OBITUARIES

Elsie M. Walters

Elsie M. Walters

Mar 16, 2010

Elsie Walters, 76, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at the family residence. She was a seamstress and employed with Charleston Hosiery for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry Cannon and Loretta McGowan Cannon. Survivors include her daughter, Sherry Garcia of Benton; son, Shawn Merritt of Plantsville, CT; one grandchild; two...

Gary R. Green

Gary R. Green

Mar 12, 2010

Gary R. Green, 58, of Georgetown passed away Friday, March 12, 2010 in a local hospital. He was a native of Copperhill but had resided in Bradley County for the past 40 years. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Green was employed with Eaton Corporation as quality assurance technician for 32 years. He enjoyed traveling, antique cars and wood...

Gene A. Prock

Gene A. Prock

Mar 6, 2010

Gene A. Prock, 75, a resident of Cleveland passed away Saturday, March 6, 2010 at his residence. He was a member of Four Point Baptist Church. Mr. Prock retired from Bowater Corporation after 23 years as drum operator. He was a ham operator and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was preceded in death by his parents, John B. Prock and...

Pauline Halburnt Lay

Pauline Halburnt Lay

Feb 27, 2010

Pauline Halburnt Lay, 83, a resident of Cleveland passed away Saturday, February 27, 2010 at her residence. She was a member of Westwood Baptist Church. Mrs. Lay and her husband, L.C. were owners and operators of Modern Television for many years where Mrs. Lay was bookkeeper. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Halburnt and Mary Jane Liles...

Ethel A. Silver

Ethel A. Silver

Feb 26, 2010

Ethel A. Silver, 85, a lifelong resident of Cleveland passed away Friday, February 26, 2010 in a local hospital. She was a member of Maple Street Baptist Church. Mrs. Silver worked at First Baptist Church Day Care for 15 years; she was a school crossing guard at Mayfield School for 40 years. Her joy was working with children. She was...

Hilda Lucile Strickland

Hilda Lucile Strickland

Feb 20, 2010

Hilda Jackson Strickland, 87, passed away in Grandview Medical Center in Jasper, TN on Saturday, February 20, 2010. She was a member of the Seventh-day Wilderness Church in Spring City, TN. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Homer Jackson and Bessie Slocumb Jackson and by her husbands, John Strickland and Bill Kerbs. Survivors include her sons...

Peggy A. Eagan

Peggy A. Eagan

Feb 20, 2010

Peggy Lawson Eagan, 76, a resident of Cleveland passed away Saturday, February 20, 2010 in a Chattanooga healthcare facility. She was of the Christian Church of Faith. She was a graduate of Bradley High School, class of 1952. Peggy was National Junior Women's Skeet champion in 1947 & 1949. Peggy was employed with Life Care of Cleveland, Dr. Ed Swartz...

Rose Marie Griffith

Rose Marie Griffith

Feb 19, 2010

Rose Marie Chancey Griffith, 82, of Cleveland, passed away Friday, February 19, 2010 at her residence. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a devoted caregiver to others. She attended North Cleveland Church of God. She was preceded in death by parents, Albert Lee Chancey and Anna Chancey Johnson; brother, Ralph Chancey; and sisters, Doris Fair and...

Bernice E. Tinsley

Bernice E. Tinsley

Feb 16, 2010

Bernice Eugenia Tinsley, passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 16, 2010 in a local healthcare facility. A lifelong resident of Bradley County, she was born December 22, 1921 to William Henry Little and Lucy Alice Reynolds Little. Her grandparents were W. Henry and Laura Cole Little of Cleveland and Giles and Molly Young Reynolds of Elizabethton. She was a faithful member...

Thomas Earl Beaty

Thomas Earl Beaty

Feb 16, 2010

Mr. Thomas Earl Beaty passed away at his home on February 16, 2010. Mr. Beaty was born November 29, 1913. A native of Bradley County; he lived most of his life here, with the exception of a few years in Birmingham, Alabama where he worked at the T.C.I. Plant. Upon returning to Cleveland he worked at DuPont and took over...

