Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities


Jt Jones

Jt Jones

July 10, 2022

JT Jones, age 68, of Splendora, Texas passed away Sunday, July 10, 2022. He was born November 22, 1953, in Houston, Texas. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife Sherran. Survivors include his brother, David; sister, Sheri; sons, Kevin and Christopher and their families. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Friday, July 15, 2022,...

Tracy Jeanette Brown

Tracy Jeanette Brown

July 9, 2022

Tracy Jeanette Brown, age 54, of Houston, Texas passed away Saturday, July 9, 2022. She was born December 17, 1967, in Pasadena, Texas to parents Kenneth and Dorothy Brown. Tracy was a graduate of Milby High School Class of 1986. Survivors include her parents, Kenneth and Dorothy Brown; beloved dog, Shelby; and uncles, Harlan Gene Brown and Terry Dean Brown....

Jerry Wayne Evans

Jerry Wayne Evans

July 7, 2022

Jerry Wayne Evans was born November 16, 1940 in Baytown, Texas to parents, R.V. Evans and Louise Evans. He passed away July 7, 2022 in Coldspring, Texas at the age of 81. Jerry Wayne graduated from Robert E Lee High School in Pasadena, Texas in 1960, spent most of his life being a truckdriver, and has lived in Coldspring, Texas...

William Lee Wegner

William Lee Wegner

July 7, 2022

William Lee Wegner, 67, of Dayton passed away on July 7, 2022, in Baytown, Texas. He was born October 26, 1954, in Dumas, Texas to parents, Bob Wegner and Evelyn Carter Wegner. Bill spent his younger years in Dumas and attended schools there. He later moved to the Dayton area where he has been a long-time resident. He had worked...

Geneva  Marie Briggs

Geneva Marie Briggs

July 6, 2022

Geneva Marie Detiege Briggs, 68, of Dayton passed away July 6, 2022, in Baytown, Texas. Geneva was born February 26, 1954, in Dayton Texas to Paul Sidney Detiege and Magnolia Vargos Detiege. Geneva was a lifelong resident of Dayton and was loved by all that knew her. She was a member of the St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church. Geneva...

Betty Ruth Milam

Betty Ruth Milam

July 6, 2022

Betty Ruth Milam was born January 31, 1936 in Bedford, Pennsylvania to parents, Cleveland Price and Anna Riley Price. She passed away in Coldspring, Texas on July 6, 2022 at the age of 86. Betty loved her family and enjoyed the time she had raising her children. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Louis Milam Sr; brothers,...

Nell Collins

Nell Collins

July 5, 2022

Ethel “Nell” Ivanelle Collins, 83, of Hardin passed away on July 5, 2022. Nell was born December 23, 1938 in Dry Prong, Louisiana to parents, Leroy Coleman and Mary Edith Lovell Coleman. Nell had lived in the Hardin area for over 41 years. She worked at the Elks Lodge and traveled with a funnel cake trailer for many years. She...

Joe Shearer, Jr.

Joe Shearer, Jr.

July 5, 2022

Joseph “Joe” Norman Shearer, Jr., age 71, of Porter, Texas passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2022. He was born May 14, 1951, in Houston, Texas, to parents Joseph Norman Shearer, Sr. and Mary Alice Shearer who preceded him in death along with his brother, Monty Shearer. Survivors include his mother of their children, Shirley Lilley Shearer; daughters, Dede Murray and...

Hollis William Jefferson, Jr.

Hollis William Jefferson, Jr.

July 5, 2022

Hollis William Jefferson, Jr., age 76, of Cleveland, Texas passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2022. He was born June 8, 1946, in Amesbury, Massachusetts to parents Stella and Hollis Jefferson, Sr. who preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Virginia (Corser) Jefferson; daughters, Melissa Joyce, Holly Hickman and husband Fred, Ann Leo and husband Robert; sisters, Louise Lennox and...

James "Jim"  Alexander Pfeiffer

James "Jim" Alexander Pfeiffer

July 4, 2022

James “Jim” Alexander Pfeiffer, a World War II Veteran, 98, of Perrysburg, Ohio and Cleveland, Texas, passed away on Monday, July 4, 2022, at The Lakes of Monclova in Maumee, Ohio. Jim was born on April 3, 1924, in Newark, Ohio to Paul and Jennie Pfeiffer. His family moved to Texas when he was six months old, and he considered...

