OBITUARIES

Otto Graham Starnes

Otto Graham Starnes

Apr 16, 2007

Otto Graham Starnes, age 89, a resident of Cleveland for the past 1 ½ years and a former resident of Phoenix, AZ for sixty years, passed away Monday April 16, 2007 at the family residence. He was a member of the Forty-Fourth Street Church of God where he served as Sunday School Superintendent and congregational song leader. Mr. Starnes also...

Nellie (Nanny) Beckler

Nellie (Nanny) Beckler

Apr 14, 2007

Nellie (Nanny) Alma Watson Beckler, age 84, of Benton Station Community passed away at her residence Friday afternoon. She was a member of Benton Station Baptist Church. She loved her Lord, her family, church and friends. Her hobbies included cooking, gardening and traveling. She had traveled to all 50 states and Canada, Mexico, South America and Europe. Mrs. Beckler was...

Julian C. Headrick

Julian C. Headrick

Apr 14, 2007

Julian Cleland Headrick age 74, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday April 14, 2007. He was of the Baptist faith. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Headrick was a retired auto and diesel mechanic. He was employed by Bryant Motors and Cleveland Express Inc. for 38 years. He loved to fish and make garden. He...

Randall (Randy) Hooper

Randall (Randy) Hooper

Apr 13, 2007

Randall (Randy) Ray Hooper, age 54, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, passed away suddenly Friday, April 13, 2007 in a local hospital. He was of the Baptist faith and attended Clingan Ridge Baptist Church. He graduated in 1970 from Bradley Central High School where he was an outstanding baseball player and attended Cleveland State Community College on a baseball scholarship....

Jack N Rakestraw

Jack N Rakestraw

Apr 12, 2007

Jack Rakestraw, age 70, a resident of McDonald, passed away on April 12, 2007 at the family residence and went home to be with his Lord. He was a resident of McDonald all his life and retired from Economy Honda in Chattanooga. He was an outstanding auto body technician and enjoyed gardening. He was preceded in death by his parents,...

Thomas Paul McDaniel

Thomas Paul McDaniel

Apr 11, 2007

Thomas Paul McDaniel went home to be with the Lord April 11, 2007. He was born May 10, 1928. He was 78 years old. He was a life long resident of Calhoun, TN until his retirement when he moved to Georgetown, TN to be close to his children. He worked for Burlington Woolen Mills until it closed operations. He was...

David Wesley Crick

David Wesley Crick

Apr 11, 2007

David Wesley Crick, 73, a life long resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2007 in a local healthcare facility. He was a member of East Side Church of Christ where he enjoyed a cappella singing and was active in leading congregational singing for many years. He was a member of Oak Grove Ruritan Club. He had been employed...

Alicia Jayne Smith

Alicia Jayne Smith

Apr 11, 2007

Alicia Jayne Thomas Smith, age 28 made her journey to heaven on April 11, 2007. Her mother, sister, brothers and friends were by her side when Jesus wrapped His arms around her. Alicia was a special giving and loving person, even in her death, she gave of herself as an organ donor. She was an accomplished gourmet cook. She will...

Dean McKenzie

Dean McKenzie

Apr 11, 2007

Dean "Deno" McKenzie, 68, a resident of Bradley County, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at the family residence. He was a farmer and a member of Main Street Cruisers Car Club. He was the owner of Deno?s Auto Sales and Transport. Mr. McKenzie was the son of the late John Tyler McKenzie and Mary Margaret Colbaugh. He is survived...

Paul C Boyd

Paul C Boyd

Apr 9, 2007

Paul C. Boyd, 92, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Monday, April 9, 2007 in a local hospital. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during World War II in the Aleutian Islands and the Philippines. He was a mechanic with Callaway Motor Company for over thirty years and also worked with Goodner Funeral Home and Calvin Boyd...

William Adams

William Adams

Apr 8, 2007

William Edward (Buddy) Adams, 70, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2007, an Easter home going. He had been a resident of Cleveland for more than 30 years and retired from M&M Mars. He had worked at CF Industries for 19 years. He was a member of Clingan Ridge Baptist Church for 32 years. He was preceded in death...

Curtis Wayne Belcher

Curtis Wayne Belcher

Apr 8, 2007

Curtis Wayne Belcher, age 68, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2007. He was of the Methodist faith. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Mr. Belcher was a member of the V.F.W. and the American Legion. He was an avid fan of high school wrestling and football. He was preceded in death by his...

Wade C Goode

Wade C Goode

Apr 7, 2007

Wade C. Goode, 81, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2007 at his residence. He attended Oak Grove School and Bradley Central High School. He received his B.S. Degree from Lee College and his Master?s Degree from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He was a retired school teacher with the Cleveland City Schools System and was...

Eugene Norris

Eugene Norris

Apr 7, 2007

Eugene (Gene) Norris, 81, a long time resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, April 07, 2007 in a local hospital. He was a member of the Bellfounte Baptist Church. He enjoyed NASCAR and local stock car racing. He was an avid stockcar driver in his younger days. He owned and operated Norris Shell Station from 1947-1985 and also Norris Amoco...

James Hanson Hancock

James Hanson Hancock

Apr 6, 2007

James Hancock, 76, a life long resident of Cleveland, went home to be with his Lord on Friday, April 06, 2007 in a local hospital. He loved to share his faith and talk about the Lord. He also loved to play the guitar and sing. He was a member of the Thompson Springs Baptist Church. He was a member of...

Linda Sue Bryant

Linda Sue Bryant

Apr 6, 2007

Linda Sue Bryant, 58, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Friday, April 6, 2007, at Memorial Hospital North Park in Hixson following a short illness. She was a 1965 graduate of Bradley High School. After retiring from TVA in 1994 as a contracts clerk she worked for Maytag as a customer service representative for ten years until her illness forced...

James Lawrence Hogue

James Lawrence Hogue

Apr 5, 2007

The Reverend James Lawrence Hogue, Sr., 83, passed away in Cleveland on Thursday, April 5, 2007. The Reverend Hogue was a retired Presbyterian minister. He served congregations in Indiana, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Cincinnati and Ooltewah, Tennessee. He also served the National Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., as the head of National Missions in Colorado, the Synod Executive of the Synod of the...

Jane A Bishop

Jane A Bishop

Apr 3, 2007

Jane A. Bishop, 86, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, April 03, 2007 at her home. Mrs. Bishop was a graduate of Forth Smith, Arkansas High School. She was president of The Saugerties New York Art Council during the 1980?s. She helped save and rebuild the historical landmark of The Saugerties Lighthouse on the Hudson River in New York....

Joel Douglas Culp Sr.

Joel Douglas Culp Sr.

Mar 31, 2007

Joel Douglas Culp Sr., age 55, a resident of Bradley County passed away Saturday, March 31, 2007 in a Johnson City hospital. He was of the Baptist faith. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force where in served in Guam, Alaska and Sicily. He is survived by his parents, Enoch E. Culp and Dorothy Williams Culp of Cleveland;...

John E Ross

John E Ross

Mar 30, 2007

John E. Ross, 62, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Friday evening, March 30, 2007 in a Chattanooga hospital. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps serving during the Vietnam Conflict. Mr. Ross was employed with Cleveland Chair Company for twenty years. He was a very dedicated member of Westwood Baptist Church where he served as a Sunday...

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