Obituaries
Local Obituaries for McMinn County, Tennessee
Floyd E Peterson
Oct 15, 2010
Floyd E. Peterson, 88, of Etowah, died Friday, October 15, 2010 at his residence.
A native of Maryville and resident of Etowah for 48 years, he was a son of the late J. Franklin and Mamie Bolinger Peterson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force serving during World War II, and was a retired conductor with CSX...
Anna Marie Land
Oct 14, 2010
Anna Marie Land, 95, of Englewood, died Thursday, October 14, 2010 at Athens Regional Medical Center.
A native of McMinn County and resident of McMinn County for most of her life, she was a daughter of the late S.N. Land, Sr. and Nora Pangle Land. She was of the Christian faith, and was preceded in death by four brothers,...
William L Lemings
Oct 11, 2010
William L. Lemings, 94, of Etowah, died Monday, October 11, 2010 at Etowah Health Care Center.
A native of Vonore and resident of McMinn County most of his life, he was a son of the late Devro Foute and Cora E. McCulloch Lemings. He was a member and former deacon of First Baptist Church in Englewood. He was preceded...
Kevin Dale Daugherty
Oct 4, 2010
Kevin Dale Daugherty, 41, of Garner, N. Carolina, died Monday, October 4, 2010 at his residence in Garner. A native of Burlington, N. Carolina, he was a son of Baxter Daugherty and the late Johnnie Nipper Daugherty. He was self employed, and his hobbies included music and canoeing. Kevin was born in Burlington, NC and grew up in Elon, NC....
Karan Joanne Tedrick
Oct 2, 2010
Karan JoAnne Tedrick, 60, of Englewood, died Saturday, October 2, 2010 at Athens Regional Medical Center. A native of Oakland, California, she was a daughter of the late Donald Edward Brugge. She was an active member of the L.D.S. Church. Survivors include her husband, Volley Tedrick of Englewood; one daughter, Jennifer M. Tedrick of Englewood; one son, Robert Brugge of...
Oran Jenkins
Sep 28, 2010
Oran Jenkins, 87, of Lenoir City, died Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at Ft. Loudon Medical Center in Lenoir City. A resident of Etowah and McMinn County for over 80 years, most recently in west Knoxville and Lenoir City, he was a son of the late C.H. and Lizzie Firestone Jenkins. He was a member of Wesley Memorial Methodist Church in...
Lorraine Mae Gower
Sep 28, 2010
Lorraine Mae Gower, 80, of Delano, died Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at Woods Memorial Hospital, Etowah, TN. A native of Royersford, PA and a resident of Polk Co., she was a daughter of the late Ethel Harriett and William E. Flemings Sr., and granddaughter of the late Mary and James Harriett and Clara and Jacobs Flemings. She was a member...
Ersie Mae Reno Martin
Sep 24, 2010
Ersie Mae Reno Greene Martin, 77, of Englewood, died Friday, September 24, 2010 at her residence. A native of McMinn County and a resident of Englewood for the past five years, she was a daughter of the late Alvin and Beulah Reno. She was a member of Dixon Avenue Baptist Church, had worked as a seamstress in many sewing factories...
Karine Evelyn Manis
Sep 22, 2010
Karine Evelyn Manis, 87, of Riceville, died Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at Life Care Center of Athens. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County living in Riceville and Etowah., she was a daughter of the late F.T. "Mooney" and Mae Breeden Tallent. She was an member of Calvary Baptist Church, and worked as a dietician at Etowah Health Care...
Rev Walter Paul Bikacsan
Sep 19, 2010
Rev. Walter Paul Bikacsan, 90, of Etowah, died Sunday, September 19, 2010 at Woods Memorial Hospital in Etowah, TN. A native of Akron, OH and a resident of Etowah for the past 26 years, he was a son of the late Flore and Bertha File Bikacsan. He was a member of North Etowah Baptist Church, and was a World War...
Alma Chaney Farmer
Sep 17, 2010
Alma Chaney Farmer, 90, of Sweetwater, died Friday night, September 17, 2010 at Wood Presbyterian Home in Sweetwater, TN. A native of Loudon County, and a resident of McMinn County most of her life, she was a daughter of the late Charles Henry and Minnie Parker Chaney. She was a member of Steekee Creek Baptist Church, and a loving mother...
Mamie Sue Morris
Sep 16, 2010
Mamie Sue Morris, 96, of Englewood, died late Thursday night, Sept. 16, 2010 at McMinn Memorial Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Englewood, she was a daughter of the late John and Ethel Newman Land. She was the oldest living member of Englewood Christian Church. She loved her kids, grandkids and her church, and she loved to quilt....
Christopher Michael Bain
Sep 14, 2010
Christopher Michael Bain, 37, of Etowah, died early Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at McMinn Memorial Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, he was a son of the late Glenn and Kate Lawson Bain. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Survivors include three sisters and brothers-in-law, Kathy and Jerry Shadden of Englewood, Sandy and Randall...
Dixie Cook
Sep 11, 2010
Dixie Cook, 68, of Englewood, died Saturday, September 11, 2010 at UT Medical Center in Knoxville. A native of Maryville and resident of McMinn County all of her life, she was a daughter of the late Warren and Geneva Burger Cook. She was a member of North Englewood Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday School teacher for the 4...
Charle R Breedlove
Sep 7, 2010
Charle R. Breedlove, 70, of Englewood, passed away Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at Mcminn Memorial Nursing Home. He was a native of McMinn County and the son of the late Alice Breedlove. He was a member of the Mars Hill United Methodist Church, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, a retired local business man, and had served as the...
Mattie Belle Daugherty
Sep 4, 2010
Mattie Belle Daugherty, 85, of Etowah, died Saturday, September 4, 2010 at her residence. A native of Etowah, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Elizabeth Arrc Rucker. She was of the Christian faith, and was preceded in death by her husband, Burkett Daugherty; one granddaughter, Angela Smith; one sister, Pauline Ervin; and five brothers, William, Woodrow, Paul,...
Sidney Charles Crossman Iii
Sep 4, 2010
Sidney Charles Crossman, III, 67, of Athens, died Saturday, September 4, 2010 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. A native of Brockton Mass., and resident of McMinn County for the past 6 years, he was a son of the late Sidney Charles Crossman II and Betty Hanson Crossman. He was retired from the military serving more than 24 years in...
Larry Wayne Cole
Sep 3, 2010
Larry Wayne Cole, 61, of Etowah, went home to be with the Lord Friday, September 3, 2010 at Woods Memorial Hospital. Wayne was born in Etowah on April 8, 1949 to the late Amos and Essie Cole of Etowah. He was a graduate of McMinn Central High School and attended Cleveland State Community College. He was retired from the TVA...
Danny "Shane" Buckner
Sep 3, 2010
Danny "Shane" Buckner, 34, of Englewood, died Friday, September 3, 2010. A native of Dalton, Georgia, and resident of Englewood for the past 33 years, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, Check and Paralee Buckner.
Survivors include his parents, Bill and Sandra Buckner of Englewood; two sons, Dustin and Cody Buckner, both of Decatur; two sisters, Laurie...
Jaylen Duvante Beasley Reid
Aug 25, 2010
Jaylen Duvante Beasley Reid, 2, of Englewood, died Wednesday, August 25, 2010, at East Tennessee Children's Hospital in Knoxville. A native of Athens, he was a son of Andrew Reid and Chasidy Beasley of Englewood. In addition to his parents, he was survived by two brothers, Ezariah Reid of Englewood and Alden Lee Keith of Athens; one sister, Kaylee Dayanna...
