OBITUARIES

Joe Taylor Gobble

Joe Taylor Gobble

Oct 2, 2022

JOE TAYLOR GOBBLE

 After 90 blessed years, Joe Taylor Gobble went home to be with the Lord on October 2, 2022. Joe was a resident of Bradley County for almost 80 years and was a member of Mount Zion United Methodist Church. He was born on Harle Avenue in Cleveland, TN in 1932. After living in Knoxville for a few...

Richard "Red" Lemar Coley

Richard "Red" Lemar Coley

Sep 28, 2022

Richard Coley “Red” of Cleveland passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at 6:50 pm at a local hospital. He was a born again Christian, and of the Pentecostal faith. He was a mechanic most of his life. Red loved to play the guitar and sing and he composed his own music. He loved his family dearly. He was preceded in...

Percy Martin Aler

Percy Martin Aler

Sep 25, 2022

Percy Martin Aler passed away from this life into his heavenly home on Sunday, September 25, 2022. Percy was a lighthearted man, loved to laugh, dance and say "PARTY." He touched so many lives at Life Bridges where he had lived for some forty years. His life was enhanced ,not only, by the friends he made but by the free...

Betty Jeane Hewitt

Betty Jeane Hewitt

Sep 24, 2022

Betty Jeane Lawson Hewitt 91, of Cleveland passed away at Bradley Healthcare & Rehab on Saturday, September 24, 2022.  She was born April 27, 1931 in Cleveland to her father and mother, August and Bobbie Lawson.  She has been a resident of Cleveland her entire life.  Betty was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and this gave her strength to endure to...

Donald L. Ratcliff

Donald L. Ratcliff

Sep 24, 2022

Donald L. Ratcliff

 

Donald L. Ratcliff passed away in Riverdale, GA at the age of 88 years old on September 24, 2022.  He was born Dec 9, 1933 in Cleveland, TN at his grandmother’s home on Wildwood Avenue.

He was a Graduate of Bradley High School, Cleveland, TN in the class of 1952.

Donald then served in the U.S....

Hazel Marie Avans

Hazel Marie Avans

Sep 8, 2022

Hazel Avans, 89, of Cleveland passed Thursday, September 8, 2022.  She was a member of Mount Olive Church of God in Cleveland, TN. Hazel was born to Carl Wesley Trotter and Chassie Mabell Wooden Trotter, July 29, 1933.  She was a lifelong resident of Bradley County and a retiree of the Charleston Hosiery Mill in Cleveland.  Hazel enjoyed music and...

Jack A. Williams

Jack A. Williams

Sep 8, 2022

Mr. Jack Arthur Williams, 76, of Cleveland passed away Thursday, September 8, 2022. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and served in The Vietnam War. He was a devout man, longtime Chiropractor, and proud father and grandfather. He was the son of the late Calvin Dell Williams and Oree Roddenberry Williams and was preceded in death by...

Alice Fay Pettit

Alice Fay Pettit

Sep 2, 2022

Alice Fay Keith Pettit, 75, of Cleveland passed away at her residence on Friday, September 2, 2022. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene Hamilton and Iva Jacks Keith as well as her beloved husband of over 50 years, Sam Pettit. Fay leaves behind to cherish her memory, five children, Gary (Misty)...

Sherry P Foster

Sherry P Foster

Aug 30, 2022

Sherry Foster, age 75, passed away, August 30, 2022 at a local nursing home. Sherry was of Baptist faith and truly loved the Lord.   She was a hair dresser for many years, owning her own business in Knoxville, then moved to Cleveland where she continued her business. She loved spending time with her daughter and her two grandchildren.  She also...

Mittie Bonita James

Mittie Bonita James

Aug 30, 2022

Mittie Bonita Brackett James Mittie Bonita Brackett James, 87, of Cleveland, TN passed away, August 30, 2022 at Life Care of Cleveland. She was born in Cohutta, GA on January 6, 1935. She was of the Baptist faith and was a very devoted Pastor’s wife. Mrs. James was a very loving mother and grandmother. Bonita loved farming, cooking for her...

