Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Cleveland, GA. and surrounding areas.

Nick Kluksdahl

Nick Kluksdahl

Jul 23, 2022

Mr. Nick Ryan Kluksdahl, age 23, of Buford, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2022. Mr. Kluksdahl was born in Kazakhstan and was adopted along with 3 of his sisters. He was a construction worker for LeClair Construction. Nick was a believer in Christ and was passionate about protecting the rights of children and animals. He was deeply loved by family...

Vernon Dockery

Vernon Dockery

Jul 23, 2022

Vernon Dockery, age 83 of Dahlonega, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2022. Mr. Dockery was born October 12, 1938 in Lumpkin County to the late Charles Henry Dockery and Bertha Lee Etris Dockery. Vernon worked for Frito Lay and was a member of Town Creek Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother,...

Deltia Ferguson

Deltia Ferguson

Jul 21, 2022

Deltia Dean Ferguson, age 47, of Cleveland, passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Mrs. Ferguson was born on September 25, 1974, in Oklahoma, to Richard Dean Simpson and Florence Bowman Simpson. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her sons, Wesley Joseph Ferguson and James Michael Ferguson; mom and step-father, Florence and Michael Simpson; sisters, Laura Simpson, Virginia Marquis, Betty...

Doris "Dot" Banks

Doris "Dot" Banks

Jul 19, 2022

Doris “Dot” Banks, age 90 of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2022.

Mrs. Banks was born March 8, 1932 in Cleveland to the late Ernest T. Irvin and Eura “Bond” Potts Irvin. Dot was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Banks and siblings, Harold Irvin, Nell Dalton, Marvin Irvin and Dood...

Algene Freeman Martin

Algene Freeman Martin

Jul 18, 2022

Algene Freeman Martin, age 82 of Cleveland, passed away Monday July 18, 2022. Algene was born in White County on April 6, 1940, to the late J.C. Freeman and Beulah Barrett Freeman. She was a faithful, loving, devoted mother and stood by her husband of nearly 65 years as he pastored several churches over a span of 50 years. She...

Georgian Therese Wallace

Georgian Therese Wallace

Jul 18, 2022

Mrs. Georgian Therese Wallace, age 88, of Cleveland, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her children, on Monday, July 18, 2022.

Mrs. Wallace was born in Pittsburgh, PA to the late George J. and Helen J. Hein Geisler.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Edward Lukas and Harry Wallace; sister, Helen...

Glenn "Woody" Woodward Davis

Glenn "Woody" Woodward Davis

Jul 15, 2022

Mr. Glenn Woodward “Woody” Davis, age 69, of Helen, passed away Friday, July 15, 2022.

Mr. Davis was born in Lumpkin County to the late Glenn C. and Bertie Mae Lunsford Davis.  He was self-employed in the construction industry.

Survivors include daughter and her mother, Tink Thomas and Kathy Coker; grandchildren, Shelby Thompson and Jesse...

Michael Hugh Jones, Jr.

Michael Hugh Jones, Jr.

Jul 12, 2022

Michael Hugh Jones, Jr., age 52, of Cleveland, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Mr. Jones was born on March 8, 1970, in Youngstown, Ohio, to Kathleen Pavlina Jones and the late Michael Hugh Jones, Sr. Michael worked in customer service for Kroger. He was preceded in death by his father, Michael Hugh Jones, Sr. Survivors include his wife,...

Billy Michael Reese

Billy Michael Reese

Jul 12, 2022

Mr. Billy Michael Reese, age 50, of Cornelia, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2022.

Mr. Reese was born in Hall County on March 18, 1972 and is preceded in death by his son, Davie Reese and his mother, Earlene Bryson Reese.  He had worked in production and textiles at Mt. Vernon Mills.

Survivors include son,...

Gary Claude Adams

Gary Claude Adams

Jul 11, 2022

Gary Claude Adams, age 85, of Cleveland, passed away on Monday, July 11, 2022. Mr. Adams was born on November 1, 1936, in Gainesville, Georgia, to the late Claude and Daisy Bell Morrison Adams. He was a self-employed reflexologist and a mason and a member of the Yonah Lodge #382 F&AM. In addition to his parents, Gary was preceded in...

