Johnny Thomas Jones
Jan 24, 2013
Johnny Thomas Jones, 51, a resident of Cleveland passed away Thursday, January 24, 2013 at a local healthcare facility. He was of the Christian faith. Mr. Jones was employed by Cleveland Chair Company. He enjoyed fishing, automotive work, and trips to the mountains. Survivors include his mother, Marie Hartness; daughter, Jennifer Jones; and brothers, Jesse Willis, Danny Willis, and David...
James H. Epperson
Jan 23, 2013
James H. Epperson, 88, a lifelong resident of Cleveland passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2013 in a local healthcare facility. He was a veteran of the US Navy where he proudly served his country. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Epperson was a well known auto dealer in the Cleveland area for many years. He enjoyed spending time with...
Amy Sue Carroll
Jan 23, 2013
Amy Sue Carroll, 73, a resident of Spring City, TN and formerly of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at a local healthcare facility. She was born Amy Sue Turner on July 15, 1939, in Nashville, Arkansas to parents Lorene and Troy Turner, with whom she spent her childhood in Mineral Springs, Arkansas along with one sister and two...
Willodene P. Demetry
Jan 23, 2013
Willodene P. Demetry, a resident of Cleveland passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at a local healthcare facility. She was a member of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Chattanooga. Willodene was a former beautician at Duff's Studio of Beauty and was also employed with Chandlers Fabrics. She volunteered for 30 years in the Gift Shop at Bradley Memorial Hospital....
Ava Delight Chadwick
Jan 22, 2013
Ava Delight Mantooth Chadwick, 75, a lifelong resident of Cleveland passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at a local hospital. She was a member of South Cleveland United Methodist Church. She was retired from Bell South where she was employed as Supervisor for 36 years. She was also a member of the "Telephone Pioneers". She was preceded in death by...
John H. Dockery
Jan 20, 2013
John H. "Red" Dockery, 95, born in Hanging Dog, North Carolina and long-term resident of Bradley County, passed from this world into his heavenly home with his Father, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, January 20, 2013. Dockery was a member of First Baptist Church for over 70 years, and a longtime member of the Manley Sunday School class. He retired from...
Mildred Virginia Brown
Jan 19, 2013
Mildred Virginia Brown, 84, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, January 19, 2013 in her home surrounded by her loving daughters. She was of Baptist faith and attended Philippi Baptist Church. She was a retiree from Duracell after many years of employment, where she came to know and love many of those she worked with. She was...
William Wesley Phillips, Jr.
Jan 19, 2013
William Wesley Phillips, Jr., 72, a resident of Cleveland passed away, Saturday, January 19, 2013 at his home. He was a member of Broad Street United Methodist Church. He earned his Master's Degree in Engineering from UTC and was retired from Miller Industries in Ooltewah. He belonged to the East Ridge Masonic Lodge #755 and was a Scottish Rite and...
William Allen Ledford, Jr.
Jan 19, 2013
William Alan Ledford, Jr., 80, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2013 in a Chattanooga hospital. Mr. Ledford had lived most of his life in Cleveland and was of the Christian faith. He was a veteran of the US Army serving during the Korean War. He was a lifetime member of the VFW Post #4848 where served...
Billy G. White
Jan 19, 2013
Billy Gene "Mr. Bill" White, 83, passed away peacefully, early Saturday morning, after a brief illness in a Germantown, TN hospital with his daughter and son-in-law at his side. Billy was well loved by family and long time friends, and by everyone he met. He genuinely cared for and liked people, and was known by name everywhere he went. He...
Ruth Imogene Coleman
Jan 16, 2013
Ruth Imogene Coleman, 87, a resident of Parma, Ohio for the past 17 years and formerly a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at a Parma, Ohio healthcare facility. She was a member of Harmony Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs. Coleman was employed as a telephone operator at Southern Bell Telephone for several years. She was...
Boe Blackwell
Jan 15, 2013
Boe Blackwell, 92, a resident of Cleveland passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2013 in a local healthcare facility. A veteran of the US Navy, he was a Chief Petty Officer during World War II in the South Pacific. He was an avid gardener and operated Westside Nursery for 20 years. Mr. Blackwell was a member of Four Point Baptist Church....
Wilburn Earl McConnell
Jan 15, 2013
Earl McConnell, 71, a resident of Cleveland passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2013 in a local hospital. Earl was owner and operator of Ed's Processing for 50 years; he was also a well known farmer. He was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church and served in the Tennessee National Guard for 6 years. He was preceded in death by...
Kermit O'Neil Lawson
Jan 14, 2013
Kermit O'Neil Lawson, 86, a resident of Athens passed from this world at his home on Monday, January 14, 2013. Mr. Lawson graduated from Birchwood High School and attended the University of TN at Chattanooga and the University of Maryland. He served his country for 13 years in the United States Army during both World War II and the Korean...
William Vaden Ratcliffe
Jan 12, 2013
William "Bill" Vaden Ratcliffe, 84, a resident of Cleveland passed away Saturday, January 12, 2013 in a local hospital. He was a veteran of the US Marines and a member of Clingan Ridge Baptist Church. Mr. Ratcliffe was retired from J.H. Kellman Industries after 24 years of service. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Emma Broomfield Ratcliffe; parents,...
Joe M. McClure, Jr.
Jan 11, 2013
Joe M. McClure, Jr. 59, a resident of Knoxville passed away Friday, January 11, 2013 at a Knoxville medical facility. He was a Chief Petty Officer in the US Navy where he served 3 tours of duty during the Viet Nam War; he later served as a Navy recruiter in several US cities. He was of the Church of God...
Geraldine Hull
Jan 11, 2013
Geraldine Hicks Hull, 81, a resident of Athens and formerly of Cleveland peacefully passed away Friday, January 11, 2013 at her home. She retired from Magic Chef after 35 years of service and was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Hull; parents, Isom and Bertha Hicks; brothers, Carson Hicks, Joe Hicks and Cletus...
James R. Hensley
Jan 9, 2013
James R. Hensley, 97, formerly of Cleveland, TN, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, January 9, 2013. He was a retired Church of God minister, and a member of the North Cleveland Church of God. He was preceded in death by his parents, G.W. Hensley and Amanda Hensley Williamson; wife, Viola Gann Hensley; infant son, Charles Edward Hensley;...
Wanda Wilkinson Gilfoil
Jan 2, 2013
Wanda Wilkinson Gilfoil, 66, a resident of Cleveland passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at her home. She was the office manager at Industrial Services for 14 years. Mrs. Gilfoil was preceded in death by her husband, William Alfred Gilfoil; parents, William Ceil and Waline Wilkinson; and brother, John Wilkinson. Survivors include her daughters, Kim Varnell of Bell Buckle, Tracie...
Bruce Earl Ritchey, Jr.
Dec 29, 2012
Bruce Earl Ritchey, Jr., 77, a resident of Cleveland passed away Saturday, December 29, 2012 in a Chattanooga hospital. He was of the Methodist faith and enjoyed any outdoor adventure. Mr. Ritchey was a veteran of the US Army, serving during the Korean War. He was employed with the local City and County law enforcement and later worked for Gulf...
