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Elizabeth Allewelt

Elizabeth Allewelt

Feb 2, 2009

Howell Douglas "Doug" Hooker, 58, a resident of Ooltewah, passed away Monday, February 2, 2009 at the family residence. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was a member of the Bayside Baptist Church and loved and enjoyed all types of music. Doug was the son of the late Henry Hooker and Louise Hooker and was also preceded...

Rev Clifton E. Knowles

Rev Clifton E. Knowles

Feb 2, 2009

Rev. Clifton E. Knowles, age 87, resident of Cleveland, TN, went home to be with his Lord on February 2, 2009. He passed away in a local hospital with his loving family by his side. He was a retired ordained minister in the Church of God. He was a member of the Westmore Church of God. He was a veteran...

Lonnie D. Sweeton

Lonnie D. Sweeton

Feb 1, 2009

Lonnie D. Sweeton, age 77, resident of Charleston, TN, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on February 1, 2009. He passed away in a local hospital with his loving family by his side. He was formerly employed with Cleveland Chair Company. He was a member of Hilltop Baptist Church in Riceville, TN. He was a veteran of...

leo I Pilcher German

leo I Pilcher German

Jan 30, 2009

Cleo I. Pilcher German, 82, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Friday, January 30, 2009 at a local hospital. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church where she was the organist for 50 years and was the Sunday School teacher for the Grace Class for over 42. She loved music and could play over 6 instruments. She sang with...

Roy William Kyle

Roy William Kyle

Jan 29, 2009

Roy William Kyle, 69, a resident of Cleveland for the past 50 years and a native of Gilmer County, GA, passed away Thursday afternoon in a local hospital. He was an active member of the East Side church of Christ. He was a retired employee of Maytag Corporation with 34 years of service and was currently employed with Tractor Supply...

Barbara Joyce Duff Boyd

Barbara Joyce Duff Boyd

Jan 29, 2009

Barbara Joyce Duff Boyd, age 78, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2009 in a local health care facility. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Cleveland. She was preceded in death by her parents Roy Duff and Josephine Hall Duff; four brothers and one sister. She is survived by her husband, Richard Sewell Boyd...

Harold Dean Keller

Harold Dean Keller

Jan 28, 2009

Harold Dean Keller, age 72, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2009, in a local hospital. He was formerly employed with Hardwick Stove Company for 18 years and also worked for Alltel Telephone Co. for 18 years. He loved to hunt and fish and he loved the outdoors, making and garden and camping. He was preceded in...

Rex Zane Walker

Rex Zane Walker

Jan 28, 2009

Rex Zane Walker, age 70, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2009, in a local hospital. He was formerly employed with Brown Stove Company in Cleveland. He was a veteran and served his country in the United States Army. He loved the outdoors. He was preceded in death by one brother, James Red Cathey.

He is...

Bobby H Long

Bobby H Long

Jan 27, 2009

Bobby H. "Footlong" Long, 65, a resident of Cleveland, passed away surrounded by his loving family Tuesday, January 27, 2009 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was a member of Samples Memorial Baptist Church and a member of Valley View Ruritan Club. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. For thirty-nine years he drove a truck for...

Allen Eugene Benjamin

Allen Eugene Benjamin

Jan 27, 2009

Allen Eugene "Al" Benjamin, 78, a resident of Cleveland for the past 20 years previously of Houston, TX, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2009 in a local hospital. He graduated from the University of Nebraska with a degree in accounting. He served on the Cleveland City Board of Zoning Appeals. In 1996, he retired from Maytag Corporation where he was...

Lawrence Johnson 'Buddy' German Jr.

Lawrence Johnson 'Buddy' German Jr.

Jan 26, 2009

Lawrence Johnson (Buddy) German, Jr., 82, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2009 at his home. He was born June 2, 1926 in Caney Creek Village in Polk County and was a member of First Baptist Church where he was previously active in the deaf ministry. Lawrence was a 1946 graduate of Tennessee School for the Deaf in Knoxville where...

J C. Garrison

J C. Garrison

Jan 25, 2009

JC GARRISON-AVID AVIATOR

JC Garrison, age 77, grew up on a large farm in Northern Alabama with 6 brothers and sisters. As a post Great Depression era child, hard work and close family shaped his life.

He worked at Coosa River Paper Company in Alabama and was later transferred to Bowater Paper in Charleston where he worked in...

Margaret Frances Hackney

Margaret Frances Hackney

Jan 24, 2009

Margaret Frances Hackney, 88 of Cleveland, passed away, Saturday, January 24, 2009 in a local hospital. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a member of Faith Memorial Church. Mrs. Hackney was preceded in death by her husband, Roy E. Hackney; father and mother, James Davenport and Lillie Orr Davenport; and brother, James Davenport. Survivors include her...

Wanda Ann Geren

Wanda Ann Geren

Jan 23, 2009

Wanda Ann Geren, 68, a resident of Cleveland, passed away, Friday, January 23, 2009 in an Atlanta, GA hospital. She attended Westwood Baptist Church and was retired from M&M Mars. She was preceded in death by her father Taylor Davis and two brothers: Robert Davis and Garland Davis. Survivors include her husband of 24 years Edward L. Geren of Georgetown;...

Wanda Ann Geren

Wanda Ann Geren

Jan 23, 2009

Wanda Ann Geren, 68, a resident of Cleveland, passed away, Friday, January 23, 2009 in an Atlanta, GA hospital. She attended Westwood Baptist Church and was retired from M&M Mars. She was preceded in death by her father Taylor Davis and two brothers: Robert Davis and Garland Davis. Survivors include her husband of 24 years Edward L. Geren of Georgetown;...

Johnny Ledford

Johnny Ledford

Jan 22, 2009

Johnny "George" Ledford, Sr. Johnny "George" Ledford, Sr., 83, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2009 at his home. He was of the Christian faith and attended South Cleveland Church of God. He owned and operated Ledford Auto Service for over forty years. He was a charter member of the City of Cleveland Police Reserve where he...

Naomi Joyce Saylor

Naomi Joyce Saylor

Jan 19, 2009

Naomi Joyce Saylor, 74, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Monday, January 19, 2009 at the Bradley Healthcare and Rehab Center where she resided for the past eight years. Born in Colombia, KY, and raised in the Cincinnati, OH, Naomi dedicated her life to serving God as the wife of a Church of God minister in Ohio, Florida and California....

Wiley G Sexton

Wiley G Sexton

Jan 18, 2009

Wiley G. Sexton, 62, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2009. He graduated from Bradley Central High School in 1965 and received an associate degree in law enforcement from Cleveland State Community College. He also received a certificate of maintenance at Chattanooga State Tech College. He spent most of his life in law enforcement, but his last...

Sylvia Norman Britt

Sylvia Norman Britt

Jan 17, 2009

Sylvia Norman Britt, age 92, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2009 at the family residence. She was an active member at Hopewell Church of God where she taught Sunday School and also served on the Church of God Home for Children Board for many years. Mrs. Britt was a graduate of the University of Tennessee School...

Ricky Edward Officer

Ricky Edward Officer

Jan 16, 2009

Ricky Edward Officer, 50, a resident of Reliance, passed away Friday, January 16, 2009 at his home. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his father, James Edward Officer. He is survived by his mother, Edna Duggan Officer of Reliance; one son, James Edward Officer of...

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