OBITUARIES

Samuel H. Boles

Samuel H. Boles

May 15, 2007

Samuel H. Boles, 50, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at his home. He was a Licensed Vocational Nurse in California for 20 years. He enjoyed reading, working with his house plants, politics and traveling. He was of the Christian faith. He was preceded in death by his wife, Delores Buie Boles; parents, Samuel Harper Boles...

Margaret L Fox

Margaret L Fox

May 13, 2007

Margaret L. Fox, 69, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2007 at the family residence. Mrs. Fox was of the Pentecostal faith and attended Faith Memorial Church. She was formerly employed at Davis Hosiery Mill. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jessie Paul ?J.P.? Fox, mother, Daisy Calhoun, grandmother, Izora Kirkland and grandson, Eric Frey....

Carrie Marie Cross

Carrie Marie Cross

May 13, 2007

Carrie Marie McGee Cross, 85, a resident of Decatur, passed away, Sunday, May 13, 2007. She was a member of South Cleveland Methodist Church. Mrs. Cross was formerly employed as a seamstress with American Uniform for 26 years. Her favorite hobby was sewing. She was preceded in death by her husband, D.R. Cross; parents, Elbert S. McGee and Florence Roane...

Lois Inez Suits

Lois Inez Suits

May 13, 2007

Lois Inez Suits, 75, a resident of Cleveland for 53 years, passed away Sunday May 13, 2007. She was a member of First Baptist Church. Mrs. Suits was employed as a data entry clerk with Hardwick Clothes for 30 years. She was an active member of L.I.F.T. Program, Bridge Makers, and senior citizens of First Baptist Church. Mrs. Suits was...

Mabel Sallis Whelan Godbout

Mabel Sallis Whelan Godbout

May 12, 2007

Mabel Sallis Whelan Godbout, 85, passed away Saturday, May 12, 2007 in Denver, Colorado. She was originally from Bogalusa, Louisiana, but moved with her husband Wyman to Cleveland in 1953 for the Bowater Paper Corporation. She was a member of St. Therese Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her first husband, William Wyman Whelan who died in 1964;...

Leona Fritts

Leona Fritts

May 11, 2007

Flossie Fritts, 97, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Friday, May 11, 2007 in a local healthcare facility. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Cleveland. She was preceded in death by her husband, J.C. Fritts; parents, Alfred Dunn and Sally Finnell Dunn; sister, Avis Pendergrass; brothers, Luther Dunn, Ben Dunn, Wayne Dunn and Dane Dunn. She is...

Jesse J Taylor

Jesse J Taylor

May 8, 2007

Jesse J. Taylor, 89, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, May 08, 2007 at the family residence. He was a devoted grandfather and loved blue grass music and gardening. He was a carpenter by trade. He was a life long member and ruling elder of the Farner Presbyterian Church. He worked for the United States Forest Service serving as...

Julius Mahon

Julius Mahon

May 6, 2007

Reverend Julius Mahon, 85, of Charleston, TN went home to be with his Lord Sunday, May 6, 2007. He was born in Ragland, WV, on June 26, 1921. He was a member of New Friendship Baptist Church. Brother Mahon, as he was lovingly called, had pastored churches in North Carolina, Texas, Tennessee and West Virginia. He served as interium pastor...

Mary M Poteet

Mary M Poteet

May 5, 2007

Mary M. Poteet, 87, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday morning, May 5, 2007 in a local hospital. She was a member of Cohulla Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Marion and Laura Massingill and was also preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. Survivors include her husband of 71 years, C.L. Poteet of...

Geneva Faye Shelton

Geneva Faye Shelton

May 4, 2007

Geneva Faye Shelton, 64, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Friday, May 4, 2007 in a Knoxville hospital. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her mother, Eliza Faye "Scrappy" Grissom, three brothers, Gordon McCormack, Ernest Grissom and Johnny Ray Grissom and also one sister, Wanda Mae Haggard. Survivors include her husband, Ed Shelton of...

