Obituaries
Local Obituaries for McMinn County, Tennessee
Emma Lee Stewart Price
Mar 3, 2012
Emma Lee Stewart Stepp Crabtree Price, 93, of Tellico Plains, and formerly of Athens, died Saturday, March 3, 2012, at Etowah Health Care Center. A native of Etowah, she was the eldest child of the late Jacob and Gracie Stewart. She was a member of Starr Mountain Church of Christ and was preceded in death by her first husband, James...
Emmett Arlen Richeson
Feb 29, 2012
Emmett Arlen Richeson, age 71, of Athens, passed away, Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at Woods Memorial Hospital. A resident of Athens, he was a son of the late Roy and Hazel Richeson. He served in the U.S. Army and was an electrical engineer at Olin Chemical for 35 years. He was a member of Carlock Methodist Church and attended North...
Johnny Mae Payne
Feb 29, 2012
Johnny Mae Payne, age 94, of Etowah, TN passed away Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at Hillcrest West in Knoxville, TN. She was a member of North Etowah Baptist Church and was retired from Park National Bank after 27 years of service. She was a daughter of the late John and Katie Matlock and was preceded in death by her...
William Dwight Peeler
Feb 25, 2012
William Dwight Peeler, 63, of Athens, died Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, at his residence. He was known as "Papaw Dwight" to most kids. A son of the late William Earl and Eva Irene Peeler, he was a lifelong resident of McMinn County. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps, serving two tours in Vietnam, and was awarded the National Defense...
Nick Warf
Feb 25, 2012
Nick Warf, 64, of Etowah, died peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. Born May 7, 1947, in Big Stone Gap, Va., he worked as a mechanical master craftsman at Johns Manville. A son of Orpha Lou Buckles Warf and the late Claude Elmer Warf, he...
Annie Julia "Judy" Weber
Feb 25, 2012
Annie Julia "Judy" Snyder Weber, 78, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, at her residence after a long courageous battle with cancer. She lived most of her life in McMinn County and was born in Marietta, Ga. She was a member of First Christian Church of Etowah, and was a lifetime member of the Ladies Auxiliary to the...
Gaynell Laverne Webb Dunn
Feb 22, 2012
Gaynell LaVerne Webb Johnson Dunn, 86, of the Goodsprings community, died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, at her residence. A native of McMinn County, she was retired from the McMinn County Court Clerk's Office. She enjoyed gardening and working in her yard. A daughter of the late James and Nettye Webb, she was a member of Goodsprings Baptist Church, where she...
Joel David Harwood
Feb 21, 2012
Joel David Harwood, 55, of Etowah, died Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, at his residence. A native of Athens and a lifelong resident of Etowah, he served in the U.S. Air Force. A son of Maxine Harwood and the late Guy Mack Harwood Jr., he was preceded in death by two brothers, Guy Mack Harwood III and James Thomas Harwood; and...
Glenna Marie Wilson
Feb 18, 2012
Glenna Marie Wilson, 37, of Ten Mile, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, at Athens Regional Medical Center. A native of McMinn County, and a resident of Ten Mile for the past five years, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Vivian Wilson. Survivors include one son, Richey Wilson of Englewood; two brothers, James and Jeffery Martin; one sister,...
James Edward "Ed" Davis
Feb 16, 2012
James Edward "Ed" Davis, 90, of Goodsprings Community, passed away February 14, 2012, at U.T. Medical Center in Knoxville, TN. A native of McMinn County and resident of Goodsprings Community, he was proceeded in death by his parents, William Edward and Marjorie Prince Davis; one sister, Alice Davis Clinger; and three brothers, Fred, John, and Julius Davis He served...
Carol June Newman
Feb 14, 2012
Carol June Newman, 59, of Riceville, died Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, at her residence. She was a loving wife, mother, daughter and sister. A native of Etowah, she was the former owner of Classy Canines and was preceded in death by her father, James Edward Glass. Survivors include her husband of 22 years, Wayne Lewis Newman Jr. of Riceville; two...
Mary Catherine "Cathy" Leamon
Feb 7, 2012
Mary Catherine "Cathy" Leamon, 63, of Delano, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, at her home with her husband, Robert, and family by her side. She passed away after a five-year battle with brain cancer. A native of McMinn County and a lifelong resident of Delano, she was a member of Friendship Baptist Church....
Morgan Elizabeth Johnson
Feb 7, 2012
Morgan Elizabeth Johnson, age 17, of Englewood, went home to be with the Lord, on Tuesday, February 7, 2012. A native of McMinn County and a lifelong resident of Englewood, she was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church where she was on the Projection and the Black Light Signing Team. She was also a member of the Central High...
Hoyt Dwayne Goforth
Feb 4, 2012
Hoyt Dwayne Goforth, 46, of Etowah, died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. A native of McMinn County, he was preceded in death by one brother, Jimmy Goforth; his grandfather, Hoyt G. Graves; his grandmother, Ruth Graves; his grandfather, Hack Goforth; and his grandmother, Sally Goforth. Survivors include his loving wife, Kim Marie Goforth; two stepsons and their spouses, Chris and Brandi...
Sharon Ann Duggan
Feb 4, 2012
Sharon Ann Duggan, 68, of Etowah, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, at Woods Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. A native of McMinn County and a lifelong resident of Etowah, she was a daughter of the late James Cruiser and Myrtle Mae Smith. She enjoyed being a loyal member of Beta Sigma Phi...
Brandon Heath Starkey
Feb 3, 2012
Brandon Heath Starkey, 34, of Etowah, passed away Friday, February 3, 2012, at his residence. He was a native and lifelong resident of Etowah and a 1995 graduate of McMinn Central High School. He completed his CNA in 2010, and loved working in the healthcare services. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Steve and Jean Wood and Luther...
Vesta Marie Armstrong
Feb 2, 2012
Vesta Marie Armstrong, 81, of Englewood, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at her residence. A native of Meigs County, and a resident of McMinn County for most of her life, she was a member of Dixon Avenue Baptist Church and was a daughter of the late John and Alice West. She was preceded in death by her husband, William George...
Jonathan Arbin Watson
Feb 1, 2012
Jonathan Arbin Watson, 81, of Athens, died February 1, 2012. A resident of Athens, he was proceeded in death by his father and mother, Arbin and Maudie Watson. A beloved and lifelong member of New Zion Baptist Church, he served in various ministries throughout his life. He was a proud veteran of the US Army and National Guard and retired...
Charles "Bill" Hammonds
Jan 25, 2012
Charles "Bill" Hammonds, 68, of Athens, died Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, at his residence. A lifelong resident of McMinn County, he was a member of New Zion Baptist Church. A son of Neva Sue and the late Morris Gladstone Hammonds, he served in the U.S. Air Force. He was preceded in death by one grandson, Richard Jett Hammonds; one daughter-in-law,...
Shane Allen Standridge
Jan 24, 2012
Shane Allen Standridge, 22, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at Park West Medical Center in Knoxville. Born Nov. 27, 1989, he was a lifelong resident of Etowah and was employed with Carlex Glass Company in Vonore. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Garnett Lawhorne and Tena Clark; his great-grandparents,...
