Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities


Minnie Wise

Minnie Wise

June 27, 2015

Minnie Lee Wise, age 78 of Splendora, Texas, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2015. She was born January 10, 1937 in Picayune, Mississippi to parents Clifton Valmer Miller and Katie Cornelia Williams Miller who preceded her in death along with her husband, Garland Wise. Survivors include her daughters, Marsha Ross, Martha Weaver, and Peggy Allen and husband Allan; son, Jim...

Keith Dewayne Walker

Keith Dewayne Walker

June 27, 2015

Keith DeWayne Walker, age 61 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2015. He was born September 10, 1953 in Wabash, Indiana to parents Clifford Lee Walker and Joan Riggers who preceded him in death along with his sister, Paula Beeks. Keith was a loving husband and father. His passion aside from his family was trucking, hunting, and serving...

Darian Joseph Lambert

Darian Joseph Lambert

June 26, 2015

Ava Lilly and Darian Joseph Lambert, infant twins of Darnell and Paloma Guerra Lambert of Shepherd, passed away Friday, June 26, 2015, at the Kingwood Medical Center in Kingwood Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at the Pace-Stancil Memorial Rest Gardens Cemetery in Cleveland with burial following thereafter. Visitation will be held from 10...

Ava Lilly Lambert

Ava Lilly Lambert

June 26, 2015

Ava Lilly and Darian Joseph Lambert, infant twins of Darnell and Paloma Guerra Lambert of Shepherd, passed away Friday, June 26, 2015, at the Kingwood Medical Center in Kingwood Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at the Pace-Stancil Memorial Rest Gardens Cemetery in Cleveland with burial following thereafter. Visitation will be held from 10...

Jesse Glenn

Jesse Glenn

June 26, 2015

Jesse Glenn, 82, of Hull, died June 26, 2015, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 1, 2015, 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 home. Services are under the direction of...

Luther Blasingime

Luther Blasingime

June 24, 2015

Luther Blasingime, age 79 of New Waverly, Texas, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2015. He was born November 3, 1935 in Huntsville, Texas to parents Roy Blasingime and Lavonia Yeager who preceded him in death along with his brother, Lamuel Blasingime; sister, Mary Dee Porter; and two step-brothers. Survivors include his daughter, Gloria Johnson; sons, Luther Wayne Blasingime and Rodney...

Lorena Harrington

Lorena Harrington

June 23, 2015

Lorena “Toot” Simon Harrington, 91, of Dayton, died Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 25, 2015, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m., to 2 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, at...

Margaret Wittner

Margaret Wittner

June 22, 2015

Margaret F. Wittner, age 90 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Monday, June 22, 2015. She was born January 10, 1923 in Terrell, Texas to parents Eddie Raymond Musgrave and Goldie Marjorie Smith “Grandmaw Goldie” who preceded her in death along with her husband, Gabriel Wittner; and daughters, Carolyn Barrett and Debbie Wittner. Survivors include her son, Rickey Wittner and wife...

Pauline Leuretta Alsobrooks

Pauline Leuretta Alsobrooks

June 21, 2015

Pauline Leuretta Smith Alsobrooks was born June 15, 1926 to her parents Nancy and Irvin Smith. She was one of 9 siblings, with 3 sisters and 5 brothers. She went to school through the 11th grade, when she was “kidnapped” by G E Alsobrooks and whisked off to Cold Springs where they married; she and GE had four children –...

Dorothy Burks

Dorothy Burks

June 20, 2015

Dorothy Bernice Burks, age 59 of Onalaska, Texas, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2015. She was born June 22, 1955 in Harris County, Texas to parents Willis Oliver Settle and Edna Bernice Settle who preceded her in death along with her sister, Ruth. Survivors include her daughter, Wendy Dykes Owens; son, Jason Charles Shirley; sisters, Velma Ruth Thompson, Kathy Auzston,...

