OBITUARIES

Charles Reed Wright

Charles Reed Wright

Mar 11, 2015

Dr. Charles Reed Wright, 78, of Cleveland passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2015 in a local healthcare facility with his family by his side. He was born and raised in Decatur, graduated from Meigs County High School and attended Tennessee Wesleyan College in Athens. He was a well known preacher in the Tennessee Baptist Convention and Southern Baptist Convention for...

Carl Edward Gladson

Carl Edward Gladson

Mar 10, 2015

Carl Edward Gladson, 81, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at his residence.  He was a member of Samples Memorial Baptist Church.---He was preceded in death by his parents, Tom and Estell Gladson; daughters, Norma Jean Howard and Gwen Dean Gladson; grandson, Anthony (Tony) Howard; brothers, Roy, Walter, Will, Hershel, Jay, and Albert Gladson; and sisters,...

David Edward Nadig

David Edward Nadig

Mar 7, 2015

David Edward Nadig, 48, a resident of Cleveland for the past 20 years, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 7, 2015 in a local hospital. He was a graduate of Northside High School in Jackson, TN. He was of the Baptist faith. David loved gardening, grilling, gourmet cooking and artistic decorating. As a teenager...

Gale Franks

Gale Franks

Mar 7, 2015

Gale Franks, 89, passed away March 7, 2015 in a Hamilton County healthcare facility. He was a member of Valley View Baptist Church and highly regarded as a leader serving as a deacon and choir member.  He was also active in day to day activities in the church. Mr. Franks served in the US Army in Guam during World War...

Richard Allen Powell

Richard Allen Powell

Mar 6, 2015

A private service will be held at a later date.

John Paul Craft Jr.

John Paul Craft Jr.

Mar 5, 2015

John Paul Craft, Jr., born November 11, 1945 in Alderson, WV, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 5, 2015.  He went peacefully at his home.  Moving here from Dallas, TX, he has lived in Cleveland for the past 40 years.He was retired from Duracell and loved to fish.He was preceded in death by his father, John Paul...

Madge Elizabeth Stevenson

Madge Elizabeth Stevenson

Mar 5, 2015

Madge Elizabeth Stevenson, 82, of Cleveland passed away Thursday, March 5, 2015 at a local healthcare facility.---She had lived in the Cleveland area her entire life.  She was an active member of the Durkee Road Church of God of Prophecy.  She had served as a Gray Lady at the hospital, and loved serving other people in need.  She was a...

Margaret Ann Hughes

Margaret Ann Hughes

Mar 4, 2015

Margaret Ann Arthur Hughes, 61, of Cleveland passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at her residence.  ---She was a member of Cookson Creek Baptist Church in Ocoee, TN, and had been a dedicated employee of Hardwick Clothes.  She loved playing the piano, cooking, and fishing.---She was preceded in death by her parents, James Coach Arthur and Dorothy Lea Casson Arthur,...

Philip Edward Munck

Philip Edward Munck

Mar 1, 2015

Philip Edward Munck, age 56, a resident of Cleveland, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, March 1, 2015 while on a Disney Cruise with his wife and children.  He was a native of Cleveland, a member of Mount Olive Church of God for 25 years, and co-owner of Re/Max Experience.   He liked hunting, camping, and fishing, loved just hanging out with his...

James F. Sliger

James F. Sliger

Feb 28, 2015

James F. Sliger, 95, of McDonald passed away Saturday, February 28, 2015 in a local healthcare facility. He was a self employed electrician. Mr. Sliger was a veteran of the US Army, having served in World War II in the Pacific during the Philippine Operation and the Battle of Luzon, where he received the Bronze Star. He was preceded in...

Marie Geren Hooper

Marie Geren Hooper

Feb 28, 2015

Marie Geren Hooper, 89, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 28, 2015 after a lengthy illness. Born June 17, 1925 to the late August and Barbara Geren, she lived her early years in the Eureka Community of Bradley County. She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Joseph Brackett Hooper. Together they were active in the family...

