Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Cleveland, GA. and surrounding areas.
Leah Beth Buckley
Dec 16, 2015
Leah Beth Buckley, age 56 of Helen, GA, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at her residence. Ms. Buckley was born on August 8, 1959, in Jacksonville, FL, to the late William and Geneva Davis. She was a writer and homemaker, and a member of the Cleveland, Georgia Kingdom Hall of the Jehovah’s Witness. She was preceded in death...
William Scott Hull
Dec 16, 2015
William Scott Hull, age 82 of Snellville formerly of Sautee, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at his residence. Scott graduated from Spartanburg High School, Spartanburg, SC in 1952, after he attended Jenkins Junior High School, where he met the love of his life, Winnie Anne Cooper. He received his BA degree from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN in 1956. He...
Kenneth Hugh Bookmiller
Dec 16, 2015
Kenneth Hugh Bookmiller, age 68 of Murrayville, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at his residence, after a long and courageous fight with cancer. Mr. Bookmiller was born on June 3, 1947, in Pell City, Alabama, to the late Bill and Mary Ellen Nixon Bookmiller. He was a farmer and a member of Northlake Baptist Church, where he served...
Clifford Fain Jr.
Dec 13, 2015
Clifford Fain Jr. age 54 of Sautee passed away Sunday December 13, 2015. Mr. Fain was born in Gainesville, Georgia and lived in White County all of his life. He was preceded in death by his father, Clifford Fain Sr. grandparents, John and Lena Fain and Arch and Julia Seabolt. Mr. Fain loved his country and completed two combat tours...
Chris Wayne Hulsey
Dec 12, 2015
Chris Hulsey age 46, of Cleveland passed away Saturday December 12, 2015. Chris was born in Hall County and lived in White County all of his life. He was preceded in death by grandparents, Herbert Hulsey and Loy Sutton. Survivors include his wife, Sirena Hulsey, Cleveland; mother, Shirley Blackburn, Cleveland; father, Wayne Hulsey, Cleveland; sister and brother in law, Kimberley...
Rebecca Susan Mize
Dec 11, 2015
Rebecca Susan Mize, age 64 of Cleveland, passed away on Friday, December 11, 2015 at Piedmont Hospital. Ms. Mize was born on July 20, 1951, in Atlanta, Georgia, to the late Sue Denton Mize. She was employed by Equifax. Survivors include her daughter, Brittany Mize, Decatur; cousins, Sue and Wayne Sosebee, Cleveland, Charlotte and W.J. Sims, Cleveland, Regina and James...
William "Bud" J. Auterman
Dec 11, 2015
Mr. William (Bud) J. Auterman, 89 of Helen, GA passed away on Friday, December 11, 2015. He was born October 9, 1926 in Waterford, Wisconsin to the late Theodore J. and Edna Boldt Auterman. Bud moved to Gibson City, IL at the age of 12 where he attended secondary school. He was a graduate of Champaign Business School and worked...
Phillip Eugene Chastain
Dec 9, 2015
Phillip Eugene Chastain age 84, of Cleveland passed away Wednesday December 9, 2015 Mr. Chastain was born in Robertstown Georgia the son of the late Andrew Marlin and Mae Gibson Chastain. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Marlene Yergan and brother J.S. Chastain. Mr. Chastain was a retired Carpenter and was of the Baptist Faith. Survivors include his...
Charles M. Sorrow
Dec 9, 2015
Charles M. Sorrow age 88, of Simpsonville SC formerly of Cleveland passed away Wednesday December 9, 2015. Mr. Sorrow was born in Atlanta Georgia the son of the late Joseph Stewart and Willie Ester James Sorrow. He was preceded in death by his wife Betty Ann Sorrow and brother, James Sorrow. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army and...
Randy Pierce
Nov 30, 2015
Randy Pierce age 44, of Cleveland passed away Monday November 30, 2015. Mr. Pierce was born in Hollywood Florida on May 15, 1971. He was employed at Ethicon and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife, Melissa Pierce, Cleveland; daughter, Katelyn Pitts, Cleveland; mother, Glenda Harne, Fruit Land Park, FL.; father, Sandy Pierce, Cleveland; brothers, Rodney Pierce, Perry;...
