OBITUARIES

Myrtle Irene Smith

Myrtle Irene Smith

Dec 8, 2010

Myrtle Irene Smith, 88, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, December 08, 2010, in a local hospital. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She attended West Cleveland Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, John F. Smith, and her parents, William T. and Clara Floyd Patterson. Also preceding her in death were two...

Hoyt J Hall

Hoyt J Hall

Dec 7, 2010

Hoyt J. Hall, 75, a resident of Cleveland passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2010, at a local hospital. He was a foreman with Cleveland Roofing Company for 25 years. He was a member of Little Conasauga Baptist Church in Murray County, Ga. and was a former pastor of Sunrise Baptist Church. He also served as a deacon at Samples Memorial...

Tommie Elkins

Tommie Elkins

Dec 7, 2010

Tommie Elkins, 94, of Cleveland passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at her residence. She retired from Singer Sewing Machine Company where she was a salesperson and seamstress. She was a member of Westwood Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas C. Elkins; son, Lawrence N. Elkins; grandson, David Lawrence Ramsey; and her parents, John H....

Edith Drucilla Burger

Edith Drucilla Burger

Dec 6, 2010

Edith Drucilla Burger, 86, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Monday, December 6, 2010 in a Chattanooga hospital. She was a member of Big Spring United Methodist Church for over 60 years. She was a graduate of Bradley High School and a riveter during the World War II effort. She was preceded in death by her husband, William O. Burger;...

Moneta Ensley

Moneta Ensley

Dec 6, 2010

Moneta Hayes Ensley, 91, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Monday, December 6, 2010 in a local healthcare facility. She was a member of Big Spring Baptist Church. Her parents, Nathaniel and Julia North Hayes, preceded her in death as well as her husband, Winfred W. Ensley. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Abe Hayes, Sr., and...

Moneta Hayes Ensley

Moneta Hayes Ensley

Dec 6, 2010

Moneta Hayes Ensley, 91, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Monday, December 6, 2010 in a local healthcare facility. She was a member of Big Spring Baptist Church. Her parents, Nathaniel and Julia North Hayes, preceded her in death as well as her husband, Winfred W. Ensley. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Abe Hayes, Sr., and...

Shirley Joe Hardwick

Shirley Joe Hardwick

Dec 5, 2010

Shirley Joe White Hardwick, 83, a resident of Cleveland passed away Sunday, December 5, 2010 after an extended illness. Long-time member of Broad Street United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women, she was nursery superintendent for over 20 years. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Shirley was born in Stilwell, OK, on December...

Ernest F. Maroon

Ernest F. Maroon

Dec 4, 2010

Ernest F. Maroon, age 86, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, December 04, 2010 in a local hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank M. and Anna Belle Eslinger Maroon; brother, Louis Maroon; and two sisters, Belle Jones and Mildred DeLashment.

Survivors include his wife, Alice Maroon; three sons, Jerry Lynn Maroon, Ernest Franklin Maroon,...

Carmen A Goins

Carmen A Goins

Dec 3, 2010

Carmen A. Goins, 83, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, passed away Friday, December 3, 2010, in a local health facility. She was of the Christian faith. She retired from American Uniform after many years of service. She was the widow of Denver Goins. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Erb and Opal Lawson McAlister. She is survived...

Randy Allen Baggett

Randy Allen Baggett

Dec 3, 2010

Randy Allen Baggett, age 50, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Friday, December 3, 2010 in a local hospital. He was preceded in death by one uncle, Edwin Watson.

Survivors include his mother, Sarah Baggett of Cleveland; uncles, Hoyt Watson of Cleveland and Earl Sprayberry and his wife, Jean of Dalton, GA; two cousins, Darrell Sprayberry of Dalton and...

Phillip Lee Riddle

Phillip Lee Riddle

Dec 2, 2010

Phillip Lee Riddle Phillip Lee Riddle, 49, a resident of Old Fort, passed away Thursday, December 02, 2010, in a local hospital. He attended Valley View Baptist Church. He worked at Bradley Memorial Hospital and local healthcare facilities as a nurse for 25 years. He was a licensed antique gun dealer and loved the outdoors and the mountains. He was...

Cody Moats

Cody Moats

Dec 1, 2010

William Cody Moats, 19, a resident of Calhoun, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2010 in a Chattanooga healthcare facility. He was a member of Spring Creek United Methodist Church. He graduated from McMinn County High School in May 2010. He attended Athens Technical School studying computers on a full scholarship. He loved computers, music, and played the guitar. He was...

Bob DeLay

Bob DeLay

Nov 30, 2010

Robert (Bob) Doyle DeLay, Sr., 80, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at the family residence. He was a member of Big Spring Baptist Church. He was the owner and operator Southern Sewing Machine in Cleveland for forty years. He served in the United States Army for ten years. He was a 32 degree Mason and...

Vida Wilson

Vida Wilson

Nov 30, 2010

Vida H. Wilson, 93, a life long resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, November 30, 2010 in a Cleveland hospital. She was a member of Restoration Fellowship and a charter member of the church since 1959. She enjoyed gardening, working with her flowers and watching humming birds. She was the daughter of the late Henry Hester and Carrie Belle Hester...

Ricky J. Snyder

Ricky J. Snyder

Nov 30, 2010

Ricky J. Snyder, 45, a lifelong of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at his residence. He was an electrician. He was an avid NASCAR fan and enjoyed fishing. He was of the Christian faith. He was preceded in death by his father, Bobby Snyder. He is survived by his mother, Wilma Williams; dad, Jimmy Williams; children, Logan Snyder...

Harry L Miller

Harry L Miller

Nov 29, 2010

Harry L. Miller, 71, a resident of Meigs County passed away Monday, November 29, 2010 at the family residence. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Tabernacle since 1972 where he was Sunday school superintendent and served on the building committee. He was a well known business man in Cleveland and was the owner of A&A Glass for many years....

Roy Lee Gentry

Roy Lee Gentry

Nov 29, 2010

Reverend Roy Lee “Pete” Gentry, 88, a native son of Cleveland, passed away Monday, November 29, 2010 in a local healthcare facility. He was a member of North Cleveland Baptist Church. He was a retired minister of the Gospel of Christ and pastored many churches in the East Tennessee area. He attended the Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary and was a...

Billy Charles Wilson

Billy Charles Wilson

Nov 28, 2010

Billy Charles Wilson, 67, a life-long resident of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, November 28, 2010 in a local hospital. He was the owner of Bills Trim Shop for 30 years. He loved people, and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and gardening. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army and a member of the American Legion. He was of the Church...

John Layne Burrell

John Layne Burrell

Nov 28, 2010

John Layne Burrell, infant son of Mark Burrell and Erika Piper, passed away Sunday, November 28, 2010 in a Chattanooga hospital. He was preceded in death by his twin brother, William Luke Burrell, on November 21, 2010.

In addition to his parents, survivors include one brother, Destin Briar Burrell and one sister, Audrey Cheyenne Burrell both of Old Fort;...

Edwin William Watson

Edwin William Watson

Nov 27, 2010

Edwin William Watson died November 27, 2010. He was an honored World War II veteran. He was employed as a welder for fifteen years at Bowater and twenty years at Reynolds Aluminum. He was of the Methodist faith.

He was preceded in death by his father, Noah Moses Watson and mother, Ruth Canon Watson; and wife Ovillee Sutton Watson....

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