Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Cleveland, GA. and surrounding areas.
Suvilla C Black
Feb 1, 2021
Suvilla Black, age 94, of Sautee, passed away on Monday, February 1, 2021. Mrs. Black was born on May 23, 1926 to the late Benjamin and Carrie Helton Caudell, the youngest of 17 children. She was the former owner and operator of Dairy Queen and a member of Loudsville United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, Suvilla was preceded...
Dorothy Jean Cuthbertson
Jan 31, 2021
Dorothy Jean Wandel Cuthbertson, age 95, of Cleveland, Georgia, died peacefully in her home on January 31, 2021. Jean was born on March 20, 1925, in Sharpsburg, PA to Charles and Dorothy Wandel. She, being the daughter of an airline executive, lived in over 30 locations when growing up. She attended Catawba College before meeting and falling quickly in love...
Jon Edward Coon
Jan 31, 2021
Mr. Jon Edward Coon, age 66, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, January 31, 2021. Mr. Coon was born in Syracuse, NY to the late Windy and Barbara Huntley Coon. He was a painter for American Heritage and was a loving husband, father, and son. Survivors include wife, Bobbie Coon; sons, Johnny Coon and Jeffrey Coon; and brother, Pat Coon. No...
Timothy Dean Dragoo
Jan 31, 2021
Timothy Dean Dragoo, age 64, of Cleveland, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021. Mr. Dragoo was born on March 7, 1956, in St. Joseph, Missouri, to the late Charles and Shirley Morris Dragoo. He was an operations manager for Peachtree Doors, where he worked for many years, and then he finished his career with Lindsey Windows. Timothy was a...
Lois Walls Brown
Jan 31, 2021
Lois Walls Brown, age 92, of Sautee, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021. Mrs. Brown was born on December 21, 1928, in Hiawassee, Georgia, to the late Lee Walter and Mary Corn Walls. She was the co-owner and operator of Browns Chevron and Grocery, in Helen, GA, and a member of Crescent Hill Baptist Church. In addition to her...
Mark Leroy Dieffenbacher
Jan 27, 2021
Mark Leroy Dieffenbacher, age 68, of Cleveland, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. Mr. Dieffenbacher was born in Pennsylvania to the late Leroy and Katherine Grafius Dieffenbacher. In addition to parents, he was preceded in death by son, Chadd Dieffenbacher and siblings, Bradley Dieffenbacher and Dixie Wicks. He was a retired mechanic at Hardy Chevrolet, a Mason with the...
William "Bill" Hill
Jan 27, 2021
William “Bill” Clyde Hill, age 70, of Demorest, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. Mr. Hill was born on July 17, 1950, in Atlanta, Georgia, to the late Clifford and Doris Riddle Hill. He worked as an engineer and was a veteran of the United States Navy. In addition to his parents, Bill was preceded in death by his...
Quentin Thomas
Jan 26, 2021
Quentin Howard Thomas, 74, of the Shoal Creek community in Cleveland, GA passed away on the morning of January 26, 2021 at his residence. Quentin was born August 10, 1946 at home attended by a midwife. He was the first born of Riley H. and Maudell Stringer Thomas. His paternal grandparents were J. G. and Milbry Reid Thomas. His maternal...
Betty "Mickey" Herington
Jan 22, 2021
Mrs. Betty "Mickey" DeEtte Herington, daughter of the late Mike H. Sewell and DeEtte Burton Sewell, was born March 1, 1949 in Atlanta. Mrs. Herington grew up in Decatur and spent some of her time with her family at Lake Sinclair. She attended Towers High School and DeKalb Junior College. Following her marriage she moved to Stone Mountain, Gainesville and...
William Jackson "Buddy" Callis
Jan 22, 2021
Mr. William Jackson ‘Buddy’ Callis, age 83 of Gainesville, formerly of Cleveland. Buddy passed away Friday, January 22, 2021. Buddy was born in Phoenix, Arizona on February 2, 1937 to the late Andy Callis and Frieda Muffett Callis. He served with honor in the United States Navy serving the two carriers, The Ranger and The Lexington during the years between...
