Jaylene Ingle, 85, of Cleveland, passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021.
She was born to the late J.W. and Reba Johnson Snyder on Jan. 25, 1936.
Jaylene was a lifelong member of North Cleveland Church of God. She served on the Christian Education Board as chairperson of the Children’s Committee and taught in the two-year-old nursery for about 25 years. Jaylene was a leader in the Deaconess Ministry, worked and coordinated with the Greeters/Ushers Ministry, and coordinated a large volunteer effort for special projects.
Jaylene worked at the YMCA as their office manager for 28 years. She also controlled the scholarship program and continued to work with that program part-time after retirement for 15 years.
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Virginia Wells Horton, 78, of Cleveland, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in a Chattanooga hospital.
She was born on June 16, 1942, in Gulfport, Miss., to the Rev. Odel and Mabel Wells. She married Johnathan David Horton on July 11, 1964, in Plattsburgh, Miss. She and David enjoyed 42 rich, adventurous years together in a marriage full of love and laughter until David went home to be with the Lord in May 2006.
She was a gifted vocalist, yet wanted to be a mathematician. Upon the advice of her older brother Gerald, she abandoned her studies in math to pursue music education. She earned a bachelor of music education at the University of Southern Mississippi, and a master of music education from the George Peabody School for Teachers in Nashville.
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Avadene Brown, 95, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021.
She was born May 12, 1925, in Haywood County, N.C. , to Jerry Levi and Estelle Brookes Hipps.
Avadene graduated from high school in 1942 from the Church of God Bible Training School (later moved and renamed Lee College) in Sevierville.
Upon graduation, she was employed a few years by Champion Paper and Fiber Company in Canton, N.C.
After her marriage to Robert W. Brown in 1945, they made their home in Canton, N.C.
Their early years of marriage were centered around raising their two children, Ed and Bobbie, in a loving Christian home and being actively involved in their church. They were a dedicated couple working closely together in every aspect of their lives.