Obituaries
Local Obituaries for McMinn County, Tennessee
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...
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...
