Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities
Rhonda Henderson
September 17, 2022
Rhonda Kay Henderson, age 55 of Shepherd, Texas, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2022. She was born June 22, 1967 in Houston, Texas to her parents George Delbert and Buna Mae Henderson who preceded her in death along with brother, Delbert Dean Joyner and niece, Andrea Piwko.
She is survived by her children; Randy Ripkowski, Kelly Karan and husband, Caleb, Brianna Ripkowski...
Idus Truitt Thomson
September 16, 2022
Idus Truitt Thomson of Coldspring, Tx was born December 24, 1929 in the Boswell community of southeast Walker County. He went to his Heavenly Home resting peacefully at his country home in San Jacinto County on September 16, 2022.
Truitt is preceded in death by an infant son, James Truitt Thomson in 1950, his father Tom Quitman Thomson in 1969, his...
Margie Dean Walker
September 16, 2022
Margie Walker of Shepherd, Texas passed away on September 16, 2022 at the age of 89. She was born on December 27, 1932 to parents Ollen Waller and Neta Hill and was a 1951 graduate of Shepherd High School. Margie enjoyed sewing and working in her yard. Margie is preceded in death by her parents Ollen Waller and Neta Hill; husband...
Jimmy Wayne Long
September 15, 2022
Jimmy Wayne Long was born in Carthage, Texas on June 7, 1950 to parents, James Riley Long and Sadie Mae Walker Long. He passed away September 15, 2022 in Cleveland, Texas at the age of 72. Jimmy Wayne served our country in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He loved to build things with all different kinds of wood....
Nelson Elwood Workman Jr.
September 13, 2022
Nelson Elwood Workman Jr was born in San Diego, California on May 19, 1944 to parents, Nelson Elwood Workman Sr. and Anna Joyce Casteen Workman. He passed away in Shepherd, Texas on September 13, 2022 at the age of 78. Nelson was a 1962 graduate of Brown County High School. After graduation Nelson served our country in the USMC during...
Billy Ray Pollett
September 13, 2022
Billy Ray Pollett was born August 25, 1942 in Liberty, Texas to parents, Charley Pollett and Cecil Etchison Pollett. He passed away on September 13, 2022 in Cleveland, Texas at the age of 80. Billy served our country and served his community. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War as a combat medic and was a retired...
Debra Fox Thomas
September 13, 2022
Debra Fox Thomas of Evergreen, Texas was born on March 16, 1954 to parents, Leslie Leo Fox and Minnie Ruth Stokely Fox. Debra went to her heavenly home on September 13, 2022 at the age of 68.
Debra and her mother, Ruth Fox joined the Evergreen Baptist Church in 1996. Debra joined the church choir, sharing her rich alto voice, and...
Claudine Smith Sloane
September 11, 2022
Claudine Smith Sloane was born in Carmona, Texas on December 7, 1933 to parents, William Claud Smith and Viola Mae Carden Smith. She passed away September 11, 2022 in Cleveland, Texas at the age of 88. Claudine has lived in Cleveland for most of her life and as a teenager worked at the Texan Movie Theatre. Claudine was a wonderful...
Lyle Lee Tidwell
September 9, 2022
Lyle Lee Tidwell, 85, went to his heavenly home on September 9, 2022 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Lyle was born December 20, 1936 in Homedale, Idaho.
Lyle worked in the plywood business for 43 years before retiring. His career began on the West Coast and at the age of 16, Lyle began his plywood journey when he was hired to sweep the...
Ray Francis Dabney
September 9, 2022
Ray Francis Dabney went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 8, 2022, at the age of 98. He was born on November 1, 1923, in Pelly, Texas to Ray B. Dabney and Julia McKellar Dabney. He was their only child.
Ray graduated early from Shepherd High School to join the Army Air Corps during WWII and served in...
