Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities


Walter Edward Robinson

Walter Edward Robinson

January 17, 2013

Dr. Walter E. “Ed” Robinson, DVM, 71, of Fort Worth passed away Thursday, January 17, 2013. He was born in Liberty, Texas to parents Woodrow Richard "Dick" and Blanche Page Robinson and was a longtime resident of Beaumont. He attended South Park High School where he was a proud running back for the Greenies, graduating in 1959. Ed continued his...

Ronald Eugene Bradley

Ronald Eugene Bradley

January 17, 2013

Ronald E. Bradley, age 68, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Thursday, January 17, 2013 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was born March 15, 1944 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas and a graduate of Jonesboro, Arkansas High School. He was a distinguished Veteran of the United States Air Force. He was an active bowler for years, and a member of Grace...

Curley Lee Fregia

Curley Lee Fregia

January 16, 2013

Sister Tiny Tousha, also known as Curley Lee Maxey Fregia, 66, of Liberty passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2013 in Liberty after an extended illness. She was born May 19, 1946 in Liberty, Texas to parents, Newt and Furley Nugent Maxey. Tiny was a lifelong resident of Liberty County and was a loyal member of the Pentecostal Tabernacle Church. She...

Bonnie Rigby

Bonnie Rigby

January 16, 2013

Bonnie Lois Campbell Rigby, 90, of Dayton passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2013 in Houston. Services for Mrs. Rigby will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 19, 2013 at the First Baptist Church in Dayton with the Rev. Dale Hill and Rev. Ernie Lenard officiating. Interment will follow at Magnolia Park Cemetery in Dayton under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home....

Dolan Edward Roe

Dolan Edward Roe

January 15, 2013

Dolan E. “Jack” Roe, 71, of Dayton, died Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at the San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 18, 2013, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with graveside services following at 1:00 p.m., Friday, at the Earthman Resthaven Cemetery in Houston. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m....

Ramona Mcadams

Ramona Mcadams

January 14, 2013

Ramona (Murry) McAdams, age 84, a resident of Bear Creek, Texas, passed away Monday, January 14, 2013 at Kingwood Medical Center. She was born August 29, 1928 in Bear Creek, Texas. She was married to Alfred Pete McAdams who preceded her in death along with her parents Amos and Christine Murry; sister Ruth; and her brothers Harold and David. Ramona...

Jerry Lynn Haney

Jerry Lynn Haney

January 14, 2013

JERRY LYNN HANEY was born on December 10, 1944 in Sulphur Springs, Texas, the younger son of Earl Ellis Haney and Maggie Lou Hooks Haney. He accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior when he was seven years old, and graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 1963 where he was All State and All American and selected...

Shirley Ella Killingsworth

Shirley Ella Killingsworth

January 14, 2013

Shirley Ella Killingsworth, age 78, of Splendora, Texas, passed away Monday, January 14, 2013 at her home. She was born February 02, 1934 in Grandfield, Oklahoma to parens Ida Bell and Pete Tipton who preceded her in death along with her loving husband Harold Dean Killingsworth. Graveside Services will be held 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 16, 2011, Splendora City Cemetery,...

Nellie Maude Beverly

Nellie Maude Beverly

January 13, 2013

Nellie M. Coker Beverly, 75, of Dayton, died Sunday, January 13, 2013, at her residence. Nellie was born December 25, 1937 in Billings, OK, to parents; Paul E. Coker and Marguette I. Hoggatt, a former resident of Houston, and has resided in Dayton for the past 20 years. She was a former cab driver, retired waitress from Nina’s Diner, and...

Virgie Brown Clark

Virgie Brown Clark

January 13, 2013

Clark Virgie Brown Clark was born October 13, 1911 to Jesse E. Brown and Mollie Bowen Brown. Mrs. Clark died Sunday January 13, 2013 at 101 years of age. Virgie was preceded in death by her brothers, Jesse, Arvie, James and Earl Brown and her sister, Ella Brown Boyd, sons, Louie Dee Clark and Marvin A. Clark, one grandson, Tyler...

Leo Pate

Leo Pate

January 13, 2013

Leo Pate, age 75, of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013 at his home. He was born March 27, 1937 in Shepherd, Texas to parents Elbert Enzor and Mary Evelyn Pate who preceded him in death along with his wife Frances Reeves Pate; his sister Laverne Hammock; and his infant brother, and brother Delbert Pate. Survivors include his...

Bobby Joe Houston

Bobby Joe Houston

January 11, 2013

Bobby Joe Houston, 70, of Dayton, died Friday, January 11, 2013, at the San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 15, 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., Monday, at the funeral...

Gladys Christine Dabney

Gladys Christine Dabney

January 10, 2013

Gladys Christine Dabney, 103, of Coldspring, Texas, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013 in Conroe, Texas. She was born July 16, 1909 in Evergreen, Texas to Joshua Lee and Lillie K. Hoot who preceded her in death along with her loving husband Emmett Dabney; and her daughter Sandra Jane McCarty. A devoted christian, Mrs. Dabney lived life with beauty, grace,...

David M. Smith, Jr.

David M. Smith, Jr.

January 10, 2013

David M. Smith, Jr., 61, of Baytown, died Thursday, January 10, 2013, at the San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 14, 2013, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Forest Park Lawndale in Houston. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday, at the...

James Lewis Walters

James Lewis Walters

January 9, 2013

Sheriff James Lewis Walters, age 66, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, January 09, 2013 at his home in Cleveland, Texas. Born on July 17, 1946 in Houston, Texas to Lonnie and Henrietta (Peggy) Walters of Shepherd, Texas. James graduated from Shepherd High School in 1964 and graduated from Texas Baptist Institute and Seminary in Henderson, Texas in 1975. James...

Edgar Lewis Burkes

Edgar Lewis Burkes

January 9, 2013

Edgar Lewis Burkes, age 70, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2013. He was born in Dekalb, Miss. on August 09, 1942 to parents, James Edgar and Mary Ellon Willingham Burkes who preceded him in death along with his granddaughter, Rebecca Burkes and special sister-in-law, Billie Cole. Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Burkes; daughters, Susan Struss and husband,...

Serenia Mae Fregia

Serenia Mae Fregia

January 9, 2013

Serenia Mae Taylor Fregia, 90, of Daisetta, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at a family residence in Bandera. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 12, 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 9 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home. Services...

Gene Lamar Crye

Gene Lamar Crye

January 8, 2013

Gene Lamar Crye Sr., age 72, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. He was born October 21, 1940 in Cherry Hill, Arkansas to parents George T. and Nona Mayhue Crye who preceded him in death along with his daughter Shelley Crye; his granddaughter Rylee Crye; and his brother-in-law Tom Brashier. Survivors include...

Roberta Sue Haddox

Roberta Sue Haddox

January 8, 2013

Roberta S. “Berta” Lane Haddox, 73, of Kenefick, died Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at the San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 12, 2013, at the Kenefick Southern Baptist Church with burial following at Palms Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, at the Kenefick...

Ray Stimac

Ray Stimac

January 8, 2013

Ray Stimac, age 92, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Tuesday, January 08, 2013 in Houston, Texas. He was born February 13, 1920 in Cleveland, Texas. Mr. Stimac was in the construction business and was a carpenter by trade. Mr. Stimac was a distinguished Veteran of the United States Army, served from October 1942 – January 1946 in the 67th Fighter...