school and joined the United States Air Force. Upon completion...

Jerry Lee Keenan, Sr.

Jerry Lee Keenan, Sr.

December 13, 2017

Jerry Lee Keenan, Sr., 83, of Tarkington Prairie died Wednesday, December 13, 2017. Mr. Keenan was born May 22, 1934 in Ogden, Utah to parents, Patrick Keenan, Sr. and Goldie Davis Keenan. The family will receive friends 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., Monday, December 18, 2017 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Dayton. Graveside service will be 1:30 p.m., Monday, December 18,...

Harry Clyde Echols, Iii.

Harry Clyde Echols, Iii.

December 13, 2017

Harry Clyde Echols III passed away Dec. 13, 2017. He was born in Colorado Springs, CO on March 17, 1943 to Harry Clyde Echols II and Joan Fortier Echols. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Pat Southerland Echols, son Josh Echols, Granddaughter Karma Echols, sister Jo Dawn Newlon, two step-brothers, Craig McCormick and Scott McCormick, and several...

Floyd Joseph Bossett, Sr.

Floyd Joseph Bossett, Sr.

December 12, 2017

Floyd Joseph Bossett, Sr., 71, of Dayton, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2017 in The Woodlands. He was born January 5, 1946 in Beaumont to his late parents, Albert Bossett and Annie LaChapelle Bossett. Mr. Bossett had lived in Dayton since 2007, previously lived in Houston, was a member of St. Joseph’s The Worker Catholic Church, a US Air Force...

Frank Denny Ahre

Frank Denny Ahre

December 8, 2017

Frank Denny “Dennis” Ahre, age 73 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Friday, December 8, 2017. He was born February 6, 1944 in Covina, California to parents Robert D. Ahre and Elizabeth Denhalter Ahre. He is preceded in death by his father, Robert D. Ahre; sister, Mary Lynn Ahre; and son, Dennis Wayne Ahre. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Ellen Ahre;...

Jackie Lynn Morgan

Jackie Lynn Morgan

December 7, 2017

Jackie Lynn Morgan, age 73 of Dayton, Texas, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017. He was born August 19, 1944 in Houston, Texas to parents Thomas Hardy and Goldie Lucile Morgan who preceded him in death along with his wife, Jeanie Morgan; four sisters and three brothers. Survivors include his daughters, Kathy, Desiree and Stacy; sons, Mike, Steve, Matthew and...

Fannie Sue Whitton

Fannie Sue Whitton

December 7, 2017

Fannie Sue Whitton, age 86 of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017. She was born September 30, 1931 in Selman City, Texas to parents Otis Howard Preston and Martha Leona Partin who preceded her in death along with her maternal grandparents, Robert Wade Partin and Letha Jane Stetson; paternal grandparents, William Henry Preston and Emma Elizabeth Beatrice Livingston;...