Donald "Sarge" Blake Pierce
September 8, 2022
Donald “Sarge” Blake Pierce, 64, of Dayton passed away on September 8, 2022. Donald was born October 11, 1957 in Fort Worth, Texas to Donald Gene Pierce and Melba Jean McDonald Pierce.
Sarge had lived in Dayton since 2000 and was previously of Houston. He attended O.D. Wyatt High School and proudly served in United State Army for 6 years. He...
Dianna Kay Wallerich
September 6, 2022
Dianna Kay Wallerich, 73, of Huffman passed away on September 6, 2022 in Kingwood. Dianna was born June 24, 1949 in Lucerne, Missouri to John A. Hundley and Helen Victoria Speakman.
Dianna grew up in the Topeka, Kansas area. She lived in Iowa before moving to Huffman, where she lived for 30 years and retired from Huffman ISD. Dianna loved to...
Rita Northcutt Barton
September 6, 2022
Rita Louise Northcutt Barton, 77, of Dayton passed away on September 6, 2022 in Dayton, Texas. Rita was born January 7, 1945 in New Gulf, Texas to Audie Northcutt and Georgia Smith.
Rita resided in Dayton for the past 60 years, where she attended Dayton schools and was a 1963 graduate. Rita worked at Stephens Insurance prior to her retirement. She...
Larry Monroe Key
September 6, 2022
Larry Monroe Key was born in Houston, Texas on August 13, 1951 to parents, Vordia Monroe Key and Velma Sue Crawford Key. He passed away in Houston, Texas on September 6, 2022 at the age of 71. Larry served our country in the Air Force and Air National Guard, and was a custom home builder. He was preceded in death...
Laura Jean Cabrera
September 6, 2022
Laura Jean Dickey Cabrera was born July 24, 1955 in San Antonio, Texas to parents, Clarence James Dickey and Rose Lee Stiefel Dickey. She passed away September 6, 2022 after a battle with lung cancer, at the age of 67. Laura was the Assistant Manager of the Woodside Manor/Capriet, a Volunteer and Member of the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo,...
Lana Kay (Heatwole) Johnson
September 4, 2022
Lana Kay Heatwole Johnson was born on January 10, 1948, in Lima, Ohio to parents Mark E. Heatwole and Floy Lee Ashmore Heatwole. She passed away on September 4, 2022, surrounded by her husband and children, in Kingwood, Texas at the age of 74. Lana and her family moved to Texas when she was just a young girl. She was...
Gloria Lyegh Lemmon
September 3, 2022
Gloria Lyegh Pinter Lemmon was born in Caldwell, Texas to parents, Frank Pinter and Thresie Ann Pohorelsky Pinter. She went to her Heavenly Home on September 3, 2022, in Bullard, Texas at the age of 94. After graduating from Caldwell High School, Gloria attended business college then started her career in the mortgage insurance field in the Dallas and Houston...
Clive Edward "Rusty" Mclaughlin
September 3, 2022
Clive Edward “Rusty” McLaughlin, age 76 of Cleveland, TX passed away Saturday, September 3, 2022. He was born December 17, 1945, in Perth, Western Australia to parents Lewis Edward and Daphne Althea McLaughlin. When he was 6 months old he came to the USA by boat with his mother and was greeted by his father and grandfather. When his dad...
Janet Engel Wade
September 3, 2022
Janet Wade was born February 19, 1943 in Summerdale, Alabama to parents George W. and Patricia Beegle Engel. Janet passed away on September 3, 2022 at the age of 79. Janet was preceded in death by her parents George W. and Patricia Beegle Engel; husband, Jerry L. Wade; brother, Walter Engel and sister, Margaret Ihnen. Janet is survived by her...
Zoe Elaine Herrod
September 3, 2022
Zoe Elaine Herrod was born July 30, 1957 in Montgomery, Alabama to parents, Elmer Osborne and Marilyn Rogers Osborne. She passed away September 3, 2022 in Cleveland, Texas at the age of 65. Zoe worked for many years as a nurse, she loved her family and will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. Zoe was preceded...
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