Betty Frances Johnson

Betty Frances Johnson

Feb 25, 2015

Betty Frances Johnson, 87, of Cleveland passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2015. She was of the Christian faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Arthur Henley and Bessie Mae Bales Henley; husband, Clarence Lee Johnson; sisters, Polly Booth, Ann Romines and Melva Wooden; and brothers, Harold Henley and Reggie Henley. Survivors include her children, Leonard Johnson,...

Howard H Kuhns Jr.

Howard H Kuhns Jr.

Feb 23, 2015

Howard Hill Kuhns, Jr., 90, went home to be with the Lord Monday evening, February 23, 2015.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Howard Hill Kuhns, Sr. and Alma Cale Kuhns, and his daughter, Janie Elizabeth Kuhns.Kuhns graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1948 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and business administration.  After completing one year,...

Odessa L. Baliles

Odessa L. Baliles

Feb 23, 2015

Odessa L. Baliles, 78, of Cleveland passed away February 23, 2015 in a Chattanooga hospital. She was a member of Bound For That City Church and had retired from Charleston Hosiery after 15 years of service. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cloys Baliles; parents, Monroe and Margaret J. Harris; brothers: Ottis Harris, Elmer Harris, Claude Harris, Winston...

Oscar E. Foster, Jr.

Oscar E. Foster, Jr.

Feb 23, 2015

Oscar E. Foster, Jr., 68, a resident of Cleveland passed away Monday, February 23, 2015 in a local hospital. He was employed at Combustion Engineering for 20 years and later at Westvaco for 20 plus years. Mr. Foster had a great love and devotion for farming which he had enjoyed for the last 10 years. He was a family man...

Raymond E Arthur

Raymond E Arthur

Feb 21, 2015

Raymond E. Arthur, 66, a resident of Copperhill, TN, passed away unexpectantly on Saturday, February 21, 2015.  Mr. Arthur was born on April 12, 1948, in Cleveland, TN, to the late Ralph “Bud” Arthur and Myrtle Ballew Arthur of Cleveland, TN.  Raymond was a Vietnam veteran serving in the U.S. Navy on the DG-31 USS Decatur destroyer from 1967-1969. He...

Ressie Jean McCann Goodman

Ressie Jean McCann Goodman

Feb 20, 2015

Ressie Jean McCann Goodman, 60, a resident of Meigs County, passed away Friday, February 20, 2015, in a Chattanooga hospital.  She was of the Pentecostal faith.---She was preceded in death by her mother, Lorene McCann, one brother, Joseph Verlin McCann, and one grandchild, Gabrielle Phillips.---She is survived by her father, Bishop John Wesley McCann “Preacher Man” and his wife Hazel...

Anne L. Culberson

Anne L. Culberson

Feb 20, 2015

Anne L. Culberson, 88, a lifelong resident of Cleveland passed away Friday, February 20, 2015 in a local healthcare facility. She was of the Church of God of Prophecy faith her entire life. She loved her family and enjoyed spending time with them as much as possible. She had a wonderful sense of humor and very quick wit, and would...

Gaynelle Humberd

Gaynelle Humberd

Feb 20, 2015

Gaynelle Humberd, 99, of Cleveland, passed away Friday morning, February 20, 2015 at a local health care facility. Miss Gaynelle, as her students called her, taught school for 39 years and touched the lives of many in southern Bradley County having taught at Old Number 4 and Valley View Elementary Schools. She was loved in her community by her former...

Reuben Max Ledford

Reuben Max Ledford

Feb 19, 2015

Reuben Max Ledford, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, February 19, 2015 in a Chattanooga healthcare facility.  He attended Cleveland Christian Church.  He loved spending time with his grandchildren and also loved bowling.  He was retired from Hardwicks Clothes. Mr. Ledford was the son of the late Richard Ledford and Alice Hood Ledford and was also preceded in...

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