Roberta Norman
Oct 16, 2008
Ganelle "Nell" McClure Samples, 71, of Cleveland passed away in her home on Thursday, October 16, 2008 with her loving family at her side. She was a beloved mother, grandmother and mentor to her extended family and the hundreds of students she taught during her career in the Bradley County School system. She taught for several years at Taylor Elementary,...
oberta Norman
Oct 15, 2008
Roberta "Bertie" Norman, 62, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at the family residence. She was very devoted to her family. She was a member of Freewill Baptist Church in Dayton, Ohio. She was employed with Eaton Corporation for 25 years. Mrs. Norman was the daughter of the late Allen Collett and Sophie Sizemore Collett and...
Genevieve Rose Cree
Oct 15, 2008
Genevieve Rose Cree, 83, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2008 in an Ohio hospital. She was a member of North Cleveland Church of God for over 35 years. She was retired from Bradley Memorial Hospital after many years of service. Mrs. Cree was the daughter of the late Raymond Johnson and Catherine Flick and was also...
Edith McCoy Harvey
Oct 14, 2008
Edith (Aunt Edith) Harvey, 99, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2008 in a local healthcare facility. She was a former employee of Sanda Hosiery Mill for many years and then was employed with Charleston Hosiery for many years and retired at the age of 72. A very special lady, Edith is considered a second Mom to...
James F Cathey Jr.
Oct 14, 2008
James Cathey of Cleveland departed this life only to go into the arms of Jesus Christ, his Lord and Savior, whom he loved dearly. He was a member of Evening Light Gospel Tabernacle. He was a Sunday school superintendent for eleven years. He loved his Lord, church and church family. He serviced his country in the United States army. He...
Mary Jo Martin
Oct 13, 2008
Mary Jo Fortenberry Martin passed away on October 13, 2008 after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson disease and dystonia. Born in Ringgold, Georgia on June 21, 1935, she had lived in Cleveland for almost 55 years. A member of First Baptist Church of Cleveland, where she was a leader in the Women?s Missionary Union, she was also very...
Anna Lou Swafford
Oct 12, 2008
ANNA LOU SWAFFORD, 63, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, October 12, 2008, at her home. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her son, Darren Swafford, parents, Robert T. and Lora Elizabeth Myers, brother, Billy H. Myers and sister, Roberta Fay Brock. She is survived by her husband, Dennis Swafford of Cleveland; one...
Geneva Cox White
Oct 12, 2008
GENEVA N. COX WHITE, 83, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, October 12, 2008, in a Nashville hospital. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was a member of North Cleveland Church of God. During World War II, she did electrical work on military aircraft in Marietta, Georgia, and then later was employed with American...
Johnny Tummins
Oct 11, 2008
JOHNNY "BIG JOHN" GREEN TUMMINS, 67, a resident of Cleveland, went home to be with Jesus on Saturday, October 11, 2008. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy and was employed with Simpson Construction doing bridge construction. He was a member of New Salem Baptist Church where he faithfully taught Sunday School for many years. His greatest loves...
Ralph Lonnie Keller
Oct 11, 2008
RALPH LONNIE KELLER, 70, a resident of Cleveland, went to his heavenly home on Saturday, October 11, 2008, following a long battle with prostate cancer. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jean Keller, mother, Katie Jones Keller, and father, Bennie Keller. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Terry Sharp of Cleveland; two grandsons:...
Susan Eileen Norton
Oct 9, 2008
Susan Eileen Norton, 56, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, October 9, 2008 after a brave struggle with cancer. Our delightful and precious daughter and sister is now in the arms of our loving Lord Jesus. Susan was born December 25, 1951 in Port St. Joe, FL, and has lived in TN from the age of 2 years. She...
Elsie Haire
Oct 7, 2008
Elsie J. Haire, 99, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, October 07, 2008 in a local healthcare facility. She was a member of the Mercy Tabernacle where she served as a secretary for several years. She was employed with Cleveland Chair Company for sixteen years. Mrs. Haire was the daughter of the late Bill Smith and Lottie Bedwell Smith...
Alice E Brinton
Oct 5, 2008
Alice E. Brinton, 89, a resident of Cleveland and formerly of Pennsylvania, passed away, Sunday October 5, 2008 in a Cleveland healthcare facility. She was a member of Rising Sun Seventh-day Adventist Church in Rising Sun, MD and very involved in the church activities. She was preceded in death by her husband, Loran Brinton and parents, Morris and Alice Sprout....
Frances V Taylor
Oct 4, 2008
Frances V. Taylor, 87, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, October 4, 2008 at the family residence. She was of the Protestant faith. Mrs. Taylor was the daughter of the late Walter Points and Betsy Jenkins and was also preceded in death by her husband, Welby Lee Taylor, her son, Vernon Taylor, her daughter, Lorene Taylor,her grandson, Welby Joe...
Charles Lee Boggess
Oct 2, 2008
Charles Lee "Charlie" Boggess, 72, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, October 02, 2008 in a local hospital. He was born October 29, 1935 in McMinn County, Tennessee. At the age of 18 Charlie was a member of the Athens Temple Baptist Church until 1958 when he and his family moved to Cleveland. He was pastor of Lamontville Baptist...
Kenneth Leroy Andrews
Oct 1, 2008
Kenneth Leroy Andrews, 83, died October 1, 2008, after a brief illness. A native of Fulton, NY, he was the son of the late Charles Edward Andrews and Thelma Leroy Andrews. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Leigh Edward Andrews of Sarasota, Florida, and his sister, Jean Andrews Brown of Ogdensburg, New York. Ken graduated from Fulton...
Kaye Marie Thomas
Oct 1, 2008
Kaye Marie Thomas, 40, a life long resident of Bradley County, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 1, 2008. She was of the Christian faith. She was a devoted wife, mother, sister and friend. She was an avid lover of jewelry and devoted her life to raising her children. She was preceded in death by her...
Ralph Osborne Rymer
Sep 29, 2008
Ralph Osborne Rymer, 75, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Monday, September 29, 2008 at the family residence. He was employed with the City and County Recreational Department for many years and retired from the landscaping business. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He moved from Monroe County to Cleveland, he was asked to play a choose-up...
Bobby Gene Withrow
Sep 27, 2008
Bobby Gene Withrow, 73, a resident of McDonald passed away Saturday, September 27, 2008 in a Chattanooga hospital. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Withrow was a well known farmer in the Bradley County area. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bill and Agnes Davis Withrow; sister, Mamie Lee Tinsley and brother, Paul Withrow. He is survived...
William Johnson
Sep 24, 2008
William "Jack" Johnson, 69, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, September 24, 2008, surrounded by friends and family in a local healthcare facility. He was a veteran of the United States Army and stood guard on President Kennedy?s casket. Known as the "Red Snapper" to his many friends in the trucking industry, Jack worked as a house mover and...
