Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Cleveland, GA. and surrounding areas.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Jerry Henry
Dec 19, 2021
Jerry Wayne Henry was called home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 19th, 2021. He entered this world in unincorporated Robertstown on May 4th, 1937 and filled the next 84 years with enough memories to last an eternity. Born to the late Grover Cleveland and Gladys Byers Henry, he started working at the age of 10 and became...
George E. Marks
Dec 19, 2021
George E. Marks, Jr., age 73, of Sautee Nacoochee, GA, passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021. He was born in March, 1948, in Pensacola, FL., the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George E. Marks, Sr., and was the sibling to Elaine Marks of Slidell, LA, the late JoAnn Rucker of Covington, LA, and James Marks of Mandeville, LA....
Marie Adams
Dec 18, 2021
Marie Lucille Cobb Adams went to her heavenly home on December 18, 2021 after a long, blessed, and wonderful life. Born on May 7, 1930 in Barberton, OH, her childhood days were spent there till the family returned to her grandparents family farm in the North GA mountains of Blairsville, GA. At age 17 in 1947 her parents moved to...
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