Frances McGaha
Nov 2, 2016
Callie Frances Hicks McGaha, 95, a resident of Cleveland, passed away at her home on November 2, 2016. She was a charter member of Burls Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in Sweetwater, TN. She served as Sunday school teacher and led the choir in singing. While in Cleveland, she attended Philippi Baptist Church and Stuart Park Baptist Church.
Frances was...
Ollie Jane Tallent
Nov 2, 2016
Jane Ownby Tallent, age 78, of Cleveland , passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at Tennova Healthcare in Cleveland. Born on May 31, 1938 in Monroe County to the late Tom and Maude Green Ownby, she had lived in Bradley County for the past 30 years and was recently retired from Beaulieu of America.
In addition to her parents,...
Robert "Bob" Travis
Nov 2, 2016
Robert “Bob” M. Travis, 91, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2016. He was born and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee and moved to Cleveland in 1965. He began his career in the office equipment business with Burroughs Corporation in 1947 and retired after 47 years as President of Commercial Business Machines. He graduated from Chattanooga City High...
Ruth Elvia Haire
Nov 1, 2016
Ruth Elvia Wilson Haire, 77, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, November 01, 2016 in a local healthcare facility. She was retired from Queen Carpet. She loved gardening and working in her greenhouse but most of all she enjoyed and loved her child and grandchildren.
Mrs. Haire was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, John...
Lloyd W. Frazier
Oct 31, 2016
Lloyd W. Frazier, 93, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, passed away Monday, October 31, 2016 in a local healthcare facility. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. He was retired from Collins Manufacturing after many years of service. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving in World War II.
Mr. Frazier was the son of the...
Donald Clarke Gist
Oct 31, 2016
Don Gist, age 84, of Etowah, passed away on Monday morning, October 31, 2016 at a local healthcare facility. Born in California, Don had lived the past 28 years in McMinn County. He was a member of Woodward Church of God and a veteran of the United States Air Force.
Survivors include his wife, Elaine Bryan Gist of Etowah; and...
Lisa Renee Gibson
Oct 31, 2016
Lisa Gibson age 54, of Sweetwater, passed away Monday morning, October 31, 2016, at Sweetwater Nursing and Rehab Facility. Born in Loudon County on June 19, 1962, to the late Nyler” Lazy Tom” and Lynis Marie Mitchell Thompson, She spent a majority of her life in Monroe County and was charter member of New Harvest Worship Center Church of God. ...
Hariette Miller
Oct 30, 2016
Harriette Ann Miller, age 84, of Cleveland, moved to her heavenly home on Sunday, October 30, 2016.
Ann grew up and was educated in the Red Bank community. She lived in recent years at Life Bridges in Cleveland, where she made many friends. Ann was very talented in both music and art. She was a member of First Baptist Church...
Earnestine Crisp
Oct 29, 2016
Earnestine Crisp, age 95, of Cleveland, TN passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at her home. She loved her children, enjoyed gardening, canning and giving away the fruits of her labors. She was of the Baptist Faith and worked at Hardwick Woolen Mills, Jackson Manufacturing and Maples Chair as a seamstress.
She was preceded in death by her...
Verlin Beecher Gravley
Oct 29, 2016
Verlin B. Gravley, age 88, of Grapevine Texas formerly of Etowah, passed away on Friday, October 29, 2016 at a Texas Healthcare facility. Born on July 8, 1928 to the late Raymond Clyde and Daisy Lucille Wood Gravley, he was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County. Mr. Gravley was a well known business man in Etowah with a...
Billy "Jack" Smith
Oct 27, 2016
Billy “Jack” Smith, 85, of Cleveland went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 27, 2016. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He was a member of the Evening Light Gospel Tabernacle where he served as a deacon, chairman of the board and choir director.
He was the son of the late Raymond and Nola...
Bobby Austin Gates
Oct 26, 2016
Bobby Austin Gates, 81, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2016 in a local hospital.
As a young boy, he wanted to do two things in life, serve his Lord and Savior and be like the soldiers he waved to every day from Ball Park Curve on South Lee Highway.
He retired from the United States Marine Corps as a...
Eugene McCulley
Oct 26, 2016
Eugene Thomas McCulley, 85, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2016 in a local healthcare facility. He had lived in the Cleveland area most of his life and was a member of Bowman Hills Seventh-Day Adventist Church. He was a retiree of the Ford Motor Company.
In his younger years, he loved flying his plane over the...
Wanda Willis
Oct 26, 2016
Wanda Sue Willis, 78, passed away October 26, 2016, at her residence after a long illness.
She was born on October 25, 1938, to the late John and Inez Farmer, and was a lifelong resident of Cleveland.
She was a very vibrant and fun loving person to be around. She will be greatly missed by many.
In...
Charles Roland Thompson
Oct 26, 2016
Charles Roland Thompson, age 77, of Decatur, passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at Starr Regional Medical Center in Athens. Born in Manatee County , Florida on June 24, 1939 to the late Leonard and Carrie Lee Stephens Thompson, he had lived in Meigs County for the past thirty plus years. He never met a stranger, caring for everyone...
Mattie "Elizabeth" Nichols
Oct 25, 2016
Mattie “Elizabeth” Nichols, 87, of Calhoun, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at her residence. She was a member of Henegar Baptist Church. She was a wonderful wife and very loving mother to her family.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William G. Nichols; parents, George Jackson Blackwell and Olaree Clark Blackwell; son, Jonathan Kent Nichols; grandson, Nicholas...
Edna Bigham Geren
Oct 25, 2016
Edna Emeline Bigham Geren, 98, of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday morning, October 25, 2016 at her residence. She was a charter member of Tasso Baptist Church. Edna retired from American Uniform. She loved sewing, working outside, helping others and spending time with her dog, Keeva.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Joe Cephas Geren; parents,...
Billy Houston Massingale
Oct 23, 2016
Billy Houston Massingale, age 77, a resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2016, in a local healthcare facility.
Billy was born on January 27, 1939 in Charleston, TN to Houston Massingale of East Point, GA and Ruth Blackwell Massingale Poteet of Cleveland.
Billy was a member of Clingan Ridge Baptist Church. He loved the Lord and was...
Andrea Keyes
Oct 21, 2016
Andrea Cullen Keyes, age 71 of Englewood, passed away on Friday evening, October 21, 2016, at her residence. Born on August 3, 1945 in Philadelphia,PA to the late George and Antoinette Feroni Cullen, she had lived in McMinn County since 1985 and was a member at St.Paul’s Episcopal Church. Andrea loved quilting, was one of the three founding members of...
John E. Eaves, Sr.
Oct 18, 2016
John Ervin Eaves, Sr., 82, of Decatur, passed away Tuesday morning, October 18, 2016 at a local hospital. He was a graduate of Kirkman High School and retired as a painter instructor with TVA where he was employed at Watts Bar Nuclear Plant. John was a veteran of the United States Army and served during the Korean Conflict. He was...
