OBITUARIES

Kenneth Lester Goins

Kenneth Lester Goins

Jan 27, 2021

Kenneth Lester Goins, 88, of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2021at a hospital in Knoxville. He was a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. He served his country in the Army during the Korean Conflict, then worked at Magic Chef for 45 years, finishing his career retiring as district manager of the mobile home RV division.  Mr. Goins was...

Alice Thompson

Alice Thompson

Jan 27, 2021

Alice Thompson, 92, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2021at a local hospital. She had lived in the Cleveland area for the past 20 years, and was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church. She worked as a nurse for 46 years at Starr Memorial Hospital, and during that time helped many people.

She was preceded in...

Julia Morgan

Julia Morgan

Jan 25, 2021

Julia (Judy) Morgan, 79, a resident of Birchwood went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 25, 2021 at a local healthcare facility with her children at her side. She was a lifelong resident of Hamilton County and a member of New Liberty Baptist Church where she worked in children’s ministry and sang in the choir. She loved...

Billie J. Aulds

Billie J. Aulds

Jan 23, 2021

Billie J. Aulds, 87, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2021. She had lived in the Cleveland area most of her life, and was a member of First Baptist Church where she served in the library.  Ms. Aulds was the owner and operator of The Beauty Boutique for 30 years, and was a member of Cleveland Garden...

Roy Smith

Roy Smith

Jan 23, 2021

James Roy Smith, 83, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2021 in a Chattanooga hospital.  He had lived in the Cleveland area his entire life.  He was a 1955 graduate of Bradley Central High School and attended Cleveland State Community College.  He was a member of Black Fox United Methodist Church, a charter member of the McDonald-Black...

Franklin Delano Guthrie

Franklin Delano Guthrie

Jan 20, 2021

Franklin Delano Guthrie, 84, a lifelong resident of Cleveland passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2021 in a local hospital. He was dearly loved and will be greatly missed.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Guthrie; parents, Toney A. Guthrie and Mary M. (Cavener) Guthrie; siblings, Netta Dellavinia Guthrie, Ruth Inez Guthrie, Madison Eugene Guthrie, Phyllis Albadine Guthrie,...

Jack Odom

Jack Odom

Jan 18, 2021

Jack Odom, 91, of Cleveland passed away Monday, January 18, 2021 at a local hospital.  He was a veteran of the United States Army and served during the Korean Conflict.  After leaving the Army he was owner/operator of a local grocery store and later retired as an insurance agent.  Jack enjoyed traveling, cooking and working crossword puzzles.  He was of...

Gary N. Davis

Gary N. Davis

Jan 16, 2021

Gary N. Davis peacefully passed away Saturday, January 16, 2021 watching football at his home in Cleveland, Tennessee at the age of 79 as a result of esophageal cancer.

Born in Cleveland, Tennessee in 1941 to O.D. and Virginia Davis, he moved with his parents and brother, Richard to Cleveland, Ohio around 1943. After graduating from West Tech High School...

Mildred Justine Hooper

Mildred Justine Hooper

Jan 15, 2021

Mildred Justine Thompson Hooper, 74, of 1828 Twin Brook Drive, Cleveland TN, went home to the Lord at 4:15pm on Friday, January 15, 2021. She was of the Baptist Faith.

Mildred was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Cue Hooper; parents, Leonard P. Thompson, and Mary Catherine Ervin; and granddaughter, Barbara Justine Shope.

She is survived by her special...

Joyce Faye Willis

Joyce Faye Willis

Jan 13, 2021

Joyce Faye Pettit Willis, 77, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021at a healthcare center in Chattanooga.  She was a member of Benton Church of Christ.  She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who loved spending time with her family.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Willard Pettit and Ollie Martha Mallory Pettit;...

Claudia Faye Hedden

Claudia Faye Hedden

Jan 13, 2021

Claudia Faye Hedden, 75, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021at a hospital in Chattanooga.  She worked for Hardwick Clothes for over 30 years. Ms. Hedden was of the protestant faith, she loved traveling, her grandchildren, flowers, and was an avid antique shopper. Her passion in life was to help others, and she loved life.

