Obituaries
Local Obituaries for McMinn County, Tennessee
Carless C Wall
Aug 19, 2010
Carless C. Wall, 67, of Englewood, died Thursday, August 19, 2010 at Athens Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, he was a son of the late Clarence and Bina Moses Wall. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force after 20 years of service, and had worked for Jones Printing in Chattanooga for 26 years....
William Harold Harris
Aug 17, 2010
William Harold Harris, 89, of Etowah, died early Tuesday morning, August 17, 2010 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of the Goodsprings community in Etowah, he was a son of the late Jess and Lucy Shoemaker Harris. He was very active in all Masonic bodies for 61 years. He was a 32nd degree KCCH (Knight Commander Court of...
Stephen Harold Walker
Aug 16, 2010
Stephen Harold Walker, 67, of Englewood, died Monday, August 16, 2010 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. A native of Chicago, Illinois, he had lived in Englewood for the past two years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Englewood, and was a member of the VFW. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving during...
Donald E Pangle
Aug 13, 2010
Donald E. Pangle, 76, of Etowah, died Friday, August 13, 2010 at Woods Memorial Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Etowah, he was a son of the late James and Sally Elliott Pangle. He was retired from Bowater Southern Paper Corporation after 25 years of service, and attended Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by...
William Cole Smith
Aug 3, 2010
William Cole Smith, 17 days old, of Etowah, died Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital in Nashville. Survivors include his parents, Josh and Alisha Smith of Etowah; grandparents, Charles and Stephanie Hale of Englewood, Dwayne Disspain of Etowah and Angie Brannon of Athens; and great-grandparents, Barbara Webb of Athens, Kenneth and Toni Fink of Bedrock, Colorado and David...
Herbert Lee Fain
Jul 26, 2010
Herbert Lee Fain, 88, of Athens, died Monday, July 26, 20109 at Life Care Center of Athens. A native and resident of McMinn County and former resident of Monroe County, he was a son of the late William and Carrie Fain. He was a watch repairman for Jernell Jewelry for many years, and then opened up his own repair ship,...
Glenda Mcnabb Coffman
Jul 18, 2010
Glenda McNabb Coffman, 60, of Calhoun, died early Saturday morning, July 17, 200 at Kindred Hospital in Chattanooga. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, she was a daughter of the late Howard and Phyllis Creasman McNabb. She was retired from NHC Health Care as Assistant Director of Nursing. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Bernice Peeler
Jul 14, 2010
Bernice Peeler, 79, of Englewood, passed away early Wednesday morning, July 14, 2010 at Woods Memorial Hospital. A resident of McMinn County for most of her life, she was a member of Dixon Avenue Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, Arvil and Mable Dye Key; her husband, James Peeler; one son, Steve Peeler; and one sister, Marie...
Grace Everson Dukes
Jun 28, 2010
Grace Everson Dukes, 90, of Athens, died Monday evening, June 28, 2010 at Life Care of Athens. A native of Caseville, Michigan, and resident of McMinn County for 21 years, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Lena Brigham Firth. She was a member of Unity Church, and was a retired professional speaker and writer. She once had...
Maggie Bell Hampton
Jun 26, 2010
Maggie Bell Hampton, 96, of Etowah, died Saturday, June 26, 2010 at Woods Memorial Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, she was a daughter of the late Charlie and Mary Dolan Williams. She was a member of New Zion Baptist Church, and was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Hampton; five sisters, Lucille Bivens, Emma Mahoney,...
Billie Ruth Elrod
Jun 23, 2010
Billie Ruth Elrod of Etowah, died Wednesday morning, June 23, 2010 at Athens Regional Medical Center. A daughter of the late Harvey Darrill and Sena Watts Rule, she was a loving mother, grandmother and friend. She was know simply as "Nana" to many. She was a faithful member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Etowah and is remembered for...
Ruby Mae Bohannon
Jun 22, 2010
Ruby Mae Bohannon, 90, of Etowah, devoted mother who walked with the Lord, died early Tuesday morning, June 22, 2010 at Etowah Health Care Center. A native of White Pine an resident of McMinn County all her life, she was a daughter of the late James Holbert and Louisa Haun Arnett. She was retired from Woods Memorial Nursing Home, and...
Louise Tallent Jenkins
Jun 22, 2010
Louise Tallent Jenkins, age 83, passed away Tuesday night, June 22, 2010 at Fort Loudon Medical Center in Lenoir City, TN. She was a native of Franklin, NC, a former resident of Etowah for most of her life, and a resident of Lenoir City for the past eight years. She was a daughter of the late Noah and Ila Hall...
Betty Ellen Bates Burris
Jun 21, 2010
Betty Ellen Bates Burris, 78, of Riceville, died Monday, June 21, 2010 at her residence. A native of Lynch, Kentucky and resident of McMinn County for more than 50 years, she was a daughter of the late L.J. and Hester Lillard Bates. She was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church, and was preceded in death by her husband, Delmer...
William Donald "Crash" Riden
Jun 19, 2010
William Donald "Crash" Riden, 73, of Knoxville, died Saturday morning, June 19, 2010 at his residence. A native of Athens, and a Knoxville resident for the past 40 years, he was a son of the late Rev. William and Grace Riden. He was known and remembered for his wrestling, paint and body shop and later in sales. He was preceded...
H Neoma "Sis" Avalos
Jun 18, 2010
H. Neoma "Sis" Avalos, 80, died June 18, 2010 at Life Care Center of Athens. A daughter of the late William and Hazel Sammons Dukes, she was a native of Swifton, Arkansas. She moved to Niota in 1995 from Miami, Florida. Sis retired from GMAC in 1982 after a life-long career. Sis was very active in her church, the Etowah...
Hobert Lee Decker
Jun 16, 2010
Hobert Lee Decker, 66, of Englewood, passed away, early Wednesday morning, June 16, 2010 at his residence. He was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County and a son of the late Glen and Ethel Price Decker. He retired from Olin Chemicals on April 1, 2010.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Decker of Englewood, TN; two daughters and...
James A Armstrong Jr
Jun 15, 2010
James A. Armstrong Jr., 66, of Englewood, passed away Thursday, June 15th, 2010 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, he was a son of the late James A. Armstrong Sr. and Viola Raper Armstrong. He was a member of Mars Hill Methodist Church. He retired form CSX Railroad in 2004 and was a veteran of...
Arvil "Eddie" Mullinax Jr
Jun 14, 2010
Arvil "Eddie" Mullinax Jr., 52, of Englewood, passed away Monday, June 14, 2010 at his residence. A native of Dayton, Ohio and a resident of McMinn County for most of his life, he was a member of North Englewood Missionary Baptist Church. He was a former employee of J. M. Huber, and was a 1976 graduate of McMinn Central High...
Iva Pearl Kirksey
Jun 10, 2010
Iva Pearl Kirksey, 87, of Englewood, died late Thursday night, June 10, 2010 at her home. A native of McMinn County, she was a daughter of the late Will and Nancy Watson. She was a member of Englewood Christian Church, and was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Allen Kirksey; and four siblings, Ester Carpenter, Charlie Watson, Elsie Stakley,...


