Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Cleveland, GA. and surrounding areas.

Fred Grace

Fred Grace

Jan 14, 2022

Mr. Fred Grace, age 71, of Cleveland, passed away Friday, January 14, 2022. Mr. Grace was born on August 20, 1950, to Gardner Grace and Georgia Davis. Fred Grace was a beloved father, brother, husband, and friend. He was a guy who loved anything that had to do with a motor. He could also fix anything with a motor and...

Vernon Eugene Lovell

Vernon Eugene Lovell

Jan 13, 2022

Vernon Eugene Lovell, age 75, of Cleveland, passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2022. Mr. Lovell was born on April 14, 1946, in Cleveland, Georgia, to the late Elijah Fay Lovell and Bonnie Priest Lovell. Vernon was a 1964 graduate of White County High School and worked as a prison guard at Lee Arrendale State Prison. Mr. Lovell was a...

Andrea Burnham

Andrea Burnham

Jan 11, 2022

Andrea Shawman Burnham, age 54 passed away, Tuesday, January 11, 2022. Andrea was born on January 5, 1968, to John Shawman and Betty Bialkowski Shawman. She worked as a Certified Nurse Aide with Tuglo Home Health. She is preceded in death by her father, John Shawman and daughter Haley Williamson. She is survived by her son and son-in-law, Christopher and...

Thomas Anthony "Tony" Martin

Thomas Anthony "Tony" Martin

Jan 11, 2022

Thomas Anthony “Tony” Martin, age 64 of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022. Mr. Martin was born February 9, 1957 in Ft. McPherson, GA to the late Thomas Martin and Claudine “Dean” Mixon. Tony was self-employed as a painter. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his sister, Denise Wilson; paternal grandparents, Oren and Agnes...

David Charles Jones

David Charles Jones

Jan 10, 2022

David Charles Jones, age 75 of Sautee, passed away January 10, 2022 after a short illness. Born in Atlanta, Georgia on May 25, 1946, David was the son of Shuford M. Jones Sr. and Katherine Nix Jones. He graduated from Milton High School in 1964 and attended Emory at Oxford and Dekalb Junior College. He served in the United States...

Mamie Sutton

Mamie Sutton

Jan 8, 2022

Mamie Sutton, age 93 of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022. Ms. Sutton was born April 8, 1928, in White County to the late Robert and Lillie Shelnut Pruitt. Mamie was homemaker and a seamstress for Babyland General and Cleveland Sportswear. She was a member of the Woodlawn Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she is preceded by...

Joseph Wayne Westmoreland

Joseph Wayne Westmoreland

Jan 8, 2022

Joseph Wayne Westmoreland, age 81 of Helen and Ellijay, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022. Mr. Westmoreland was born May 29, 1940, in White County to the late Birch and Cecilia Westmoreland. Mr. Westmoreland worked as an engineer for the Georgia Department of Transportation. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by numerous siblings. Survivors include his...

Johnny Lee Dispain

Johnny Lee Dispain

Jan 6, 2022

Johnny Lee Dispain, age 61, of Cleveland, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022. Mr. Dispain was born on May 21, 1960, in Dahlonega, Georgia, to Frances Medley Dispain and the late Tommy Lee Dispain. He worked in the farming industry. Johnny was preceded in death by his father, Tommy Lee Dispain; brothers, Charles Dispain and Joel Dispain; sister, Sandra...

Mattie Kate Mizell

Mattie Kate Mizell

Jan 6, 2022

Mattie Kate Mizell, 69, died Thursday, January 6, 2022, in Cleveland, Georgia. She was a resident of Cleveland, Georgia for more than 50 years. Born on April 19, 1952, she was raised in Jefferson, Georgia, and was the daughter of the late Julius (Pony) Usher, and Octavia Johnson Usher. Ms. Mizell was preceded in death by her brother, Paul Usher;...

Harold Grant Hooper

Harold Grant Hooper

Jan 5, 2022

Mr. Harold Hooper, age 89, of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022. Mr. Hooper was born in White County to the late Grant and Fannie Dorsey Hooper. In addition to parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Fred Hooper, Paul Hooper and Barney Hooper; sisters, Frances Dickerson, Lera Black, Betty Parish; son-in-law, Larry Kelley; Mr. Hooper served his...

