Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Cleveland, GA. and surrounding areas.

Ronny Barrett Bruce

Ronny Barrett Bruce

Feb 14, 2013

Ronny Barrett Bruce, 67, of McDonough died Thursday February 14, 2013, in his home following an extended illness. Mr. Bruce was born in Cleveland, Georgia on April 27, 1945, and he was the son of the late Robert Lee Bruce and Janie Missouri Barrett Bruce. Mr. Bruce was raised in Mountainview, Georgia where he attended Forest Park High School and...

Gale D. Abernathy

Gale D. Abernathy

Feb 14, 2013

Gale D. Abernathy, age 75 of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Abernathy was born October 10, 1937 in Cleveland to the late Charlie Clayton and Lena Bell Ricketts Abernathy. He served in the U.S. Air Force for twenty years, with remote assignments in Vietnam, Thailand, and Taiwan. After retirement from the service, he worked...

James Edward Pilgrim

James Edward Pilgrim

Feb 12, 2013

James Edward Pilgrim, age 69 of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Pilgrim was born June 21, 1943 in Cleveland to Alma Wade Pilgrim and the late John Pilgrim. He was retired from Fieldale and was preceded in death by his sister, Melba Smith. Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law,...

Alton Lamar Morgan

Alton Lamar Morgan

Feb 9, 2013

Mr. Alton Lamar Morgan age 62 of Cleveland passed away Saturday, February 9, 2013 at Halcyon Hospice in Atlanta. Mr. Morgan was born in Griffin GA the son of the late Russell and Carrie Lucille Williams Morgan. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Jennifer Mrozinski, brothers, James Morgan, Jimmy Morgan. Mr. Morgan was a retired painter. Survivors include...

Grady Clifford Etris

Grady Clifford Etris

Feb 8, 2013

Grady Clifford Etris, age 87 of Dahlonega, passed away Friday, February 08, 2013 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Etris was born June 8, 1925 in Cleveland to the late James Conard and Minerva Nora Helton Etris. He was a truck driver and a member of Town Creek Baptist Church. Mr. Etris was a Veteran of World War...

Maggie Brewer Wiley

Maggie Brewer Wiley

Feb 8, 2013

Mrs. Maggie Brewer Wiley, age 100, of Lula, passed away Friday, February 8, 2013 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Wiley was born in Habersham County the daughter of the late William and Lieuvenia Jenkins Brewer. She lived most of her life in Hall County, was a homemaker and member of Holly Springs Baptist Church. Mrs. Wiley was preceded in...

Benny G. Allison

Benny G. Allison

Feb 5, 2013

Mr. Benny G. Allison age 70 of Cleveland passed away Tuesday February 5, 2013 at Habersham Medical Center. Mr. Allison was born in White County the son of the late Marvin Lee and Lora Barron Allison. He was loved by the community and was known for his Bluegrass music. Benny Allison’s Blue Creek Bluegrass Band was known throughout Georgia and...

Tommy Ken Westmoreland

Tommy Ken Westmoreland

Feb 3, 2013

Tommy Ken Westmoreland, age 37 of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Westmoreland was born June 27, 1975 in Gainesville to Jewell and Virginia Nix Westmoreland. He was a construction worker and a member of Mt. View Baptist Church. Mr. Westmoreland was preceded in death by his brother Larry Westmoreland. Survivors include his wife, Lorrie...

Beverly Marelle Arrowood

Beverly Marelle Arrowood

Jan 30, 2013

Beverly Marelle Arrowood, age 56 of Gainesville, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Ms. Arrowood was born April 14, 1956 in Fulton County to the late Harvie and Dorothy Burnette Pruitt. She was employed by Pilgrim’s Pride. Survivors include her daughter, Bambi Arrowood; son, Jonathan Arrowood; granddaughter, Jazmine Arrowood; husband, John Arrowood all of Gainesville...

June Werber

June Werber

Jan 25, 2013

June Werber, age 77 of Cleveland, passed away Friday, January 25, 2013 at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Werber was born June 25, 1935 in Berkley, CA to the late John and Vivian Brasil Riley. She was a member of Kenifick Baptist Church in Texas and was employed by Wal-Mart. Mrs. Werber was preceded in death by her...

