Obituaries
Athens, Chattanooga & Cleveland, TN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Athens, Chattanooga & Cleveland, TN
Lillie Ann Young
Nov 1, 2021
Lillie Ann Young, 60, of Cleveland, Tennessee passed away November 1, 2021 at Tennova Hospital . She was born on October 22, 1961, to the late Willie and Cora Wooden. Lillie loved to be outside surrounded by nature fishing or camping, she also enjoyed cooking, coloring, and sewing most of all she enjoyed her family. Lillie is survived by: her...
Clyne Clabough
Nov 1, 2021
Clyne Clabough, 88, of Cleveland, TN passed away on November 1, 2021. He was born on September 17, 1933 to the late Robert and Elzie Clabough. Clyne loved the “Farm Life.” He enjoyed being outside working on his farm. He was dearly loved and will be greatly missed by all who knew him. In addition to his mother and father,...
Thomas David Myers Sr.
Nov 1, 2021
Thomas David Myers Sr., 78, of Athens passed away on Monday, November 1, 2021. Thomas was born on August 1, 1943 in Northville, Michigan to the late Otto and Agnes (Petrik) Myers. Thomas was the youngest of 9 children. He was a graduate of the 1960 class of Walled Lake High School. After High school Thomas joined the United States...
Dean Newman
Oct 31, 2021
On October 31st, 2021 Dean Nuri Newman passed away peacefully at his home in Cleveland, TN with his son by his side.Dean Newman was born in Miami Beach, FL but raised primarily in Winchester, VA. He is proceeded in death by his mother, Alama Carpenter Nuri and father, Ismail Nuri and wife Anne Surface Newman. He is survived by his...
Perry Alan Bancroft
Oct 31, 2021
Perry Alan Bancroft, 59, of Cleveland, TN, passed away on October 31, 2021, at Tennova Hospital, surrounded by his beloved family. A 20-year career with the United States Navy took him to many parts of the world, and he had many stories from this time in his life and spoke with great fondness of the friends he made and places...
Rose Margaret "Midge" Crawford
Oct 31, 2021
Rose Margaret “Midge” Crawford, 82, of Charleston, TN passed away on October 31, 2021. She was born on May 31, 1939 to the late Boyd M. Hooper and Mary Smalling Hooper. Midge was a lifelong resident of this area. She loved traveling, especially to the beach where some of her happiest memories were. She was an avid horse lover and...
Birtice Imogene O'Dell
Oct 31, 2021
Birtice Chapman O’Dell, age 75 of Ooltewah, departed this life on Sunday, October 31, 2021 at her residence. Born on December 8, 1945 in Fort Payne, Alabama to the late J.B and Doxie Holcomb Chapman , she was a longtime resident of Hamilton County and was of the Baptist Faith. She enjoyed quilting, crocheting, cooking, and watching her favorite shows...
Consetta "Setta" Diane Stephens
Oct 30, 2021
ConSetta "Setta" Diane Stephens, 62, passed away October 30, 2021, at her residence. Born February 7, 1959, to the late Ethel Chelf and Charles Royston Smith "Roy" Leight, in Baltimore Maryland. She was a resident of Calhoun, GA for 35 years who loved to bird watch, stay up to date on current events, socializing, and some of her favorite TV...
Ronnie Lee Barger
Oct 30, 2021
Ronnie Lee (Red) Barger, 65, born July 4, 1956, went to meet his heavenly father on October 30, 2021. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother. He passed away at Memorial Hospital after battling throat cancer and anxiety. His battle started in 1999 and continued until he was too weak and too tired to keep fighting. He was...
Matthew James Rigg
Oct 30, 2021
Matthew Rigg, age 50 of Cleveland TN, departed this life on October 30, 2021. A native of Michigan and a 1990 graduate of Merrill High School. Matthew moved to Cleveland in 2018. He made many friends. He was active, adventurous and creative. He loved being outdoors hiking and working out. He will be forever remembered for his smile and hugs....
