Paul E Swafford
Oct 23, 2008
Paul E. Swafford, 82, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, October 23, 2008 in a local hospital. He was a descendant of one of the original pioneer families of McMinn County. He worked in the porcelain enamel industry for over 30 years. He was superintendent at Brown Stove Works and later worked as a sales and service engineer for...
Donald Edwin Doyle
Oct 21, 2008
Donald Edwin Doyle, 74, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at his home. Donald was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was always there for his family. His family loved him dearly and will miss him very much. Don was born in Heavener, Ok and moved to Chula Vista, CA with his family during...
Patsy Childress Martz
Oct 19, 2008
Patsy Jean Martz, 81, loving mother and grandmother passed away on Sunday, October 19. Jean was a charming, gracious and generous lady. She was well known for her wonderful sense of humor, as well as being a marvelous cook. Jean was a descendant of a Bradley County pioneer family. She was raised by her maternal grandfather, Dr. William Bedford Campbell,...
Frances Louise Davenport Rogers
Oct 19, 2008
Frances Louise Davenport Rogers, 83, a resident of Cleveland went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, October 19, 2008. She was an active and faithful leader and Sunday School teacher in her home church, Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Benton, TN for over 30 years and also at her present membership since 1976 at First Baptist Church of Cleveland...
Iva Mildred Didona
Oct 18, 2008
Iva Mildred Didona, 82, of Cleveland passed away Saturday, October 18, 2008 at a hospital in Warner Robins, GA. Ms. Didona was born in Waynesville, NC but lived most of her life in Cleveland. She spent the last three years of her life in Warner Robins, GA with her family. Survivors include sons: Leroy Owens and wife Linda of Cleveland,...
Frank C Kocsis
Oct 17, 2008
Frank C. Kocsis, 87, a resident of Cleveland and a former resident of Strongville, Ohio, passed away Friday, October 17, 2008 at the family residence. He was a member of Tasso United Methodist Church. He was active in the Habitat for Humanity and was also a member of the Ruritan Club. He was a veteran of the United States Army....
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...
