Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities

April 8, 2012

April 8, 2012

Gary S. “Steve” Cole, 55, of Cleveland, died Sunday, April 8, 2012, at the Cleveland Regional Hospital in Cleveland. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at Ryan Cemetery in Tarkington Prairie with burial following thereafter. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Monday, at the funeral home. Services are under the...

April 8, 2012

Joe Arthur Cronin Sr., age 77, of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2012 at Kingwood Medical Center. Visitation will be held for Mr. Cronin Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 5:00-8:00 p.m. at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel, Cleveland, Texas. Bro. Don Prather and Bro. Bill Nelson will preside over funeral services being held Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 10:00 a.m. at...

April 7, 2012

David Royce Shoemaker, age 46, of Splendora, Texas, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2012. He was born January 7, 1966 in St. Louis, Missouri to parents Roy and Edna Elizabeth Shoemaker who preceded him in death. Survivors include his loving wife Brenda Shoemaker; sons David Shoemaker Jr., Kevin Fabian Shoemaker; daughter Beth Shoemaker Kelley; grandchild Jayden Bellinger; numerous nieces, nephews...

April 5, 2012

April 5, 2012

April 4, 2012

Mr. Glen Edward Watson, age 75, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, April 04, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Cut-n-Shoot, Texas on August 3, 1936 to Eugene Watson and Millie Fain (Jordan) Watson who preceded him in death. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving in the U.S. Air Force. He was self-employed and served...

April 3, 2012

Wilburn Donald ( Bill ) Conley, formerly of Angleton and Cleveland, TX, passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 03, 2012 at The River Hills Health & Rehab facility in Kerrville, TX, after a long hard battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was 73 years old. Bill was born in Luling, TX on July 16th 1938 to Wilburn Dale Conley...

April 2, 2012

March 31, 2012

Bertha Couch Dyck passed away Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the age of 98. She was born July 04, 1913 in Randlett, Oklahoma to parents Wesley and Gertrude Couch who preceded her in death along with her husband Peter Dyck, two brothers and two sisters. She leaves behind two daughters Esther McLendon and Thelma Heeth; grandchildren Wesley Simpson and wife...

March 29, 2012

Herman “Alvis” Mitchell, 72, of Dayton, died Thursday, March 29, 2012, at the Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 2, 2012, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with graveside services at 2:00 p.m., Monday, at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Beaumont. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday,...

March 28, 2012

Frieda E. Lampl, 96, of Liberty, died Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at the Liberty-Dayton Community Hospital in Liberty. Memorial services will be held at 7:30 p.m., Monday, April 2, 2012, at First United Methodist Church, Dayton. Burial services were held at Rose Hill Burial Park in Hamilton, Ohio. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Frieda...

March 28, 2012

Ira J. Curry, born June 09, 1937; a resident of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2012 at the age of 75. He is preceded in death by his parents Woodrow Wilson and Neva Lee Curry. He leaves behind to cherish his memories his loving wife Brenda Curry; daughters Sandy Curry, Teresa Curry, Rosa Curry, Crystal McCumber and husband...

March 28, 2012

Rev. Raymond Drewis Sjolander, 95, of Huffman died Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at his daughter’s home in Lake Jackson.  He was born in Cedar Bayou, Texas to John C. and Ellen Dahlquist Sjolander.  He was a long time resident of Baytown and Huffman area.  He served the Lord in many churches throughout Louisiana and Texas.  Services for Rev. Sjolander will...

March 28, 2012

SQUIRES Mrs. Gladys W. Squires, age 104, passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2012. Mrs. Squires was born September 14, 1907 in Cleveland “Tarkington Prairie”, Texas to parents Jesse T. Wright and Hallie Mathews Wright who preceded her in death along with her loving husband Howard Squires; parents Jesse T. and Hallie Wright; brother Raymond Wright; sisters Edith Mounts and Ethel...

March 27, 2012

March 23, 2012

Thomas Louis Mitchell Sr. July 21, 1921 - March 23, 2012 Tom was born in Alice, Texas to Nola Louise Sellers and Andrew Clifton Mitchell. He is survived by his caring wife Patricia Mitchell currently of Dallas, three loving children, Ellen Lue-Tan and husband Ron of Waller, Tom Mitchell, Jr. and wife Bernadette of Austin, Clif Mitchell and wife Tammy...

March 23, 2012

Gary Lee Stinson, 59, of Cleveland, died Friday, March 23, 2012, at his residence. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at the Cleveland City Cemetery with burial following thereafter. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Cleveland. Gary was born October 1, 1952 in Houston, to parents; Rayford A. and Hazel...

March 23, 2012

CASEY Maggie Drucilla Casey, age 82, of Kingwood, Texas, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, March 23, 2012. Maggie was born in Security, Texas on April 6, 1929. Maggie was blessed with grace, beauty and strength. Her greatest accomplishments in life were her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and she adored them wholeheartedly. She had a passion for...

March 22, 2012

Pace-Stancil Funeral Home 1304 N. Cleveland Dayton, Texas 77535 Ofc: 936-258-5300Fax: 936-258-5653 www.pacestancil.com pacestancildayton@sbcglobal.net Shirley E. Priest, 80 of Dayton passed away on Thursday March 22, 2012 at the Hampton at Post Oak retirement community in Houston. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Tuesday March 27, 2012 at Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Crosby followed by the burial...