J L Cross

April 19, 1946 - September 6, 2020

J L Cross age 74 a resident of Cleveland passed away Sunday September 6, 2020 at the family residence. He was the son of the late Bessie and Levi Cross he was also preceded in death by his brothers Bate Cross, R.J. Cross, Hubert Cross, and Russell Cross, 3 sisters Christine Anderson, France Clay and Reba Lay. He was of the Pentecostal Faith and attended Cohutta Hills Community Church in Cohutta GA. He was very active in his church and loved going. He enjoyed getting together with his family playing music and singing. He was an avid hunter, he was a family man whom he loved dearly. He served in the United States Army for 11 years. He retired from Maytag with 36 years of service and a perfect attendance record. He was a wonderful husband and a loving father and grandfather. He is survived by his wife Ruby Cross, his children Charlotte and Delwyn Long, Lonnie and Julia “Lynn” Cross, Schnell Cross and Kenneth and Tonya Cross, special nieces and nephews Lisa Bauknecht and Dewayne and Lisa Hooker, several grandchildren and great grandchildren, his sister Rosie Young. A Remembrance of Life Service will be held at 2 o’clock Saturday at Cohutta Hills Community Church, Cohutta Georgia, with Pastor Sammy Randolph and Pastor Chris Pack officiating. The interment will follow in the church cemetery with Lonnie Cross, Jeffery Cross, Sean Truelove, Colby Truelove, J. T. Chambers and Dakota Hooker serving as casket bearers. The family will receive friends Friday from 4 until 8pm at Jim Rush Funeral and Cremation Services Wildwood Ave. Chapel.