Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities

August 1, 2013

Frances McKinley Gibson Pena, 56, of Dayton, died August 1, 2013 at home surrounded by her family. She was born July 12, 1957 in Shreveport, Louisiana to parents James Bedford and Anita Elizabeth Boney Gibson. Services for Frances will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 6, 2013, at Pace-Stancil Chapel Dayton, Pastor Mike Hill will officiate. Visitation will be from 6:00...

August 1, 2013

John Randolph (Randy) Alexander was born on March 17, 1940 in Daisetta, Texas. His mother died at his birth, so he was taken care of by his father and his sisters. In 1942, he went to live with his oldest sister, Katherine Parker and her husband Oscar Parker in Cleveland, Texas. In 1944, they moved to Lufkin, Texas. Randy started...

July 31, 2013

July 31, 2013

Marjorie Shirley, age 81 and a resident of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at Kingwood Medical Center. Mrs. Shirley was born April 11, 1932 in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. She lived life with beauty and grace and a heart full of love. She was kind and giving, sweet and loving, tender hearted and deeply devoted to her family....

July 30, 2013

Ruby Mae McCulloch, age 81 and a resident of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2013. She was born on May 23, 1932 in Tyler, Texas to parents Rev. A.H. Green and Willie Mae Green who preceded her in death along with her devoted husband Marion McCulloch; her daughter Carolyn McWilliams; and her brother Lee Roy Green. Ruby was...

July 30, 2013

C.L. “Lou” Wilson, age 76 and a resident of Conroe, Texas, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2013. He was born in Carlisle, Texas on December 09, 1936 to parents Lee J. and Jennie Lea Wilson who preceded him in death along with his brother Charles T. Wilson. Survivors include his daughter Cheyna Wilson; sons Larry Wilson and Dallas Wilson; brothers...

July 28, 2013

Anita L. Ware Rutland, 71, of Dayton, died Sunday, July 28, 2013, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 1, 2013, 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. Services are under...

July 27, 2013

Lillian H. LaFrance Touchet, 91, of Liberty, went to be with our Lord and Savior, Saturday, July 27, 2013, in Saratoga. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 2, 2013, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Guedry Cemetery in Batson. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, at the...

July 27, 2013

Dean C. “Chris” Campbell, 60, of Dayton, died Saturday, July 27, 2013, at the Liberty-Dayton Community Hospital in Liberty. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at the Eastgate Church with services concluding thereafter. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday, at the church. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil...

July 25, 2013

Leslie Scheryl McMillan, passed away peacefully at the age of 45, Thursday, July 25, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. She was a resident of Plum Grove, Texas but she was born in Mineral Wells, Texas on November 08, 1967. Scheryl was a fun loving person with a wonderful personality. She loved motorcycles, the outdoors and spending time with her...

July 23, 2013

James “Jimmy” Thomas Tadlock, 78 of Dayton died Tuesday, July 23, 2013 in Houston. Jimmy was born February 20, 1935 in Dayton to parents Donald Hubert Tadlock and Ruth Buchanan Tadlock. He was a lifelong resident of Dayton, graduating from Dayton High in 1953 and attended the University of Texas where he played Longhorn football and was a member of...

July 22, 2013

Elmira Havard Farris, better known as Sis Farris, age 80 of Tarkington Prairie died Monday, July 22, 2013 at home surrounded by her family. Sis was a descendant of the Berry and Simmons families who were early settlers of Tarkington Prairie and was born on the back of a horse with a crooked tail in her hand. She grew up...

July 21, 2013

George Stephen Bennevendo Jr., 67, of Jacksonville, TX, passed away Sun. July 21, 2013. George was born in Houston, Texas on March 08, 1946. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving in the Vietnam War. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend. Survivors include his Loving Wife; Wanda Bennevendo, Son William Thomas...

July 20, 2013

Maxine Marie Cooper age 60 and a resident of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Monday, July 20, 2013. She was born August 10, 1952 in Bremond, Texas to parents Edward and Verna Berezoski who preceded her in death along with her daughter Rebecca Cooper; and sister Betty Jo Jobson. Maxine was kind and giving, sweet and loving, and a heart full...

July 20, 2013

Mark Stamey Sheffield, 55, of Dayton died Saturday, July 20, 2013. Mark was born April 22, 1958 in Houston, Texas to parents Clyde and Jeanne Sheffield. He was a lifelong resident of Dayton where he graduated from Dayton High School in 1976 and attended the University of Houston. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and past member...

July 15, 2013

Jimmy Allan “Jimbo” Turner, age 56 and a resident of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Monday, July 15, 2013 at Kingwood Medical Center. He was born December 13, 1956 in Cleveland, Texas to parents J.B. Boots Turner and Bernice Turner who preceded him in death along with his daughter Naomi Turner. He was a mechanic by profession; he enjoyed boating, fishing,...

July 15, 2013

Carol Lee Morgan Whitman, 98, of Dayton passed away Monday, July 15, 2013 in Baytown, Texas surrounded by her family. She was born December 18, 1914 in Nederland, Texas to parents Arthur Clark Morgan and Sylvia Pearl White Morgan. She graduated in 1932 from Reagan High School in Houston. Mrs. Whitman had been a resident of Dayton since 1943 where...

July 13, 2013

Harold Gene Loving, 74, of Shepherd, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2013, at the VA Medical Center in Houston. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at the Christian Cowboy Fellowship in Cleveland with burial following at Farley Chapel Cemetery in Shepherd. Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Monday, at the...

July 11, 2013

Stephen G. “Steve” Ellis, 42, of Dayton, died Thursday, July 11, 2013, in San Jacinto County. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel and conclude at the funeral home. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction...

July 11, 2013

Charles “Charlie” William Coburn, age 87 and a resident of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2013 at Conroe Medical Center. He was born in Huntsville, Texas on October 12, 1925. He was a distinguished WWII Veteran of the United States Merchant Marine. He was a boiler maker by trade in the construction industry. Mr. Coburn was a tender...