Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Cleveland, GA. and surrounding areas.

Pauline Holcomb Rogers

Pauline Holcomb Rogers

Nov 6, 2007

Mrs. Pauline Holcomb Rogers age 86 of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, November 06, 2007 at Gold City Nursing Home following an extended illness. Mrs. Rogers was born in White County on October 23, 1921 to the late Jasper Daniel and Naomi Smith Holcomb. She was also preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. R. L. Rogers, infant children, Cora...

Margaret Clementine Leaman

Margaret Clementine Leaman

Oct 31, 2007

Margaret Clementine Leaman, age 91 of Sautee passed away on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at her residence following an extended illness. Born in Indiana on March 03, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Thurman "Dick" Loy and Della Fannie Dice Loy. Mrs. Leaman attended Delphi High School, was a life-time member of the Frankfort, Indiana Chapter of Delta...

Charles William Rector

Charles William Rector

Oct 27, 2007

Charles William “Bill” Rector, age 75, known to many as “Pine Knot” of Cleveland passed away Saturday October 27, 2007 at the Elizabeth House in Flat Rock, NC. He was the son of the late Reverend Charles Wesley Rector and Lois O. Tomlin Rector. He was born in Ft. Payne, Dekalb County, AL on August 8, 1932. He moved around...

Juanita Nelms Welcome

Juanita Nelms Welcome

Oct 27, 2007

Juanita Sue Nelms Welcome age 58 of Cleveland passed away Saturday October 27, 2007 at Jefferson Hospital in Wrens, Ga. Mrs. Welcome was born in Towns County the daughter of the late William Nelms Sr and Evie Mae Benfield Nelms. She was a homemaker and member of Center Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include her sister, Opal Chastain, Sautee; brothers, Duel...

David Lee Jordan

David Lee Jordan

Oct 25, 2007

Mr. David Lee Jordan, age 71 of Murrayville, passed away on Thursday, October 25, 2007 at his residence following an extended illness. Born in Palm Beach County, Florida on November 21, 1935, he was the son of Mrs. Beulah Watts Jordan Lindsey of West Palm Beach, Florida and the late Harry Lee Jordan. Mr. Jordan was a U.S. Navy veteran,...

Phyllis Rupert Billingsley

Phyllis Rupert Billingsley

Oct 21, 2007

Mrs. Phyllis Rupert Billingsley, age 67 of Cleveland passed away on Sunday, October 21, 2007 at her residence following an extended illness. Born in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1940, she was the daughter of the late Willard Norris and Stella Jean Cegelski Rupert. Mrs. Billingsley was a retired secretary and had lived in Cleveland for the past 15 years. She was...

Hilda Mize Vinson

Hilda Mize Vinson

Oct 17, 2007

Ms. Hilda Mize Vinson, age 57 of Cleveland passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at her residence following an extended illness. Born in Norfolk, Virginia on December 20, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Robert Mize Sr. and Susie Childers Mize. Ms. Vinson was a retired from Quality Control with Sewell Plastics Co. and of the Non-Denominational...

"Granny" Pearl Funderburk Wehunt

"Granny" Pearl Funderburk Wehunt

Oct 17, 2007

“Granny” Pearl Wehunt, age 93 of Cleveland passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at her residence following an extended illness. Born on May 18, 1914 in Butts County, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late John and Ida Mae Ivey Funderburk. Mrs. Wehunt was a homemaker for most of her life, a wonderful mother, and was of the...

Dagmar Drake

Dagmar Drake

Oct 15, 2007

Mrs. Dagmar A. Drake, 80 of Helen, GA passed away Oct. 15, 2007. She was born on Oct. 9, 1927 in Kassel, Germany. She was a devoted wife and mother. Her interests included volunteering and was an active member of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Cleveland, GA. She married Gerald Ray Drake, who preceded her in death. Mrs....

Dr. Roy Gerald Jere Chambers

Dr. Roy Gerald Jere Chambers

Oct 13, 2007

Dr. Roy Gerald “Jere” Chambers, age 72 of Cleveland passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2007 at the North Fulton Regional Hospital in Roswell following complications from a bicycle accident. Born in White County, Georgia on January 23, 1935, he was a son of the late Marvin Lanier and Lora Black Chambers. Dr. Chambers was a 1952 graduate of the...