Robert "Robi" Lee Wilkins Iii

Robert "Robi" Lee Wilkins Iii

Jan 3, 2022

Robert “Robi” Lee Wilkins III, age 55, of Cleveland, passed away on Monday, January 3, 2022. Mr. Wilkins was born on October 4, 1966, in Clayton County, to Robert Lee Wilkins, Jr. and Dee Shubert Holcomb. He was a self-employed truck driver and a member of Liberty Baptist Church. Robi was preceded in death by his father, Robert Lee Wilkins,...

Myrtice Holland

Myrtice Holland

Jan 2, 2022

Mrs. Myrtice Louise Holland, age 82, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2022. Mrs. Holland was born in Atlanta to the late Marion Lafayette and Mary Louise Morris Williams. In addition to parents, she was preceded in death by husband, Jimmy Holland, Sr.; and sisters, Rosetta Gunsalus and Naomi Braswell. Mrs. Holland was a homemaker and a loving wife,...

Alice James Fitzgerald

Alice James Fitzgerald

Jan 2, 2022

Alice James Fitzgerald died January 2nd after a brief illness. She was the daughter of Emmett James and Hattie Faircloth James of Cairo, Ga. She was preceded in death by a brother, Varner, and her husband of sixty three years, Rodney D. Fitzgerald. She is survived by a son Michael (Denise), daughter Cecelia (Bruce), grandchildren Christopher Cuello, Sarah Carter, Elijah...

Dortha Mildred Rich

Dortha Mildred Rich

Dec 30, 2021

D. Mildred Rich, age 81, of Cleveland, passed away on Thursday, December 30, 2021. Mrs. Rich was born on March 4, 1940, in Fannin County, to the late Manuel and Ola Gaddis Elliott. Mildred worked at the Old Sautee Store for 42 years and was a faithful member of Mt. Yonah Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was...

Helen Crawford

Helen Crawford

Dec 26, 2021

Mrs. Helen Crawford, age 92, of Sautee, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2021. Mrs. Crawford was born in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Harry Lawrence and Helen Madglett Doxzen. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wendell Crawford; son, Harry EW Miller; sister, Ann Mitchell; brothers, George Doxzen, Lawrence Doxzen, Donald Doxzen, and William...

Lamar Canup

Lamar Canup

Dec 26, 2021

Anthony “Lamar” Canup, age 78, of Sautee, passed away on Sunday, December 26, 2021. Mr. Canup was born on March 1, 1943, in Helen, GA, to the late Smith Monroe Canup and Annie Aurora Allison Canup. He was the owner of Lamar Canup State Farm Insurance Company and attended Helen First Baptist, Center Baptist, and Pinecrest Mennonite in Stapleton, GA....

Elena Winkler Allison

Elena Winkler Allison

Dec 25, 2021

Elena Winkler Allison, age 87, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021. Graveside services will be held at 4 pm Sunday December 26, 2021 at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery. The Rev Chris Anderson will officiate. The family will receive friends 3-3:30 pm at the funeral home Sunday, December 26, 2021. Barrett Funeral Home, Cleveland.

Peggy Sue Harkins

Peggy Sue Harkins

Dec 25, 2021

Peggy Sue Harkins, age 81, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021. Mrs. Harkins was born in White County to the late Robert and Annie Mae Dyer Edge. In addition to parents, she was preceded in death by husband, Dennis Harkins; daughter, Hazel Swindoll; grandson, Shannon Shuler; sisters, Versie Sears, Mamie Gooch, and Ruth Evans; brothers, Leroy Edge and...

David Sylvan Carter

David Sylvan Carter

Dec 24, 2021

David Sylvan Carter, age 85, of Hiawassee, formerly of Sautee, passed away on Friday, December 24, 2021. Mr. Carter was born on February 25, 1936, in Banks County, to the late Earnest and Vera Newton Carter. He worked for Habersham County Medical Center and Northeast Georgia Medical Center as an x-ray technician and was a member of Clarkesville Lodge #325...

Brandon Ray Pontes

Brandon Ray Pontes

Dec 21, 2021

Brandon Ray Pontes, age 43, of Clarksville, TN, passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. Mr. Pontes was born on December 19, 1978, in Gainesville, Georgia. He was a forklift driver for LG. Survivors include his mother, Alisa Velazquez (Edward), Cleveland; father, Demetrius Hicks (Roxanne), Simpsonville, SC; siblings, Marshall Meaders, Diamond Gowan, Dustin Hicks, Spencer Velazquez, and Alex Velazquez. Funeral...

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