Cleveland Braxton McGuire, 79
A lift operator at Burroughs-Ross-Colville and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Jesse Lee and Nellie Hillis McGuire. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Max Elbert, Robert and Ray Cooper McGuire and five sisters, Alice Watson, Maybelle Yates, Betty Jewell McGuire, Martha Jane McGuire and Mattie Warren.
He was married July 13, 1949 to Ruth Faulk McGuire of McMinnville. In addition to his wife, he is survived by three children and their spouses, John B. and Sandra McGuire, Jane L. and Larry Jones, and Linda and Delbert Ray, all of McMinnville; grandchildren and their spouses, James A. and Lynn Jones, LaJuana and Lee Baker, and Todd Ray, all of McMinnville, Sgt. Sean Patrick and Laura McGuire of El Paso, Texas, Kim Ray of Knoxville, and Katherine and Mike Vaughn of Cookeville; great-grandchildren, Kelsey Jones, LaKaryl Baker, Nathaniel Baker, Elizabeth Baker, Clayton Allen Jones, Zoe Marie McGuire, Giselle McGuire and Abbey Vaughn; sister-in-law, Ruth A. McGuire of Cleveland, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at High’s Chapel with George Roberts officiating. Burial will follow at Long Cemetery in Van Buren County. Visitation will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. today, and from 10 a.m. until time of service Saturday at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.