Obituaries
Athens, Chattanooga & Cleveland, TN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Athens, Chattanooga & Cleveland, TN
Ryan Allen Schwartz
Apr 20, 2021
Ryan Allen Schwartz, 30, of Cleveland, TN passed away on April 20, 2021. He was born on July 22, 1990. Ryan was an animal lover, especially with his dog, “Blackie.” He also loved people. He never met a stranger and loved caring for the homeless. He was dearly loved and will be greatly missed by all who knew him. He...
Charles N. Thacker
Apr 19, 2021
Charles Nemnich Thacker, 81, a native of Danville, AR, and longtime resident of Cleveland, TN passed away surrounded by his loving family on April 19, 2021. While the end was sudden but peaceful, Charles had fought numerous life-threatening health battles over the years. He prevailed over a brain aneurysm in 1981 and used the time gifted to him by serving...
Gilbert A. Miracle
Apr 19, 2021
Gilbert A. Miracle, 88, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away on Monday, April 19, 2021. Gilbert was a member of Washington Avenue Baptist Church for over thirty years. He loved to listen to Bluegrass Christian music. He loved to play the Banjo and write songs. Gilbert worked at Hardwick clothes. He enjoyed bowling often in his younger years. He was...
Mark Allen Stephens
Apr 19, 2021
Mark Stephens, 54, of Cleveland, TN, passed away April 19, 2021.Born in West Palm Beach, FL on December 25, 1966. He loved his Florida Gators, working in the garage with his brother Matt. Mark was a loving and caring person who loved spending time with his wife & kids. Preceded in death by his mother, Betty Stephens Crowe. Survived by...
David Lee Miller
Apr 19, 2021
David Lee Miller, 76, resident of Cleveland passed away Monday, April 19, 2021 at his home. David was born September 5, 1944 in Cohutta, GA to the late Mark and Anna Lee Miller. He was a proud veteran of the United States Army and served our country in Vietnam. He owned and operated his own Heating and Air Conditioning Service,...
Robert Randolph Payne
Apr 18, 2021
Robert Randolph Payne, age 64 of Cleveland , departed this life on Sunday evening , April 18, 2021 at a Chattanooga health care facility. Born on December 13, 1956 in Rome Georgia, he spent the majority of his life in Rome before moving to Bradley County 12 years ago. He was a member of New Life Bible Church and a...
Lonnie Eugene Teague
Apr 17, 2021
Lonnie Teague, age 73 of Cleveland, departed this life on Saturday morning, April 17, 2021 at his residence. Born in Athens, Tennessee, he grew up in Tellico Plains and lived the majority of his life in Bradley County. Lonnie was a member of Mercy Baptist Church in Ooltewah and was a proud veteran of the United States Army serving during...
Stephen Lenn Satterfield
Apr 17, 2021
Stephen Lenn Satterfield, Age 36 of Cleveland, TN passed away Saturday morning April 17th, 2021. He now resides with our father in heaven. He was born on April 27th 1984 in Bradley County, Cleveland, TN. He is survived by his mother Barbara Satterfield, father Alex Satterfield (Candy Satterfield), sister Stacy Singleton (Josh Singleton), niece Krissy Lankford, and nephew Cody Lankford....
Myra Francis Russell
Apr 17, 2021
Myra Francis Russell, 79, a resident of Oak Ridge, TN passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2021 in a Sweetwater, TN hospital. She was born on April 10, 1942 a daughter of the late William & Grace Brewer. Myra loved to go trout fishing at Citico Creek near Tellico in her spare time. She will be missed by all those...
Robert Theodore Stoetzner
Apr 17, 2021
Robert Theodore Stoetzner went home to be with his Savior on April 17, 2021 after a lengthy battle with Muscular Dystrophy. He was born March 22, 1940 in Utica, NY, son of the late Edwin and Martha Stoetzner and preceded in death by brother Arthur Stoetzner. Robert grew up in Millers Mills and graduated from West Winfield Central High School...
