Obituaries
Local Obituaries for McMinn County, Tennessee
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,...
Addie "Sue" Brown Landreth
Jan 19, 2012
Addie "Sue" Brown Landreth, 84, of Etowah, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at NHC Health Care of Athens. A lifelong resident of Etowah, she was a daughter of the late Wallace Walker and Susie Orlean Brown. She was preceded in death by five brothers and one sister. Survivors include her loving husband of nearly 62 years, William Franklin "Frank" Landreth...
James "Snowball" Brown
Jan 19, 2012
James "Snowball" Brown, 86, a native and lifelong resident of Englewood, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at McMinn Memorial Nursing Home. He was of Christian faith, and a member of the Englewood Lions Club. He served his country in the US Marine Corp and was retired from Alcoa Aluminum Company. Preceded in death by his Wife, Ollie Brown; Parents, Henry...
Willa May "Billie" Brooks
Jan 18, 2012
Willa May "Billie" Brooks, 92, a resident of Thomasville, GA, formally of Englewood, TN, passed away, Wednesday, January 18, 2012 in Thomasville, GA. She was a WWII Veteran, and a member of Liberty Hill Church of Christ. She is the daughter of the late William B. and Florence Eberman Lottman of Tilamoc, OR and is preceded in death by her...
Mary Nell "Tootie" Rogers
Jan 18, 2012
Mary Nell "Tootie" Rogers, 78, a lifelong resident of Etowah, died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, at Etowah Health Care Center. A native of McMinn County, she was a member of Brook Hill Baptist Church. A daughter of the late Ike and Minnie Benson, she was preceded in death by her husband, O'dean Rogers; three sisters, Willie Tipton, Frankie Dodson and...
Peggy Pangle Hicks
Jan 11, 2012
Peggy Pangle Hicks, 72, of Etowah passed away Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edd and Vista Pangle of Maryville. She was born in Englewood and moved to Maryville at a young age. She graduated from Porter High School in 1957 and married Carl Hicks in 1958. They moved to Etowah in 1965 to...
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...
