Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities


David Mata

David Mata

June 29, 2014

David Mata, 2, of Dayton, Died Sunday, June 29, 2014, at the Liberty-Dayton Community Hospital in Liberty. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 5, 2014, at the Iglesia Cristiana Ebenezer in Dayton with burial following at Palms Memorial Park in Dayton. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home...

Raymond Ernest Junior Neal

Raymond Ernest Junior Neal

June 28, 2014

Raymond Ernest “Junior” Neal, 81, of Dayton, died Saturday, June 28, 2014, at his residence following a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m., Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at the First Baptist Church of Dayton with burial following at Linney Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday, at the funeral home. Services...

Kathryn Walker

Kathryn Walker

June 28, 2014

Kathryn “Granny - Nonny” Cone Walker, 76, of Dayton, died Saturday, June 28, 2014, with family by her side in Dayton. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at the Dayton First Assembly of God Church with burial following at Palms Memorial Park in Dayton. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.,...

Elna Florine Dishman

Elna Florine Dishman

June 27, 2014

Florine Haltom Dishman, 88, of Cleveland, Texas, died Friday, June 27, 2014, at the Methodist Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Pace Stancil Memorial Rest Gardens in Cleveland. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the funeral...

Michael K. Benoit

Michael K. Benoit

June 26, 2014

Michael K. “Mike” Benoit, 65, of Dayton, died Thursday, June 26, 2014, at the San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown. The family will greet friends from 9 a.m. to noon, Monday, June 30, 2014, at the pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Mike was born February 14, 1949 in Port Arthur,...

Donald Louis Smith

Donald Louis Smith

June 26, 2014

Donald Louis Smith, 82, of Splendora passed away June 26, 2014. He was born July 16, 1931 in San Antonio. His parents were Joe G. and Mary Gist Smith. The Smith family moved to Splendora in 1970 from Houston. He worked for Brown and Root as a heavy equipment inspector and was owner operator of the Smith Gun Shop in...

Locke Steven Fregia

Locke Steven Fregia

June 24, 2014

Locke Steven Fregia, 61, of Hull, died Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at the Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, June 28, 2014, at the Batson Prairie Baptist Church with burial following at Guedry Cemetery in Batson. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, at the church. Services are under...

Ronald Leon Puckett

Ronald Leon Puckett

June 23, 2014

Ronald Leon Puckett, 59 of Cleveland passed away Monday, June 23, 2014 at home. He was born August 31, 1954 in Cleveland, Texas to parents John Lewis and Louise Foxworth Puckett. He graduated from Cleveland High School in 1972. Ronnie was an avid fisherman and loved riding his motorcycle. He was a jack of all trades and never met a...

Patsy Darlene Ulkie

Patsy Darlene Ulkie

June 22, 2014

Patsy Darlene Wiggins Ulkie, 63, of Dayton, passed away Sunday, June 22, 2014, after a brave fight with Cholangiocarcinoma, at the Heritage Villa Nursing Home in Dayton. Patsy was born March 4, 1951 in Liberty, to parents; Clarence H. and Mary B. Piercy Wiggins, and has been a lifelong resident of the Dayton area. She was a graduate of the...

Betty Campbell

Betty Campbell

June 22, 2014

Betty L. Campbell, 90, Tomball, died Sunday, June 22, 2014 at Tomball Regional Hospital. Betty Louella Campbell was born in Newell, West Virginia to Charlotte and Don Foltz. She is survived by grandchildren, Victoria Tullier and husband Kip; David Campbell and wife Toni; great-grandchildren; Adrianne Tullier, Hannah Campbell, Faith Campbell, and Anthony Campbell; along with numerous nephews, nieces, family members...

Betty Ruth Kirpatrick

Betty Ruth Kirpatrick

June 22, 2014

Betty Ruth Kirkpatrick, 60, of Dayton, Texas, went to be home the Lord on Sunday, June 22, 2014. Betty was born December 8, 1953 in Liberty, Texas to parents; Brandeaux “Bub” and Jearldene Dunn Campbell. Betty had been a resident of the Dayton area since 1990. Betty was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband:...

Maudie Leah Strickland

Maudie Leah Strickland

June 22, 2014

Maudie Leah “Winky” Strickland, 77 of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Sunday, June 22, 2014. She was born November 16, 1937, in Zavalla, Texas, to parents, Ernest Jack Johnson and Maude Ferrell Mott Johnson. She is preceded in death by her parents, brothers and sisters, Blanche Johnson White, Jackie Johnson, Dudley Johnson, Tommy Johnson and Patsy Johnson. Survivors include her husband,...

Betty Ruth Kirpatrick

Betty Ruth Kirpatrick

June 22, 2014

Betty Ruth Kirkpatrick, 60, of Dayton, Texas, went to be home the Lord on Sunday, June 22, 2014. Betty was born December 8, 1953 in Liberty, Texas to parents; Brandeaux “Bub” and Jearldene Dunn Campbell. Betty had been a resident of the Dayton area since 1990. Betty was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband:...

Emile Rene Stevens

Emile Rene Stevens

June 21, 2014

Emile Rene Stevens, Sr., 74, passed away on Saturday, June 21, 2014 in the comfort of his home that he shared with his daughter, son-in-law and two of his grandchildren, after a brief illness. Emile was born to Chester Leroy Stevens (1907-1971) and Jeanette Marie Mazoyer (1909-1996) on September 12, 1939 in New York. Emile met and married his beloved...

Glenda Faye Richmond

Glenda Faye Richmond

June 19, 2014

Glenda Faye Gross Richmond, 56, of Cleveland passed away June 19, 2014 at home in Cleveland. She was born on January 30, 1958 in Baytown, Texas to parents Carl Gross and Gladys Waldrep Gross. She had lived in Cleveland for the past 12 years after moving from Houston. Glenda was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by...

Drake Kayden-Lee Nobles

Drake Kayden-Lee Nobles

June 17, 2014

Drake Kayden-Lee Nobles, 2, of Dayton, died Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at the Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 23, 2014, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Dayton with services concluding thereafter. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday, at the funeral home. Services...

Betty "Maw Maw" Kocian

Betty "Maw Maw" Kocian

June 16, 2014

Betty K. “Maw Maw” Minton Kocian, 77, of Dayton, died Monday, June 16, 2014, at the Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 20, 2014, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton with graveside services at 2:00 p.m., Friday, at Lynch’s Chapel Cemetery in Alto. Visitation will be held from 6...

Gene Addington

Gene Addington

June 16, 2014

Gene Addington, 61, of Dayton, died Monday, June 16, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 21, 2014, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Linney Cemetery in Dayton. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m.to 8 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil...

Mary Jane Taff

Mary Jane Taff

June 15, 2014

Mary Jane Allison Taff went to be with our Lord and her beloved husband, Norris, on a beautiful Father’s Day, June 15, 2014. Mary Jane was born April 16, 1930 in Houston to the late Norman and Jewel Allison. Mary Jane grew up in Liberty, Texas, graduating from Liberty High School in 1948. While attending nursing school in Houston, she...

Maxine Chloetile Glover

Maxine Chloetile Glover

June 15, 2014

Maxine Chloetile Glover, age 89, of Cleveland passed away on Sunday, June 15, 2014. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Jesse Glover, her sister, Evelyn Thacker, step-brother, Bill Box and wife Evelyn and sister-in law, Frances Box. Maxine is survived by her stepbrother Tom(Buddy)Box and three nieces, Yvonne Conner of Folkston GA, Janice McCoy and husband...