Obituaries

Local Obituaries for McMinn County, Tennessee

Dorothy Louise Beck

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

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

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

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

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,...

Dorothy Naomi Buckner Greene

Dorothy Naomi Buckner Greene

Nov 29, 2013

Dorothy Naomi Buckner Ezell Hicks Greene, 89, of Delano, passed away, Friday, November 29, 2013 at Woods Memorial Hospital. A native of McMinn County and daughter of the late John and Callie Buckner, she was preceded in death by her 1st husband, Warren Ezell; 2nd husband, George Hicks; 3rd husband, Charles Greene; son John Ezell; parents, listed above; sisters,...

Hoyt "Jack" Freeman

Hoyt "Jack" Freeman

Nov 28, 2013

Hoyt "Jack" Freeman, 74, of Cleveland, TN died Thursday, November 28, 2013, at ErlangerMedical Center. He was of Baptist faith and owner of Jack's Gun and Bow Cases in Cleveland. He loved playing softball and coaching Taylor's youth basketball. A son of the late Ervin and Cecil Freeman. Preceded in death by his son, Jeff Freeman; grandson, Joshua Lee...

Jo Ann Womac

Jo Ann Womac

Nov 28, 2013

Jo Ann Womac, 66, of Spencer, TN, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2013, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.

A daughter of the late James Dean and Margaret Carver, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ransom "Sonny" Womac; father, James Dean; mother and step-father, Margaret and G.C. Carver; and sister, Shirley York.

Survivors include...

Earl Paul Olson Jr

Earl Paul Olson Jr

Nov 28, 2013

Earl Paul Olson, Jr., 60, of Etowah, TN, passed away, Thursday, November 28, 2013, at Erlanger Medical Center.

A native of Brawley, CA, he was a son of the late Johnny Owen and Wathenia May Pellizzari. He was preceded in death by his parents, listed above; grandmother, Imogene Rolen; and brother, Darrell Lee Pellizzari.

Survivors...

Mrs Bertha Dean Upshaw Baker

Mrs Bertha Dean Upshaw Baker

Nov 27, 2013

Mrs. Bertha Dean Upshaw Baker, 93of Etowah, TN passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at her home peacefully, surrounded by her family. She was born and raised in Etowah and a daughter of the late William Thomas and Bertha Beatrice Moore Upshaw of Etowah.

Preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Robert W. "Bob" Baker,...

Reva Sue Aldridge Juhl-Wasdin

Reva Sue Aldridge Juhl-Wasdin

Nov 25, 2013

Reva Sue Aldridge Juhl-Wasdin, 83, of Englewood, died Monday, November 25, 2013 at her residence.A native of McMinn County and a resident of Green Cove Springs, FL for the past 39 years. She was a daughter of the late Zeb Vance and Ada McConkey Aldridge.

She will join her late husband, Thomas Wasdin who passed away in...

James Larry Peeler

James Larry Peeler

Nov 24, 2013

Larry Peeler, 65, of Englewood, TN passed away early Saturday morning after a declining illness that resulted in a brief stay at Park West Medical Center in Knoxville and Athens Life Care Center.

He was preceded in death by his loving parents, Jim and Bernice Peeler; one brother, Steve Peeler; grandparents, Arvil and Mabel Key, and Henry...

Herbert Hoover Ervin

Herbert Hoover Ervin

Nov 21, 2013

Herbert Hoover Ervin , age 79, of Etowah, TN, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2013 at NHC Healthcare of Athens. He was a native of the Mt. Vernon Community and lived in Etowah most of his life. He was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church and was retired from the US Navy after 20 years of service and...

Husley Reed Johnson

Husley Reed Johnson

Nov 19, 2013

Husley Reed Johnson, 82, of Englewood, passed away, Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at McMinn Memorial Nursing Home, Etowah, TN.

Reed was a native of McMinn County and the son of the late Zeb and Georgann Johnson. He was a member of Dixon Avenue Baptist Church, a Veteran of the Korean Conflict, a member of the Englewood Manila...

Sam Wolfe

Sam Wolfe

Nov 19, 2013

Sam Wolfe, age 73, of Delano, went to his heavenly home, Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at UT Medical Center in Knoxville, TN.

He was a son of the late Brunner and Amalee Wolfe, and a native of Monroe County. Sam was the owner and partner of the Tom Thumb Restaurant along with his wife, Ethel. He was...

Irene Armstrong Culpepper

Irene Armstrong Culpepper

Nov 17, 2013

Irene Armstrong Culpepper, age 88 of Delano, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2013 at Woods Memorial Hospital. Irene was preceded in death by her husband James E. Culpepper. She is survived by her daughter, Margaret Doar and her husband, Robert of Kernersville, NC; brother, David Armstrong and wife, Jean of Signal Mt., TN; granddaughter, Tia Emmite and husband, David...

Tonia "Ricki" Wolters

Tonia "Ricki" Wolters

Nov 15, 2013

Tonia "Ricki" Wolters, age 85, passed away Friday, November 15, 2013 at Woods Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Winterwijk, Netherlands and a resident of Englewood, TN for the past 22 years. Ricki was a member of Mars Hill United Methodist Church and a daughter of the late Dirk and Naatje Wijma. She is preceded in death by...

Beatrice "Bea" Matthews Wilson

Beatrice "Bea" Matthews Wilson

Nov 10, 2013

Beatrice "Bea" Matthews Wilson, age 91 of Etowah, TN, a native of Cosby, TN, went home to her Heavenly Father on Sunday, November 10, 2013 at her residence with her daughter, Jeanette; son, David and grandchildren by her side after a lengthy battle with cancer. Bea worked at Millard Johnson, Etowah Manufacturing, and Oak Ridge until her retirement the...

Thelma C Trusley

Thelma C Trusley

Nov 9, 2013

Thelma C. Trusley, of Etowah, TN, passed away, Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Etowah Health Care Center. She was a daughter of the late John Milton and Ora Lee Coleman. A native of Polk County, she moved to Etowah in 1943.She was a member of Coghill Baptist Church and a former member of Eastern Star of Etowah. She was...

Patricia Gail Cabe

Patricia Gail Cabe

Nov 5, 2013

Patricia Gail Cabe, 60, of Etowah, TN, passed away Tuesday November 5, 2013, at her residence. A native of McMinn County she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Edith Hickey Driskill. She was a loving mother of 3 daughters, Meredith Cabe and husband Kirk Whitehead of Knoxville, Megan Teresa and husband Michael Patuzzi of Chattanooga, and Mia...

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