Obituaries
Local Obituaries for McMinn County, Tennessee
Judy M Mcdaniel
May 16, 2012
Judy M. McDaniel, 54, of Etowah, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at Etowah Health Care Center. She was a native of McMinn County and a resident of Etowah most of her life,and wasof the Baptist Faith.She was adaughter of the late Paul and Nellie Gibson, and is preceeded in death by her parents, listed above. Survivors include, her husband,...
Jackie Nathan Renslow
May 12, 2012
Jackie Nathan Renslow, 56 of Dover, FL, passed away Saturday, May 12, 2012. Born Wednesday, February 29, 1956 in Athens, TN. He was the son of the late Bill Renslow and preceded in death by his sister, Melissa Thompson. Survivors include his parents, Mildred and Curtis Culberson; stepmother, Joan Renslow; 3 sons, James Nathan Tankersley, Nathan Renslow and Lucas Renslow;...
Frances Marie Allmon
May 12, 2012
Frances Marie Allmon, 64, of Etowah, died Saturday, May 12, 2012, at McMinn Memorial Nursing Home.A native of McMinn County, she was a daughter of Tiny and the late Bud Roberts. She was a member of Manilla Chapel Baptist Church and was preceded in death by one brother, David Roberts.Survivors include her husband, Jesse Roy Allmon of Englewood; one daughter...
W Virginia Clark
May 10, 2012
W. Virginia Clark, 88, of Benton, died Thursday, May 10, 2012, at Life Care Center of Cleveland. A native of Monroe County and a resident of Benton for most of her life, she was a member of First Baptist Church of Benton. A daughter of the late Andrew and Eva Hamby, she was preceded in death by her husband, Claude...
Donnie Dean
May 10, 2012
Donnie Dean, 78, of Etowah, passed from death unto life with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, May 10, 2012, at Woods Memorial Hospital. A native of McMinn County and a resident of Etowah for most of her life, she was retired from Mills Products and was a member of Stephensville Baptist Church. A daughter of the late...
Jerry Bruce Mcminn
May 8, 2012
Jerry Bruce McMinn, 63, of Etowah, passed away, Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, TN.A native of McMinn County and a resident of Etowah, he was a son of the late James and Dema McMinn. He was a member of the Carpenters Local Union 74, East Athens Baptist Church and attended North Etowah Baptist Church and he...
Mildred Abbott
May 7, 2012
Mildred Abbott, 94, of Cape Girardeau, MO, formally of Etowah, died Monday, May 07, 2012 at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, MO.She was born August 15, 1917 in Etowah, Tennessee to Thomas H. and Katherine Lee Gary DeLaney.She and Robert M. Abbott were married March 16, 1960 at Etowah, TN. He preceded her in death on May 10, 2002....
Poley O Davis Jr
May 5, 2012
Poley O. Davis Jr., 86, of Etowah, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, May 5, 2012, at Etowah Health Care Rehabilitation Center. A native of Benham, KY, a formerresident of Ypsilanti, MI., and a resident of Etowah, he was a son of the late Poley Oscar Sr. and Ethel Perkins Davis. He retired from General Motors as a...
O'Lene Cravens
May 1, 2012
O'Lene Cravens was 94 years young when she passed over into heaven in the early hours of May 1, 2012, to be greeted by many waiting loved ones. She was born on June 9, 1917 in Brownwood, Texas to Willie and Emma Jane Curry. She was the baby of their six children. O'Lene will be remembered as a spunky, optimistic...
Velma Rubye Parks
May 1, 2012
Velma Rubye Parks, 89, of Delano, died Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at Etowah Health Care Center. A native of Polk County, and a resident of Delano for most of her life, she was a member of Delano Baptist Church. A daughter of the late Young and Cleo Wood, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Paul Wood, Freeman Wood...
Leroy Hershey
Apr 28, 2012
LeRoy Hershey, 76, of Etowah, died Saturday, April 28, 2012, at Etowah Health Care Center. Born in August 1935 in Poplar Bluff, Mo., he moved to Maryville in 1937, and then to Etowah in 1947. A son of the late Fay and Beatrice Hershey, he worked for Bowater Southern Paper Corp. from 1964 to 1995. He was the senior mechanical...
Harold Dwayne Bryson
Apr 27, 2012
Harold Dwayne Bryson, 65, of Etowah, TN, passed away Friday, April 27, 2012 at his residence. He was a son of the late Lathem and Francis Bryson, and preceded in death by his brother, C.L. Bryson. Survivors include, Son and Daughter-in-law, Tim and Lisa Bryson of Englewood, TN; 2 daughters and 1 son-in-law, Teri and David Onbey, and Tonya Brown,...
Dorothy Thompson Duckett Huffman
Apr 26, 2012
Dorothy Thompson Duckett Huffman, age 88, of Etowah, TN, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2012 at McMinn Memorial Nursing Home. She was a daughter of the late Henry Press and Daisy Duggan Thompson. A member of First Baptist Church, Etowah, and a resident of Etowah, since 1977. Preceded in death by her husbands, Killian W. Duckett and Clyde Huffman; 1...
Ozell Newman Norwood
Apr 20, 2012
Ozell Newman Norwood, 76, of Etowah, passed away Friday,April 20, 2012, at McMinn Memorial Nursing Home. She was a daughter of the late Colonel and Etta Newman and was preceded in death by her husband, Frank R. Norwood; her parents, listed above; one son, Tommy Brooks; and two brothers, Howard and Jerry Newman.Survivors include one daughter, Sandra Norwood of Athens,...
Henry "Curtis" Duckett
Apr 20, 2012
Henry "Curtis" Duckett, age 81, of Delano, TN, passed away peacefully after a short illness, Friday, April 20, 2012 at Woods Memorial Hospital. He was a son of the late Henry and Ann Duckett and was a charter member of Solid Rock Baptist Church in Calhoun, TN. He was a resident of Delano for much of his life and was...
William Sterling Daugherty
Apr 19, 2012
William Sterling Daugherty, 86, of Etowah, TN, passed away, Thursday, April 19, 2012, at Athens Regional Medical Center.A native of Monroe County, and a resident of McMinn County for most of his life, he was a son of the late William Benjamin and Ida Daugherty. He was a member of Etowah Church of Christ and was preceded in death by...
Ernest Jesse Mason
Apr 17, 2012
Ernest Jesse Mason, 70, of Etowah, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at Athens Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, he was a truck driver for most of his working career. A son of Annie and the late Howard Mason, he was a member of West View Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by one...
Mandy Ruth Cox
Apr 15, 2012
Mandy Ruth Cox, 87, of Etowah, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 15, 2012, at Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville. A member of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Benton, she was a daughter of the late Floyd and Annie Larmon and was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Gregory Cox; and two great-grandchildren, Brandon and...
Terry R Evans Sr
Apr 15, 2012
Terry R. Evans Sr., 49, of Athens, died Sunday, April 15, 2012, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He a son of Jessie Kyle and the late Cletus Evans. Survivors include his mother, Jessie Kyle of Athens; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Randy and Mary Evans of Madisonville, and Brandon Evans of New Jersey; one daughter, Tanya Evans of...
Jamie Bankston Robison
Apr 12, 2012
Jamie Bankston Robison, 56, of Nashville, died Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Alive Hospice in Nashville. A native of Chattanooga, and a lifelong resident of Nashville, she enjoyed gardening, sewing, cooking, fishing and music. She earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. She was a member of St. Stephen's Catholic Community in Nashville, and...
