Cleveland and Athens, TN Obituaries

Angela Pitner Mckoy

Sep 18, 2016

OBITUARY Angela Raenita Pitner- McKoy age 46 of Cleveland, TN. passed Saturday, September 17, 2016. Angie was a proud graduate of Cleveland High School Class of 1987. She was well loved. And will be greatly missed by all who knew her. She professed her faith in Christ at an early age and attended Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and Household...

Delores Lindsey

Sep 14, 2016

Delores Jean Cansler Lindsey age 83 of Cleveland, Tn. went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, September 14, 2016 in a local hospital. She was a faithful member of Church of God Sanctified in Cleveland, Tn., serving in the choir, on the usher board, and missionary ministry until her health began to decline. She is preceded in death...

James "Rico" Blair, Jr.

Sep 13, 2016

James Alvin ‘Rico’ Blair Jr. age 75 passed away at his home Tuesday, September 13, 2016 in Cleveland, Tn. He was a member of Church of God Sanctified in Cleveland, TN., where he served as a trustee and a Sunday School member. He attended college Hill High School and was employed by Maytag for 45 plus years, and retired...

Theodore Lewis Mcclendon

Sep 3, 2016

Theodore Louis McClendon age 79 departed this life September 3, 2016 at a Sweetwater health care facility. He was the son of the late Oscar and Georgia Bell McClendon, and is also preceded in death by special Aunt Lillian Morris, sister Janet McClendon and brother Charles McClendon. He professed his faith in Christ at an early age and joined...

Eula Dean Swafford Kennedy

Aug 24, 2016

Eula Dean Swafford Kennedy age 69 of Cleveland died Wednesday August 24, 2016 in an Athens, Tn health care facility. She was a member of Trinity Methodist Church in Cleveland, Tn., and attended College Hill School. She spent well over 36 years working in Philadelphia, Pa., at the Einstein Hospital in the housekeeping division. To many that knew her...

Edith Harper Deed

Aug 20, 2016

Edith Mae Deed age 94 of Etowah died Saturday, August 20, 2016 in a local hospital. She was a member of Harwell Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church in Etowah, Tn., and attended Star Bethel Baptist Church in Etowah, singing in the church choir, a participant in the A.M.E. Zion Missionary Society. She is preceded in death by her mother and...

Rosalyn Arnwine

Aug 20, 2016

Rosalyn Ann “CindyLou” Arnwine, age 61 formerly of Athens, Tn. died Saturday, August 20, 2016 at her home in Cleveland, Tn. She attended Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Athens, TN. and was employed with Damey’s for many years and Cooke’s food store as head cook. She loved her grandchildren and taking care of her flowers and plants and cooking....

Kerry "Shorty" Smith

Aug 12, 2016

Kerry Dovon Smith age 60, affectionately known as ‘Shorty’ of Cleveland, TN., departed this life August 12, 2016. He was the son the late Wanda Parker, and after her death he was raised by his grandparents, John and Violet Smith. He was of the Methodist faith. He graduated from Cleveland High School and entered the U.S. Army where he...

Stephen Henderson

Aug 4, 2016

Stephen Henderson age 47 of Sweetwater, Tn died Thursday, August 4, 2016 Survivors and arrangements to be announced.

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Daniel Montgomery

Jul 31, 2016

Daniel Montgomery passed away Sunday July 31, 2016. Services are private.

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Eugene Wood

Jul 22, 2016

Eugene Austin Wood age 76 of Cleveland died Friday, July 21, 2016 in a Chattanooga hospital. He was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Cleveland, Tn. He was a well-known nation-wide entertainer, performing with many musical groups, the Fi-Dels, managed by Zola Taylor of the Platters. He was personal friends with David Ruffins of the Temptations, and...

Joseph F. Anthony

Jul 6, 2016

Joseph Felix “Pop” Anthony age 65 of Etowah, Tn. passed Wednesday morning July 6, 2016 in a local hospital. He was a member of Mt. Olive A.M.E. Zion Church, where he served in the male chorus, and on the trustee board. He served his country in the the United States Army. He was an avid fisherman, and a well-known...

Harold Aday, Jr.

Jun 22, 2016

Harold Haskel Aday, Jr, age 85 of Cleveland, TN, went to be with the Lord Wednesday morning June 22, 2016, in a local health care facility. Mr. Aday was a graduate of Theodore Roosevelt High School, Fresno, CA, Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, IL and Grace Theological Seminary in Winona Lake, IN. Mr. Aday was a hard working entrepreneur,...

Milinda O. Hassler Williams

Jun 20, 2016

Milinda O. Hassler Williams, age 78 of Cleveland, died Monday June 20, 2016 in a local hospital. A faithful member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Cleveland, Tn., she served on the CWIFE committee, and prayer intercessory group. A graduate of Barber School Atlanta, Ga., from 1961-1964, she worked in the hair care business for over 48 years, and...

Florence Meredith Gordon

Jun 7, 2016

Florence Ella Meredith Gordon, aged 88, died on June 7, 2016 in Decatur, Georgia. Born on September 18, 1927 to Lena Mae Henderson Meredith and Charles Alexander Meredith in Cleveland, Tennessee, she was the second youngest of six children: Harvey, Charles, Naomi, Opal and Ruby. She was raised in a family with a strong faith in God and one...

Timothy Donohoo

May 31, 2016

Timothy Evangylee Donohoo age 58 of Cleveland passed Tuesday, May 31, 2016 in a local hospital. He was employed over 35 years with Life Bridges Inc. where he worked as the program director of fleet management. He was also a local business man, a farmer, an avid car enthusiasts’, a mechanic, and a collector of jazz music and antiques....

Rev. Elihue Looney

May 16, 2016

Rev. Elihue Looney age 98 of Athens, TN went home to be with the Lord Sunday May 15, 2016 in a local Athens hospital. He was retired from Bowater Southern and a veteran of the United States Army. He was well known throughout McMinn County and the surrounding area as a minister of the gospel, where he also pastored...

Ernest L. Nance

Apr 28, 2016

Ernest Lee Nance Jr. (Teddy) age 64 was born January 18, 1952, in Bradley County to the late John Ernest Nance and Willie Virginia Nance. He put on his long white robe and danced, danced, danced all morning long on April 28, 2016, once he stepped in the presence of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Thursday morning. Ernest...

Ezra Liggett

Apr 20, 2016

Ezra Lee Westfield Liggett went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at a hospital in Cleveland, TN. She was 83 years old. She was a graduate of College Hill High School. She retired from Duff Studio of Beauty & Boutique and Life Care Centers of Cleveland. She was member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church...

James Dickey

Apr 14, 2016

James Benney ‘BerBer’ Dickey age 65 of Etowah, Tn. passed Thursday, morning April 14, 2016 in a Veterans hospital in Johnson City, TN. He was a graduate of McMinn Central High School, Class of 1968, and a graduate of Browns Barber College of Atlanta, Ga. He served on the United States Air Force during the Vietnam Conflict. He attended...