Martha Lois Yongue Graves

Martha Lois Yongue Graves

Oct 12, 2007

Mrs. Martha Lois Yongue Graves, age 80 of Cleveland, passed away on Friday, October 12, 2007 following an extended illness. Born in Desoto County, Florida, on May 29, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Walter C. and Ama Lois Townsend Yongue. Mrs. Yongue was a homemaker and of the Presbyterian Faith. She was preceded in death by her...

Rosie Jean Tomlin Dyer

Rosie Jean Tomlin Dyer

Oct 11, 2007

Mrs. Rosie Jean Tomlin Dyer, age 75 of Cleveland died Thursday, October 11, 2007 at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Dyer was born in White County, the daughter of the late Ed and Eliza Smith Alexander. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Dewey Tomlin and her second husband, Guy Dyer, daughters, Darlene Ariail, Janie Hall,...

Sara Faye Moss Padgett

Sara Faye Moss Padgett

Oct 5, 2007

Mrs. Sara Faye Moss Padgett, age 89 of Cleveland, passed away on Friday, October 05, 2007 at the Lanier Park Campus of Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. Born in Cleveland County, North Carolina on March 01, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Robert D. and Beulah Frances Carner Moss. Mrs. Padgett was a graduate of...

Carlton Silas Palmer

Carlton Silas Palmer

Oct 1, 2007

Mr. Carlton Silas Palmer, age 94 of Clermont passed away on Monday, October 1, 2007 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness. Mr. Palmer was born on September 22, 1913 in White County, Georgia to the late Arron and Amanda Lewis Palmer. He was a millwright in the steel industry and was a member of The Steel...

Monte Joe Black

Monte Joe Black

Sep 30, 2007

Monte Joe Black age 55 of Helen passed away Sunday September 30, 2007 at his residence following a brief illness. Mr. Black was born in Habersham County and lived in White County all of his life. He was President and CEO of Charles Black Construction Company, a member of the City of Helen Planning Commission and graduate of Brenau College....

Todd Harkness Cogsdill

Todd Harkness Cogsdill

Sep 30, 2007

Todd Harkness Cogsdill age 54 of Sautee passed away Sunday September 30, 2007 at his residence following a sudden illness. Mr. Cogsdill was born in Schuyler County, New York and was preceded in death by his father, Charles Cogsdill. Mr. Cogsdill was a graduate of Dundee Central School, attended the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, then graduated from Ryder Technical...

Doris Ilene Sheridan

Doris Ilene Sheridan

Sep 29, 2007

Doris Ilene Sheridan age 69 of Sautee, Ga passed away Saturday September 29, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. Sheridan was born in Grimms Landing West Virginia and lived in Plantation Florida before moving to Sautee 15 years ago. She was preceded in death by her mother, Helen Tucker and son, Michael Laurence Sheridan. Mrs. Sheridan was a loving wife of...

Georgia Brock Cornell

Georgia Brock Cornell

Sep 24, 2007

Mrs. Georgia Brock Cornell , age 95 of Cleveland, passed away on Monday, September 24, 2007 at BJC Nursing Home following an extended illness. Mrs. Cornell was born on March 17, 1912 in Banks County to the late Jim and Lillie Mathison Brock. She was a textile worker and a member of Center Baptist Church. She was also preceded in...

Patricia Jane Perkins Stonecypher

Patricia Jane Perkins Stonecypher

Sep 22, 2007

Mrs. Patricia Jane Perkins Stonecypher, age 74 of Cleveland passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2007 at Gateway Health & Rehabilitation Center in Cleveland following an extended illness. Born on August 31, 1933 in Fulton County, Georgia, Patricia was the daughter of the late Hubert Weaver & Sarah Cornelia Bicknell Perkins. Mrs. Stonecypher was a member of the Georgia Golden...

Dortha Lou Fortner

Dortha Lou Fortner

Sep 20, 2007

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday September 22, 2007 at Blue Creek Baptist Church for Mrs. Dortha Lou Stovall Fortner age 87 of Cleveland. The Rev. Dave Fortner, the Rev. Leon Carter and the Rev. Milton Harris will officiate. Interment will be in the Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday at...

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