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Jane Lowe

Jane Lowe

May 20, 2009

Nancy Jane Groome Lowe, 89, was a resident of Cleveland for 47 years. She died Wednesday, May 20, 2009 in a local hospital. She was born in Groometown, NC on September 2, 1919.

Jane was a devoted family woman. She loved being a wife, a mother, and a grandmother. She was an active member of First United Methodist Church....

Olan Thomas McMinn, Jr.

Olan Thomas McMinn, Jr.

May 16, 2009

Olan Thomas McMinn, Jr., age 70, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2009, in a local healthcare center. He was a member of the Church of God. He was a member of the Disabled Veterans. He served his country in the U.S. Navy. He was the owner of Macks Exterminating and GFB Filter Service both in Texas....

Mary Carpenter Annand

Mary Carpenter Annand

May 14, 2009

Mary Carpenter Annand, age 91, of Knoxville, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2009 at Shannondale Health Care Center. She had resided at Homewood Residence at Deane Hill for several years.

She was born May 12, 1918 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. She was a former resident of Ducktown and Cleveland, TN. She was a member of First Presbyterian...

Flora Ann Hiefnar

Flora Ann Hiefnar

May 8, 2009

Flora Ann Hiefnar, age 87, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Friday morning, May 8, 2009, in a local hospital. She was retired from Magic Chef after 28 years of dedicated service. She was a devoted member at Clingan Ridge Baptist Church. She loved to quilt and belonged to a quilting club at her church. She was an avid bowler....

Velma Boyd

Velma Boyd

May 6, 2009

Velma L. Boyd, age 87, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2009, in a local healthcare facility. She was of the Baptist faith. She was retired from M&M Mars. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack H. Boyd, two sons, Stephen Boyd and Dane Alan Gibson and parents, Edridge and Fannie Brown.

She is...

Carl L. Murray

Carl L. Murray

May 5, 2009

Carl Murray died May 5, 2009 in Cleveland, Tennessee. Carl was born May 27, 1924 in Ooltewah, Tennessee to G.H. and Nora Belle Spencer Murray. He was a descendant of the Sam Murray family that settled in Bradley County in the early 1880s. For most of his life, he was a resident of the Prospect community where he was a...

Johnnie Gail Cantrell

Johnnie Gail Cantrell

Apr 30, 2009

Johnnie Gail McKeown Cantrell, born in McMinn County and resident of Cleveland made a transitional move to a higher aspiration of living on Thursday, April 30, 2009.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John McKeown and Opal Pierce McKeown, a brother, Jim McKeown and a Sister-in-love, Sylvia McKeown.

She was a member of Short Creek Baptist...

William Lee Holland, Sr.

William Lee Holland, Sr.

Apr 30, 2009

William Lee Holland, Sr. went home to be with his Lord on April 30, 2009. He was born in Parkersburg, W.V. on June 30, 1944. He served in the U. S. Army. He was stationed in Germany where he was the European Weightlifting Champion in 1964. He was a member of Bellefounte Baptist Church in Charleston, TN where he sang...

Elmer Rector

Elmer Rector

Apr 28, 2009

Memorial service for Elmer L. Rector, age 82, of Edgewater, who died Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at his home, will be held 1:00 p.m. Monday, May 11 at Edgewater United Methodist Church, with The Reverend Williston C. Brewer and The Reverend Robert Moffat, officiating. Burial will follow at Sea Pines Memorial Gardens, Edgewater.

Born in Saltville, Virginia, Mr. Rector...

B Larry Gorbett

B Larry Gorbett

Apr 24, 2009

B. Larry Gorbett, 72, of Roswell, GA, formally of Cleveland,TN, died Friday, April 24th. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jerry and Beatrice Gorbett. He leaves to cherish his memory three children Debra Hall and Mark Gorbett of Murfreesboro, TN and Jason and Tracey Gorbett of Castle Rock, CO. Sister Mary Ann and Lanny Near and sister at...

Gloria Ann Rogers

Gloria Ann Rogers

Apr 21, 2009

Gloria Ann Rogers, age 72, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at her residence. She was of the Baptist faith. She loved the Lord with all her heart. She was a retired paralegal formerly employed in Chattanooga. She was devoted to the raising of her daughters. She was an avid gardener and loved to correspond with...

Jeanie Davis

Jeanie Davis

Apr 14, 2009

Jeanie Davis, 55, of Cleveland, died at her residence Monday, April 13, 2009, with her husband at her side after losing a hard-fought battle to lung cancer, but she made peace with the Lord and she is the winner now.

Jeanie was employed as a teller at First Tennessee Bank where she loved working with dear co-workers and customers....

Ruby E. Davis

Ruby E. Davis

Apr 14, 2009

Ruby Ernestine Hanks Davis, age 86, a resident of Cleveland, TN, went home to be with the Lord she worshipped and adored, Tuesday, April 14, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Walter H. Davis, Sr.

She was a longtime faithful member of the Westmore Church of God where she had many friends who...

James S. (Dick) Chambers

James S. (Dick) Chambers

Apr 14, 2009

James S. (Dick) Chambers, age 84, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2009, in a Chattanooga hospital. He was a dedicated and devoted member of the First United Methodist Church of Cleveland, TN. He was retired from Simco Leather Company as General Manager and Co-Owner. He was a veteran of World War II and served in the...

Jay F. Sherlin

Jay F. Sherlin

Apr 12, 2009

Jay Franklin Sherlin, age 75, resident of Cleveland, TN, entered heaven Easter Sunday, April 12, 2009. He passed away at his residence surrounded by his loving wife and family. He was a member of North Cleveland Church of God for more than 50 years where he served as a Sunday School teacher, Sunday School Superintendent, council member, Building Committee member,...

Maxine Thompson

Maxine Thompson

Apr 8, 2009

Nancey Maxine Wells Thompson, resident of Charleston, TN, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at her residence. She was a resident of Tennessee for the past 23 years and before that she resided in San Marcos, Texas. She was a member of the New Horizons Church in Charleston. She was formerly a member of the First Baptist Church in San...

Edna Shirley

Edna Shirley

Apr 8, 2009

Edna Tillery Shirley, age 95, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2009, in a local health care facility. She retired from Magic Chef after many years of service. She was the oldest member of the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church where she was a member of the United Sunday School Class, Joy Club and Mildred Brown Circle of...

Eva Lauderback

Eva Lauderback

Apr 7, 2009

Eva Lauderback, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2009, in a hospital in Athens, TN. She was a member of the Bethel Springs Baptist Church where she played the piano for over 40 years.

She is survived by one daughter and son in law, Mitzi and Gary Ledford, Cleveland, TN.

Graveside services were held Wednesday,...

Bill Helms

Bill Helms

Apr 7, 2009

William David Bill Helms, age 55, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at his residence. He was presently employed with Steve Williams Construction Co. He was a member of the Elks Lodge. He was an avid golfer and a member of the Chatata Valley Golf Club. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Wheeler...

Jimmy Pritchard

Jimmy Pritchard

Apr 1, 2009

Jimmy Pritchard, age 58, died recently. Jimmy was a former employee of Insurance Incorporated and Bradley County Schools. Jimmy is survived by his sister in law , Susan Pritchard of Louisville, Kentucky, his nephew Michael Pritchard of Duran, Michigan, his great nephew Christopher Pritchard of Duran,Michigan , neices Valerie Pritchard of Marion,Indiana and Kristina Pritchard of Louisville, Kentucky , first...

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