Obituaries
Local Obituaries for McMinn County, Tennessee
Billy Ray Devine
Dec 30, 2015
Billy Ray Devine, 74 of Englewood, TN passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was a son of the late Fred and Mary Ann "Isaacs-Vance" Devine; and worked at Beaunit Fibers in Etowah and retired a local dairy farmer.
Proceded in death by his parents, listed above; brother, William...
Bernard A Beck Jr
Dec 25, 2015
Bernard A. Beck, Jr., 77, of Athens, TN, passed away Friday, December 25, 2015 at UT Medical Center, Knoxville, TN.Bernard was born March 27, 1938 in Waterbury, CT and was the son of the late Bernard and Lena Beck. He served several years in the U.S. Marine Corps and after an honorable discharge was employed as a police officer...
Donald Lowe
Dec 23, 2015
Donald Lowe, 46, of Athens, TN formerly of Englewood passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at UT Medical Center. He was a son of Faye Lowe and the late Bobby Lowe. Preceded in death by his father, Bobby Lowe; and son, Caleb Coleman.
Survivors include his wife, Melissa Dawn Lowe; mother, Faye Lowe of Englewood; sister, Bobbie...
Daisy Hair Lemings
Dec 23, 2015
Daisy Hair Lemings, 97 of Etowah TN, passed away peacefully Wednesday December 23, 2015.She was a daughter ofthe lateThomas Young Hair and Susan C. Prock.She is proceded in death by her husband, William L. Lemings; daughter, Suzanne Saagman; grandson, Mark Saagman;and several brothers and sisters.
Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, Robert L. Lemings and Beverly of...
Keigan Storm Resor
Dec 19, 2015
Keigan Storm Resor,Infant son of Chelsie Resor and Shayn Hyattof Etowah, TN,passed away Saturday, December 19, 2015 at Starr Regional Medical Center of Athens
Survivors include:mother, Chelsie Dawn Resor; grandmother,Sabrina Owens Bishop; aunts,Kylie Wallers and Chanda Cruz; father,Shayn Hyatt.
No formal services will be held at this time.
Carol J Harris
Dec 13, 2015
Carol J. Harris, age 77, of Etowah, TN passed away Sunday, December 13, 2015 at NHC of Athens in Athens, TN. She was of the Baptist faith and is preceded in death by her mother, Ella Irene Bearfield; grandparents, Charlie and Ora Coleman; brother, F.D. Bearfield; and sister, Martha Joan Bearfield.
Survivors include daughter, Doris S. Parris...
John Samuel Creasman
Dec 12, 2015
John Samuel "Papaw Sam" Creasman, 76, of Etowah, TN passed away unexpectedly Saturday, December 12, 2015 at his residence. He served in the U.S. Army and was retired from JM Huber. Sam Creasman was a son of Bascom and Willie Creasman and was a long-time member of Goodsprings Baptist Church. A lot of you will remember seeing him sitting...
Albert Larry Wilson
Dec 10, 2015
Albert Larry Wilson, 75 of Englewood, TN passed away Thursday, December 10, 2015 at his residence. He was a son of the late Albert and Opal Wilson; a Veteran of the US Army; and a member of Dixon Ave Baptist Church.
Preceded in death by his 2 brothers, Bobby Wilson and Ruel Wilson; first wife, Bobbie Bain...
Buddy Phillip Holland Mitchell
Nov 29, 2015
Buddy Phillip Holland Mitchell, 48, of Englewood passed away Sunday, November 29, 2015 at his residence. He was born June 12th 1967 in Woods Memorial Hospital of Etowah to Phil Stanley Mitchell and Phyllis Brock Mitchell; He was a fifth generation child. Preceded in death by his father, Phil Stanley Mitchell; maternal grandparents, Budd J. and Marie Brooks Brock;...
Clyde Henry Lee
Nov 28, 2015
Clyde Henry Lee, 76, of Reliance, TN passed away unexpectedly Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Starr Regional Medical Center. He was a lifelong resident of Polk County and an active member of Rural Vale Baptist Church. He loved the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing. Clyde was an active member of the Reliance Masonic Lodge #636 in which he had...
