Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Cleveland, GA. and surrounding areas.

Terrell "Bones" Cliffton Smith

Terrell "Bones" Cliffton Smith

Sep 30, 2021

Terrell “Bones” Clifton Smith, age 66, of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021. Mr. Smith was born on June 5, 1955, to the late Lamar Smith and Molly Ramey Smith. Along with his parents, he is preceded in death by his siblings, Maggie Nelms, Jessie Fae Ward, and Grady Collins. Mr. Smith is survived by his daughters, Terri Smith...

Jack Edward Rawdin

Jack Edward Rawdin

Sep 30, 2021

Jack Edward Rawdin, Jr., age 77, of Sautee Nacoochee, passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2021. Jack was born on July 7, 1944, in Boca Raton, Florida. He was one of six siblings. Jack proudly served in the Army and retired from the insurance industry. He was a member of The Sons of Confederate Veterans and enjoyed riding his Harley,...

June Collins

June Collins

Sep 28, 2021

June Collins, age 73, of Cleveland, passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. Mrs. Collins was born on August 11, 1948, in Franklin County, to the late Loyd Nelson Cash and Emily Margaret Stowe Cash. She was a retired teacher from the White County School System and a past president of White County Retired Educators. June was also a member...

Johnny Pruitt Iv

Johnny Pruitt Iv

Sep 27, 2021

Johnny Pruitt IV, age 49, passed away Monday, September 27, 2021. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 P.M. Thursday, October 7, 2021 at The Chapel of Barrett Funeral Home. The service will be livestreamed and the link to the stream can be found here: https://vimeo.com/625478902 The family will receive friends from 11:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M. Thursday at the funeral...

Mildred Greear

Mildred Greear

Sep 25, 2021

Mildred White Greear left this world on September 25, 2021, after a long, eventful, and creative life. Born on October 19, 1920, she spent her childhood in Laurel, Mississippi. She lost her mother and father when she was 16 years old. Mildred was the last of her generation in the Greear family and the last of her generation in her...

Betty Williams Petitt

Betty Williams Petitt

Sep 21, 2021

Betty Ruth Petitt, age 83, of Cleveland, passed away on Tuesday, September 21, 2021. Mrs. Petitt was born on November 29, 1937, in Habersham County, to the late Willie Williams and Cleo Grace Allen Adams. She was a retired nurse and a member of The Seventh-day Adventist Church. In addition to her parents, Betty was preceded in death by her...

Robert Bufford

Robert Bufford

Sep 21, 2021

Robert Larry Bufford, age 75 of Cleveland, passed away on Tuesday, September 21, 2021. Mr. Bufford was born on June 12, 1946 to the late Willard Alexander “Shorty” Bufford and Jean Young Bufford. Along with his parents, Mr. Bufford is preceded in death by his wife, Diane Bufford and daughter, Lara Bufford. He is survived by his daughter, Charlie Anne...

Wanda Sue Bishop

Wanda Sue Bishop

Sep 20, 2021

Wanda Sue Bishop, age 44, of Cornelia, passed away on Monday, September 20, 2021. Mrs. Bishop was born on April 10, 1977, in Anderson, South Carolina, to Wanda Brown Kilgore and the late John Blease Kilgore. Survivors include her daughter, Samantha Purdy; son and daughter-in-law, Anthony and Amanda Purdy; mother, Wanda Kilgore; sister, Jennifer Kilgore; niece, Katie Hardman; 8 granddogs....

Paula Gooch Anderson

Paula Gooch Anderson

Sep 20, 2021

Paula Gooch Anderson, age 71, of Cleveland, passed away on September 20, 2021 after a courageous battle with Covid-19. Ms. Anderson was born on November 17, 1949 to the late Roy and Pauline “Ma” Woody Gooch. Paula was a loving mother and grandmother. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings, Gary Gooch and Judy...

Steven Edward Tallman, Jr.

Steven Edward Tallman, Jr.

Sep 18, 2021

Mr. Steven Edward Tallman, Jr., age 30, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, September 18, 2021. Mr. Tallman was born on February 10, 1991. He was a mechanic of Silver City Automotive and attended The Bridge Church. Mr. Tallman was preceded in death by maternal grandparents, Walter and Louise King and paternal grandparents, Leigh and Margaret Tallman. Survivors include parents, Steven...

