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DuVaughn Coffey

DuVaughn Coffey

Jan 27, 2007

James DuVaughn Coffey, 84, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, January 27, 2007 in a local hospital. He was an avid racecar fan, hunter and fisherman. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. He was a Deacon and Sunday School teacher all his adult life. He retired from Bowater after 25 years. He was the founder and...

Lester E. Kelley

Lester E. Kelley

Jan 27, 2007

Lester E. Kelley, age 74, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Saturday morning, January 27, 2007, at his residence. He was the owner and operator of Less Superette. He was a member of Tasso United Methodist Church. He was a veteran of the Korean War and served in the United States Navy. He was a member of the Veterans of...

Tommie Jean Nicolson

Tommie Jean Nicolson

Jan 26, 2007

Jack Franklin Talley, age 85, a life long resident of Cleveland, passed away Friday, January 26, 2007 in an Athens healthcare facility. He was a member of the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He was educated in Cleveland City and Bradley County Schools. He retired from the State of Tennessee Department of Revenue. He served in the United States Army during...

Lloyd Dean King

Lloyd Dean King

Jan 26, 2007

James Russell Ferguson, age 72, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Friday, January 26, 2007 at a local hospital. He was born on December 13, 1934. Mr. Ferguson was the son of the late Samual and Minnie Ferguson and was also preceded in death by his wife, Trecy Yvonne Ferguson; brothers, Dudley Ferguson and Dean Patrick. He is survived by...

James Russell Ferguson

James Russell Ferguson

Jan 26, 2007

Tommie Jean Nicolson, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Friday, January 26, 2007 at the family residence. She was of the Church of God faith. Mrs. Nicolson was the daughter of the late Carl S. Ledford and Della Ford Ledford and was also preceded in death by her husband, Angus McDonald Nicolson; siblings: Dewey Ledford, Harlen Ledford, Wyona Mae Ledford...

Elizabeth T. Williams

Elizabeth T. Williams

Jan 26, 2007

Elizabeth T. Williams, age 91, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Friday morning, January 26, 2007, at the family residence. She was a member of the Charleston First Baptist Church. She was a member of the Charleston Womens Club. She was a homemaker. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold...

Mary Ruth Collins

Mary Ruth Collins

Jan 25, 2007

Mary Ruth Collins, age 77, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, January 25, 2007 in a local healthcare facility. She formerly attended the Concord Baptist Church in East Brainerd. She was preceded in death by her parents, Samuel Clayton Collins and Frances L. Huston Collins; one brother, John Franklin Collins and a niece, Judith Ann Pugh. She is survived...

Deborah Marshall Akins

Deborah Marshall Akins

Jan 25, 2007

Deborah Marshall Akins, age 49, a life long resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, January 25, 2007 in a local hospital. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her father, Billy Joe Draper and son, J.J. Marshall. She is survived by her husband, Gordon Ray Akins of Cleveland; mother and stepfather Genevieve and George Ledford...

loyd Dean King

loyd Dean King

Jan 25, 2007

Lloyd Dean King, age 77, a resident of Cleveland and a former resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away Thursday, January 25, 2007 in a local hospital. He was a veteran of the United States Army for 26 years. He was also a member of the DAV and the NRA. Mr. King was the son of the late Lonnie King,...

Reba Callahan

Reba Callahan

Jan 25, 2007

Reba Callahan, age 87, a resident of Charleston, passed away Thursday, January 25, 2007 at a local hospital. She was a member of Union Grove Church of God of Prophecy in Charleston. She was preceded in death by her parents, Honor McKinley Burgess and Florence Louisinda Stevison Burgess; husband, Willy Elmer Callahan; son, Willie Lee Callahan; grandson, Ricky Lee Callahan;...

Robert Williams

Robert Williams

Jan 24, 2007

Robert C. "Bob" Williams, age 69, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2007 in a local hospital. He was a member of West Cleveland Baptist Church where he was a Sunday school teacher and a deacon for many years. He served in the United States Army National Guard. He was a self-employed business man. Mr. Williams was...

David Quick

David Quick

Jan 24, 2007

Lloyd David Quick, 57, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2007 at his home. He was preceded in death by his father, Lloyd Winston Quick.

Survivors include his mother, Mary Quick; one son, Lloyd Douglas Quick and wife Jennifer; two daughters, Julia Thompson and husband Jason, and Sara Quick, all of Morristown, TN; three grandchildren, Tyler,...

William Bitzel

William Bitzel

Jan 22, 2007

William "Bill" James Bitzel William "Bill" James Bitzel, age 71, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Monday, January 22, 2007 at his residence. He attended Springplace Church of God of Prophecy. He served in the United States Army from 1954 to 1958. He was preceded in death by his parents, Allie Bitzel and Florence Scott Bitzel; brother, Kenny Bitzel; sisters:...

Cecile Beck

Cecile Beck

Jan 21, 2007

Cecile K. Beck, age 81, resident of Cleveland, passed away Sunday morning, January 21, 2007, in a local hospital. She was a member of the Waterville Baptist Church. She was retired from Sanda Hoisery Mill. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth S. Beck.

She is survived by two sons and daughters in law, Terry D. and...

Sylvia Katherine Sears

Sylvia Katherine Sears

Jan 20, 2007

Sylvia K. Sears, age 85, of Somerset, Kentucky, died Saturday, January 20, 2007, in a Chattanooga hospital. She was the wife of the late Rev. Ralph R. Sears. She was of the Church of God faith. She was retired from Formica in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Survivors include one son and daughter in law, Rev. Stanely and Charlotte Sears, Somerset, Kentucky,...

Paul Doss

Paul Doss

Jan 19, 2007

Paul Sullivan Doss, age 70, resident of Riceville, TN, passed away Friday morning, January 19, 2007, in a local hospital with his loving family by his side. He was a well known car dealer for many years with Paul Doss Motors. He was a lifelong member of Hiwassee Baptist Church in McMinn County. Paul loved working on old cars and...

Dortha Welch McCraw

Dortha Welch McCraw

Jan 18, 2007

Dortha Welch McCraw, age 61, a resident of Cleveland, passed away, Sunday, February 18, 2006 at her home. She was a member of Clingan Ridge Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Ricky McCraw of Cleveland; children: Jeana Arqueta and Saundra Lunsford both of Cleveland, Brad Vonallmen of Daytona, FL and Mike Vonallmen of MS; step children, Robin Gravitt...

James Earnest Martin

James Earnest Martin

Jan 18, 2007

James Earnest Martin, age 85, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, January 18, 2007 at his residence. He was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy in Soddy Daisy. Mr. Martin was the son of the late Robert T. and Myrtle (Rose) Martin and was also preceded in death by his wife, Pruddie Milsap Martin. He is...

Jeremiah Macthure Brewer

Jeremiah Macthure Brewer

Jan 17, 2007

Jeremiah Macthure Brewer, infant son of Sherwood and Tina Brewer of Cleveland, who was heaven sent, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2007. Other than his parents he is survived by paternal grandparents, Mac and Mary Brewer of Benton; maternal grandparents, J.B. Swallows of Old Fort and Janice Rymer Lopez and Jose Lopez of Chatsworth; great-grandparents, Johnie Brewer of Benton, Margaret...

Dr Joseph Martin Good

Dr Joseph Martin Good

Jan 16, 2007

Joseph Martin Good III was born November 18, 1927 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. He spent two years in the Army Medical Corps, and ten years in the U. S. Army Reserve. He received both a Bachelors degree in 1950, and a Masters degrees in 1953 from Emory University. While attending Graduate School at Emory University, he met and...

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