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Jane Lowe

Jane Lowe

May 20, 2009

Nancy Jane Groome Lowe, 89, was a resident of Cleveland for 47 years. She died Wednesday, May 20, 2009 in a local hospital. She was born in Groometown, NC on September 2, 1919.

Jane was a devoted family woman. She loved being a wife, a mother, and a grandmother. She was an active member of First United Methodist Church....

Carl Martin Norton

Carl Martin Norton

May 19, 2009

Jeff Rymer, 48, a life long resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2009 in a Chattanooga hospital. He was a licensed electrician and as a member of the Local 175 Electrical Union. He was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. He was a devoted UT fan and an avid hunter. He was a member of the National...

Ruby P Morgan

Ruby P Morgan

May 19, 2009

Carl Martin Norton, 84, of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2009. He was born November 13, 1924 in Estill, SC. He was a 1941 graduate of Estill High School. He attended Clemson University from 1941 until 1943 before serving during World War II in the U. S. Army in India and Okinawa from 1943 through 1946. He then returned...

Noel M Moore

Noel M Moore

May 18, 2009

Ruby P. Morgan, 79, a resident of Bradley County, passed away Monday, May 18, 2009. She was from Ft. Lauderdale, FL, but had been in this area for the last 13 years. She was a member of Covenant Baptist Church and worked at Kentucky Fried Chicken on McGrady Drive. She was preceded in death by her husbands, William D. Veal...

Norma Jane Burrell

Norma Jane Burrell

May 18, 2009

Norma Jane Burrell, 85, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Monday, May 18, 2009 in a local hospital. Norma was the only child born to the late Hy and Verna Meehan in Peoria, IL on September 27, 1923. She earned her teaching degree from the University of IL, taught elementary school and was a librarian for over 20 years in...

Martha Harris Rouse

Martha Harris Rouse

May 16, 2009

Denyse Marie Julien Joncas, 78, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2009. She was originally from Canada and was of the Catholic faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Marie-Alice Morisette Julien and two brothers, Roger and Claude Julien. She is survived by her children, Michel Joncas of Portland, ME, Lucie J. Solomon...

Denyse Julien Joncas

Denyse Julien Joncas

May 16, 2009

Noel M. Moore, 63 of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2009 at his residence. He graduated from Clemson University and was an avid fan. He retired from Olin as a chemical engineer. He will always be remembered as a true Southern gentleman. He was preceded in death by his parents, William C. and Marie Young Moore. He is survived...

Olan Thomas McMinn, Jr.

Olan Thomas McMinn, Jr.

May 16, 2009

Olan Thomas McMinn, Jr., age 70, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2009, in a local healthcare center. He was a member of the Church of God. He was a member of the Disabled Veterans. He served his country in the U.S. Navy. He was the owner of Macks Exterminating and GFB Filter Service both in Texas....

Mary Carpenter Annand

Mary Carpenter Annand

May 14, 2009

Mary Carpenter Annand, age 91, of Knoxville, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2009 at Shannondale Health Care Center. She had resided at Homewood Residence at Deane Hill for several years.

She was born May 12, 1918 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. She was a former resident of Ducktown and Cleveland, TN. She was a member of First Presbyterian...

Dorothy Rambo Brown

Dorothy Rambo Brown

May 14, 2009

Dorothy Rambo Brown, of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2009 in Kennesaw, GA. She was born in Mountain City, TN on July 12, 1925. She was a graduate of the University of Tennessee. She was preceded in death by her husband, Judge Edward S. Brown and sons, Foster E. Brown and Roderick S. Brown. Survivors include her son, William...

John Leonard Mantooth

John Leonard Mantooth

May 12, 2009

Martha Jean Harris Rouse, 59, a life long resident of Bradley County, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2009 in a Pensacola, FL hospital. She was a member of Tasso United Methodist church. She was a devoted daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and sister. Martha was a friend to everyone. She loved life and riding motorcycles was part of her life....

Pearl Marie Millard

Pearl Marie Millard

May 10, 2009

Pearl Marie Millard, 90, a resident of Cleveland passed away Sunday, May 10, 2009 in a local healthcare facility. She was a very active member of Ridgeview Baptist Church. When she was able and in good health she was involved in her church work doing what she could for her church family. She was preceded in death by her parents,...

ohn Leonard Mantooth

ohn Leonard Mantooth

May 9, 2009

John Leonard Mantooth, 70, a resident of Willowbrook, Ill., who was affectionately known as J.L., Jay, dad and grandpa, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2009. Born on April 29, 1939, in Cleveland, he also lived in Baltimore, Md.; Madison, Ga.; and Lemont, Ill., throughout his childhood. An entrepreneur, he was in the service station business from 1966 through 1971...

Mary L Lunny

Mary L Lunny

May 9, 2009

Mary L. Lunny, 55, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2009. She was originally from Newark, OH, but has lived the last ten years in this area. She was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. She was of the Methodist faith and was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister. She will always be champagne and lace....

Gwendolyn S Thompson

Gwendolyn S Thompson

May 8, 2009

Gwendolyn Sheffield Allred Thompson, 89, a resident of Cleveland, received the ultimate healing on Friday, May 8, 2009, when she stepped into the presence of the One who made it possible. She wanted her grandchildren to call her "Big Mama", but all who loved her called her "Big Mama" too. She was born July 4, 1919, in Athens, Georgia, to...

Flora Ann Hiefnar

Flora Ann Hiefnar

May 8, 2009

Flora Ann Hiefnar, age 87, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Friday morning, May 8, 2009, in a local hospital. She was retired from Magic Chef after 28 years of dedicated service. She was a devoted member at Clingan Ridge Baptist Church. She loved to quilt and belonged to a quilting club at her church. She was an avid bowler....

John L Haire

John L Haire

May 6, 2009

John L. Haire, 75, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2009. He was a member of Southview Baptist Church. He worked at Magic Chef and later retired from Queen/Shaw Industries of Dalton. He was also an avid gardener. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sullivan and Elsie Smith Haire and two siblings, Cecil Haire and...

Velma Boyd

Velma Boyd

May 6, 2009

Velma L. Boyd, age 87, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2009, in a local healthcare facility. She was of the Baptist faith. She was retired from M&M Mars. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack H. Boyd, two sons, Stephen Boyd and Dane Alan Gibson and parents, Edridge and Fannie Brown.

She is...

Helen Ruth Tate

Helen Ruth Tate

May 5, 2009

Helen Ruth Tate, 74, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2009 in a Chattanooga hospital. She was of the Baptist faith. She was a loving Mother and wife. She loved her children, flowers and cooking. Her good cooking will be missed by all. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin L. Tate; parents, Fred and...

Carl L. Murray

Carl L. Murray

May 5, 2009

Carl Murray died May 5, 2009 in Cleveland, Tennessee. Carl was born May 27, 1924 in Ooltewah, Tennessee to G.H. and Nora Belle Spencer Murray. He was a descendant of the Sam Murray family that settled in Bradley County in the early 1880s. For most of his life, he was a resident of the Prospect community where he was a...

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