OBITUARIES

Bobby Fritz Baggett

Bobby Fritz Baggett

Sep 24, 2014

Bobby Fritz Baggett, 76, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at the family residence.  He was a member of Echoes of Mercy Baptist Church where he served as a deacon.  He was retired from Maytag after many years of service. Mr. Baggett was preceded in death by his son, Ricky Lee Baggett; parents, Reverend C.H. Baggett...

Sammy Clay Holcomb

Sammy Clay Holcomb

Sep 24, 2014

Sammy Clay Holcomb, 64, a resident of Benton, passed away Wednesday, September 24, 2014 in a local hospital.  He was a member of Kinser Church of God where he was an active member.   Mr. Holcomb was the son of the late Jeff Holcomb and Maggie Caroline Brancefield Holcomb and was also preceded in death by his son, Michael Kevin Holcomb. ...

Margaret M. Lively

Margaret M. Lively

Sep 24, 2014

Margaret M. Lively, 86, of Ocoee, passed away Wednesday, September 24, 2014 to be with her heavenly Father. She and her late husband, James were owners of Lively's Restaurant for more than 27 years. She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church near Benton. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Bridgemakers, Senior Circle, and...

Nellie Ruth Williams Novak

Nellie Ruth Williams Novak

Sep 22, 2014

Nellie Ruth Williams Novak, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, passed away Monday, September 22, 2014 in a local healthcare facility.  She was a member of First Baptist Church where she was a loyal member for many years. She was LPN for many years for Dr. William Garrot and Dr. Bill Arnold. Mrs. Novak was preceded in death by her husband,...

Donald Davis

Donald Davis

Sep 21, 2014

Donald “Don” Raymond Davis, 64, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, September 21, 2014 at his residence.  He was a member of Bowman Hills Seven-day Adventist Church.  He was the former owner of Summit Restaurant and was a licensed electrician.  He loved fishing, camping, traveling and his dogs. Mr. Davis was the son of the late Silas Davis and...

Marjorie J Bishop

Marjorie J Bishop

Sep 21, 2014

Marjorie J. Bishop, 97, a resident of Cleveland since 1940, passed away Sunday, September 21, 2014 in a local hospital.  She was the oldest member of Waterville Baptist Church.  She was well known as a prayer warrior for many years.   Mrs. Bishop was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbur Bishop, Sr.; son, Wilbur “Junior” Bishop; parents, J.M. Moore and...

Winona K Hikalea

Winona K Hikalea

Sep 18, 2014

Winona K. HikaleaService Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2014Death: 09/18/2014Obituary: Winona K. Hikalea , age 79, of Etowah, passed away Thursday, September 18, 2014, at her home surrounded by her family. A native of Hawaii, she had spent the last 18 years in McMinn County and was of the non-denominational faith. She enjoyed yard saling, reading, and spending time with family...

Nellie Mae Sumner

Nellie Mae Sumner

Sep 18, 2014

Nellie Mae Sumner, 97, passed away Thursday, September 18, 2014 at a local hospital. She was a Minister's wife in the Church of God for 72 years. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister. She was a member of North Cleveland Church of God. She was preceded in death by her husband of 72 years, Reverend Russell H....

Donna Marie Morgan Green

Donna Marie Morgan Green

Sep 17, 2014

Donna Marie Morgan GreenService Date: Saturday, September 20, 2014Death: 09/17/2014Obituary: Donna Marie Morgan Green, age 47, of Athens, passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at her home. A native of Cleveland, TN, she has spent the last 10 years in McMinn County. She enjoyed cooking, playing the keyboard, and spending time with family and friends. She was a member of...

Robert "Bobby" Julian, Jr.

Robert "Bobby" Julian, Jr.

Sep 17, 2014

Robert "Bobby" Julian, Jr., 71, of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at his home. He was a retired machinist. Bobby was a veteran of the United States Army and a life member of the V.F.W. and Am Vets Post 13, which he co-owned with his wife, Dedra. He was a member of Tasso United Methodist Church. He was...

