OBITUARIES

Evay White

Evay White

Nov 8, 2006

Evay C. White, age 93, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2006 in a Chattanooga hospital. She was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. White was the daughter of the late George and Mary Riggs Cooley and was also preceded in death by her husband, Raymond White, Sr.; two children: Mary Frances White and Claude Ray White; siblings:...

Bertie Lawson McCallie

Bertie Lawson McCallie

Nov 8, 2006

Bertie Lawson McCallie, age 60, a life long resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2006 in a local hospital. She was of the Church of God faith. She was employed with Rubbermaid for the past eleven years. She was the daughter of the late Chester Harlie and Mossie Parker Lawson and was also preceded in death by three...

Freelyn Creed Pence

Freelyn Creed Pence

Nov 7, 2006

Obituary Notice Freelyn Creed Pence, Deceased

Freelyn Creed Pence, age 61, resident of Cleveland, passed away Monday, November 6, 2006, at the family residence. He was a former employee of Bishop Baking Company. He was preceded in death by his parents, Creed Pence and Zula Bledsoe Pence

Survivors include is wife, Betty Pence, Cleveland, TN; three step children,...

Jessie R. Hancock

Jessie R. Hancock

Nov 7, 2006

Jessie R. "Jackie" Hancock, age 72, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2006 at a local hospital. She was a member of the Baptist church. Mrs. Hancock was preceded in death by her parents, Luther R. Jackson and Lola Gilstrap Jackson; sisters: Eileen Jackson, Beatrice Keasler, Frances Kile, Grace Presswood Violet Price and Gladys Hargraves; brothers: Alvin...

Shirley Sharp

Shirley Sharp

Nov 6, 2006

Shirley "Tiny" Sharp, age 63, passed away Monday, November 6, 2006 at a local hospital. She was a well known waitress in this area and was formerly employed at Holiday Inn and Shoney's Restaurants. Mrs. Sharp was preceded in death by her father, James Payne. She is survived by her mother, Louise Varnell Payne of Cedartown, GA; husband, Dea Junior...

Nancy Anderson Kemp

Nancy Anderson Kemp

Nov 4, 2006

Nancy Anderson Kemp, 86, of Texarkana, Arkansas passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 4th, 2006, at the home of her son John Thomas and daughter-in-law Susan Lackey in Cleveland, Tennessee. Nancy was born in Texarkana, Texas on February 20, 1920, and except for brief intervals lived in Texarkana all of her life. She was a devoted member of Beech Street...

Robert White

Robert White

Nov 4, 2006

Robert Franklin White, 44, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, November 4, 2006 in a Chattanooga hospital.

Survivors and arrangements will be announced by Grissom Funeral Home. For additional information, phone 476-8575.

Timothy Ray Green

Timothy Ray Green

Nov 3, 2006

Timothy Ray Green, age 50, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Friday, November 3, 2006 in a Chattanooga hospital. He attended Taylor Elementary School and was a 1974 graduate of Bradley Central High School. He received his Associate Degree in Electrical Engineering at Cleveland State Community College and a B.S. and Masters Degree from Southwestern University in Tucson, Arizona. He...

John H. Brock

John H. Brock

Nov 3, 2006

John H. Brock, age 83, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Friday, November 3, 2006 in a local hospital. He had lived in Bradley County his entire life and was of the Church of God faith. He was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force and a charter member the V.F.W. Before his retirement, he was employed as a...

Ernest Leonard Gentry

Ernest Leonard Gentry

Nov 2, 2006

Ernest "Len" Gentry, Jr., age 58, a resident of Cleveland for the past fifteen years, passed away Thursday, November 2, 2006 in a Chattanooga hospital. He was a beloved husband, father and granddaddy. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and was of the Presbyterian faith. He was the son of the late Ernest and Lucille Buxton Gentry. He...

