Jean Lawson Ownbey
Oct 7, 2019
Jean Lawson Ownbey passed away at Life Care Centers of Cleveland on October, 7, 2019. Jean was born October 31, 1929, and was a lifelong resident of Cleveland. She was a member of First Baptist Church and the Retired Teachers Association.
Jean studied at Harding College and the University of Tennessee Chattanooga and obtained a BS degree in Education...
Mary Loretta Ledford Ellis
Oct 7, 2019
Mary Loretta Ledford Ellis, 88, of Cleveland passed away Monday October 7, 2019 in a local hospital. She attended Mt. Springs Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Richard and Alice Ledford; step-daughter, Sandra Lee; grandson, Richard Dale Woody and siblings, Max Ledford(Helen), and Lorene Toomey(J.D.).
Survivors include her children, Randy Woody (Mary) of Old Fort, Byron...
Jessie Mae Scruggs
Oct 7, 2019
Jessie Mae Scruggs, 68, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, October 7, 2019 at her home. She was manager of Jack’s Cleaners on North Ocoee Street for 15 years. Jessie was a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church where she had been employed for the past several years.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Oscar E. Foster, Sr....
Roy E. Rymer
Oct 6, 2019
Roy E. Rymer, 93, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2019 in a Chattanooga Care Center. He was an active member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, and also a snowbird of Naples, Florida where he was an active member of East Naples Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the United States Army and a 65 year member of...
Laura Marie Thacker
Oct 4, 2019
Our dear mother, Laura Marie Thacker, 92, of Benton, Tennessee passed peacefully at home on October 4, 2019. Born on June 13, 1927 in Grundy, Virginia, Marie was predeceased by her husband, Woodrow Thacker; parents, William Crawford and Cosby Jane Osborne of Vansant, Virginia; three sisters and eight brothers.
She is survived by her daughters, Jane Thacker Wooten (Stanley)...
Beulah Mae Murphree
Oct 3, 2019
Beulah Mae Murphree, 98, passed away October 3, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Gainus Murphree, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Wheeler, one sister, Grace Golden, and her son-in-law, Wayne Howell, all of Cleveland, TN.
She is survived by her daughter Gaye Murphree Howell; her...
Robert Lee Cantrell
Oct 1, 2019
Robert Lee Cantrell, 83, of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2019, in a local healthcare facility. He was a member of Broad Street United Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Lona Holcombe Cantrell; parents, William Jesse and Della Cudd Cantrell and brother, Billy Cantrell.
He is survived by his two children, William Lee Cantrell, of...
Martha Lynn Pritchett
Sep 28, 2019
Martha Lynn (Elmore) Pritchett, 80, Cleveland, went to her heavenly home on Saturday, September 28, 2019.
Martha was born on August 15, 1939 in Cleveland, TN to Sherman and Mildred Elmore. She was a 1957 graduate of Bradley Central High School. After graduating high school, she worked in Atlanta, GA as an x-ray technician until 1961 when she married her...
Steve Riggs
Sep 28, 2019
Steve Riggs, 72, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2019 in a local hospital. He was born and raised in Bradley County, and was a member of Lebanon Baptist Church.
He had worked at Whirlpool for 46 years and had also worked as a firefighter with the Bradley County Fire Department for over 25 years. He served in the...
Eugene "Pap" Robert Shamblin
Sep 28, 2019
Gene "Pap" Robert Shamblin , 84, of Old Fort, departed this life on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at his son’s residence. Gene retired from Olin Chemical. He enjoyed playing cards, working in the yard, and spending time with his family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Bonnie Shamblin; sister, Margaret Smith; brothers, Junior Shamblin,...
Katherine S. Spencer
Sep 27, 2019
Katherine S. Spencer, 84, passed away Friday, September 27, 2019 in a Chattanooga health care facility. She was of Baptist faith and a 1953 graduate of Bradley Central High School.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Milton E. Sperlich, Sr. and Elsie Gee Sperlich and brother, Milton Sperlich , Jr.
Survivors include children, Stephanie Wright of...
Wm. "Bill" J. Williams, Jr.
Sep 27, 2019
Wm. “Bill” J. Williams, Jr., 74, of Tequesta, FL passed away on Friday, September 27, 2019. Bill was born on February 6, 1945 in Attleboro, MA and moved to Palm Beach County when he was twelve. He served in the Navy and was employed at United Technologies Pratt Whitney for 34 years.
Bill enjoyed fishing, traveling, reading and orchids. But...
Wm. Russell Lee
Sep 27, 2019
Wm. Russell Lee, 75, of Cleveland, passed away Friday, September 27, 2019 at his home. He graduated from Bradley Central High School Class of 1962. Russell attended University of Tennessee and Tennessee Tech. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and retired from Cleveland Plywood after 30 years of service. Russell was a member of First Baptist Church...
Pauline Dixon Kirkpatrick
Sep 27, 2019
On Friday, September 27, 2019, Pauline Dixon Kirkpatrick left her large and much loved “family-on-earth” to experience her faith becoming sight and to reunite with her “family-in-heaven”. Hers was without question an incredibly full and well-lived life with an endless legacy.
Pauline attended Lebanon Baptist Church her entire life. She began serving as church pianist at age 14 in...
Rosa Nell Smith
Sep 25, 2019
Rosa Nell Smith, 79, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2019 in a Chattanooga hospital.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Carmel Smith and Gerthie Rice Smith; son Mark Bergmark; and one brother.
She is survived by her two grandchildren, Alice Webb and Steven Bergmark; two great grandchildren, Ella and Emmy Webb; six...
Luann Still Chappell
Sep 25, 2019
Luann Still Chappell, 63, a native of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at her home in Gallatin, TN. She is the daughter of long-time Cleveland resident, Jimmy Still and the late Joan Still. Luann was married to Jack Chappell, a retired University of California administrator. She and her husband had moved to a small farm in Gallatin five...
James "Buddy" M. Linville
Sep 23, 2019
James M. “Buddy” Linville, 80, of Cleveland, passed away on Monday, September 23, 2019 at Tennova Healthcare. This will be his biggest trip ever!
A “go-bag” was always in Buddy’s closet. He loved to travel. Anywhere. Anytime. He loved old cars, NASCAR, fishing and hunting.
Buddy graduated with a master’s degree from Tennessee Wesleyan while employed with Bradley County School...
John Wayne Hodge
Sep 22, 2019
John Wayne Hodge, age 71, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2019 at the VA Hospital in Nashville, TN. He was born in Fonde, KY, raised in Detroit, MI, and then moved his family to Cleveland, TN in 1974. At that time they became members at North Cleveland Church of God where he served on The First Impressions Ministry, Bus Ministry,...
Edna May Griffey
Sep 21, 2019
Edna May Griffey, 91, a resident of Cleveland, Tennessee, passed away September 21, 2019. She was born April 11, 1928 in Kuna, Idaho. She was the eleventh of twelve children born to Jackson and Mary (Fackrell) Pruett.She married her husband, David C. Griffey (who was serving in the United States Air Force), in Vancouver, Washington on December 24, 1957. While...
Judy Ann Hutton
Sep 21, 2019
Judy Ann Hutton, 80, of Cleveland, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Saturday, September 21, 2019 in a Chattanooga hospital. She was a member of Hampton Drive Baptist Church. She loved serving the Lord in a way that only she could. She enjoyed spending time with her family and caring for her church family. She was retired from...