Betty Marie Thornton

Betty Marie Thornton

July 4, 2022

Betty Marie Thornton was born July 18, 1934 in Shepherd, Texas to parents, Thomas Eldon Hues Sr and Alice McGee Hues. She went to her Heavenly Home, to be reunited with her beloved husband William, on July 4, 2022 in Shepherd, Texas at the age of 87. Betty was a lifelong resident of Shepherd, Texas where she was a member...

Helen Louise Ward Bailey

Helen Louise Ward Bailey

July 2, 2022

Helen Louise Ward Bailey was born October 19, 1933 in Bremond, Texas to parents, Albert Klotz and Maggie Homiack Klotz. She went to her Heavenly Home on July 2, 2022 in Kingwood, Texas at the age of 88. She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, Bruce R. Ward and Rolfe Bailey; sisters, Patricia and Christine. Helen is survived...

Linda Kay Deford

Linda Kay Deford

July 2, 2022

Linda Kay DeFord was born on September 13, 1949 in Houston, Texas, and died July 02, 2022 in Cleveland, Texas, at 73 years of age. She was born Linda Kay Ehrigson, the late-in-life only child of Walter David Ehrigson and Grace Irene Kraus. Linda was the “Apple of her Daddy’s Eye!” She married David L. DeFord on June 21, 1975...

Linda Jeanette Byerley-Medina

Linda Jeanette Byerley-Medina

July 1, 2022

Linda Jeanette Byerley-Medina, 67, of Dayton, Texas passed away on July 1, 2022 at her residence. Linda was born May 3, 1955 in Dayton, Texas in Dayton to parents John Byerley, Jr. and Bonnie Williams Byerley. Linda lived most her life in the Dayton area, and was a former resident of Lafayette, Louisiana. Linda was previously employed as a machinist...

Glenda Caughman

Glenda Caughman

June 30, 2022

Glenda Caughman, 72, of Dayton, Texas passed away on June 30, 2022, peacefully at her home. Glenda was born on April 30, 1950, in Borger, Texas to parents Robert Anderton and Bobbi Jo Griffith Anderton. Glenda lived in the Kenefick area for many years. She was a member of the Southern Baptist Church and enjoyed flowers, especially yellow roses. She...

Beverly Jo Suttle

Beverly Jo Suttle

June 30, 2022

Beverly Jo Suttle was born February 28, 1939 in Dyersberg, Tennessee to parents, Joe L. Brisendine and Hilda Rueben Pierce Brisendine. Beverly passed away peacefully, June 30, 2022, surrounded by her loving family, in Coldspring, Texas. Beverly had a full life. She loved her family and friends dearly. Her accepting character and love for people turned many friends of the...

Rosa Rodriguez

Rosa Rodriguez

June 29, 2022

Rosa Castillo Rodriguez, age 93, of Cleveland, Texas passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2022. She was born August 23, 1928, in Bastrop, Texas. Met the love of her life, Macario Rodriguez. They married November 14, 1953, in Loriane, Texas. She loved God and was strong in her Catholic faith. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and active...

Bill Thomas

Bill Thomas

June 28, 2022

Bill Thomas, age 90, of Kingwood, Texas passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2022. He was born May 12, 1932, in Webster, Texas to parents Milton Jesse Thomas and Lorene Maggie Lou Thomas who preceded him in death along with his brother, Royce Thomas, Sr. Bill was a graduate of Cleveland High School class of 1951. At Cleveland High, he was...

Roland Earl  Anderson

Roland Earl Anderson

June 28, 2022

Roland Earl Anderson, 75, of Dayton passed away June 28, 2022 in Galveston, Texas. Roland was born May 14, 1947 in Cleveland, Texas to parents Morris Roland Anderson and Francis Eunice Willett Anderson. Roland grew up in Dayton and attended Dayton schools. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam Era. He was a member of the Masonic...

Marvin Dwayne  Smith

Marvin Dwayne Smith

June 25, 2022

One of the good ones has left us too soon. Marvin Dwayne Smith, lovingly known as Thumper, was born in Cleveland, Texas on July 27, 1968 to his parents, JD Smith and Rachel Rushing Smith. On June 25, 2022 he died very unexpectedly after a massive heart attack at his home in Edmond, he was just 53 years old. Dwayne...