Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities


Brenda Sue  Kirksey

Brenda Sue Kirksey

July 31, 2017

Brenda Sue Kirksey, age 63 of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Monday, July 31, 2017. She was born November 17, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan to parents Marvin Wampler and Faynette Welch Wampler who she is preceded in death by. Survivors include her husband, Donald Kirksey, Sr.; sons, Donald Kirksey, Jr. (Rusty) and Darrell Kirksey; sisters, Jen McCaslin, Karen Guiles, Barbara Ham...

Linda Allene Arnold

Linda Allene Arnold

July 31, 2017

Linda Allene Arnold, age 68 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Monday, July 31, 2017. She was born February 11, 1949 in Channelview, Texas to parents George Arnold and Aleine Arnold. She is preceded in death by her mother, Aleine Arnold; sister, Julie Korocy; and brother, Stanley Arnold. Survivors include her father, George Arnold; son, Billy Price and partner David Cole;...

Robert Stanley Gilbreath

Robert Stanley Gilbreath

July 30, 2017

Robert Stanley Gilbreath, 84, of Dayton, passed away Sunday, July 30, 2017, at the Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital in Humble. Robert was born November 18, 1932 in East St. Louis, Illinois, to parents; Roy and Nell Stammer Gilbreath, and a longtime Dayton resident. He was a veteran of the US Navy with service during the Korean War and a retired...

Bobby G. Richardson

Bobby G. Richardson

July 30, 2017

Bobby G. Richardson, age 73 of Splendora, Texas, passed away Sunday, July 30, 2017. He was born March 10, 1944 in Houston, Texas to parents Ernest Richardson and Bessie Janak who he is preceded in death by. Survivors include his beloved wife of 48 years, Deborah Richardson; son, David Richardson and wife Shannon; daughters, Angela Shieveley and Donna Parrish; grandchildren,...

Jennie Francis

Jennie Francis

July 30, 2017

Jennie Marie Blackstock Francis, age 92 of Livingston, Texas was born May 5, 1925 to Clyde and Lydia Gould and died July 30, 2017 in Livingston. She is preceded in death by her parents, a brother Vincent Gould, two husbands Lloyd B. Blackstock married for 41 years and William (Bill) Francis for 25 years, and step-son Donnie Francis. Jennie is...

Sydney Michelle Moody

Sydney Michelle Moody

July 29, 2017

Sydney Michelle Moody, age 27 of Conroe, Texas, went to be with the Lord Saturday, July 29, 2017. She was born April 22, 1990 in Conroe, Texas. She is survived by her parents, Lester and Karen Moody; sisters, Whitney Holt and Courtney Buxton; brothers-in-law Cody Holt and Wayne Buxton; niece, Bailee Buxton; nephews, Dalton Buxton and River Holt; a cousin...

Bobbie Joan Mckenna

Bobbie Joan Mckenna

July 27, 2017

Bobbie Joan McKenna, age 82 of Splendora, Texas, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2017. She was born July 23, 1935 in Rusk, Texas to parents Alson and Mable Dykes who preceded her in death along with her husband, Fredrick Willard McKenna; son, Richard McKenna; brothers, C.J. Dykes and Randolph Dykes; and sisters, Rosalee Rhodes and Jewel Brooks. Survivors include her...

Dolores Nell Wagnon

Dolores Nell Wagnon

July 26, 2017

Dolores Nell Wagnon, age 75 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2017. She was born September 8, 1941 in Houston, Texas to parents Opal Gerena Newberry and James Columbus Vaughn, Jr. who preceded her in death along with her husband, Ivey Dee Wagnon; brother, James Olesa Vaughn; and sister, Nancy Beth Vaughn. Survivors include her children, Lloyd Earl...

Bertha Broussard

Bertha Broussard

July 25, 2017

A Life Well Lived Bertha Lee Rubit Broussard A lifelong native of Raywood and Ames, Texas, she was born on the 8th of October, 1937. She attended school in Liberty, Texas and earned high school equivalency (GED). Bertha married Homer Sylvester Broussard and started their family. Bertha and Homer were happily married for over 60 years until his death in...

Charles Morgan

Charles Morgan

July 24, 2017

Charles Lee Morgan, age 84 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Monday, July 24, 2017. He was born November 10, 1932 in Lawton, Oklahoma to parents Claud and Edith Luttrell Morgan who preceded him in death along with his wife, Ruth Morgan and son, Pat Morgan. Survivors include his daughter, Mary Garvin; son, Tim Morgan and wife Bertie; 8 grandchildren; 14...

