OBITUARIES

Joseph Lamonte DeBusk

Joseph Lamonte DeBusk

Jan 20, 2014

Joseph Lamonte DeBusk, 74, of Cleveland passed away Monday, January 20, 2014 at his residence. He was of the Church of God faith and served in the United States Army. He was a carpenter, and was retired from Lee University after 16 years of service. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Edgar DeBusk and Evelyn Wells Jones...

Paul Edward Kilgore

Paul Edward Kilgore

Jan 15, 2014

Paul Edward Kilgore, 80, of Cleveland and formerly of South Lancaster, MA, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2014 in a Chattanooga hospital with his family at his side. He was a member of the Bowman Hills Seventh- day Adventist Church. Mr. Kilgore was retired from the Atlantic Union Conference of SDA as Director of Education. He enjoyed coin collecting, reading,...

Marchie Evans Cloud

Marchie Evans Cloud

Dec 31, 2013

Marchie Evans Cloud, 93, of Ocoee, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at a Chattanooga healthcare facility. She was a longtime member of Shiloh Baptist Church in Ocoee, TN. She was retired from Bradley Memorial Hospital with 28 years of service as a Certified Nurse Assistant. She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Andrew "Bud" Cloud;...

Frankie D. Norris

Frankie D. Norris

Dec 28, 2013

Frankie D. Norris, 79, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2013 at her home. She was a member of Michigan Ave Baptist Church. She was an active member in Bridgemakers and enjoyed travel and gardening. She also was a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity. She retired from Bradley Memorial Hospital as a nurse and was formerly employed at Sanda...

Boyd Ray Henry

Boyd Ray Henry

Dec 27, 2013

Boyd Ray Henry, 68, of Charleston, passed away Friday, December 27, 2013 at his home. He was a member of Council Baptist Church. Mr. Henry retired from Bowaters after many years of service. In earlier years he was a school bus driver for Neil McAlister. He was a longtime volunteer for Charleston Fire Department and was an avid coon hunter....

Shirley Ann Waters

Shirley Ann Waters

Dec 24, 2013

Shirley Ann Waters, 66, lifelong resident of Cleveland passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2013 in a local hospital. She was of the Church of God faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Earl Walker King and Alva Hickman King. Survivors include her daughters, Pam (Tim) Keller and Gina Nichols all of Cleveland; four grandchildren: Margaret (Jason) Thompson, Timothy...

Nancy Ellen Reiser

Nancy Ellen Reiser

Dec 24, 2013

Nancy Ellen Reiser, 79, a resident of Cookeville for the past eight years and a former resident of Cleveland for many years, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at her home in Cookeville. She was a parishioner of St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church where she was a former R.C.I.A. director and former member of the Parish Council. Nancy was...

Thomas Harlen Ellis

Thomas Harlen Ellis

Dec 21, 2013

Thomas Harlen Ellis, 83, of Cleveland passed away Saturday, December 21, 2013 at his home. He was a member of Faith Memorial Church. Mr. Ellis was retired from Duracell after 18 years of service. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Ruby Fritts Ellis; parents, Asbury Lawrence and Dory Dowdy Ellis; son-in-law, Howard Lee Garrett, Jr.; brother, Gary...

Derick Joel Ownby

Derick Joel Ownby

Dec 14, 2013

Derick Joel Ownby, 48, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2013. He was born August 10, 1965 and graduated from Bradley Central High School and Cleveland State Community College. Derick was employed with TWH Architects in Chattanooga for 21 years. He was of the Baptist faith and a deacon at Valley View Baptist Church. He was a...

Iva Lee "Ann" Beavers

Iva Lee "Ann" Beavers

Dec 9, 2013

Iva Lee "Ann" Beavers, 93, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, December 9, 2013 in a local healthcare facility. She attended Waterville Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, James M. McClarty and Clemmer Gertrude Pair McClarty; first husband, Roy M. Reece; second husband, Thomas B. Beavers; two brothers, William McClarty and Howard McClarty; two sisters, Sara Waldrop...

