Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities

July 15, 2017

Evelyn June Holbrook Waldrop, longtime resident of Liberty, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at age 87 in Madisonville after a lengthy illness. Evelyn was born in Dayton on November 26, 1929, the third child and first daughter of A.C. “Chester” Holbrook, Sr. and his wife, Ellen Nelson Holbrook. She graduated in the Dayton High School class of...

July 11, 2017

David Lloyd Johnson, Sr., 86, of Hardin, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Beaumont. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, July 14, 2017, at the Hardin Baptist Church. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 15, 2017, at the Hardin Baptist Church with burial following at Hardin Chapel Cemetery in Hardin. Services...

July 11, 2017

Margie Christine Rogers Owens, age 86 of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2017. She was born November 17, 1930 in Groveton, Texas to mother, Nettie Mae Rogers Whitten who precede her in death along with her husband, William Henry Owens; daughter, Arlene Stein Barnett; 3 sisters and 1 brother. Survivors include her daughters, Cheryle Wilburn, Shirley Tedrick, Carolyn...

July 11, 2017

July 11, 2017

Billie “Tillie” King, age 74 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2017. She was born September 14, 1942 in Greenville, Texas to parents Lee Roy Scott and Grace Truman Moore Scott who preceded her in death along with her brothers, Jimmy Dan Scott, Garland Truman Scott, Bob Scott, Donald Russell Scott and Charles Scott; and sisters, Jackie Kennedy,...

July 8, 2017

Lou Ella Byrum Cupples, 77, of Dayton, passed away Saturday, July 8, 2017, at the Liberty-Dayton Community Hospital. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 13, 2017, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton with services concluding thereafter. Lou was born November...

July 7, 2017

Rhonald Eugene Teel (Gene), age 88 of New Waverly, Texas, passed away Friday, July 7, 2017. He was born January 19, 1929 in Willis, Texas to parents James Cecil and Zelphia Gunter Teel who preceded him in death along with his wife, Beverly Jane Teel. Mr. Teel retired from HL&P in 1984 and was a member of Thee Evergreen Congregational...

July 6, 2017

Balbina Naranjo, age 92 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Thursday, July 6, 2017. She was born February 5, 1925 in Aguililla, Mexico to parents Bardomiano and Aurora Gonzalez Naranjo who she is preceded in death by. Survivors include her daughters, Ofelia Solis and Evangelina Bautista; sons, René Sotero Medina, Román Medina and Jermin Aparicio; twenty-four grandchildren, thirty-one great-grandchildren, nine nieces...

July 4, 2017

Melvina “Mel” Louise Harris Landolt, 88, of Huffman, passed away July 4, 2017, at the Schulenburg Regency Nursing Center. Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, at the First Baptist Church of Huffman. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 7, 2017, at the First Baptist Church in Huffman. Graveside services will be held...

July 3, 2017

Janice Marie Helmcamp, age 69 of New Caney, Texas, passed away Monday, July 3, 2017. She was born November 9, 1947 in Newport, Arkansas to parents J.R. and Opal Smith Laird who preceded her in death along with her grandchild, Page Elizabeth George. Survivors include her beloved husband, Bob Helmcamp; daughters, Charlotte Sheppard and husband Rusty, Tina Joyave and husband,...

July 3, 2017

Artie Frankie Turner Coffman, age 89 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Monday, July 3, 2017. She was born January 22, 1928 in Fostoria, Texas to parents Amos and Alice Moody Turner who preceded her in death along with her husband, Lynn Coffman, Sr., and 5 brothers. She is survived by her sons, Lynn Coffman, Jr. and wife Wendy, Gary Carter-Coffman...

July 3, 2017

Jackie Glynn Glover, age 58 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Monday, July 3, 2017. He was born January 5, 1959 in Houston, Texas to parents Harold and Dollie Marshburn. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Oscar Benjamin McAdams and Louise McAdams. Survivors include his wife, Jessica Mae Glover; parents, Harold and Dollie Marshburn; in-laws, Jimmie and Sarah Bittick;...

July 2, 2017

Jo McAdams, age 90 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017. She was born February 16, 1927 in Hightower, Texas to parents Charles and Becky Butler who preceded her in death along with her husband, Vertis E. McAdams; daughter, Rena Padgett; and brothers, Dennis, Marshall, St. John, and Boss. Survivors include her son, Gary McAdams; sister, Jane Allen;...

July 2, 2017

Pastor Ell McKinley Lee, Sr., 87 of Shepherd, Texas passed away July 2, 2017. On September 26, 1929, Ell Lee was born to Allen Lee and Mary Wilson Lee in Lowndes County, Alabama. They moved to Cleveland, Texas when Ell was young. Ell received his formal education in the Cleveland Public School System. He also attended divinity school at Conroe...

July 2, 2017

Ruth Debra Teer passed from this life to a better one on Sunday, July 2, 2017. She was born to Rev. Charles W. and Candace Dowden on October 19, 1918 in Livingston, Texas. She was the only daughter with five brothers, who with her parents preceded her in death. She was also the granddaughter of the late Jess Sumrall who...

July 2, 2017

Thomas Jefferson Anderson was born July 18, 1922 in Highlands, Texas and left this world July 2, 2017. He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Teddy Jo Burnett Anderson, and his parents, 2 brothers and 2 sisters. Tom, also known as Andy, and as Chick during WWII, was a veteran of the CBI campaign, serving as...

July 2, 2017

Katherine O’neal Click Griffith, age 89 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017. She was born August 2, 1927 in Mason, Tennessee to parents John Clarence Click and Lila Davis Click who preceded her in death as well as her husband, Claude Ray Griffith; sister, Sara Headin; brother, John William Click; and son-in-law, Bob Hoade. Survivors include her...

June 30, 2017

Lavetra “Beedie” Burge, 90, of Dayton, passed away in Webster, Texas on Friday, June 30, 2017. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 from 11:00 am until 12:00 pm at Pace Stancil Funeral Home – Dayton. A funeral service will be at 12:00 pm on that day in the chapel of Pace Stancil. Burial will take place at...

June 29, 2017

Tonya Lynn Brewer, 49, of Liberty passed away June 29, 2017, at Methodist Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Visitation for Ms. Brewer will be 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, June 30, 2017, at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Dayton. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 1, 2017, at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home with burial following at Fairlawn Cemetery, Liberty, Texas. Tonya was...

June 29, 2017

Nella Anna Brown, age 90 of Coldspring, Texas, passed away Thursday, June 29, 2017. She was born January 3, 1927 in Hightower, Texas to parents Hiram “Harm” and Ruby Ritchey who preceded her in death along with her husband, Clinton E. Brown and sons, Clinton R. Brown and Lin E. Brown. Survivors include her daughters, Lou Harman, Cynthia Williams and...