OBITUARIES

Mar 25, 2011

Mildred McPheeters Ramsey Rose, 89, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Friday, March 25, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband John Vernon Rose; parents, Thomas H. McPheeters and Anna Ratcliff McPheeters; three brothers, James, Thomas and Eugene McPheeters; three sisters, Irene McPheeters Hawkins, Mary Louise McPheeters Cox, and Ruth McPheeters Cain. Survivors include two sons, John Wayndle...

Mar 23, 2011

Virginia Shaw, 80, a resident of Cleveland for 36 years and previously Sidney, OH, went peacefully home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 in a local hospital. She was a member of Bellfounte Baptist Church. She sat and comforted many adults as a CNA home nurse. She was full of life and loved to travel and...

Mar 23, 2011

Betty Rogers, 83, of Cleveland, passed away, Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at her residence surrounded by her family. She graduated from Bradley High Central High School, in 1945 where she was a member of the marching band. She saved her Seniors Memories book with autographs from her classmates where they wrote, what a "swell gal" she was. That scrapbook filled...

Mar 22, 2011

William "Bill" Graves, 73, of Cleveland, passed away, Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at his residence. He was an avid basketball and football fan and attended the local high school games and followed many of the players. He loved to debate politics and enjoyed reading. He was of Methodist faith and served in both the United States Marine Corps and the...

Mar 21, 2011

Bonita Moore Stamper, 84, a life time resident of Cleveland, passed away Monday, March 21, 2011 in a local hospital. Mrs. Stamper was a member of Broad Street United Methodist Church. Mrs. Stamper was the daughter of the late Luther Wilson Moore and Oralee Cook Moore and was also preceded in death by her husband, Clarke Callan Stamper and her...

Mar 19, 2011

Dorothy Savannah Renner McCoy, age 102, passed away at her home on Saturday, March 19, 2011. Mrs. McCoy was born in Greene County, Tennessee September 28, 1908 to William Renner and Louisa Lehann Bible Renner. Her father, a prominent farmer, moved his large family to the Flint Springs Community in Bradley County in 1925. She attended Flint Springs School and...

Mar 19, 2011

Vila Davis Standridge, 85, a life time resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2011 at the family residence. She was a member of Southview Baptist Church . She was an avid gardener, quilter, camper and loved singing in church. Mrs. Standridge was the daughter of the late Clifford and Rosa Mae Davis and was also preceded in death...

Mar 18, 2011

John A. Overton, 67, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Friday, March 18, 2011 in a Chattanooga hospital. He was a member of Big Spring United Methodist Church. He had been employed with Cleveland Chair for thirteen years. Mr. Overton was the son of the late Wilkerson Overton and Irene Barr Overton. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia Overton...

Mar 18, 2011

Patricia Sue McCracken, 69, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Friday, March 18, 2011 in a local hospital. She was a member of Broadway Baptist Church in Ft. Worth, TX and attended First Baptist Church in Cleveland and Rodney Fitzgerald's Sunday School Class. She was a former professor at Lee University. She was a veteran of the United States Air...

Mar 17, 2011

James “Jim” E. Ownby, 93, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2011 in a Cleveland healthcare facility. He was a native of Cleveland but lived most of his life in Chattanooga. He was a member of Silverdale Baptist Church in Chattanooga. He was retired from Ernest Holmes Wrecker Company after forty three and a half years of...

Mar 16, 2011

Philip James Smith, age 53, a resident of Charleston, TN, passed away in early February of 2011. He was employed with the Tennessee Department of Transportation. Mr. Smith was the son of the late Thomas and Ina Smith and was also preceded in death by his wife Trisha Smith and a nephew, Stephen Barea. He is survived by his two...

Mar 16, 2011

Polly Hayes, 87, a resident of Old Fort, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at her home. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Before her retirement, she was employed at Sears in the credit department. She was a member of Big Spring Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edgar and Audie Sinor...

Mar 15, 2011

Reverend Robert L. Orr, 82, a long time resident of Cleveland, passed away peacefully at his home Tuesday, March 15, 2011 surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 5, 1929 in Brevard, NC. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force where he served in Germany and Japan as a Chaplain and Staff Sergeant. He was a...

Mar 14, 2011

Walter Ball, 88, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, March 14, 2011 at his residence. He served in the U.S. Navy, 1942-1945, in the South Pacific to the Bering Sea. He was an active member of the First Lutheran Church for 59 years. He was also a member of the Valley View Ruritan Club. Mr. Ball was a retired superintendent of...

Mar 13, 2011

Catherine Wooden, 70, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2011 at the family residence. She was a member of The Church at Grace Point and a former member of Calico Squares. She was retired from Advanced Photographic Solutions. Mrs. Wooden was the daughter of the late John Daniel Parks and Beulah Johnson Parks and was also preceded...

Mar 13, 2011

William Ernest “Billy” Bryant, 80, a life long resident of Cleveland, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, March 13, 2011. He was born May 20, 1930 to Ernest and Nell Bryant. Billy was a fireman for the city of Cleveland for over 40 years and was a local business man for over 50 years. He was preceded in...

Mar 13, 2011

Mar 13, 2011

Bill G. Moore, former County Commissioner for the First District, born May 8, 1933, went home to be with his Lord and Savior surrounded by his family at his home in Cleveland, Tennessee on March 13, 2011 at the age of 77. He was born and raised in Charleston, Tennessee. He held a high school diploma, earned a business degree,...

Mar 12, 2011

Janie Alliene Belk passed away Saturday, March 12, 2011, in a Chattanooga hospital. She was 87 years old and a life long resident of Cleveland. She was a member of Philippi Baptist Church and an active member of the Bradley County RSVP Volunteers of which she was awarded the Worn Shoe Award twice. She was also a retired nurse whose...

Mar 12, 2011

Jim MGee, 55, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2011 in a medical center in Winchester, TN. He was a member of Eastside Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Roy McGee and Minnie Elmer McGee. Survivors include four children: Dayna Bitzel of Cleveland, Tammy McGee and Shane McGee both of Lincolnton,...