John E. Dorflinger

John E. Dorflinger

May 3, 2007

John E. Dorflinger, Sr., 90, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, May 03, 2007 in a Knoxville hospital. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church for over 50 years. He was a life-time member of the University of South Carolina Alumni Association and a football letterman. He retired from Bowater. He was preceded in death by is wife,...

Charlotte Janette King

Charlotte Janette King

May 2, 2007

Charlotte Janette King, 65, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2007 at her residence. She was a member of Union Grove Church of Christ. Mrs. King was the daughter of the late Clyde Ray and was also preceded in death by her husband Bill Johnson who passed away in 1970 and her son, Glen Johnson. She is...

Buster Green

Buster Green

Apr 30, 2007

Buster "Bob" Green, 56, a life long resident of Chattanooga, passed away Monday, April 30, 2007 at the family residence. He was of the Baptist faith. He was formerly employed with the Chattanooga Times. Mr. Green was the son of the late Buford and Ima Green. He is survived by his wife, Cricket Green of Georgia; siblings: Larry Walker of...

John Daris Wooden

John Daris Wooden

Apr 30, 2007

John Daris Wooden, 77, a life long resident of Cleveland, passed away Monday, April 30, 2007 in a local hospital. He was of the Baptist faith. He was former employee of Hardwick Stove Company. Mr. Wooden was the son of the late George Washington Wooden and Jessie Marie Parker Wooden and was also preceded in death by his wife, Mamie...

Kylie Nicole Cash

Kylie Nicole Cash

Apr 30, 2007

Kylie Nicole Cash, 4, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Monday, April 30, 2007 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She is survived by her parents, Warren H. Cash, III and Tara Orr Cash of Cleveland; maternal grandparents, Harold and Edna Orr of Georgetown; paternal grandparents, Warren H. Cash, Jr. of Buena Vista, VA. and Carolyn Thomas of...

Ben R. Griffin, Jr.

Ben R. Griffin, Jr.

Apr 30, 2007

Ben Griffin, Jr., age 79, a resident of Cleveland, passed away, Monday April 30, 2007 in a local healthcare facility. He was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church and attended Big Spring Baptist Church. He was the son of the late Ben and Vona Griffin. He was a veteran of World War II where in served in the South Pacific....

Janie Hope Kersey

Janie Hope Kersey

Apr 29, 2007

Janie Hope Kersey, age 41, a resident of Cleveland for the past 21 years passed away Sunday, April 29, 2007. She attended Maple Street Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of 21 years, Randall Dwight Kersey of Cleveland; two children: Sheena Natasha Kersey and Jeremiah Randall Kersey; parents, Donald Hammons and Ruby Hopkins Hammons of KY; brothers and...

Urbano Leos

Urbano Leos

Apr 29, 2007

Urbano Leos, Jr. age 61, a resident of Cleveland passed away Sunday, April 29, 2007 at the family residence. He was of the Pentecostal faith. Mr. Leos was employed by Untied States Steel Corporation. He was a veteran of The United States Army where he served during the Vietnam Conflict. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Hernandez...

Sadie Hood Nicholson

Sadie Hood Nicholson

Apr 29, 2007

Sadie Hood Nicholson, age 86, passed away April 29, 2007 in a local healthcare facility. Mrs. Nicholson previously lived in Centerville, VA and has been a resident of Cleveland for the last six months. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Flat Rock, NC. Mrs. Nicholson was a former administrator with the Charleston, SC County Schools. She...

Cass 'C.L.' Layfette Caldwell

Cass 'C.L.' Layfette Caldwell

Apr 29, 2007

Cass Layfette (C.L.) Caldwell, age 85, a lifelong resident of Georgetown, passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2007 in a local hospital. He was born on June 20, 1921 to the late Cass and Callie Wrinkle Caldwell. He was preceded in death in addition to his parents by his sister, Beatrice Caldwell Gibson and brothers; Roy Caldwell, Forest Caldwell and...

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