Obituaries
Local Obituaries for McMinn County, Tennessee
Clarence "Rod" Gore
Jan 23, 2014
Clarence "Rod" Gore, 67, of Etowah passed away Thursday, January 23, 2014 at the V.A. Hospital in Nashville.
He was a native of West Virginia and a Vietnam Veteran of the US Army. He retired from CSX Railroad and he was the son of the late Mason and Vivian Gore of West Virginia. Proceded in death by...
Darst Vontella Beach
Jan 22, 2014
Darst Vontella Beach, 84, of Etowah, TN passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at McMinn Memorial Nursing Home.
She was a native of Kentucky and resident of Etowah for the past 14 years. Daughter of the late John and Audrey Ringo, and a member of First Baptist Church of Etowah. Preceded in death by her husband, Ray...
Margie V Odens
Jan 22, 2014
Margie V. Odens, 75, of Etowah Passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at McMinn Memorial Nursing Home.
She was a daughter of the late William and Violet Nicholson.
Survivors include 1 daughter and 2 sons.
No formal visitation or service will be held at this time.
Mary E Barnett
Jan 21, 2014
Mary E. Barnett, 78, of Englewood, TN passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2014, at Etowah Health Care Center.
She was the daughter of the late Barney and Pearl Christy, and she was a member of First Christian Church of Englewood. Preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Barnett; and brother, Darryl R. Christy.
Mary was...
Marjorie Ellen Watson
Jan 15, 2014
Marjorie Ellen Watson, 70, of Etowah, went home to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on Sunday, January 12, 1014, at Starr Regional Medical Center in Etowah, TN. She worked 24 years at Athens Stove until its closing; she became a CNA and then worked at Krystal's for 10 years until she retired. Marjorie loved the outdoors, everything that...
Nancy Elfreda Sisson
Jan 13, 2014
Nancy Elfreda Sisson, 83, of Delano, TN passed away Monday, January 13, 2014, at McMinn Memorial Nursing Home. She was the daughter of the late Noah and Lois Blackwell. Preceded in death by her husband, Creed R. Sisson 2 sons, Bobby and Ronnie Sisson; daughter, Delois Johnson. Survivors include her grandchildren, Sean Sisson, Lynnette Cowart and husband Chris, Brandon...
Dolores Price Masengil
Jan 12, 2014
Dolores Price Masengil, 83, of Englewood, TN, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2014 at her residence.She was a native of Lookout Mountain, a lifetime resident of Englewood, TN and a daughter of the late Arle Franklin and Carrie Mae Ball Price. Delores was a member of Wilson Station Presbyterian Church and Order of Eastern Star of Englewood, TN. She...
Ethelene Culpepper Harbison
Jan 12, 2014
Ethelene Culpepper Harbison, 93, of Delano, passed away, Sunday, January 12, 2014 at Etowah Health Care Center in Etowah, TN. She was of the Baptist faith and attended Wetmore Baptist Church faithfully until poor health prevented her from doing so. A daughter of the late Dolph and Maude Kilpatrick Culpepper of Delano, she was preceded in death by her...
Geneva L Anderson
Jan 11, 2014
Geneva L. Anderson, 69, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2014, at Kindred Hospital, Chattanooga, TN.
She is preceded in death by her son, James Jeffery "Buddy" Millsaps and step-father, Virgil Davis. Survivors include her husband, David Anderson of Cleveland; daughters and sons-in-law, Vanessa and Elvis Jarrell of Cleveland and Lina McKinney and Blaine Elkins of...
Barbara Watts Smith
Jan 10, 2014
Barbara Watts Smith, 76, Green Cove Springs, Florida, known to her loving family as "Nana," passed away Friday, January 10, 2014.
She was born in Etowah, Tennessee on June 2, 1937, one of three children. She married Harold Joseph Smith and they lived together in San Francisco, CA before relocating to Jacksonville, Florida and then to their...
Charles Maynard Underwood
Jan 9, 2014
Charles Maynard Underwood, 82, a native of Athens and a resident of Delano, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014, at his residence. A son of the late Homer and Edith Underwood, he was a member of Delano Baptist Church and former Commander of the VFW of Etowah. Charles was a veteran of the Korean Was serving in the U.S....
Windell Lee Thomas
Jan 8, 2014
Chief Master Sergeant Windell Lee "Dub" Thomas passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, at 82 years of age. Mr. Thomas was a 1951 graduate of Ooltewah High School and a member of South Seminole Baptist Church of East Ridge. Mr. Thomas was successful in his military career. In less time than most, he achieved the highest non-commissioned...
Eleonore Antonio Williams
Jan 5, 2014
Eleonore Williams, 84, of Englewood, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2014, at Starr Regional Medical Center of Etowah, TN.
She was the daughter of the late Adam and Barbara Fleck of Germany and was of the Catholic Faith. Eleonore was preceded in death by her husband, Amos Vernon Williams; and parents listed above. Survivors include her son...
Virginia Jo Richeson Brock
Jan 3, 2014
Virginia Jo Richeson Brock, 83, of Etowah, passed away Friday, January 3, 2014, at Wellington Place, Athens, TN. A native of Rockwood, TN and lived in Etowah most of her life, she was a daughter of the late Tate and Mary "Jack" Richeson. Virginia was a member of North Etowah Baptist Church and preceded in death by her husband,...
Ruth Green Isbill
Dec 21, 2013
Ruth Green Isbill, 90, of Etowah, passed away Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013, at Life Care Center of Athens.
A daughter of the late Joe and Hattie Green and preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Isbill, sisters, June McClary and Frances Wear; brother, Joe "Wheeler" Green.
Survivors include her children and their spouses, Robin and...
Dorothy Louise Beck
Dec 19, 2013
Dorothy Louise Beck, 66, of Englewood, TN went home to be with the Lord Thursday, December 19, 2013 at Starr Regional Medical Center of Athens. A native of Monroe County and resident of Englewood most of her life. She was a dairy farmer for 18 years and a florist for 27 years and she was of Baptist Faith. Preceded...
Linda Zoe Grant
Dec 13, 2013
Linda Zoe Grant, 71, of Etowah, passed away Friday, Dec. 13, 2013, at Starr Regional Medical Center of Etowah.
A daughter of the late Harold Thompson and Jewell Thompson Morrow, she was a native of Benton, but lived most of her life in Etowah. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and was preceded in death...
Helen Curtis Tullock
Dec 11, 2013
Helen Curtis Tullock, resident of Delano, Tennessee, went to be home with the Lord on December 11, 2013. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, John Harrison Tullock. She celebrated her 92nd birthday on November 27, 2013. She was the daughter of Emory Laurens Curtis and Elmeda Green Curtis. She was a graduate of Etowah High School...
Patsy Stone Barker
Dec 7, 2013
Patsy Stone Barker, age 60 of Etowah, TN, passed away, Saturday, December 7, 2013 at her residence. She was a native of Polk County but she lived most of her life in McMinn County. Patsy was a member of Woodward Ave Church of God. For the last 15 years, she and her husband have owned their own quilt business....
Geraldine Bryan
Dec 4, 2013
Geraldine Bryan, 83, of Etowah, passed away, Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, a daughter of the late Elijah and Jennie Arnold and was preceded in death by her husband, Edward N. Bryan; parents, listed above; son, Ronnie Bryan; grandson Wendall Freeman; and sisters, Helen Rayburn,...