Pat Thornton

Pat Thornton

Jul 10, 2022

Our Momma, Priscilla "Pat" Thornton, said goodbye to us on Sunday, July 10, 2022, headed to her Heavenly home with Jesus. Born the first child to Francis and Louise (Viles) Park in Dighton, Massachusetts 91 years ago. To greet her were her parents, husband of 59 years, Doyal Sr., siblings, Dorothy (Fred) Robinson, Donald Park, Nancy Miller, and Cynthia Park....

Kim David Walden

Kim David Walden

Jul 6, 2022

Kim David Walden, age 75 of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Mr. Walden was born April 7, 1947, in Gainesville to the late John Washington Walden Sr. and Sarah Loggins Walden. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brothers, Kenneth A. Walden and John Luke Walden and sisters, Viola Deyton and Shirley Bennett....

Eugene Warwick

Eugene Warwick

Jul 2, 2022

Mr. Eugene Warwick, age 75, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2022. Mr. Warwick was born August 23, 1946 in Cleveland to the late Herbert and Nellie Ledford Warwick. Eugene was a self-employed heavy equipment operator and a Veteran of the United States Army having served during the Vietnam War. In addition to parents, he was preceded in death...

Jack J. Davis

Jack J. Davis

Jun 29, 2022

Jack J. Davis, age 92, of Cleveland, passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Mr. Davis was born on June 4, 1930, in Upson County, Georgia, to the late John and Sindia Davis. He was a poultry grower and a member of Antioch Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon. Jack drove a school bus for over 24 years...

James Edward Gant, Sr.

James Edward Gant, Sr.

Jun 28, 2022

James Edward "Jim" Gant, Sr. passed away at home June 28, 2022 following a battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his childhood sweetheart and beloved wife of 51 years, Norma Ray Pennington Gant. He is survived by Jim (Angie) Gant Jr., Heather Gant, Michael (Mechelle) Gant, Bryan (Helen) Gant, and David (Katherine) Gant; sixteen grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren;...

Sheila Humphries Blalock

Sheila Humphries Blalock

Jun 27, 2022

Sheila Jean Humphries Blalock (November 17, 1947-June 27, 2022) Cleveland, GA Sheila Jean Humphries Blalock, born November 17, 1947, in Lynch, Harlan County, Kentucky to Henry A and Mollie Carpenter Humphries. In 1956, Sheila moved with her parents to White County, Georgia and grew up in the New Bridge community. In addition to her parents, Sheila was preceded in death...

Barbara Horton

Barbara Horton

Jun 27, 2022

Mrs. Barbara Horton, age 74, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, June 27, 2022. Mrs. Horton was born in Cairo, Georgia to the late Luther and Martha Lewis Walden. In addition to parents, she is preceded in death by husband, Kenneth Horton, Sr. Mrs. Horton was a homemaker. Survivors include son, Kenneth Horton, Jr. (Misty), Cleveland; daughters, Mellie Cantrell, Sautee, and...

Hilda Jane Seymore

Hilda Jane Seymore

Jun 26, 2022

Mrs. Hilda Jane Seymore, age 73, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2022 at her residence. Mrs. Seymore was born in South Carolina to the late Claude and Ruth Hollingsworth Seymore. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by nephew, Brian Seymore; and sister-in-law, Margaret Seymore. She worked in the textile industry, previously working at Talon...

Harold G. Palmer

Harold G. Palmer

Jun 26, 2022

Harold G. Palmer, 64, passed away, Sunday, June 26, in the Hospice Unit at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, Georgia. Harold fought a brave six-year battle with colorectal cancer. He was a lifelong resident of Cleveland, Georgia and Harold was the only child of the late H. Ray Palmer and Viola Irvin Palmer Humphrys. Harold graduated White County High School,...

William Coy Johnston

William Coy Johnston

Jun 26, 2022

William Coy Johnston passed away on June 26, 2022, at the age of 85. He was the child of Coy Kelley Johnston and Mary Gladys Perry Johnston and was born in Baltimore, MD. Bill grew up and lived in numerous areas including West Hartford, CT, Upper Montclair, NJ, Jonesboro, GA, Atlanta, GA, Manhattan Beach, CA, and settled in Cleveland, GA...

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