Dec 26, 2012

Mildred Jane "Janie" Newman, 87, of Delano, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, at Woods Memorial Hospital in Etowah. A daughter of the late Roy and Ollie Grace Tullock, she was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County. She was a lifelong member of Delano Baptist Church and one of the original members of the Tuesday Morning Prayer...

Dec 25, 2012

Dorothy Jean Foody, 58, of Etowah, died on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, at Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville.A native of in Okinawa, Japan, and resident of Etowah for the past eight years, she was a faithful Christian and a member of Etowah Church of God. A daughter of the late Jack and Katharine Haskins Sr., she was also preceded in...

Dec 24, 2012

Barbara Patricia Lewis, 72, of Etowah, died on Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, at her residence. A native of Clearwater, Fla., and resident of Etowah since 1976, she was a daughter of the late Owen and Pearl Thomas. She was of the Baptist faith and was preceded in death by one daughter, Pamela Darlene Lewis; her parents; two brothers; and one...

Dec 22, 2012

Theodore "Ted" Bjork, age 89 of Etowah, TN and formerly of Erie, PA and Sebring, FL went to be with the Lord on December 22, 2012. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Lois Hahn Bjork. Ted was born in McKeesport, PA on December 4, 1923, the son of the late George J. and Hilda Lindberg Bjork....

Dec 22, 2012

Wathenia "Tina" Pellizzari, 74, of Etowah, TN, passed away, Saturday morning, December 22, 2012, at her residence.She was a native of Orchard Lake, Michigan and a resident of Etowah since 1972, and daughter of the late Aden Hanson and Imogene Rolen. She was employed by Etowah Health Care System. She was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Owen Pellizzari;...

Dec 20, 2012

Iva Pearl Barnett Cass, 92, of Englewood, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, at Life Care Center of Athens. A daughter of the late John L. and Lula Barnett, she was a member of Wildwood Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lee Cass; her parents; and two sisters, Maxine Coffey and Frances Thomas.Survivors include...

Dec 20, 2012

Steven "Wonder" Jerome Martin, 62, of Englewood, went to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. A son of Jewel Martin and the late James Ross Martin, he was born on Dec. 26, 1949. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and a member of...

Dec 18, 2012

Carl Glenn Burger, 79, of Delano, TN, passed away, Tuesday night, December 18, 2012, in a Cleveland hospital surrounded by his family.

He was a lifelong resident of the Delano Community and a son of the late Mack and Estelle Cornett Burger of Cambria, TN. He was employed by the Bowater Southern Paper Co. for 38 years as a...

Dec 12, 2012

Mary Ann Trew, 67, of Etowah, died Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012, at Woods Memorial Hospital. A native of Englewood, she retired from Thomas & Betts after 27 years. A daughter of the late Lewis and Hazel Brock, she was a member of Old Salem Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley Trew; one sister, Aliene Brock;...

Dec 10, 2012

Violet Katherine "Tootsie" Moore Johnson Patterson, 88, of Englewood, passed away early Monday morning, Dec. 10, 2012, at McMinn Memorial Nursing Home in Etowah. A daughter of the late David Edd and Bessie Moore, she was a member of Englewood Church of God. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Bruce E. Moore and Leonard M. Moore;...

Dec 10, 2012

Mary Sue Stewart, 70, of Etowah, passed away Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville.daughter of the late Jack and Ruth Cox, she was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Benton. She was a longtime employee of the McMinn County Economic Development Authority. She was preceded in death by her parents; one...

Dec 5, 2012

Dwight Austin Martin, 75, of Decatur, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. He was a faithful member of Boyd Memorial First Church of God, where he was a deacon and adult Sunday school teacher and filled in to preach occasionally. A member of the American Legion in Decatur,...

Dec 3, 2012

Gwendolyn Joyce Underwood, 63, of Etowah, died early Monday morning, Dec. 3, 2012, at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. She was a native of Loudon County and lived in McMinn County for most of her life. She was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church and was a daughter of the late Joe and Treva Hunt Rogers. Survivors include her...

Dec 3, 2012

Dorothy Calhoun, 88, of Etowah, died Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, at Woods Memorial Hospital. A native of McMinn County, she was a member of Cog Hill Baptist Church and was employed by Walmart. A daughter of the late Author and Sadie Studdard, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Calhoun. Survivors include one son, Roger Calhoun of Etowah;...

Dec 2, 2012

Eva Grace Evans, 79, of Walland, and formerly of Etowah, died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, at Blount Memorial Hospital. A native of McMinn County and a resident of Cleveland, Ohio, for 40 years, she spent the last 20 years in Blount County. She was a graduate of Etowah High School and she was a daughter of the late William and...

Dec 2, 2012

Ronnie Lynn Derrick, 47, of Greeneville, and formerly of Englewood, died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, in Greeneville. A native of Englewood, he was a son of the late Curtis and Thelma Sue Buckner Derrick. He was preceded in death by one brother, Harold Curtis Derrick of Englewood; and two sisters, Helen Ann and Debbie Sue Derrick, both of Englewood. Survivors...

Nov 30, 2012

Dorothy Banks, 82, of Etowah, TN, passed away, Friday, November 30, 2012 at Woods Memorial Hospital.

She worked as a seamstress for Morgan Manufacturing. She was a native of Florida but had lived in Etowah for the last 43 years. She was a daughter of the late Robert and Elsie Sealey. She is preceded in death by her parents,...

Nov 28, 2012

Etta Anne Floyd, 60, of Calhoun, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, at Woods Memorial Hospital due to heart failure. A daughter of Juanita and the late George Liner, she was a member and Sunday school teacher at Chestuee Baptist Church. She was an artist and a retired art teacher with McMinn County Schools....

Nov 26, 2012

Falmar Tucker Buckner, 83, of Englewood, died Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, at Etowah Health Care Center.A native of McMinn County, she was a daughter of the late Floyd and Mindy Tucker, and was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene "Gene" Buckner; two brothers, Walter "Bud" Tucker and Curtis Tucker; and one sister, Caroline Buckner. Survivors include five sisters and...

Nov 16, 2012

James "Johnny" Russell Alloway, 73, of Etowah, died Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, at his residence.He was a member of Etowah Church of God and was a son of the late Robert and Beulah Alloway. He was preceded in death by one son, James Alloway Jr.; one daughter, Jeanette Roseline Alloway Horwitz; two sisters, Sue and Maralane Alloway; and two brothers,...