OBITUARIES

Margaret H. Taylor

Margaret H. Taylor

Mar 14, 2008

Margaret H. Taylor, age 87, resident of Cleveland, TN, went home to be with the Lord Friday evening, March 14, 2008. She passed away in a Rhea County Healthcare facility. She was of the Baptist faith. She was employed with American Uniform as an inspector. She also worked as a Certified Nurses Assistant at Life Care Center. She was preceded...

David Joseph Ledford

David Joseph Ledford

Mar 13, 2008

David Ledford, 77, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2008 at the family residence. He was a member of Big Spring Baptist Church. Mr. Ledford was a member of the East Ridge Masonic Lodge (formerly Whorley Lodge) in Chattanooga. He founded and operated Ledford Tile Company for over 30 years. He was a veteran of the U.S....

James M Quimby

James M Quimby

Mar 11, 2008

James M. Quimby, Jr. died March 11, 2008 in Cleveland, Tennessee. He was born April 25, 1923 in Hardwick, Vermont to James M. Quimby and Daphne Craig Quimby. The family moved to Pasadena, California the same year, returning to the family farm in Peacham, Vermont in 1932. Following his 1941 graduation from Peacham Academy, Mr. Quimby enlisted in the United...

Crill Higgins

Crill Higgins

Mar 11, 2008

Crill E. Higgins, 77, a life long resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at the family residence. For 43 years Crill filled the position of Band Director for both Bradley County and Cleveland City Schools as well as North Whitfield Middle School in Georgia. For several years he was Choir Director at First Baptist Church and Broad...

Joseph C. Ledford

Joseph C. Ledford

Mar 11, 2008

Joseph C. Ledford, age 84, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Tuesday morning, March 11, 2008, in a local hospital. He was a member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church. He was owner and operator of Cox Auto Parts for 20 years working together with his wife. He had worked in the auto parts business for most of his life....

Willeta Beasley

Willeta Beasley

Mar 11, 2008

Willeta I. Beasley, age 79, resident of Cleveland, TN and formerly of Granite City, Illinois, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, March 11, 2008. She passed away in a local hospital with her loving family by her side. She was of the Baptist faith. She loved to travel. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She loved her...

Fred Hall Hughes

Fred Hall Hughes

Mar 10, 2008

Fred Hall Hughes, 83, a life long resident of Cleveland, passed away Monday, March 10, 2008 in a local hospital. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. He was retired from Maytag. Mr. Hughes was the son of the late Luke Hughes and Flora Jenkins Hughes and was also preceded in death by his son, Dennis Wayne Hughes; three...

Ruby Belle Jones

Ruby Belle Jones

Mar 10, 2008

Ruby Belle Jones passed away in her sleep on Monday evening, March 10, 2008. She was 86. "Belle" was born in Red Clay and lived in McDonald for nearly seventy years. Retired from Charleston Hosiery Mill, she was a member of Pine Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church and will be fondly remembered as a wonderful grandmother and treasured friend. She was...

Jack Douglas Allen

Jack Douglas Allen

Mar 8, 2008

Jack Douglas Allen, 86, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2008 in a local healthcare facility. He was a member of Broad Street United Methodist Church. He was past president of the Chamber of Commerce, the Cleveland Country Club and the Village Merchants. He served on the Elks Grand Lodge Committee and was past state president of...

Virginia A. Reynolds

Virginia A. Reynolds

Mar 8, 2008

Virginia A. Reynolds, age 67, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2008, in a local hospital with her loving family by her side. She was of the Catholic faith and had attended St. Therese Catholic Church. She was owner of Reynolds Machine Company. She was a member of the Greater Ceramic Assn. She was an avid cake...

Dennis Melton

Dennis Melton

Mar 6, 2008

Dennis E. Melton, 63, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2008 in a local hospital. He was a member of the New Covenant Church of God. Mr. Melton was the son of the late Arras Cambra Melton and Lula Christine Hancock Melton. He is survived by his wife Nannie Sue Elliott Melton of Cleveland; three children: Cindy...

Patsy Bivens

Patsy Bivens

Mar 6, 2008

Patsy M. Bivens, 65, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, March 06, 2008 in a local hospital. She was a member of New Prospect Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, J.C. Murray and Nellie Gentry Murray. She is survived by her children: Alex Bivens of Chattanooga and Michelle Geraldson of Soddy Daisy; one grandchild,...

Patsy M Bivens

Patsy M Bivens

Mar 6, 2008

Patsy M. Bivens, 65, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, March 06, 2008 in a local hospital. She was a member of New Prospect Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, J.C. Murray and Nellie Gentry Murray. She is survived by her children: Alex Bivens of Chattanooga and Michelle Geraldson of Soddy Daisy; one grandchild,...

Lloyd Reagan

Lloyd Reagan

Mar 6, 2008

Lloyd Reagan, 92, a resident of Cleveland passed away Thursday, March 6, 2008 at his home. He was a member of Eastview Baptist church and had been a resident of Cleveland since 1955. Mr. Reagan was an avid fisherman and he enjoyed farming and growing flowers. He was a person who lived life to the fullest and was a fun...

Paul A Marble

Paul A Marble

Mar 5, 2008

Paul A. Marble, 84, a resident of Wildwood, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, March 05, 2008 at the family residence. He was of the Protestant faith. He was a veteran of the United States Army Air force where he served as a medic. He was a member of the Pomona Masonic Lodge in California and the Scottish Rite in Long Beach,...

David Andrew Butcher

David Andrew Butcher

Mar 2, 2008

David Andrew Butcher, 49, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, March 02, 2008 at the family residence. He attended Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church. He was in the telecommunications business and was employed with AT&T Tridum of Atlanta, GA for 15 years. Mr. Butcher served in the U.S. Air force. He graduated from Bradley Central High School in the...

John Wesley Stafford

John Wesley Stafford

Mar 2, 2008

John Wesley Stafford, age 61, resident of Cleveland, TN, went home to be the Lord on Sunday, March 2, 2008. He passed away in a local hospital with his loving family by his side. He was of the Baptist faith. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy and served his country in the Vietnam War. He was a...

Paul W Underwood

Paul W Underwood

Feb 28, 2008

Paul W. Underwood, 88, a resident of Cleveland since 1947, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2008 in a local hospital. He was a member of West Cleveland Baptist Church. Mr. Underwood was employed at Cleveland State Community College for 15 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in WW II in Europe where he served in the...

Stacey Lafawn Bancroft

Stacey Lafawn Bancroft

Feb 27, 2008

Stacey Lafawn Bancroft, 74, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at a local hospital. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He loved square dancing, spending time with family and friends and collecting rocks. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force where he retired after twenty years of service and also served...

Roy Charles Martin

Roy Charles Martin

Feb 27, 2008

Roy Charles Martin, age 50, resident of Elyria, Ohio, passed away February 27, 2008 in a hospital there.

Survivors and funeral arrangements will be announced by Grissom Funeral Home.

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