Cleveland police crack down on sex offenders
Within the past 10 days, Cleveland police have made three arrests on charges
of indecency with a child and aggravated sexual assault. Thomas Lamar Funk was
arrested early Wednesday for indecency with a child, while Steven Wayne Burleson
was arrested Monday on the same charge. Late last week, Johnny Ray was arrested
for aggravated sexual assualt. "We are aggressively investigating all such
allegations," said Detective Harry Kelley, who pointed out that a single
conviction on such charges results in the perpetrator being listed as a registered
sex offender with the state of Texas.
Liberty county agencies receive UW funds
The Montgomery County United Way has announced that nearly $20,000
will be distributed between seven non-profit organizations in Liberty
County. The funds were collected
through United Way campaigns in both county HEBs, Cleveland WalMart, and Dayton's
Sam's Club, as well as Liberty county residents working in Montgomery or Harris
counties who list Liberty county agencies as the designated receivers. The
American Red Cross, Cleveland Senior Citizens Organization, Helping
Hands Ministry of
Rye, Liberty County Project on Aging, Operation Refuge, Inc., Spirit of Sharing,
Inc., and the YMCA will start receiving their UW checks in the next few days.
Former Cleveland Police Chief dies
Woodrow Wilson Moore, who served as Police Chief of Cleveland for
nearly 15 years in the mid-50s and early 60s, passed away last Tuesday,
September 16.
Moore was
95. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Lea Mae; his daughter, Carolyn
Clark and husband Gary; son John Thomas Moore and wife Donna; and grandchildren
Angelique
Burnside and husband Jeffery; Rene Ferguson and husband Todd; John Clinton
Moore, Christopher Moore and Craig Moore. Graveside services will be held
at the Providence
Cemetery in Jacksonville, Texas today.
Funeral Services scheduled
- Edmond Wilkerson; graveside service Thursday, Sept. 18, at 10 a.m.
at Peebles Cemetery.
- Doris Burd; services Friday, Sept. 19, 10 a.m., Pace-Stancil/Probst Chapel,
with interment following at Pace-Stancil Memorial Rest Gardens; visitation
hours Thursday, Sept. 18, 4-9 p.m., Pace-Stancil.
- Joseph Finney (infant); graveside services Friday, Sept. 19, 5 p.m.,
Pace-Stancil Memorial Rest Gardens - Babyland.
- Mabel Postal; Family memorial service Thursday, Sept. 18, 2 p.m., Pace-Stancil
Funeral Home in Coldspring.
- Arrangements are pending for Charles Miller and Thelma
Neal.
Police Report
Both Cleveland and Tarkington fire departments responded to a large
pasture fire on CR 2296 on Wednesday, Sept. 17. On the same day,
three non-injury
vehicular accidents were recorded; one at Houston and Washington; one
at Travis and East
Houston; and one on FM 2025 by the VFW hall. Police made five arrests,
and reported
18 911 calls.
On Tap at the Texan
Showing for the last night is Uptown Girls, rated PG-13. Starting
Friday night at 7 and 9:30 p.m. will be Open Range, rated R, with
Robert Duvall
and Kevin
Costner. Admission is $2 for children aged 3-11, and $4 for those aged
12 and up.
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