OBITUARIES

Rose Ellen Housley

Rose Ellen Housley

Oct 15, 2008

Rose Ellen Housley, 81, a resident of McDonald, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, October 15, 2008, at her residence. She was born October 20, 1926, in the McDonald community where she had lived all her life. Ellen loved the outdoors, gardening, canning and sewing. She was a devoted mother and grandmother. She was a member of the...

Edith McCoy Harvey

Edith McCoy Harvey

Oct 14, 2008

Edith (Aunt Edith) Harvey, 99, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2008 in a local healthcare facility. She was a former employee of Sanda Hosiery Mill for many years and then was employed with Charleston Hosiery for many years and retired at the age of 72. A very special lady, Edith is considered a second Mom to...

James F Cathey Jr.

James F Cathey Jr.

Oct 14, 2008

James Cathey of Cleveland departed this life only to go into the arms of Jesus Christ, his Lord and Savior, whom he loved dearly. He was a member of Evening Light Gospel Tabernacle. He was a Sunday school superintendent for eleven years. He loved his Lord, church and church family. He serviced his country in the United States army. He...

Mary Jo Martin

Mary Jo Martin

Oct 13, 2008

Mary Jo Fortenberry Martin passed away on October 13, 2008 after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson disease and dystonia. Born in Ringgold, Georgia on June 21, 1935, she had lived in Cleveland for almost 55 years. A member of First Baptist Church of Cleveland, where she was a leader in the Women?s Missionary Union, she was also very...

Ms Martha J Plank

Ms Martha J Plank

Oct 13, 2008

Martha Plank, 92, a residence of Cleveland for 43 years died Monday, October 13, 2008, at the family residence. She was a teacher at Templeton High School, Arnold School and Meigs County Schools and was a member of Gum Springs Baptist Church She was preceded in death by her loving soul mate and beloved husband, the Reverend Omar Plank; her...

Anna Lou Swafford

Anna Lou Swafford

Oct 12, 2008

ANNA LOU SWAFFORD, 63, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, October 12, 2008, at her home. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her son, Darren Swafford, parents, Robert T. and Lora Elizabeth Myers, brother, Billy H. Myers and sister, Roberta Fay Brock. She is survived by her husband, Dennis Swafford of Cleveland; one...

Geneva Cox White

Geneva Cox White

Oct 12, 2008

GENEVA N. COX WHITE, 83, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, October 12, 2008, in a Nashville hospital. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was a member of North Cleveland Church of God. During World War II, she did electrical work on military aircraft in Marietta, Georgia, and then later was employed with American...

Ms Mable Ann Everett

Ms Mable Ann Everett

Oct 12, 2008

Mable A. Everett, 86, of Georgetown or "Mom" as she was best known, died Sunday, October 12 in a Chattanooga Hospital with her family by her side. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, friend and believer. She was a lifelong member of Brittsville Baptist Church and worked at American Uniform for 43 years and only missed one day of work....

Johnny Tummins

Johnny Tummins

Oct 11, 2008

JOHNNY "BIG JOHN" GREEN TUMMINS, 67, a resident of Cleveland, went home to be with Jesus on Saturday, October 11, 2008. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy and was employed with Simpson Construction doing bridge construction. He was a member of New Salem Baptist Church where he faithfully taught Sunday School for many years. His greatest loves...

Ralph Lonnie Keller

Ralph Lonnie Keller

Oct 11, 2008

RALPH LONNIE KELLER, 70, a resident of Cleveland, went to his heavenly home on Saturday, October 11, 2008, following a long battle with prostate cancer. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jean Keller, mother, Katie Jones Keller, and father, Bennie Keller. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Terry Sharp of Cleveland; two grandsons:...

Iris Elaine Hoffman

Iris Elaine Hoffman

Oct 10, 2008

Iris Elaine Hoffman passed away peacefully at her home, Friday, October 10, 2008, with her husband, Albert Hoffman of 62 years, and members of her family at her bedside. Iris had been suffering with Alzheimers for the past two years. About a year of this time was spent at Life Care of Cleveland, Tennessee. At Iris request, she lived the...

Dot Whaley

Dot Whaley

Oct 10, 2008

Dot Whaley, 83, a resident of Cleveland passed away Friday, October 10, 2008 in the Athens Regional Medical Center. Dot was a faithful member of Cloverleaf Baptist Church. He loved his church and his church family and was loved in return and will be sadly missed by all who knew him. He served with the United States Navy during World...

Susan Eileen Norton

Susan Eileen Norton

Oct 9, 2008

Susan Eileen Norton, 56, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, October 9, 2008 after a brave struggle with cancer. Our delightful and precious daughter and sister is now in the arms of our loving Lord Jesus. Susan was born December 25, 1951 in Port St. Joe, FL, and has lived in TN from the age of 2 years. She...

Joseph B. Tiffany

Joseph B. Tiffany

Oct 8, 2008

Joseph B. Tiffany, age 92, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2008, in a local healthcare facility. He was a member of the Broad Street United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Virginia Tiffany.

He is survived by nieces and nephews and many friends.

Memorial services will be held Monday,...

Mildred Pauline Dodd

Mildred Pauline Dodd

Oct 8, 2008

Mildred Pauline Dodd, 78, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, October 08, 2008 in a local healthcare facility. She was of the Church of God faith and raised in the Church of God Children's Home. She was employed with J.H. Kellman Company for many years. She enjoyed shopping at Cooke's Food Store every Saturday and had been doing so...

Elsie Haire

Elsie Haire

Oct 7, 2008

Elsie J. Haire, 99, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, October 07, 2008 in a local healthcare facility. She was a member of the Mercy Tabernacle where she served as a secretary for several years. She was employed with Cleveland Chair Company for sixteen years. Mrs. Haire was the daughter of the late Bill Smith and Lottie Bedwell Smith...

Ruby Lee Green

Ruby Lee Green

Oct 7, 2008

Click here to view the slide show tribute. Ruby Lee Green, 77, passed away peacefully at her home on October 7, 2008

after a long and brave struggle with Alzheimers.

She was born in Cleveland on April 23, 193l to John and Ethel Brown. Ruby attended

Charleston School in Charleston, TN and earned her certification as a Nurses Aide from...

Barbara Juanita Carroll

Barbara Juanita Carroll

Oct 6, 2008

Barbara Juanita Carroll, age 73, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Monday, October 6, 2008, in a Chattanooga hospital. She was retired from the University of Mississippi. She was president of the Waiting Wives organization during the Vietnam War. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne T. Carroll and one grandchild.

She is survived by her son,...

Alice E Brinton

Alice E Brinton

Oct 5, 2008

Alice E. Brinton, 89, a resident of Cleveland and formerly of Pennsylvania, passed away, Sunday October 5, 2008 in a Cleveland healthcare facility. She was a member of Rising Sun Seventh-day Adventist Church in Rising Sun, MD and very involved in the church activities. She was preceded in death by her husband, Loran Brinton and parents, Morris and Alice Sprout....

Virginia L. Hagler

Virginia L. Hagler

Oct 5, 2008

Virginia L. Hagler, age 80, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away early Sunday morning, October 5, 2008, in a local hospital. She was retired from Bradley Memorial Hospital. She attended the North Cleveland Church of God. She loved to read and she loved all her grandkids and great grandkids who affectionately called her Nanny . She was preceded in death...

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