Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Cleveland, GA. and surrounding areas.

Crystal Lynn Grizzle

Crystal Lynn Grizzle

Oct 8, 2020

Crystal Lynn Grizzle, age 39, of Cleveland, passed away on October 8, 2020. Crystal was born on October 8, 1981, in California. She worked as a home health nurse. Crystal was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. “We bumped heads because we were so much alike. I loved you through life, I’ll love you through death.”...

Mervin Blank

Mervin Blank

Oct 8, 2020

RIP Dad (aka. Pop Pop Merv) Mervin G. Blank, 90, passed away in Dahlonega, Georgia, on October 8, 2020. He was born in Elverson, PA on November 1, 1929, and spent most of his life in West Chester, PA. Merv graduated from Honey Brook High School and Lancaster Business College and spent 4 years in the U.S. Navy during the...

Betty Humphries Boggs

Betty Humphries Boggs

Oct 8, 2020

Betty Humphries Boggs, age 91 of Cleveland passed away Thursday October 8, 2020. Mrs. Boggs was born January 7th, 1929 in Cumberland, Kentucky to the late Henry A. Humphries and Mollie Carpenter Humphries. She was a homemaker and member of New Bridge Baptist Church. Mrs. Boggs is preceded in death by her husband Hubert Boggs, and brother Dr. Raymond A....

Brenda Sue Sosebee

Brenda Sue Sosebee

Oct 8, 2020

Brenda Sue Sosebee, age 72 of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, October 8, 2020. Mrs. Sosebee was born in Demorest, GA to the late Fred and Bell Simmons Tanksley. Brenda worked most of her life in manufacturing for various companies. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph R. Sosebee Jr., brother, Charlie Tanksley and...

Evelyn Wofford

Evelyn Wofford

Oct 6, 2020

Evelyn G. Wofford, age 84, of Sautee Nacoochee, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. Mrs. Wofford was born on September 18, 1936, in Lumpkin County, to the late Milford and Norma Martin Lee. She was a member of Mt. View Baptist Church. Evelyn was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Wofford; brothers, Esco Lee, Edward Lee, and Ernest...

Leroy Mccallister

Leroy Mccallister

Oct 6, 2020

Leroy McCallister, age 80, of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2020. Mr. McCallister was born in White County to the late Ozzie and Ella Mae West McCallister. In addition to parents, he was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. Mr. McCallister was a Crew Foreman for Fieldale. He loved being called “Pa”, he loved his grandchildren,...

Donald Allison

Donald Allison

Oct 5, 2020

Donald Lee Allison, age 82 of Cleveland, passed away Monday, October 5, 2020. Mr. Allison was born February 21, 1938 in Hall County to the late Marvin Lee Allison and Lora Bell Barron Allison. Donald was the owner and operator of Allison Leasing Inc. He had a love for trucks, antique cars, horses and especially loved his family. In addition...

Darrell Marchbanks

Darrell Marchbanks

Oct 4, 2020

Darrell E. Marchbanks, age 45, of Cleveland, passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2020. Mr. Marchbanks was born on November 19, 1974, in Gainesville, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his son, Dwight England; mother, Cathy Albrecht. Survivors include his dad, Fred Albrecht; sisters, Cindy Wingo and Samantha Norris; brothers, David Albrecht and Joseph Albrecht; brother and sister-in-law, Anthony...

Richard Lloyd Macgregor

Richard Lloyd Macgregor

Oct 3, 2020

Richard Lloyd MacGregor, born October 3, 1944 was welcomed into Heaven to celebrate his 76th birthday with Jesus face to face on October 3, 2020. Richard was born in Orange, NJ on October 3, 1944. He graduated from Lakewood High School in 1962 and decided to pursue a career in mechanical engineering. He began his journey at New Jersey Institute...

Charlet Corle

Charlet Corle

Oct 2, 2020

Charlet Corle, age 48, of Cleveland, Ga, passed away on October 1, 2020. She was born on April 21, 1972 to John Corle and Martha Holden in Atlanta, Ga. Soon after attending Stephens County High School in 1988, she had her first child in 1989, a daughter, Brittany Marie Brady, and her second child, Anthony John-Ray Brady, in 1992. Therein...

