OBITUARIES

Jeane Cannon Casson

Jeane Cannon Casson

Jan 31, 2015

Jeane Cannon Casson, 91, a resident of Ooltewah, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 31, 2015, at the Hospice Care Center of Chattanooga.  She was of the Protestant faith and had lived in the area her entire life.  She was a member of Fit-One Gym and a member of the Silver Sneakers Class.   She enjoyed gospel music and gardening.          She was...

Doris V. Hughes

Doris V. Hughes

Jan 31, 2015

Doris V. Hughes, 83, of Cleveland passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015 at a local nursing home. She was born November 10, 1931 in Edenton, NC. She was a member of Rocky Hock Baptist Church in Edenton, NC. She loved flowers and gardening. She was a devoted wife of 54 years before her husband passed away. Doris was known for...

Henry Christopher Bell

Henry Christopher Bell

Jan 27, 2015

Henry Christopher Bell, infant son of Michael Bell and Michelle Bell, passed away January 27, 2015.---He is survived by his parents and one sister and four brothers; several aunts and uncles also survive.---A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 1, 2015 in the chapel of Ralph Buckner Funeral Home.---Ralph Buckner Funeral Home and Crematory is in...

John Austin "Peahead" Davis

John Austin "Peahead" Davis

Jan 27, 2015

John Austin "Peahead" Davis, 91, of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at his home. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served during World War II in Germany, France and Belgium. "Peahead" was an owner/operator of a convenience store, Ocoee Superette for many years and also worked at Davis Braided Rug Company. He was a...

James William Torbett

James William Torbett

Jan 24, 2015

James William (Bill) Torbett, 80, of Cleveland, Tennessee passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2015, at a local hospital surrounded by his family.  Bill was the son of James Herbert Torbett and James Jewell Hicks Torbett. He was born October 7, 1934 in McMinn County and moved to Cleveland in 1963.   He was preceded in death by his wife of...

Jimmy Caywood

Jimmy Caywood

Jan 22, 2015

---Grant Caywood, age 58, of Crossville, TN, passed away January 22, 2015 at Cumberland House in Crossville, TN.  He was born January 11, 1957 in Cleveland, TN.---He was the Minister of Music at the First Baptist Church of Fairfield Glade.---He is survived by his wife, Vicki Hudson Caywood of Crossville, TN; sons,  Jeremy Caywood and his wife Amanda of Burleson,...

Joan Suits Henderson

Joan Suits Henderson

Jan 20, 2015

Joan Suits Henderson, 78, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2015 in a local healthcare facility. She attended Red Clay Church of God. Mrs. Henderson enjoyed sewing and crocheting and adored her grandchildren. She retired from Schering Plough after 10 years of service. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles N. Henderson; parents, Dennis Suits...

Frances Ona Hughes Beck

Frances Ona Hughes Beck

Jan 18, 2015

Frances Ona Hughes Beck, 94, a life-long resident of Cleveland passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015 in a local healthcare facility.   She was of Baptist faith.  She enjoyed watching religious channels on television and having daily bible devotions.  She enjoyed piecing and making quilts and loved the Lord and all his wondrous creatures, especially animals and pets.   She was preceded...

Lester D Hale

Lester D Hale

Jan 18, 2015

Lester D. Hale, 91, of Ocoee, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015 at his home.  He was a member of Sequatchie Valley Church of Christ.  He was a retired beef cattle farmer.  Mr. Hale was a veteran of the United States Army.  In World War II he was at Utah Beach in the Normandy Invasion, where he was in Patton’s...

Gene Bradley Johnson

Gene Bradley Johnson

Jan 18, 2015

Gene Bradley (Sonny) Johnson, age 78 and a native of Cleveland, Mr. Johnson passed away Sunday, January 18, in the year of our Lord 2015. Before his passing in a Chattanooga hospital, he retired from Cleveland Coca-Cola Bottling Company and Johnston Coca-Cola Bottling Company after 30+ years of service.  He served 6 years in the United States Army reserves as...