Fannie Kate Cochran

Fannie Kate Cochran

June 20, 2015

Fannie Kate Cochran, age 83, passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2015, at her home in Coldspring, Texas. She was born to the late Charles S. Walters and Rosa Lee Ham Walters on Nov. 13, 1931. Fannie is survived by her husband, Joe Eagle Cochran, her daughter, JoAnn Scarborough (Buck), two grandsons, Luke Love (Amanda), and Marc Love (Candice); one...

Anna Veleda Luce

Anna Veleda Luce

June 20, 2015

Anna Veleda Clements Luce was born on November 3, 1931 and entered the heavenly gates on June 20, 2015. Born in Cleveland, Texas to Dr. E. B. Clements and Lelia Smith Clements, Anna, known as “Clem,” often accompanied her father all over town tending the sick and providing medicines to those who could not afford them. After putting her faith...

Yvonne Daniels

Yvonne Daniels

June 20, 2015

Yvonne Maja Daniels, age 64 of Glasgow, Kentucky passed away Saturday, June 20, 2015. She was born June 25, 1950 in San Antonio, Texas to parents Daniel Madrid and Ruth Hayes who preceded her in death along with her step-father, James Kenneth Hayes; and brother, Rene Madrid. Survivors include her son, Jason Estrello of San Antonio, Texas; daughter, Sonia West...

Janice Sue Archer

Janice Sue Archer

June 20, 2015

Janice Sue Archer, age 63 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2015. She was born August 17, 1951 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to parents J.D. and Della Wells who preceded her in death along with her husband, Billie; and sister, Sharon. Survivors include her daughters, Stacy and husband Brian Schauer, and Teresa and husband Bennie Parker; son, James Lee...

Jackie Jacqueline Kimberly

Jackie Jacqueline Kimberly

June 18, 2015

Jackie “Grandma” Kimberly, age 84 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2015. She was born August 31, 1930 in Weirgate, Texas to parents J.T. Dickerson and Helen Webb who preceded her in death along with her husband, William Edward Kimberly; son, Tommy Kimberly; and step-mother, Jaunita Dickerson. Survivors include her daughter, Donna Hughes; son, William Kimberly and wife...

Raymond Lloyd Simmons

Raymond Lloyd Simmons

June 18, 2015

Raymond Lloyd Simmons, age 61 of Conroe, Texas, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2015. He was born March 26, 1954 in Houston, Texas to parents Lloyd Odell Simmons and Betty Elizabeth Hogan. He is preceded in death by his father Lloyd Simmons. Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Mary Simmons; mother, Betty Brown; son, Raymond “Bubba” Simmons and wife...

Alva Marie Dalton

Alva Marie Dalton

June 17, 2015

Alva Marie “Pat” Philips Dalton, 85, of Dayton, died Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at the Kindred Hospital in Baytown. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 19, 2015, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with services concluding thereafter. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., with rosary at 7p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home....

Catherine Larue Gaskin

Catherine Larue Gaskin

June 16, 2015

Cathy L. Stiles Gaskin, 81, of Dayton, Texas died Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at a family residence in Dayton, Texas, in the company of loved ones as they celebrated her life in preparation for her peaceful journey to be with the Lord. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, June 20, 2015, under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral...

Wilma Head

Wilma Head

June 15, 2015

Wilma Sue Head, age 75 of Conroe, Texas, passed away Monday, June 16, 2015. She was born September 29, 1939 in Houston, Texas to parents Lonnie Wortham and Norean Wortham who preceded her in death along with her loving husband, Jesse Head; brother, Jimmy Wortham; and sister, Jane Fingleman. Mrs. Head was a loving wife, mother, sister and friend, with...

Mary Emma Shaw

Mary Emma Shaw

June 15, 2015

Mary Emma Shaw, age 91 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Monday, June 15, 2015. She was born September 14, 1923 in Cleveland, Texas to parents Albert and Mary Howard who preceded her in death along with her brothers, Albert Jr., and R.J.; and sisters, Erma Reed, Alice Keyser, and Elma (Dutch) Howard. Survivors include her husband, Gerald (Pete) Shaw; sons,...