Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities

November 15, 2016

Lester Paul Jones, age 86 of New Caney, Texas, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2016. He was born January 30, 1930 in Ruvena, Arkansas to parents Ernest Jackson Jones and Roxie Mae Cook who he is preceded in death by. Survivors include his wife, Patsy Jones; daughters, Paula Madden and husband Mike, Tina Clemons and husband Steve, Paula Rozansky and...

November 14, 2016

Lane Reid Tarver, of Splendora, Texas, passed away Monday, November 14, 2016. He was born August 24, 2016 in Kingwood, Texas to parents Jason A. Tarver, Jr. and Sarah D. Tarver. He is preceded in death by Patrick Mitschke and Butch Maddux. Survivors include his parents, Jason A. Tarver, Jr. and Sarah D. Tarver; brother, Carson Rauch; sister, Morgan Tarver;...

November 14, 2016

Carlton Lee Mifflin, 74, of Dayton passed away Monday, November 14, 2016 in Houston after an extended illness. Graveside service for Mr. Mifflin will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 21, 2016 at Magnolia Park Cemetery in Dayton with Rev. Mike Blackburn officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Dayton. Carlton was born October 7, 1942 in High...

November 14, 2016

Verna Lou (McCleish) Bounds, age 88, of Fairview, Texas passed away on November 14, 2016. She was born December 26, 1927, in Houston, Texas to Milliard and Kathryn (Clay) McCleish. On August 27, 1949 Verna married William Bounds in Cleveland, Texas and they were happily married for 67 years. She is survived by her husband, William Bounds of Fairview, Texas;...

November 13, 2016

Cleatus “Lee” Walker, 70, of Hull, passed away Sunday, November 13, 2016, in home. Memorial graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, November 22 at Houston National Cemetery 10410 Veterans Memorial Dr. Houston, TX 77038. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Lee was born May 8, 1946 to parents; Cleatus S. and Evelou...

November 11, 2016

After a long courageous battle, Marvin Ray Calvert passed into the arms of Jesus on November 11th 2016 at his home in Boerne, TX at the age of 65. He is survived by his loving wife Pam Calvert of 47 years, their two sons Jeremy “Jay” Calvert, Brian Calvert, their wives Stacy and Shannan Calvert, and his six grandchildren Corey,...

November 10, 2016

Harold Milton Poling, age 89 of New Caney, Texas, passed away Thursday, November 10, 2016. He was born September 7, 1927 in Parsons, West Virginia to parents Wilbur Russell and Mildred Jane Poling who preceded him in death along with his granddaughter, Laura Poling; brother, Bob Poling; sister, Nancy Leopold. Survivors include his wife, Ellen Poling; daughter, Patti Poling Lardinois;...

November 9, 2016

Evelyn “Carol” Keck Howell, 71, of Dayton, passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2016, at the Magnolia Place Nursing Home in Liberty. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 19, 2016, at the Pace-Stancil funeral Home Chapel with services concluding thereafter. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Carol was born January 3, 1945...

November 9, 2016

Willie Gether Johnson, age 78 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2016. He was born September 23, 1938 in Splendora, Texas to parents Simon Peter (Bud) and Hattie M. Johnson who preceded him in death along with his brother, William Elbert Johnson; sisters, Thelma Faulkenberry, Beatrice Abbot, Alma Welch and Adell Swanson; and son-in-law, Jerry R. Howard. Survivors...

November 9, 2016

Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 14, 2016 at Pace Stancil Memorial Rest Gardens, Cleveland, Texas.

November 8, 2016

Jim Cody Chancey, age 59 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2016. He was born May 25, 1957 in Houston, Texas to parents Jim P. Chancey and Lilia Chancey. He is preceded in death by his wife, Deborah; father, Jim P. Chancey; and grandson, Malachi. Survivors include his mother, Lilia Chancey; children, Laura Chancey, Codie Chancey, Theresa Chancey,...

November 7, 2016

Mazie Theresa Crews, age 91 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Monday, November 7, 2016. She was born September 6, 1925 in Morgan City, Louisiana to William T. Landers and Eva C. Landers who preceded her in death along with her husband of 45 years, Lester L. Crews; brothers, William T. Landers, Jr. and Leroy Guillory; sisters, Wilna Duplantis and Opal...

November 7, 2016

George Benjamin Hathcoat, 17, of Dayton passed away, Monday, November 7, 2016, in Dayton. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Saturday, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Liberty. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, November 12, 2016, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints with burial following...

November 6, 2016

Danny Lynn Barth, 53, of Allen, passed away from heart failure on Sunday, November 6, 2016, at the Medical Center of McKinney. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, November 11, 2016, at the Magnolia Park Cemetery in Dayton with burial following thereafter. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Danny was born June...

November 6, 2016

Ava Viola Muck, age 74 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2016. She was born June 14, 1942 in Porter, Texas to parents Julius and Edna Mae Polk who preceded her in death along with her sister, Earlene Hargus. Survivors include her husband, David LaRue Muck, daughters; Martha Loge and Chester, Mary Jackson and Allan, sons; David Muck...

November 5, 2016

November 2, 2016

Wanda Elaine Lee, age 70 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2016. She was born December 29, 1945 in Conroe, Texas to parents Lorene Gray and Thomas E. Gray who she is preceded in death by. Survivors include her husband, Calvin “Sonny” Lee; daughters, Teresa L. Lee and Cheryl A. Lee; son, Kevin W. Lee; grandchildren, Harley R....

November 2, 2016

November 1, 2016

Betty Sue Whitten, age 82 of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2016. She was born August 5, 1934 in Talladega, AL to parents Louie Stephens and Myrtle Wyatt Stephens who preceded her in death along with her husband, Pete Whitten; sons, Whit Whitten, Rex Whitten, and Jerry Whitten; sister, Sara Moon; and brother, Ronald Stephens. Survivors include her...

October 31, 2016

Jewel Irene Franklin Walker went to be with our Lord on Monday, October 31, 2016, in Cleveland, Texas at the age of 93. Jewel was born on May 20, 1923 in Cleveland, Texas to Flora Edith Runyon Franklin and Charles Walter Franklin. She graduated from Tarkington High School on May 22, 1942, and married Marshel Edwin Walker, her high school...