Obituaries
Local Obituaries for McMinn County, Tennessee
Martha Ellen King Collins
Jul 24, 2011
Martha Ellen King "Boots" Collins, 77, of Etowah, went to heaven on Sunday, July 24, 2011, at McMinn Memorial Nursing Home.A native of McMinn County, she attended Eastview Baptist Church. A daughter of the late Luther "Bud" and Annie King, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Darrell and Jack King; and one grandchild, Collin Stephens. She was a...
Phyllis Mcnelley
Jul 21, 2011
Phyllis Ann McNelley, 52, of Benton, died Thursday, July 21, 2011, at Woods Memorial Hospital. A native of McMinn County, she was born Oct. 13, 1958. She was a member of Delano Baptist Church, where she played the piano, sang in the choir and also performed solos. She also taught children's worship, which she dearly loved, and was retired from...
Jessica Daniell Boatman Branam
Jul 20, 2011
Jessica Daniell Boatman Branam, 21, of Englewood, died Wednesday, July 20, 2011. She attended First Church of God of Englewood and was preceded in death by her grandparents, T.D. and Dorothy Boatman. Survivors include her husband, Patrick Branam of Englewood; one son, Ethan Boatman of Englewood; her mother and stepfather, Tammy and Jeff Green of Madisonville; her father and stepmother,...
Christine Leona Wilson
Jul 18, 2011
Christine Leona Wilson, 83, of Etowah, died Monday, July 18, 2011, at her residence surrounded by her loved ones whom she loved very much and devoted her life to. A native of Englewood, she lived in Etowah for the past 60 years. She was of the Baptist faith and was retired from Morgan Manufacturing. A daughter of the late Arle...
Earl Edward Russell
Jul 18, 2011
Earl Edward Russell, 64, of Englewood, died Monday, July 18, 2011, at Woods Memorial Hospital. A native of McMinn County, he was the son of the late Amos and Eva Russell. He worked as a block mason and was a member of New Life Ministries Church of Jesus Christ. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Glenda Russell, Anice...
Andrew Austin "Andy" Harbison
Jul 6, 2011
Andrew Austin "Andy" Harbison, 82, of Benton, TN, passed away Saturday, July 2,2011 at hisresidence.He was a native of GA and a lifelong resident of Polk County. He was a member of Wetmore Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon. He graduated from Polk County High School, Tennessee Wesleyan and U.T. Knoxville. He retired from the Polk County...
Ruth Mildred Duncan
Jul 6, 2011
Ruth Mildred Delane Woods Duncan, age 96, entered into her eternal rest on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 . She was born on October 24, 1914 to William and July Ann Elizabeth (Mikles) Woods of Knoxville, TN. She is preceded in death by her loving husband of 53 years, Garland Duncan; parents, listed above; brothers, Samuel, Martin, Arthur and Otis Woods;...
James T Barber "Jim"
Jul 5, 2011
James T. Barber "Jim" 84
Born March 29, 1927 in Bellwood, NC, to the late John T and Margaret Alexander Barber. Moved to Shelby, NC, at a young age and playing the fiddle as a teenager where he and a friend Don Gibson, who played guitar and later became a county music star. They played at various clubs and...
Larry J Green
Jul 5, 2011
Larry J. Green, 62, of Englewood, went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at Parkwest Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County. A son of the late Amos and Edna Green, he was a retired postal worker and had served his county in the United States Marines during Vietnam where he received three...
Cebue "Eaves" Firestone
Jun 28, 2011
Cebue Eaves Firestone, 92, of Benton, died Tuesday, June 28, 2011, at Etowah Health Care Center. A lifelong resident of Polk County, she was a member of Chestuee Baptist Church. A daughter of the late Robert and Sally Haulk Eaves, she was preceded in death by her husband, S.G. Firestone; two daughters, Geneva Melton and Janice Armstrong; and two sisters,...
Estel H Hicks
Jun 28, 2011
Estel H. Hicks, 89, of Athens, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, at his residence. A native of Polk County, he lived in McMinn County for 44 years. A son of the late James L. and Martha Jane Shell Hicks, he was an employee of the L&N Railroad for 26 years. He was preceded...
Lois Wear
Jun 27, 2011
Lois Wear, 82, of Etowah, died Monday, June 27, 2011, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. A native of McMinn County, she was a member of Englewood Church of Christ. A daughter of the late Amos and Etta Rayburn, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Earl Wear; four sisters, Elizabeth McKinney, Gertrude Mullinax, Evelyn...
Sue Mcallister
Jun 22, 2011
Sue McAllister, of Etowah, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at Woods Memorial Hospital. A daughter of the late James and Stella Eaves, she attended Church of Christ of Etowah. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dane McAllister; parents, listed above; 4 brothers; infant twins, Ronald and Donald McAllister. Survivors include 1 son and daughter-in-law, Ron and Connie...
Betty Hood
Jun 21, 2011
Betty Sprinkle Hood, 77 of Etowah passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at her residence. A native of Asheville, NC and resident of Etowah for the past 56 years, a member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church. She was the daughter of the late R.C. Sr. and Jessie Johnson Sprinkle. Preceded in death by her husband, Howard K. Hood; parents,...
Thomas Russell Wall
Jun 11, 2011
Thomas Russell Wall, 96, beloved husband, father and grandfather, of Englewood, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 11, 2011, at Woods Memorial Hospital. Born Feb. 6, 1915, he was a son of the late Joseph Cleveland and Callie Buckner Wall, formerly of the New Zion community. A lifelong resident of McMinn County, he retired from Union Carbide...
Wanda Evelyn Evans
Jun 3, 2011
Wanda Evelyn Evans, 87, of Etowah, died Friday, June 3, 2011, at McMinn Memorial Nursing Home. A daughter of the late Basil and Sarah Brady, she was a lifelong resident of McMinn county. She was a retired CNA and ward clerk at Woods Memorial Hospital and, prior to her illness, she was an active member of the Etowah Senior Citizens...
Carl Daniel Mccaslin
May 31, 2011
Carl Daniel McCaslin, 82, of Etowah, died Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at Etowah Health Care Center. A native of Etowah, he was a son of the late John and Ollie Morrow McCaslin. He was a lifetime member of VFW Post 100 and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a highly decorated Korean War veteran with two Purple...
Loetta Freeman White
May 28, 2011
Loetta Freeman White, 63, of Etowah, died Saturday, May 28, 2011, at Woods Memorial Hospital. A daughter of the late Ray O. and Cleo Casey Freeman, she was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County. She was preceded in death by her parents, listed above and one sister, Billie Poteet. She was a member and the pianist of...
Ruth Dunn Bookout
May 27, 2011
Ruth Dunn Bookout, 93, of Etowah, passed away Friday, May 27, 2011 at a local health care facility.Preceded in death by her husband, John Taylor Bookout; parents, Reed and Ella Dunn; 1 sister, Nell Ellis; 1 brother, Bill Dunn; Great-grandson, Nathan Saunders. She was the oldest member of Double Springs Baptist Church where she served as a sunday school teacher...
Nina Marie Derrick Thomas
May 26, 2011
Nina Marie Derrick Woody Thomas, 82, of Englewood, died Thursday, May 26, 2011, at Woods Memorial Hospital. A daughter of the late Houston and Lou Ella Derrick, she was a resident of McMinn County for most of her life. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Lloyd Woody; her second husband, Clay Thomas; two brothers, Bill Derrick and...
