Betty M. Allen
Dec 25, 2015
Betty M. Allen, 90, passed away Friday morning, December 25, 2015 at Westmoreland Health and Rehab Center in Knoxville, TN. Betty was a member of Broad Street United Methodist Church where she was active in Congregational Care before moving to Knoxville. She was retired from the Bradley County and Cleveland City School Systems.
She was preceded in death...
Carolyn Rose Williams
Dec 18, 2015
Carolyn Rose Jenkins Williams of Cleveland died on Friday, December 18, 2015, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born March 5, 1946, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and attended Hattiesburg High School, Mississippi State College for Women (Mississippi University for Women), and Southern College (University of Southern Mississippi).
She and her husband, Jim began their life together in Nashville, where...
Willie Ruth Lee
Dec 12, 2015
Willie Ruth Lee, 95, of Cleveland Tennessee passed away on December 12, 2015. She was a member of First United Methodist Church. She was born in Brighton, Alabama and is the daughter of Allie and H.D. Simpson. She married William P. Lee in May of 1938. Ruth was preceded in death by her parents H.D. and Allie Simpson; husband, William...
Lois Paralee Taylor
Dec 12, 2015
Lois Paralee Randall Taylor, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015 at her residence. She was born on October 7, 1936 in Sweetwater, Tennessee, and graduated from Sweetwater High School and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She married Robert Fleming Taylor, and joined Broad Street United Methodist Church in 1965. She had lived in Cleveland since moving...
Jacqueline "Jackie" Geren
Dec 10, 2015
Jacqueline “Jackie” Geren, 87, a resident of Georgetown, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2015 at her home. She was a member of Prospect Church of God. She enjoyed fishing and camping and she loved taking care of her family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Gaston and Elizabeth Carland Gaston; daughter, Patricia Ann West and siblings, Estelle...
Thomas D. Stamey
Dec 7, 2015
Thomas D. “Tommy” Stamey, 65, a resident of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away Monday, December 7, 2015 in a Georgia hospital. He was a former resident of Cleveland, TN. He enjoyed fishing, Braves baseball, Tennessee Volunteers football, poker with friends and bingo with his sisters. He was known as the best “Cheer Dad in Gwinnett County.” Mr. Stamey was preceded in...
Terry Lang Griffith
Dec 6, 2015
Terry Lang Griffith, 70, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015 in Beechtree Manor. He was retired from the post office and a veteran of the United States Army, where he served in Vietnam and received two purple hearts. He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans, a member of the VFW, where he served as past president...
Joseph (Joe) Lee Nelson
Dec 6, 2015
Joseph (Joe) Lee Nelson, 32, of Charleston, TN passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015 in San Dimas, CA. Joe was a 2001 graduate of Meigs County High School. He was proudly employed as a electrical Journeyman Lineman (an accomplishment he worked very hard for) with IBEW Local 175. Joe loved living on the river, being outdoors and hanging out with...
Deborah Dawn McEntyre
Dec 3, 2015
Deborah Dawn McEntyre, 67, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2015 in a Chattanooga hospice facility. She was a member of Keith Street Baptist Church. She was preceded by her parents, Jessie Elrod and Sue Frazier Elrod and uncles, Leon Frazier and Fred Elrod. Survivors include her daughter, Dawn McEntyre Puster and husband, Jeff of Christiana, TN;...
Bonnie Mashburn
Nov 25, 2015
Bonnie Mashburn, 87, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at her home. She worked as a substitute teacher in both the Bradley County and the Cleveland City School systems. She attended the Peerless Road Church of God of Prophecy. She was preceded in death by her, parents, Allie Ray Parker and Lydia Chambers Parker. She is...
Bonnie Lou Vines
Nov 25, 2015
Bonnie Lou Vines, 67, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at her home. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She was of Christian faith. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Nora Mae Allen and Joseph Miller Hembree and siblings, George Hembree, Mae Hyde, David Hembree, Luke Hembree, and...
Catherine Louise Love
Nov 23, 2015
Catherine Louise Love, 63, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Monday, November 23, 2015 at the family residence. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Phillip Caylor and Alfreda Brown Caylor; and also her former spouse and father to her children, Thomas Beck; three brothers: James P. Caylor, David Caylor and John...
Gary L. White
Nov 21, 2015
Gary L. White, 75, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015 in a Chattanooga hospital. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and was awarded the Antartica Service Medal. Mr. White was preceded in death by his parents, Harris Lynwood White and Waneta Daisy Searcy Morris. He is survived by his son, Dion White of...
George Howard Saffles
Nov 16, 2015
George Howard Saffles, 74, a resident of Cleveland and a former resident of Florida, passed away Monday, November 16, 2015 at the family residence. He was a retired police officer for Bradley County and was a member of the Faternal Order of Police. Mr. Saffles was the son of the late George Saffles, Sr. and Noreen Willard Saffles and was...
Keith Beaty
Nov 15, 2015
Keith Beaty James Keith Beaty, longtime educator, coach, and lifelong resident of Bradley County, died on Sunday, November 15th, 2015. Keith was the first child of Leon and Mildred Beaty, born on August 17, 1947. He attended MTSU and received a degree in Economics and Finance. He later completed a M.Ed in Educational Administration and Supervision. On August 10, 1968,...
Steven Hunter Raybourne
Nov 14, 2015
Steven Hunter Raybourne, 58, of Georgetown, TN died Saturday November 14, 2015. Steve was a graduate of Georgia State College and was an operations manager for M&M Mars before retirement. He then pursued his lifelong passion for boating. He held a captain's license and was a 100T Master. He was a devoted family man who will be missed by four...
Margaret Ann Swafford
Nov 12, 2015
Margaret Ann Swafford, 76, a resident of Benton, TN, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2015 at her residence. She had lived her entire life in the Cleveland and Benton area and had worked at City Auto Parts with her late husband, Carson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carson Swafford; parents, Cub Goforth and Elizabeth Morton Goforth; and...
Shelva Jean Phillips
Nov 5, 2015
Shelva Jean Phillips, 77, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Phillips was preceded in death by her parents, Levi H. Brannon and Oma Lee Gilley Brannon; brother, Franklin Brannon and grandson, Dike Jeremy Shell. Survivors include her husband, Donald Phillips of Cleveland; children, Donna Shell and husband, Willie of Cleveland, and Marty...
Carolyn Achata
Nov 5, 2015
Carolyn Achata McDonald resident, Carolyn Annette Wilson (Ward) Achata, 72, passed away peacefully Thursday, November 5, 2015, at her home after bravely fighting lymphoma for several years. Born in Big Stone Gap, VA, on October 13, 1943, Mrs. Achata chose Bradley County as her home in 1969 after living in many places all over the southeast. In addition to McDonald,...
Dorothy Jane Perry
Nov 3, 2015
Dorothy Jane Perry of Cleveland and formerly of Bridge City, Texas, passed away Tuesday, November 03, 2015 in a local healthcare facility. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Bridge City, Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tom Billy Perry; parents, James W. Sneed and Ethel Wilhelm Sneed; sister, Mimmie Moulder and brother, James Sneed,...