She...

Dorothy Green Carroll

Dorothy Green Carroll

Jan 11, 2021

Dorothy Green Carroll, 95, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021 in a local hospital. Mrs. Carroll was the daughter of the later Joseph Prince Green and Myrtle Foster Green.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Roy Carroll, in 2008; brothers, Jack, Sam, and Bill Green; sister; Irene Green Sanders;...

Charles "Charlie" M. McKenzie

Charles "Charlie" M. McKenzie

Jan 9, 2021

Charles “Charlie” M. McKenzie, 70, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2020 at a Chattanooga Hospital.

Councilman Charlie who has served as councilman for the city of Cleveland for the past 10 years greatly impacted our community in many extraordinary ways. He worked as a school bus driver for 39 years for Bradley County School System,...

ReNee' Fair Haney

ReNee' Fair Haney

Jan 9, 2021

ReNee’ Fair Haney, of Cleveland passed away Saturday, January 9, 2021 at a Chattanooga hospital.  She was born November 25th to the late Hoyt O. and Ruth Turpin Fair.  ReNee’ attended Bradley Central High School and was a member of the 1957 graduating class.  After she graduated she attended the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.  She worked as a secretary...

Imogene C. Guinn

Imogene C. Guinn

Jan 9, 2021

Imogene C. Guinn, 88, of Ocoee passed away Saturday, January 9, 2021 at her home.  She was a homemaker who loved her children and grandchildren.  Imogene was always happy and upbeat and was very content and happy to be at her home in Ocoee.  She was a member of Chestuee United Methodist Church.

She was preceded in death by her...

David Allen Smith

David Allen Smith

Jan 8, 2021

David Allen Smith, age 80, died peacefully at home in Cleveland, TN on January 8, 2021. He was born in Selma, Alabama to Annie Mae Stringer Smith and Decatur Alexander Smith and grew up there with his five brothers and sisters.

After military service, David remained in the Bay Area where he met and married his wife, Carla Ann Magoria...

Alvin J "Cotton" Harris

Alvin J "Cotton" Harris

Jan 7, 2021

Alvin J “Cotton” Harris, born in 1924 and a life-long resident of Bradley County, escaped these earthly bounds on Thursday, January 7, 2021, to join his high school sweetheart and wife of more than 70 years.

In World War II, he served in the Navy aboard the Destroyer U.S.S. Herzog in North Atlantic’s “Torpedo Alley.” (1943-44) From 1945-46, he was...

Flora Sue Lillard Posey

Flora Sue Lillard Posey

Jan 4, 2021

Flora Sue Lillard Posey, 93, of Cleveland passed away Monday, January 4, 2021.  She was the daughter of the late Daniel Garfield Lillard and Sena Kirksey Lillard.  Sue was a member of Big Springs United Methodist Church.  She was a long time employee of Dethero’s Laundry and Superior Cleaners in Cleveland.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Sarah Lou Bledsoe

Sarah Lou Bledsoe

Jan 3, 2021

Sarah Loftis Bledsoe, 99, of Cleveland passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021.

She was preceded in death by parents William and Sarah Rue Loftis; daughter, Cathryn Bledsoe Cowart; grandsons, Victor  Lee Cowart and Garry Lynn Cowart; siblings, Cleo Arp, Claude “Buster” William Loftis, James Robert “J.R.” Hice, and Ethel Loftis; and the father of her children, Walter Allen Bledsoe.

Survivors...

Scott Harlan Phillips

Scott Harlan Phillips

Jan 2, 2021

Scott Harlan Phillips, 90, passed away peacefully at his home in Cleveland on Saturday, January 2, 2021 surrounded by his family. He was a native of Lawrence, Kansas, and was a proud Jayhawks fan. He received his B.S. in Geological Engineering from the University of Kansas and his M.S. in Geology from the University of Illinois. Before moving to Cleveland,...

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