Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Cleveland, GA. and surrounding areas.
Carroll Zimmerman
Oct 30, 2017
Carroll L. Zimmerman, age 73 of Cleveland, passed away Monday, October 30, 2017. Burial services will be held at Arlington Cemetery at a later date. A complete obituary will be announced at a later time by Barrett Funeral Home of Cleveland.
Neva Pruitt
Oct 30, 2017
Neva Belle Pruitt, age 81 of Cleveland, passed away on Monday, October 30, 2017 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Pruitt was born on August 10, 1936, in Cleveland, Georgia, to the late Gordon and Nanny Gilstrap. She was retired from Babyland General Hospital where she was known as Dr. Pruitt and was a member of Shoal Creek Baptist Church....
Lavenia Metzler
Oct 29, 2017
Lavenia Hunter Love Metzler, age 92 of Rome, formerly of Sautee Nacoochee, passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2017. Mrs. Metzler was born on November 12, 1924, in White County, to the late Herschel and Ethel Sanders Hunter. She was a retired bookkeeper for Syco Food Systems and was a member of Friendship Baptist Church in Rome, GA. Lavenia was...
James Donald Sosebee
Oct 26, 2017
Mr. James Donald Sosebee, age 84, of Gainesville, passed away Thursday, October 26, 2017. Mr. Sosebee served his country as a member of the Army Security Agency as a Morse Code Copier during the Korean conflict. At Belk-Gallant Co. in Clarkesville, Donald met his bride-to-be, Ruth Allen. Ruth was working in the bargain basement of Belks and Don loves to...
Rocky Dale Fair
Oct 25, 2017
Rocky Dale Fair, age 64 of Cleveland, passed away on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Fair was born on July 8, 1953, in Gainesville, Georgia, to the late Roy and Maudie Mae Dyer Fair. He worked in masonry as a brick layer and was a member of A Servant’s Heart Church. Rocky was preceded in death by...
Tammy Marie Matt
Oct 23, 2017
Tammy Marie Matt, age 55, of Cleveland passed away Monday October 23, 2017. Tammy was born in Buffalo, NY and was preceded in death by her dad, Daniel Noonan. Survivors include her mother, Grace Noonan, Cleveland; sons, William Daniel Matt, D.J. Matt, both of Cleveland; brothers, Shawn, Robert, Mark, and Russell; sisters, Lynn, Deborah, Debra, and Nicole; grandchildren, Kamilah and...
Virginia Dawn Cook
Oct 22, 2017
Virginia "Ginny" Dawn Cook of Cleveland went to meet her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Oct. 22, 2017. Ginny was born Aug. 27, 1954, in Springfield, Pennsylvania. Ginny grew up the daughter of an Air Force officer, and traveled the world during her school-age years. She went to high school in the Netherlands, and attended college in Munich, Germany....
Willie Mae Garland
Oct 22, 2017
Willie Mae Garland, age 89 of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, October 22, 2017 at Friendship Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Garland was born June 9, 1928 to the late John R. Boggs and Zori Thompson Boggs. She was formerly employed at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in the housekeeping department. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by...
Laura Ann Jones
Oct 18, 2017
Laura Ann Jones, age 49 of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2017. Ms. Jones was born July 23, 1968 in Asheboro, NC to James Julian and Rita Robertson. She worked as a waitress for the Waffle House. In addition to her parents survivors include her husband, Terry Peaison, Cleveland; daughter, Lindsey Jones, Helen; sons, Ryan Jones, Jackson; Zachary Howell,...
Steven J. Stack
Oct 16, 2017
“He sailed away. He walked 2000 miles and then he slipped away.” On October 16, 2017 the angels lifted Steven J. Stack, age 55 back home to be with the Lord. Everything about him is irreplacable. He was a loving husband and father. He was born July 16, 1962 and is survived by his wife Theresa Scoverski, son Steven Stack,...
Angus Armstrong Mclellan
Oct 14, 2017
Angus Armstrong McLellan, age 79, passed away Saturday, October 14, 2017 in Gainesville, GA following complications from an extended illness. Mr. McLellan was preceded in death by his Father, Howard McLellan, Mother, Florence McLellan, Siblings, Bill, Alvin, Isabelle, Cecil and Douglass. He has one surviving brother Robert McLellan, sister in law Betty and sister in law, Frances (Bill). He is...
Lois Jean Wooten
Oct 10, 2017
Lois Jean Wooten, age 82, of Helen, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2017. Mrs. Wooten was born May 27, 1935 in Cleveland to the late Caffus and Bonnie Dean Abernathy. Lois was a homemaker and lifelong resident of White County. She was a member of Christian Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her husband George Wooten; son, David...
Iris Lewis
Oct 9, 2017
Iris Lewis, age 90 of Cleveland, passed away on Monday, October 9, 2017 at her residence. Mrs. Lewis was born on March 6, 1927, in Chicago, Illinois, to the late Arthur and Ada Joy Easter Clements. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Lewis. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Kevin Barnhart,...
Beulah Adams Thompson
Oct 8, 2017
Beulah Mae Adams Thompson of Lawrenceville, passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2017 at Gwinnett Hospital. Beulah was born February 20, 1923 in White county to the late Jasper Herbert and Odie York Adams. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Thompson, sisters...
Josephine Sutton
Oct 7, 2017
Josephine Sutton, age 83 of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, October 7, 2017 at her residence. Josephine was born April 15, 1934 in Cleveland to the late Fletcher and Dorothy Abernathy Magness. She worked 21 years at Ames Textile and retired from Warren Feather Bone. Mrs. Sutton was of the Holiness Faith and was a strong child of God. In addition...
Betty Jo Waddell
Oct 6, 2017
Mrs. Betty Jo Waddell, age 73 of Cleveland, passed away Friday, October 6, 2017 at her residence. Mrs. Waddell was born August 20, 1944 in Atlanta, GA to the late Albert and Ruby Faye Parker Cain. She was a former waitress and cook for Western Sizzlin Restaurant. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her sister,...
Charles "Charlie" Miller
Oct 6, 2017
Charles “Charlie” William Miller, age 84 of Cleveland, passed away Friday, October 6, 2017. Mr. Miller was born November 25, 1932 in Lumpkin County to the late Joseph and Carrie Sutton Miller. Charlie was a self-employed entrepreneur and was most recently employed as a security officer at Innsbruck. He was a Veteran of the United States Army as well as...
Richard G Buffington
Oct 5, 2017
Richard Glenn Buffington, age 63 of Helen, passed away Thursday, October 5, 2017. Mr. Buffington was born June 21, 1954 in Baltimore, MD to the late Alfred and Jean Warren Buffington. Richard was formerly employed by The University of South Florida. Survivors include his wife, Terry Buffington, Helen; daughter, Candace Sue Buffington, Florida; brothers, Randy Buffington and David Buffington. No...
Robert Cantrell
Oct 5, 2017
Robert Henry Cantrell, age 80 of Commerce, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Cantrell was born on May 10, 1937 in Cleveland, Georgia to the late Coleman and Mary Henderson Cantrell. He worked in the construction business and was a veteran of the United States Army. Mr. Cantrell was preceded in death by his...
William "Junior" Nelms
Sep 29, 2017
William “Junior” Nelms, age 71 of Cleveland, passed away Friday, September 29, 2017. Mr. Nelms was born February 14, 1946 in Towns County to the late William Nelms Sr. and Evy Mae Benfield Nelms. Junior was a former custodian for North Georgia Technical School and worked for Ames Textile for 17 years. He was a member of Macedonia United Methodist...
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