Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities


Joseph Nelson Waldrop

Joseph Nelson Waldrop

March 31, 2013

Joseph Nelson Waldrop, 62, of Dayton passed away on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013 in Houston, Texas. He was born January 2, 1951 in Houston, Texas to parents, Sidney Nelson Waldrop and Evelyn June Holbrook Waldrop. He grew up in Liberty, graduated from Liberty High School in 1970, and attended Sam Houston State University. He was a member of the...

Bruce "Bouderaux" Bertrand

Bruce "Bouderaux" Bertrand

March 30, 2013

Bruce “Bouderaux” Bertrand, age 56 and a resident of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2013 in Kingwood, Texas. He was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana in 1956 born to parents Gerald Bertrand and Sybil Wilson. He is preceded in death by his mother; and his brother Randy Jackson. Survivors include his girlfriend Kay Selfridge; ex-wife Brenda Bertrand; daughters...

Chelsey Renea Scraper

Chelsey Renea Scraper

March 30, 2013

Chelsey Renea Scraper, age 17 and a resident of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2013. Chelsey was a student at Shepherd High School; she was born in Pasadena, Texas in 1996. She is preceded in death by her grandfather Larry Scraper and great-grandfather Richard Uptegrove. Survivors include her mother and dad Jennifer Scraper and Michael Patterson; father William...

Mackenize Elizabeth Edmonds

Mackenize Elizabeth Edmonds

March 30, 2013

Mackenize E. “Kenzie” Edmonds, infant daughter of Kevin M. Edmonds and Kelly M. Welch, died Saturday, March 30, 2013, at her residence in Old River-Winfree. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 5, 2013, at the Pentecostal Tabernacle with burial following at the Monroe Fregia Cemetery in Liberty. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8...

Katheryn E. Bass

Katheryn E. Bass

March 28, 2013

Katheryn E. Thompson Bass, 93, of Dayton, died Thursday, March 28, 2013, at her residence. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 1, 2013, at the Grandview Memorial Park in Pasadena with burial following thereafter. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Katheryn was born January 17, 1920 in Glenville, WV, to parents;...

Bobby Dean Mccleskey

Bobby Dean Mccleskey

March 28, 2013

Bobby Dean McCleskey, age 73 and a resident of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2013. He was born in Porter, Texas in 1939 to parents Marlin and Alma McCleskey who preceded him in death along with his son Marlin Dean (Dino) McCleskey; brother Eugene McCleskey; and his sister Joyce Archer. Mr. McCleskey was a Carpenter by trade and...

Phillip Norman Walker

Phillip Norman Walker

March 28, 2013

Phillip Norman Walker, age 78 and a resident of Point Blank, Texas, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2013. He was born in Flint, Texas in 1935 to parents Bryon and Wilma Walker who preceded him in death along with his first wife Patsy Raye Harris Walker; son Norman Ray Walker; brothers Charles Walker, Jerry Walker and Bill Walker; and one...

Donald Ray Sims

Donald Ray Sims

March 27, 2013

Donald Ray Sims, age 70 and a resident of Splendora, Texas, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2013 in Humble, Texas. He was born in Benhur, Texas in 1942 to parents Sam S. and Ruby E. Sims who preceded him in death along with Donald Wayne Sims and Robert Lee Freeman. Survivors include his loving wife of 30 years Paula Sims;...

Marigrace O'Neil

Marigrace O'Neil

March 27, 2013

The family is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Marigrace O’Neil in Cleveland, Texas; after fighting a courageous battle with Lung Cancer on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 in her 58th year of life. Mari was preceded in death by her husband Phillip Lindsey; parents Bill O’Neil and Mavis Lawson; sister Helen Kanstiner; and grandparents Noble and Grace Cayton. She...

Ralph Byron Hubert

Ralph Byron Hubert

March 26, 2013

Ralph Byron Hubert, age 81 years and a resident of Cleveland, Texas passed away Tuesday, March 26th 2013 in Cleveland, Texas. He was born in Milam County (Rockdale, TX) on January 19 1932 to parents Ralph Hubert and Jessie Lewis Hubert who preceded him in death. Also preceding him in death were sisters Florence Hubert Fletcher, May Agnes “Maggie” Hubert,...

