Obituaries
Athens, Chattanooga & Cleveland, TN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Athens, Chattanooga & Cleveland, TN
Raymond Burns
Dec 13, 2016
Raymond Burns, 74, a resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away on Tuesday, December 13th, 2016. He graduated from Ooltewah High School, where he excelled in sports, and was on the 1960 Ooltewah football team, where they won the state championship. Raymond worked 22 years as an accountant before changing careers and working 25 years as an employee at Maytag. He...
William Patrick "Bill" Creagan
Dec 13, 2016
Former Cleveland Tennessee resident William(Bill) Patrick Creagan passed away at Tennova Medical Center in Cleveland Tennessee approximately 6:30 PM December 13th. Mr Creagan was born on March 9th 1961 in Newton, Iowa to his parents Wayne and Barbara Creagan. He attended Newton High School and then went on to get a BA Degree in business at the University of Iowa...
Michael Spencer Whelan
Dec 13, 2016
Michael Spencer Whelan, 33, of Chattanooga, TN died on Tuesday, December 13, 2016. Spence was a graduate from Chattanooga State Community College and attended UTC to study environmental law. Spence loved his family and was a devoted father, friend, son, brother and nephew. Spence loved life and was constantly finding new ways to experience it with his son and his...
Mary Grace Randolph
Dec 12, 2016
Mary Grace Randolph, 77, a resident of Cleveland, Tennessee passed away peacefully on Monday December 12th, 2016. Mary was known for being loving, devoted, caring, and compassionate to everyone around her, especially to her late husband, Bob Randolph. Bob and Grace had a love that you could only read about in story books, it could never be broken. They were...
Paul Fulmer
Dec 11, 2016
Paul Fulmer, 53, of Cleveland, TN, away peacefully on Sunday morning, December 11th, 2016 at his residence with his loving family by his side. He is preceded in death by his father, Jackie Lee Fulmer, and his brother, Tim Fulmer. He is survived by his mother Lucy Fulmer; loving wife Karen Fulmer; daughters Christine Martinez, Kimberly Fulmer, Venice Morfield, Jackie...
Eulene "Nene" Swafford Bivens
Dec 11, 2016
Eulene “Nene” Swafford Bivens, 82, a longtime resident of Cleveland, TN passed away on Sunday morning, December 11th, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family. Eulene was born in Birchwood, TN on September 11th, 1934 a daughter of the late Alonzo "L.H". & Annabelle Swafford. She and her late husband Don Bivens worked together for many years operating his...
Lisa Stafford
Dec 11, 2016
Lisa Stafford, 47, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away on Sunday evening, December 11th, 2016. Lisa was known for loving the outdoors, but more so, she was known for loving those around her. She will be dearly missed by all that knew her. She is preceded in death by her mother, Charlotte Marr Stafford and her brother, Timothy...
Timothy Cox
Dec 10, 2016
Timothy Cox, 55 Timothy Allen Cox, 55, of Chattanooga, TN, succumbed to lung and brain cancer at home surrounded by his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph H. Ogles on December 10, 2016. Timothy is survived by his son Joseph H. Ogles (Cox), daughter-in-law Jennifer M. Ogles, daughter, Tiffany Ogles, Phil & Jenna Ott (niece & nephew-in-law), David Cox...
Linda Jean Manis
Dec 10, 2016
Linda Jean Manis, 73, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, TN passed away on Saturday night, December 10th, 2016 at her home. She was born in Cleveland on July 21st, 1943 a daughter of the late Robert & Edith Conn. Linda worked for many years as an administrative assistant for the Bradley Baptist Association, Church of God International Ladies Ministry and...
Maxine Byerley Moore
Dec 9, 2016
Maxine Byerley Moore, a resident of Cleveland, went to her eternal home Friday evening, December 9. 2016. Her faith, in Christ alone, became sight. A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, Mrs. Moore was born to Charles and Geneva Goodman Byerley on June 23, 1941. She was a graduate of Young High School and received her undergraduate and Master’s degrees from the...
Alma "Aileen" Lee
Dec 9, 2016
Alma “Aileen” Lee, 84, loving wife and mother and a lifelong resident of Cleveland, TN passed away on Friday afternoon, December 9th, 2016 at her home. Aileen was born in Tellico Plains, TN on August 4th, 1932 a daughter of the late Charles & Essie Freeman. She worked locally for many years before retiring from Hardwick Clothes and also Collins...
Maryann Crenshaw Smith
Dec 8, 2016
MaryAnn Crenshaw Smith was born on August 19th, 1937 to the late Henry and Lillian Crenshaw. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Donnie Smith; brothers, Daniel and James Crenshaw, and sister, Marie Carlock. MaryAnn entered eternal rest on Thursday December 8, 2016. MaryAnn professed Christ at a very young age. She was a faithful member of Mt....
Johnny Lee Frye
Dec 7, 2016
Johnny Lee Frye, 60, a resident of Athens, TN passed away on Wednesday, December 7th, 2016 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Johnny was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County. He served in the U.S. Army 101st Airborne and later transferred to serve on the Military Honor Guard at Arlington Cemetery. Johnny had served on the City...
Ilmer Dodavias Roblero-Aguilar
Dec 7, 2016
Ilmer Dodavias Roblero-Aguilar, 26, a resident of Cleveland, TN passed away on Wednesday, December 7th, 2016 in a Vanderbilt hospital. The family will receive friends on Monday night, December 12th, 2016 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM with a funeral service to follow at 8:00 PM in the funeral home chapel. Interment will take place later in Mexico. You are...
Ricky L. Caldwell
Dec 6, 2016
Ricky Lee Caldwell passed away in his beloved Old Fort home on December 6, 2016 at the age of 56, attended by his wife Barbara and his sister Doris. He had recently moved to TN from the San Francisco bay area to be closer to his family and his roots. Ricky follows his eldest brother Benny Caldwell into the Beyond,...
William "Bill" Bailey
Dec 6, 2016
William A. (Bill) Bailey 70,passed away peacefully from this life on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at Spring City Care and Rehabilitation Center where he had been a resident for several years. Bill was a long-term resident of McMinn and Meigs County TN and a graduate of Oliver Springs High School. He served in the United States Army and was a...
Randal D. Kersey
Dec 6, 2016
Randal D. Kersey, 59, a resident of Cleveland, Tennessee, passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2016. He was a fun loving guy who enjoyed being outdoors and spending time with those closest to him. He will be dearly missed by his family and friends. He is preceded in death by his wife, Janie Hope Kersey; parents, Clyde and Eva Mae...
Gladys Mae King
Dec 5, 2016
Gladys Mae King, 71, of Cleveland, TN passed away on December 5, 2016. She was born on May 21, 1945 to the late Stirl and Jewell Forgey. Gladys was a lifelong resident of this area and was always very family oriented. She loved art and painting, but most importantly she loved spending time with her family. In addition to her...
Robert Owen Hamilton Jr.
Dec 5, 2016
Robert Owen Hamilton Jr., 68, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, TN passed away on Monday morning December 5th, 2016 at Erlanger Medical Center. Robert Owen was born on June 23rd, 1948 a son of the late Robert Hamilton Sr. & Doris Hamilton. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville with a bachelors degree Agricultural Science. Robert...
Stephen Lewis Whitmire
Dec 5, 2016
Stephen Lewis Whitmire, 32, left for his eternal home on Monday December 5th, 2016, at a Nashville hospital surrounded by loved ones. In 2008 Stephen was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and fought a hard battle for the past 8 years. On November 18th, 2016, during his last hospital stay, Stephen gave his life to the Lord and rested comfortable...
