Obituaries

Local Obituaries for McMinn County, Tennessee

Delbert Frazier Smith

Delbert Frazier Smith

Jul 19, 2024

Delbert Frazier Smith, 46, of Etowah TN, passed away Friday, July 19, 2024.

Frazier was an avid fisherman. In his spare time, he played his guitars, and loved cooking big meals on his smoker. Frazier was always willing to help anyone in any way he could. His Pomeranian, Tiny was his pride and joy. Frazier was a...

Chris Monroe Richeson

Chris Monroe Richeson

Jul 18, 2024

Chris Monroe Richeson, 66, of Englewood TN, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2024.

Chris never met a stranger and would go out of his way to help anyone in need. He spent several years as a volunteer firefighter for the Englewood Fire Department. He was a loving husband and father, his daughters were his pride and joy....

Stella Wade

Stella Wade

Jul 1, 2024

Our loving mother, Stella Phillips Wade, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away peacefully on Monday, July 1, 2024 at the age of 98 in Cleveland, TN.

Born in Elk City, Oklahoma to parents, Charlie and Carrie Plemons Phillips. She moved with her family at an early age to East Tennessee. Stella made her home...

Ruth Torbett

Ruth Torbett

Jun 28, 2024

Ruth Derrick Torbett, 90, of Englewood TN, went to her heavenly home, Friday, June 28, 2024.

Ruth enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, she will be greatly missed. She lived a full life of serving and taking care of her loved ones. Ruth spent a lot of time at her table studying her bible and...

Nancy Elizabeth Murphy

Nancy Elizabeth Murphy

Jun 28, 2024

Elizabeth Murphy, 91, of Englewood TN, passed away Friday, June 28, 2024.

In her spare time Elizabeth loved gardening and quilting.

She was preceded in death by her husband Herbert Murphy; parents Sammy and Ida Harris; friend, Charlotte Phillips.

Survivors include her son; Anthony Murphy; daughter and son-in-law Doris and Mike Lowery; son,...

Angela Greene

Angela Greene

Jun 28, 2024

Angela Cook Greene, 59, of Etowah, TN, passed away Friday, June 28, 2024, after a brief illness.

Angela loved the outdoors. She enjoyed reading in her spare time.

She is preceded in death by her two brothers, Timothy J. Cook and Garry L. Cook; father, John R. Cook.

She is survived by her...

Betty Joyce Williams

Betty Joyce Williams

Jun 24, 2024

Betty Joyce Williams, 86, passed away Monday, June 24th, 2024, at TerraBella of Athens.

Betty retired from First Presbyterian Day Care of Etowah after more than 20 years of service. She was fondly known as Miss Betty to generations of children who loved her cooking, especially her macaroni and cheese. She showed her love by caring and...

David Morgan

David Morgan

Jun 22, 2024

David Lee Morgan, 79, of Athens, TN moved to Heaven on Saturday, June 22, 2024.

David was an avid photographer and especially loved photographing nature. He enjoyed woodworking, creating all types of furniture, musical instruments, and jewelry. David also did types of metalworking. He was proud to be the president of the Amateur Radio and had a...

Alonzo Tabors

Alonzo Tabors

Jun 19, 2024

Alonzo Tabors, 88, of Dunlap, but lived 40+ years in Reliance, TN passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2024.

Preceded in death by his wife, Inez Tabors; daughters, Trevia Shipley and Patricia Jones; parents, Logan Alonzo Tabors and Sarah Edith McBee Tabors; several brothers and sisters.

He is survived by two daughters, Rita Jolly and...

Wanda Davis

Wanda Davis

Jun 3, 2024

Wanda Akins Watson Davis, 87, of Etowah, TN passed away Monday, June 3, 2024 at Morning Pointe of Athens.

Wanda was a member at Wesleyanna Global United Methodist Church. She was a retired registered nurse, receiving her LPN in 1968 from Tennessee Technology Center in Athens. She was a 1978 graduate of the RN program at Cleveland...

Camellia Faye Duncan

Camellia Faye Duncan

Jun 1, 2024

Camellia Faye Duncan, 86, of Knoxville TN, formally of Englewood, TN passed away Saturday, June 1, 2024.

