Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities


James Edward Crouthers, Jr.

James Edward Crouthers, Jr.

April 13, 2016

James Edward Crouthers, Jr., 62, of Liberty, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 16, 2016, at the Wilderness Church of God at 1238 CR 158, Liberty, Texas, with burial following at the Wilderness Cemetery in Liberty. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday,...

Woodrow E.  Amos

Woodrow E. Amos

April 13, 2016

Woodrow Elmont Amos, age 74 of Conroe, Texas, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2016. He was born December 21, 1941 in Houston, Texas to parents Elmont V. Amos and Ida Mae Liner who preceded him in death along with his son, Steven Amos; and granddaughter, Cassie Grimes. Survivors include his wife, Janice Amos; daughter, Deborah Hunt; inherited children, Ronda, Scott,...

Elbert  Ellisor

Elbert Ellisor

April 12, 2016

Elbert L. Ellisor, age 86 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2016. He was born October 9, 1929 in New Waverly, Texas to parents Clayton and Sarah Ellisor who preceded him in death along with his wife of 57 years, Nelda Ellisor; and brother, Arlie Ellisor. Mr. Ellisor graduated from Huntsville High School Class of 1947/48. After 32...

Elaine Matthews Mazzola

Elaine Matthews Mazzola

April 12, 2016

Elaine Matthews Mazzola, 71, of Dayton, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m., Friday, April 15, 2016, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel, with services concluding thereafter. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral...

Linda Lou Thornton

Linda Lou Thornton

April 11, 2016

Linda Lou Thornton, 67, of Coldspring died Monday, April 11, 2016. The family will receive friends a 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Coldspring. Linda was born November 9, 1948 in Hazard, Kentucky to parents, Nathan Dalton and Helen Comb Dalton. She was a long time resident of Cold Spring after moving from...

Virginia Faye Pickering

Virginia Faye Pickering

April 10, 2016

Virginia Faye Pickering, age 71 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2016. She was born November 17, 1944 in Nacogdoches, Texas to parents Doris and Mary King who preceded her in death along with her sisters, Doshie Mae King, Maurine Coats and Bobbie Dubose. Survivors include her husband, Robert Pickering; son, Thurman Pickering and wife Lorene; daughters, Doris...

Johnnie Vandyke Crew

Johnnie Vandyke Crew

April 10, 2016

Johnnie Vandyke Crew, age 46 of Trinity, Texas, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2016. He was born August 26, 1969 in Kent County, Maryland to parents Charles Howell Crew, Jr. and Hilda Louise Crew. He was preceded in death by his father. Survivors include his mother, Hilda Crew; daughter, Elizabeth Crew; sons, Hayden and Royce Crew; sisters, Kathy, Penny, Terrie...

Dewey Glen Luman

Dewey Glen Luman

April 6, 2016

Dewey Glen Luman, age 85 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2016. He was born November 27, 1930 in Center, Texas to parents Elmer and Irene Luman who preceded him in death along with his daughter, Glenda Luman; grandson, Samuel Keen; and granddaughter, Meghan Stein. Dewey served honorably in the U.S. Army and owned/operated Dewey’s Farm and Feed...

Alton Delbert Whitmire

Alton Delbert Whitmire

April 6, 2016

Alton Delbert Whitmire, age 77 of Splendora, Texas, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2016. He was born June 25, 1938 in Cleveland, Texas to parents Tolbert and Dora Whitmire who preceded him in death along with his son, Melvin Glenn Whitmire; sisters, Gracie Helen Shipp and Ruby Weaver; and brother, Claude Elbert Whitmire. Survivors include his wife, Ruby Whitmire; daughters,...

Donald  Bryce Blevins

Donald Bryce Blevins

April 6, 2016

Donald Bryce Blevins was born on December 15, 1949 in Houston, Texas and passed away April 6, 2016 in Trinity, Texas. He is preceded in death by his parents Donald and Wyn Blevins, his brothers Jim and Toby Blevins and his beloved Uncle Elmer Wayne “Red” Blevins. He is survived by his children Donald, Jr. and wife Ashley, Avis Sotirelis...

George W. Dickens

George W. Dickens

April 5, 2016

George W. Dickens, 83, of Dayton passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at home in Dayton. Services for Mr. Dickens will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 8, 2016 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow at Palms Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday evening at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home. George was born April 28,...

Dorothy Mae Reber

Dorothy Mae Reber

April 4, 2016

Dorothy Mae Reber, age 94 of Conroe, Texas, passed away Monday, April 4, 2016. She was born November 21, 1921 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to parents Thomas Jopplin and Nellie Foster who preceded her in death along with her husband, Harlan R. Garrett, Sr.; husband, Daniel Wallace Reber; son, Larry Garrett; eight brothers and sisters. Survivors include her daughters, Nancy...

Justin Kyle Hevron

Justin Kyle Hevron

April 3, 2016

Justin Kyle Hevron, age 33 of Conroe, Texas, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2016. He was born September 28, 1982 in Garland, Texas to parents Gene Hevron and Jeanette Fain. Survivors include his wife, Jennifer Hevron; father, Gene Hevron and wife Elaine; mother, Jeanette Fain and husband Dan; daughters, Kylie Hevron, Kinsey Hevron and McKensie Doolittle; son, Scott Doolittle; sisters,...

Kenneth  Dwayne True

Kenneth Dwayne True

April 3, 2016

Kenneth Dwayne True, 64, of Liberty, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2016, at the Kingwood Medical Center in Kingwood. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 9, 2016, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Farley Chapel Cemetery in Shepherd. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, at the funeral...

Nina Lee Jennings

Nina Lee Jennings

April 1, 2016

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Billy Ray Perry Jr.

Billy Ray Perry Jr.

March 31, 2016

Billy Ray Perry, Jr., age 44 of Splendora, Texas, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2016. He was born September 5, 1971 in Cleveland, Texas to parents Billy Ray Perry, Sr. and Wanda Lou May. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Eunice and Hugh Perry; and grandfather, John May. Survivors include his wife, Amy Perry; parents, Bill and Lou...

Gerald Wayne Webb

Gerald Wayne Webb

March 31, 2016

Gerald Wayne Webb, age 76 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2016. He was born September 22, 1939 in Littlefield, Texas to parents Wayne Wallace Webb and Goldie Jones who preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Lona Fuson Webb; daughters, Cynthia Hoffer and Lynette McCormick; sons, Robert, Raymond, William and Richard; son-in-law, Keith; daughter-in-laws, Debbie, Patricia...

Shirley Anna Suneson

Shirley Anna Suneson

March 31, 2016

Shirley Anna Suneson, age 93 passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2016. She was born May 9, 1922 in Princeton, Maine. Shirley married Victor in El Dorado, Arkansas in 1950. They moved to Texas later and eventually settled in Conroe, where they started their family. The Suneson’s moved to Cleveland in 1963 where Shirley taught second grade for 25 years...

Judith "Judy"  Morris

Judith "Judy" Morris

March 28, 2016

Judith A. “Judy” Carter Morris, 76, of Dayton, passed away Monday, March 28, 2016, at the Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 2, 2016, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Magnolia Park Cemetery in Dayton. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Saturday, at...

Alvin "Leroy" Mcdaniel

Alvin "Leroy" Mcdaniel

March 28, 2016

Alvin Leroy McDaniel, Sr., 76, of Dayton, passed away March 28, 2016, at the San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 31, 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., Wednesday, at the...