Obituaries
Athens, Chattanooga & Cleveland, TN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Athens, Chattanooga & Cleveland, TN
Sarah Wynette Miller
Mar 6, 2017
Sarah Wynette Miller, 73, of Cleveland, TN passed away on March 6, 2017. She was born on October 16, 1943 to the late Henderson and Inez Lillard. Wynette has lived in Cleveland for the past 55 years after moving here from Polk County. She had attended Chestuee and Wesley United Methodist Churches as well as Big Spring Baptist. Wynette loved...
Danny Ray Lane
Mar 6, 2017
Danny Ray Lane, 68, of Chattanooga, TN passed away on March 6, 2017. He was born on December 20, 1948 to the late William and Thelma Lane. Danny's favorite pastime were his love of fishing and spending time with all of his dogs! In addition to his mother and father, Danny is preceded in death by an infant sister Billie...
Ocie Marie Hill
Mar 6, 2017
Ocie Marie Hill, of Cleveland, TN passed away on March 6, 2017. She was born in Montgomery, AL the daughter of the late Ozie and Gussie Lewis. Ocie was a member of Eastside church of Christ. She leaves behind to cherish her memory her husband Fred Hill; sons Anthony Hill of Auburn, GA and Christopher Hill of Decatur, GA; daughter...
Bobbie Blackwell
Mar 6, 2017
Bobbie Blackwell, 82, a resident of Cleveland, TN passed away on March 6th, 2017. She is preceded in death by her husband Kenneth Blackwell, one granddaughter Courtney Perkins. Bobbie is survived by one daughter Kennithia Mooneyham, one son David Blackwell, five grandchildren Holly, Beth, Chad, Adam and Austin, several great grandchildren, numerous other extended family members and a host of...
Charles William Evans
Mar 6, 2017
Charles William Evans, 73, of Georgetown received his eternal healing on Monday morning peacefully at home with his loving wife of 54 years and entered into his heavenly home. He was the son of the late Roscoe and Zelma Evans. In addition to his mother and father, he is preceded in death by his brother Ronald Evans and nephew Steve...
Billy Joe Hamrick
Mar 6, 2017
Billy Joe Hamrick, 78, a lifelong resident of Chattanooga, Tennessee, passed away on March 6, 2017. He was a member of Riverside Baptist Church and a child of God. Billy was owner/operator of General Sign Service for over 50 years. He was an amazing artist and lover of nature. He loved and appreciated everyone and everything, a seeker of knowledge...
Bobby Lee Miller
Mar 5, 2017
Bob Miller, 80, moved to his heavenly home on Sunday, March 5, 2017. Bob was preceded in death by parents, Herbert and Alden Miller, and a son, Kenneth Miller. He is survived by a his loving wife of 56 years, Ann Clifton Miller, son Glenn (Millanie) Miller of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, grandson Zachary (Kelli) Miller, granddaughters Erica (James) Davis and...
Betty Joyce Dunn
Mar 5, 2017
Betty Joyce Dunn of Oldfort, TN passed away on March 5, 2017. She was born on March 30, 1932 to the late Charles and Pearl Castello. Betty has been a lifelong resident of this area and was a seamstress by trade. She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church. Betty enjoyed walking, working with flowers, shopping, and was an avid...
Donna Ward
Mar 5, 2017
Donna Ward, 62, of Cleveland, TN passed away on March 5, 2017. She was born on February 21, 1955 to the late William and Jean Tiller. Donna has been a resident of Cleveland for the past twelve years. She loved cooking and being outside enjoying birds and flowers, but above all loved being with her children and grandchildren. In addition...
Paul Ruth
Mar 5, 2017
Paul Ruth went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 5th, 2017 after 56 years of full life. The son of Bobby and Joann Ruth, Paul was born on February 9th, 1961 in Athens, Tennessee. In his free time, Paul loved to go fishing. Paul is proceeded in death by his grandmother, Stella Cross. Grandparents, Raymond and...
James William "J.W." Hardin
Mar 5, 2017
James William “J.W.” Hardin, 73, of Cleveland, TN passed away on March 5, 2017. He was born on July 2, 1943 to the late Bill and Blanche Hardin. J.W. has been a resident of Cleveland for the last 50 years. He was born in Elizabethton, TN. J.W. was a member of New Liberty Baptist Church and he enjoyed being outdoors...
Linda Rose Patterson
Mar 5, 2017
Linda Patterson, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017 at a Dayton health care facility she was born July 14, 1951 to the late Edward Ira Wilson and Joan Beverly Neils Wilson in Detroit, Michigan. Linda was a member of the first graduating class of Murry Right High School in Downtown Detroit, MI, graduate of Wayne State University and worked 25...
Paul Thomas Trew
Mar 4, 2017
Paul Thomas Trew Jr., 81, of Cleveland, TN passed away on March 4, 2017. He was born on February 26, 1935 to the late Paul Trew Sr. and Katie Maples Trew. Paul was a lifelong resident of this area. He loved working with his hands and helping those in his community. Paul also loved to fish. In addition to his...
Frances Carringer
Mar 4, 2017
Frances Carringer, 91, of Cleveland, TN went home to be with the Lord on March 4, 2017. Her every day was filled with grace, joy, and a contagious passion for life. Frances Carringer stepped through into final glory yesterday afternoon. She eased out of her earth suit of 91 years in sweet peace, and everyone that knew her realizes Heaven...
Rochelle Louise Caudill
Mar 4, 2017
Rochelle Louise Caudill, 66, of Cleveland, TN, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on March 4, 2017 at Tennova Healthcare following a brief illness. Louise was born April 19, 1950 in Henderson, KY, a daughter of the late Roland and Lorene Shahan. She was adopted as a toddler and given a loving upbringing in the home of...
Edward Leroy Chasteen
Mar 4, 2017
Edward Leroy Chasteen, 77, of Cleveland, TN passed away on March 4, 2017. He was born on December 8, 1939 to the late William and Exie Chasteen. Edward has been a resident of Cleveland for the past 36 years. He attended Waterville Baptist Church. Edward loved working with old cars and watching races. Above all things, he loved his family...
Victor Scott Falagan
Mar 4, 2017
Victor Scott Falagan, 50, a resident of Cleveland, TN passed away on Saturday, March 4th, 2017 in a local hospital. He was born on August 8th, 1966 in Orlando, Florida. He loved to write music and play his guitars. Victor worked for many years and was a gifted Stucco Mason in this area. He was preceded in death by his...
Edna Lazelle Hancock
Mar 3, 2017
Edna Lazelle Hancock, 75, of Decatur, TN passed away on March 3, 2017. She was born on June 1, 1941 to the late Lawrence and Gertrude Waddell. Lazelle moved to Cleveland with her husband James in 1987. She was an active member of Prospect Church of God and a loving pastors and military wife to her husband James. Lazelle also...
Mary Burns Porter
Mar 3, 2017
Mary Burns Porter, of Ooltewah, TN, passed away on Friday March 3rd 2017, at the age of 93. Mary was born in Norwich, CT on November 2nd 1923. A graduate of New York University and the Bellevue School of Nursing, she married Charles Raymond Porter of Unionville, CT on July 19th 1947. The couple had three sons: Kevin Douglas, Keith...
Kathryn Jane Stark Strange
Mar 3, 2017
Kathryn Jane Stark Strange, 71, a resident of Cleveland, TN passed away on Friday, March 3rd, 2017 at her home. Jane was born here in Cleveland on October 20th, 1945 a daughter of the late Virgil & Mary Kathryn Stark. Jane live in Atlanta for a period of time in her adult life where she was a school teacher there....
