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James T. Small

James T. Small

Dec 10, 2015

James T. Small of Philadelphia, TN passed away December 10, 2015 at Kindred Nursing Home in Loudon.  He was 90 years old.  He had served in two branches of the Military, having served in the Navy during WWII, where he received a Purple Heart.  He also served in the Air Force during the Korean War.  Additionally, he was retired from...

Larry Earvin Leatherwood

Larry Earvin Leatherwood

Dec 10, 2015

Larry Ervin Leatherwood, age 58, passed away Thursday morning, December 10, 2015, at his home. Born in Athens, on September 23, 1957 to Tommy and Lura Lee Leatherwood, he was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County. He married Cheryl Leatherwood on November 19, 1977 and retired from AT&T. Larry was a longtime member and former deacon of Double...

Gerald Jay Vincent

Gerald Jay Vincent

Dec 10, 2015

Gerald Jay Vincent, age 85, a resident of Cleveland passed away Thursday, December 10, 2015 at a local healthcare facility. He was a native of Detroit, he spent the last six years in Cleveland. Gerald was of the Protestant faith. He enjoyed being outdoors and spending time with his family and friends.He was preceded in death by his parents Glenn...

Eugene Gibson

Eugene Gibson

Dec 9, 2015

Eugene Gibson, age 84, of Vonore, passed away Wednesday evening, December 9, 2015 at a local healthcare facility. Born on May 8, 1931 in Jefferson County to the late Porter and Katie Hurst Gibson, he had spent a majority of his life in Monroe County and was of the Baptist Faith. He enjoyed fishing, gardening, painting cars, and going to...

Danny Lynn Phillips

Danny Lynn Phillips

Dec 9, 2015

Danny Lynn Phillips, age 68, resident of Cleveland, TN passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2015, in a local healthcare facility.   Danny recently moved here from Bean Station, TN.  He was a former Pastor of Victory Baptist Church in Mooresburg, TN.  He retired from T.R.W.  Danny was an avid fisherman and hunter, loved to play softball in his younger days, and...

Thomas D. Stamey

Thomas D. Stamey

Dec 7, 2015

Thomas D. “Tommy” Stamey, 65, a resident of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away Monday, December 7, 2015 in a Georgia hospital.  He was a former resident of Cleveland, TN. He enjoyed fishing, Braves baseball, Tennessee Volunteers football, poker with friends and bingo with his sisters.  He was known as the best “Cheer Dad in Gwinnett County.”   Mr. Stamey was preceded in...

Everett William Odom

Everett William Odom

Dec 7, 2015

Everett William Odom, 83, of Cleveland passed away Monday, December 7, 2015 at an area healthcare facility.  He was a member of Big Springs United Methodist Church. After 21 years of serving his country, Mr. Odom retired as a Master Sergeant with the U.S. Air Force. He was a veteran of Korea and Vietnam.  He was also retired from TVA...

Delano Roosevelt "D.R." Fetzer

Delano Roosevelt "D.R." Fetzer

Dec 7, 2015

Delano Roosevelt Fetzer, 82, of Cleveland passed away Monday, December 7, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Fetzer was an avid UT fan.  He enjoyed dancing and spending time at the senior center with his high school buddies.  He was retired from Bowater after 38 years of service and was a U.S. Navy veteran.  He was of the Pentecostal faith.    He...

John W. Marshall

John W. Marshall

Dec 7, 2015

John W. Marshall, 81, of Cleveland, died Monday, December 7, 2015 in a local healthcare facility.  He was a native of Saltville, Virginia.  He was a member of First Baptist Church of Charleston and retired from Olin Corporation after 32 years of service.   He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Gracie Marshall; brother, Cecil Marshall; grandsons: J.J....

Terry Lang Griffith

Terry Lang Griffith

Dec 6, 2015

Terry Lang Griffith, 70, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015 in Beechtree Manor.  He was retired from the post office and a veteran of the United States Army, where he served in Vietnam and received two purple hearts.  He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans, a member of the VFW, where he served as past president...

