OBITUARIES

Pauline Halburnt Lay

Pauline Halburnt Lay

Feb 27, 2010

Pauline Halburnt Lay, 83, a resident of Cleveland passed away Saturday, February 27, 2010 at her residence. She was a member of Westwood Baptist Church. Mrs. Lay and her husband, L.C. were owners and operators of Modern Television for many years where Mrs. Lay was bookkeeper. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Halburnt and Mary Jane Liles...

Warren Dwight Burke

Warren Dwight Burke

Feb 26, 2010

Warren Dwight Burke, 61, a lifelong resident of Bradley County, passed away Friday, February 26, 2010 in a local hospital. He was a member of New Friendship Baptist Church. As an award winning dairy farmer, he and his wife, JoAnn were selected to represent Tennessee Valley Dairymen at the Tennessee Council of Cooperatives’ Young Couples’ Conference. He served on the...

John Willard Richmond

John Willard Richmond

Feb 26, 2010

John “Willard” Richmond, 93, a former resident of Cleveland, passed away Friday, February 26, 2010 in the TN State Veterans’ Home. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War serving in the U.S. Navy. He was formerly employed with Ford’s Dearborn Plant in Michigan and Hudson Motor Car Company. He was preceded in death by his...

Mabel D. Howard

Mabel D. Howard

Feb 26, 2010

Mabel Delvina Howard, age 87, resident of Cleveland, TN, died Friday afternoon, February 26, 2010, in a local health care facility after suffering a major stroke. A life long resident of Bradley County, she was a homemaker and a member of Big Springs Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, John and Emma Cole Howard,...

Ethel A. Silver

Ethel A. Silver

Feb 26, 2010

Ethel A. Silver, 85, a lifelong resident of Cleveland passed away Friday, February 26, 2010 in a local hospital. She was a member of Maple Street Baptist Church. Mrs. Silver worked at First Baptist Church Day Care for 15 years; she was a school crossing guard at Mayfield School for 40 years. Her joy was working with children. She was...

Joel Dean Knight

Joel Dean Knight

Feb 25, 2010

Joel Dean Knight, 43, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, February 25, 2010 to be with the Lord. He attended First Baptist Church of Cleveland and West Gant Baptist in Greenville, SC. He attended Cleveland State Community College. He was preceded in death by his father, Bobby Knight; sister, Jacqueline Williams and grandparents. Survivors include his wife, Brenda Knight;...

Joyce Clayton Sharp

Joyce Clayton Sharp

Feb 25, 2010

Joyce Clayton Sharp, age 77, resident of Cleveland, Tennessee, passed away Thursday morning, February 25, 2010, at her residence. Joyce graduated from Chattanooga High School, Chattanooga, Tennessee. She had lived in Cleveland for the past 42 years. During her entire time in Cleveland, she was a member of the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, where she actively participated in many of...

Nora Cash

Nora Cash

Feb 23, 2010

Nora Cash, age 68, resident of Athens, TN and formerly of Cleveland, TN, passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2010, in a Athens healthcare facility. She attended the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Cleveland. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dennis F. Cash, parents, Nay S. Rogers, Sr. and Ruth Estella Goodner Rogers, one brother, Edward Rogers.

She...

Ron Wotring

Ron Wotring

Feb 23, 2010

Ronald Allan Wotring died unexpectedly Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at his home. Ronald was born December 6, 1947 in Adrian Michigan. He had lived in Tennessee for 20 years. He was a member of the Bowman Hills SDA church where he served as a deacon.

Ronald loved his chosen trade of construction and was the owner of Hop To...

Joyce Higdon

Joyce Higdon

Feb 20, 2010

Joyce Higdon, age 77, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2010 in a local hospital. She was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church. She lived in the Black Fox community. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister and was loved by all who knew her. She will be deeply missed by family...

