James Michael Simmons
Apr 3, 2019
Mr. James Michael “Mike” Simmons, age 66, of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2019. Mike was born on July 5, 1952, in Chicago, IL. Mike grew up in south Georgia, and married Debbie (Cabe) Simmons in 1973. He joined the Gwinnett County Fire Department in 1974, and served the community diligently until he retired in 2001 at the young...
Maria Theresia Lioen
Apr 2, 2019
Barrett Funeral Home of Cleveland announces the death of Mrs. Maria Theresia Lioen, age 90, of Murrayville. Mrs. Lioen passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2019. A public mass open to family and friends is scheduled for 2pm Thursday, April 4, 2019 at St. Paul's the Apostle Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Yonah View Memorial Gardens.
Billy Ray Morgan
Apr 2, 2019
Mr. Billy Ray (Corndog) Morgan, age 74, of Cleveland passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Mr. Morgan was born in Griffin, Georgia to the late Russell Eugene and Carrie Lucille Williams Morgan. He was preceded in death by parents; wife, Lois Morgan; brothers, James Morgan, Jimmy Morgan, Jackie Morgan, Alton Morgan, Johnny Morgan; and granddaughter Brittany Berry. Mr. Morgan was...
Thomas Talmage Skelton
Apr 2, 2019
Mr. Thomas Talmage Skelton, age 86, of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Mr. Skelton was born and raised in White County to the late Howard and Neola Bentley Skelton. He was preceded in death by parents, and brother, Rufus Skelton. Mr. Skelton was a 1951 graduate of White County High School. He married Mary Lou Pettitt and they...
Jason Dorsey
Apr 2, 2019
Mr. Jason Wayne Dorsey, age 44, of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Mr. Dorsey was born in Hall County and is preceded in death by his father, Mitchell Wayne Dorsey. Survivors include son, Logan Kayne Dorsey, Stuart, FL; mother, Nancy Dorsey, Cleveland; sister and brother-in-law, Susan and Shannon Blackburn, Crestview, FL; nephew, Zackary Sosebee, Crestview, FL; and niece...
Oree Wofford Whitfield
Apr 2, 2019
Mrs. Oree Annette Whitfield, age 79, of Clermont, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Mrs. Whitfield was born in Hall County to the late Ortha Ray and Jewell Bell Jones Wofford. She was preceded in death by parents; daughter, Penny Roberts; brothers, Joe Bell Wofford and Harold Wofford; sister, Sue Talton; and grandson, Joseph McEntire. Mrs. Whitfield was a textile...
Susan Thompson Ivey
Apr 1, 2019
Susan Annette Thompson Ivey, age 57 of Cornelia, went home to be with her Saviour Jesus Christ on Monday, April 1, 2019. Mrs. Ivey was born as the fifth daughter of JC and Marie Thompson of Charlie Davis Road in Cornelia, GA. Susan grew up on a farm where she enjoyed spending time with family and her many pets. After...
James Hopper
Mar 28, 2019
James Hopper, age 75 of Cornelia, passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2019. Mr. Hopper was born on November 2, 1943, in Hayesville, North Carolina, to the late Odis and Lela Adeline Benfield Hopper. He worked as a custodian and served as a deacon for many years at Old Nacoochee Baptist Church. James was a very prayerful man and was...
Marviene Ann Brand
Mar 28, 2019
Mrs. Marviene Ann Miles Brand, age 75 of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019, following a lengthy battle with Dementia. Marviene was born in White County on November 25, 1943, to the late Marvin Miles and Ruth White Miles. Upon graduating High School, Marviene followed the steps of her mother Ruth and became a school teacher. With degrees from...
William Marvin Allison
Mar 28, 2019
Mr. William Marvin Allison, age 83, of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019. Mr. Allison was born and raised in Cleveland. He was born to the late William Noel and Verla Nix Allison and was preceded in death by brother, Charles Allison and sister, Wilma Saxon. Mr. Allison served in the U.S. Army. He was a truck driver and...