Hazel E Bird

Hazel E Bird

Aug 30, 2022

Hazel E. (Burgner) Bird, 75, of Cleveland passed away peacefully onTuesday, August 30, 2022.Born on February 5, 1947, she was a lifelong resident of this area. As a caseworker for United Way, she provided assistance to those in need. Hazel wasan avid collector of antiques. She enjoyed searching for vintage collectablesat flea markets and yard sales.She was the loving daughter...

Tamala Hicks-Scarbrough

Tamala Hicks-Scarbrough

Aug 26, 2022

Tamala “Tammy” Hicks Bowers-Scarbrough, 52, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, passed away Friday, August 26, 2022 at Bradley Healthcare. Tammy, as we often called her, attended Michigan Avenue Elementary and Trewhitt School.  She had an outgoing personality and a green thumb for rose planting. Tammy was of the Church of God faith.  She loved the song “Winner Either Way” sung...

William "Bill" Harold Gray

William "Bill" Harold Gray

Aug 25, 2022

                                                                        

William “Bill” Gray, age 76, a resident of Cleveland, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2022. Bill was a native of Cleveland and had been an area Allstate Insurance agent for many years.  Bill was a devoted Dad, Papaw and Poppy to his beloved family.  He was an avid motorcyclist, fisherman and a wonderful family man.  Bill was...

Sara Mae Kramer

Sara Mae Kramer

Aug 23, 2022

Sara Mae Kramer was a loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She left this world on Tuesday evening, August 23, 2022, at the age of 81.

She was born to Joseph M. and Mary Anne Overholt, on November 14, 1940, both precede her in death. Sara was from a large family, fifteen brothers and sisters.  Sara is...

Dorlene Patricia Wallace

Dorlene Patricia Wallace

Aug 23, 2022

Dorlene Patricia Wallace, age 63, of Cleveland, TN, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at home surrounded by her family.  Dorlene was a loving wife, devoted mother, grandmother, and friend.  She loved working in her vegetable and flower gardens and sharing the bounty with her family and friends.  She was a member of the New Salem Baptist Church.  

She...

Shirley Cagle

Shirley Cagle

Aug 18, 2022

Shirley Shaw Cagle, born August 25, 1937, passed away at her home on Thursday, August 18, 2022 with her loved ones at her side. Shirley was a member of the Clingan Ridge Baptist Church and an avid supporter of the St. Jude and Shriners organization. Shirley loved to support every organization she enjoyed gardening. She retired as a long time...

Nicholas Kyle McAlister

Nicholas Kyle McAlister

Aug 17, 2022

Nicholas Kyle McAlister, 33, of Cleveland, passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at his home. He was a lifelong resident of Cleveland and worked in the manufacturing field. Nicholas loved his daughter, family, and friends dearly. He loved the outdoors and loved to laugh. He was a 2007 Bradley Central High School graduate and was of the Christian faith....

Nancy Jo Clark

Nancy Jo Clark

Aug 17, 2022

It is with a great mixture of sadness and hope that we announce the loss of Nancy Jo (Sanders) Clark. Born on May 19, 1944 at Fitzsimons Army Hospital in Denver, Colorado, to Billy Ward and Gloria (Spence) Sanders. Nancy has been a highly beloved saint, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother in the Cleveland, Tennessee community for many years. Entering...

Martha Mae Jones

Martha Mae Jones

Aug 15, 2022

Martha Mae Jones 45, passed away Monday, August 15, 2022 at local hospital, following a brief illness.  She was a native of Cleveland.  Martha loved gospel and bluegrass music and she enjoyed playing the guitar and singing.   

She was preceded in death by her father John Talbott; husband, Jonathan McCarter; grandparents, Luke and Lena Ross, T.O. and Reba Talbott. ...

Olivia Dean Hall

Olivia Dean Hall

Aug 15, 2022

Olivia Hall, age 80, a resident of Cleveland, went to her heavenly home on August 15, 2022.

Olivia was born, September 13, 1941, to J.L and Frances Curtis.  She is preceded in death by both parents and her only brother Gary Curtis.

Olivia was retired after many years in the financial field, she enjoyed travel to the mountain and was...

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