Roy W. Adams
Nov 29, 2015
Roy William Adams Jr. age 64, of Cleveland passed away Sunday November 29, 2015. Mr. Adams was born in Habersham County and was preceded in death by his father, Roy William Adams Sr. Any man can be a father but it takes a special person to be a dad. He was kind and compassionate, although, he has passed his thoughts,...
Reta Cantrell Buie
Nov 27, 2015
Reta Cantrell Buie, 60 (Feb. 26, 1955 – November 27, 2015) Reta Cantrell Buie, age 60 passed away Friday, November 27, 2014 at her home in Toccoa, GA. Mrs. Buie was born February 26, 1955 in Demorest, GA, the daughter of Mildred and the late Eugene Cantrell of Sautee - Nacoochee. She was preceded in death by a sister, Wanda...
Louise Josephine Bailey
Nov 26, 2015
Louise Josephine Bailey, age 80 of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Bailey was born February 6, 1935 in Jefferson County, Alabama to the late Kilbreth Henry Steely and Gladys McCord Steely. She was member of Mt. Yonah Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her brother William Neil Steely. Survivors include her husband...
Claudine Free
Nov 25, 2015
Claudine Free, age 72 of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Free was born July 6, 1943 in Cleveland to the late James Walter Hicks and Hazel Jane Underwood Hicks. She was a homemaker and a member of New Bridge Baptist Church. Mrs. Free was preceded in death by her sister, Geraldine Savage and special...
Nelson Mark Keck
Nov 20, 2015
Nelson Mark Keck, of Cleveland, Ga., passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, at his home. He was 63. He is survived by his loving wife of 38 years, Connie Miller Keck; their children, Peter Thomas Keck, of Helen, and Amanda Elizabeth Keck, of Cleveland; and his mother, Betty Jane Keck, of Ohio. Mark was an honest, loving and...
Betty Floyd
Nov 13, 2015
Betty Greer Floyd, age 85 of Clermont, passed away Friday, November 13, 2015. Mrs. Floyd was born December 22, 1929 in McDonough, GA to the late Jesse and Juliette Payne Greer. She was a member of Shoal Creek Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her husband, Aubrey Floyd and son, Michael Floyd. Survivors include her daughter, Pamela Smith,...
Phillip Eugene Turner
Nov 12, 2015
Phillip Eugene Turner, age 76 of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Turner was born August 30, 1939 in Gainesville to the late Frank and Louisa Ash Turner. Phillip was an avid fisherman and loved antique cars. He was of the Methodist Faith and was preceded in death by his wife Barbara Turner,...
Dr. Victor Claude Massey
Nov 11, 2015
Dr. Victor Claude Massey, age 84 of Cleveland, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Dr. Massey was born on August 8, 1931, in Tampa, Florida, to the late Victor Claude Massey, Sr. and Maxine Hylton Massey. He was a retired teacher who taught at Blue Mountain College, Truett McConnell College, North Georgia College, and...
Patricia Ann Horne
Nov 6, 2015
Patricia Ann Starcher Horne age 67 of Sautee passed away Friday November 6, 2015. Mrs. Horne was born in Charleston, WV and was preceded in death by her father, Audra C. Starcher and grandparents, Glen and Helen Thompson. She graduated from the University of Miami with a Bachelor’s degree in music education. Mrs. Horne was an ordained Minister and a...
Anne Underwood Hughes
Nov 5, 2015
Anne Hughes age 68, of Cleveland passed away Thursday November 5, 2015. Mrs. Hughes was born in Blairsville, Ga the daughter of the late Joe and Annie Thomas Underwood. She was preceded in death by a brother, Horace Underwood. Mrs. Hughes was of the Baptist faith. It’s not the size of the girl in the fight: it’s the fight in...
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