Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities


Ronald James Votaw

Ronald James Votaw

January 12, 2016

Ronald James Votaw, 59, of Kenefick, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at his residence. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 15, 2016, at the French Cemetery in Dayton with burial following thereafter. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home. Services are under the...

Charles Wade Foreman

Charles Wade Foreman

January 11, 2016

Charles Wade Foreman, 82, of Dayton, died Monday, January 11, 2016, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 16, 2016, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Magnolia Park Cemetery in Dayton. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home. Services are under the...

Jo Anne Thornton

Jo Anne Thornton

January 9, 2016

Jo Anne Reeves Thornton, 80, of Dayton, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2016, at a family residence in Baytown. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 13, 2016, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Palms Memorial Park in Dayton. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, at the funeral...

Tamon Arence Willis

Tamon Arence Willis

January 9, 2016

Tamon Arence Willis, age 18 of New Caney, Texas, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2016. He was born January 14, 1997 in The Woodlands, Texas to parents Misty A. Willis and Joe A. Willis. He is preceded in death by his great grandparents, Sam G. Willis, Gladys L. Willis, Barbara J. Harrison, Homer Harrison and Ailene Thornton; grandfather, Clarence Leon...

Barry Lynn Crumbley

Barry Lynn Crumbley

January 9, 2016

On October 14, 1954 a baby girl was born to the late Wesley James Thomas, Sr. and Geneva Ethel Thomas in Brenham, Texas. She was the third oldest out of 14 children. She attended Brenham Jr. High School where she later dropped out in the 8th grade to help her parents support the family and also help raise younger siblings....

Joe David Allums

Joe David Allums

January 9, 2016

Joe David Allums, Sr., age 87 of New Caney, Texas, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2016. He was born June 11, 1928 to Joseph Franklin Allums and Opal Lucille Allums in Carthage, Texas. He moved to Marshall at the age of 15 and worked at the T. P. Raliroad yard as a machinist. He also worked at Merry Time Products...

Clovese Yvonne Thomason

Clovese Yvonne Thomason

January 8, 2016

Clovese Yvonne Thomason, age 72 of Bremond, Texas, passed away Friday, January 8, 2016. She was born October 5, 1943 in Valesco, Texas to parents Melvin Travis Thomason and Quata Vernece Smith who preceded her in death along with her husband, Glenn Thomason; son, Dennis Thomason; granddaughter, Lena Kay Thomason; brothers, Nelson and Darryl Qualls; and sister Kay Qualls. Survivors...

John Daly

John Daly

January 8, 2016

John Timothy Daly, age 85 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Friday, January 8, 2016. He was born September 9, 1930 in Houston, Texas to parents John and Margaret Daly who preceded him in death along with his son Michael Daly. In his early years Mr. Daly was a member of the Houston Fire Department. He later became a business man...

Mamie L. Johnson

Mamie L. Johnson

January 7, 2016

Mamie Johnson, age 84 of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2016. She was born August 18, 1931 in Sabine City, Texas to parents Hilary and Mamie Latham who preceded her in death along with daughters, Dottie Killen and Juanita Smith; son, David Alexander; brothers, Jamie Latham and wife Effie Sue, Ray Rice; sisters; Odell Levines and Vitula Guess....

Ginnie Powell

Ginnie Powell

January 7, 2016

Ginnie Powell, age 66 of Dayton Texas, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2016. She was born February 10, 1949 in Liberty, Texas to parents Charles and Dorothy Cope who preceded her in death along with sisters, Amber Cope McGowen and Laura Cope Taylor, and daughter, Kim Mayon. Survivors include her daughters, Michelle Conner and husband Steven, and Jennifer Powell; brother,...

Douglas Alan Taylor

Douglas Alan Taylor

January 6, 2016

Douglas Doug Alan Taylor, age 51, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2016. He was born September 1, 1964 in Cleveland, Texas, to parents Douglas and Daphalene Taylor. Douglas graduated from Tarkington High School in 1983 and was employed at Lone Star Energy for 28 years. He enjoyed sports, umpiring little league, and his favorite thing, golf. He...

Roy E. Youngblood

Roy E. Youngblood

January 6, 2016

Roy E. Youngblood, 85, of Twin Falls, Idaho, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2016. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 16, 2016, at the Cooke Memorial Cemetery in Liberty with burial following thereafter. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to Noon, Saturday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home...

Frances Ann Dugat

Frances Ann Dugat

January 5, 2016

Frances Ann Shaver Dugat, 77, of Old River, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 9, 2016, at the Old River Baptist Church with services concluding thereafter. The family will receive friends from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., Saturday, at Old River Baptist Church. Services are under the...

Vera Sue Conner

Vera Sue Conner

January 5, 2016

Vera Sue Conner, age 86 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2016. She was born July 20, 1929 in El Campo, Texas to parents Fred and Oda Dill who preceded her in death along with her siblings, Thelma Bucannan, Freddie Dill and Gene Dill; and son, David Marcus Conner. Survivors include her husband, Carlton M. Conner; daughters, Marilyn...

Douglas Eugene Thornton

Douglas Eugene Thornton

January 5, 2016

Douglas Eugene Thornton, 88, of Kenefick, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2015, at his residence. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 7, 2015, at the French Cemetery with burial following thereafter. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in...

Robert Benjamin Boyett, Jr.

Robert Benjamin Boyett, Jr.

January 5, 2016

Robert Benjamin Boyett, Jr. (Bob) was born January 4, 1942 in Colmesneil, TX to R.B. and Velma Boyett.He graduated from Cleveland High School in 1960 and joined the U.S. Navy, where he was known as "Cowboy Bob." A draftsman by trade, Bob eventually joined the family restaurant business in the late 70s. Boyett's Restaurant was an oasis outside Houston, known...

Jesus Esteban Ventura

Jesus Esteban Ventura

January 5, 2016

Jesus Esteban Ventura of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2016. He was born December 29, 2015 in Houston, Texas to parents Elias and Araceli Ventura. Survivors include his parents, Elias and Araceli Ventura; grandparents, Julio and Maria Z. Mujica, Juventino and Flavia Ventura; sisters, Jasmin Santoyo and Yudeimy Santoyo; loved by numerous aunts and uncles. Visitation will be...

Lillian Gertrude Smith

Lillian Gertrude Smith

January 4, 2016

Lillian Gertrude Smith, age 98 of Gastonia, North Carolina, passed away Monday, January 4, 2016. She was born August 19, 1917 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to parents Edward and Bonnie Rogers who preceded her in death along with her husband, Jack Smith; grandson, Jay Smith; and great-grandson, James Robert Machcinski. Survivors include her daughter, Mary L. Cavallo; son, Ronald J. Smith...

Phillip J Burdette

Phillip J Burdette

January 3, 2016

Pending approval...Services at a later date

William Henry Welch

William Henry Welch

January 2, 2016

William Henry Welch, age 76 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016. He was born July 30, 1939 in Houston, Texas to parents William Harvey and Marileah Welch. He was preceded in death by his father, William Harvey Welch.Survivors include his mother, Marileah Welch; sister, Emma Joan Meadows; nephews, Craig Meadows, Robert Meadows and wife Ashley, and numerous...