Faye was a member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, as well as NARFE. She worked at East Tennessee Childrens Hospital for 10 years after retiring from 30 years at the Social Security Administration. Faye was also a member of the...

Dianne Lanning

Dianne Lanning

May 30, 2024

Dianne Lanning, 77, of Etowah passed away Thursday, May 30, 2024.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John Wesley and Myrtle Swartout Jenkins; brothers, Gene Jenkins and Glenn E. Jenkins; sister, Joyce Jenkins Lanning.

Survivors include her husband, Larry Ode Lanning; son and daughter-in-law, Travis and Brenda Lanning; daughter, Danielle Lanning; grandchildren, Roarke...

Marie Lambert

Marie Lambert

May 19, 2024

Marie Browning Lambert, 94, of Etowah, TN, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2024 at Etowah Health Care Center.

She was born in Rock, West Virginia on Browning Lambert Mountain to the late Tom and Ella Church Browning.  Mrs. Lambert was a longtime resident of Etowah.

Preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Bob...

Sharon Wilson

Sharon Wilson

May 18, 2024

Sharon Keasler Wilson, 81, of Englewood, TN passed away Saturday, May 18, 2024.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Wayne "Wobbs" Wilson; brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Hazel Keasler; sister, Pauline "Polly" Pierce; brother-in-law, Marvin Pierce.

Survivors include her daughter, Ronna Wilson; son and daughter-in-law, Stacy and Teresa Wilson; brother, Chan and...

Connie Hershey

Connie Hershey

May 16, 2024

Connie Hershey, 91 of Etowah, TN passed away Thursday, May 16, 2024.

Preceded in death by her husband, LeRoy Hershey; and her parents, Walter and Ema McDonald.

She was a graduate of Etowah High School; and attended Tennessee Wesleyan College. She worked at Bowater Southern Paper Corp in accounting until she married in 1963. She...

Robert Hensley

Robert Hensley

May 9, 2024

Robert (Bob) Hensley, age 87, went home to be with his precious Lord and Savior, and was happily reunited with his wife, Ivy, on Thursday, May 9, 2024, at Dominion Senior Living in Athens, TN. Bob was born in Chatsworth, GA, on May 27, 1936, to Estel and Inez Hensley. He was the oldest of six children, four of...

Naomi Burnette Feezell

Naomi Burnette Feezell

Apr 24, 2024

Naomi Lee Burnette Feezell, 94 of Athens, TN passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

Naomi was born in McMinn County, TN to Luther and Marchie Massingale Onbey.

She graduated from Etowah High School and attended Clayton State College in Morrow GA.  Naomi enjoyed music and played guitar and bass in 5 bands of which...

Rebecca Hammonds

Rebecca Hammonds

Apr 21, 2024

Rebecca Ann Hammonds, 78, of Athens, died Sunday, April 21, 2024 at her residence.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles William (Bill)

Hammonds; one son, William Judston (Dutch) Hammonds; one grandson, Richard Jett Hammonds; one daughter-in-law, Tammy Faye Hammonds; and three brothers-in-law, Jim Constant, R.C. (Chip) Hammonds, and Morris Hammonds.

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Michael Allan Poteet

Michael Allan Poteet

Apr 21, 2024

Michael Allan Poteet, 54 of Etowah, TN passed away Sunday, April 21, 2024.

Preceded in death by his father, Michael Raymond Poteet; maternal grandparents, Floyd Leon and Bobbie Jean Newman; nephew, Briar Morgan.

Survivors include his wife, Scarlet Poteet; son and wife, Christopher and Tier Pruett; mother, Deborah Lynn Christy; sister and brother-in-law, Jeana and...

Brunner Young

Brunner Young

Apr 11, 2024

Brunner Young, 78, of Englewood, TN passed away Thursday, April 11, 2024.

He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War and attended First Church of God in Englewood, TN

Preceded in death by his parents, John and Mary Nell Isbill Young; brothers, Bruce and Melvin Young; brother-in-law, Doug Whitener; sisters-in-law, Brenda Torbett Young...

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