Obituaries
Local Obituaries for McMinn County, Tennessee
William Donald "Crash" Riden
Jun 19, 2010
William Donald "Crash" Riden, 73, of Knoxville, died Saturday morning, June 19, 2010 at his residence. A native of Athens, and a Knoxville resident for the past 40 years, he was a son of the late Rev. William and Grace Riden. He was known and remembered for his wrestling, paint and body shop and later in sales. He was preceded...
H Neoma "Sis" Avalos
Jun 18, 2010
H. Neoma "Sis" Avalos, 80, died June 18, 2010 at Life Care Center of Athens. A daughter of the late William and Hazel Sammons Dukes, she was a native of Swifton, Arkansas. She moved to Niota in 1995 from Miami, Florida. Sis retired from GMAC in 1982 after a life-long career. Sis was very active in her church, the Etowah...
Hobert Lee Decker
Jun 16, 2010
Hobert Lee Decker, 66, of Englewood, passed away, early Wednesday morning, June 16, 2010 at his residence. He was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County and a son of the late Glen and Ethel Price Decker. He retired from Olin Chemicals on April 1, 2010.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Decker of Englewood, TN; two daughters and...
James A Armstrong Jr
Jun 15, 2010
James A. Armstrong Jr., 66, of Englewood, passed away Thursday, June 15th, 2010 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, he was a son of the late James A. Armstrong Sr. and Viola Raper Armstrong. He was a member of Mars Hill Methodist Church. He retired form CSX Railroad in 2004 and was a veteran of...
Arvil "Eddie" Mullinax Jr
Jun 14, 2010
Arvil "Eddie" Mullinax Jr., 52, of Englewood, passed away Monday, June 14, 2010 at his residence. A native of Dayton, Ohio and a resident of McMinn County for most of his life, he was a member of North Englewood Missionary Baptist Church. He was a former employee of J. M. Huber, and was a 1976 graduate of McMinn Central High...
Iva Pearl Kirksey
Jun 10, 2010
Iva Pearl Kirksey, 87, of Englewood, died late Thursday night, June 10, 2010 at her home. A native of McMinn County, she was a daughter of the late Will and Nancy Watson. She was a member of Englewood Christian Church, and was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Allen Kirksey; and four siblings, Ester Carpenter, Charlie Watson, Elsie Stakley,...
Dorothy L "Lulu" Hatton
Jun 9, 2010
Dorothy L. "Lulu" Hatton, 66, of Delano, died Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at her home. She was born December 19, 1943 in Hamilton, Ohio to the late William Isaac and Norma Beatrice Hyden Hatton. In addition to being a homemaker and mother, she worked at health care facilities in California for around 30 years, and was at one time, the...
Lora "Jimmie" Burger
Jun 5, 2010
Lora "Jimmie" Burger, 87, of Etowah, passed away late Saturday night, June 5, 2010 at Life Care Center of Collegedale, Collegedale TN. A native of AL and a resident of Etowah for the past fifty-three years, she was a member of First Baptist Church of Etowah. She was a daughter of the late Jess Andrew and Grace Massengil Howard. She...
Julia Marie Benson
Jun 4, 2010
Julia Marie Benson, 93, of Etowah, died Friday, June 4, 2010 at Etowah Health Care Center. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, she was a daughter of the late Jerome Auther and Sarah Elizabeth Bryan Young. She was a member of Brookhill Baptist Church, and had worked in the lunchroom at Mt. View Elementary School. She was preceded...
Joe Leonard Mills Jr
Jun 2, 2010
Joe Leonard Mills, Jr., 43, a wonderful young man, was called home to his Creator on the morning of June 2, 2010. Leonard Mills was a member of the Native American Church Kituwah and affectionately called Shooting Star. Like his Kituwah name, he blazed into the lives of many people for 43 years, leaving a little piece of himself in...
Ada Irene Rowland
May 28, 2010
Ada Irene Rowland, 89, of Etowah, died Friday, May 28, 2010 at Woods Memorial Hospital. A native of Greenville and resident of Etowah all her life, she was a daughter of the late William and Ella Fay Harvey Arrowood. She was a member of Coghill Baptist Church, and was preceded in death by her husband, Chandes Henry "C.H." Rowland; and...
Jack A Pierce
May 27, 2010
Jack A. Pierce, 71, of Englewood, died Thursday, May 27, 2010 at Woods Memorial Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, he was a son of the late Roy B. and Pauline Jones Pierce. He was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Athens. He was preceded in death by one brother, Lonnie Ray Hawkins; and...
William Bradford "Brad" Mozley
May 25, 2010
William Bradford "Brad" Mozley, 39, of Delano, passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, TN. A resident of Delano, TN, he was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church. He was an employee of Taylor/Pittsburg Implement in Athens, where he worked as an assembly supervisor, was a 1988 graduate of McMinn Central High School...
Kim Loveday
May 23, 2010
Kim Loveday, 44, of Englewood, died Sunday, May 23, 2010 at SkyRidge Medical Center in Cleveland. She was a native of Chicopee, Mass. She was a 2006 graduate of Cleveland State Community College Nursing Program, and was a Registered Nurse at SkyRidge Medical Center in Cleveland. She loved the outdoors, enjoyed mountain biking, snow skiing, and was an avid Harley...
Eunice Geneva Clark
May 16, 2010
Eunice Geneva Clark, 80, of Delano, passed away Sunday afternoon, May 16, 2010 at Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, TN. A native and lifelong resident of Polk Co., she was a daughter of the late Charlie and Gussie Nichols Davis. She was a member of Chestuee Baptist Church in Polk Co. She is preceded in death by her parents,...
James D "Tater" Green
May 15, 2010
James D. "Tater" Green, 91, of Etowah, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at Life Care Center of Athens. A native and lifelong resident of Etowah, he was a son of the late Dave and Daisy Cass Green. He was a World War II Army Veteran, where he received several service medals. He is preceded...
Sue Ballinger Stone
May 13, 2010
Sue Ballinger Stone, 70, of Etowah, died Thursday, May 13, 2010 at her daughter's residence in Etowah. A native of Cleveland and resident of Etowah for the past 47 years, she was a daughter of the late Aubrey and Nellie Moore Ballinger. She was a member of North Etowah Baptist Church and was preceded in death by three brothers, Billy,...
Joshua "Joshi" Lee Freeman
May 12, 2010
Joshua "Joshi" Lee Freeman, age 3, of Cleveland was ushered into heaven by a host of angels Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at TC Thompsons Children's Hospital in Chattanooga from over a year long battle with Hepatoblastoma cancer. He was the son of Timothy and Nadene Freeman. Our Joshi was a true, valiant warrior and fighter during his battle with cancer....
Ruth Rogers Studdard
May 10, 2010
Ruth Rogers Studdard, 83, of Delano, died Monday, May 10, 2010 at Woods Memorial Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Polk County, she was a daughter of the late Tom and Ida Seay Rogers. She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church, and was preceded in death by two brothers, Winston Rogers and Ralph Rogers; and two sisters, Juanita...
Donnie Sue Jack
May 10, 2010
Donnie Sue Jack, 89, of Etowah, died Monday, May 10, 2010 at Etowah Health Care Center. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, she was a daughter of the late Bill and Margaret Galloway Lands. She was a member of Macedonia Church of Christ, and was preceded in death by her husband, Gene Jack; three sisters; and four brothers....
