Obituaries
Local Obituaries for McMinn County, Tennessee
Michelle Ann Tucker Croft
Jan 10, 2012
Michelle Ann Tucker Croft, 39, of Decatur, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, at her residence. Born Aug. 10, 1972, she was a native of McMinn County, and had lived in Meigs County for the past 12 years. A 1992 graduate of McMinn Central High School, she was preceded in death by her grandparents, Floyd and Corda Tucker, Joe Stafford and...
Dolly Lee Martin
Jan 5, 2012
Dolly Lee Martin, 75, a lifelong resident of Englewood, died Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, at her home surrounded by her children. A daughter of the late Howard and Alice Hipps, she attended Victory House of Prayer in Athens. She was retired from the McMinn County Board of Education, serving 30 years as a cook at Englewood Elementary School. She was...
Jerril Juanita Perian
Jan 2, 2012
Jerril Juanita "Granny" Perian, 70, of Etowah, died Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at Etowah Health care Center. She was born Dec. 30, 1941, and was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church. A daughter of the late Dave and Stacy Brannon, she was preceded in death by one sister, Alice Lingerfelt; and one grandson, Josh Moses. Survivors include one daughter...
Robert E Ward
Jan 1, 2012
Robert E. Ward, 82, a lifelong resident of McMinn County and a devoted husband, father and grandfather, died Friday, Dec. 30 at Woods Memorial Hospital. Bob, as he was affectionately known by family and friends, served in the United States Navy. During his naval service, he traveled around he world but never found any place he loved as much as...
Jo Ann Largent Sneed
Dec 30, 2011
Jo Ann LargentSneed, 81 of Delano, died Friday, Dec. 30, 2011 at McMinn Memorial Nursing Home. She was a lifelong resident of Polk County and a member of Delano Baptist Church. She was a retired nurse and worked for Dr. Thomas Williams for 29 years and was the industrial nurse for Beaunit Fibers for 2 and a half years. A...
Velma Crittenden
Dec 26, 2011
Velma Crittenden, 91, of Etowah, died Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, at NHC Health Care of Chattanooga. A native of McMinn County, she was a daughter of the late John and Harriet Hughes. She was a member of Etowah Church of Christ and was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin Crittenden. She was retired from Proffitts "Belk" Department Store. Survivors...
Robert A "Bob" Lambert Sr
Dec 26, 2011
Robert A. "Bob" Lambert Sr., 85, died Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, at Woods Memorial Hospital in Etowah. He was born in Tazewell County, Va., on Aug. 3, 1926. In his junior year of high school at the age of 17, he joined the U.S. Navy in World War II. He served on the U.S.S. Balch, a destroyer, serving in the...
Darewin R Burger
Dec 24, 2011
Darewin R. Burger, 72, of Etowah, went home to be with Jesus, Saturday, December 24, 2011, at Blount Memorial Hospital. A resident of Etowah, he served 4 years active duty in the United States Air Force and was an active member of North Etowah Baptist Church, where for several years he was the director of the RA's. He was also...
Hazel Jeanette Martin
Dec 23, 2011
Hazel Jeanette Martin, 71, of Englewood, TN, passed away Friday, December 23, 2011, at her residence.A native of McMinn County, and resident of Englewood. She was the daughter of the late Virgil and Gussie Martin. Preceded in death by her parents, listed above; 3 brothers, Spencer, Charlie and Lewis Danny Martin; 2 sisters, Ruth Gay and Louzella Maxwell.Survivors include 1...
Sue Burch
Dec 21, 2011
Sue Burch, 103, of Etowah, died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, at Etowah Health Care Center.Grandma Sue Burch was an authentic Tennessee mountain mother and homemaker. She was born Nov. 13, 1908, near Mecca Pike in the Conasauga Valley. She was known simply as "Grandma" or "Granny" to all that knew her.She worked for many years on the farm along with...
Vera Ellen "Mason" Warden
Dec 21, 2011
Vera Ellen "Mason" Warden, 62, of Etowah, TN, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at her residence.A daughter of Helen L. Mason and the late Robert K. Mason. Preceded in death by her father; and Grandson, Brandon Warden.Survivors include her mother, Helen L. Mason of Etowah; 3 daughters and son-in-law, Cathy and Mike Daniels of Anchorage, AK, Elizabeth Warden of...
James S Smith
Dec 20, 2011
James S. Smith, 100, passed away, Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at Athens Regional Medical Center. He was a longtime resident of Delano, TNand was a son of George Blackwell and Lizzie Lee Williams Smith. He is preceeded in death by his wife, Mary E. Smith and his parents, listed above. He is survived by one son, Edwin S. Smith of...
Lonnie J Richey
Dec 18, 2011
Lonnie J. Richey, 80, of Englewood, died Saturday, Dec. 17,2011, at his residence. A resident of Englewood most of his life, he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a son of the late Lonnie Sr. and Ella Carden Richey, and was preceded in death by his parents, listed above; one brother, James L. Richey; one...
Joe E Davis
Dec 17, 2011
Joe E. Davis 76, of Etowah, TN, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2011, at Etowah Health Care Center.He was the son of the late Poley Oscar and Sadie Ann Davis. He was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, Jerry Davis. He was a retired vocational teacherwiththe McMinn County Board of Education. After serving as a missionary for...
Carles Jean "Meme" Moon
Dec 16, 2011
Carles Jean "Meme" Moon 70, of Englewood, TN, passed away Friday, December 16, 2011, at Parkwest Medical Center.She was the daughter of the late Conley and Anna Imogene Shults. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eddie R. Moon.Survivors include 3 daughters and sons-in-law, Vicki and Bryan Gilmer, of Houston, TX, Tracy and Brad Howell, of Englewood, TN, Jody...
Curtis Linden "Nick" Nichols
Dec 10, 2011
Curtis Linden "Nick" Nichols, 64, of Etowah, died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, at his home after a long battle with cancer. He was born on Sept. 14, 1947, in Etowah. He was stationed at Webb Air Force Base in Big Spring, Texas, during the Vietnam War and lived there until 1990. He then returned to Etowah, where he worked for...
Julia Mcclary
Dec 8, 2011
Julia McClary, 71, of Etowah, died Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, at SkyRidge Medical Center.A daughter of the late Robert "Bob" and Lucile White, she was a member of Delano Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by one son, Robert "Robbie" McClary; one sister-in-law, Marcia Ann Chastain; and one niece, Denise Lea Karin White.Survivors include one son, Todd McClary of...
La-Fayette East
Dec 7, 2011
La-Fayette East, 81, of Etowah, died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, at Woods Memorial Hospital. A native of New Site, Ala., and a resident of Etowah since 1968, he served in the U.S. Army and was commander of American Legion Post 11 of Etowah. He attended Zion Hill Baptist Church. A son of the late Mitchel D. and Dicie East, he...
Kenneth Howard Snider
Dec 6, 2011
Kenneth Howard Snider, 81 of Athens, TN, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at Woods Memorial Hospital.He was the son of the late Samuel Russell and Cora Roach Snider. A member of East Athens Baptist Church, and retired from Mayfield Dairy Farms after 39 years as an Ice Cream and Milk Supervisor. He loved woodworking and carving. He was preceded...
Raymond "Wally" Holcombe
Dec 6, 2011
Raymond Wallace "Wally" Holcombe, 71, a resident of Etowah for the past 35 years, died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, at Etowah Health Care Center.He was of the Christian faith and was a son of the late Raymond Jefferson and Telmer Holcombe. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Robin Bonita Eddington. Survivors include his wife, Louise Holcombe of Etowah;...