James Wesley Cantrell
Oct 30, 2021
James Wesley Cantrell, 41, of Englewood left this earth on Saturday, October 30, 2021 and entered the other side on two wheels comin’ in hot. A lifelong resident of Saginaw, his free spirit will roam the mountains of East Tennessee forever. Wes was preceded in death by his father, James Donald Cantrelll. Survivors include his son, James Dakota Cantrell "Koda...
Daniel Joseph Dyer
Oct 30, 2021
Daniel Dyer, age 42 of Cleveland, departed this life on Saturday, October 30, 2021 at Tennova Healthcare in Cleveland. Born on January 14, 1979 to the late Mike and Carole Dyer, he was a native and lifelong resident of Bradley County and was a member of the Bradley Central High School Class of 1997. He enjoyed cooking, fishing, and spending...
James Y. Davis
Oct 30, 2021
James (“Jay”, “Jim”) Y. Davis passed away October 30, 2021 at the age of 94. Jay was born in 1927 in NE Tennessee. Soon after graduating from high school he visited his sister who lived Charlotte. On a whim he applied for a job at a local company. He was hired which kept him in Charlotte and began a career...
Consetta Diane Leight
Oct 30, 2021
ConSetta "Setta" Diane Stephens, 62, passed away October 30, 2021, at her residence. Born February 7, 1959, to the late Ethel Chelf and Charles Royston Smith "Roy" Leight, in Baltimore Maryland. She was a resident of Calhoun, GA for 35 years who loved to bird watch, stay up to date on current events, socializing, and some of her favorite TV...
Robert Earl Sharpe, Jr.
Oct 30, 2021
Robert Earl Sharpe, Jr., 67, a resident of Riceville, TN, passed away October 30, 2021. Born January 9, 1954, to the late Robert “Dean” and Barbara Sharp in Cleveland, TN. He loved hunting, fishing, and anything outdoors, always the life of the party. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his daughter, Maggie Sims. Survived by...
David Reed Ricker Jr.
Oct 29, 2021
David Reed Ricker Jr., 90 a resident of Delano, TN passed away on Friday, October 29, 2021 at his home. He was born on April 13, 1931 in Pittsfield, Mass. A son of the late David Reed Ricker Sr. & Alma Pratt Ricker. He had made Athens his home for the past 16 years after relocating here from Vermont. David...
Jimmy Russell Mingie
Oct 29, 2021
Jimmy Russell Mingie, 51, of Cleveland, TN passed away on Friday October 29, 2021. He was born on April 9, 1970. Jimmy was the life of the party always with a smile. He loved his family and friends. Though he endured many obstacles throughout his life, he never let them slow him down. He loved wrestling and also attending church....
James Robert Pascoe
Oct 29, 2021
James R. (Bob) Pascoe passed away on October 29, 2021 at Tennova Hospital. He leaves behind to grieve his wife Martha whose hand he held for 31 years; his daughter and son-in-law Theresa and Roger Naylor, Crystal River, Florida; son and daughter-in-law John and Yvonne Pascoe, Waddell, Arizona; and grandson and wife Jacob and Kate Sulpice and great grandson Henry...
Linda Varnell D'Armond
Oct 29, 2021
Linda Varnell D'armond, 82, a native of Cleveland, died Friday October 29th, 2021, at a local assisted living community. She was born in Cleveland and moved with her family across the US as her father served as a Colonel in the Army. Linda graduated from Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, California. She returned to Cleveland and attended Tennessee Wesleyan...
Nellie Mae Dickerson
Oct 29, 2021
Nellie W. Dickerson, 95, passed away on Friday, October 29, 2021. She was the daughter of the late M.F. and Abbie Whitehurst. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Thomas “Ted” Dickerson, Jr., sister, Eva Anderson, and son-in-law, Larry Armer. She is survived by her three children: David Dickerson (Nan), Eva Joe Ingram (Bill), and Garion Armer; seven...
