Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Cleveland, GA. and surrounding areas.
Wayne "W.J." Julian Sims
Nov 21, 2019
Wayne Julian “W.J.” Sims, age 83 of Cleveland, passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2019. Mr. Sims was born on August 5, 1936, in White County, to the late Arvil and Grovie Vandiver Sims. He was a retired, self-employed carpenter and a member of the Cleveland Worship Center. Mr. Sims was preceded in death by his sister, Janice Wright; brother,...
Betty George
Nov 17, 2019
Betty George, age 86, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019 at Gateway Nursing Home. No services are planned. To share a memory or leave a condolence, visit barrettfh.com. Barrett Funeral Home, Cleveland.
Charles P. Peace, Jr.
Nov 14, 2019
Charles Poindexter Peace, Jr., 91, passed away at his home on November 14, 2019. He was born on April 15, 1928, to Charles P. Peace, Sr. and Audra Peace Deal, in Anniston, Alabama. The family moved to Atlanta, Georgia where Charles grew up with his seven sisters, Fannie, Audra, Eva, Alma, Vera, Catherine, Mildred, and his brother, Joseph. The middle...
Jerry Dean Copp
Nov 14, 2019
Jerry Dean Copp, age 54, of Cleveland, passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2019. Mr. Copp was born on February 12, 1965, in Cumming, Georgia, to Albert and Lillie Mae Payne Copp. He was a former dump truck driver for Charles Black Construction and a member of Community Chapel Church. Jerry was preceded in death by his grandparents, Jim and...
Elmer James Hunt
Nov 12, 2019
Elmer James Hunt, age 75, of Cleveland, passed away on November 12, 2019. Mr. Hunt was born on June 25, 1944, in White County, to the late Tommy and Ruby Nelson Hunt. He was a heavy equipment operator for 46 years and retired from Allied Paving. He was also a member of Mt. View Baptist Church. In addition to his...
Lydia Jeanette White
Nov 11, 2019
Mrs. Lydia Jeanette Fuller White, age 73, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, November 11, 2019. Mrs. White was born to the late Rev. John Fuller and Jeanette Fuller Light. She is also preceded in death by her sister, Sarah Talley. Mrs. White was a graduate of White County High School and was a retired school teacher with the White County...
Brayden Philyaw
Nov 10, 2019
Brayden Philyaw, age 8, of Cleveland, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 10, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. Brayden was born on May 28, 2011 to Zach and Miranda Allison Philyaw. He was a third grade student at Mossy Creek Elementary School and attended Shoal Creek Baptist Church and The Cleveland Worship Center. Our sweet...
Michael Scott Gillespie
Nov 9, 2019
Mr. Michael Scott Gillespie, age 78, of Cleveland, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, November 9, 2019 He is survived by his children, Brett and wife Jennifer Gillespie and daughters, Mary Higbie and Lindsey Gillespie. Grandchildren include Brittany, Courtney, Brooklyn, Aaron and Triston as well as Christopher, Connor, Elizabeth and Casey. Mike is...
Joseph Edgar Topper Jr
Nov 8, 2019
Barrett Funeral Home of Cleveland announces the death of Mr. Joseph Edgar Topper Jr., age 83 of Cleveland. Mr. Topper passed away Friday, November 8, 2019. No local services are planned, however if you would like to leave a condolence, please visit us at www.barrettfh.com Barrett Funeral Home of Cleveland.
Harry Brack Rowley
Nov 7, 2019
Harry Brack Rowley, age 69 of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, November 7, 2019. Brack was born in Woodland, CA to the late Richard Harry Rowley and Harriett Weber Rowley. He was a former saw miller for Hogan Lumber Company. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his wife, Connie Crawford Rowley. Survivors include his sons, Ryan...
Alice Mae Reinshagen
Nov 6, 2019
Alice Mae Hadden Reinshagen, age 98, passed away November 6, 2019 at her home in White County. She was born on May 27, 1921 at her big Antebellum home in Valley Junction, Iowa. Her Father, who was born in 1862 was Mayor and owned and operated the local bank. She graduated high school in 1938 and college in 1942 with...
