Funeral services for G W Cleveland, 90, of Plains were conducted Wednesday, August 30, 2006 at 10:00 am at the First Baptist Church in Plains with the Rev. Bill Wright officiating assisted by the Rev. Brian Johnson. Interment followed in the Plains Cemetery with services under the direction of Ratliff Funeral Home of Denver City. Cleveland passed away on Monday, August 28, 2006 in Plains. He was born December 9, 1915 on their ranch in Plains to George William and Irene Cleveland. He married Annette Lasater on May 26, 1940. He was a rancher all of his life. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge for 67 years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Plains.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Annette; three brothers, Glen, Jack and Wayne Cleveland; and two sisters, Newita Loyd and Frances Williams.
He is survived by a daughter, Sue Powell and husband Marion of Willis TX; a son Dale Cleveland of Fort Stockton TX; six grandchildren, Erin and Natalie Powell both of Bryan TX, Justin Cleveland of Lubbock, Amanda Cleveland of Dallas, Chris Cleveland of Amarillo and Trey Cleveland of Lubbock and a sister, Fatima Fite of Edgewood TX.
Pallbearers were Ezra Powell, Trey Cleveland, Chris Cleveland, John Gray, Justin Cleveland and Tommy Box. Honorary pallbearers were Bo Stephens, T J Miller, Alton McGinty, Oscar Henard, Lanny Smith, Dennis Harnson and Claude Addison.