Joseph (Joe) Lee Nelson

Joseph (Joe) Lee Nelson

Dec 6, 2015

Joseph (Joe) Lee Nelson, 32, of Charleston, TN passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015 in San Dimas, CA.   Joe was a 2001 graduate of Meigs County High School.  He was proudly employed as a electrical Journeyman Lineman (an accomplishment he worked very hard for) with IBEW Local 175.  Joe loved living on the river, being outdoors and hanging out with...

Robert Mullis

Robert Mullis

Dec 6, 2015

Robert Mullis, age 73, passed away at his home, Sunday, December 6, 2015.  He was a resident of Cleveland and a member of Big Springs Baptist Church.  He retired from Maytag, he loved to fish and loved to do crafts.  He was a member of the Lions Club. Robert was preceded in death by his parents Haris and Ethel Mullis,...

Lilian Cunningham

Lilian Cunningham

Dec 6, 2015

Lillian A. Cunningham, 94, of Cleveland passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015 in a local hospital. She attended Bowman Hills Seventh-day Adventist Church and was a charter member of Apison Seventh-day Adventist Church. She was preceded in death by her first husband, James Jones; her second husband, Lester Cunningham; her daughter, Irene Smith; a son, Larry Jones and a granddaughter.  ...

Marie Crye

Marie Crye

Dec 4, 2015

Marie Crye, age 79, of Etowah, passed away, Friday evening, December 4, 2015, at a local healthcare facility. Born in McMinn County on January 20, 1936 to the late Floyd and Minnie Tucker, she was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Deborah Dawn McEntyre

Deborah Dawn McEntyre

Dec 3, 2015

Deborah Dawn McEntyre, 67, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2015 in a Chattanooga hospice facility.  She was a member of Keith Street Baptist Church.   She was preceded by her parents, Jessie Elrod and Sue Frazier Elrod and uncles, Leon Frazier and Fred Elrod.   Survivors include her daughter, Dawn McEntyre Puster and husband, Jeff of Christiana, TN;...

Jeanette Ann Adriaanse

Jeanette Ann Adriaanse

Dec 3, 2015

Jeanette Ann Adriaanse, age 41, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2015.  She was a native of South Africa and spent the last fourteen years in Bradley County.  She was a member of St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church.   She is survived by her husband, Allan Michael Adriaanse; her three children, Michael, Katlyn, Leah of Cleveland; her parents, Vincent Theron,...

Jo Anne Sells Million

Jo Anne Sells Million

Nov 29, 2015

Jo Anne Million, aged 82, passed away after a long illness. Her children were with her when she passed on Sunday morning, November 29, 2015. Jo Anne Million was born on December 9, 1932, to Mr. Joseph Andrew and Mary Winnie Harrison Sells; and brothers, Durward Harrison Sells, and Robert Bland Sells all of whom have preceded her in death. ...

Jack Calvin Snyder

Jack Calvin Snyder

Nov 27, 2015

Jack Calvin Snyder, 82, of downtown Ocoee, passed away Friday, November 27, 2015 at a hospital in Sewanee, TN. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Jack retired as a shift supervisor with Bowater Corporation after 40 years of service. He was a native of Ocoee, TN and enjoyed his registered Black Angus beef cattle farm. He was...

Bonnie Mashburn

Bonnie Mashburn

Nov 25, 2015

Bonnie Mashburn, 87, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at her home.  She worked as a substitute teacher in both the Bradley County and the Cleveland City School systems.  She attended the Peerless Road Church of God of Prophecy.   She was preceded in death by her, parents, Allie Ray Parker and Lydia Chambers Parker.   She is...

Bonnie Lou Vines

Bonnie Lou Vines

Nov 25, 2015

Bonnie Lou Vines, 67, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at her home.  She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.  She was of Christian faith.   She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Nora Mae Allen and Joseph Miller Hembree and siblings, George Hembree, Mae Hyde, David Hembree, Luke Hembree, and...

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