William Barney Lee
Nov 6, 2019
William Barney Lee, age 55 of Cleveland, passed away on November 6, 2019. Mr. Lee was born in Habersham County and is preceded in death by his father, Lloyd Lee, Sr.; father-in-law, William Dover; and granddaughter, Sarah Johnston. He was employed by Wayne Farms and a member of Mt. View Baptist Church. Survivors include wife, Frankie Lee, Cleveland; daughters, Ruth...
Walter "Buddy" Odis Johnson
Nov 6, 2019
Walter "Buddy" Johnson, age 81, of Cleveland, passed away on November 6, 2019.Mr. Johnson was born in Pahokee, Florida to the late Grover and Mary Morris Johnson. He was preceded in death by parents, daughter, Pam Alexander; sisters, Rose Simmons, and Barbara Johnson; brother, Boone Johnson; and brother-in-law, Mike Tyndall. He was retired from Piedmont Laboratories as a Chemical Compounder.Survivors...
James Carlton Howard
Nov 3, 2019
Mr. James Carlton Howard, age 60, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, November 3, 2019. Mr. Howard was born on September 13, 1959, in Gainesville, GA, to the late Carl Thomas Howard and Dorothy Frances Helton Howard. He was a member of Welcome Home Baptist Church in Gillsville, GA. In addition to his parents, James was preceded in death by his...
Nannie A. Dean
Oct 31, 2019
Nannie Louise Arrowood Dean, age 83, of Cleveland passed away October 31, 2019. Mrs. Dean was born in Towns County Ga., to the late Carlos and Clara Arrowood. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Columbus Wilford Dean Sr,: son, Columbus W. Dean Jr.; Sister Loretta Owens and brother, Dale Arrowood. Mrs. Dean was a retired telephone operator,...
John Imhoff
Oct 25, 2019
John Tracy Imhoff, age 86 of Tallahassee, Florida, passed away on October 25, 2019.Mr. Imhoff was born on February 5, 1933, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, to the late Virgil Tracey and Virginia Pyles Imhoff. After four years in the Air Force, John began a distinguished career with the Federal Aviation Administration. He retired as the Deputy Chief of Air Traffic...
Mary Frances Peace
Oct 22, 2019
Mary Frances Peace, 90, passed away in her home surrounded by loved ones on October 22, 2019. She was born on August 20, 1929, to Charles H. Smith and Nelle Busha Smith. The last of her generation, she grew up in Stone Mountain, Georgia with her parents, and her seven sisters, Jesse Belle, Guynelle, Jeanie Mae, Geneva, Virginia, Charlette, and...
Sadie Evelyn Flanigan
Oct 22, 2019
Sadie Evelyn Flanigan, age 95 of Winder, (formerly of Cleveland, GA) passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at NGMC Gainesville. She was born September 27, 1924 to the late Ellen Dewberry Bankston and Walton H. Bankston of Barnesville, GA. Sadie was predeceased by her husband of 67 years, Robert “Bob” Flanigan; brother, W.H. Bankston, Jr. She is survived by daughter,...
John Calvin Ledford
Oct 20, 2019
John Calvin Ledford, age 87 of Dahlonega, passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2019. Mr. Ledford was born on March 15, 1932, in Jackson County, to the late Fredrick and Emma Elizabeth Smith Ledford. He worked as a self-employed chicken farmer and was a member of Town Creek Baptist Church. Mr. Ledford was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving...
James Mcclain Scarbrough
Oct 20, 2019
James McClain Scarbrough, age 48 of Dahlonega, passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2019. Mr. Scarbrough was born on January 25, 1971, in Toccoa, Georgia, to James and Patricia McClain Scarbrough. He was a self-employed construction worker. Survivors include his daughter, Jennifer Avery, Dahlonega; son, Dustin Scarbrough, Colorado; grandchildren, Anakin Avery, Dahlonega, Amaryllis Avery, Dahlonega, and Hailey Wood, Gainesville; brothers,...
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