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Bishop Elwood Matthews

Bishop Elwood Matthews

Dec 15, 2009

Reverend Donald Elwood Matthews went home to his beloved Savior Tuesday morning, December 15, 2009.

Elwood was born to Stacy Alton Matthews and Neta Mae Strickland Matthews on September 16, 1929. He was an ordained minister in the Church of God of Prophecy and served as a pastor, International Youth Ministries Director, Public Relations Director, Servicemens Director, Evangelism Director...

McClain Wenfield Hamilton

McClain Wenfield Hamilton

Dec 14, 2009

McClain “Mack” Wenfield Hamilton, 58, of Cleveland and formerly of Spring City, passed away Monday, December 14, 2009 in a Chattanooga hospital. He was a graduate of Spring City High School and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He was retired from the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union 43 and Eaton Corporation. He was of the Baptist faith. He was...

Watt H Ownby

Watt H Ownby

Dec 12, 2009

Watt Henry Ownby, 92, a resident of Bradley County passed away Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, at the home of his granddaughter Lisa. Mr. Ownby graduated from Bradley Central High School in 1940 where he was a 3-year letterman in baseball, basketball, and football. He was a starting member of the very first state championship basketball team. He is an inductee...

Gene Allen Yost

Gene Allen Yost

Dec 12, 2009

Gene Allen Yost, 77, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2009, in a local hospital. He was retired from Olin Corporation as manager of quality assurance. He served as a 1st Lieutenant with the United States Army. He had a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. He was the...

Richard E Harper

Richard E Harper

Dec 12, 2009

Richard E. Harper, Jr., 60, of Cleveland and formerly of Raleigh, NC, passed away Monday, December 14, 2009 in a local hospital. He was an avid fan of Duke University. He loved his family, his dogs and traveling. He was a member of the Chattanooga Kennel Club. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mildred Frances Wolfe Harper and...

Jessica B. White

Jessica B. White

Dec 12, 2009

Jessica B. White, age 31, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2009, in a local hospital. She was a member of Westwood Baptist Church. She was employed as customer relations specialist for Coker Tire in Chattanooga. She was an avid musician and singing was a big part of her life. She loved her dogs and cat and...

Richard Edward Hammontree

Richard Edward Hammontree

Dec 11, 2009

Richard Edward Hammontree, 54, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Friday, December 11, 2009, at his home. He was of the Baptist faith. His father, Harold E. Hammontree, preceded him in death as well as a step-daughter, Lisa Phillips. He is survived by his wife, Linda Hammontree of Cleveland; mother, Alma Gates Hammontree of Cleveland; daughter, Brandi Bryant and husband...

Wilma Jewell Walker

Wilma Jewell Walker

Dec 10, 2009

Wilma Jewell Walker, 77, of Charleston, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2009 in an Etowah hospital. She was of the Church of God faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, J. P. Walker; parents, Reverend Lloyd L. Jones and Mildred Davidson Jones. She is survived by her son, Steve Walker and wife, Cindy of Charleston; grandchildren, Ashley Hunter...

R. L. Evrett

R. L. Evrett

Dec 10, 2009

R. L. Evrett, 87, a resident of Ooltewah, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2009 at his home with his loving family by his side. He attended Bayside Baptist Church and where he was a member of the Faith Sunday School Class. He served in several Baptist churches as an ordained deacon, Bible teacher and organist in the Tennessee and Georgia...

Charlene Reynolds

Charlene Reynolds

Dec 10, 2009

Charlene Reynolds, 64, a lifelong resident of Bradley County, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2009, in a local nursing facility. She was the daughter of the late Charlie N. Reynolds and Pauline Jones Reynolds. She was of the Church of Christ Faith. She is survived by several cousins. Graveside services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 14, 2009,...

Billy C. Presley

Billy C. Presley

Dec 9, 2009

Billy C Presley, age 82, resident of Calhoun, TN, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at a local hospital with his loving family by his side.

He had been the faithful husband of Myrtle Rice Presley who preceded him in death after 56 years of marriage. He was born in Murray County, GA on June 25TH, 1927. He was...

Perry Henry Millard

Perry Henry Millard

Dec 9, 2009

Perry Henry Millard, age 91, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2009, in a local health care center. He was of the Episcopal faith. He was a veteran of WWII and served in the United States Navy. He was a truck driver and was formerly employed with Crouch Brothers. He was preceded in death by his wife...

Alice Faye Malone

Alice Faye Malone

Dec 8, 2009

Alice Faye Malone, age 72, of Cleveland Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on Dec. 8, 2009, surrounded by her loving family.

Alice was born on June 8, 1937 in Jefferson Co. Tennessee to the late Blanche Wilson Bull and Rev. William Bull, Jr.

Alice grew up in Tennessee and eventually met the love of her life...

Walter Morris Guinn, Jr.

Walter Morris Guinn, Jr.

Dec 7, 2009

Walter Morris Guinn, 80, a resident of Cleveland, passed away December 7, 2009 at his home. He was born July 28, 1929 in Polk County, Tn. Following his military service, Guinn spent 27 years with TVA. He worked at various power plants. He was Operations supervisor at Sequoyah Nuclear Plant when he left TVA. At that time he joined the...

Keri Leigh Tucker

Keri Leigh Tucker

Dec 7, 2009

Keri Leigh Tucker, 27, beloved daughter of Debra Ingram and the late Fred Tucker passed lovingly into the arms of God Monday, December 7, 2009. She was a native of Cleveland and was presently residing in New York City. She was a member of Ooltewah United Methodist Church. She was a 1999 graduate of Ooltewah High School, modeled in New...

James Madison Mitchell, Jr.

James Madison Mitchell, Jr.

Dec 6, 2009

James Madison Mitchell, Jr., age 87, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2009 at his residence with his loving family by his side. He had been the faithful husband of Ivey June Glass Mitchell who preceded him in death after 65 years of marriage.

Mr. Mitchell was employed with Bell South and retired as a district...

Ila Faye Black

Ila Faye Black

Dec 6, 2009

Ila Faye Black, age 78, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2009, in a local hospital. She was of the Christian faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Stella and Van Black and brothers, Don Black and Doug Black.

Survivors include her special sister in law and caregiver, Judy Black; niece, Janel Bradley and...

Peggy Gibson Ownbey

Peggy Gibson Ownbey

Dec 6, 2009

Peggy Gibson Ownbey, a resident of Cleveland passed away Sunday, December 6, 2009 at her home. Peggy was born in Bradley County October 19, 1925. The daughter of the late Dee Gibson, Sr and Fern McDaris Gibson. She was preceded in death by her sister, Jeanette Dockery of Cleveland and her brother, Dee Gibson, Jr of Bowling Green, Kentucky and...

Charlotte Ann Hicks

Charlotte Ann Hicks

Dec 4, 2009

Charlotte Ann Hicks, 66, a resident of Chattanooga passed away Friday, December 4, 2009 in a Chattanooga hospital. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Houston, TX. She was a veteran of the United States Army and she also worked with the Civil Service. She was a former employee of the Cleveland Post Office and was currently acting...

Melvina West

Melvina West

Dec 3, 2009

Melvina West, age 87, resident of McDonald, TN, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday morning, December 3, 2009. She passed away in a Cleveland health care facility. She was a lifelong resident of McDonald, TN and was of the Baptist faith. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and aunt. She was loved by everyone who knew...

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