Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Cleveland, GA. and surrounding areas.
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...
Cecil Gilstrap
Mar 7, 2019
Cecil C. Gilstrap, age 77 of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2019 following an extended illness. Mr. Gilstrap was born May 2, 1941 in White County to the late John C. Gilstrap and Gertrude Abernathy Gilstrap. Cecil was a self-employed landscaper, he enjoyed gardening in his spare and was of the Holiness Faith. In addition to his parents he...
Patsy Ferguson Diehl
Mar 7, 2019
Patsy Diehl, age 65 of Clarkesville, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2019. Mrs. Diehl was born on July 15, 1953, in Demorest, Georgia, to the late Bobby Ray “Bud” Ferguson and Margie Rhea Pearl Sosebee Ferguson. She worked as a medical transcriptionist and was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in...
Billy Wood
Mar 7, 2019
Billy Wood, age 85 of Cleveland, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2019. Mr. Wood was born on September 15, 1933, in Gordon County, Georgia, to the late Odell and Thelma McIntyre Wood. Billy and his beloved wife, Becky Garrison Wood, met as students at North Georgia College in Dahlonega and were married 60 years before she preceded him in...
Barbara Thomas
Mar 6, 2019
Barbara Ann Thomas, age 70 of Oakwood, formerly of Cleveland, passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Mrs. Thomas was born on August 31, 1948, in Cleveland, Georgia, to the late John and Etter Harkins Sears. She worked as a cook and was of the Baptist faith. Barbara was preceded in death by her brothers, John A. Sears, Roy Sears,...
Rebecca Roby
Mar 6, 2019
Rebecca Roby, age 70 of Cleveland, passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later time. Barrett Funeral Home, Cleveland.
Ruby Nix
Mar 6, 2019
Ruby Ash Nix Ruby Ash Nix, of Rincon, GA formerly of Cleveland, GA, passed away on March 6, 2019, at the age of 97 years. She was born to the late Joseph Marion Ash and Ila Mae Young Ash on September 30, 1921 in White County. Ruby attended Union County schools, West Georgia College and Piedmont College, graduating with a...
Courtney Kirkpatrick
Mar 5, 2019
Courtney Deanna Kirkpatrick, age 22 of Cleveland, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Courtney was born on March 25, 1996, in Gainesville, Georgia. Survivors include her father and step-mother Richard Kirkpatrick and Denise of Gainesville; daughter Hannah Kirkpatrick of Dahlonega; sisters Amanda Woody of Cleveland and Jessica Carpenter of Knoxville, TN. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 P.M. Sunday,...
John Herbert Roberts
Mar 4, 2019
John Herbert Roberts, age 90 of Clermont, passed away on Monday, March 4, 2019. Mr. Roberts was born on April 12, 1928, in Gainesville, Georgia, to the late John Thomas and Celia Adams Roberts. He was retired from Wrigley’s and was a member of Wahoo Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers,...
Harold S. Riley
Mar 2, 2019
Harold Spahr Riley of Cleveland, Georgia passed away Saturday, March 2, 2019 at the age of 90. Mr. Riley was born on January 7, 1929 in McDowell County, West Virginia to the late John and Nellie Porterfield Riley. He grew up in Tazewell County, Virginia. Harold was the senior class president of Tazewell High School and was instrumental in organizing...
Richard Harkins
Feb 26, 2019
Richard Harkins February 14, 1944 – February 26, 2019 Richard, Daddy, Pepaw, and Pawpaw, a man loved by many names. Mr. Harless Richard Harkins, age 75, of Cleveland went home Tuesday, February 26, 2019. Richard was born in Habersham County to the late Thomas Harkins and Mildred Turner. He retired from NOK to continue his love of farming. Richard became...
Timothy Sangster
Feb 18, 2019
Rev. Timothy Britt Sangster, age 59, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, February 18, 2019. Rev. Sangster was born in Lakeland, Georgia to the late Harold Lamar and Evelyn Fendley Sangster. Rev. Sangster spent over thirty years in the ministry, spending time in Pleasureville, Kentucky, Royston, GA, Washington GA, Clarkesville, GA, with the Georgia Baptist Convention, and in Savannah, GA, and...
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