Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Cleveland, GA. and surrounding areas.
Eula Nix
Jan 26, 2012
Eula Mae Cantrell Nix, age 65 of Sautee, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2012 at her residence. Mrs. Nix was born August 22, 1946 in Habersham County to Paul and Polly Abernathy Cantrell. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church where she was the church pianist for over 50 years. Survivors include her husband, Ellis M. Nix, Sautee; son,...
Ethelene Westmoreland Cathey Hunter
Jan 22, 2012
Mrs. Ethelene Westmoreland Cathey Hunter age 86 of Helen passed away Sunday January 22, 2012 at Northeast Ga Medical Center. Mrs. Hunter was born September 24, 1925 in White County to the late Burch Westmoreland and Ruth Taylor Abernathy. She was a member of Chattahoochee United Methodist Church. Mrs. Hunter was preceded in death by her husbands, Frank Cathey and...
Rita Lepera Fain
Jan 15, 2012
Rita Lepera Fain, age 79, of Helen, GA passed away Sunday January 15, 2012 at a private health care center in Cleveland, GA. Mrs. Rita Fain (Gram) was born in Philadelphia PA, to the late James and Catherine Rocco Lepera. Rita graduated from Hower Vocational High School where she studied Art, then later attended Brenau College, and the University of...
Dennis Harold Newton
Jan 14, 2012
Mr. Dennis Harold Newton age 77 of Sautee Nacoochee passed away Saturday, January 14, 2012 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Newton was born in Atlanta Georgia the son of the late Dennis Lee and Geneva James Newton. He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Angela Lee Newton and brother, Carl Newton. Mr. Newton was a...
William Ross Palmer
Jan 9, 2012
William Ross Palmer, age 74 of Cleveland passed away Monday, January 09, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Palmer was born May 02, 1937 in Cleveland to the late Herschel and Sylvia Westmoreland Palmer. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy and a member of Blue Creek Baptist Church. Mr. Palmer was preceded in death by his son, Lamar...
Walter Lee Sills
Dec 30, 2011
Walter Lee Sills, age 84 of Cleveland, passed away Friday, December 30, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Sills was born February 14, 1927 in New Hebron, MS to the late Robert and Mae Newsom Sills. He was a Veteran of the United States Army and a member of Skitts Mountain Baptist Church for 54 years where...
Larry Kennedy
Dec 28, 2011
Mr. Larry Kennedy, age 64 of Cleveland passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2011 following an extended illness. Mr. Kennedy was born in Gwinnett County on June 21, 1947 to the late Verdis and Montene Mauldin Kennedy. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army having served in Vietnam. Mr. Kennedy was a truck driver and was of the Baptist faith....
Dorothy Pauline Adams
Dec 27, 2011
Mrs. Dorothy Pauline Abernathy Adams, beloved Mother and Granny passed peacefully into eternal life Tuesday, December 27, 2011 following a ten year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Mrs. Adams was born September 28, 1924 to the late W. L Abernathy and Martha Nix Abernathy of Cleveland. She was preceded in death by a son, George Wayne Adams and great grand-daughter Torie...
John Hilding Anderson, Jr
Dec 27, 2011
John H. Anderson Jr. of Sautee, GA passed away peacefully at his home on December 27, 2011. He was 81. Mr. Anderson was a U. S. Navy and Korean War veteran and retired from Delta Airlines after 34 years of service as an international pilot. He was a 54 year member of the Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of...
Carl Freeman Terry
Dec 23, 2011
Carl Freeman Terry, age 59 of Cleveland, passed away Friday, December 23, 2011 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Terry was born June 25, 1952 in Weirton, WV to the late Charles and Charlotte Roberts Terry. He was a self employed roofer and a Veteran of the United States Army. Survivors include his daughter, Katie Lee Bridgman; son, Charles Freeman...
Brenda Mae Hall
Dec 23, 2011
Brenda Mae Hall, age 65 of Cleveland, passed away Friday, December 23, 2011 at Gateway Health and Rehabilitation Center. Ms. Hall was born May 19, 1946 in Atlanta, GA to the late John and Ruby Sanders Hall. She was a machine operator for Talon Manufacturing. Survivors include her brother and sister-in-law, James and Linda Hall; aunt, Edna Pruitt; nephews, James...
William Ernest Harkins
Dec 21, 2011
William Ernest Harkins, age 84 of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Harkins was born September 15, 1927 in Cleveland to the late James Dillard and Gertrude Eloise Palmer Harkins. He was a truck driver and a member of the local 100 Teamsters in Cincinnati, OH. Mr. Harkins was preceded in death by...
Mary Diane Macdonald
Dec 16, 2011
Mary Diane Macdonald, age 71 of Cleveland, passed away December 16, 2011 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Ms. Macdonald was born November 28, 1940 in Moline, Illinois to the late Pearl and Sam Dennison. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husband, Bob Miller, brothers, Art Dennison and Roy Dennison, sister, Josephine Dennison. Survivors include her...
William Andrew (Jr.) Cantrell
Dec 13, 2011
William Andrew Cantrell, Jr., 81 died on December 13, 2011, with his family and friends by his side in Helen, Georgia. Mr. Cantrell, called Junior, was born on December 6, 1930 in Helen, Georgia to parents William & Mary Abernathy Cantrell. Junior graduated from Nacoochee Valley High School and attended Truett-McConnell College. He was a Korean War Veteran and was...
Thomas Richard Seigler
Dec 11, 2011
Mr. Thomas Richard “T.R.” Seigler age 64 of Clermont passed away on December 11, 2011 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Seigler was born July 29, 1947 in Monroe, GA to the late John Tyler and Winnie Whitworth Seigler. He was a member of Concord Baptist Church and was retired from the United States Postal Service in Gainesville, GA. He...
Leon Eugene Black
Dec 11, 2011
Leon Eugene Black, age 89 of Sautee, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2011 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Black was born September 20, 1922 in Cleveland, GA to the late Frank and Lou Dorsey Black. He was very active at Mt. Yonah Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon. Mr. Black was a retired school bus driver for...
Larene Pitchford Anderson
Dec 5, 2011
Mrs. Larene Pitchford Anderson, age 88, of Cleveland passed away Monday December 5, 2011 at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Anderson was born June 8, 1923 in Dahlonega to the late Robert and Ethel Lee Lomax Pitchford. She was also preceded in death by her husband Clarence Raymond Anderson; grandson Adam Blake Anderson; sisters Flo May Christy and...
Elaine Sue Burnett Arp
Dec 4, 2011
Mrs. Elaine Sue Burnett Arp age 52 of Cleveland passed away Sunday December 4, 2011 at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Arp was born March 29, 1959 in Fulton County to the late James Edward and Frances Dora Ledbetter Burnett. She was a dedicated wife, mother and grandmother and was of the Baptist Faith. She was preceded by...
Sarah Ruth Cisson Loudermilk
Dec 2, 2011
Sarah Ruth “Cissy” Cisson Loudermilk, age 86, of Sautee-Nacoochee, Georgia passed away just after midnight Friday, December 2, 2011 following a period of declining health. She was born on November 16, 1925 in the Red Hill Community of Franklin County, Georgia to Albert L. and Zettie Williams Cisson. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by siblings Lucy...
John G. Cisson
Nov 30, 2011
Mr. John Gillis Cisson, 79, of Homer, Georgia passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at Gateway Health and Rehab in Cleveland, Georgia. He was born in the Red Hill Community of Franklin County, Georgia to Albert L. and Zettie Williams Cisson. Other than his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife of over 52 years, Euella Mazelle Bruce...
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