Sherry Gail Martin

Sherry Gail Martin

March 26, 2013

Sherry G. Robinson Martin, 69, of Dayton, died Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in Houston. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 30, 2013, at the Kenefick Southern Baptist Church with Rev. Jeff Day officiating. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Sherry was born August 8, 1943...

Billy Jack Weaver

Billy Jack Weaver

March 26, 2013

Billy Jack Weaver, age 75, of Coldspring, Texas, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at M.D. Anderson, Houston, Texas. He was born July 11, 1937 in Woodville, Texas to John B. and Eddie Lee Weaver who preceded him in death along with his first wife Shirley Weaver; daughter Cheryl Lewis; son-in-law Larry Peterson; and his brother Ricky Weaver. Mr. Weaver...

Dorthy L Brittingham

Dorthy L Brittingham

March 26, 2013

Dorthy Louise Brittingham, age 77 years and a resident of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2013 in Kingwood, Texas. She was born in 1935 at Nogalus Prairie, Texas to parents Jessie William and Ola Dee Davis who preceded her in death along with sister Hattie Faussett, brothers Edward Davis and Jessie Ray Davis, first husband Pete Sutton, second...

David Daniel Gillen

David Daniel Gillen

March 25, 2013

David “Heavy Duty” Daniel Gillen Sr., age 65, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Monday, March 25, 2013 at his home. He was born 1947 in Dayton, Texas to parents J.B. Gillen and Lillie Doris Gillen who preceded him in death along with his son Paul Hvamstad; and his daughter Kim Gillen. Survivors include his loving wife Verna “Tuffie” Gillen; step-mother...

Inez Swanson

Inez Swanson

March 25, 2013

Inez Swanson , age 88 and a resident of Splendora, Texas since 1952, passed away Monday, March 25, 2013. She was born June 05, 1924 in Converse Louisiana to parents Colonel Clarence Jordan and Henrietta Price Jordan who preceded her in death along with her husband W.L. “Rusty” Swanson; daughter Doretha Swanson Roberts and two sisters. Inez lived life with...

Gary Lynn Frizzell

Gary Lynn Frizzell

March 24, 2013

Gary L. Frizzell, 62, of Dayton, died Sunday, March 24, 2013, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 28, 2013, 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., Wednesday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction...

Rufus Elwin Whisenant

Rufus Elwin Whisenant

March 24, 2013

Rufus Elwin Whisenant, age 77 and a resident of Cleveland, Texas, passed away. He was born in Hubbard, Texas to parents W.N. Whisenant and Nannie Whisenant who preceded him in death along with his brother James W. Whisenant. Mr. Whisenant was a distinguished Veteran of the United States Army from April, 1955 – April 1963; and a Petroleum Engineer by...

Ennis Earl Owen

Ennis Earl Owen

March 23, 2013

Ennis Earl Owen, age 73, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away March 23, 2013 at his home. He was born April 06, 1939 in Bishop, Texas to parents Ennis Dueitt Owen and Annie Mae Crittenden who preceded him in death. He was a distinguished Veteran of the United States Army. After graduation from Tuloso-Midway High School, Ennis joined the US Army,...

Clouse Family

Clouse Family

March 23, 2013

Nathan and Jennifer Clouse and their two children Jordan and Bailey. Visitation will be held Friday, March 29, 2013, 5:00-9:00 p.m. at Pace-Stancil Chapel, Cleveland, Texas. Memorial services will be held Saturday, March 30, 2013, 2:00 p.m. at Pace-Stancil Chapel, Cleveland, Texas.

Helen Elizabeth Moore

Helen Elizabeth Moore

March 23, 2013

Helen Elizabeth Moore, age 66, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2013 in Kingwood, Texas. She was born December 27, 1946 in Conroe, Texas to parents Maurice Sheats and Diddy Sheats who preceded her in death along with her husband Bill Moore; brother Robert Earl Sheats; sister Barbara Ann Cook. Survivors include her son Charles Gibson; daughter Cindy...