Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities

July 26, 2014

Janet LaVerne Shelton Magnon, 60, of Cleveland passed away July 26, 2014. She was born March 20, 1954 in Houston, Texas to parents, Kenneth Eugene Shelton and Patricia LaNell Wareham Shelton. Janet had lived in Cleveland the past ten years after moving from Louisiana where she had lived for over twenty-five years. Services for Mrs. Magnon will be 11:00 a.m.,...

July 25, 2014

Nelda Marie Campbell Merrick, 71, of Willis, died Friday, July 25, 2014, at the St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in The Woodlands. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 31, 2014, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Evergreen Cemetery in Cleveland. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday, at the...

July 22, 2014

Carol Kay “Me Me” Hooker, 64, of Cleveland passed away, Tuesday July 22, 2014 at her home. She was born October 4, 1949 in Longview, Gregg County, Texas to parents Ralph Ray Secrest and Opal Beatrice Burnette Secrest. She was a homemaker and had been a resident of Cleveland for 8 years. Carol had formerly lived in Augusta, Georgia. “Me...

July 22, 2014

Horace Eldon Turner, 80, of Cleveland passed away July 22, 2014. He was born January 27, 1934 in Cleveland to parents William Aaron Turner and Nannie Simmons Turner. He was a lifelong resident of Cleveland and had worked as a truck driver in the chemical industry. He enjoyed fishing and traveling but most of all he loved being with his...

July 19, 2014

Beth Edwards Carden, 93 of Cleveland passed away July 19, 2014 in Conroe, Texas. . Services for Mrs. Carden will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 24, 2014 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Cleveland. Visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at the funeral home. Graveside service will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 24, 2014 at...

July 19, 2014

Mark Allen Shelton, 51, of Highlands, died July 19, 2014, at the Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, July 28, 2014, at the Praise Tabernacle of Dayton with graveside services following at Evergreen Cemetery in Crosby. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday, at the Praise Tabernacle. Services...

July 19, 2014

Edward Huerta, age 55 and a resident of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2014 in Cleveland, Texas. He was born October 10, 1958 in Stanfield, Arizona to Ernesto and Jane Torres Huerta. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him. He is preceded in death by his parents; grandparents, Ygnacio and Ynocensia Mendez Torres; sisters,...

July 19, 2014

Roy Evan Driskell, age 84, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 19, 2014. Roy was born on January 29, 1930 in Crockett, Texas to Evan and Myrtle Driskill. He spent many happy years attending school at Campbell High School where he met many friends in whom he continued to keep in touch with and even at the age of 84 attended...

July 17, 2014

John Banks Tillman, Sr., 79, of Cleveland, TX passed away Thursday, July 17, 2014 in Houston, TX. He was born January 22, 1935 in Houston, TX to parents, Clyde and Margie Tillman. Services for Mr. Tillman will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel, Cleveland. Interment will follow at Spring Ridge Cemetery, Camilla, TX. Visitation...

July 17, 2014

Curvin Windham, 76, of Cleveland, died Thursday July 17, 2014 at his home in Cleveland. Service for Mr. Windham will be held at Cornerstone Church in Cleveland at 6:00 p.m., Sunday, July 20, 2014 with Brother Earl Faust officiating. Curvin was born May 15, 1938, in Carmichael, Clarke County, Mississippi, to his parents, Leddrew and Nolie Mosley Windham. Mr. Windham...

July 16, 2014

Tucker Joe Duncan, infant son of Tommy and Jessica Hartwick Duncan of Dayton, passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Memorial services will be held at 6:00 p.m., Friday, July 25, 2014, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with services concluding thereafter. The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., prior to services at the funeral home. Services...

July 15, 2014

Lucille Bell Baker, 92, of Dayton, died Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 18, 2014 with graveside services at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at the Houston National Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home. Services are under the...

July 15, 2014

Edward “Ed” Schmuck, 69, of Dayton, died Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at the Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Baytown. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 19, 2014, 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., Friday, at the funeral...

July 15, 2014

July 14, 2014

John Russell Wiggins, 63 of Splendora passed away July 14, 2014. He was born December 6, 1950 in El Paso, Texas to parents Jay T. Wiggins and Martha Bell Fuqua Wiggins. He was a lifetime resident of the Splendora area and had worked as a truck driver. He was a member of the Teamsters Union. Services for Mr. Wiggins will...

July 14, 2014

Margaret L. “Sister” Wright Griffin, 88, of Dayton, died Monday, July 14, 2014, at the Heritage Villa Nursing Home in Dayton. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 18, 2014, at the Guedry Cemetery in Batson with burial following thereafter. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home. Services are...

July 14, 2014

Wallace Rodger Williams, Sr., 78, of Splendora passed away Monday, July 14, 2014 at home. He was born July 2, 1936 in Colfax, Louisiana to parents, Lonnie Adron and Gladys Roshto Williams. He was a retired brick mason and had lived in Cleveland for the past 15 years after moving from Montgomery. Roger knew a lot of people in the...

July 13, 2014

Ralph Wayne Ring, 81 of Cleveland died Sunday, July 13, 2014 in Cleveland. He was born August 18, 1933 in Hammond, Indiana. Service for Mr. Ring will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at Faith Tabernacle Church with Bishop Ken Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Ryan Cemetery under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Cleveland. Visitation will...

July 12, 2014

Gwinn Dale Votaw, 70, of Dayton passed away Saturday, July 12, 2014 in Liberty after an extended illness. Gwinn was born September 29, 1943 in Liberty, Texas to parents Thorpe and Hazel Ashworth Votaw. He was a lifelong resident of Dayton, graduating from Dayton High School in 1962 where he was well known for his participation in football and basketball....

July 12, 2014

Obituary Mary Angeline Smith, 86, of New Braunfels, passed away Saturday July 12, 2014 in New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas. Graveside service for Mrs. Smith will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 17, 2014 at Guedry Cemetery in Batson, Texas, under the direction of Pace Stancil Funeral Home, Dayton, Texas. Pastor Rob Jeffrey will conduct the service. Visitation Wednesday, July 16,...