OBITUARIES

James Ownby

James Ownby

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...

Philip James Smith

Philip James Smith

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...

Polly Hayes

Polly Hayes

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...

Robert L Orr

Robert L Orr

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...

Walter Ball

Walter Ball

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...

Catherine Wooden

Catherine Wooden

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...

Billy Bryant

Billy Bryant

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...

Billy Moore

Billy Moore

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,...

Janie Alliene Belk

Janie Alliene Belk

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...

Jim McGee

Jim McGee

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,...

Jimmy Allen Pullin

Jimmy Allen Pullin

Mar 12, 2011

Jimmy Allen Pullin, 66, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2011 in a Chattanooga hospital. He was a self-employed brick cleaner and a beloved Grandpa to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren who were the light of his life. He was preceded in death by his parents, James P. and Carrie Jamerson Pullin; and one niece, Cendy Ferrer. Survivors...

Ann L. Honeycutt

Ann L. Honeycutt

Mar 11, 2011

Ann L. Honeycutt, of Calhoun, TN passed away Friday, March 11, 2011 surrounded by her friends, whom she considered her family by her bedside. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Morristown, TN She enjoyed the companionship of her two poodles, Christopher and J.R. They were a big part of her life. Graveside services will be...

Ann Guthrie Martin

Ann Guthrie Martin

Mar 11, 2011

Ann Guthrie Martin, 74, of Charleston, passed away Friday, March 11, 2011. A lifelong resident of Charleston, she was a dedicated educator and active in her community and church. Her love for young children and compassion for the elderly were evident in her tireless work. Ann graduated from Tennessee Wesleyan College and went on to receive her Master's in Education...

F E Guthrie Jr.

F E Guthrie Jr.

Mar 10, 2011

F.E. (Sam) Guthrie, Jr., 69, formerly of Gleason, TN, died at his home in Cleveland, TN March 10, 2011 after a long illness. He was a member of the Cleveland First Baptist Church. Mr. Guthrie was born September 30, 1941 in Memphis, TN to F.E. Guthrie, Sr., and Bonnie Payne Guthrie who have preceded him in death. He graduated from...

Kenneth Larry Higdon

Kenneth Larry Higdon

Mar 10, 2011

Kenneth Larry Higdon, 55, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2011 in a Chattanooga healthcare facility. He was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Polk County. He was also a member of the Cleveland/Chattanooga Dart Association. He was employed with Whirlpool for 23 years. He was preceded in death by his step-father, Jerry Wells and...

Cody Cross

Cody Cross

Mar 10, 2011

Cody Cross, 19, a resident of Birchwood passed away Thursday, March 10, 2011 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born on May 31, 1991. He was employed with Ken Garner Manufacturing in Chattanooga. He was a volunteer for Highway 58 Fire Department and was currently attending fire training on Amnicola Highway in Chattanooga, TN. He graduated...

Leslie Bea Butler

Leslie Bea Butler

Mar 10, 2011

Leslie Bea Butler, 86, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2011 in a local healthcare facility. She was born in McKinney, TX on January 21, 1925 to the late Robert Lee Melton and Loretta Warden Melton. She was a member of the North Cleveland Church of God. She was a faithful pastor's wife for fifty-one years and...

Perry Fred Stone, Sr.

Perry Fred Stone, Sr.

Mar 10, 2011

The Reverend Fred Stone, Sr., servant of the Most High God, breathed his final breath on earth and was ushered to his grand homecoming in Glory on Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 11:15 a.m. Born February 11, 1933, he was saved during a great revival in the coalfields of West Virginia and began his ministry at the age of 17....

Roland Gene Farris

Roland Gene Farris

Mar 9, 2011

Roland E. (Gene) Farris, age 72, passed away peacefully Wednesday night with his family by his bedside at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga following a long hard battle with cancer. He was a graduate of Charleston High School and also attended Cleveland State Community College. He was a licensed auctioneer and held a membership in Tennessee Auctioneer Association and also the...

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