Myrtle L. Swafford
Oct 20, 2011
Myrtle Swafford, age 105, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2011, in a local healthcare facility. She dedicated her life to the service and care of others. At the age of 70 she retired after many years of employment with Bradley Healthcare and Garden Terrace/Life Care. She was of the Christian faith and attended the Baptist church. She was preceded in...
Wanda Sue Cole
Oct 16, 2011
Wanda Sue Cole, age 72, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2011 in a local hospital. She was an avid lover of animals and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Edgar Cole; parents, Earl Edward Gunter, Sr. and Agnes Gunter; brother, Eddie Gunter; and sister, Barbara Reeves Plaster. Survivors include...
Charles Edward Hilburn
Oct 13, 2011
Charles Edward Hilburn, 88, a resident of Lake Wales, Florida, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2011. He was born August 10, 1923 in Boynton, Georgia to the late Augustus C. & Phoebe (Keys) Hilburn. He was retired from Beacon Moving and Storage after 25 years, was of the Protestant faith and a veteran of World War II, serving in the...
Sadye Kay Lear
Oct 13, 2011
Sadye Kay Lear, 78, a resident of Riceville, TN, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2011 at her residence. She was born February 8, 1933 on Homesteads in Crossville, TN, to the late Oren and Lois Metzger. She graduated from Memphis Baptist Hospital as a Registered Nurse. She retired from Bradley Memorial Hospital after working over 25 years as an OR...
Virginia Fields Barber
Oct 9, 2011
Virginia " Jeannie" Fields Barber, 80, a resident of McDonald, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2011 at a local healthcare facility. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. She was retired as a Social Service Aide for the Bradley County Department of Human Services. Mrs. Barber was the daughter of the late Clifford and Leo Jordan Fields and was...
Bobby Dean Brandon
Oct 8, 2011
Bobby Dean Brandon, 74, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2011 at a Chattanooga hospital. He was an avid pool player at the Senior Citizens Center and loved woodworking. He was a member at Bethel Baptist Tabernacle and a supervisor at Charleston Hosiery. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and had a great love...
Cecilia Evans
Oct 1, 2011
Cecilia Evans, 66, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday October 1, 2011 at home with her husband and son by her side. She was a dental hygienist and worked for Drs' Eben Dearmond and Mike Jones until disability forced her retirement in 1999. She was a member of several professional dental hygiene societies through her working career. Cecilia attended Bradley High...
Donnie James Allen
Sep 29, 2011
Donnie James Allen, 64, a resident of Decatur, TN, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2011 at his residence. He installed industrial/commercial insulation and retired from Breeding Insulation of Knoxville. He loved fishing and travelling. He was preceded in death by his father, James B. Allen. Survivors include his companion of 13 years and love of his life, Terry LeFoy of...
Leonard Lee Crittenden
Sep 26, 2011
Leonard Lee Crittenden, age 79, a resident of Cleveland, stepped into the presence of the Lord, Monday, September 26, 2011. He was preceded to heaven by his parents, Stant and Vinie Crittenden; sisters, Barbara Haney and Louise Bandy; and nephew Alan Haney. He is survived by his step-mother, Elaine Crittenden; brother in law, Jack Bandy; four nephews, five nieces, nine...
David C. Riddle
Sep 20, 2011
David C. Riddle, age 68, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2011 in a local hospital. He now resides with his Heavenly Father. He was born on September 16, 1943 in Estill Springs, Tennessee to the late Clarence and Abbie Lewis Riddle. He was a member of Mountain View Church of God. David retired as a millwright...
J. Ralph Brewer
Sep 13, 2011
James Ralph Brewer, a resident of Cleveland and native of Neeces, South Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at his home in Cleveland. An Ordained Bishop in the Church of God, Brewer served the denomination in a number of leadership roles. Licensed for the ministry in 1957, Rev. Brewer took his first pastorate in 1958 in Bismarck, North...
Mildred Bennett Cannon
Sep 7, 2011
Mildred Bennett Cannon, 79, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2011. She was born June 28, 1932 and raised in Cleveland, Tennessee. She attended the Baptist church. She was employed after high school by Southern Bell Telephone Co. She then chose to stay home and take care of her children. She was an avid bowler and traveled to many places with...
Rosella Gates Coleman
Sep 4, 2011
Rosella Gates Coleman went to her heavenly home on Sunday, September 4, 2011. She was born March 14, 1923 in Elijay, GA to the late Homer and Mattie Gates, but spent most of her life in Cleveland. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, C. L. Coleman; seven brothers; one sister; one son-in-law, Ronald McJunkin; two...
Wilbur D. Wright
Sep 1, 2011
Wilbur D. Wright, age 85, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, September 01, 2011. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served during World War II. He will be missed by all of his friends from the North Cleveland Towers. He was preceded in death by his parents, William B. Wright, Sr. and Nancy Vestal Wright;...
Mike J. Dixon
Aug 31, 2011
Mike "Big Red" Dixon, age 51, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at his residence. He was a member of Clingan Ridge Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his father, Jerome Spencer Dixon. Survivors include his wife, Stacy Dixon; two sons, Seth Dixon and Michael Dixon; mother, Mildred Franklin; and one brother, Johnny Franklin....
Randy Lee Hammontree
Aug 30, 2011
Randy Hammontree, age 32, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2011. He loved Tennessee Vol's football and was an avid basketball fan. He and his wife Jordan were high school sweethearts and were together for 15 years. Survivors include his wife, Jordan Hammontree; daughter, Kyleigh Hammontree; parents, Danny and Cathy Hammontree; grandparents, Lester and Mary Sue Hammontree;...
Rosalie B. Alonzo
Aug 30, 2011
Rosalie B. Alonzo, age 71, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at her residence. Ro was a paralegal secretary for many years in Chicago, IL and then relocated to Houston, TX and started a career in the real-estate business of which she continued to pursue when she relocated to Cleveland ten years ago. Locally, she was...
Raymond F. Janis, Jr.
Aug 28, 2011
Raymond F. Janis, Jr., age 79, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2011 in a local hospital. He was an engineer with M&M Mars and a veteran of the United States Army, having served during the Korean War. Survivors include his wife, Iris Schilling Janis of Cleveland; two sons, William S. Janis of Seattle and Raymond S....
Dottie Mae Jones
Aug 28, 2011
Dortha "Dottie" Mae Jones, age 84, a resident of Decatur, and formerly of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2011 in a Chattanooga healthcare facility. She was employed with Fay Swafford Originals for 21 years and was a member of Clingan Ridge Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lewis C. and Ruth M. Johnson King; her...
Norma Jean Johnson
Aug 22, 2011
Norma Jean Johnson, 76, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Monday, August 22, 2011 at a local hospital. She was a member of Evening Light Gospel Tabernacle. Mrs. Johnson was the daughter of the late James G. Ingram and Elsie Mae Mullinax Ingram and was also preceded in death by her husband, William H. Johnson; one brother, Ernest Ingram and...
