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Charlotte Payne

Charlotte Payne

Sep 20, 2016

Charlotte Payne, 67, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2016 in a Chattanooga hospital. She was a member of North Cleveland Church of God and loved her church where she was very active in the ministry to senior adults. She loved her family and was passionate about seeing her grandkids grow up. She loved life and always...

Debbie May Cross

Debbie May Cross

Sep 18, 2016

Debbie May Cross, 57, lifelong resident of Bradley County passed away Sunday evening, September 18, 2016 at her home. She was a member of Prospect United Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

 She was employed with the Bradley County Farm Bureau for 39 years where she served as Farm Bureau Office Manager. Debbie was a 20 year cancer survivor. Although in pain and...

Shirley Lawson

Shirley Lawson

Sep 15, 2016

Shirley Lawson, age 80, formerly of New Mexico passed away in her home on Thursday, September 15, 2016.

 

She was also a resident of Texas where she was involved with Hillcrest Baptist Church in El Paso. She was a homemaker who loved and was loved by her family, especially her grandchildren. She was a worthy matron of the...

Joe Lee Spence

Joe Lee Spence

Sep 13, 2016

The airwaves went silent as Heavens gates opened. Joe Lee Spence, 63, of Cleveland, formerly of Logan, WV, passed peacefully on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 into his mother’s arms at home with his family by his side.

 

Mr. Spence joined the military at an early age and proudly served in the U.S. Air Force in Korea and North Dakota....

Karen Parker Fisher

Karen Parker Fisher

Sep 10, 2016

Karen Faye Parker Fisher, 78, of Cleveland passed away Saturday, September 10, 2016 in a Nashville hospital.  She was born in Cleveland, TN on February 12, 1938 and graduated from Bradley County High School in 1956.  Karen was a majorette with the marching band.  After high school she attended Wesleyan College in Macon, GA, transferred to Peabody College in Nashville...

Joyce Wooten Ownby

Joyce Wooten Ownby

Sep 10, 2016

Virginia Joyce Wooten Ownby, 83, of Cleveland, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, September 10, 2016 with her daughter by her side.  She was a lifelong resident of Bradley County and a graduate of Bradley Central High School.  Joyce was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church.  In her earlier life she enjoyed working as secretary at Big Springs Elementary School...

Floyd D. Murphy

Floyd D. Murphy

Sep 10, 2016

Floyd D. Murphy, 83, of Cleveland passed away Saturday, September 10, 2016 in a local healthcare facility. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church for over 30 years where he was a faithful choir director. Mr. Murphy was retired from Sears where he worked in the appliance repair service. He was a veteran of the United States Army.

He...

Gale Tillis Frazier

Gale Tillis Frazier

Sep 8, 2016

Gale Tillis (GT) Frazier, age 81, went home to meet his Lord and Savior Thursday, September 8, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family by his side.

 

He was an entrepreneur, carpenter, mechanic, electrician, plumber but most of all he was a dad who loved his boys. He was the owner of Frazier Property Rentals. He retired...

Lou Ivy

Lou Ivy

Sep 6, 2016

Lou Ivy, 90, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, September 06, 2016 at the family residence. She was a member of Philippi Baptist Church. For many years she taught Sunday school and training union at Charleston First Baptist.  She was loved by her family and friends.

 

Mrs. Ivy was the daughter of the late John Logan and Gracie...

Glenda Sipe Price

Glenda Sipe Price

Sep 6, 2016

Glenda Sipe Price, 71, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, September 06, 2016 at the family residence. She was a member of Stanfield Baptist Church. She was retired from Magic Chef/Maytag after 42 years of service.

 

She loved to sew, read, cook, listen to music and tend to her flowers. She was loved by and adored by her...

Huland Lett

Huland Lett

Sep 6, 2016

Huland Lett, 89, of Cleveland, passed away on Tuesday, September 06, 2016 at the family residence. Huland was in the United States Navy during World War II. He was retired from Bowater Newsprint having worked there 46 years. He was a member of Michigan Avenue Baptist Church.

