Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Cleveland, GA. and surrounding areas.
Thad Rudd, Jr.
Feb 12, 2018
Thad Benedict Rudd Jr., age 51, died suddenly on Sunday while traveling in the Philippines with his wife of 29 years, Terisita Mendoza Rudd. He was a man of great faith, dedicated to his family and a loyal Delta employee. He will be sorely missed. Survivors include his wife Terisita, daughter Stephanie Mendoza Rudd, sons CPL Thad Benedict Rudd III...
Rheba Alexander
Feb 10, 2018
Mrs. Rheba Alexander, age 81, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018. Mrs. Alexander was born to the late Newt and Emma Wooten Jackson. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother as she devoted her life to raising her family and looking after her home. Mrs. Alexander was a member of County Line Baptist Church. She was...
Steve Michael Kemp
Feb 10, 2018
Mr. Steve Michael Kemp, age 65, of Eastanollee, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018. No services scheduled at this time.
Leonard "Steve" Smith
Feb 10, 2018
Mr. Leonard Steve Smith, age 58, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018. Mr. Smith was born in Gainesville the son of the late Alfred and Pauline Roach Smith. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Jill Tolbert, sister, Mildred Farkas, brothers, Gene Smith and Randall Smith. Mr. Smith was a Veteran serving in the U.S. Army and...
Bill H. Rogers
Feb 8, 2018
  Bill H. Rogers, age 85, of Cleveland, GA, passed away on February 8, 2018. Mr. Rogers was a member of the First Baptist Church, Cleveland, since 2009. Bill served four years in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and retired from the U.S. Government (EPA) in 2000. He is preceded in death by his parents, William L. and Lily...
Clyde Chambers
Feb 7, 2018
Clyde Asbury Chambers, age 91 of Cleveland, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Â Mr. Chambers was born on October 6, 1926, in Demorest, Georgia, to the late Jim and Minnie Skelton Chambers. Clyde was a self-employed farmer and carpenter and was a member of Zion Interdenominational Church. He was preceded in death by his...
Clarice Mcdougald
Feb 7, 2018
Clarice A. McDougald, age 81 of Clermont, passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Â Mrs. McDougald was born on May 18, 1936 to the late J.P. and Eunice Hilton Abercrombie. Clarice was retired from the State of Georgia where she worked as a secretary and was of the Baptist faith. Â Survivors include her husband, Jack McDougald, Clermont; daughter and son-in-law,...
Mary Catherine Sheppard
Feb 3, 2018
Mary Catherine Sheppard, age 78 of Cleveland, passed away on Saturday, February 3, 2018.  Mrs. Sheppard was born on July 26, 1939 in Steubenville, Ohio, to the late Charles Sr. and Carolyn Lindsay Fagan. Catherine was a retired retail manager for Sam’s Club, where she worked for 14+ years and attended St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Cleveland. She...
Winnie Proman Weitman
Feb 2, 2018
Winnie Iris Proman Weitman age 86, of Cleveland passed away Friday February 2, 2018.  Mrs. Weitman was born in Bryan County the daughter of the late Doy and Celeste Shuman Gill. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Ronald Weitman. Mrs. Weitman was a homemaker and owned and operated the Cotton Patch children’s clothing store in Cleveland. One...
Rev. Billy Joe Jenkins
Jan 31, 2018
Rev Billy Joe Jenkins Sr, age 82 of Sautee Nacoochee, passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2018. Â Mr. Jenkins was born on February 7, 1935, in Cleveland, Georgia to the late William Leonard and Lessie Mae Dorsey Jenkins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his step-mother, Helen Haywood; brother, Alfonzo Jenkins; sister, Mary Sue Mull....
Wayne W Wiltse
Jan 31, 2018
Wayne Wade Wiltse, age 85 of Cleveland, passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2018. Â Mr. Wiltse was born on November 1, 1932, in Dearborn, Michigan, to the late Raymond and Leona Ruth Garchow Wiltse. He was a retired engineer for Ford Motor Company and a member of Faith Lutheran Church. Mr. Wiltse was a veteran of the United States Air...
Charles Mann
Jan 30, 2018
Charles Halbert Mann, age 101, of Cleveland, passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2018. Â Mr. Mann was born on August 22, 1916 to the late John William and Fannie Charlotte Houston Mann. He entered the Army Air Corp in 1941, in Detroit, MI, and served with honor in World War II as a navigator. Mr. Mann believed in the premise...
David Abernathy
Jan 29, 2018
David Allan Abernathy, age 57, of Cleveland, passed away on Monday, January 29, 2018. Â Mr. Abernathy was born on January 15, 1961, in Gainesville, Georgia, to Betty Goss Abernathy and the late Winford Abernathy. He was a truck driver for BoBo Sanitation. Â Survivors include his wife, Dana Abernathy, Cleveland; step-children, David Jett and Sharon Jett; mother, Betty Abernathy; sisters, Rhonda...
Mary P. Dodd
Jan 27, 2018
Mrs. Mary Parker Dodd, age 93, of Cleveland, GA, formerly of Sandy Springs, GA, went to be with Jesus on January 27, 2018. Her beautiful smile and joyful heart will truly be missed by all who knew her. Mary was born in Gaffney, SC and went to Commercial High School in Atlanta. She met her handsome husband, Walter P. Dodd,...
Thomas Albert Kubler
Jan 26, 2018
Thomas Albert Kubler, age 67 of Cleveland, passed away on Friday, January 26 2018. Â Mr. Kubler was born on June 20, 1950, in Englewood, New Jersey, to Nadine Campbell Kubler and the late Albert W. Kubler. He was the owner of Kubler Ponds and was a former sausage maker for Edelweiss Restaurant. Mr. Kubler was preceded in death by his...
Gertrude Nix Reed
Jan 24, 2018
Mrs. Gertrude Nix Reed died Wednesday 1-24-18. She was born on 7-13-23 in Cleveland, Ga to John Luther Nix, Sr. and Tannie Westmoreland Nix. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Coleman Reed and her son, Tommy Reed. Gertrude was the last surviving sibling of her family. Â Gertrude started her career in the cosmetology business in 1947....
Edith Muriel Dorsey
Jan 24, 2018
Edith Muriel Dorsey, age 91 of Cleveland, passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at her residence. Â Mrs. Dorsey was born on July 22, 1926, in Cleveland, Georgia, to the late Charlie and Lela Dorsey Sosebee. She was a retired substitute teacher for White County Schools and was a member of Mossy Creek United Methodist Church. Edith was preceded in...
Powell J. Dyer
Jan 21, 2018
 Mr. Powell J. Dyer, age 70, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, January 21, 2018 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.  Mr. Dyer was born in White County the son of the late Watson and Fannie West Dyer. He was preceded in death by his brother, Narve Dyer. Mr. Dyer was a retired Dairy Farmer and member of Old Nacoochee Baptist Church.  ...
Thomas Franklin Wills
Jan 20, 2018
Thomas Franklin Wills, age 79 of Cleveland passed away Saturday, January 20, 2018. Â Mr. Wills was born June 25, 1938 in Athens, GA to the late Charlie Thomas Wills and Bessie W. Franklin Wills. Thomas was a member of Mossy Creek United Methodist Church and was retired from NOK. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy, an avid...
William Burch Haynes Sr.
Jan 19, 2018
William Burch Haynes, Sr., age 90 of Cleveland, passed away on Friday, January 19, 2018.  Mr. Haynes was born on December 11, 1927, in Blakely, Georgia, to the late Henry and Alice Roberts Haynes. He worked in Finance at SunTrust Bank and was a member of Mt. Yonah Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon. Mr. Haynes was a...
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