Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities

April 10, 2012

Roberta Ellan Spinks, age 78, of Conroe, Texas, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at her residence. She was born July 31, 1933 in Woodville, Texas to parents Roy Franklin Dean and Lorene Ellan (Long) Dean. She is preceded in death by her loving husband Johnny L. Spinks and her mother Lorene Hawkins. Survivors include her daughters Sharon Williamson and...

April 10, 2012

Patsy Ruth Strawther, age 77, of Splendora, Texas, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at Kingwood Medical Center. She was born November 11, 1934 in New Boston, Texas to parents James Arthur Patterson and Buena Edna (Wells) Patterson who preceded her in death along with her loving husband Nick Strawther; daughter Barbara Swearingen; and her brother Volley Patterson. Survivors include...

April 9, 2012

April 9, 2012

Vergia Mae Pardee, age 89, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Monday, April 09, 2012 at her residence. She was born November 15, 1922 in Florien, Louisiana to parents Gilbert Berian Arrington and Annie Nancy (Taylor) Arrington who preceded her in death along with her sisters Pauline A. Coburn, Annabelle Jordan, Margaret A. Hughes, JoAnn A. Perry; brothers John Freeman Arrington,...

April 8, 2012

Robert G. “Bobby” Langford, 66, of Huffman, died Sunday, April 8, 2012, of brain cancer with his wife, Janice by his side. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 14, 2012, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Saturday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction...

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...