Ervin Mcafee

Ervin Mcafee

Sep 17, 2021

Mr. Paul Ervin McAfee, age 76, of Cleveland, passed away Friday, September 17, 2021.

Ervin was born on September 27, 1944, in Norfolk, Virginia to the late George Ervin and Tetzel Wilder McAfee of Cleveland. He was a retired teacher, having taught youthful offenders at Lee Arrendale Correctional Institute for 34 years.  He proudly served his country...

Charles Cloer

Charles Cloer

Sep 17, 2021

Charles Eugene Cloer, age 86, of Cleveland, passed away on Friday, September 17, 2021. Mr. Cloer was born on October 14, 1934, in Dalton, Georgia to the late John Rembert and Maggie Louisa Beaver Cloer. He was the youngest of 11 children. He was preceded in death by his infant siblings Laura and Jewel Cloer; his brothers Bill, Dillard, John,...

Bryan Keith Lee

Bryan Keith Lee

Sep 17, 2021

Bryan Lee Obituary

On September 17 th , 2021 Bryan Keith Lee, loving husband and father passed away surrounded by his wife and children at the age of 54 in Gainesville, GA.

Bryan was born in Gainesville, GA, and he graduated North Hall High School in 1985 where he played baseball for the Trojans. On...

John Teddy "Ted" Williams

John Teddy "Ted" Williams

Sep 16, 2021

John Teddy “Ted” Williams, age 74, of Cleveland, passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2021. Mr. Williams was born on August 22, 1947, in Atlanta, Georgia, to the late Emmett and Iva Mae Wallace Williams. He was a truck driver and a member of Yonah Lodge F&AM #382 and Al-Pine Shrine. In addition to his parents, Ted was preceded in...

Barbara Sutton Blackwell

Barbara Sutton Blackwell

Sep 16, 2021

Barbara Sutton Blackwell, age 74, of Cleveland, passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2021. Mrs. Blackwell was born on July 3, 1947, in Cleveland, Georgia, to the late Boss and Maude Jarrard Sutton. She was retired from Jacky Jones Ford and a member of Mt. View Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Barbara was preceded in death by her...

Nancy Smith

Nancy Smith

Sep 16, 2021

Ms. Nancy Smith, age 71, of Murrayville, passed away Thursday, September 16, 2021. Ms. Smith was born in Blue Island, Illinois to the late William and Jeannette Breault Buice. In addition to parents, she was preceded in death by brother, James Buice. Ms. Smith was a waitress and a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Survivors include sons, Brian Cash, Martin,...

Donald G Thomas

Donald G Thomas

Sep 15, 2021

Barrett Funeral Home announces for the Thomas Family the passing of Mr. Donald G. Thomas, age 78, of Marietta, formerly of Cleveland. Mr. Thomas passed away Wednesday, September 15, 2021. Donald was born on October 1, 1942 in Cleveland, Georgia to the late Charlie and Myrtie Bell Harper Thomas of Cleveland. He was the eldest of 6 boys. He was...

Tommie Rice

Tommie Rice

Sep 14, 2021

Tommie Joe Rice, 73, of Lula, GA died September 14, 2021. Tommie was born December 18, 1947 in Hampton, Arkansas (Marion Co.) to the late Garland Francis and Alta Etta (Marshall) Rice. Tommie is survived by his wife of 36 years, Sherlene (Tinsley) Rice, and four daughters; Jodi Gretchen (Jeremy)Person, Kileen, TX, Beth Ann Wiedenheft (Brad Larson) of Chapel Hill,...

Jerome Joseph Costa

Jerome Joseph Costa

Sep 13, 2021

Jerome Joseph Costa, age 92, of Sautee, passed away on Monday, September 13, 2021. Mr. Costa was born on August 9, 1929, in Athens, Georgia, to the late Lawrence and Loretta Callahan Costa. He was a self-employed art appraiser. In addition to his parents, Jerome was preceded in death by his sisters, Francis Conlon, Loretta Costa, and Theresa Costa Kearns....

Kristopher Mandaro

Kristopher Mandaro

Sep 11, 2021

Chief Petty Officer Kristopher Michael Mandaro (US Navy Retired) age, 41 of Flowery Branch passed away September 11, 2021 following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Los Angeles to Michael Mandaro and Blu Shevlin on November 04, 1979. Chief Mandaro had an impressive 21 year career in the US Navy as a Independent Duty Corpsman, and a...

Subscribe

Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries

A Year of Grief Support

Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.