Patricia Ann Smith

Patricia Ann Smith

Nov 2, 2006

Patricia Ann Underwood Smith, age 41, born on November 23, 1964, a resident of Charleston, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, November 2, 2006. She was of the Christian faith. Her father, George M. Underwood, preceded her in death as well as her maternal grandparents, Louis and Margaret Varner, and fraternal grandparents, George B. and Mary Underwood. She is survived...

Leonard Earnest

Leonard Earnest

Nov 1, 2006

Leonard J. Earnest, age 84, a resident of Charleston, passed away Wednesday, November 01, 2006 at a local hospital. He was born November 30, 1921 in Bradley County to the late Charlie and Mildred Earnest. He served in World War II as an Air Force fighter airplane mechanic. He was a member of Candies Creek Baptist Church. He was a...

Eileen Miles Willoughby

Eileen Miles Willoughby

Nov 1, 2006

Eileen Miles Willoughby, age 62, a resident of Atlanta, formerly of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, November 01, 2006 in an Atlanta healthcare facility. She was a member of Westwood Baptist Church where she was actively involved in missionary work both here and abroad. Her parents, Frank and Marie Waggoner Miles, preceded her in death as well as one brother, Frank...

Orval Crawley

Orval Crawley

Oct 31, 2006

Orval A. Crawley, age 83, resident of Charleston, passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2006. He was very well known and loved in the Charleston community and known to many as "Papaw" or "Mr. Orval". He was a member of the Charleston First Baptist Church for 58 years where he taught the Senior Men?s Sunday School Class, was active in the...

Pam Faye Ogle

Pam Faye Ogle

Oct 29, 2006

Pamela Fay Ogle, 50, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, October 29, 2006 in a Chattanooga hospital. She was a member of Cohulla Baptist Church and a linen tech at Bradley Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rev. William Fields and Genelga Baley.

Survivors include her husband, Charlie Ogle of Cleveland; one son, Bobby...

John Caywood

John Caywood

Oct 28, 2006

John Benjamin "J.B." Caywood, age 88, a resident of Cleveland, loving father and grandfather, has gone home to be with the Lord. He passed away Saturday, October 28, 2006 at home following a lengthy illness. He was a deacon and avid greeter at Gum Springs Baptist Church. His commitment to Christ was reflected by his perfect attendance in Sunday School...

John Benjamin Caywood

John Benjamin Caywood

Oct 28, 2006

John Benjamin "J.B." Caywood, age 88, a resident of Cleveland, loving father and grandfather, has gone home to be with the Lord. He passed away Saturday, October 28, 2006 at home following a lengthy illness. He was a deacon and avid greeter at Gum Springs Baptist Church. His commitment to Christ was reflected by his perfect attendance in Sunday School...

Martha Marie Street

Martha Marie Street

Oct 27, 2006

Martha Marie Street, age 95, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Friday, October 27, 2006. She was born to the late Dora and Bruce Henley on October 14, 1911 in Washington County, Tennessee. In her early years she was a court stenographer in Jonesborough, Tennessee. She was preceded in death by her husband, Reverend Ogleva Street, who was a Methodist...

Dortha L Hawkins

Dortha L Hawkins

Oct 27, 2006

Dortha L. Hawkins, age 87, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Friday, October 27, 2006 at her home. She was employed with Sanda Hosiery Mill for eighteen years and was of the Baptist faith. She was the daughter of the late Tom and Jennie Pruitt Swafford, and was also preceded in death by her husband, Wallace Hawkins, and three sons:...

P.L. (Plez) Burris

P.L. (Plez) Burris

Oct 27, 2006

P.L. (Plez) Burris, age 86, passed away Friday, October 27, 2006 at a local hospital. He was a charter member of Cloverleaf Baptist Church and former Sunday school teacher. Mr. Burris was a well known cattle farmer in this area. He was preceded in death by his parents, Levi Morton Burris and Myrtle Melton Burris. He is survived by his...

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