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...
Mark Monroe Yoder
Jul 4, 2016
Mark Monroe Yoder, 78 of Athens, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, July 4, 2016, at the residence of his son in Athens. He was born on August 31, 1937 in Kalona, IA. He was a member of Wellspring Mennonite Church in Athens. Mark worked for many years as a respiratory therapist and a Lay...
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,...
Patricia "Dianne" Perian
Jul 2, 2016
Patricia “ Dianne” King Perian ,age 60, of Etowah passed away Saturday morning, July 2, 2016, at her residence. Born September 28, 1955, she was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County. She enjoyed playing softball, watching Sherra and Chase play sports, cooking and spending time with family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her father, Carl...
Harry Osment
Jul 2, 2016
Harry Edwin Osment, Cleveland, TN, 90 years old, passed away peacefully on July 2, 2016, at home surrounded by his loved ones.
He was born on May 29, 1926 in Athens, TN.
He proudly served in the U.S. Navy during the years 1944-1946. At age 17 he left his home, farm and family for the U.S. Navy and he...
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...
Curtis Wayne Kimsey
Jun 30, 2016
Curtis Kimsey, age 62, a resident of Centerville, TN, formally of Cleveland, passed away on June 30, 2016 at his residence.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Lloyd Kimsey and Effie Garner; and brother Stanley Kimsey, and sister Marilyn Swallows.
He was survived by his children; Candi Davis of Centerville and Ginger Gisclair of Crossville, TN; four...
James Freeman
Jun 27, 2016
James Allen Freeman, age 48, a resident Des Moines, IA and formerly of Apison passed away on June 27, 2016 at his residence.
James was an avid hunter and fisherman. He loved his family and adored his children and his dog, Emma.
He was preceded in death by his father, Doyle Freeman; brother, Tony Freeman; wife, Patti Freeman.
He...
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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Ruby Wright Hurst
Jun 25, 2016
Ruby Wright Hurst, age 101, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2016 at a local healthcare facility. She was preceded in death by her husband, Grady Hurst; her son, Don Hurst; her parents, Olaf and Martha Wright; brothers Wilson, Charles, and Edmond Wright; and sisters Jewel (Liles) and Bessie (Tayes). She is survived by her daughter, Joy Hurst of Newark, CA;...
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. ...
Claude "Wink" Winston Pinner
Jun 22, 2016
Claude “Wink” Winston Pinner, age 88, of Sardis City, Alabama passed away on June 22, 2016 at the Hospice Care Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He is a native of Arkansas and had spent the majority of his life in Fort Lauderdale, FL., having built many of the condo units on Fort Lauderdale beach; and was also instrumental in building the...
