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Jo Ann Ridgeway

Jo Ann Ridgeway

Dec 24, 2009

Jo Ann Ridgeway, 62, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2009 in a Chattanooga hospital. She was of the Church of God faith. She was a Bradley Central High School graduate of the class of 1966. She was presently employed by Duracell where she has worked for over 40 years. She was preceded in death by her...

Frances Juanita Wiar

Frances Juanita Wiar

Dec 22, 2009

Frances “Juanita” Wiar, 77, of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at her residence. She was retired from Frito Lay and was a former owner of Bill’s Buffing and Polishing in Michigan. She was a member of the Eastern Star. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Davis Wiar; parents, Arlen...

Erma Griffith DeLay

Erma Griffith DeLay

Dec 21, 2009

Erma Griffith DeLay, a life long resident of Bradley County, passed away Monday, December 21, 2009, in a local hospital. She was a member of Big Spring United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Van V. DeLay; parents, C. Raymond and Ora Horton Griffith; siblings, Clyde Griffith, Hazel Griffith, Emma G. McLain, Otis Griffith, Lela G....

Phillip Rayburn Dalton

Phillip Rayburn Dalton

Dec 20, 2009

Phillip Rayburn Dalton, 45, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2009, at his residence. He was employed with Bowater. He served in the United States Army. He was of the Baptist faith. He was a member of the American Legion. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lynn and Buena Vista Bynum Dalton. He is survived by his...

Mary Frances Owenby

Mary Frances Owenby

Dec 20, 2009

Mary Frances Owenby, 90, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2009, at her residence with her family present. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Charles “Smokey” Owenby; parents, Zacheary Humbard and Callie Hysinger Humbard; great grandson, Spencer Bateman; brothers, J. T. Humbard, Clyde Humbard and Virgil...

Evelyn O Hudson

Evelyn O Hudson

Dec 20, 2009

Evelyn O. Hudson, 86, of Kissimmee, FL, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2009 at her residence. She loved the mountains and the outdoors. She was a loving mother and grandmother, always smiling with an outgoing personality. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Hudson; parents, Ellis and Avis Buchanan Ogle; and sister,...

Juanita Andrus

Juanita Andrus

Dec 19, 2009

Juanita Sarah Terrell Andrus, 78, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2009, in a local hospital. She was a member of Faith Memorial Church. She was the daughter of the late Austin and Allie Masingale and was also preceded in death by her husband William Buford Terrell, and husband Daniel E. Andrus; son, Michael Terrell and wife,...

Ruth Mae Smith

Ruth Mae Smith

Dec 19, 2009

Ruth Mae Smith, 88, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2009 at her residence. She was a member of South Cleveland Church of God for over thirty years. She was the daughter of the late Dewey and Elsie Brown Mathis and was also preceded in death by her husband Alvin Lee Smith, as well as a brother...

Frances Kirby

Frances Kirby

Dec 18, 2009

Frances Kirby, 82, passed away at her home, December 18, 2009. Born in Kentucky and reared in Alabama, she moved to Knoxville in the early 1940's. In 1949, she and her husband moved to Sevierville where they raised their children before moving to Cleveland in 1964. She was a loving mother and grandmother who treasured her family, loved gardening, cats,...

Penny Mauldin

Penny Mauldin

Dec 16, 2009

Dr. Penny Mauldin, 54, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at SkyRidge Medical Center. She was born February 25, 1955 in Somerset, KY. She was a professor of chemistry at Lee University since 1990. She was a member of the City Church of Chattanooga. She was preceded in death by her father, Frank Green; father-in-law, Reverend...

Gladys M Hancock

Gladys M Hancock

Dec 15, 2009

Gladys M. Hancock, 88, of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2009 in a local hospital. She was a seamstress with Hardwick Clothes for 28 years. She was a member of Lebanon Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe E. Hancock; parents, John E. Climer and Bertha Goins Climer; brothers, Louis Climer and Herman Climer; and...

McClain Wenfield Hamilton

McClain Wenfield Hamilton

Dec 14, 2009

McClain “Mack” Wenfield Hamilton, 58, of Cleveland and formerly of Spring City, passed away Monday, December 14, 2009 in a Chattanooga hospital. He was a graduate of Spring City High School and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He was retired from the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union 43 and Eaton Corporation. He was of the Baptist faith. He was...

Watt H Ownby

Watt H Ownby

Dec 12, 2009

Watt Henry Ownby, 92, a resident of Bradley County passed away Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, at the home of his granddaughter Lisa. Mr. Ownby graduated from Bradley Central High School in 1940 where he was a 3-year letterman in baseball, basketball, and football. He was a starting member of the very first state championship basketball team. He is an inductee...

Gene Allen Yost

Gene Allen Yost

Dec 12, 2009

Gene Allen Yost, 77, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2009, in a local hospital. He was retired from Olin Corporation as manager of quality assurance. He served as a 1st Lieutenant with the United States Army. He had a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. He was the...

Richard E Harper

Richard E Harper

Dec 12, 2009

Richard E. Harper, Jr., 60, of Cleveland and formerly of Raleigh, NC, passed away Monday, December 14, 2009 in a local hospital. He was an avid fan of Duke University. He loved his family, his dogs and traveling. He was a member of the Chattanooga Kennel Club. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mildred Frances Wolfe Harper and...

Richard Edward Hammontree

Richard Edward Hammontree

Dec 11, 2009

Richard Edward Hammontree, 54, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Friday, December 11, 2009, at his home. He was of the Baptist faith. His father, Harold E. Hammontree, preceded him in death as well as a step-daughter, Lisa Phillips. He is survived by his wife, Linda Hammontree of Cleveland; mother, Alma Gates Hammontree of Cleveland; daughter, Brandi Bryant and husband...

Wilma Jewell Walker

Wilma Jewell Walker

Dec 10, 2009

Wilma Jewell Walker, 77, of Charleston, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2009 in an Etowah hospital. She was of the Church of God faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, J. P. Walker; parents, Reverend Lloyd L. Jones and Mildred Davidson Jones. She is survived by her son, Steve Walker and wife, Cindy of Charleston; grandchildren, Ashley Hunter...

Brenda Joyce Geren

Brenda Joyce Geren

Nov 26, 2009

Brenda Joyce Geren, 59, a life long resident of Cleveland, took her journey home to be with the Lord on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26, 2009 at her home. We have so much to be thankful for. She attended Clingan Ridge Baptist Church. She was a survivor of breast cancer for thirteen years until its reoccurrence three years ago. She...

Billy Hoyt Wright Sr.

Billy Hoyt Wright Sr.

Nov 26, 2009

On Thursday November 26, 2009 Billy Hoyt Wright Sr. passed away. He was 65 years old. He passed away peacefully at the home of his caregivers and family at heart, Jimmy and Sandra Caldwell and Alison Simpson. He passed from a long term illness. Billy Sr. was born January 28, 1944. He was the son of the late Hoyt and...

Audrey Lee Watson

Audrey Lee Watson

Nov 23, 2009

Audrey Lee Watson, 82, of Cleveland, loving wife, mother and grandmother went home to be with her Lord on Monday, November 23, 2009. She retired from Magic Chef after 35 years of service. She was a member of Philippi Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dock and Daphne Gaddis; brother, Buford Gaddis; and sister, Mildred Ornsby....

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