Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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;...
Juanita Franceil Lu
December 6, 2017
Juanita Franceil Lu, age 82 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2017. She was born January 15, 1935 in Houston, Texas to parents John and Alpha Lowe who preceded her in death along with her husband of 24 years, Clyde Allan Wingo; and husband of 33 years, Daniel T. Lu. Survivors include her daughters, Belinda Humbert and husband...
Linda Jo Seitz
December 5, 2017
Linda Jo Patella Seitz of Katy, Texas went to be with her Lord and Savior on December 5, 2017. Mother, Noni, sister, aunt and friend to many. Linda was born in Dallas, Texas on August 5, 1940 to Frank Joseph Patella Sr. and Elena Mae Smith Patella. Her family moved to the Galena Park area in her youth where she...
Billie Jean Hamilton
December 5, 2017
Billie Jean Hamilton was born July 2, 1930 and passed away December 5, 2017 in Cleveland. Billie spent most of her life in Cleveland and some later years of her life in Livingston, Texas. Billie enjoyed her plants, birds, nature and was a kind and loving person. Billie was preceded in death by her husband, T.J. Hamilton. Billie is survived...
Vernon Duane Canard
December 5, 2017
Vernon Duane Canard, age 84 of Splendora, Texas, passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2017. He was born July 29, 1933 in Mountain View, Arkansas to parents Otis and Alice Canard who preceded him in death along with his loving wife, Berma Lee Canard. Survivors include his sons, Otis Canard and wife Virginia, and Roy Canard and wife Angelina Canterbury; brother,...
Debra Gail Parrish
December 4, 2017
Debra Gail Parrish, age 63 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Monday, December 4, 2017. She was born August 25, 1954 in Cleveland, Texas to parents O.C. and Anna Mize. She is preceded in death by her father, O.C. Mize; and son, O.C. Scott Parrish “Scotty”. Survivors include her special friend, Jesse Douglass; mother, Anna Mize; daughters, Julie Courtney and husband...
Allie Ruth Shannon
December 4, 2017
Allie Ruth Shannon, age 90 of Coldspring, Texas, passed away Monday, December 4, 2017. She was born November 20, 1927 in Jasper City, Mississippi to parents Frank A. Causey and Mattie Ruth McCune who preceded her in death along with her sister, Carolyn Causey Smith. Mrs. Shannon had a love of music and received a Masters in Music from LSU....
Cheryl Johnson
December 3, 2017
Cheryl Renee Johnson, age 64 of Coldspring, Texas, passed away Sunday, December 3, 2017. She was born May 14, 1953 in Houston, Texas to parents Eugene Puckitt and Betty Cote. She is preceded in death by her brother, Curtis Clayton. Survivors include her husband of 33 years, Danny Johnson; parents, Eugene Puckitt and Betty Cote; daughters, Debbie Strelsky and husband...
Christie Holloway
December 2, 2017
Christie Elaine Perkinson Holloway, 66, of Dayton, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2017 at her home. She was born July 1, 1951 in Terre Haute, Indiana to her late parents, William Perkinson and Mary Shirar Perkinson. Christie was raised in Paris, Illinois, had previously resided in Houston for 10 years and had lived in Dayton for the last 36 years....
Elaine Tabers
December 2, 2017
Helen Elaine Todd Tabers, 63, of Liberty died Saturday, December 2, 2017 in Beaumont, Texas. Services for Elaine will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 7, 2017 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton. Interment will follow at Cooke Memorial Cemetery in Liberty. The family will receive friends 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday evening at the funeral home. Elaine was...
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