Fort Hill Cemetery

She was preceded in death by her mother Mary Elizabeth Kerr; her father Lester Kerr; her husband, John Henry Bivens; a son, William Carroll Bivens; sisters Mary Bivens and Helen Kerr; and brothers Barney, Eddie, Mack and Bobby Kerr. She is survived by her brother Gene Kerr; sons, Bob (Denise) Bivens of Cleveland, John “Giggy” (Susan) Bivens, of Cleveland and Steve Bivens, of Nashville, TN; her grandchildren, Chris (Kim) Bivens of Cleveland, Kelley Maitlan (James) of Cleveland, Karen Stewart of Colorado Springs, CO, Mike (Brandy) Bivens of Nashville, TN and Brian (Clark) Bivens of Nashville, TN; her great-grandchildren Corey, Dena, Taylor, John, Henry, Steele and Charlotte Rose; and special individuals that were involved in caring for her, including Bill Mull, Penny Styles and Anastasia Vessup. A bookkeeper at Parks Belk Department Store, she was also the past President of the Women’s Auxiliary of the American Legion. She had a special love of watching and caring for birds, bowling and square dancing with her husband. She was also an avid fan of the Tennessee Vols, the Tennessee Titans, and the Atlanta Braves.The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, January 4, at 10:30 a.m. at Companion, followed by interment at Fort Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Brian Bivens, Chris Bivens, Craig Bivens, Mike Bivens, Leland Brock, and Bill Mull. A memorial visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 3, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Companion Funeral Home in Cleveland, TN.In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Cleveland State Educational Foundation for the John Henry Bivens nursing scholarship fund at Cleveland State Community College, PO Box 3570, Cleveland, TN 37320.Companion Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.

Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.He was born in Cleveland on July 3, 1940.He became part of the Magic Chef sales team in 1967. He took the Michigan territory and then returned south in 1979. He became part of the Rock Mountain Lakes community and served as the president of the Rock Mountain Lakes Landowners Association for several years.He was proud of the community and enjoyed his neighbors when they stopped by just to visit in the yard. He enjoyed working in the yard, cooking and reading. He enjoyed visiting with people and he never met a stranger. Most of all he was proud of his only grandchild (Robert).His last seven months were spent at Galleria Woods Senior Living and he loved all the residents and programs offered.He was preceded in death by his parents, Emma L. Crye and Thadious (Bill) Crye; sister, Reba Anne Crye; and brother, Donald M. Crye.He is survived by Emma K. Crye; daughter and son-in-law, Constance A. Crye Stearns and Richard W. Stearns of McCalla, Ala.; grandson, Robert W. Stearns of Helena, Ala.; brother, Gary Crye of Old Fort; sisters and brothers-in-law: Wanda and Roland Jeffords of Fairmount, Ga., Louise and Marvin Fowler of Fairmount, Ga.; and many nieces and nephews of Georgia and Tennessee.He will be laid to rest in a graveside service in Cleveland, on Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, at 10 a.m. in Fort Hill Cemetery.Arrangements have been entrusted to independently owned and operated Dalton Funeral Home, 620 S. Glenwood Ave. Dalton, Ga.; 706-529-5371.

The funeral home was to be located at the corner of Worth and Second streets. The two-story structure would contain some 7,000 square feet of floor space and would be 52 feet wide by 62.On the main floor there would be a chapel with a seating capacity of 225 with an adjoining family room which would seat from 35 to 40 people. There would be two staterooms, which could be converted into a small chapel, an office, snack bar for families, men and women’s rest rooms and preparation and equipment rooms.The entrance to the garage would face Worth Street, while the entrance to the lobby would be on Second Street.On the second floor would be display rooms and complete living quarters for funeral home attendants.The new Fike Funeral Home would be Cleveland’s first modern facility and was expected to be complete by Sept. 1. Red brick and Roman brick were to be used on the exterior.The parking space was limited to 20 cars on the funeral home lot adjoining Broad Street Methodist Church.Mr. Crox said the present funeral home building, also on Second Street, was to merge with the Fike Furniture Company next door, expanding the furniture store to twice its size.The new funeral home was designed by Mr. Crox and Clement Wiley of Cleveland drew up the blueprint.Fike Funeral Home was established in Cleveland in 1913 by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fike, Mr. Crox, and their son-in-law.———Members of the Jefferson Davis Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy remembered both “boys in Gray and boys in Blue.” Graves of Civil War soldiers in Cleveland’s Fort Hill Cemetery were decorated with flowers by UDC members in a pre-Confederate Memorial Day program.The Rev. Ellis M. Bearden, rector of the St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, delivered the annual Confederate Memorial Day message in the chapel of the Broad Street United Methodist Church.Afterwards, UDC members went to the cemetery and decorated the graves.Mrs. B. Harrison Fair, president of the chapter, said the American Legion placed flags on the graves of the Civil ...