Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities


Barney Risner

Barney Risner

July 6, 2015

Barney Gene Risner, age 74 of Willis, Texas, passed away Monday, July 6, 2015. He was born October 4, 1940 in San Jacinto County, Texas to parents Jesse and Clara Risner who preceded him in death along with his lifetime friend, Luther Blasingime; brother, Ervin Risner; and sisters, Elsie McAdams and Mattie Matocha. Survivors include his daughter, Lisa Craven; son,...

Dorothy Joann Ritchey

Dorothy Joann Ritchey

July 6, 2015

Dorothy JoAnn Ritchey, age 79 of Splendora, Texas, passed away Monday, July 6, 2015. She was born December 3, 1935 in Houston, Texas to parents Opal and Burt who preceded her in death along with her daughter, Ann Crowder; son-in-law, Jerry Crowder; son, Earl Ray Ritchey; and husband of 64 years, Alvis Ritchey. Survivors include her daughter, Tina Ritchey; son,...

Bernard Fulton

Bernard Fulton

July 6, 2015

Bernard Lee Fulton, age 61 of New Caney, Texas, passed away Monday, July 6, 2015. He was born January 7, 1954 in Houston, Texas to parents Walter Lee Fulton, Jr. and Susie Arnold. He is preceded in death by his father, Walter Lee Fulton, Jr.; wife, Marlana Fulton; and grandparents, Elsie and Albert Barnett, and Walter Lee, Sr. and Dorothy...

Kenneth Childress

Kenneth Childress

July 5, 2015

A memorial service will be held at 12:00 noon, Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at Oak Shade Baptist Church, Cleveland, Texas.

Deloyd Tirey

Deloyd Tirey

July 5, 2015

DeLoyd Tirey, age 85 of Houston, Texas, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2015. He was born February 17, 1930 in Townley, Alabama to parents David Alton Tirey and Velma Lee Grace-Tirey who preceded him in death along with his daughter, Veronica Sue Tirey-Huss; three brothers and two sisters. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Sue Tirey; daughters, Joline McAdams, Tina Marie...

Leon Johnston

Leon Johnston

July 5, 2015

Alton “Leon” Johnston, age 64 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2015. He was born March 31, 1951 in Cleveland, Texas to parents Alton Lloyd Johnston and Elsie Mae Johnston who preceded him in death along with Leroy Johnston, Inez Ray and Joann Butcher. Survivors include his wife, Diane Lynn Johnston; daughters, Rae Lynn Johnston Ferrell and Dedra...

Wanda Matthews

Wanda Matthews

July 4, 2015

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Judson Paige Jones

Judson Paige Jones

July 4, 2015

Judson Paige Jones, age 55 of Humble, Texas, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2015. He was born October 6, 1959 in Phoenix, Arizona to parents Oscar Ewing Jones Jr., and Ruby Kay Jones who preceded him in death. Survivors include his brother, Boris Jones and wife Dr. Elizabeth Jones; sister, Kaylen Pierce and husband Paul Pierce; and numerous other family...

Glenn Gates

Glenn Gates

July 4, 2015

Glenn Edward Gates, age 52 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2015. He was born June 15, 1963 in Groves, Texas to parents Mary Helen Gates and Edward Windell Gates. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Jessie Hamilton and Rosa Mae Gates, and Clifton James and Media Marie Boullion. Glenn graduated from Aldine Senior High in...

Jose Nicolas Beltran

Jose Nicolas Beltran

July 3, 2015

Visitation: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m, Monday, July 6, 2015 Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel - Dayton Service: 10:00 a.m., Monday, July 6, 2015 Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel - Dayton Interment: Magnolia Park Cemetery

Joseph Hardy Rutherford

Joseph Hardy Rutherford

July 2, 2015

Joseph Hardy Rutherford Jr., age 80 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2015. He was born December 8, 1934 in Cleveland, Texas to parents Joseph Hardy Rutherford Sr. and Lona Mae Bass who preceded him in death along with his brother, Garland F. Rutherford and sisters, Lillian Nadine Hopkins and Francis Dale Everitt. Survivors include his wife Erma...

