Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities

February 5, 2017

February 4, 2017

Helen Joyce Taylor, age 68 of Montgomery, Texas, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017. She was born April 27, 1948 in Houston, Texas to parents Alvin and Frances Sparks who preceded her in death along with her brothers, Jack Sparks and Jimmy Sparks; sisters, Marion Groves and Carolyn Fountain; and grandson, Jason Todd Norris. Survivors include her daughters, Kimberly Minter...

February 4, 2017

William Glen Dodson, age 81 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017. He was born October 9, 1935 in Cameron, Texas to parents Thomas Edward and Irma Cleo Rhodes Dodson who preceded him in death along with his beloved brother, Edward Rhodes Dodson in 1946. He is survived by his wife, Peggy Biddle Dodson; Sons: John Glen Dodson...

February 3, 2017

Irene Hill, age 102 of Porter, Texas, passed away Friday, February 3, 2017. She was born November 7, 1914 in Westfield, Texas to parents Lyman T. and Artie M. Knowlton who preceded her in death along with her husband, Harry Lobit Hill; sister, Alice Creel; brothers, Paul M. Knowlton and Lewis Knowlton; and grandson, Randall Lynn Cone. Survivors include her...

February 3, 2017

Sondra Louise Franklin Johnson, age 76 of Conroe, Texas, passed away Friday, February 3, 2017. She was born May 1, 1940 in Corpus Christi, Texas to parents Louis and Norma Leggett who preceded her in death along with her husbands, James Franklin and Lloyd Terry; sister, Judy Olenbusch-Alam; brother, Charlie Leggett; and grandson, Jacob Barron. Survivors include her husband, Bobby...

February 3, 2017

Reginald Wayne (Reggie) Burrell, 71, of Cleveland, Texas passed away February 3, 2017. He was born August 30, 1945 in Beaumont, Texas to Harold Naylor Burrell and Beulah Mae Barrow Burrell. He was a graduate of Liberty High School in 1963. He married Joann Bennett Burrell on December 30, 1966. He then attended and graduated from the Dallas Institute of...

February 2, 2017

Janice Lanell Enloe, age 79 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2017. She was born September 18, 1937 in Cleveland, Texas to parents William Odis and Winnie Elizabeth Rush Hair who preceded her in death along with her brothers, Dusty Hair, Buddy Hair and Nubin Hair; and sisters, Evelyn Greer, Tommie Winters, Winnie Jean Bowden and Barbara “Bea”...

February 2, 2017

John Robert Long (Red), age 78 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2017. He was born May 15, 1938 in Houston, Texas to parents William Sam Long and Mildred Louise Hartman Long Berry who preceded him in death along with his brothers, Carol Long and Sammie Long; sister, Mary Long Robinson; grandson, Chase Ray Cotton; and ex-wife, Betty...

February 2, 2017

Kathleen Eileen Wesley, age 87 of English, Indiana, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2017. She was born June 3, 1929 in Lynn, Massachusetts to parents Willard Hatt and Kathleen May Berry who preceded her in death along with her son, Kenneth Henson; and two sisters. Survivors include her husband, Edwin Wesley; daughter, Carolyn Courtney; brothers, Ralph Hatt and Donald Hatt;...

January 31, 2017

Sharon Ann Echols May, 75, of Crosby died Tuesday, January 31, 2017 in Baytown, Texas. Service for Mrs. May will be Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Billy Dool officiating. The family will receive friends 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Saturday before the service. Interment will follow at Palms Memorial Park Cemetery...

January 31, 2017

William Earl Ritchie, age 59 of Point Blank, Texas, passed away Monday, January 30, 2017. He was born December 31, 1957 in Steubenville, Ohio to parents Harold W. Ritchie, Sr. and Mary Louise Ritchie. He is preceded in death by his mother, grandparents, Wilbur and Garnet Ritchie; sister, Wendy Ritchie Myers; brother, Nelson Ritchie; and nephew, Andrew Philip Rininger. Survivors...

January 31, 2017

Verlin Elmer David Mullenax, 99, of Dayton died Tuesday, January 31, 2017 in Dayton. Visitation for Mr. Mullenax will be 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, February 6, 2017 at Pace-Stancil in Dayton. Service will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel. Graveside services are 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at Chapelwood Memorial Gardens...

January 31, 2017

Ross Hooks, Jr., age 89 of Livingston, Texas, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017. He was born May 14, 1927 in Birmingham, Alabama to parents Bertia Roslyn Hooks, Sr. and Dollie Sullivan Hooks who preceded him in death along with his wife, Dorothy Hooks. Survivors include his sons, Gary S. Hooks and Michael Hooks; daughter, Susan Benson and husband Rick;...

January 30, 2017

Anita Bolin Rowe, 51, of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away January 30, 2017 in Las Vegas. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 18, 2017, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with services concluding thereafter. Anita was born October 27, 1965 in Houston, to parents; Robert J. “Bob” and Joyce Anita Perkins Bolin, was a current resident...

January 28, 2017

Mary Jane Myers, age 75 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017. She was born March 21, 1941 in Houston, Texas to parents Robert E. Lee Carsten and Jessie Mae Norris who preceded her in death along with her son, Howard Hensley. Survivors include her sons, Brad Hensley, Jack Edward Hensley, David Wayne Nichols, Dennis Lynn Nichols and...

January 27, 2017

David Jackson, age 44 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Friday, January 27, 2017. He was born August 23, 1972 in St. Augustine, Texas to parents L. B. and Georgia Jackson. He is preceded in death by his father, L.B. Jackson; grandmother, Gussie Mae Holden; and niece, Shannon Flenniken. Survivors include his mother, Georgia Jackson; daughter, Lexie Jackson; brothers, Ray Silcox...

January 25, 2017

Memorial services are pending.

January 23, 2017

Joyce A. Perkins Bolin, 82, of Dayton, passed away Monday, January 23, 2017, at the Heritage Villa Nursing Home in Dayton. Visitation will be held from 11a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, at the funeral home. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 28, 2017, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with services concluding thereafter. Joyce was born December...

January 22, 2017

Ruby F. Henderson Roark, 90, of Dayton, passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2017, at the Country Manor Assisted Living Center in Dayton. Memorial services will be held at 12:00 p.m., Saturday, January 28, 2017, at the Gum Grove Baptist Church in Dayton. Arrangements are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Ruby was born February 4, 1926...

January 21, 2017

Russell W. Brennan, 54, of Houston, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2017, at the Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. Memorial Mass services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 4, 2017, at the St. Ambrose Catholic Church at 4213 Mangum Rd. in Houston, with lunch following in the cafeteria. Arrangements are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in...