Florine "Flo" Crittenden
Sep 17, 2018
Florine “Flo” Crittenden, 75, of Cleveland passed away Monday, September 17, 2018 in a Chattanooga hospital. She was a member of Red Hill United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Olin Smith and Rexter Akins Smith.
She is survived by her children, Jeff Crittenden and wife Annette of Cleveland, Mike Crittenden and wife Melissa of Cleveland...
J. Douglas Matthews
Sep 17, 2018
J.Douglas Matthews, 71, of Cleveland passed away, Monday, September 17, 2018 at his home. He was born in Athens but has lived in Cleveland for the past 46 years. He was a 45 year member of Central Church of Christ where he served as a Deacon and was presently serving as Elder and song leader. He was a veteran of...
Easter Mae Douglas Barnhart
Sep 17, 2018
Easter Mae Douglas Barnhart, 97, of Cleveland passed away Monday, September 17, 2018 at her home. She was a member of Newcomb Baptist Church in Newcomb, TN and attended Prospect Church of God in Cleveland. Easter retired as the public relations representative at Pacific Bell and was a member of the Telephone Pioneers. She was a member The Order of...
John L. Bagley
Sep 15, 2018
John L. Bagley, 72, of Cleveland passed away Saturday, September 15, 2018 in a Chattanooga hospital. He was of Christian faith. Mr. Bagley was a veteran of The United States Army where he received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star for his efforts in Vietnam.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Edwin Bagley and Pauline Juanita...
Jessica Angelique "Angie" Waters
Sep 14, 2018
Jessica Angelique “Angie” Waters, 48, of Cleveland passed away Friday, September 14, 2018 at her home. She was of the Pentecostal faith.
She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Delores Beaty.
Survivors include her husband of 32 years, Michael Waters of Cleveland; son Steven Waters of Cleveland; father, Jessie J. Prince and wife Jacqueline of Cleveland; mother, Donna...
George H Martel, Jr.
Sep 13, 2018
George Henry Martel, disabled American veteran and community leader, passed away in his Cleveland home at the age of 89 of lung cancer.
George Henry Martel was born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, on December 28, 1928. He was one of 17 children born to Elizabeth Knoll Martel and George Henry Martel Sr. Mr. Martel’s grandparents immigrated from a town not far...
Patricia "Patty" Reynolds
Sep 11, 2018
Patricia “Patty” Reynolds, 67, of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at her home. She was a graduate of Cleveland High School, class of 1968 and had a Bachelor of Science degree from U.T.C. She was retired from the healthcare industry where she was employed as a medical technician. She loved animals and children. While Patty was in Memphis...
Anita Faye Clark
Sep 10, 2018
Anita Faye Adams Clark, age 60, passed away on Monday, September 10, 2018 at her residence in Athens. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, she was of the Baptist faith. She was retired from Athens Community Hospital (now Starr Regional) and loved helping her patients and spending time with her family. Anita was preceded in death by her...
Thelma Ozel Underwood
Sep 9, 2018
Thelma Ozel Underwood, 64, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2018. She was a seamstress with Hardwick Clothes and was of the Church of God faith.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Luther and Lena Marie Vines Smith; and husband, Howard Bennett Underwood, Sr., brother, Ement Smith; grandparents, Oscar and Annie Smith; and brother-in-law, Eddie Cross.
Survivors...
Betty Jo Colquitt
Sep 5, 2018
BJ Colquitt was a loving mother of two children. She enjoyed art, poetry, and family. She passed away on September 5, 2018 from heart complications in her sleep.Her daughter, Tanesha Colquitt and her son, David Pasley, loved her with their lives.She leaves behind two siblings, her mother and a legacy full of love, life, and friendship.You may leave your online...
David Mitchell Lyle
Sep 5, 2018
David Mitchell Lyle, 92, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2018. He was born on March 1, 1926 and was a 1944 graduate of Bradley High School. In recent years he resided at the Garden Plaza and Life Care of Cleveland. Mitchell was the son of Roy Alexander Lyle (1895-1942) and Beulah Hayes Lyle (1896-1982).
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Lawrence Caldwell Galligan
Sep 4, 2018
Lawrence “Boo Boo” Galligan, age 51 of Etowah, left this earthly body for his new body on September 5, 2018 in Knoxville. A lifelong resident of Bradley County until he moved to McMinn County about 8 years ago. “Boo Boo” was of the Baptist faith. He had a great sense of humor and loved spending time at the Farmhouse Restaurant...
Lillie Brewer Hicks
Sep 3, 2018
Lillie Pauline Brewer Hicks, 82, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, September 3, 2018 in local healthcare facility. She was of Baptist faith.
She was the daughter of the late, Thomas J. Brewer and Lora Morris Brewer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis Lloyd Hicks; two brothers, Earl Brewer and John Brewer and sister Viola Brewer.
She is...
Marvin E. Davis
Sep 3, 2018
Marvin E. Davis, 82, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, September 3, 2018. He was a retired residential building contractor. Marvin was a veteran of the United States Army. He was an honest man and if he told you something it was to the best of his knowledge. He loved his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
He loved and was...
Nita Van Leslie
Aug 31, 2018
Nita Van Jones Leslie, age 81, of Riceville, passed away on Friday, August 31, 2018 at St Thomas West Hospital in Nashville. Born on May 17, 1937 to the late Lenard and Ruby Harrison Jones, Nita was a lifelong resident of McMinn County. After her husband retired from AT&T, they moved to the Leslie Century Farm in Riceville and enjoyed...
Hazel Mae Stinnett
Aug 31, 2018
Hazel Mae Stinnett, age 33, of Knoxville, passed away at home on August 31, 2018.She is preceded in death by her great grandmother and namesake, Hazel Mae Stinnett; grandmother, Louis Ann Woody. Hazel is survived by her husband, Larry Anderson of Knoxville; children, Matthew Weaver, Susan Weaver, Elizabeth Wilson, Dominique Wilson and Cassidy Anderson; mom and dad, Connie and Michael...
Anita Grusenmeyer-Harker
Aug 30, 2018
Anita Chloe Grusenmeyer-Harker passed away Aug. 30 after suffering a stroke. Chloe split her time between Florida and Hayesville, NC, for many years and eventually settled in the Tusquittee area with her husband, Tommy Grusenmeyer. After his death Chloe became involved in dance, painting, and various community activities. She served on the board of directors for the Institute of Continuing...
Forrest Clifford Murray
Aug 29, 2018
Forrest Clifford Murray, 94, resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2018, at the family residence. He was fun-loving and never met a stranger. He loved to talk about the good old days and the different jobs he held in the furniture upholstery business. Forrest was an avid sportsman and especially loved to golf, fish, and hunt. He will...
James B. Donnahoo
Aug 28, 2018
James B. “J.B.” Donnahoo, 77, of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at his home. He was a member of White Oak Baptist Church where he served as a deacon.
Mr. Donnahoo was a veteran of the Tennessee National Guard with 25 years of service and was retired from Honeywell after 30 years of service.
He was preceded in...
Ricky LaBron Young
Aug 27, 2018
Ricky LaBron Young, 61, of Benton, passed away Monday, August 27, 2018 in a Nashville hospital. He was a veteran of the US Army serving in Germany and was of the Baptist faith.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Larry Young; and sister, Sheri West.
Survivors include his wife, Patti Young of Benton; father, James O. Young and...


