Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Cleveland, GA. and surrounding areas.

Harold Edwards Helms

Harold Edwards Helms

Oct 17, 2020

Harold Edward Helms, age 73, of Cleveland passed away on Friday, October 16, 2020. Mr. Helms was born on September 3, 1947 in Enterprise, Alabama to Edward Helms and Jeanette Helms. He loved music from the time he was a small child. In high school he played in a band call the Check Mates they did events around the area...

Betty Freeman

Betty Freeman

Oct 17, 2020

Mrs. Betty Sue Freeman, age 88, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2020. Mrs. Freeman was born in White County, to the late Virgil and Mary Lloyd Ramey. She was preceded in death by her husband, Reverend Robert Hamp Freeman; sons, Ronnie Freeman, Donnie Freeman; brothers, Dewey, RB, Herbert, Jack, and Harold Ramey. Mrs. Freeman was a member of...

Peggy Owenby

Peggy Owenby

Oct 16, 2020

Peggy Elise Owenby, age, 54 of Cleveland, Ga, passed away Saturday October 17th, 2020. Mrs. Owenby was born November 16th, 1965 to the late Charles E. Garrett and Barbara Cleveland. She was a Medical Assistant at Medlink in Cleveland. Mrs. Owenby is preceded in death by her husband, Mitchell Owenby, brother, Michael Garrett, and son, Charles Daniel Turner. Mrs. Owenby...

Peggy Ione Biggers

Peggy Ione Biggers

Oct 15, 2020

Mrs. Peggy Ione Freeman Biggers, 89, of Cleveland passed away October 15, 2020 at home, following an extended illness. Mrs. Biggers was born on August 29, 1931 in Cleveland to the late Fred and Jessie Freeman. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Daniel Lewis Biggers, and her brothers, Paul Freeman, Glen Freeman, Pierce Freeman, Gene Freeman...

Robert Timothy "Timmy" Lewallen

Robert Timothy "Timmy" Lewallen

Oct 15, 2020

Robert Timothy “Timmy” Lewallen, age 52, of Martin, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2020. Mr. Lewallen was born on May 27, 1968, in Gainesville, Georgia, to the late Bob and Juanita Chambers Lewallen. He worked in carpentry. Timmy was a devoted wonderful, loving husband and was a dear friend to many. Survivors include his wife, Susan “Inez” Lewallen,...

John Wesley Shreffler Jr.

John Wesley Shreffler Jr.

Oct 13, 2020

John Wesley Shreffler, Jr., age 64, of Cleveland, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2020. Mr. Shreffler was born on November 28, 1955, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to the late John Shreffler, Sr. and Mary Lee Patterson Shreffler. He was born in Colorado Springs, CO and grew up in Waco, TX, moving to White County in 2005 from California. He...

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...

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