Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Cleveland, GA. and surrounding areas.

Wilma Joan Doyal Bowman

Wilma Joan Doyal Bowman

May 28, 2019

Wilma Joan Doyal Bowman, age 57 of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family.   Mrs. Bowman was born October 16, 1961 in Oklahoma to Ardelia Helloms Doyal and the late Jerry D. Doyal Sr. Joan worked in housekeeping for Unicoi Springs Campground. In addition to her father she was preceded in death...

Dan Sumpter Vandiver

Dan Sumpter Vandiver

May 28, 2019

Mr. Dan Sumpter Vandiver, age 81, of Lula, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2019.   Mr. Vandiver was born in White County to the late Lat and Harriett Houston Vandiver.  Besides parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Jim Vandiver and Buzz Vandiver, and sister, Peggy Irvin.  He was retired from the Georgia Department of Transportation and served in the...

Ruth Parker Oliver

Ruth Parker Oliver

May 27, 2019

Mrs. Ruth Parker Oliver, age 73, of Cleveland, passed away Monday May 27, 2019.  Mrs. Oliver was born in Hall County to the late Frank and Delzia Hulsey Parker.  She was preceded in death by parents, and husband, Delbert Oliver.  Mrs. Oliver was a homemaker and a member of Skitts Mountain Baptist Church.  She loved talking on the phone to...

Benny Mae Abernathy

Benny Mae Abernathy

May 27, 2019

Benny Mae Turner Abernathy, age 74 of Alto, passed away Monday, May 27, 2019.   Mrs. Abernathy was born February 22, 1945 in Hall County to Lottie Butler Turner and the late Benny Turner. Benny worked in textile production for over 30 years, having worked for Mt. Vernon Mills. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her...

Joel Mcarthur Deaton

Joel Mcarthur Deaton

May 23, 2019

Mr. Joel McArthur Deaton, age 76, of Clermont, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2019.   Mr. Deaton was born in Gainesville to the late Leonard T. and Christine Hosch Deaton.  In addition to parents, he is preceded in death by son, Joel Deon Deaton.  Mr. Deaton attended Sugar Hill High School and retired from General Motors in Doraville as a Forklift...

James Bennett Caudell

James Bennett Caudell

May 22, 2019

James Bennett Caudell, age 72 of Cleveland, passed away on May 22, 2019.   Mr. Caudell was born on March 26, 1947, in Gainesville, Georgia, to the late Benny and Mervin Ledden Caudell.  He was a retired heavy equipment operator.   Survivors include his wife, Velvie Caudell, Cleveland; 4 surviving children; sisters, Zulene Cathey, Esther Conley, and Brenda Bramlett; special friends, Kenny...

Brandon Lee Monday

Brandon Lee Monday

May 21, 2019

Brandon Lee Monday, age 34 of Cleveland, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Mr. Monday was born on November 10, 1984, in Columbus, Georgia. He was a self employed carpenter. Survivors include his wife, Kimberlee Monday, Cleveland; daughters, Kaylee Monday, Taylor Monday, and Georgia Monday; father and step-mother, Donnie and Lisa Monday, Cleveland; mother, Deborah Moore, Mauk, GA; sister,...

Gregory Allen "Skip" Cathey

Gregory Allen "Skip" Cathey

May 17, 2019

Gregory Allen, “SKIP”, Cathey, 70, passed away Friday, May 17, 2019 following a brave battle against pancreatic cancer. Skip was born January 22, 1949, in Cleveland, and he was a lifelong White County resident. Skip was a 1966 graduate of White County High School, and attended Truett McConnell College. He was a member of Center Baptist Church in Robertstown, Georgia....

Joyce Reid Sanders

Joyce Reid Sanders

May 16, 2019

Joyce Reid Sanders, age 87, of Sautee-Nacoochee, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 16, 2019. Joyce Sanders was born in Newnan to the late Robert and Marguarite Sykes Reid.  In addition to parents, she was preceded in death by husband, Corban Sanders, and sister, Martha Jane Kyle.  Joyce was a retired teacher for DeKalb County, was a member of Nacoochee...

Percy Frank Martin Iii

Percy Frank Martin Iii

May 15, 2019

Mr. Percy Frank “Trey” Martin III, age 46, of Clarkesville, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2019. Mr. Martin was born in Mobile Alabama to Frank and Joan Martin, but raised in Daphne, Alabama.  He graduated from McGill-Toolen High School in Mobile, Alabama, and attended the University of South Alabama.  Mr. Martin volunteered with the White County Humane Society and was...

