Obituaries
Athens, Chattanooga & Cleveland, TN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Athens, Chattanooga & Cleveland, TN
David Brent Boatwright
Dec 6, 2015
David Brent Boatwright, 73, passed away December 6, 2015 following a lengthy illness. Born April 21, 1942 to the late D.C. Boatwright and Elsie Boatwright, David has been a resident of Cleveland since 1960 and was a member of St. Therese Catholic Church. He received a Master’s in Education with emphasis in mathematics, and was a professor of Computer Information...
Tinker David Brown
Dec 6, 2015
Tinker David Brown, 75, of Cleveland, TN passed away on December 6, 2015. He was born on June 3, 1940 to the late Clint Lloyd and Grace Mae Brown. David was a truck driver by trade for many years. He enjoyed camping and collecting baseball cards and was an avid sports fan and strong supporter of the Atlanta Braves. He...
Thomas Jefferson Bunch
Dec 6, 2015
Thomas Jefferson Bunch, 81, of Cleveland, TN passed away on December 6, 2015. He was born on March 12, 1934 to the late Ernie and Sina Bunch. Tom was a lifelong resident of this area and a veteran of the United States Army. He was an avid sports fan and loved gardening and keeping up with the world news and...
Jane Ann Cameron
Dec 5, 2015
Jane Ann Cameron, 80, a resident of Cleveland, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on Saturday December 5th, 2015. She was born in South Fork, Pennsylvania on October 11th, 1935 to the late Fern and William Giles Walls. She was a member of the Clingan Ridge Baptist Church. Jane was known for being a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Along with her...
Alan Laverne Falls
Dec 5, 2015
Alan Laverne Falls, 60, of Cleveland, TN passed away on December 5, 2015. He was born on July 26, 1955 in Hammond, IN to the late Arnold and Virginia Falls. In addition to his mother and father, he is preceded in death by his wife Martha Falls and son Christopher Falls. He leaves behind to cherish his memory two sons:...
Martha "Marcie" Alice Rodgers
Dec 3, 2015
Martha “Marcie” Alice Rodgers, 50, of Cleveland, TN passed away on December 3, 2015. She was born on June 3, 1965 to the late Flavis and Jessie Whittington Beard. Marcie has been a resident of Cleveland for nearly thirty years, after moving here from Medina, OH. She enjoyed fishing and spending time with her grandchildren. In addition to her mother...
Barbara Jean Knight
Dec 3, 2015
Barbara Jean Knight, 69, of Cleveland, TN passed away on December 3, 2015. She was born on May 25, 1946 to the late Clarence Edgar Scoggins Sr. and Roseanna Amanda Goins Scoggins. In addition to her mother and father, she is preceded in death by her brothers: Clarence Scoggins Jr., Rev. Carl Scoggins, Don Scoggins, Claude Scoggins, Rev. Gale Scoggins,...
Charles Donald Randolph
Dec 2, 2015
Charles Donald Randolph, 80, of Charleston, TN passed away on December 2, 2015. He was born on August 9, 1935 to the late Jess and Alice Randolph. He was a lifelong resident of this area. Don loved to sing, play the guitar, golf, was an avid painter, and enjoyed fishing. Above all things, however, he was a loving husband, father,...
Reverend William R. "Bill" Stamper
Dec 1, 2015
Reverend William R. “Bill” Stamper, 88, a resident of Old Fort, TN went to be with The Lord on Tuesday December 1st, 2015. Bill was born on November 15, 1927 to the late Ethel Grace Owens and Thurston Stamper in Vanceburg, Kentucky. He was a Baptist pastor for 54 years, he loved The Lord and his fellow man. Bill was...
Donald Ray Stiles
Dec 1, 2015
Donald Ray Stiles, 63, passed away December 1, 2015 in Chattanooga, TN. He was born March 21, 1952 to the late Lenard and Lena Bandy Stiles. Donald attended Union Missionary Baptist Church, and was a resident of Cleveland, TN. He was a very strong-willed and compassionate man who loved his family more than anything on earth. Donald was humorous, wiry,...
