Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Cleveland, GA. and surrounding areas.
Mabel Putnam Pruitt
Dec 29, 2018
Mrs. Mabel Putnam Pruitt, a native of Cleveland, Georgia and resident of Atlanta, passed away on Saturday, December 29, 2018. Her Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday, January 5, 2019 in Cleveland at St. John Missionary Baptist Church, 87 Hood Street at 12:00 noon. Her body will lie in state 11:00-12:00 on Saturday. The family will receive friends...
Sonya Renee Williams
Dec 28, 2018
Mrs. Sonya Renee Williams, age 59, of Lakemont, GA, passed away Friday, December 28, 2018. Mrs. Williams attended Macon College and received her bachelor of Science in Nursing at Georgia Southwestern. She was a retired Nurse at Habersham County Medical Center. Survivors include mother, Rosalie Montes, Warner Robins, Georgia; father, Robert Anderson, Santa Ana, California; sister, Deborah Mullis, Adrian, Georgia;...
Gary Leon Black
Dec 27, 2018
Gary Leon Black, age 70, passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2018 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center with his loving family by his side. He was born and raised in Cleveland, Ga and was the only son of Geraldine and Leon Black. He loved his hometown so much that he chose to raise his 4 children here as well. He...
Barbara Allison
Dec 27, 2018
Barbara Allison, age 86 of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2018. Mrs. Allison was born on July 29, 1932 to the late Wiley C. Meaders and Ruth Kincaid Meaders. Mrs. Allison loved gardening and received her Master Gardener certificate. She was also an avid traveler, making sure to take each of her grandchildren on an educational trip to Washington,...
Dudley Russell Jones
Dec 23, 2018
Dudley Russell Jones, 1952-2018. D. Russell Jones passed away at home on December 23, 2018 in Cleveland, Georgia. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama, son of the late Dudley W. and Katie L. Jones. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1972 and served honorably in the Vietnam theater. After graduating from Mississippi State University with a degree in horticulture,...
Frankie "Jimmie" C. Turner
Dec 21, 2018
Mrs. Frankie “Jimmie” Turner, age 96 of Cleveland, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. “Mama Turner” was born July 27, 1922 in Towns County to the late Loyd McKinney and Maude Presley McKinney. She was the oldest living member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Stephen Turner
Dec 21, 2018
Stephen Coolidge Turner, age 69, passed away Friday, December 21, 2018 after an extended illness. Mr. Turner was born August 18, 1949 in White County to the late Vernon Turner and Elene Canup Turner. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his siblings; Larry and Pam Turner. Survivors include his wife, Lucy Turner; daughter and...
Danielle Marie Holloway
Dec 21, 2018
Danielle Marie Holloway, age 48 of Cleveland, passed away Friday, December 21, 2018. Mrs. Holloway was born in Washington D.C and worked as a pharmacy technician at Ingles. She is survived by her husband Tim Holloway of Cleveland; her daughters Kailey (Justin) Holloway of Cleveland and Kristian Harley Lingerfelt of Dahlonega and her son Jeremy Holloway of Cleveland. She is...
Joseph Cerniglia
Dec 21, 2018
Joseph Cerniglia, age 79 of Sautee, passed away Friday, December 21, 2018. Arrangements are incomplete at this time are will later be announced by Barrett Funeral Home.
Betty Jean Cantrell
Dec 20, 2018
Betty Jean Cantrell, age 71 of Cleveland, passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Cantrell was born May 25, 1947 in White County to the late Isaac Richardson and Dorothy Putman Richardson. Betty attended Brenau University, Truett McConnell College and Fort Valley State University. She was a former teacher for Middle...
Gentry Allison
Dec 20, 2018
Gentry Allison, infant, of Sautee, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2018. Survivors include his parents Michael Allison and Kyrie Hill of Sautee, his brother Avery Allison, grandparents Robyn and William Johnson, great grandmother Nell Waterman, and aunt Kourtney Hill. He is also survived by his grandparents Tim and Kaye Allison, great grandmother Kim Berry as well as a host of...
Frances Howington
Dec 19, 2018
Frances Cleo Howington, age 90 of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018. Mrs. Howington was born in Jackson County, Georgia to the late Herman Clark and Cleo Smallwood Clark. She was employed at Leece-Neville for 20 years and was a member at Central Baptist Church in Gainesville. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her...
Louise Skelton
Dec 18, 2018
Ruby Louise Skelton, age 86 of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018. Mrs. Skelton was born in Cleveland, Georgia to the late Charlie Spencer Dyer and Ella London Dyer. She was a member at Union Grove Congregational Holiness Church. Mrs. Skelton is survived by her husband Raymond Skelton of Cleveland; her daughters Diane Gragg of Cleveland, Doris (Larry) Atkins...
Claude Oscar Warwick
Dec 15, 2018
Claude Oscar Warwick, age 80 of Gainesville, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2018. Mr. Warwick was born March 26, 1938 in White County to the late Oscar Bryan Warwick and Ivory Jackson Warwick. Mr. Warwick was a retired auto mechanic. In addition to his parents and stepmother Marie Brown Warwick, he was preceded in death by his wife, Annie Cleveland,...
Charles "Bud" Westmoreland
Dec 9, 2018
Charles T. Westmoreland Bud, as he was known to his family and friends, was born to the late Howard and Lillie (Nix) Westmoreland on the 4th of June 1936. He retired from Hanson Aggregates and enjoyed welding and working with metal and breakfast every Sunday with his brother Johnny. He also followed in his Father and older Brother's footsteps by...
Hope Merryn Dover
Dec 8, 2018
Hope Merryn Dover, age 2, of Cleveland, went to be with Jesus Saturday, December 8, 2018. Hope was born August 26, 2016 in Gainesville. As a precious daughter, granddaughter, cousin, niece, and miracle from God, Hope touched a multitude of lives in her two years of life. The love that she gave and received was immeasurable and will live on...
James Phillip Ward
Dec 6, 2018
James Phillip Ward, age 73 of Cleveland, passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2018. Mr. Ward was born on September 11, 1945, in Gainesville, Georgia, to the late Thomas Minyard and Cora Belle Brock Ward. He worked as a machine operator, loved volunteering as a coach for youth athletics, and was a member of Union Grove Congregational Holiness Church. Phillip...
Thomas Wilbur Hedrick
Dec 5, 2018
Thomas “Tom” Wilbur Hedrick, Sr., age 66 of Cleveland, passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2018. Mr. Hedrick was born on January 20, 1952, in Mansfield, Ohio, to the late Robert and Rosalee Hedrick. He was a truck driver and a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Survivors include his wife, Frances “Fran” Hedrick, Cleveland, Georgia; children, Clifford Hedrick...
Ralph Hadaway
Dec 4, 2018
Ralph Donald Hadaway, Jr., age 59 of Clarkesville, passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. Mr. Hadaway was born on February 17, 1959, in Atlanta, Georgia, to the late Ralph Donald Hadaway, Sr. and Sequel Abbott Hadaway. Poppy Don enjoyed traveling. He was a truck driver for 25 years. He enjoyed music, good food, and good times. He enjoyed coffee...
Howard Lee Carnes
Dec 2, 2018
Howard Lee Carnes, age 83, of Gainesville, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018. Mr. Carnes was born in Forsyth County to the late Soloman Robert and Margaret Self Carnes. He was preceded in death by sisters and brothers, Martha Carnes, Ausbon Carnes, Leota Carnes, John Carnes, and Marshall Carnes. Mr. Carnes was a textile worker at New Holland Mill for...
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