Cherokee County Obituaries
Nancy E. (Bowman) Oliver
Contributed by Sherion BowersMrs. Nancy Oliver, age 67 years, died at her home near Lafayette, Ga., Thursday at noon. She is survived by her husband and seven children. She was a member of the Bethel Methodist Church of Chesterville, Al., where funeral services were held Friday, at 2:30 o'clock. The Rev. J. W. Pardin officiating interment following in the Bethel Cemetery, with J. Avery Bryan Co., Inc., in charge of funeral arrangements.
Houston Oliver
Contributed by Sherion BowersHouston Oliver, age 56, died Monday morning at the residence in Benton, Tenn. He is survived by one son, Marion Oliver, Trion, Ga.; four sisters, Mrs. Betty Dearing, Trion, Ga.; Mrs. Hobart Roberson, Lafayette; Mrs. Mannie Crye, Benton, Tenn.; and Mrs. Sarah Roland, Chattanooga; two brothers, Henry Oliver and Pack Oliver, Lafayette, Ga. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon from the Bethel Methodist Church with Rev. George Harris conducting. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery, Jamestown, Al. The body is at the residence of Rev. George Harris near the Trion-Lafayette Airport where it will remain until the hour of service. Arrangements are by the National Funeral Home.
Leona (Oliver) Crye
Contributed by Sherion BowersBenton - Leona Oliver Crye died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2000, in an area health care facility. She was 102. Mrs. Crye was born in Jamestown, Al., on Dec. 23, 1897, and had resided in Polk Co., Tenn., most of her life. She was a member of Old Ocoee Church. Mrs. Crye was preceded in death by her husband, Emanuel Crye. Survivors include one daughter, Bonnie LaFerry, Athens, Tenn.; one son, Grady L. Crye, Benton; and four grandsons. The funeral will be today at 3 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with the Rev. Steve Linginfelter officiating. A private burial will be in Benton Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be today from 1 to 3 p.m. at the funeral home.
Lawrence P. Roland
The Times, December 1, 1940
Contributed by Sherion BowersLawrence P. Roland, formerly of Chickamauga, Ga., died Saturday, Nov. 30, 1940. He is survived by his wife, Sarah A. Roland; two daughters, Ernestine and Christine Conaway Roland, of Chattanooga; father, John Roland; a sister, Miss Edna Roland; and five brothers, Russell, Frank, Edward, Curtis, and Willie Roland, all of Fayetteville, Tenn. He was a member of First Baptist Church at Chickamauga, Ga. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 this afternoon at Fayetteville, Tenn. Arrangements by J. Avery Bryan Co.
James O. Smith
Cedartown Standard, Cedartown, GA, March 10, 1938
Contributed by Wendell StephensFuneral services for James O. Smith, age 73, were held this Thursday afternoon from Salem church with the Rev. James Spears and the Rev. J. W. Clinton officiating. Mr. Smith's death occurred late Tuesday at the home in Etna following a brief illness. Interment was made in the adjoining cemetery with Bisaners in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Mrs. Willie Smith; by three daughters, Mrs. J. E. Snead, Jacksonville, Ala.; Mrs. Lucille Smith, Anniston, and Mrs. Jane Johnson, of Etna; and by one son, Hoyt Smith, Esom Hill. He is also survived by a brother, George Smith, of Cedartown, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Frances Tanner, Cedartown, and Mrs. Susie Duke, Atlanta. Pallbearers included Gus Sargent, John Thompson, Charles James, Clifton Garmon, Dewey Erik and Mr. Clinch way.
Cedartown Standard, Cedartown, GA, March 18, 1938 In memory of Mr. James O. Smith, who passed away March 8, 1938:
No one knows the silent heartaches, Only those who have lost can tell,
Of grief that's borne in silence, For the one we loved so well.
His pleasant ways and smiling face, Are a pleasure to recall;
He had a kindly word for each, And died beloved by all.
We saw him fading like a flower, But could not make him stay;
We nursed him with tender care, But still he was called away.
Oh, father, how we loved you; Our hearts ache for you still;
Forgotten by some others, But by us you never will.
Sadly missed by wife, daughters and son, and also by five grandchildren.
By Mrs. J. W. Johnson, Jr.
