Sarah Green Phillips
Feb 13, 2017
Sarah Vance Green Phillips, 81, passed away Monday, February 13, 2017 in a local healthcare facility. She was affiliated with the Church of God.
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She enjoyed crafts, working puzzles and spending time with her family. Her favorite activities at the healthcare facility were bingo and singings. Sarah attended Allen Elementary School, Bradley High School, and Bob Jones Academy...
Alma J. Earls
Feb 12, 2017
Alma J. Earls, 86, a lifelong resident of McDonald, TN, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 at the family residence. She was a member of Bancroft Church of God. She loved and enjoyed spending time with her family. She was a good cook and her family loved to eat her food. She also enjoyed watching the wild life, cows and...
Debra Jean Vander Heiden
Feb 10, 2017
Debra Jean Vander Heiden, 63, a resident of Cleveland, formally of Iowa, passed away Friday, February 10, 2017 at her home. She attended Harvest Bible Chapel in Chattanooga. She was passionate about spending time with her family but, her greatest love was for her Lord, Jesus Christ, and serving others.
 She was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene Morris...
David Bradley Gilbert, III
Feb 1, 2017
David Bradley Gilbert, 58, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2017 in a Nashville hospital. He was a member of Westmore Church of God and was a devoted Christian.  He was the owner and operator of Roy’s Alternator Shop. He loved his family and loved to help others before himself.Â
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Dasharathbhai A. Patel
Feb 1, 2017
Dasharathbhai A. Patel, 65, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2017 in a local hospital. He was a resident of Cleveland for the past ten years and was a former resident of India. He was a retired business man from India.
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He was preceded in death by his parents, Ambalal Patel and Santaden Gopaldas Patel.
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Martha Green Newman
Jan 27, 2017
Martha Green Newman, 75, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Friday, January 27, 2017 in a Chattanooga hospital. Martha was born in Dayton, TN and was a life-long resident of the area. She was a graduate of Bradley Central High School Class of 1960 and a 1964 graduate of The University of Chattanooga. She was a member of First Cumberland...
Glenn Thompson
Jan 26, 2017
Glenn Thompson, 93, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2017 at the family residence. He was of the Baptist faith. He was a self employed car dealer and retired from Sunset Memorial Gardens. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving in WWII.
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He loved working at his own appliance business and watch...
Barbara Jean Smith
Jan 24, 2017
Barbara Jean Wojcik Smith, 58, of Cleveland, Tenn., passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at the family residence. She was a former resident of West Palm Beach, Fla. She was a member of South Mountain Baptist Church in Franklin County, near Gettysburg. In addition, she was associated with First Baptist Cleveland.
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She was a member of Phi Kappa Phi...
Larry Eugene Collins
Jan 24, 2017
Larry Eugene Collins, of Meigs County went home to be with Lord on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at his home, surrounded by family and friends.Â
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He was a Seventh Day Adventist and an avid fisherman and talented softball player. He worked for McKee Foods for over 40 years.
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 Larry was the son of the late Ruth Campbell...
Kathleen Preston
Jan 21, 2017
Kathleen Buckholts Marchant Preston, 80, passed away Saturday evening at her home, surrounded by family and friends.She was born on July 14, 1936, to Carrie Mae and John Robert Buckholts in DuPont, Georgia, and attended public schools there.She and her family moved to Tennessee, in 1955, and she worked as a secretary at Cleveland National Bank and at St. Luke’s...
Dr. John W. Besing
Jan 15, 2017
Dr. John W. Besing, 64, passed away Sunday evening surrounded by his wife and many friends from Bradley Healthcare; he succumbed to his injuries from his accident in 2006.  John was born in Haubstadt, Indiana and grew up in the rural community on a farm. He graduated from Indiana State University with a biology degree and did his residency in...
Viola B. Greer
Jan 14, 2017
Viola B. Greer, 92, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2017 at a local health care facility. She moved to Cleveland from Tellico Plains eight years ago and was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Cedar Ridge in Georgetown, TN. She loved working in her church as well as being an exceptional seamstress.
She...
John Merrilees
Jan 12, 2017
John Merrilees, 76, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017 at his home. He moved from Houston, TX and has been a resident of Cleveland since 1993. John was a family oriented man and loved his dog, Delilah. He played professional soccer in Philadelphia in 1959 and was an avid golfer. For the past year John found great joy in his...
Alma Jean Beard
Jan 10, 2017
Alma Jean Beard, 73, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2017 in Chattanooga healthcare facility. She attended Pine Hill Church of God. She loved yard sales and collecting tools.
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She was preceded in death by her parents, French M. Beard and Gladys Wilcox Beard; siblings:Â Hoover Beard, Beatrice Messer, Andrew Beard, Homer Beard, and Pearney...
Glenda Charlene Riden
Jan 9, 2017
Glenda Charlene Riden, 73, of Cleveland, passed away, Monday, January 9, 2017 in a local hospital surrounded by her family. Glenda was a true blessing to all that had the privilege to know her. Her child-like spirit and contagious smile taught us lessons in life that her family and friends will always cherish. She had a great love for her...
Scott Alsobrooks
Jan 4, 2017
Scott Alsobrooks, 54, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at his home. He attended First Baptist Church in Cleveland and was an avid sports fan. He loved the Nashville Predators and the Vanderbilt Commodores. He never passed up an opportunity to tease any Vols fans. He loved spending time with his family and adored his grandchildren....
Shirley Green Casteel
Dec 31, 2016
Shirley Green Casteel, 72, a resident of Decatur, Texas, and a former resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016. She was a member of Covenant Baptist Church in Cleveland. She enjoyed gardening and collecting dolls. She also loved spending time with her family; especially her grandchildren.Â
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Mrs. Casteel was preceded in death by her husband, Earl...
James L. Smith
Dec 29, 2016
James Louis Smith, 63, a resident of Harrison, TN, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016 at his residence. He had worked as an electrician with TVA and was a member of IBEW Local 175. He had lived in Harrison most of his life and was of the Church of God faith.
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He was preceded in death by his parents,...
Martha R. Thomas
Dec 26, 2016
Martha R. Thomas, 90, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Monday, December 26, 2016 at a local healthcare facility. She was of the Catholic faith and a member of St. Thérèse of Lisieux Catholic Church.  She was a teacher and had taught school at Saint Thomas More in Louisville, KY.
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She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald...
Mary Lou Morris
Dec 25, 2016
Mary Lou Amos Morris, 81, a resident of Cleveland, went to be with the Lord on December 25, 2016 in the comfort of her home. She was a wonderful, mother, grandmother and friend. She loved working in her greenhouse and garden and going to the Farmer’s Market. She loved her family and had a wonderful 49 years of marriage to...