 

Huland was born February 1, 1927 in Clay County, Alabama.

 

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Katie Beth Carter

Katie Beth Carter

Sep 5, 2016

Katherine Elizabeth (Katie Beth) Carter, 18 a resident of Ringgold, passed away Monday, September 5, 2016 in an Atlanta hospital. She was an honor graduate at Heritage High School class of 2016 and was currently attending Jacksonville State University where she was majoring in Early Childhood Education. She was a member of City Church of Chattanooga where she volunteered in...

Parma Pettit Messer

Parma Pettit Messer

Sep 5, 2016

Parma B. Pettit Messer, 86, of Birchwood, passed away Monday, September 5, 2016 at her home.  She was a retired seamstress from Simco Leather Company in Chattanooga.  Parma loved yard work, working with her flowers and going fishing.  She loved her family and her grandchildren and great grandchildren.  Parma was a member of New Hope Primitive Baptist Church.

She was...

Reverend Charles Edward Lippse

Reverend Charles Edward Lippse

Sep 2, 2016

Charles Edward Lippse, 82, of Chattanooga, went peacefully from under the stars to his eternal home on Friday, September 2, 2016.  He lived his entire life in the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church.  He was born to the late Reverend Glenn Lippse and his wife, Grace, in Radford, VA on January 2, 1934. After attending Emory & Henry...

Katherine D. Brown

Katherine D. Brown

Sep 2, 2016

Katherine D. Brown, 88, of Cleveland, passed away Friday, September 2, 2016 in a local healthcare facility. She was a member of Broad Street United Methodist Church. Mrs. Brown was employed with the Cleveland City School System as a teacher’s aid for 20 years  and formerly owned and operated Mrs. Brown’s Nursey School for several years.

 

She was preceded...

Madeline Ann Hayes

Madeline Ann Hayes

Sep 1, 2016

Madeline Ann Hayes, 79, of Chattanooga, and a former resident of Ocoee, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2016 at a Chattanooga health care facility.  She was retired from high end clothing sales for Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue and Loveman’s after 15 years of service.  Madeline was an animal lover.  She was of the Christian faith.

She was preceded...

Harold Hindmon

Harold Hindmon

Aug 31, 2016

Harold Hindmon, 73, a resident of Georgetown, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2016 in a local hospital. He was retired from Chattanooga City Public Works. He enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his 8 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. His dog, Lady was his faithful companion.

 

Mr. Hindmon was the son of the late Hobert Hindmon and Willie Bell...

Billy "Bill" Wayne Lynn

Billy "Bill" Wayne Lynn

Aug 31, 2016

Billy Wayne (Bill) Lynn, 69, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at the family residence. He was retired from Custom Canvas Awnings. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved to fish. He loved spending time with his 7 granddaughters.

 

Mr. Lynn was the son of the late, Lester Lynn and Alice Bradley Lynn and was...

Barbara Beard Kuhns

Barbara Beard Kuhns

Aug 31, 2016

Barbara Beard Kuhns, 90, of Cleveland, TN, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday morning, August 31, 2016. 

She was preceded in death by her parents, Maurice Glenwood Beard and Dorothy Charlesworth Beard; her husband, Howard Hill Kuhns, Jr. and her daughter, Jane Elizabeth Kuhns.

Mrs. Kuhns was born on February 15, 1926 in Altoona Pennsylvania. She is...

Benjamin "BR" Robert Cannon

Benjamin "BR" Robert Cannon

Aug 29, 2016

Benjamin “BR” Robert Cannon, 68, a resident of Riceville, TN, passed away Monday, August 29, 2016 in a Chattanooga hospital.   He was a member of the Zion Hill Church of God in Cleveland, TN. He served many years as a Bradley County deputy under Lamar Lawson and later retired from Schering Plough after many years of service. His passions include...

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