Ernest "Danny" Biano

Ernest "Danny" Biano

July 24, 2017

Ernest Daniel “Danny” Biano, age 73 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Monday, July 24, 2017. He was born June 15, 1944 in Beaumont, Texas to parents Bertha and Carl Biano who preceded him in death along with his daughter, Sonya Biano; brother, Cleburn Burwick; and step mother, Rosalie Biano. Survivors include his wife, Laura Biano; mother-in-law, Musette Conely; daughter, Karla...

Mary Edwards Elliott

Mary Edwards Elliott

July 23, 2017

Mary Edwards Elliott, 91, of Dayton peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, July 23, 2017. Services from Mary Elliott will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 29, 2017 at Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor R.J. Revels, Jr. officiating. Visitation will be 9:00 to 11:00 before the service at Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church. Burial...

C.B. "Bud" Trout, Jr.

C.B. "Bud" Trout, Jr.

July 23, 2017

Creed “Bud” Bates Trout, Jr., 93, of Danbury died Sunday, July 23, 2017 in Houston. Service for Mr. Trout will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, July 27, 2017 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel, Dayton. The family will receive friends 10:00 a.m. until service time on Thursday at the funeral home. Mr. Trout was born in Big Cabin, Oklahoma to parents Creed...

Billie Wyvonne Ansley

Billie Wyvonne Ansley

July 23, 2017

Billie Wyvonne Ansley, age 75 of Coldspring, Texas, passed away Sunday, July 23, 2017. She was born September 29, 1941 in Burkeville, Texas to parents Robert Lee and Velma Jordan who preceded her in death along with sisters, Bernice, Claudine, and Louislee; and brothers, Ramsey and Bobby. Survivors include her husband, Gene Ansley; sons, Curtis Ansley and wife Connie, and...

Paul Stephen Hupko

Paul Stephen Hupko

July 21, 2017

Paul Stephen Hupko, age 76 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Friday, July 21, 2017. He was born June 6, 1941 in Pinehurst, North Carolina to parents Steve and Alberta Hupko who preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, Lucy Chapman Hupko; son, Paul Chapman Hupko and wife Michelle Hupko; daughters, Sandi Hupko Guice, Sara Kaye Hupko and...

Gabriela Martinez

Gabriela Martinez

July 21, 2017

Gabriela Castro Martinez, age 22 of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Friday, July 21, 2017. She was born March 8, 1995 in Jaumave, Mexico to parents Hector and Veronica Martinez. She is preceded in death by Miguel Martinez, Sr. and Luis Martinez. Survivors include her parents, Hector and Veronica Martinez; grandparents, Secundino and Teofila Castro, and Joaquina Lopez; sons, Jordan Martinez...

Marzella Ann Smith

Marzella Ann Smith

July 20, 2017

Marzella Ann Smith, age 66 of Splendora, Texas, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017. She was born June 19, 1951 in Monroe, Louisiana to parents Claude and Alma Smith Lofton who preceded her in death along with her sons, Kenneth Williams and Stephen Smith; sisters, Verlene and Rosalee; and father-in-law, James John Smith. Survivors include her husband, John Roy Smith;...

Dorothy Jean Simmons

Dorothy Jean Simmons

July 19, 2017

Dorothy Jean Simmons, age 80 of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2017. She was born October 31, 1936 in Terrell, Texas to parents Floyd Ellis and Emma Lillian Rush who preceded her in death along with her husband, James Simmons; son, Johnny Simmons; brothers, Floyd Dee Rush, James Roberson Rush “Sonny Boy” and Robert Lee Rush; sisters, Peggy...

Catherine Read Touchstone

Catherine Read Touchstone

July 18, 2017

Catherine Read Touchstone, 92, of Dayton passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017 in Baytown, Texas. Services for Mrs. Touchstone will be 1:00 p.m., Sunday, July 23, 2017 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Dayton. The family will receive friends 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Saturday evening at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Magnolia Park Cemetery in Dayton under the direction of...

Lawnee Ara

Lawnee Ara

July 15, 2017

Lawnee Ara, age 46 of Dayton, Texas, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017. She was born February 20, 1971 in Houston, Texas to parents John and Connie Menning Nicol who preceded her in death along with her brothers, Ronald Eugene Nicol, Donald Louis Nicol and John Andrew Nicol. Survivors include her husband, Justin James Ara; son, Eric James Ara; daughter,...