OBITUARIES

Iva Mildred Didona

Iva Mildred Didona

Oct 18, 2008

Iva Mildred Didona, 82, of Cleveland passed away Saturday, October 18, 2008 at a hospital in Warner Robins, GA. Ms. Didona was born in Waynesville, NC but lived most of her life in Cleveland. She spent the last three years of her life in Warner Robins, GA with her family. Survivors include sons: Leroy Owens and wife Linda of Cleveland,...

Frank C Kocsis

Frank C Kocsis

Oct 17, 2008

Frank C. Kocsis, 87, a resident of Cleveland and a former resident of Strongville, Ohio, passed away Friday, October 17, 2008 at the family residence. He was a member of Tasso United Methodist Church. He was active in the Habitat for Humanity and was also a member of the Ruritan Club. He was a veteran of the United States Army....

Horace Goins, Jr.

Horace Goins, Jr.

Oct 17, 2008

Horace Goins, Jr., age 86, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2008, in a Chattanooga hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, Horace Goins, Sr. and Stella Johnson Goins, as well as his grandaughter, Jana Ellyne Burns. He was a graduate of Charleston High School, class of 1942. He was a veteran of WWII having...

Willie David Ledford

Willie David Ledford

Oct 17, 2008

Willie David Ledford, age 71, resident of Cleveland, TN, born August 31, 1937 and died, October 17, 2008, at his residence. He was born on Slyco Mountain in Polk County, TN to the late Dewey Almond Ledford and Texie Mae Cheek Ledford. He was one of 16 children. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. He retired from...

Roberta Norman

Roberta Norman

Oct 16, 2008

Ganelle "Nell" McClure Samples, 71, of Cleveland passed away in her home on Thursday, October 16, 2008 with her loving family at her side. She was a beloved mother, grandmother and mentor to her extended family and the hundreds of students she taught during her career in the Bradley County School system. She taught for several years at Taylor Elementary,...

oberta Norman

oberta Norman

Oct 15, 2008

Roberta "Bertie" Norman, 62, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at the family residence. She was very devoted to her family. She was a member of Freewill Baptist Church in Dayton, Ohio. She was employed with Eaton Corporation for 25 years. Mrs. Norman was the daughter of the late Allen Collett and Sophie Sizemore Collett and...

Genevieve Rose Cree

Genevieve Rose Cree

Oct 15, 2008

Genevieve Rose Cree, 83, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2008 in an Ohio hospital. She was a member of North Cleveland Church of God for over 35 years. She was retired from Bradley Memorial Hospital after many years of service. Mrs. Cree was the daughter of the late Raymond Johnson and Catherine Flick and was also...

Mary Sue Jones Swiger

Mary Sue Jones Swiger

Oct 15, 2008

Mary Sue Jones Swiger, 77, a resident of Cleveland, died Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 15, 2008, as the results of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was the daughter of the late Sibyl Gladis Debnam Jones and Eugene Selwin Jones. She was preceded in death by her son, Stanley Randolph Swiger; three brothers: Norman Jones, Loran Jack Jones and Wesley...

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...

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