Timothy Wayne Jamerson
Nov 26, 2015
Timothy Wayne Jamerson, 43 of Etowah, TN passed away November 26, 2015 in Sweetwater. Proceded in death by his parents, Charles Wayne and Lottie Mae Jamerson.
Survivors include his daughter, Jessica Baker of Athens; sister, Sheila Adler of Etowah; significant other, Colleen Alexander of Sweetwater; niece, Chasity Tallent of Athens; nephew, Steven Adler of Athens; grandchildren, Helen...
Adela Helen Wachta Mcclary
Nov 22, 2015
Adela Helen Wachta McClary, 91, of Etowah, TN passed away Sunday, November 22, 2015 at her residence. Adela was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and the daughter of the late Stanley and Helen Kulig Wachta. Preceded in death by her parents; and older sister, Olga.
Survivors include her husband, Robert L. McClary; two sons and daughters-in-law, David...
Elaine Ferguson Borden
Nov 20, 2015
Elaine Ferguson Borden, 79, of Athens, TN went home to be with her Lord and Savior, whom she humbly served, Friday, November 20, 2015 after battling Alzheimer's for many years. She was a daughter of the late Charles Ferguson and Anne Ferguson Cochran and a lifelong member of Englewood United Methodist Church; she loved singing in the choir and...
Joyce M Trahan
Nov 15, 2015
Joyce M. Trahan, 81of Etowah, TN passed away Sunday, November 15, 2015 at McMinn Memorial Nursing Home. She was a daughter of the late James E. and Bennie Kemp. Preceded in death by her sons, Duane Williams and Johnny Trahan
Survivors include her children and their spouses, Benny and Peggy Williams of KY, Renee Burnett of Charleston,...
Beatrice Merrell Wilcox
Nov 14, 2015
Beatrice Merrell Wilcox age 86, of Reliance TN passed away November 14, 2015 at McMinn Memorial Nursing Home in Etowah. She is the daughter ofthe late Arthur and Mae Merrell. She was a member of GreasyCreek Baptist Church for 66 years, where she taught Sunday school for a number of years. She worked as a cook at Greasy Creek...
Phillip Brett Parsons
Nov 8, 2015
Phillip Brett Parsons, 23 of Johnson City, TN formally of Englewood, TN passed away Sunday, November 8, 2015 from a tragic car accident October 26, 2015 in Unicoi TN.
Brett is loved by his parents, Doyle and Sarah Parsons of Englewood, TN; brothers and sister-in-law, Daniel Parsons of Chattanooga, TN, HM3 Steven and Michelle Parsons and daughter,...
Dan Reece Vaughn
Nov 5, 2015
Dan Reece Vaughn, 70, a lifelong resident of Etowah, TN passed away Thursday, November 5, 2015 at Starr Regional Medical Center of Athens with his family at his side.
He was a member of Conasauga Baptist Church and was employed at Excello and Textron in maintenance; he was a talented man with many interests.
He...
Harold D Casteel
Nov 5, 2015
Harold D. Casteel, 81 of Etowah passed away November 5, 2015 at Starr Regional Medical Center of Athens.
He was a son of the late Samuel and Izziebell Isbill Casteel and a member of Gateway Church of Christ. Preceded in death by his parents, listed above.
Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Lois Casteel...
Denise Louise Brock
Nov 5, 2015
Denise Louise Brock, beloved mother and friend, 71 of Etowah, TN passed away Thursday November 5, 2015 at her residence. She was employed at Athens Products for over 30 years and several years at Etowah Healthcare.
Preceded in death by her husband of 34 years, Robert Dale Brock; mother-in-law, Leta Mae Clayton.
Survivors include her...
James Athel Rogers
Oct 30, 2015
James Athel Rogers age 94 of Etowah, TN passed away Friday, October 30, 2015 at his residence.
He is the son of the late William and Martha Magnaline Newman Rogers.He was a member of Cog Hill Baptist Church and a Veteran of the U.S. Navy serving in Pearl Harbor.He is preceded in death by his wife Norma...


