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Joan Marie Rasmussen

Joan Marie Rasmussen

Sep 8, 2008

Joan Marie Rasmussen August 21, 1939 ? September 8, 2008 Joan Rasmussen, 69, passed away in Cleveland, Tennessee. She was born to Lloyd and Viola Wyland in Alliance, Nebraska. As a child the family moved to Montana and California settling in Washington in 1954. She married and raised her 5 children and 1 granddaughter in Auburn until moving to Leavenworth...

Chauncey George Coffey

Chauncey George Coffey

Sep 6, 2008

Chauncey George Coffey, 73, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, September 6, 2008 at the family residence. He was a member of the Coletown Baptist Church. He was retired from the United States Postal Services. He was a veteran of the United Sates serving in the Army for 27 years and receiving the Bronze Star and the Silver Star....

Betty Louella Cannon

Betty Louella Cannon

Sep 5, 2008

Betty Louella Gibson Shelton Cannon, 74, went to be with her Lord Friday, September 5, 2008, at her home. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Elias and Lella Bell Gibson; brothers: Kermit, Maynard, Wesley, Theodore, and Lee Gibson, and sister, Katherine Stafford. A lifelong resident of Cleveland, she was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her daughter...

Daniel J Casias

Daniel J Casias

Sep 4, 2008

Daniel J. Casias, 17, a resident of Charleston, passed away Thursday, September 4, 2008 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was a junior at Walker Valley High School and loved the outdoors. He was of the Baptist faith and attended Candies Creek Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents John and Jerri Stanley....

Joyce Gilliland

Joyce Gilliland

Sep 4, 2008

Joyce Gilliland- Shugart, 81, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, September 4, 2008 in a Chattanooga hospital. She was born on December 14, 1926 in Banbury, Oxon, England and later moved to Cleveland in 1946 as a "War Bride". She served in the British Army during World War II. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She...

Thomas William Wheeler

Thomas William Wheeler

Aug 27, 2008

Thomas William Wheeler, Sr. age 84, died on August 27, 2008 in Cleveland, Tennessee. Born on December 17, 1923 in Sylacauga, Alabama, Tom was the son of Ruby Riley Wheeler and Thomas William Wheeler. When Tom was only 4 years old, his father passed away. His mother later married Milton S. Hurston, and it was Mr. Hurston who became the...

Clifford Barrett

Clifford Barrett

Aug 27, 2008

Clifford Barrett, 83, son of the late Anna B. and Walter A. Barrett, passed away at his home on August 27, 2008. He was born and raised in Cleveland and joined the Navy during World War II at the age of 18. During the war he served on three different LST's participating in the D-Day Invasion and the North Africa/Italian...

Frank Wooden Sr.

Frank Wooden Sr.

Aug 26, 2008

Frank Wooden, Sr., 67, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, August 26, 2008 in a local hospital. He was of the Baptist faith. He was a neighborhood saint. Mr. Wooden was the son of the late George Washington Wooden and Jessie Marie Holloway Wooden. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Glenda Wooden of Cleveland; two children: Donna M....

Sybil Pearlman

Sybil Pearlman

Aug 26, 2008

Sybil Pearlman, 80, of Cleveland, died Aug. 26, 2008, at a local hospital following a brief illness. Ms. Pearlman was a long time employee with Creditor?s Adjustment Bureau which later became Credit Bureau Services, Inc. Her tenure with the credit bureau was from 1977 until her retirement in 1999. She is remembered by her friends and co-workers as a dedicated...

Flossie B Cansler

Flossie B Cansler

Aug 25, 2008

Flossie B. Cansler, 89, a resident of Cleveland, went home to be with Jesus, Monday, August 25, 2008 at the family residence. She attended Mt. Carmel Baptist Church and Cleveland First Church of the Nazarene and was a member of the Charleston Senior Center for many years. Her passion was quilting and she was devoted to her family. She was...

Dora Ownby Samples

Dora Ownby Samples

Aug 24, 2008

Dora Ownby Samples, 92, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2008 in a local hospital. She was a member of Big Spring Baptist Church and before her retirement worked as a floral designer with Jones Florist and Jimmie?s Florist. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Emma Whaley Ownby, her husband, James "Doc" Clifford...

William H Derrick

William H Derrick

Aug 23, 2008

William H. (Bill) Derrick, 78 of Cleveland passed away, Saturday, August 23, 2008 at his home surrounded by family. He was a member of Lebanon Baptist Church. Bill worked as the service manager for Waterlevel Motors for 15 years and was the owner of Derrick?s Auto Service from 1968 to 1984. Bill (KF40Z0) was a Ham Radio Technician and past...

Jane Vaughan

Jane Vaughan

Aug 22, 2008

Jane Vaughan (Eliza Jane Sherrill Vaughan) was born October 22, 1906 near Luminary, TN and departed life at 101 years old in Life Care. She lived and died gently. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Norman Vaughan. She graduated from Maryville College in the spring of 1929 and was married in the fall. They moved...

Doyle A. Dixon

Doyle A. Dixon

Aug 21, 2008

Doyle Alvin Dixon, 72, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, August 21, 2008 in an Athens hospital following a lengthy illness. He is preceded in death by his parents, Samuel O. and Jessie Dixon, brothers: Raymond and Roy Dixon, and sisters: Nettie Woods and Georgia Coffman. Mr. Dixon was a member of the 1st Cumberland Presbyterian Church of...

Joan Myers

Joan Myers

Aug 19, 2008

Joan Powell Myers, 61, of Cleveland, lost her courageous battle with cancer Tuesday, August 19, 2008. Our mother, grandmother, sister and aunt was totally devoted to her family and touched the lives of everyone she knew especially all the children she cared for over the years and all the folks she mended for. She was preceded in death by her...

Thomas L Lynn

Thomas L Lynn

Aug 19, 2008

Thomas L. "Tommy" Lynn, 83, a life long resident of Bradley County, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at his residence. He was of the Baptist faith. He had a great love for music, especially the guitar. He was a self employed mechanic for fifty years. Mr. Lynn was the son of the late Henry Lynn and Flora Jones Lynn...

Elizabeth Reeser

Elizabeth Reeser

Aug 19, 2008

Elizabeth Reeser, 85, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2008 in a local hospital. She was a member of Berean Baptist Church. She was employed as a seamstress at Hardwick Clothes for many years. Elizabeth was well known as an excellent seamstress and altered the suits for the staff at Fike Funeral Home for a number of...

Medi Sue Rey

Medi Sue Rey

Aug 19, 2008

Medi Sue Rey, a resident of Houston, Texas, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2008 after a long illness with Leukemia. She was born on October 13, 1949. She is survived by her daughters: Monica and Vicki; son, Andrew and her sister, Carolyn Nichols. A celebration of Medi's Life will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, August 24, 2008 in the...

Kevin J Steward

Kevin J Steward

Aug 18, 2008

Kevin J. Steward, 54, a life long resident of Cleveland, passed away Monday, August 18, 2008 in a Nashville hospital. He was of the Church of God faith. He enjoyed wood working and hiking. Mr. Steward was the son of the late James Steward and Wanda Marie Brock Steward. He is survived by his two children: Terra Lawson of Raleigh,...

Edna Liner Fleeman

Edna Liner Fleeman

Aug 16, 2008

Edna Liner Fleeman, 87, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, August 16, 2008, at her home. She was a member of Michigan Avenue Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Arnold and Nan Liner, husband, James David Fleeman, sister, Opal Fuller, brother, Howard Liner, and brothers-in-law: G.K. Fuller, Virgil Lindner and Bob Lacey. She is survived...

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