Melvin Nelms

Melvin Nelms

Oct 1, 2020

Melvin Norman Nelms, age 82, of Cleveland, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2020. Mr. Nelms was born on August 29, 1938, in Haysville, North Carolina. Melvin was a good ole mountain man, who was known to many as “Boss.” He worked as a welder at a rock quarry and was a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving...

Jane Brown

Jane Brown

Oct 1, 2020

Jane Brown, age 101, of Cleveland, passed away on October 1, 2020. Mrs. Brown was born on December 11, 1918, in Hall County, to the late Branson and Lona Staton Standridge. She was a retired lunchroom manager at White County High School and a member of First Baptist Church of Cleveland. Jane was preceded in death by her husband, George...

Gladys Wheeler

Gladys Wheeler

Oct 1, 2020

Gladys Wheeler, age 91 of Dalton formerly of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2020. Mrs. Wheeler was born March 20, 1929 in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Elmer and Alice Totherow Davis. Gladys was a homemaker and a member of Friendship Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husbands, Harley Medlin...

Robert William Kroll

Robert William Kroll

Sep 30, 2020

Robert William Kroll, age 82, of Sautee, passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2020. Mr. Kroll was born on August 20, 1938, in South Bend, Indiana to the late Robert and Jessie Kutscher Kroll. Robert attended Indiana University and later was a district manager of the Salvation Army. He moved to White County in 1996 and was a member of...

Dr. Larry O. Purcell

Dr. Larry O. Purcell

Sep 29, 2020

Dr. Larry O. Purcell, 71, passed away on Tuesday, September 29th, 2020 Larry was born to Laverne and Henry Purcell on February 9th, 1949. After high school, he attended Georgia Southern. There, he met the love of his life, Shirley. They married in 1974 and had two daughters, who never doubted his love for them. Larry never met a stranger....

Imogene Spivey Taylor

Imogene Spivey Taylor

Sep 28, 2020

Imogene Spivey Taylor, age 92, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, September 28, 2020. Mrs. Taylor was born in Newnan, Georgia to the late Andrew Jackson and Janie Thrower Spivey. In addition to parents, she was preceded in death by husband, Donald Taylor, and eight brothers and sisters. Mrs. Taylor was a teacher at Griffin GARC and a member of the...

Diane Powell

Diane Powell

Sep 28, 2020

Diane Elizabeth Watkins Powell, affectionately known as Nana, passed on Monday September 28, 2020 at 78 years of age. A resident of Sautee, Georgia and Satsuma Florida. She was born in Bartow, Florida on September 22, 1942 and grew up in South Miami, where she met the love of her life Ronald Eugene Powell, Sr. They were married on April...

Max Walter Tomlin

Max Walter Tomlin

Sep 27, 2020

Mr. Max Walter Tomlin, age 75, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2020. Mr. Tomlin was born in Habersham County to the late Buddy Tomlin and Trudy Palmer Saxon. In addition to parents, he was preceded in death by grandparents, Herschel and Sylvia Palmer. Mr. Tomlin was a Broiler Supervisor for Wayne Farms and a member of Skitts Mountain...

Truman "T.J." Cantrell

Truman "T.J." Cantrell

Sep 25, 2020

Truman “T.J.” Cantrell age 33, of Cleveland passed away Friday September 25, 2020. Mr. Cantrell was born In Lumpkin County the son of Truman Cantrell and the late Theresa Hope Cantrell. He was employed at Turner Tire in Cleveland. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by his sister, Brittany Berry. Survivors include his parents, Bert and...

Bobbie Jean Mckinney

Bobbie Jean Mckinney

Sep 25, 2020

Barrett Funeral Home of Cleveland announces the death of Mrs. Bobbie Jean McKinney, age 85, formerly of Cleveland. Mrs. McKinney passed away Friday, September 25, 2020. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Barrett Funeral Home of Cleveland (706) 865-3101

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