Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities
Lloyd Logan Lucas
May 16, 2017
Lloyd Logan Lucas, age 47 of New Caney, Texas, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017. He was born August 27, 1969 in Cleveland, Texas to parents Hurley Lucas and Marie Gilmore. Survivors include his father, Hurley Lucas and wife Cindy; mother, Marie Gilmore and husband Roger; his children, Lillian, Loran and Myles Lucas; stepson, Matthew Hooper, and their mother, Mitzi...
Luther "Luke" Henry Hunter
May 15, 2017
Luther “Luke” Henry Hunter, age 63 of Coldspring, Texas, passed away Monday, May 15, 2017. He was born February 16, 1954 in Dallas, Texas to parents William Earl Hunter and Marie Ellis. He is preceded in death by his father, William Earl Hunter; grandparents, Rosie Moreau, Luther Lehnis, Henry Hunter and Ocie Pearl; stepfather, Tommie J. Ellis; brother, Weldon Hunter;...
Patricia Johnson Garefalos
May 15, 2017
Patricia Ann Johnson Garefalos, 76, of Kenefick, passed away Monday, May 15, 2017, in Houston. Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 18, 2017, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton with burial following at San Jacinto Memorial Cemetery in Houston. Services...
Mary Lee Mcmurrey
May 14, 2017
Mary Lee Marshall McMurrey 1926-2017 Mary Lee Marshall McMurrey of Houston, Texas -beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend – peacefully passed away on Mother’s Day, May 14, 2017. Mary Lee (known as Lee) was born November 5, 1926, at home in Cameron, Texas to Reverend Richard S. Marshall and Lois B. Anderson Marshall. She was the fourth, and youngest,...
Jay Nelson
May 14, 2017
Jay Nelson, age 73 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Sunday, May 14, 2017. He was born October 30, 1943 in Livingston, Texas to parents Jack and Doris Nelson who preceded him in death along with his wife, Linda Nelson; and brother, Ricky Nelson. Survivors include his sons, Shannon Lamar Nelson, Sean Hardy Nelson and wife Wanda; daughter, Heather Lynn Nelson;...
Rhon Alison Ash
May 14, 2017
Rhon Ash, 58, of Dayton passed away Sunday, May 14, 2017 in the Woodlands. Memorial Service will be 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. The family will receive friends 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., Wednesday afternoon before the service. Rhon was born February 11, 1959 in Dayton, Texas to parents, James Alfred Ash and Lenita...
William Charles Warren
May 13, 2017
William Charles Warren, age 68 of Coldspring, Texas, passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017. He was born September 13, 1948 in Houston, Texas to parents Billy Joe and Paralee Warren. He is preceded in death by his mother, Paralee Warren; and sister, Elizabeth Cobb. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Warren; father, Billy Joe Warren; daughter, Cassie Warren; sons, Paul Warren...
Timothy Carl Humphries, Sr.
May 10, 2017
Timothy Carl Humphries, Sr., 55, of Tarkington Prairie, passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at the Kingwood Medical Center in Kingwood. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday, May 15, 2017, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton. Timothy was born February 19, 1962 in Waco, to parents; Robert Earl and Nelda June Keeton Humphries,...
Aleine Louise Arnold
May 10, 2017
Aleine Louise Arnold, age 91 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2017. She was born November 2, 1925 in Lynchburg, Texas to parents Frank and Sloma Mae Hilton Mayon who preceded her in death along with her son, Stanley Arnold; daughter, Julie Korocy; and six siblings. Survivors include her husband, Babe George Arnold; daughters, Linda Arnold and her...
Louis Troha, Jr.
May 9, 2017
Louis Troha, Jr., age 73 of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017. He was born February 25, 1944 in Highlands, Texas to parents Louis and Amelia Stemberger Troha who he is preceded in death by. Louis served in the United States Army during the Vietnam Era. He retired from HL&P, having more than 30 years of service. He...
Martha C. Die
May 6, 2017
Martha Clark Die, age 98 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2017. She was born April 7, 1919 in Houston, Texas to parents Thad Smith, Sr. and Katherine Hoyt Smith who preceded her in death along with her husband, Duward C. Die, Sr.; and daughter, Mauniette Die. Mrs. Die was an educator for 40 years after graduating from...
Bettye Cronin Sewell
May 3, 2017
Bettye Malone Cronin Sewell, 86, of Coldspring, Texas passed away on May 3, 2017. Bettye is survived by her children, Jim Sewell and wife Janel, Kathy Keeland and husband Tom; four grandchildren, Jason Sewell and wife Kim, Jared Sewell, Seth Sewell and wife Jennifer, Brandi Dougherty and husband Matt; ten grandchildren. Bettye is preceded in death by husband James Sewell,...
Florida Elizabeth Lewis
May 3, 2017
Florida Elizabeth Roark Lewis, 99, of Conroe, passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at her residence. Family will greet friends from noon to 1 p.m., Monday, at the funeral home. Services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, May 8, 2017, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Cleveland, with burial following at Morgan Cemetery in Splendora. Florida was born...
Enoch "Greg" Godfrey
May 2, 2017
Enoch 'Greg' Godfrey, 64, of Dayton, passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at the Liberty-Dayton Community Hospital in Liberty. Greg was born February 13, 1953 in Jasper, Alabama, to Felton and Mary Alice(McHan) Godfrey. He has resided in Dayton for the last three years, previously a resident of Houston. He was a veteran of the US Army serving during the...
Allie Virginia Rivers
May 2, 2017
Allie Virginia Burnham Rivers, 97, of Dayton, passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at her residence. A memorial celebration will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Allie was born August 13, 1919, in Puckett, Mississippi, to parents; Mora and Lessie Walters Burnham, a former resident of Houston, and...
Joseph Harold Gay
April 30, 2017
On October 5, 1949, Don and Helen welcomed their first and only son, Joseph Harold Gay. He was raised in Cleveland, Texas, alongside his older sister, Dona. At an early age, he learned the virtues of hard work, spending many long hours helping his father run the family business, Gay & Son, a water well drilling and servicing company. He...
William "Buck" Buford
April 30, 2017
Buck was born Oct 5, 1934, in Houston, Texas, the first son of W.C. and Minnie (Thomas) Buford. Buck attended high school in Livingston, TX, graduating in the Class of 1952. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Sam Houston State University in Agriculture and Education and another Master’s from Stephen F. Austin, in Education. Buck’s military career began...
Emily Fae Quinn
April 29, 2017
Emily Fae Quinn, age 85 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Saturday, April 29, 2017. She was born September 7, 1931 in Splendora, Texas to parents William Wilburn and Mary Beatrice Coleman who preceded her in death along with her husband Donald R. Quinn; sisters, Doris Collins, Kathleen Lee, and Mary Russell; and brother, John Coleman. Survivors include her daughter, Martha...
Nathan Harrell
April 29, 2017
Nathan Martin Harrell, age 24 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Saturday, April 29, 2017. He was born November 13, 1992 in Conroe, Texas to parents George Roland Harrell and Lisa Ann Lehnis Cloud. He is preceded in death by his grandmother, Mary Dee Porter, and grandfather, Martin Lehnis. Survivors include his father, George R. Harrell; mother, Lisa Lehnis Cloud and...
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