Feb 15, 2010

Ruth Barnett Ball, 89, of Englewood, passed away Monday, February 15, 2010 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born on the family farm and has lived there all her life. She was a daughter of the J.E. and Jodie Watson Barnett. She was a member of Wilson Station Presbyterian Church, and was preceded in death by her...

Feb 15, 2010

Zella Mae "Curley" Liner Patton, 95, of Englewood, died early Monday morning, Feb. 15, 2010, at McMinn Memorial Nursing Home in Etowah. A native of McMinn County and former resident of Texas, Arkansas and Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Larkin and Rossie Gay Casteel. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Englewood, and was "Mother"...

Feb 15, 2010

Wayne W. Wilcox, 88, of Greasy Creek, went home to be with the Lord Monday, February 15, 2010 at Woods Memorial Hospital in Etowah. A native and lifelong resident of Polk County, he was a son of the late Sam and Emma Hedden Wilcox. He was retired from the State of Tennessee Highway Department. He was a member and deacon...

Feb 14, 2010

Reba Mae Perrine, 90 of Tellico Plains and former Etowah resident, died Sunday morning, Feb. 14, 2010 at her son Dennis' residence in Tellico Plains. A native of Monroe County and resident of McMinn County for most of her life, she was a daughter of the late Rev. John Ernest and Annis Daugherty Vaughn. She was of the Baptist faith;...

Feb 13, 2010

Hubert Porter Green, 87, of Decatur, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 13, 2010 at Woods Memorial Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, he was a son of the late Clarence and Beulah Green. He was a deacon and Sunday school teacher of New Bethel Baptist Church for 60 years and was a well...

Feb 12, 2010

Hobert Wilson, 81, of Etowah, went to be with his dear Lord, who he loved so much on Friday, Feb. 12, 2010 at his residence with his loving wife of 64 years at his side. A son of the late Demps and Leona Wilson, he was a native of Erwin, Tenn., and moved his family to Etowah in 1965. He...

Feb 12, 2010

Marty Dale Patterson, 50, of Etowah, died Friday, February 12, 2010 at his residence. A native of Monroe County, and resident of McMinn County for the last 20 years, he was a son of the late Clyde and Syvilla Davis Odem and was of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include his wife, Rita Patterson of Athens; two sons, Tim Patterson...

Feb 12, 2010

Vance Davis Davenport, 81, of Reliance, died Friday, February 12, 2010, in Polk County. A native and lifelong resident of Polk County, he was a son of the late Bass and Ida Jane Hall Davenport. He was retired from the State of Tennessee Highway Department, and was a member of Greasy Creek Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by...

Feb 7, 2010

Margaret Annaline Lewis, 84, of Cleveland, died Sunday, February 7, 2010 at Skyridge Medical Center in Cleveland surrounded by her family. A native of McMinn County and resident of Cleveland for the past 47 years, she was a daughter of the late K.D. and Lizzie Mayfield. She was of the Baptist faith, and was preceded in death by her husband...

Feb 7, 2010

Bryan Allen Bates, 45, of Suwanee, Georgia, died unexpectedly Sunday, February 7, 2010 at his church. A native of New Orleans, La., a former resident of Etowah, and a resident of Suwanee for the past 5 years, he was a grandson of the late James and Louise Bates, grandfather, Quinton Carroll, and step-grandfather, Chris Gwinn. He attended Mt. Peran Church...

Feb 6, 2010

Gary Ray Ellis, 65, of Etowah, died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 at UT Medical Center in Knoxville. A native of Bradley County and resident of McMinn County for the past 18 years, he was a son of the late Asbury Lawerance and Emaline Fannie Hicks Ellis. He worked at W.H. Camp Co. in Chattanooga as general manager for 26 years,...

Feb 3, 2010

James Colonel Buckner, 69, of Englewood, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010 at U.T. Medical Center in Knoxville. A native of McMinn County and resident of Monroe County for the past 30 years, he was a son of the late Robert Lee and Myrtle Lucille Ingram Buckner. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, and was retired from J.S. Haren...

Feb 2, 2010

Ollie Mae Dorsey, 92, of Etowah, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at Etowah Health Care Center. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, she was a daughter of the late Lee and Eva Parsons Woodall. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Etowah, and was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Edmond Dorsey; sister...

Feb 1, 2010

Barbara Jean Mills, 72, of Englewood, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 1, 2010 at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. A native of Murphy, N. Carolina, and resident of Englewood for the past 39 years, she was a daughter of the late Bradford Hughes and Lola Sexton Hughes Hass. She was a member of Zion Hill...

Feb 1, 2010

Kenneth Ray Parrott, 71, of the New Zion community in Athens, passed away Monday, February 1, 2010 at Athens Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, he was a son of the late W.L. and Bessie Parrott. He was a member of North Etowah Baptist Church where he served as a Sunday School teacher, worked with...

Jan 23, 2010

Doug Watts, 81, of Englewood, died early Saturday morning, January 23, 2010 at McMinn Memorial Nursing Home in Etowah. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, he was a son of the late Mack and Mattie Lee Reynolds Watts. He was a deacon and member of First Baptist Church in Englewood, and had retired as superintendent of the Power...

Jan 22, 2010

Kenneth Andrew Newman, 88, of Delano, died Friday morning, January 22, 2010 at McMinn Memorial Nursing Home in Etowah. A native of McMinn County and resident of Polk County for most of his life, he was a son of the late Horace and Lula Kelley Newman. He was of the Baptist faith, and was an avid gardener and college football...

Jan 18, 2010

Walter "Pat" Stewart, 64, of Tellico Plains, died Monday, January 18, 2010 at U.T. Medical Center in Knoxville. The son of the late John and Sue Crye Stewart, he was a native of Etowah and resident of Monroe County for many years. He was a retired MSgt from the U.S. Air Force after 24 years of service. He attended Starr...

Jan 17, 2010

Freida June East Barnett, 75, of Englewood, died Sunday night, January 17, 2010 at Etowah Health Care Center. A daughter of the late Bill and Minnie Riddle East, she was born in Narrows, Virginia, but lived most of her life in Englewood. She earned a BS degree from Tennessee Wesleyan College and her masters from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville....

Jan 14, 2010

M. Kathleen Watson, 93, of Etowah, died early Thursday morning, January 14, 2010 at McMinn Memorial Nursing Home in Etowah. A native of Polk County and lifelong resident of McMinn County, she was a daughter of the late Francis Marion and Mary Belle White Watson. She was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, and was a retired third...