Joann Shaver
Apr 17, 2021
JoAnn Shaver, age 77, passed away gracefully and peacefully on Saturday April 17, 2021. Those that were waiting for her in her new home, husband Richard Ollis Shaver, and parents Horace & Captola Manery She leaves behind to cherish her memory, her daughter Malita "Lita" Shaver, and grandson Colin Cornett; son Richard "Tony" Shaver; her grandchildren and their spouses Weston...
Nora Belle Myers Rodgers
Apr 16, 2021
Nora Rodgers, age 90, of Charleston, departed this life on Friday, April 16, 2021 at Lifecare Center of Cleveland. Born in Sullivan County, Tennessee to the late Frank and Lillie Brooks Myers, she spent a majority of her life in Charleston and was a longtime and active member of First Baptist Church of Charleston. She loved cooking, spending time with...
Phil Brown
Apr 16, 2021
Phil Brown of Cleveland, TN, 74, passed away in his home on April 16, 2021 surrounded by family. He was a beloved husband, dad, grandpa, brother and friend. Phil lived in Cleveland, TN for almost 17 years and was quite active in several local charities. Phil spent countless hours volunteering for the community and played a key role in building...
Dr. Philip Jerald Dugan
Apr 16, 2021
Dr. Philip Jerald Dugan, 84, former director and founder of the Cleveland and Athens Regional Cancer Centers, the Ocoee Regional Cancer Foundation, longtime resident of Birchwood, TN passed away Friday, April 16, 2021 at home with his family after a courageous 1 year battle with MD Syndrome. Dr. Dugan, a native of Los Angeles, CA graduated Loyala High School ’54...
James Caroll Layne
Apr 16, 2021
James Layne, age 71, of Rossville, Departed this life on Friday April 16, 2021 at his residence. Born on May 3, 1949 in Chattanooga to the late Phines and Genevieve Vera Guy Layne, he spent the majority of his life in Sequatchie Valley before moving to Rossville. He was an avid Tennessee Vols fan and loved spending time with his...
Barbara Skiles
Apr 16, 2021
Barbara F. Skiles passed away on April 16, 2021, at her home surrounded by her family. She was a certified HR manager for over 25 years at several local companies. She is survived by her husband, Bobby; daughter, Candace, and grandson, Grayson Skiles. Her surviving siblings include Bonnie and Stan Hood, Richard and Linda Ferguson, Debbie and Randy Legg, and...
Randy "Boo" Jones
Apr 15, 2021
Randy “Boo” Jones, age 63 of Cleveland, departed this life on Thursday, April 15, 2021 after a long battle with sickness. Born on January 20, 1958 to the late Leonard and Virginia Terry Jones in Jamestown, Tennessee where he spent his childhood, he moved to the Cleveland area in the late 1970’s and soon after went to work for Norfolk...
Mark Abbott
Apr 15, 2021
Rev Mark Stephen Abbott of Cleveland, TN, passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2021, following a brief illness. He was 61. Born in Seaford, DE, he was called to the ministry as a teenager and became an ordained bishop in the Church of God and an evangelist in his native Delmarva-DC region. He served as pastor of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor...
Angel Carolann Marie Morrow
Apr 15, 2021
Baby Angel Carolann Marie Morrow passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2021. She was the daughter of Tessanna Morgan and Steven Morrow; sister to Isiah and Hunter Morrow; niece to John, Josh, Gordon Snyder, Jr, Bobby and Paul Morrow and Christopher Green; granddaughter to Gordon Snyder, Carol Morgan, Angie Davis, Steven Morrow, and the Late Bobby Davis. A gathering of...
David Lon Dockrey
Apr 15, 2021
David Lon Dockrey, 81 of Ooltewah, TN passed away on April 15, 2021. He was born on November 7,1939 to the late Lonnie and Lillian (Key) Dockrey. In addition to his mother and father he is preceded in death by his brothers Paul Martin Dockrey, Phillip Dale of Alexandria, IN; and sister Linda Kay Hoerling of Alexandria, IN. He leaves...
