Shellie Kae Oaks
Jul 16, 2016
Shellie Oaks, a long time resident of Life Bridges in Cleveland, Tennessee, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2016. She had a great sense of humor. She loved to joke and laugh with her housemates and friends. She loved music of all kinds but was especially fond of upbeat contemporary Christian music.
Shelly was preceded in death by her...
Joseph "Joe" Eric Baker
Jul 16, 2016
Joseph “Joe” Eric Baker, 54, of Cleveland passed away Saturday, July 16, 2016 at his home. He attended Heritage Fellowship Church. He was a plumbing and mechanical contractor.
He was preceded in death by his father, Paul J. Baker, Jr.; paternal grandparents, Paul J. and Christine Baker, Sr.; maternal grandfather, Ernest Phillips.
He is survived by his...
Russell Blair Liner
Jul 13, 2016
Russell Blair Liner, 53, a resident of McDonald, TN passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 13, 2016.
He was born and raised in McMinn County and attended City Park School in Athens, TMI Tennessee Military Institute in Sweetwater and graduated from McMinn County High School. He attained the status of Eagle Scout of Professor Power’s troop 116. He loved NASCAR...
Sarah Lou Hinkle Miller
Jul 13, 2016
Sarah Lou Hinkle Miller, 83, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2016 with her family by her side. She was born on December 22, 1932 and graduated from Bradley Central High School in 1950.
She professed her faith in the Lord in 1944 and was baptized in Bigsby Creek by the Reverend W. O. Green,...
Katherine Arie Coker Rollins
Jul 12, 2016
Katherine Arie Coker Rollins, 71, of Cleveland, made her journey to her heavenly home on Tuesday, July 12, 2016. She was a member of White Oak Baptist Church where she served as a teacher in several classes throughout the years. As a wonderful Christian, she was a tremendous woman of faith. Katherine helped her husband in his farm equipment business. ...
Emma "Faye" Nichols
Jul 11, 2016
Emma “Faye” Nichols, 85, resident of Cleveland, passed away Monday, July 11, 2016 in Hospice of Chattanooga. She was a member of Blue Springs Baptist Church. She was retired form Hickory Springs Manufacturing after several years of employment. She was devoted to her little pug dog “Gus”.
She was the daughter of the late Colonel C. and Eunice...
James Leo McBride
Jul 10, 2016
James Leo McBride, 94, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016 in a Chattanooga hospital.
He had been a resident of the Calhoun and Cleveland area for the past 62 years and was retired from Bowaters. He had served as a paratrooper during World War II. He enjoyed playing many rounds of golf with his wife...
Lloyd Edgar "Eddie" Lewis, Sr.
Jul 5, 2016
Eddie Lewis, Sr., 67, a lifelong resident of Ooltewah, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2016 in a Chattanooga hospital. He was a member of Ooltewah Church of Christ. He was a sergeant with the United States Air Force serving from to 1968 to 1972.
He loved to fish, hunt and work in his garden. He loved spending time with...
Inez "Shortie" Sutton
Jul 5, 2016
Inez “Shortie” Sutton, 81, of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at a local hospital. She was of Baptist faith. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Shortie retired from Duracell after 21 years of services. She enjoyed sewing and yard sales.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Millard “Tip” Sutton; parents, Ernest and Deette Myers...
John Edwin Carlson, Jr.
Jul 5, 2016
John “Ed” Carlson, Jr., 91, of Cleveland passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at his home. He was a parishioner at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church. Mr. Carlson was a veteran of the United States Army, where he served in World War II. He was a retired federal employee of the U.S. Government, where he served as a communications...
Samuel Elmer Bettis, PE
Jul 4, 2016
Samuel Bettis, age 79, died Monday, July 4, 2016 at his home following a months’ long battle with cancer. He was born in Cleveland, Tennessee to Walter and Eloise Quisenberry Bettis. A graduate of Charleston High School, Charleston, Tennessee he attended Carson Newman College earning a Bachelor of Science in Physics followed by a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering...
Denise Veazey
Jul 4, 2016
Denise Veazey, age 59 of Hopkinsville passed away 3:40 AM, Monday, July 4, 2016 at her residence of natural causes.
Denise was born September 11, 1956 in Birmingham, AL the daughter of AE “Gene” and Phyllis Price Veazey of Ooltewah, TN. Her MS Disability prompted her early retirement from the insurance business in the early 80’s and she became...
Kathleen R. Murray
Jul 4, 2016
Kathleen “Kat” Smith Murray went home to her Heavenly Father, Monday morning, July 4, 2016. She was born on May 5, 1924, and was married to her loving husband, Forrest Murray for 74 years.
She retired from American Uniform as a machine operator after 41 years of dedicated service. Kat will be remembered lovingly and memories will be cherished by...
Lela Ruth Parker
Jul 3, 2016
Lela Ruth (Hooker) Parker, 88, of Cleveland, Tennessee, was born on January 2, 1928 and went home to heaven on July 3, 2016. She was the daughter of John Alvin “Pop” Hooker, and Maude Malinda (Maples) Hooker. As a young girl, music and church were very important to her, and inextricably linked to her faith. At the age of 5,...
Elizabeth Blair Maierle
Jul 2, 2016
Elizabeth Blair Maierle, age 91, was born on August 10, 1924 in Waldo, Arkansas to Harvey and Laverda Blair. After spending much of her childhood in Lula, Mississippi, she and her family moved to Memphis, TN where she finished school at Humes High School her senior year.
Elizabeth met her future husband on a blind date and she...
Caroline Polak Wilson
Jun 26, 2016
Caroline Polak Wilson, 57, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2016 at Vanderbilt Hospital. She was a resident of Cleveland for over 31 years, moving from Las Vegas, NV. She was born in Schiedam, Netherlands.
She was an accountant with Wilson Tax and she was scheduled to graduate in May with a degree in Accounting...
Nevaeh Grace Stiles
Jun 25, 2016
Nevaeh Grace Stiles passed away Saturday, June 25, 2016 at a local hospital. She is survived by her mother and father, Charlie and Tammy Stiles and her sister, Emberly Lou.
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Betty Jean Hayes
Jun 25, 2016
Betty Jean Messer Hayes, 84, lifelong resident of Bradley County, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at a local healthcare facility.
She was born September 18, 1931, to the late William Alvin and Mary Elizabeth Womac Messer. She retired from Coles Drug Store (Revco) after 30 years of service. She served as a...
Franklin Dee Cranfield
Jun 24, 2016
Franklin “Frank” Dee Cranfield, 76, of Cleveland, passed away Friday, June 24, 2016 at his home. He was a retired Bradley County bus driver and an employee of the Blue Springs Service Center for 33 years. He also worked at Jackson Furniture for 20 years. Frank was a member of Eastview Baptist Church.
In 2003 he was a founding...
Dr. John Morgan Appling
Jun 23, 2016
Dr. John Morgan Appling, 83, of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2016. He was a 1955 graduate of Emory & Henry College and graduated from West Virginia University in 1957. Dr. Appling received his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia in 1959. He did a year of externship in surgery at the Bowman Gray School of Medicine. ...
