Peggy Gibson Ownbey
Dec 6, 2009
Peggy Gibson Ownbey, a resident of Cleveland passed away Sunday, December 6, 2009 at her home. Peggy was born in Bradley County October 19, 1925. The daughter of the late Dee Gibson, Sr and Fern McDaris Gibson. She was preceded in death by her sister, Jeanette Dockery of Cleveland and her brother, Dee Gibson, Jr of Bowling Green, Kentucky and...
Charlotte Ann Hicks
Dec 4, 2009
Charlotte Ann Hicks, 66, a resident of Chattanooga passed away Friday, December 4, 2009 in a Chattanooga hospital. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Houston, TX. She was a veteran of the United States Army and she also worked with the Civil Service. She was a former employee of the Cleveland Post Office and was currently acting...
Mary Ruth Lawson
Dec 2, 2009
Mary "Ruth" Lawson, 85, a resident of Cleveland passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2009 in a local hospital. She was a member of Michigan Avenue Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late N.T. and Mary Burchfiel Thompson and was also preceded in death by her husband, Fred J. Lawson and brothers, Claude Thompson and Clyde Thompson. Survivors include...
Betty L. Alford
Dec 2, 2009
Betty L. Alford, 71, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2009. She was of the Methodist faith. She was a graduate of Charleston High School. She was formerly employed by J.H. Kellman and Benton Manufacturing Company. She was preceded in death by her father, Herbert Alford and brothers, Gene Alford and Glenn Alford. Survivors include...
Georgia L. Stroud
Nov 28, 2009
Georgia Lee Stroud, 97, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, November 29, 2009 at Life Care Center of Cleveland. She was a member of the First Lutheran Church where she was the organist for many years. She taught music at Lee College, Tomlinson College, Tennessee Wesleyan College and Cleveland State Community College. Survivors include her nephew Bill Duff and...
Harold J. Ogle
Nov 14, 2009
Harold J. Ogle, 89, a longtime resident of Cleveland passed away Saturday, November 14, 2009 in a local hospital. Mr. Ogle was of the Baptist faith. He was a World War II veteran, serving with the United States Navy. He was an avid reader and a big TN Vols and Atlanta Braves fan; he enjoyed going to the mountains. He...
Mildred E. Degler
Nov 13, 2009
Mildred E. Degler, 82, a longtime resident of Cleveland passed away Friday, November 13, 2009 in a local hospital. Mrs. Degler proudly served as an Auxiliary Military Police officer with the United States Army during World War II on the Manhattan Project where the Atomic bomb was built. She served as a volunteer Gray Lady and with Meals on Wheels...
Sandra May McKinney
Nov 11, 2009
Sandra May Graves McKinney, 52, a resident of Charleston passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dennis Albert McKinney. She is survived by her parents, Bill and Lisa Graves of Cleveland; daughter and son-in-law, Priscilla and Dustin Smith and grandchildren, Jordan and Gage Smith all of Texas; sister, Kim Overstreet...
Lucille T. Creasman
Oct 27, 2009
Lucille T. Creasman, 87, a lifelong resident of Calhoun went to be with the Lord on October 27, 2009. She was born May 17, 1922 to the late Leonard and Nola Thomas. For the past 40 years she was a member of Hiwassee Baptist Church. She was preceded in death after 66 years of marriage by her husband, J. M....
Dennis E. McCurry
Oct 25, 2009
Dennis E. McCurry, 68, a resident of Cleveland passed away Sunday, October 25, 2009 in a Cleveland hospital. He was an electrical engineer with TVA for 35 years. He also served in the United States Navy. He was a member of North Cleveland Baptist Church. His hobbies included photography and working with stained glass. He was preceded in death by...
Reba Hooper
Oct 24, 2009
Reba Moreland Hooper, 75, a resident of Cleveland passed away Saturday, October 24, 2009 at the family residence. She was a member of the First Lutheran Church. Reba was retired from the United States Postal Service. She was Cleveland's first female postal carrier; she walked her route faithfully for many years. Reba loved her family and the many friends who...
Troy Lee Sivley
Oct 24, 2009
Troy Lee Sivley, 44, a resident of Charleston passed away Saturday, October 24, 2009 in a Chattanooga Hospital. He was of the Christian faith. Mr. Sivley was employed with Tarver Distributing Company. He was an avid outdoorsman and part-time caterer. He was preceded in death by his mother, Dollie Sivley and his brother Phillip Wayne Sivley, Jr. He is survived...
Nancy Vaughn Moore
Oct 23, 2009
Nancy Jacqueline Vaughn Moore, 69, a lifelong resident of Cleveland passed away Friday, October 23, 2009 in a Middle Tennessee Medical Center. Mrs. Moore had recently moved to Murfreesboro. She was a member of Crossway Baptist Church in Murfreesboro and a former member of Waterville Baptist Church in Cleveland. Nancy will be remembered most for her loving spirit and dedication...
Katherine E. Wright
Oct 13, 2009
Katherine E. Wright, 88, of Cleveland, passed Tuesday, October 13, 2009 in a hospital in Anniston, AL following a brief illness. She was a member of Philippi Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Waymon and Della Gill; husband, Arlen C. Wright; brothers: Melvin Gill, Bill Gill, Ben Gill and Herman Gill and sister, Cora Colston. She...
Oris Burl Jenkins
Oct 13, 2009
Oris Burl Jenkins, 81, a resident of Cleveland passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at his home. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Mr. Jenkins was employed for 30 years with General Motors as an auto assembly inspector. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving during World War II. He was preceded in death by...
Theodore D. Mackey
Oct 13, 2009
Theodore D. Mackey, 87, a lifelong resident of Bradley County, passed away, Tuesday, October 13, 2009 in a local hospital. He was a lifelong member of Charleston United Methodist Church and currently attended Bellfounte Baptist Church. His first occupation was a dairy farmer, later he retired after twenty-three years as a rural mail carrier and he also owned and operated...
Sue Stringer Word
Oct 10, 2009
Sue Stringer Word, 88, passed away at her home in Cleveland, TN on October, 10, 2009. She was born January 4, 1921 in Columbia, MS, the sixth of eight children. She graduated from Improve High School and then attended Drone's Business College. She was married to Alvin Word, Jr., in Jackson, MS on August 30, 1941. They were founding members...
Helen Willhoit
Oct 9, 2009
Helen R. Willhoit, 89, a longtime resident of Cleveland passed away Friday, October 9, 2009. She was a member of First Baptist Church. Helen was a licensed cosmetologist, working in the Cleveland area for over 60 years. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother and great grandmother and will be missed by all. She enjoyed reading her Bible and cooking for...
Clyde J. Sneed
Oct 9, 2009
Clyde J. Sneed, 85, resident of Cleveland passed away Friday, October 9, 2009 in a local hospital. He was a very faithful member of South Cleveland Church of God, where he served in many capacities, but will be most remembered as the man who greeted everyone that entered the church doors with a smile and a handshake. Mr. Sneed was...
Gene Brackin
Oct 3, 2009
Gene Brackin, 77, a longtime resident of Cleveland passed away Saturday, October 3, 2009 in a Chattanooga hospital. He was a faithful member of Macedonia Baptist Church for 65 years. Mr. Brackin was the last of eight children; he retired in 1994 from Bowater Paper Mill after 40 years of service. He was preceded in death by his parents, Riley...
