Obituaries
Local Obituaries for McMinn County, Tennessee
David Houston Miller
Apr 11, 2012
David Houston Miller, 69, of Riceville, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at his residence. Born Oct. 28, 1942, in Blue Mountain, Miss., he was a son of the late Thomas Miller and Elizabeth Smith Wommack. An ordained Baptist minister, he pastored churches in Tennessee and in the Chicago, Ill., area. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in...
Sylvia Jean Breedlove
Apr 11, 2012
Sylvia Jean Breedlove, 71, of Etowah, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at NHC Health Care of Athens. A native and lifelong resident of Etowah, she was a member of Mars Hill United Methodist Church. She retired after serving 25 years at Bowater Employees Credit Union. A daughter of the late Andrew and Katherine Cook, she was preceded in death by...
Donald Newberry
Apr 8, 2012
Donald Newberry, 69, of Etowah, died Sunday, April 8, 2012, at Woods Memorial Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, he was retired after 42 years of service from Etowah Utilities. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. A son of the late Clyde Sr. and Alice Newberry, he was preceded in death by eight brothers,...
Clayton "Clay" Swartout
Apr 7, 2012
Clayton "Clay" Wayne Swartout, 50, of Englewood, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 7, 2012. Born Dec. 18, 1961, he was preceded in death by his father, James Wayne Swartout; his grandparents, Clyde and Eva West Swartout and James Parnick and Ruby Isabel Stroule McClary; and a special friend, Wayne Cole. He graduated from McMinn Central High...
Troy Lester Bivens
Apr 5, 2012
Troy Lester Bivens, 75, of Athens, died Thursday, April 5, 2012, at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, he was a son of the late Hird Andrew and Ella Mae Bivens. He was preceded in death by one son, Michael Bivens; two brothers, Hird Andrew Bivens Jr. and Dennis Bivens; and one sister, Jacqueline Hamilton. Survivors...
Sam Maxwell
Mar 28, 2012
Sam Maxwell, 77, of Englewood, died Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at his residence. A native of Monroe County, he lived in McMinn County all of his adult life. A son of the late Rankin M. and Buna E. Maxwell, he retired as a lineman from Athens Utilities Board. He was preceded in death by his wife, Wheatie Maxwell; four brothers,...
Geneva Underdown Hamby
Mar 28, 2012
Geneva Underdown Hamby, 72, of Etowah, died Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. A native of McMinn County, she was a daughter of the late Isaac Howard Underdown and Bertie McNelley Padgett. She was preceded in death by one sister, Dorothy Ann Coleman; and one brother, Bob Underdown. Survivors include her children, Tammy...
Audrey Dean Gore Goins
Mar 25, 2012
Audrey Dean Gore Goins, 48, of Englewood, died Sunday, March 25, 2012, at Woods Memorial Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, she was a daughter of Billie Gore of Englewood and the late Kenneth Gore. She was preceded in death by her husband, Stephen Goins Jr.; and two sons, Steven Gore Goins and Joshua Goins. Survivors include...
Ida Lee Martin
Mar 22, 2012
Ida Lee Martin, 91, a former resident of Englewood, died Thursday, March 22, 2012, at Athens Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of Englewood, she was a member of Englewood Christian Church. A daughter of the late Jim and Tina Cochran, she was preceded in death by her parents, Jim and Tina Cochran; her former husband, Henry Patterson;...
Georgia Marie Blickenstaff
Mar 22, 2012
Georgia Marie Blickenstaff, 88, a resident of Polk County for the past two and a half years, died Thursday, March 22, 2012, at her residence. A native of Indiana, she attended Mountain View Baptist Church. A daughter of the late Floyd Everett and Lela Mae sterrett, she was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene F. Blickenstaff; one daughter, Mildred...
Margaret Carolyn Deal Beck
Mar 15, 2012
Margaret Carolyn Deal Beck, age 71 of Etowah, TN passed away on March 15, 2012 at Woods Memorial Hospital in Etowah.She was born September 19, 1940 in Etowah and graduated from Etowah High School. A daughter of the late Bob "Mr. Dirty" Deal and Margaret Reynolds Deal of Etowah, she was preceded in death by one son, Herbert Scott Beck....
Evelyn Faye Cantrell Chambers
Mar 12, 2012
Evelyn Faye Cantrell Chambers, 56, of Englewood, died Monday, March 12, 2012, at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, she was a daughter of Arietta Letha Cantrell and the late Ollie Reed Cantrell. She was employed by the McMinn County Finance Department. Survivors include her husband of 17 years, Lyle Chambers of Niota; one daughter, Julie...
B Dale Tallent
Mar 12, 2012
B. Dale Tallent, 65, of Etowah, died Monday, March 12, 2012, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. A native and lifelong resident of Etowah, he was retired from Bowater. He was a member of Brookhill Baptist Church and was a Vietnam veteran of the U.S. Army. A son of the late Burkett and Eola Tallent, he was...
Rev Richard Freeman
Mar 11, 2012
Rev. Richard Freeman, 82, of Etowah, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 11, 2012, at Woods Memorial Hospital. He pastored at Word of Faith Church in Etowah and Piney Grove Community Church in Tellico Plains. A son of the late Luther and Cora Freeman, he was preceded in death by one brother, Joel Freeman. Survivors include...
Helen Lee Tullock
Mar 11, 2012
Helen Lee Tullock, 88, of Delano passed away peacefully, Wednesday evening, in her home surrounded by her pictures, memories, and her loved ones. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Jack; her parents, B.C. and Nora Lee; her sister, Mary Lee Warren; her brothers, Hubert, Forrest and Dewart Lee; and her nephew, Walter Warren. She is survived by...
Robert Eugene Smithey Sr
Mar 10, 2012
Robert Eugene Smithey Sr., 64, of Etowah, died Saturday, March 10, 2012, at his residence. A native of McMinn County, he was a retired construction worker. A son of the late Robert and Mary Ruth Smithey, he was preceded in death by one sister, Rita McNabb. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Smithey...
Paul Kenneth "Pk" Buckner
Mar 7, 2012
Paul Kenneth "P.K." Buckner, 73, of Etowah, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. He was retired after 38 years as a locomotive engineer with CSX Railroad. He served four years in the U.S. Air Force and 1 1/2 years during the Cuban Missile Crisis, for a total of 5 1/2 years of...
William Jerry Melton
Mar 5, 2012
William Jerry Melton, 69, of Athens, died Monday, March 5, 2012, at his residence. A native of Athens, he retired from Athens Utilities Board, as a Meter Department supervisor with 41 years of service. He was a member of First Baptist of Athens and was a son of the late Howard and Pauline Melton. Survivors include his loving wife of...
Daisy Verlene Moses
Mar 4, 2012
Daisy Verlene Moses, 83, of Englewood, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 4, 2012, at her son's residence. A member of the First Church of God, she was a daughter of the late Clyde and Callie Tipton and was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, William Harl Moses; one son, Billy Moses; and...
Walter Edwin "Ed" Frazier Jr
Mar 4, 2012
Walter Edwin "Ed" Frazier Jr., 89, of Etowah, died Sunday, March 4, 2012, at Woods Memorial Hospital. A native of Ellijay Ga., and a resident of Etowah for most of his life, he was retired from Bowater and was a son of the late Walter and Cora Frazier. He was a member of North Etowah Baptist Church and was a...
