Athens, Chattanooga & Cleveland, TN Obituaries

Obituary Charles Russell Eaves, 32, a lifelong resident of this area went to his Heavenly home on Tuesday morning, May 5th, 2015. Russell was born on September 15th, 1982 in Cleveland, TN. He spent his childhood years in Benton, TN. Russell was a graduate of Polk County High School. After graduation he moved to Rhea County where he was currently...

Obituary Janice Marie Day Cheek, age 74, passed from this Earth on July 8, 2015 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee after a lengthy bout with Leukemia. Ms. Cheek was born in Rogersville, TN and became a lifelong resident of Cleveland, TN graduating from Bradley High School in 1958 and continued her education at Cleveland State...

Obituary Reckey Joe Martin, 54, of Cleveland, Tennessee passed away on August 22, 2015. Reckey was born October 23, 2015 in Amarillo, TX to the late Hebert Martin and the former Ruth Milton. He was a man of character. Reckey knew how to make other laugh but would tell it to you straight. He was a hard worker from the...

Obituary Michelle Ann Swafford, 45, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, TN passed away on Friday, March 6th, 2015 in a local hospital. She was born in Chattanooga, TN on August 6th, 1969. Michelle is preceded in death by a grandmother Agnes Juanita Morgan. She leaves behind to cherish her memory her mother Edna Gregory, her husband Stephen Swafford, one daughter...

Obituary Roland E. Carleton, currently of Cleveland, TN, formerly of Pittsford, VT, died on February 13, 2014 at his home. He was born in Windham, VT on January 14, 1931 to Frank and Lucy Holden Carleton. Most of his life was spent working as a tool & die maker. He loved his family, hunting fishing, car racing, snowmobiles, and rebuilding...

Obituary Visitation Details 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Tuesday, February 25th, 2014 Companion Funeral Home 2415 Georgetown Road NW Cleveland, TN 37311 Memoiral Service Details 3:00 PM Tuesday, February 25th, 2014 Companion Funeral Home 2415 Georgetown Road NW Cleveland, TN 37311

Obituary Irene Emma Varnell, 85, beloved wife of the late Herbert C. Varnell passed away on February 5, 2014. She was born in Schriesheim, Germany to Ludwig and Elizabeth Fetzer July 28, 1928. She had a brother Roland (deceased) and is survived by a sister Jolande Schulenburg and her family in Germany. Here in the United States she is survived...

Obituary Arthur “Art” Perry Carlyle, 78, of Dayton, Tennessee passed away at his home May 4, 2013 after losing his battle with lung cancer. Art was born in Wichita, Kansas to Bert and Lenore Carlyle, who preceded him in death. Also preceding Art in death were his brother, Bert Carlyle, and sister, Charlene Easum. Survivors include his wife, Karolyn; daughters,...

Obituary Kim Hope Thompson, 53 was carried safely to the Heavenly shore on Thursday, January 9, 2014. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Luke and Dorothy Louise Thompson, and her brother Reginald Thompson. She is survived by her brother, Al Chancey (Dede) of Jacksonville Beach, Florida, nephews, Ray (Tammy) Chancey and Van (Sheri) Chancey, and aunt,...

Obituary Katherine Elizabeth Woods, 73, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, TN passed away on Saturday, March 1st, 2014 at a local hospital. Katherine was born in Cleveland, TN on December 15th, 1940 a daughter of the late Luke Sutton and Tamer Cantrell Sutton. She was of the Baptist faith and was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church. She was a...

Obituary Connie Diane Flowers, 51, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, TN passed away on Thursday, October 3rd, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family. Connie was born in Chattanooga, TN on March 1st, 1962 a daughter of the late Earl and Mary Ellison. She was of the Church of God faith. Connie’s passion in life was taking care of...

Obituary James “Larry” Arp, 59, a resident of Cleveland, TN passed away on Friday, April 26th, 2013 in a Chattanooga hospital. Larry was born in Philadelphia, TN on January 30, 1954 a son of the late William and Pearl Arp. Larry has made Cleveland and the surrounding areas his home for the past thirty plus years. He was of the...

Obituary Mary Lou Cox, 79, a resident of Cleveland, TN passed away on Monday morning, November 11th, 2013 in a local health care facility. Mary Lou was born on April 28th, 1934 in Portsmith, OH a daughter of the late Elmore McClellan and Vena Rye. She has been a member of the Cedar Ridge Seventh-day Adventist Church in Georgetown for...

Obituary Linda Chastain Rhodes, 73, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, TN passed away on Thursday afternoon , February 6th, 2014 in a local hospital. She was born December 24th, 1940 in Springville, TN a daughter of the late Elmer Chastain and Wylmoth Lee Studdard. She was of the Seventh-day Adventist faith and a member of Bowman Hills Seventh-day Adventist Church....

Obituary Service Details James Glynn Pennock Birth - June 27th, 1914 Death - February 20th, 2014 The family will hold a private burial in Gilmanton, NH

Obituary Lois Hendren Lippard, 90, died on January 8, 2014 at a local assisted living facility. Lois was born on January 26, 1923 in Mocksville, NC to the late Willie Linvel Hendren and Jessie Dwiggins Hendren. She was the last survivor of the family of six children. She was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Harold Augustus...

Obituary Valarie Dianne Ellis, 52, a resident of Cleveland, TN passed away on Sunday January 5, 2014 at an extended care facility in Georgia. She was born on October 13, 1961 to the late Lonnie and Virginia Betsil. Valarie was of the Baptist faith and a dedicated member of Philadelphia Baptist Church. Above anything else in her life, Valarie was...

Obituary Wanda Jean Sutton, 63, a resident of Cleveland, TN passed away on Saturday night, January 3rd, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. Wanda was born in Chickamauga, GA on April 13th, 1950 a daughter of the late Hubert Cofelt. She spent her childhood in the McDonald, TN area and has made Cleveland her home since them. Wanda...

Obituary Dorothy Cate Cooper, age 87 of Chattanooga, TN, passed away peacefully on October 10, 2013 with her daughters by her side at Elmcroft of Hamilton Place. Dorothy was born in Athens, TN on October 25, 1925, to Clifford and Abbie Cate. She graduated from McMinn County High School, and on June 20, 1948, she was united in marriage to...

Obituary Virginia Shepich, 85, of Chattanooga, passed away on January 5, 2014. She was born in Orlando, Florida to the late Ruth and Joseph Scruton. She graduated from Spaulding High School in Rochester, New Hampshire and completed a degree from the Ringling School of Art in Sarasota Florida. She married Frank Shepich on March 30, 1952. Virginia was a talented...