Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities

December 25, 2010

Clevie Alton Dabney, age 93, of Conroe, Texas, passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2010 at Conroe Regional Medical Center. She was born on March 16, 1917, in Logansport, Louisiana. Survivors include her son, James M. Dabney SR. and wife, Alice; sister, Junita Everett; grandchildren, James and Brandi Dabney, Evelyn and David Park; great-grandchildren, Krista and Bret Dabney, Jeremy and...

December 24, 2010

December 23, 2010

Billie Lu Curtis, age 75, of Coldspring, Texas, passed away Thursday, December 23, 2010. She was born November 10, 1935 in Olney, Texas to David and Thelma Mae Taylor who preceded her in death. Survivors include her loving husband, Jack Leonard Curtis; daughter, Kimberly D. Curtis Wooley; son Larry A. Curtis and wife, Tess; brother, Don Taylor and wife, Brenda;...

December 22, 2010

John H. Urban, 64, of Dayton, died Wednesday, December 22, 2010, at the Methodist Hospital in Houston. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, December 27, 2010, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Dayton with burial following at St. Anne’s Catholic Cemetery in Eastgate. Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., with rosary...

December 22, 2010

Thomas “Tommy” Harris Havard, age 64, of Tarkington, Texas, passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2010. Tommy was born on December 18, 1946 in Jacksonville, North Carolina to W.H. and Clara Havard. Survivors include his children, Amy Havard Vigushin and husband, Dimitri, Cody Havard, Carly Havard, Randie Havard, and Jeff Havard; brother, Bucky Havard and wife, Mary Jo; sister, Ilene Havard...

December 22, 2010

Phillip Adrian Simmons, age 57, of Ace, Texas, passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2010. He was born March 31, 1953 in Galveston, Texas to Phillip Gene and Mary Simmons. Survivors include his loving wife, Vicki Simmons; children, Trina Rodriguez and husband, Frank; Jacob Simmons and wife, Casey, Daniel Simmons; sisters, Mary Kay Terrell, Ann Simmons; grandchildren, Ashton Rodriguez and Lana...

December 21, 2010

Berthelle Barnard Dees, 81, of Dayton, died Tuesday, December 21, 2010, at the Methodist Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 27, 2010, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Magnolia Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday, at the funeral home. Services are under the...

December 19, 2010

Roy E. Lum, age 78, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away, Sunday, December 19, 2010. He was born October 27, 1932 in Macadonia, Texas to Willie Erastus and Myrtle Corrine Lum who preceded him in death along with his brother, Wayne; and sisters, Hazel and Joyce; granddaughter, Kathy Lynn Lum. Survivors include his loving wife, Virginia Lee Johnson Lum; son, Bobby...

December 19, 2010

Shelby Jean Moore Godby, 65, of Liberty, Texas passed away on Sunday, December, 19, 2010 after courageously fighting a nearly seven year battle with cancer. Despite her prognosis, she did not fear death. She said many times that when the Lord is ready for her to go she was ready but, until then, she had things to do. Born May...

December 18, 2010

J. D. Farris, 83, of Tarkington Prairie, died Saturday, December 18, 2010, at the Heritage Villa Nursing Home in Dayton. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 21, 2010, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton with burial following at Ryan Cemetery in Tarkington Prairie. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday, at...

December 18, 2010

Rudy “The Bug” Zaruba, IV, 23, of Houston, died Saturday, December 18, 2010, at his residence. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 22, 2010, at the St. Joseph’s the Worker Catholic Church in Dayton with burial following at Palms Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, with...

December 18, 2010

Lois Olene Murry, age 83, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Thursday, December 18, 2010. She was born August 22, 1927 in Rosebud, Texas to Jess Monroe and Ida Lee McKinzie who preceded her in death along with her loving husband, Hubert Murry. Survivors include her daughters, Patricia Hunt and husband, Melvin, Brenda Powers and Erik Larson; sons, James “Bubba” Murry...

December 16, 2010

Doyle R. “Yogi” Johnston, 66, of Crosby, died Thursday, December 16, 2010, at the Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. A time of remembrance will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, December 18, 2010, at the Johnston residence. Arrangements are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Doyle was born August 1, 1944 in Crosby, to...

December 16, 2010

Freddie Jo Johnson “Jo Jo”, age 81, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Thursday, December 16, 2010. She was born in Cleveland on August 18, 1929 to Thomas F. and Myrtle Purswell who preceded her in death along with her loving husband, Winston C. Johnson; step-father, Floren Thompson; sister, Velma Matthews and husband, Lloyd; and her niece and nephew, D’Rinda Kelley...

December 12, 2010

Pace-Stancil Funeral Home 1304 North Cleveland Dayton, Texas 77535 Ph: 936-258-5300 Fax: 936-258-5653 pacestancildayton@sbcglobal.net Sunday, December 12, 2010 Michael Stephen Piatt, 26, entered into the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Sunday morning, December 12, 2010 in Houston. Michael was born July 11, 1984 in Baytown, Texas to parents, Randy and Judy Piatt. He and his wife Brooke...

December 11, 2010

Petro Morgos, age 56, of Paris, France, passed away at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Saturday, December 11, 2010. He was born in Paris on January 18, 1954 to Alexander and Anna Morgos. He is preceded in death by his father. He was an accomplished chef and lawyer specializing in international development projects. He spent the last 15 years working in...

December 10, 2010

Bobby John Conner, age 81, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away, Friday, December 10, 2010. He was born December 11, 1928 in Houston, Texas to parents, James Columbus and Mary Ellen Conner who preceded him in death along with sister, Effie Jimmie Nell Gatts; brothers, Robert Elwood Conner, James Preston Conner, Lloyd Joe Conner, Claude Marvin Conner, and Milton Ray Conner;...

December 9, 2010

Cheryl Ann Lewis, age 45, of Rockport, Texas, passed away, Thursday, December 9, 2010. She was born December 15, 1964 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Billy Weaver and Shirley Weaver. She is preceded in death by her mother and her brother-in-law, Larry Peterson. Survivors include her father, Billy Weaver and wife, Patsy; son. Jeffery Lewis; grandmother, Eddie Lee Weaver, sister,...

December 7, 2010

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