Rebecca Dawn Kelso

Rebecca Dawn Kelso

July 1, 2015

Rebecca Dawn Kelso, age 44 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2015. She was born November 15, 1970 in Houston, Texas to parents Cherry and Bryan Kelso. Survivors include her parents, Cherry and Bryan Kelso; daughter, Cheyanne Williams and husband Joshua Williams; son, Rickey Weaver and wife Bonnie Weaver; sister, Jennifer Miranda and husband Marc Miranda; brother, John...

Frank Ridley

Frank Ridley

July 1, 2015

Frank Richard Ridley, age 82 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2015 in Kingwood Hospital, Kingwood, Texas. He was born October 1, 1932 in Groveton, Texas to parents Mildred Louise Hall and George Richard Ridley who he is preceded in death by. Mr. Ridley moved to Cleveland in 1940 with his family, at age of 7. After his...

Nellie "Nadine" Dunigan

Nellie "Nadine" Dunigan

July 1, 2015

Nellie "Nadine" Clark Dunigan, 74, of Liberty, passed away Wednesday July 1, 2015 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday July 6, 2015 at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Linney Cemetery in Dayton. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m on Sunday at the funeral home. Services...

John A Lampson

John A Lampson

June 30, 2015

John Anthony Lampson, 87, of Dayton, Texas, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, June 30, 2015. He was born on August 29, 1927 in Stafford, Texas, to parents T.J. Lampson and Mary Cangelosi Lampson. John was a 1945 graduate of Missouri City High School. He attended Sam Houston State University, graduating in 1952 with a Vocational Agriculture Degree. John...

Monda Kay Jacobs

Monda Kay Jacobs

June 29, 2015

Monda Kay Kibrige Jacobs, 67, of Dayton, died Monday, June 29, 2015, at Kingwood Medical Center in Kingwood, Texas. Monda was born July 21, 1947 in Dover, Ohio, daughter to the late William E. and Clara E. Frank Kibrige. Formerly a resident of Atascocita, she had resided the past four years in the Dayton area Monda was a graduate of...

Joe Paul Copeland

Joe Paul Copeland

June 29, 2015

Joe Paul Copeland, 57, of Dayton, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, June 29, 2015. Visitation will be held Thursday, July 2, 2015 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton, TX, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 3, 2015, at Grace Community Baptist Church in Dayton, TX, at 10:00 a.m....

Gracie Mae Salge

Gracie Mae Salge

June 29, 2015

Gracie Mae Salge, infant daughter, of Joshua Seth and Kayla Faye Salge of Porter, passed away Monday, June 29, 2015, at the Conroe Regional Medical Center in Conroe. She is preceded in death by her great great-grandfathers, Robert Everett and Cecil Stephens, Sr.; great great-grandparent, Charles and Faye Garrison, Eula Faye and Alvie Patterson, and Claude B. Jackson; and second...

Mary Alice Mcnorton

Mary Alice Mcnorton

June 28, 2015

Mary Alice McNorton, age 72 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015. She was born November 30, 1942 in Leblanc, Louisiana to parents Roy and Myrtle Long who preceded her in death along with her daughter, Melinda Collins. Survivors include her husband, Jimmy McNorton; daughter, JerriAnn; sons, Ronny, Jesse and Donald; grandchildren, Toshia, Tristan, Trenton, Chelsea, Cody, Hollyann,...

Lavina Walters Ray

Lavina Walters Ray

June 27, 2015

Lavina Walters Ray, age 95, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2015. She was born December 26, 1919 parents Tillman and Maude Walters who preceded her in death along with her husband William Ray; siblings, Pauline Hornberger, Edna Mae Walding, Vestor Walters, John Walters, Leo Walters, Rusty Walters, Jay Walters, and Elmon Walters; and grandchild, Roland Scott Roberts. Survivors include her;...