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Bertie Josephine Lowery

Bertie Josephine Lowery

Oct 20, 2006

Bertie Josephine Lowery, age 91, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Friday, October 20, 2006 in a local healthcare facility. She was a member of the Bowman Hills Seventh-day Adventist Church in Cleveland. She was the daughter of the late Charlie and Maude Chapman Rhodes and was also preceded in death by her husband, Marvin Lee Lowery. She is survived...

Clarence Ramsey

Clarence Ramsey

Oct 19, 2006

Clarence L. Ramsey, age 82, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, October 19, 2006 in a local hospital. He attended the South Cleveland Church of God for over fifty years. He was a well known barber in Bradley County for over fifty years at My Barber Shop on 1st Street. He was a veteran of the United States Army...

Sim Floyd Swafford

Sim Floyd Swafford

Oct 17, 2006

Sim Floyd Swafford, age 78, resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2006. He was preceded in death by his parents, George Arthur Sterling Swafford and Mary Elizabeth Rayburn Swafford; brothers, T.L. Swafford, Willard Swafford, Bart Swafford and Warren Swafford; sisters: Pearlee Cartwright, Caroline Swafford, Lucinda Belford, Florence Lawson, Eula Leamon and Dovie Abbatto and step daughter, Cathryn Cowart....

Joe Cephas Geren,

Joe Cephas Geren,

Oct 17, 2006

Joe Cephas Geren Sr., age 91, a resident of Cleveland, passed away at his home Tuesday, October 17, 2006. He was a retired security guard, employed as a car-hauler and worked at Magic Chef. He enjoyed fishing, his cats and being outside. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jim and Velma Geren; two sisters, Ozell (Tootsie) Cartwright, Jimmie...

Willie Mae Womack

Willie Mae Womack

Oct 16, 2006

Willie Mae Womack, age 78, passed away Monday, October 16, 2006 in a local hospital. Mrs. Womack was a member of Burdette Baptist Church. She was an assistant teacher in Meigs County Head Start Program for 17 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Floyd Howard and Cecil Ellen Stokes Howard; her husband, Jess Clarence Womack and daughter,...

Paul H Bacon Sr.

Paul H Bacon Sr.

Oct 15, 2006

Paul H. Bacon, Sr., age 88, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, October 15, 2006 in a local hospital. He was a member of Broad Street United Methodist Church since February 1, 1959. He was a past president of the Kelly Sunday School Class where he was very active for many years. He was a veteran of the US...

Walter Raleigh Abel

Walter Raleigh Abel

Oct 15, 2006

Walter Raleigh Abel, age 90, passed away Sunday evening, October 15, 2006. Born in Bradley County on August 17, 1916, to Raleigh and Pearl Price Abel, he was a lifelong resident of Cleveland. Educated at Bradley High School and Tennessee Wesleyan College, he entered the family business, Abel Hardware Company, which had been established by his grandfather in the early...

Annie L Moore

Annie L Moore

Oct 13, 2006

Annie L. Moore, age 79, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Friday, October 13, 2006 in a local hospital. She was of the Baptist faith and a member of Washington Avenue Baptist Church. Before her retirement, she was employed with Maytag for thirty years. She was the daughter of the late Smith "Babe" and Vanny Dixon Morrow and was also...

Leslie Susan Bradshaw

Leslie Susan Bradshaw

Oct 13, 2006

Leslie Susan Bradshaw, age 29, a resident of Decatur, passed away Friday, October 13, 2006. She was a beloved mother, wife, daughter and sister who will be greatly missed. She is survived by her husband Terry Bradshaw of Decatur; parents, Lester and Sue Crisp of Cleveland; children: Damon Bradshaw, Paige Bradshaw, Ethan Bradshaw, Kaden Bradshaw and Quentin Bradshaw of Decatur;...

Debra L Woodall

Debra L Woodall

Oct 12, 2006

Debra L. Woodall, age 47, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, October 12, 2006 in a Chattanooga hospital. She was a member of Cleveland Cornerstone Church and a graduate of Cleveland State Community College. Her father, John Grable, preceded her in death. She is survived by her husband of 16 years, Darryl Woodall of Cleveland; mother, Hazel Grable of...

Ella Pylant

Ella Pylant

Oct 11, 2006

Ella D. Pylant, age 68, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2006 in a local hospital. She was of the Methodist faith. She retired from Shering Plough after twenty years of service. She was preceded in death by her parents, Buford and Mildred Naves Pylant. She is survived by her four children and spouses: Randy and Shelley...

Nada Pickel

Nada Pickel

Oct 10, 2006

Nada Pickel, age 65, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2006. She was a member of Covenant Baptist Church and was employed with Galaxy Carpet Mill before her retirement. She was the daughter of the late John E. and Bernice Rose Brown and was also preceded in death by her husband, Donald F. Pickel, daughter, Donna Pickel,...

Nina Lee Smith

Nina Lee Smith

Oct 10, 2006

Nina Lee Smith, age 88, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2006 in a local nursing home. She was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Smith was the daughter of the late James R. Runions and Maude Runions Hill and was also preceded in death by her three sons, James Alvin Smith, Ralph Edward Smith, Robert Glenn Smith;...

Frances Rowland

Frances Rowland

Oct 8, 2006

Frances Rowland of Cleveland, Tennessee passed away Sunday, October 8, 2006. She was 87. Born in Walnut Grove, Missouri, Frances and her family moved to Bisbee, Arizona, when she was only eight years old. She lived there for the next sixty years. She was a charter member of the first Church of God in Arizona and served faithfully for decades...

Lois M. Stewart

Lois M. Stewart

Oct 4, 2006

Lois M. Stewart, age 88, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2006 in a local healthcare facility. She was a devoted Christian mother. She was a member of North Cleveland Church of God since the 1960's. Mrs. Stewart was the daughter of the late William C. and Julia O. Fortner Helton and was also preceded in death...

May Ruth Green

May Ruth Green

Oct 4, 2006

May Ruth Green, age 85, a resident of Chattanooga, passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2006 in a Chattanooga healthcare facility. She was a long time member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church and was a member of the Tyner United Methodist Church at the time of her death. She retired from Magic Chef after 40 years of service. Mrs. Green...

Casey Gunnoe

Casey Gunnoe

Oct 3, 2006

Casey Alexander Gunnoe-Wooten, age 16, a resident of Charleston, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 in a Chattanooga hospital. He was a member of Michigan Avenue Baptist Church and was very active in the youth group. He was a junior at Polk County High School and also a member of the Future Farmers of...

Beatrice Keasler

Beatrice Keasler

Oct 1, 2006

Beatrice "Aunt Bea" Keasler, age 94, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, October 1, 2006 in a local hospital. She was born in Summerville, Georgia. She was a member of teh Eagles Chapel Church. She was a graduate of Bradley Central High School and received a Bachelor Degree from Polytechnic Institute in Cookville, Tennessee and a Masters Degree from...

Beatrice Keasler

Beatrice Keasler

Oct 1, 2006

Beatrice "Aunt Bea" Keasler, age 94, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, October 1, 2006 in a local hospital. She was born in Summerville, Georgia. She was a member of the Eagles Chapel Church. She was a graduate of Bradley Central High School and received a Bachelor Degree from Polytechnic Institute in Cookville, Tennessee and a Masters Degree from...

Americo Deana

Americo Deana

Oct 1, 2006

Americo Francis "Dee" Deana, age 82, a resident of Cleveland for the past 45 years, passed away Sunday, October 1, 2006 in a local healthcare facility. He was a charter member of St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus where he was very active. He was a veteran of the United States...

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