Johnny Hubert Collins
Nov 30, 2015
Johnny Hubert Collins, 69, of Cleveland, TN passed away on November 30, 2015. He was born on April 6, 1946 to the late Shurden and Johnnie Lou Hayes Collins. He was a lifelong resident of this area and owner of Prospect Grocery for thirteen years where he enjoyed talking with his friends and telling his stories. He enjoyed tinkering with...
Myrtle Lucille Vaughn
Nov 30, 2015
Myrtle Lucille (Thomas) Vaughn 84, a resident of Cleveland, Tennessee, passed away at Brookdale Assisted Living Center on November 30, 2015. In her younger years, Lucille enjoyed horseback riding, bowling and many trips to Florida with her friends. Lucille was a cat lover and over the course of her life, she took much joy in in her cats, especially Sandy...
Arnold Ray Grady
Nov 29, 2015
Arnold Ray Grady, 71, lifelong resident of this area passed away on Sunday morning, November 29th, 2015 in a local health care facility following a brief illness. Ray was born in Old Fort on November 3rd, 1944 a son of the late Robert & Maggie Grady. He worked for many years until retirement at Shaw Industries in the maintenance department....
Etheleen Nunley Reed
Nov 29, 2015
Etheleen Nunley Reed, 86, passed away November 29, 2015 in Dunlap, TN. She was born December 24, 2015 to the late Walter Nunley and the former Dollie Smart Nunley. She was a woman of the Baptist faith and a strong woman who took care of her family. Along with her parents, Etheleen is preceded in death by two brothers, Ruben...
Patsy Ruth Cantrell
Nov 29, 2015
Patsy Ruth Cantrell, 83, of Cleveland, TN passed away on November 29, 2015. She was born on September 21, 1932 to the late Carl and Jessie Ramsey. She was a lifelong resident of this area. Patsy grew up at First Baptist Church in Cleveland and attended there for many years, visiting other churches in her later years. She worked as...
Geneva Lovell
Nov 28, 2015
Geneva Lovell, 85, a resident of Benton, TN passed away on Saturday, November 28th, 2015 at McMinn Memorial Nursing Home and Rehab. She was born in Iaeger, WV on March 4th, 1930 a daughter of Ira and Bessie Robinson. Geneva worked in the health care industry most of her life. She was of the Seventh-day Adventist faith. Geneva loved gardening...
Adam Josiah Kendrick
Nov 27, 2015
Adam Josiah Kendrick, 30, a resident of Cleveland, TN passed away on Friday, November 27th, 2015 at his home. Adam was born in Biloxi, MS on June 9th, 1985. He worked as an electrician, but enjoyed spending time with his children and riding four wheelers with them. He is preceded in death by his father Jimmy Kendrick along with several...
Sue Jimenez
Nov 27, 2015
Sue Jimenez, 88, of Ringgold, Ga. Passed away on November 27, 2015. She was born in Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. to the late Wiley and Vivian Smith. She lived most of her life in Florida and was known for her gift of cooking and managing restaurants in Deland, Fl. Sue moved to Ringgold nine years ago to where her family roots...
Betty Hooper
Nov 25, 2015
Betty Hooper 69 of Ringgold Ga passed away this Nov. 25, 2015. She leaves behind her husband of 51 years Jerry Hooper and one daughter and three sons. Along with 7 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren She will forever be remembered as the loving wife, mother and grandmother. Visitation will be Saturday Dec. 5th 12-230 pm at Heritage Pointe Baptist...
Reverend Joseph C. Eller
Nov 24, 2015
Reverend Joseph C. Eller (J.C. or Joe), age 72, passed away in a Chattanooga hospital Tuesday morning, November 24, 2015. He had been a minister of the gospel for the past 47 years and was currently pastoring Son Life Ministries in Cleveland where he has pastored for the last 17 years. He was the son the late Maude Crawford and...