Hilda Lucile Strickland

Hilda Lucile Strickland

Feb 20, 2010

Hilda Jackson Strickland, 87, passed away in Grandview Medical Center in Jasper, TN on Saturday, February 20, 2010. She was a member of the Seventh-day Wilderness Church in Spring City, TN. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Homer Jackson and Bessie Slocumb Jackson and by her husbands, John Strickland and Bill Kerbs. Survivors include her sons...

Peggy A. Eagan

Peggy A. Eagan

Feb 20, 2010

Peggy Lawson Eagan, 76, a resident of Cleveland passed away Saturday, February 20, 2010 in a Chattanooga healthcare facility. She was of the Christian Church of Faith. She was a graduate of Bradley High School, class of 1952. Peggy was National Junior Women's Skeet champion in 1947 & 1949. Peggy was employed with Life Care of Cleveland, Dr. Ed Swartz...

Rose Marie Griffith

Rose Marie Griffith

Feb 19, 2010

Rose Marie Chancey Griffith, 82, of Cleveland, passed away Friday, February 19, 2010 at her residence. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a devoted caregiver to others. She attended North Cleveland Church of God. She was preceded in death by parents, Albert Lee Chancey and Anna Chancey Johnson; brother, Ralph Chancey; and sisters, Doris Fair and...

Bernice E. Tinsley

Bernice E. Tinsley

Feb 16, 2010

Bernice Eugenia Tinsley, passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 16, 2010 in a local healthcare facility. A lifelong resident of Bradley County, she was born December 22, 1921 to William Henry Little and Lucy Alice Reynolds Little. Her grandparents were W. Henry and Laura Cole Little of Cleveland and Giles and Molly Young Reynolds of Elizabethton. She was a faithful member...

Thomas Earl Beaty

Thomas Earl Beaty

Feb 16, 2010

Mr. Thomas Earl Beaty passed away at his home on February 16, 2010. Mr. Beaty was born November 29, 1913. A native of Bradley County; he lived most of his life here, with the exception of a few years in Birmingham, Alabama where he worked at the T.C.I. Plant. Upon returning to Cleveland he worked at DuPont and took over...

Shelia Dianne Newman

Shelia Dianne Newman

Feb 15, 2010

Shelia Dianne Newman, age 55, resident of Calhoun, TN, passed away Monday morning, February 15, 2010, at her residence. She was preceded in death by her husband, Stacey Newman and her mother, Jo Ann Hudson Howell and one sister, Theresa Howell.

She is survived by her son, Brad Newman, Calhoun, TN, daughter, Amy Newman, Cleveland, TN, father, Ira Howell,...

Sherry Beaty Tunks

Sherry Beaty Tunks

Feb 13, 2010

Sherry Faye Beaty Tunks passed away at her home Saturday, February 13, 2010. Sherry was born in Birmingham, Alabama December 13, 1937. She moved to Cleveland with her family when she was a child. She was a graduate of Bradley High School, class of 1957. Sherry attended Tennessee Wesleyan College and was a graduate of Atlanta Business College. She was...

Clarence E. Rouse

Clarence E. Rouse

Feb 11, 2010

Clarence E. Rouse, age 83, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed peacefully into eternity Thursday, February 11, 2010. He was a member of Tasso United Methodist Church. A native of Morristown, TN, having moved to Cleveland with the opening of Bowater Southern Paper Company in 1954. He was a WWII veteran having served in the Marine Corp on the U.S.S. Iowa....

James Vernon Fannin

James Vernon Fannin

Feb 10, 2010

James Vernon “Clem” Fannin, 71, of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at his residence. He retired in 1997 as a technician with Bellsouth after 28 years of service. He was also a veteran of the United States Army Reserves. He was a member of Big Spring United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Luther...

David Michael Lukaszewski

David Michael Lukaszewski

Feb 8, 2010

Drummer Dave has left the house. David Michael Lukaszewski has been called to play in the Heavenly Band. He passed away Monday, February 8, 2010, at his residence. David was a member of the Resurrection Lutheran Church, an avid musician and a member of the Musicians Union. He was a drummer for numerous bands for the past 45 years and...

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