Howard F. Newell

Howard F. Newell

Jan 13, 2015

Howard F. Newell, 91, of the Birchwood community, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2015 in a Chattanooga health care facility. He was retired from the insurance industry where he was in sales and management. Howard proudly served in the United States Coast Guard and served on a battleship in World War II in the North Sea. He was also a...

Dinah G. Calfee

Dinah G. Calfee

Jan 12, 2015

Dinah Gail Rose Calfee, 57, of Cleveland went home to be with the Lord her Savior on Monday, January 12, 2015. She passed away at her home surrounded by her family. She was a longtime member of Unity Church of God. She enjoyed praising the Lord and helping with the church activities. She loved spending time with her family and...

Ann Joscelyn Smith Thurman

Ann Joscelyn Smith Thurman

Jan 11, 2015

Our beloved wife and mother, Ann Joscelyn Smith Thurman, passed from this life on January 11, 2015.  Ann was born March 16, 1935, in Lagrange, Illinois to Maurice Paul Smith and Priscilla Geraldine Joscelyn Smith. Ann always had a caring heart for others.  She worked as a registered nurse at various places and even taught nursing students for a short...

Margine Bishop Stepp

Margine Bishop Stepp

Jan 11, 2015

Margine Bishop Stepp, 80, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, January 11, 2015 in a Chattanooga hospital.  She was a member of Washington Avenue Baptist Church.  She loved to worship the Lord, also she loved pickin barn and playing the guitar and singing for audiences.   She was preceded in death by her husband, Verlin James Stepp; her parents,...

Claudine H. Ensley

Claudine H. Ensley

Jan 11, 2015

Claudine H. Ensley, 91, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, January 11, 2015 in a local hospital. She was a member of Snow Hill Baptist Church in Murphy, NC. She was a school crossing guard for the city of Cleveland Police Dept. for 47 years, retiring at the age of 88. She touched so many lives that everyone fondly referred to...

Nina Ruth Melton

Nina Ruth Melton

Jan 10, 2015

Nina Ruth Melton, 74, a resident of Cleveland, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, January 10, 2015. She was a graduate of Bradley Central High School, class of 1958. She was known for her love for her family and her Lord and was filled with deep compassion for others. She was a member...

Norman Howard Buckner

Norman Howard Buckner

Jan 9, 2015

Norman Howard Buckner, 78 of Cleveland passed away Friday, January 9, 2015 in a Chattanooga hospital.He was a member of East Side church of Christ.He was a graduate of Bradley Central High School, class of 1956, and worked at Bowater for 45 years before retiring. Norman was a devoted and loving husband, father and popaw. His love for his family...

Faustine Dixon Guthrie

Faustine Dixon Guthrie

Jan 9, 2015

Faustine Dixon Guthrie, 82, of Cleveland, passed away Friday, January 9, 2015 in a local hospital. She was a homemaker and a member of Lebanon Baptist Church. She was a well loved resident of Life Care of Cleveland where everyone enjoyed hearing her play the piano. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bascom and Ellave Stanley Dixon; and...

Linda Sue Womac

Linda Sue Womac

Jan 8, 2015

Linda Sue Womac, 62, a resident of Calhoun, passed away Thursday, January 8, 2015, at her residence.  She was of the Baptist faith. She loved her family and loved spending time with them. She was the daughter of the late Zelda Wayne and Callie Lucille Gates Plemmons.Survivors include her husband, Charles Barton Womac; three children: Michelle Denise Angle and husband...

Ronald Lee Wise

Ronald Lee Wise

Jan 7, 2015

Ronald Lee Wise, 68, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at the family residence.  He was of the Church of God of Prophecy faith.  He was a veteran of the United States Army serving in the Vietnam Combat.  He was a recipient of the Purple Heart as well as several other commendations.  He was a member...

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