OBITUARIES

Gene D. Gentry

Gene D. Gentry

Jul 5, 2015

Gene D. Gentry, 86, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2015 at a local healthcare facility. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Gentry was preceded in death by his wife, Edith Lutz Gentry; and parents: Fred Gentry and Margaret Langford Gentry. He is survived by his son, Eldon Chambers and wife, Wilma of Cleveland; grandson, Bruce...

Max Edwin Coffey

Max Edwin Coffey

Jul 4, 2015

Max Edwin Coffey, 84, a resident of Ooltewah, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2015 in a Chattanooga hospital. He was a member of Brainerd Baptist Church, a retiree of Bowater, and a Veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Korean War. He was preceded in death by parents, Clifford Monroe Coffey and Nettie Lou Woody Coffey; four brothers, Howard...

Shirley Ann Strickland

Shirley Ann Strickland

Jul 4, 2015

Shirley Strickland, age 86, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday July 4, 2015 at SkyRidge Medical Center. She was a member of Peerless Road Church where she was a greeter. She played the bass drum in the Cleveland Community band. She worked as a registered nurse and also taught nursing in a community college for almost 25 years. She was an...

Treva Louise Riemendschneider

Treva Louise Riemendschneider

Jul 3, 2015

Loving wife and mother, Treva L Riemenschneider age 77 passed on July 3, 2015 after a long hospital stay. Leaving husband of 60 years, Merle (Bud); children, Linda, Robert and wife Cynthia; grandchildren Jan, Michael and Lisa, Stephen and Alisa, and Natalie; great-grandchildren, LeeAnn, Tyler, Alina, Emily and Sophia; one brother Arvid Bell of Nebraska. She was preceded in death...

Patrick Jay Murphy

Patrick Jay Murphy

Jul 2, 2015

Patrick Jay Murphy, 78, a resident of Cleveland, passed peacefully with his family at his side Thursday, July 2, 2015. He was a God loving, peaceful and humble family man who will be greatly missed. He was a retired crane operator in the steel industry. Mr. Murphy was a member of Candies Creek Church for over twenty years and was...

Elige Ancil Davison

Elige Ancil Davison

Jul 2, 2015

Elige Ancil Davison, 53, a resident of Chickamauga, Georgia, passed away July 2, 2015 in East Ridge, TN. He was a lifelong resident of the Chickamauga-Chattanooga area. Mr. Davison was the son of the late Charles Davison and Nelda Harris Davison and was also preceded in death by his sister, Eukeda Sampson and his brother, Phillip Davison. He is survived...

Simon Rymer

Simon Rymer

Jul 1, 2015

Simon "Peto" RymerService Date: Sunday, July 5, 2015Death: 07/01/2015Obituary: Simon “Peto” Rymer, age 61, of Delano, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at his residence. The son of the late Jack and Gracie Hall Rymer, He was a native and lifelong resident of Polk County and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends.In addition to his parents, he was...

John A Howard

John A Howard

Jun 29, 2015

John A. Howard Sr. passed away Monday, June 29, 2015 at his home in Cleveland with his loving wife and daughter at his side. John was born on August 28th, 1948 in Middleton OH to Mary E. and Donald E. Howard who preceded him in death as well as his brother Thomas E Howard of Connecticut. John was a loving...

Sarah H Baggett

Sarah H Baggett

Jun 29, 2015

Sarah H. Baggett, age 80, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, June 29, 2015 at SkyRidge Medical Center. She was of the Baptist Faith. She is preceded in death by her husband, E.P. Baggett, and one son, Randy Alan Baggett. She is survived by one sister and brother in law, Ollie Jean and Earl Sprayberry, of Varnell, Georgia; and one nephew,...

Johnnie Wolford

Johnnie Wolford

Jun 28, 2015

Johnnie Wolford, 84, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015 at her residence. She was born in Chattanooga and spent the last 25 years in Bradley County. She was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed cooking and spending time with family and friends. Mrs. Wolford was preceded in death by her husband, Gene V. Wolford; her parents,...

