Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities


Frances Vsetecka

Frances Vsetecka

January 1, 2016

Frances Marie Hudson Vsetecka, 76, of Dayton passed into eternal life, Friday January 1, 2016 in Houston, Texas, encompassed by her family. Frances was born October 15, 1939 in Carthage, Panola County, Texas to her parents, Walter Jeff and Juanita Lovil Hudson. Local services for Mrs. Vsetecka will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at Pace Stancil Funeral Home...

Helena Verneale Beattie

Helena Verneale Beattie

December 31, 2015

Helena Beattie, age 82 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2015. She was born August 3, 1933 in St. Louis, Missouri to parents John Sidney and Mauda Elizabeth Wigger who preceded her in death. Survivors include her daughters, Betty Snyder and Helen Beattie; brother, Ronnie Wigger; grandchildren, Christi Lane, Amber Manners, Crystal Young, and Sammantha Wood; great-grandchildren, Pheobe...

Virginia Bell Cannon

Virginia Bell Cannon

December 31, 2015

Virginia Bell Cannon, 87, of Silsbee, formally of Tarkington Prairie, passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2015 at the Pine Arbor Nursing Center. Graveside funeral services were held at Ryan Cemetery on January 4, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. Virginia was born in Splendora, Texas on July 9, 1928. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church...

Murrie Gene Kinney, Sr.

Murrie Gene Kinney, Sr.

December 30, 2015

Murrie Gene Kinney, Sr., 87, of Kenefick, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at the Cedar Bayou Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Baytown. Murrie was born November 10, 1928 in Houston, to parents; Murrie Austin and Lou Edna Myers Kinney, and has been a resident of Kenefick since 1978. He was a retired pipefitter from Rohm and Haas Plastics and...

Cathron G. "Cathy" Keen

Cathron G. "Cathy" Keen

December 28, 2015

Cathron G. Cathy Morgan Keen, 68, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, December 28, 2015, at the San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 2, 2016, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Ryan Cemetery in Tarkington Prairie. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday,...

Alma Louise Lampe

Alma Louise Lampe

December 27, 2015

Alma Louise Lampe, age 95 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2015. She was born September 28, 1920 in Riviera, Texas to parents Orlando Leo Underbrink and Mary Grace Remlinger who preceded her in death.Survivors include her sons, James Sitton and wife Diane, Wayne Sitton and wife Faye, Larry Sitton and wife Lisa-Anne; sisters, Laura Strubhart and Margie...

Alfred L "Buddy" Brown

Alfred L "Buddy" Brown

December 27, 2015

Alfred L. Buddy Brown, 76, of Moss Hill, died Sunday, December 27, 2015, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Holly Grove Cemetery in Big Thicket. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, at the funeral home. Services are under the...

Ronald "Ronnie" Holleman

Ronald "Ronnie" Holleman

December 26, 2015

Ronald L. Ronnie Holleman, 82, of Liberty, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 31, 2015, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Hardin Chapel Cemetery in Hardin. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home. Services are...

Faye Foxworth

Faye Foxworth

December 26, 2015

Ouida Faye Parish Foxworth, born February 20, 1929, in Tatum, Texas to Joe and Annie Mae Kuykendall Parish. She passed away at home on December 26, 2015, six days after her husband of 63 years William Earl Foxworth. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Wesley Crawford, Martha and Billy Barnett; grandson, Matthew William Hunt and wife...

Leavy Darby Lowe

Leavy Darby Lowe

December 25, 2015

L. D. Lowe, 86, of Kenefick, passed away Friday, December 25, 2015, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at San Jacinto Memorial Park in Houston. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, at the residence of 5094 FM...

Betty Sue Morris

Betty Sue Morris

December 23, 2015

Betty Sue Morris, age 91 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015. She was born April 25, 1924 in Lovelady, Texas to parents Hayne Brown Lawson and Ruth Rosser Lawson who preceded her in death along with her siblings, Dallas Lawson, Ehrine Parkins, Jessie Coverston, Hayne Mainer Lawson, and Hayne Brown Lawson, Jr.; and son, Clifton Hayne Morris.Survivors...

Earnest Goree Knight

Earnest Goree Knight

December 23, 2015

Earnest Goree Knight, age 82 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015. He was born July 10, 1933 in Security, Texas to parents Earnest R. and Zoda E. Knight who preceded him in death along with brother, Roland Knight; and grandson, Steven R. Knight, Jr. Survivors include his wife, Wanda Lee Knight; daughter, Teri White and husband Jerry;...

Robert Nelson Holley

Robert Nelson Holley

December 23, 2015

Robert Nelson Holley, 28, of Kenefick, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, December 26, 2015, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Linney cemetery in Dayton. Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, prior to services. Services are under the direction...

Nolen Pope Coleman

Nolen Pope Coleman

December 21, 2015

Nolen Pope Coleman, 83, of Conroe, passed away Monday, December 21, 2015, at the Elmcroft Senior Center in Conroe.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 26, 2015, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Garden Park Cemetery in Conroe. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Saturday, prior to services. Services...

Marjorie J Autrey

Marjorie J Autrey

December 21, 2015

Marjorie J. McDaniel Autrey, 63, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, December 21, 2015, at her residence.Memorial services will be held at 5:00 p.m., Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Pace Stancil Chapel, Cleveland, Texas. Marjorie was born April 3, 1952 in Birmingham, Alabama, to parents; Frank and Mae Bell McDaniel, and has resided in Cleveland for the past 32 years. She...

Elvin Isaac Taylor

Elvin Isaac Taylor

December 20, 2015

Elvin Isaac Taylor, age 89 of Coldspring, Texas, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2015. He was born January 6, 1926 in Shepherd, Texas to parents Charlie M. Taylor and Julia Ott who he is preceded in death by. Survivors include his brothers, Ralph Taylor and Marion Monroe Taylor; nephews, Marlin Earl Taylor, Jr., Kenneth Taylor, Doug Taylor and Craig Taylor;...

William Earl Foxworth

William Earl Foxworth

December 20, 2015

William Earl Foxworth, age 90 of Baytown, Texas, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2015. He was born October 31, 1925 in Splendora, Texas to parents William L.A.J. Foxworth and Lillie Jane Hardy who preceded him in death along with his sister, Jewell; and son, Steven Foxworth.Survivors include his wife, Faye Foxworth; daughters, Linda Crawford and husband Wesley, and Martha Barnett...

Thomas B Arrendell

Thomas B Arrendell

December 20, 2015

Thomas Bryant Arrendell, age 96 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2015. He was born March 24, 1919 in Plum Grove, Texas to parents John Albert and Ollie Olivia Arrendell who preceded him in death along with his son, Thomas B. Arrendell, Jr.; grandson, William Billy Arrendell; brothers and sisters, Aline Lilley, Clyde B. Arrendell, Dora Wheat, Alma...

Edgar Toby Dagle

Edgar Toby Dagle

December 16, 2015

Edgar Toby Dagle, 94, of Hardin, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, December 19, 2015, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Hardin Chapel Cemetery in Hardin. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home. Services are under...

Calvin Louis Chapman

Calvin Louis Chapman

December 15, 2015

Calvin Louis Chapman, 71, of Dayton, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 15, 2015, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 19, 2015, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Wells Cemetery in Liberty. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Saturday, at the funeral...