Alice Jackson

Alice Jackson

Sep 16, 2014

Alice Jackson, 105, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 in Cleveland.  She was born on October 31, 1908 in the Big Springs Community in Meigs County. Mrs. Jackson along with her husband, Ray, opened an upholstery shop on McCallie Avenue in Chattanooga in 1933 during the financially difficult days of the depression.  In 1937 they started Jackson Manufacturing...

Annie Kathryn Cooke

Annie Kathryn Cooke

Sep 16, 2014

Annie Kathryn King Cooke, 91, loving wife, mother, and grandmother passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2014. Born in Martin, Tennessee, on May 30, 1923, to William Walker and Mary Lou Clement King, she was a graduate of Martin High School and the University of Tennessee Junior College, Martin, Tennessee.During World War II she worked in the payroll department for the...

Dolores Harger

Dolores Harger

Sep 16, 2014

Dolores Harger, 87, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2014 in a local hospital. She was a parishioner at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church.   Mrs. Harger was preceded in death by her husband, Walter E. Harger; parents, Kenneth Dole and Pearl Mitchell Dole; brother, Millard Dole and sister, Jean Summers. She is survived by her three...

William Aldrich Sr.

William Aldrich Sr.

Sep 15, 2014

William (“Bill”) Aldrich, Sr., MD, was born in Lincoln, NE to Floy and Carl Aldrich.  He was husband to Betty McWhinny Aldrich (deceased) for over 50 years.  As Bill often said, “She gave me six beautiful children”.  His five surviving children are William Aldrich, Jr., MD, Nancy Brupbacher, Sylvia Aldrich, Jeanne Higgins and John Aldrich.  Bill was grandfather to Jonathan...

Wanda Lee Womac

Wanda Lee Womac

Sep 15, 2014

Wanda Lee WomacService Date: Sunday, September 21, 2014Death: 09/15/2014Obituary: Wanda Lee Womac, age 73, of Etowah, passed away Monday evening , September 15, 2014 at her home. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, she enjoyed spending time with family and friends and was of the Baptist faith.She was preceded in death by her mother, Helen Robinson and a...

Timothy Vincent Patrick Baker

Timothy Vincent Patrick Baker

Sep 15, 2014

Timothy Vincent Patrick Baker, 59, passed away Monday, September 15, 2014 at his home. He was born October 6, 1954 in Newark, NJ to the late Louis C. Baker and Alyce M. Greene Baker. He moved to Cleveland in 1992 and enjoyed many hobbies during his life. He is most remembered for his love of cooking and baking and raising...

Lena Earls

Lena Earls

Sep 13, 2014

Lena Elizabeth Woody Earls, 82, resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, September 13, 2014, in local health facility.  She was a member of Bowman Hills Seventh Day Adventist Church.  She also worked in the nursery at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.---She was preceded in death by her husband, Wallie Earls; her parents, James Greely and Blanche Beatrice Pleasant Woody; and five...

Sue Hafley Guffey

Sue Hafley Guffey

Sep 13, 2014

Sue Hafley GuffeyService Date: Monday, September 15, 2014Death: 09/13/2014Obituary: Sue Hafley Guffey, age 80, of Athens, went home to rest Saturday morning, September 13, 2014 surrounded by her family. The daughter of the late William Hafley,Jr. and Arlie Belle Cissom Hafley, she was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County attended Woodward Ave Church of GOD since it was...

Perk Evans

Perk Evans

Sep 13, 2014

Perk Evans, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, September 13, 2014 in a local hospital. He was a trusty son, steadfast father, faithful friend and brilliant thinker. ".to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday,...

Robert T McBride Jr.

Robert T McBride Jr.

Sep 12, 2014

Robert T. McBride, Jr., 70, of Cleveland, passed away Friday, September 12, 2014, at his home.  He was a graduate of University of South Dakota with a degree in Mathematics.  He retired as a Lt. Colonel from the U. S. Army Reserve following 26 years of service.  He was retired from Merck in Cleveland.  He was a parishioner at St....

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