Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities


Keith Damon Wolf

Keith Damon Wolf

December 29, 2011

Keith Damon Wolf, 37, of Huffman died Thursday, December 29, 2011 in Kingwood.  He was born February 17, 1974 in Dayton, Texas and was a lifelong resident of Huffman where he attended and graduated from Huffman High School.  He was currently employed by A-VAC in Huffman.  Keith enjoyed cooking, listening to music and loved his children and being with his...

Andrew Michael Aills

Andrew Michael Aills

December 25, 2011

AILLS Andrew Michael Aills, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2011 at the age of 20. He was born in Humble, Texas on January 16, 1991. He is preceded in death by his grandfather Aills and his Uncle Dennis. He will be remembered lovingly by his father, Tommy Aills and wife, Tracy; his mother, Justine Hudson and Randy Beams; grandparents, Merett...

Silas William Nelson

Silas William Nelson

December 22, 2011

Pace-Stancil Funeral Home 1304 North Cleveland Dayton, Texas 77535 936-258-5300 936-258-5653 fax pacestancildayton@sbcglobal.net. Silas William Nelson, 100, of Dayton died Thursday, December 22, 2011 at home. He was born April 27, 1911 in Stilson, Texas, the seventh of 10 children of Swedish immigrants, Carl and Anna Seaberg Nelson. Mr. Nelson was a lifelong resident of Dayton where he was a...

George Melvin Crocker

George Melvin Crocker

December 21, 2011

Pace-Stancil Funeral Home 1304 North Cleveland Dayton, Texas 77535 936-258-5300 936-258-5653 fax pacestancildayton@sbcglobal.net. George Melvin Crocker, 82, of Dayton died Wednesday, December 21, 2011 in Cleveland after a brief illness. He was born August 16, 1929 in Dayton, Texas to parents Leslie E. and Carrie Carter Crocker. He was a lifelong resident of Liberty County and had worked as a...

Vearda Wells

Vearda Wells

December 20, 2011

WELLS             Vearda Wells, age 88, of Houston, Texas, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at Memorial Herman Hospital, Houston, Texas.  She was born December 31, 1922 in Nacogdoches, Texas to parents, John Henderson Smith and Dora Melissie Norris Smith who preceded her in death.           Mrs. Wells was a homemaker with her greatest accomplishments being her family.  She...

Roger Dale Simons, Sr.

Roger Dale Simons, Sr.

December 18, 2011

Roger Dale Simons, Sr., 62, of Huffman, died Sunday, December 18, 2011, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton with graveside services at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, at the Centerville Cemetery in Centerville. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, at...

Nylds Hinch

Nylds Hinch

December 17, 2011

Lifelong educator, Dr. Nylds R. Hinch, completed his mission on December 17, 2011. Dr. Hinch was born February 20, 1938 in Vidor, Texas to parents Emerson Hinch and Eleanor Stephenson Hinch. Nylds lived life with an eternal purpose and was ever mindful of God’s call. Together with Mary Kelly Hinch, his wife of 51 years, Nylds served others. Their home...

Charles "Nick" Nicholson

Charles "Nick" Nicholson

December 17, 2011

NICHOLSON Charles “Nick” Nicholson, age 80, of Carthage, Texas, passed away in Marshall, Texas, Saturday, December 17, 2011. He was born April 15, 1931 in Liberty, Texas to Mother, Annie Nicholson and Father, Joe Nicholson who preceded him in death along with his loving Wife, Ruby Isaacks Nicholson; Daughter, Norma Charlene Nicholson Janowsky; and Brother, Dan Nicholson. Survivors include his...

Rick Whatley

Rick Whatley

December 16, 2011

Rick Whatley, 60, of Dayton, went to his heavenly home Friday, December 16, 2011, at the San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, December 18, 2011, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton. Rick was born February 3, 1951 in Hico, to parents; Dale Whatley and Dorothy Turner, a former resident...

Wilma Wynell Bruner

Wilma Wynell Bruner

December 14, 2011

BRUNER Wilma Wynell Bruner, age 84, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2011 in Conroe, Texas. She was born October 27, 1927 in San Angelo, Texas to parents, Richard M. and Ruth Barnett who preceded her in death along with her step-mother, Claudia Barnett; and her great-grandsons, Corbin Sontag and Dakota Sontag. Wilma was blessed with grace, beauty and strength. Her...

Gary Wayne Fountain

Gary Wayne Fountain

December 13, 2011

FOUNTAIN           Gary Wayne Fountain, age 62, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2011.  Gary was born in Cleveland, Texas on February 19, 1949 to parents, James “Newt” Fountain and Mary Frances “Tootie” Pressley who preceded him in death along with his brother, Richard “Dale” Fountain.  He served our country in the United States Marines during the Viet Nam era.          ...

Vera Lee Schulze

Vera Lee Schulze

December 11, 2011

SCHULZE Vera Lee Schulze, age 63, of Splendora, Texas, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2011. She was born in Cleveland, Texas on August 02, 1948 to parents, Jerry Eugene and Jessie Mae Hayden who preceded her in death along with her brothers, Jerry Wayne “Doodle” and Thurman Hayden, sister, Lou Helen Hayden. Survivors include her Husband, Bert Wayne Schulze; daughter,...