Jack D. Melton

Jack D. Melton

Dec 6, 2013

Jack D. Melton, 75, a resident of Cleveland, was welcomed into the arms of his lord and savior, Friday, December 6, 2013.Jack was at his home surrounded by his loving family. Jack was a member of Bellefounte Baptist Church and was employed by Bowater Paper Mill for 36 years. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed watching his grandsons play...

Lottie Frances Guffey

Lottie Frances Guffey

Dec 5, 2013

Lottie Frances Guffey, 87, of Cleveland passed away Thursday, December 5, 2013 at her home. She had been a member of North Cleveland Baptist Church since 1951. Mrs. Guffey retired from American Uniform Company after 43 years of service. She was preceded in death by her husband, J. Wallace Guffey; son, Raymond Doyle Guffey; parents, Charles A. and Florence Garren...

Freda M. Cunnyngham

Freda M. Cunnyngham

Nov 30, 2013

Freda M. Cunnyngham, 92, of Cleveland passed away Saturday, November 30, 2013 in a Chattanooga healthcare facility. She was a member of the Blackfox United Methodist Church and also attended Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church. She served as children's Sunday school teacher for a number of years. She was born and reared in Cleveland and graduated from Bradley Central High...

C.L. Morgan

C.L. Morgan

Nov 25, 2013

C.L. Morgan, 89, a lifelong resident of Cleveland passed away Monday, November 25, 2013. He was of the Methodist faith. Mr. Morgan enjoyed gardening. He was retired from the Tennessee State Highway Department after 30 years of service as a regional supervisor. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Sarah Ella McKinney Morgan; and his three brothers,...

Emma Lou Tinsley

Emma Lou Tinsley

Nov 23, 2013

Emma Lou Davis Tinsley, 79, of Cleveland passed away Saturday, November 23, 2013 in a local hospital. She was a retired seamstress at Hardwick Clothes. She was a member of New Union Baptist Church in Hamilton County where her late husband, Norvin Tinsley, served as pastor for 35 years. Mrs. Tinsley was a skilled quilter and displayed at many showings....

Wilma Hicks

Wilma Hicks

Nov 20, 2013

Wilma M. Hicks, 97, a resident of Cleveland went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 20, 2013. She was retired from East Brainerd Lumber Company and was a longtime member of First Baptist Church of Cleveland. Miss Hicks organized the first Tax Aide for the elderly for Cleveland, Athens and Etowah areas. She was a former president...

Linville Flowers

Linville Flowers

Nov 20, 2013

Linville Flowers, 86, went to his heavenly home on Wednesday evening following a brief illness. He was a member of East Side Church of Christ for the past 56 years. He was an avid bird hunter, devoted husband, father, grandfather and Christian. He set a wonderful example to all those he came in contact with, and he will be dearly...

Christine Rives

Christine Rives

Nov 16, 2013

Christine Rives, 86, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Bradley Healthcare with her children by her side. She was a member of North Cleveland Church of God. She worked at Woolworths and the Church of God publishing house in her younger years. She delivered newspapers in the Cleveland area...

Johnny B. Jones

Johnny B. Jones

Nov 16, 2013

Johnny B. Jones, 83, a resident of Portland, OR and formerly of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2013. He was born July 13, 1930 in Cleveland to the late Noah and Grace Jones. Johnny was a retired bus driver for the city of Portland. He enjoyed gardening. Survivors include his brother, George Jones and wife, Joo Soon, of San...

Charles William Davis

Charles William Davis

Nov 13, 2013

Charles William Davis, 57, of Cleveland passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at the Alvin C. York VA Center in Murfreesboro, TN. He was a member of Waterville Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy where he served for over four years with an honorable discharge. He was an avid outdoorsman. After a severe automobile accident, he...

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