Lillie Mantooth

Lillie Mantooth, 93, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, September 16,  2021 in Cleveland, TN.  Details - Member of Valley View Baptist Church, retired from Consauga River Lumber Co., as office manager and bookkeeper. Hobbies were vegetable and flower gardening.  Her passion was working and ministering at the Valley View Food Bank serving others.  Her pride was her family.  She was married more than 50 years to Herschel Mantooth before his death in 1998.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Herschel Mantooth, sister, Inez Frady(Olen),2 brothers Gene Mikel and LC Mikel, half- brothers, Ed Trailor, Charlie, Frank & Minnie Mikel . Mother and Father –Mary L. Albritton  and Louis Elbert Mikel.

She is survived by Son Steven D Mantooth (Belinda) of Ocoee, TN; Daughter Phyllis Brewer(Frank Sr.) Farragut, TN. Grandchildren, Michael Dylan Mantooth(Catherine), Kirk Steven Mantooth(Amanda), Christopher J Schoate(Lauren), Kevin Brewer (Jennifer), Frank Brewer Jr.(Vickie), and great grandchildren, Lillie J. Mantooth, Moses E. Schoate, Anna Schoate, Aubrey Brewer, Dalton Brewer, Madison Brewer. Jack Brewer and Will Brewer.  Special thanks to her Caregiver:  Mildred Wilson.

Family will receive friends from 12:00 to 2 pm Sunday, September 19th, 2021 at Ralph Buckner Funeral Home, 3000 Ralph Buckner Blvd. Cleveland, TN.  Funeral will be 2:00 pm at same location. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Garden, 7180 North Lee Hwy, Cleveland, TN. after funeral.

We invite you to send a message of condolence and view the Mantooth family guestbook at www.ralphbuckner.com.  In lieu of Flowers, donations can be made to the Food Pantry at Valley View Baptist Church.  Family requests masks and social distancing.