Geneva (Arrington) Smith
Cedartown Standard, Cedartown, GA, August 29, 2000
Contributed by Wendell StephensGeneva Arrington Smith, of Piedmont, Ala., passed away Saturday, Aug. 19, 2000 at Redmond Regional Medical Center. Ms. Smith was born September 30, 1915 in Cherokee County, Ala., She was a member of Salem Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Hoyt Smith and son, Leon Smith. Surviving are: Ellie Carter of Tecumseh, Ala.; sons, Jimmy Smith and J. W. Smith, both of Tecumseh, Ala.; sister Mavis Joyce of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; brothers, Charles Arrington, Nathan Arrington, Thomas Arrington, Clifford Arrington, all from Dalton, and Parker Arrington of Houston, Texas; eight grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren and a great-great grandchild.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Aug. 21 at 2 p.m., from the Salem Baptist Church with the Rev. Gene Tate officiating. Interment will follow in the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers were: Chris Carter, Terry Smith, Scott Smith, Steven Smith and Rick Almon. Mickelson McGee Brown Service Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements.
Hoyt Leon Smith
Cedartown Standard, May 27, 1957
Contributed by Wendell StephensHoyt Leon Smith, of Tecumseh, Alabama passed away Saturday afternoon in a local hospital following an accident suffered in swimming about 10 days ago. Mr. Smith, born October 6, 1934 in Cherokee County, Alabama, had lived most of his life in the Tecumseh community. Before his accident he was employed by Arrington Mining Company.
Surviving are: his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Smith; one sister, Miss Ellie Smith; two brothers, Jimmy and J. W. Smith; maternal grandfather, Charles P. Arrington, Palestine, Alabama; paternal grandmother, Mrs. Willie Smith, Tecumseh. Several aunts and uncles also survive.
Funeral services were held at three P.M. today at Salem Baptist Church, Bluffton, Alabama with Rev. Clinton Garmon officiating. Interment followed in the Salem cemetery. Pallbearers were: Charles Howard, Howard Gibson, Hershel Langston, Richard Roberts, Bobby Griffin and William Beck. The Olin Gammage Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Lessie M. (Smith) Cross
Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, GA., April 2, 1979
Contributed by Wendell StephensFriends and relatives of Mrs. Lessie M. Cross, Douglasville; Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Christy, Cartersville; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Brown, Douglasville; Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Smith, Alabama; Mrs. J. E. Sneed, Panama City, Fla.; Mrs. Lucille Marshburn, Miami, Fla: six grandchildren, one great grandchild, nieces and nephews, are invited to attend the funeral of Mrs. Lessie M. Cross, Tuesday, April 3, 1979 at 11 a.m. from the Mt. Carmel Church of God with Rev. John Anderson officiating. Remains will be placed in state at the church at 10 a.m. Interment, Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, near Cedartown, Ga. J. Cown Whitley Funeral Home, Douglasville.
The Cedartown Standard, Cedartown, GA., May 5, 1979 Mrs. Lessie Cross, of Douglasville passed away Saturday in Douglasville. Funeral services were held at 11 A.M. from the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church with interment in Salem Cemetery, Cedartown. Local survivors is a brother, Mr. Hoyt Smith of Etna. The Gammage Funeral Home was in charge of the local arrangements.
Mrs. Elizabeth Smith
Cedartown Standard, Cedartown, GA., January 21, 1926
Contributed by Wendell StephensMrs. Elizabeth Smith, aged ninety-six passed away Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frances Tanner, near Cedartown, and the remains were taken Thursday for interment at Salem, Ala., where she had been a member of the Baptist church for about seventy years, funeral services being conducted by Rev. J. W. Clinton.
She was the mother of ten children, eight of whom are living, Messrs. Tho., Jas. O., George. and John Smith, Mrs. Tanner, Mesdames Sallie Ossup, Faith Slaughter and T. R. Mullinax, and is also survived by sixty-five grand-children and ninety great-grand children. Twelve of her grandsons served as pall-bearers at her funeral.On Jan. 13th my dear grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, passed away and left us with aching hearts, but we bow in humble submission knowing that God always does what is best, for us, and we say, Thy will be done. Weep not, dear children, for your loved one is at rest, safe in the arms of Jesus, safe on His gentle breast. You have a treasure Laid up in heaven waiting and watching for you, and some day you will be with her again around the great white throne of God. What a grand reunion that will be. Up there we shall know not a sorrow, up there we shall know not a care, up there is no sickness nor dying, no heartaches, no burden to bear. By Etheline Adams
Frances (Smith) Tanner
The Cedartown Standard, Cedartown, GA., July 18, 1944
Contributed by Wendell StephensFuneral services for Mrs. Frances Tanner, who died Monday after many months of ill health, were held July 12th at Salem Church with Rev. Buddy York, Rev. L. A. Smith and Rev. Gordon Chandler officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Roberts Funeral Home in charge. Mrs. Tanner had been a member of Salem Church for many years and was noted for her kindness to the sick and needy. She is survived by one son, Mackey Maples, and five grandchildren, all of Cedartown; one sister, Mrs. Susie Duke, of Atlanta.
Note: Frances Smith Tanner has no tombstone at the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Bluffton, AL, however she is buried beside her adopted son Mackey Maples.
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