Sherry Beaty Tunks

Sherry Beaty Tunks

Feb 13, 2010

Sherry Faye Beaty Tunks passed away at her home Saturday, February 13, 2010. Sherry was born in Birmingham, Alabama December 13, 1937. She moved to Cleveland with her family when she was a child. She was a graduate of Bradley High School, class of 1957. Sherry attended Tennessee Wesleyan College and was a graduate of Atlanta Business College. She was...

Theresa Gilbreth

Theresa Gilbreth

Feb 5, 2010

Theresa Agnes Goodner Gilbreth was born in Cleveland TN., March 2, 1914 and went to be with Jesus Friday morning February 5, 2010 in Ormond Beach, Fl. Theresa was born to Lou Anne Mc Brien and Thomas Rueben Goodner in Cleveland, TN. She graduated from Red Hill School where she played basketball. She attended Bradley High School. She married Tom...

Flora B. Blackwell

Flora B. Blackwell

Feb 1, 2010

Flora B. Blackwell, 99, a lifelong resident of Bradley County, passed away Monday, February 1, 2010 in a local healthcare facility. She was the oldest member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. She worked for several years at the Tennessee Baptist Children's Home. She was preceded in death by her parents, Luther Daffron and Nannie E. Suits Daffron; husband, James Fletcher...

Jacquetta D. Farmer

Jacquetta D. Farmer

Jan 31, 2010

Jacquetta D. Farmer, 67, a resident of Georgetown, passed away Sunday, January 31, 2010 in a Chattanooga hospital. She was of the Baptist faith. She was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother and dearly loved her family. She was a homemaker and enjoyed traveling. She was preceded in death by her father, Jimmie Case and sister, Wanda Barnes. Survivors include...

Dale Ervin Flesher

Dale Ervin Flesher

Jan 28, 2010

Dale Ervin Flesher, 57, a resident of Cleveland passed away Thursday, January 28, 2010 at his residence. He was a member of Mt. Olive Church of God. Mr. Flesher was formerly of Petoskey, Michigan, but had lived in Cleveland for the past five months. A veteran of the United States Navy, he served during the Vietnam era. He was retired...

Shelba J. Ross

Shelba J. Ross

Jan 26, 2010

Shelba J. Ross, 67, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2010 in a local hospital. She was a parishioner at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her father, Joe Homer Silver, Sr. and brother, Joe Homer Silver, Jr. Survivors include her mother, Ethel Silver of Cleveland; 3 children: Kimberly Ross of...

Estaline 'Essie' B. Cox

Estaline 'Essie' B. Cox

Jan 22, 2010

Estaline "Essie" Cox, 92, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Friday, January 22, 2010 at the family residence. At the time of her death she was the oldest member of New Friendship Baptist Church. She was a model quilter on the bicentennial poster painted by Billie Nipper in 1976. Mrs. Cox made quilts for people during the depression and enjoyed...

Erma Lee Caldwell

Erma Lee Caldwell

Jan 19, 2010

Erma Lee Caldwell, 86, a resident of Georgetown, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2010, at her home. She was a devoted wife and mother and a member of St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church. She was the daughter of the late Sim and Avie Cartwright Cofer, but was reared in the home of Bob & Lassie Scott. Her husband, C.L....

Phyllis Whitehead

Phyllis Whitehead

Jan 18, 2010

Phyllis Whitehead, 79, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Monday, January 18, 2010, in a local hospital. She was born February 1, 1930 in Bradley County. Phyllis attended Carson Newman College and the National School of Business. She began her career in banking at Cleveland National Bank and later, as Senior Vice-President with Merchants/Suntrust Bank. She served the community many...

Virginia Louise Davis

Virginia Louise Davis

Jan 17, 2010

Virginia Louise Davis, 89, a resident of Cleveland passed away Sunday, January 17, 2010 at her home. She was a member of the Cohulla Baptist Church. Mrs. Davis was owner and operator of the "Chocolate Pot" in the Cleveland Mall for 25 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Albert Whitehead and Ida Pankey Whitehead and her husband,...

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