Brian Everett Gallaher

Brian Everett Gallaher

Jun 25, 2015

Brian Everett Gallaher, 37, of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2015. He was a 1996 graduate of Bradley Central High School and a 2000 graduate of Lee University. Brian received his masters of music trumpet performance from Lee University in 2010. He was a well-known musician in the Cleveland and Chattanooga area and was the band teacher at Ocoee...

Randall "Randy" Lynn Cranfield

Randall "Randy" Lynn Cranfield

Jun 25, 2015

Randall "Randy" Lynn Cranfield, 60, of Cleveland passed away Thursday, June 25, 2015 in a local hospital. He was a native and lifelong resident of Bradley County, a member of Grasshopper Road Church of God, and retired from Peyton's after 20 years of service. His passions in life were riding his motorcycle and spending time with his family. He was...

Brett LaRue Ferney

Brett LaRue Ferney

Jun 25, 2015

Brett "Butch" LaRue Ferney, Jr., 49, of Chattanooga died on 6/25/2015 at Erlanger Hospital. He was preceded in death by his mother, Linda Lee Nehring. He is survived by one son, Nicholas Brett Ferney and wife Elora; and partner Mark Grantham; father, Brett Ferney, Sr.; one sister, Angela Ferney; one brother, Mike Ferney. Butch will be remembered for his laughter,...

William Jacob Kibler

William Jacob Kibler

Jun 25, 2015

William J. (Bill) Kibler, age 90, died early Thursday morning, June 25, 2015 in a local nursing home facility. Bill was born in Cleveland, TN but spent most of his adult life in Detroit, MI. He worked at Great Lakes Steel Company from the age of 18 until he retired in 1982. He was a navy pilot during WWII and...

Dorothy "Dottie" Wyttenbach

Dorothy "Dottie" Wyttenbach

Jun 25, 2015

Dorothy "Dottie" Wyttenbach, 90, of Cleveland passed away Thursday, June 25, 2015 in a local hospital. She was a member of Washington Avenue Baptist Church and was affectionately known as the "candy lady". She was well known in the community for always telling people "I Love You". She was preceded in death by her husband, Theodore Wyttenbach; patents, William and...

Timothy Paul Carter

Timothy Paul Carter

Jun 24, 2015

Timothy Paul CarterService Date: Sunday, June 28, 2015Death: 06/24/2015Obituary:  Timothy Paul Carter, 64 reunited with his love, Donna on Wednesday, June 24th, 2015. Born in Knox County on Groundhog’s Day 1951, Tim was the son of the late Paul and Hazel Carter. Raised in Etowah, Tim had 2 passions as a young man: boy scouts and baseball. A member of...

Donna West

Donna West

Jun 23, 2015

Donna West, 61, a resident of Athens, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at the family residence. She was a native of Missouri and had lived the past fifteen years in McMinn County. She was a member of Rocky Mount Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Anthony G. Broyles and Ima June Clemens Broyles. She is survived...

Betty Jean Thaxton Johnson

Betty Jean Thaxton Johnson

Jun 23, 2015

Betty Jean Thaxton Johnson, 89, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and mother-in-law has joined her husband of 64 years, Bishop Buford M. Johnson in her eternal home. She assisted in her husband's 52 year ministry as the wife of a state evangelist, pastor, general headquarters appointee and state overseer for the Church of God of Prophecy. Betty...

C. Reginald "Reggie" Law

C. Reginald "Reggie" Law

Jun 22, 2015

C. Reginald (Reggie) Law is a Cleveland native, with family ties going back many generations. He began his sports endeavors at a young age at Arnold Elementary School, where he played football under coaches Norman "Shorty" Jordan and Lou Underdown. He continued playing football at Bradley Central High School under coaches Billy Frank Smith and Harold "Red" Hensley. Upon graduation...

Wilma R. Whaley

Wilma R. Whaley

Jun 22, 2015

Wilma R. Whaley, 85 passed away Monday, June 22, 2015 at her residence in Chattanooga. She was a native and lifelong resident of Cleveland, TN. She was a loving and caring person who never met a stranger and cared for everyone she knew. She was a member of Spring Place Church of God of Prophecy. Mrs. Whaley was preceded in...

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