Edmund Penn White Iii

Edmund Penn White Iii

Jan 24, 2013

Dr. Edmund Penn White III, of Sautee-Nacoochee, GA passed away Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Habersham Medical Center after a brief illness. He was a retired physician with a passion for life and learning. He was 68 years old. Dr. White was born December 27, 1944 in Independence, MO. He graduated from Arcadia High School, Arcadia, CA, (1962), the University...

Robert James Wedwaldt

Robert James Wedwaldt

Jan 20, 2013

Robert James Wedwaldt, age 75 of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Wedwaldt was born July 17, 1937 in Panama Canal to the late William and Anna Bradney Wedwaldt. He was a Veteran of the United States Air Force serving 7 years as a Lieutenant and was a System Analyst for Delta Airlines. Survivors include...

Patricia Ellis

Patricia Ellis

Jan 20, 2013

Patricia Ellis, age 61 of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2013 her residence. Ms. Ellis was born July 23, 1951 in White County to the late Spencer Sr. and Mary Martin Walden. She was a member of Center Grove Baptist Church and she was retired from Coleman Natural Foods. Ms. Ellis was preceded in death her sisters Martha Wilkes...

Rusty Hulsey

Rusty Hulsey

Jan 13, 2013

Rusty Brookton Hulsey age 31 of Lula passed away Sunday January 13, 2013 at his residence following a brief illness. Mr. Hulsey was born in Hall County the son of the late Larry and Shirley Savage Hulsey. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Rev. Jessie Savage and grandparents, Brookton and Pauline Hulsey. Mr. Hulsey was a member of...

William Samuel Dixon

William Samuel Dixon

Jan 11, 2013

William Samuel Dixon, age 65 of Cleveland, passed away Friday, January 11, 2013 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Dixon was born December 30, 1947 in Clarkesville to Margaret Kinney Dixon and the late Clyde Dixon. He was preceded in death by his son, Matt Dixon, nephew, Adam Dixon, father-in-law, Wilbert Stowers, brother-in-law, Johnny Stowers. He was the...

Eloise S. Crane

Eloise S. Crane

Jan 10, 2013

Eloise S. Crane, age 72 of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013 at Landmark Hospital of Athens, Ga. Mrs. Crane was born December 16, 1940 in Social Circle to the late Roy and Louise Nix Satterfield. She was a teacher and a member of Wynnbrook Baptist Church in Columbus, GA. Survivors include her husband, Jimmy Crane, Cleveland; daughters and...

Sue Mcdonald

Sue Mcdonald

Jan 9, 2013

Sue Pardue McDonald, 68 of Enfield Maine formerly of Cleveland passed away Wednesday January 9, 2013 at Eastern Maine Medical Center. Mrs. McDonald was born in Dawson County GA, the daughter of the late W.R. "Bill" Painter and Grace Whitmire Painter. She was a Master Cosmetologist and previously owned salons in Cleveland, Cornelia and Gainesville. Mrs. McDonald was a longtime...

Hazel Mae Hogan

Hazel Mae Hogan

Jan 8, 2013

Hazel Mae Hogan, age 88 of Toccoa, passed away Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at Heritage Healthcare of Toccoa. Ms. Hogan was born June 21, 1924 in Habersham County to the late Tom and Gertrude Eller McEntire. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist Faith. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Reece McEntire, Clyde McEntire, Budge McEntire...

Edith Mary Ledford

Edith Mary Ledford

Jan 5, 2013

Mrs. Edith Mary Ledford age 84 of Cleveland passed away Saturday, January 05, 2013 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Ledford was born in White County the daughter of the late Walter and Annie Helton Sutton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Asbury Ledford, brother, Loy Sutton and brother in law, Farrell Dillard. Mrs. Ledford was a...

Thomas Edward Smith

Thomas Edward Smith

Jan 4, 2013

Thomas Edward Smith, age 49 of Cleveland, passed away Friday, January 4, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Smith was born April 2, 1963 in Atlanta to the Betty Roberts Brannon and the late Roger Smith. He was a Painter and was a Veteran of the United States National Guard. He was a member of Foothills Community Church and Pike County...

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