Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities

Martha Elizabeth Smikal
January 21, 2015
Martha Elizabeth Smikal, 74, of Dayton Texas, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015. In support of life, the body was donated to advance medicine through Science Care, a whole body donor program. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 31, 2015, at the Pace-Stencil Funeral Home Chapel at 1304 N. Cleveland (HWY 321) Dayton, TX She was...
Mattie Lea Wright
January 19, 2015
Mattie Lea Wright, age 77 of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015. She was born June 11, 1937 in Shepherd, Texas to parents Charles W. Kirby and Paralea Lovett. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Paul Jeffcoat. Survivors include daughters, Jan Beverly and husband, Charles Carol Dodd and husband, Charles Dodd, Jr., Susan Jones...
Brenda Brown
January 19, 2015
OBITUARY Brown Brenda Kay Brown, age 57 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015. She was born September 3, 1957 in Dayton, Texas to parents Ray Caughman and Peggy Mosley Caughman. She is preceded in death by her father, Ray Caughman. Survivors include her husband of 37 years, Wade Brown; mother, Peggy Caughman; sons, Brett Brown and wife...
Mary Louise Brown
January 19, 2015
Mary Louise Wilkinson Brown, 79, of Dayton passed away peacefully on Monday, January 19, 2015 at home. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 24, 2015 at First Baptist Church in Dayton, Texas with Rev. Ken Davis officiating. Interment will follow at Magnolia Park Cemetery, Dayton. Visitation for Mary will be 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday evening at Pace-Stancil Funeral...
Billie Ruth Lee
January 17, 2015
Billie Ruth Smith Lee, 74, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2015 at home in Hardin, Texas. She was born December 13, 1940 in Liberty, Texas to parents, Elvin H. "Bo" and Vernice Wells Smith. Service for Mrs. Lee will be held Tuesday January 20, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. at Pace Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton. Reverend Tony Hines will...
Cecil E Sartin
January 17, 2015
Cecil Edward Sartin, 75, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2015 at San Jacinto Methodist hospital in Baytown, Texas. He was born July 22, 1939 in Palestine, Arkansas to parents, Jeff Talley and Jennie Soley Sartin. Service for Mr. Sartin will be held Tuesday January 20, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Pace Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton. Reverend Wes Foster...
Peggy Goodwin
January 16, 2015
Peggy Juanita Goodwin, age 61 of Porter, Texas, passed away Friday, January 16, 2015. She was born June 14, 1953 in Cleveland, Texas to parents Luther and Bessie Juanita Greenhouse who preceded her in death. Survivors include her husband, Phillip Warren Goodwin; daughter, Karen Juanita Billeri (Goodwin) and husband James Billeri; son, Cody Wayne Goodwin and wife Jody; brothers, Ronnie...
Rose Marie Lewing
January 16, 2015
Rose Marie Lewing, age 56 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Friday, January 16, 2015. She was born November 4, 1958 in Houston, Texas to parents Marion Thomas Youngblood and Bessie Mae Youngblood. She is preceded in death by her husband, Brody Lewing; father, Marion Thomas Youngblood; and nephews, Vincent W. Youngblood and Clifford Youngblood. Survivors include her mother, Bessie Mae...
Bernice Marie Hamilton
January 16, 2015
Hamilton Bernice Marie Hamilton, age 84 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Friday, January 16, 2015. She was born July 1, 1930 in Frankston, Texas to parents Jim and Rosi Pike who preceded her in death along with her husband, Jessie Hamilton; sons, Doyle Hamilton and Ronnie Joe Hamilton; brother, James Pike; sister, Jessie Martin; grandchildren, Steve Allen Taylor, Jr. and...
Ralph Etress
January 16, 2015
Ralph Paul "Bama" Etress, 50, of Dayton, died Friday, January 16, 2015, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 21, 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...
Patricia Holloway
January 15, 2015
Patricia Jean Dugger Holloway, age 74 of Nacogdoches, Texas, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015. She was born September 11, 1940 in Oransaspass, Texas to parents Altas Willy Graham and Oleta Galey Sykes Graham who preceded her in death along with her husband, Donald Ray Dugger; sons, Donald Ray Dugger II, and Timothy Graham; great-grandson, Hunter Jackson; sister-in-law, Robbie Holloway...
Bobby Dan Warren
January 15, 2015
Bobby Dan Warren, age 78 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015. He was born April 23, 1936 in College Station, Texas to parents George Bige Warren and Mary Ellen Warren who preceded him in death along with his brothers, Don Warren and John Warren; and sister, Minnie Lou Hodges. He is survived by his wife, Carol Warren;...
Rosita Rae League
January 14, 2015
Rosie League, age 59 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2015. She was born August 19, 1955 in Tyler, Texas to parents Raymond and Dorothy Navarro. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sons Michael Shane, and Robert Shawn. Survivors include her husband of 43 years, Bobby League; her son David Ray, her grandson Taylor...
Robert Douglas Smith
January 13, 2015
Robert Douglas "Doug" Smith, age 54, of Goodrich, Texas, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2015. He was born December 20, 1960, in Houston, Texas, to parents, Alton and Nell Smith, who preceded him in death. Robert was a fireman for the City of Houston for 33 years, and a Senior Captain in rank for Station #38. Survivors include his brothers,...

Oren Robert Clark
January 12, 2015
Oren Robert Clark, 62, of Houston, died Monday, January 12, 2015, at the Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with graveside services at a later date in Houston National Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton....
Wanda Lilley
January 11, 2015
WANDA H. LILLEY Wanda H. Padon Lilley, 84, of Cleveland, died Sunday, January 11, 2015, surrounded by family. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 15, 2015, at Pace Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Cleveland. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Cleveland. Wanda was born February 13, 1930 in Sugarland, to parents; James...
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