Robert Edgar Bryant
Mar 28, 2019
Barrett Funeral Home announcing for Swain Funeral Home Robert Edgar Bryant, age 88, of Sautee, Georgia & formerly of Appling County, passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2019. Mr. Bryant was born August 29, 1930 in Greensboro, Georgia to the late Will Bryant and the late Julia Hutchinson Bryant. He moved to Pierce County at six years old and attended...
Horace Rogers
Mar 26, 2019
Horace Denver Rogers, age 74 of Cleveland, passed away on March 26, 2019. Mr. Rogers was born on June 10, 1944, in White County, to the late Harvey Washington and Ethel Leora Tilley Rogers. He was a retired carpenter and served with honor in the United States Navy. In addition to his parents, Horace was preceded in death by his...
Donald Merl Parker
Mar 26, 2019
Donald Merl Parker, age 80 of Cleveland, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on March 26, 2019. Mr. Parker was born on December 4, 1938, in Willoughby, Ohio, to the late Merl and Edna Garvin Parker. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was self-employed in the grading business. Donald was a very creative person...
James (Jim) Alton Hester
Mar 25, 2019
James Alton Hester, age 90 of Cleveland, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2019. Mr. Hester was born on May 21, 1928, in Cairo, Georgia to the late Thomas Lee and Dollie Lizzie May Brock Hester. He was a principal for several schools including Johnson High School, Tallulah Falls School, Forsyth Middle School, and Towns County High School. James was...
William Gearing
Mar 20, 2019
William “Bill” Harvey Gearing II, age 60 of Sautee, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2019. Bill was born April 5, 1958, in Latrobe, PA, to June Nicely Gearing and the late William Harvey Gearing Sr. Bill graduated from Penn State University in 1981 with a degree in Landscape Architecture and was a member of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church....
Eunice Sutton
Mar 19, 2019
Eunice Lee Sutton, age 87 of Cleveland, passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2019. Mrs. Sutton was born on June 17, 1931, in Clermont, Georgia, to the late John and Etter Sears. She was a homemaker and a member of Town Creek Baptist Church. Eunice was preceded in death by her husband, Loy Sutton; sons, Roger Blackburn and Neal Sutton;...
Lillian Houghton
Mar 19, 2019
Ms. Lillian Ann Houghton, age 48, of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2018. Ms. Houghton was born in Hillsborough, Florida. She was preceded in death by her father, Ronald Houghton and sister, Violet Krayewski. Ms. Houghton lived a majority of her life in New Hampshire prior to moving to Georgia in 2012. Survivors include daughter, Kassandra Langston, Cleveland; son,...
Mary Elizabeth Meaders Long
Mar 15, 2019
Mary Elizabeth Meaders Long, age 90 of Cleveland, passed away Friday, March 15, 2019. Mrs. Long was born February 18, 1929 in White County to the late L.Q. Meaders and Hattie Mae Welchel Meaders. Mary was a homemaker and a member of Mossy Creek United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband,...
Jeffery Shannon Etris
Mar 14, 2019
Mr. Jeffery Shannon Etris, age 40, of Cleveland, GA, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2019. Mr. Etris was born in Gainesville to Don Etris and Joyce Armour. He was of the Baptist Faith and was a loving and devoted father who cared dearly for his children. Jeffery is preceded in death his brother, Christopher Etris and sister, Angela Etris. He...
Donald Haines
Mar 11, 2019
Mr. Donald H. Haines, age 80, of Cleveland, GA, formerly of St. Petersburg, FL, passed away Monday, March 11, 2019. Mr. Haines was born in Pennsylvania to the late Harry and Miriam Holdeman Haines. He was owner of All Tools Warehouse in St. Petersburg, FL, a member of Masonic Lodge for 55 years and served in the US Army Military...
