Clarence Melvin Cleveland, 79, of Lumberton, died Sunday, December 7, 2014. He was born on October 15, 1935, in Houston, to Thelma Lorraine Craddock Cleveland and Millard Henry Cleveland. Mr. Cleveland retired as finance manager.

Survivors include his wife, Betty Cleveland of Lumberton, grandsons, Richard Sandusky and his wife, Amy, of Lafayette, Louisiana and Mark Brown and his wife, Tina, of Huffman; great-grandchildren, Tyler Brown and Cameron Brown, both of Texas City, Bronson Sandusky  and Leighton Sandusky, both  of Lafayette, Louisiana, and Lloyd Renken of League City. 

Mr. Cleveland’s memorial service will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 11, 2014, at Journey Community Church,  1534 Highway 96 South, Lumberton. His committal will be held at Broussard’s Crematorium, Beaumont