Eunice Grace Ledford

Eunice Grace Ledford

May 14, 2019

Eunice Ledford, age 83 of Dahlonega, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Mrs. Ledford was born on January 3, 1936, in Lumpkin County, to the late Wesley and Martha Lou Etris Dockery. She worked as a self-employed chicken farmer and was a member of Town Creek Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Eunice is preceded in death by...

Hugh Thomas Blackburn

Hugh Thomas Blackburn

May 14, 2019

Mr. Hugh Thomas Blackburn, age 78, of Sautee-Nacoochee, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2019.   Mr. Blackburn was born in White County to the late Thomas Hester and Bonnie Brown Blackburn. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother and sister-in-law, Mack "Bud" and Pat Blackburn, and sister, Euzella Blackburn. Mr. Blackburn served in the US Air Force and will...

Eddy Wike Jackson

Eddy Wike Jackson

May 13, 2019

Mrs. Eddy Wike Jackson, age 85, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, May 13, 2019. Mrs. Jackson was born in Demorest to the late F.C. and Ada Black Wike. She was preceded in death by parents, and siblings, Obie Alexander, Maver Hall, Tommy Chambers, Iva Lee Wike, and Winnie Winter. Mrs. Jackson played basketball while attending Piedmont College. She was a...

Mary Lee Shoffeitt

Mary Lee Shoffeitt

May 13, 2019

Mrs. Mary Shoffeitt, age 83, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, May 13, 2019.    Mrs. Shoffeitt was born in White County to the late Charlie and Ruby Lee Etris Nix.  She was preceded in death by parents, and husband, Paul Shoffeitt.  Mary was also preceded in death by her brother, Stanley Nix.  Mrs. Shoffeitt was a member of the Past Matron...

Billy Lewis Adcock

Billy Lewis Adcock

May 12, 2019

Billy Lewis Adcock, age 81 of Clarkesville, passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2019. Mr. Adcock was born on June 13, 1937, in Cassville, Georgia, to the late Bradley and Ruby Lewis Adcock. He was retired from AT&T and was the owner and operator of Bavarian Miniature Golf in Helen, Georgia. Billy graduated from Cass High School in 1955 and...

Betty Lou Mcconnell

Betty Lou Mcconnell

May 12, 2019

Betty Lou McConnell, age 61 of Gainesville, passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2019. Mrs. McConnell was born on April 2, 1958, in Gainesville, Georgia, to Ima Jean Westmoreland Underwood and the late Thurman P. Underwood. She was a retired LPN at Northeast Georgia Medical Center and a member of White Creek Baptist Church. Betty was preceded in death by...

Raymond Lloyd Carl

Raymond Lloyd Carl

May 10, 2019

Raymond Lloyd Carl, Sr., age 84 of Cleveland, Georgia, formerly of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, passed away at Northeast Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness.   He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Nancy Marie Carl; son and daughter-in-law, Raymond Lloyd Jr. and Karen Carl, Boyertown, PA; daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Dean Young, Murrayville, GA; sisters, Loretta Landis, Gainesville,...

Charlotte Marie Sutton

Charlotte Marie Sutton

May 7, 2019

Mrs. Charlotte Marie Sutton, age 75, of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Mrs. Sutton was born to the late J.D. and Mabel May Kanady. She was preceded in death by parents, infant daughter Pamela Sutton, and brother C.E. Kanady. Mrs. Sutton was a member of Mt. View Baptist Church. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, mother-in-law and...

Horace Russell Humphries

Horace Russell Humphries

May 7, 2019

Mr. Horace Russell Humphries, age 85, of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Horace Russell Humphries was born January 6, 1934 to Claud and Ellen (Mote) Humphries in White County Georgia. He is preceded in death by his parents, and brothers and sisters, Lewis and Annette Humphries, Verlon and Gene Humphries, Elouise and Donald Satterfield, Jackie Humphries, and brother-in-law,...

Deborah Edge

Deborah Edge

May 7, 2019

Mrs. Deborah Edge, age 61, of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019.   Mrs. Edge was born to the late Harold and Lois Abernathy Rich.  She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Roger Gooch, Cleveland; son and daughter-in-law, John and Nancy Ramey, Cleveland; sister, Linda Schmitt, Helen; brothers, Todd Harris, Lula, Rusty Harris, Belmont, S.C., Michael Rich, Cleveland,...

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