Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities
Ellen Lucille Wallace
May 11, 2015
Ellen Lucille Wallace, age 81 of San Antonio, Texas, passed away Monday, May 11, 2015. She was born May 25, 1933 in Perry, Oklahoma to parents Wilbert Irving Cole and Clara Lucille Ewing Cole who preceded her in death along with her husband A.D. Wallace, Sr.; son, Michael Eugene Bonnet; and granddaughter, LaLania Riley Hall. Survivors include her son, Dennis...
June Sweeten
May 11, 2015
Melba June Sweeten, age 87 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Monday, May 11, 2015. She was born January 29, 1928 in Carmona, Texas to parents William Everett Mills and Mae Raspberry who preceded her in death along with her husband, Mark F. Sweeten, Jr.; sons, Cecil Allen Robertson and Danny Mark Sweeten; brother, C.W. Mills; and sisters, Dinah Lathan and...
Raymond Berkel
May 8, 2015
Raymond Lewis Berkel was born in 1933, the oldest of five children, in Boltage Township, Illinois. As a high school student, he worked in a local movie theater and there met his sweetheart who he married in 1953 and who would remain by his side for the next 62 years. At the age of 20, he enlisted in the U.S....
Virgie Lou Sims
May 6, 2015
Virgie Lou Sims, age 94 of Coldspring, Texas, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2015. She was born November 3, 1920 to parents James A. Barber and Della Luna who preceded her in death along with her husband, Emmitt Sims, daughter, Janice Ford, two sisters and four brothers. Survivors include sons, Bennett R. Sims and wife Julia and Michael Sims and...
Kay Ellen Cook
May 6, 2015
Kay Garvey Cook, age 89 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2015. She was born August 3, 1925 in Port Arthur, Texas to parents Owen King and Ruth E. Dailey who preceded her in death along with her husband, Noble Garvey Jr; son, Noble “Tad†Garvey III; husband, Ben T. Cook; and dear friend and house keeper, Birlee...
Billie Lee Alston
May 6, 2015
Billie Lee Alston, age 72 of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2015. He was born August 14, 1942 in Henryetta, Oklahoma to parents C.E. Alston and Leona Pierce who preceded him in death along with his brother, Allen Alston; and sister, Frieda Wisley. Survivors include his wife, Linda Alston; daughter, Rebecca Wilson; sons, Timothy Alston and Russell Alston;...
Roy Cecil Crysel Jr.
May 5, 2015
Roy Cecil Crysel Jr., age 87 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2015. He was born September 9, 1927 in Beaumont, Texas to parents Roy Cecil Crysel Sr. and Ina Odel Gaskin. Survivors include his daughter, Brenda Morrow; sons, Richard Lee Crysel and Randy Lynn Crysel; sister, Faye Swearengen; grandchildren, Kim, Kristina, Lester, Daniel, Rachel, and Abby; thirteen...
V.R. "Joe" Dowdell
May 4, 2015
V. R. “Joe†Dowdell, 79, of Daisetta, died Monday, May 4, 2015, at a family residence in Raywood. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 7, 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., Wednesday, at the funeral home....
Jessie Victoria Holifield
May 2, 2015
Jessie Victoria Sessum Holifield, 78, of Splendora, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2015, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home with burial following at Morgan Cemetery in Splendora. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday, at the funeral home. Services are under the...
Guy Wesley Simon, Jr.
May 1, 2015
Guy Wesley Simon, Jr., 57, of Baytown, died Friday, May 1, 2015, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Anahuac Cemetery in Anahuac. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, at the funeral home. Services are under the...
Glenn Lavell Garner
April 30, 2015
Glenn LaVell Garner, 54, of Dayton died April 30, 2015 at home after an extended illness. He was born November 4, 1960 in Houston, Texas to parents T.W. Garner and Bonnie Reed Garner. Graveside services are 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 2, 2015 at Palms Memorial Park in Dayton with Brother Thomas Nunn officiating. Glenn was preceded in death by his...
Frances Louise Platt
April 30, 2015
Frances Louise Hutto Platt, 68, of Dayton, died Thursday, April 30, 2015, at the Liberty-Dayton Regional Medical Center in Liberty. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, May 4, 2015, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton with graveside services at 5:00 p.m., Monday, at the Sandy Creek Cemetery in Rockdale. Visitation will be held from 5...
Lillian Alma Nemy
April 30, 2015
Lillian Alma Zalesky Nemy, 97, of Eastgate, died Thursday, April 30, 2015, at the San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, May 3, 2015, at the Magnolia Park Cemetery in Dayton, with burial following thereafter. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Lillian was born September 26, 1917...
Bristol Sam Reynolds
April 29, 2015
Bristol Sam Reynolds, infant daughter of Bodie and Beth Reynolds passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 in Dayton peacefully in her sleep. She was born February 1, 2015 in Houston, Texas. Services for Bristol will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, May 4, 2015 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Hylton officiating. Interment will follow at Palms Memorial Park...
Dennis Earl Steelhammer
April 28, 2015
Dennis Earl Steelhammer, age 69 of Coldspring, Texas, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015. He was born December 1, 1945 in Alice, Texas to parents James Sidney Steelhammer and Bertha Louise Shallert who preceded him in death along with his son-in-law Ron Harrop. Survivors include his former wife, Suzie Steelhammer; daughters, Catherine Steelhammer Jackson-Prieur and Husband Thomas “Todd†Prieur, and...
Jeremy Paul Aalto
April 27, 2015
Jeremy Paul Aalto, 45, of Dayton, died Monday, April 27, 2015, at the San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown. Memorial services will be held at 11:30 a.m., Friday, May 1, 2015, vat the Eastgate Church with services concluding thereafter. Arrangements are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Jeremy was born July 8, 1969 in Tacoma, Washington, to...
Donald Johnson
April 27, 2015
Donald Hubert Johnson, age 88 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Monday, April 27, 2015. He was born August 1, 1926 in Daisetta, Texas to parents William Perkins Johnson Sr. and Gladys Holland who preceded him in death along with his wife, Viola Furguson; and brother, W.P. Johnson Jr. Survivors include his daughters, Sherry Cook and husband Danny, and Connie Tanner...
Donald Ray Graves
April 27, 2015
Donald Ray Graves, 78, of Dayton, died Monday, April 27, 2015, at the San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 30, 2015, 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., Thursday, at the funeral...
Barbara Lee Reynolds
April 26, 2015
Barbara Lee Staarmann Reynolds, 61, of Kenefick, died Sunday, April 26, 2015, at her home surrounded by her family and friends. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 30, 2015, at the Kenefick Civic Center with services concluding thereafter. Arrangements are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Barbara was born September 27, 1953 in...
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