Judy Cathey
Jan 21, 2021
Judy Dean Cathey, age 63, of Cleveland, passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Mrs. Cathey was born on July 31, 1957, in Habersham County, to the late Sandy and Bonnie Lou Pilgrim Dean. She was retired from the restaurant business. In addition to her parents, Judy was preceded in death by her husband, Gregory “Skip” Cathey; brother, Verlon Dean....
William Earnest Shelnut
Jan 21, 2021
William Earnest Shelnut, 93, was taken into the arms of Jesus Christ on January 21, 2021. He was born on November 07, 1927 to the late Lester and Ola Shelnut in Cleveland, Georgia. He was the oldest of eight children. William met his wife Dorothy Gilstrap in Cleveland, Georgia and were married in 1950. They moved to Greenville in 1953....
Roy Daniel Peters Jr.
Jan 20, 2021
Roy Daniel “Danny” Peters, Jr., age 77, of Cleveland, passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. Mr. Peters was born on June 14, 1943, in Atlanta, Georgia, to the late Roy Daniel Peters, Sr. and Margie Katherine Wilson Peters. He was retired from AT&T and a veteran of the United States Army. Danny was a dual member of Masonic Lodge...
Emily Oliver Pursley
Jan 19, 2021
Emily Oliver Pursley, age 38, of Clermont, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Pursley was born on May 16, 1982, in Gainesville, Georgia, to Randy and Pamela Savage Oliver. She worked as a credit underwriter for Truist Bank and was a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband,...
Ronald Ridgely Rairigh Sr.
Jan 17, 2021
Ronald Ridgely Rairigh, Sr., age 84, of Dahlonega, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2021. Mr. Rairigh was born on November 8, 1936, in Baltimore, Maryland, to the late Wilson and Jeanette Heim Rairigh. He was a regional manager for American Airlines for more than 42 years. Mr. Rairigh was a veteran of the United States Army. In addition to...
Bertie Mae Fitzpatrick
Jan 16, 2021
Mrs. Bertie Mae Fitzpatrick, age 88, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, January 16, 2021. Mrs. Fitzpatrick was born in Commerce, GA to the late Boyd and Vera Howington Hart. In addition to parents, she was preceded in death by husband, Horace Fitzpatrick; son, Rev. David Fitzpatrick; and brothers, Boyd Hart and Lynwood Hart. Mrs. Fitzpatrick was a homemaker, loving mother,...
Caroline Gresham
Jan 16, 2021
Caroline A. Gresham, age 41, of Cleveland, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021. Ms. Greshman was born on February 12, 1979, in Decatur, Georgia to Robert and Joan Duckett Gresham. Survivors include her mother, Joan Duckett Gresham, Cleveland; father, Robert Gresham; sister, Stephanie Davis; niece, Abigail Davis; nephew, Jackson Davis; uncle, Mike Duckett; aunt, Joyce Duckett. A memorial service...
Robert Franklin Rogers
Jan 15, 2021
Robert Franklin Rogers, who passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family and friends on January 15, 2021. Mr. Rogers was born on August 6, 1918, in Cordova, Alabama, to Robert (Bob) and Eliza Rogers. Other than his parents, he was proceded in death by his wife, Carey, of 75 years; his two daughters, Helen Rogers Hare and Sandra...
Charles B. Henderson
Jan 14, 2021
Charles B Henderson died January 14, 2021 in Ocoee, Florida at the age of 92 years. He was born October 03, 1928 to the Reverend Charles Weathers Henderson and Flora Ellsworth Bowden Henderson in Forsyth, Georgia where his father was serving as a Baptist minister. Charles attended high school in Cleveland and spent a year at Piedmont College and a...
Charles Bowman
Jan 14, 2021
Charles Wakley Bowman, Sr., age 72, Cleveland, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021. Mr. Bowman was born on November 26, 1948, in Hogansville, Georgia, to the late Robert and Mary Bowman. He was a self-employed painter and a member of Harvest Time Church. In addition to his parents, Charles was preceded in death by his brothers, Virgil Bowman, Eddie...
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