Eva Pauline Stewart
May 18, 2017
Eva “Pauline” Stewart, age 81, of Etowah, passed away Thursday, May 18, 2017 at her residence. She was born on December 25, 1935 to the late Charles Robert and Mary Jane Brock Sneed. She was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County and attended the East Etowah First Church of God. She enjoyed flowers, crocheting, and spending time with...
John William Alford
May 18, 2017
John William Alford, 74, lifelong resident of Charleston, passed away Thursday, May 18, 2017 of complications from a stroke surrounded by family and friends. He attended Chilcutt Elementary school and graduated from Charleston High School. Mr. Alford retired from Magic Chef/Maytag shipping department after 38 years of service. He enjoyed farming, tending his livestock, gardening and going to flea markets.
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Walter "Corky" Scott
May 17, 2017
Walter “Corky” Scott, 96, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at his residence. He was a member of Valley View Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and helped build the church. He loved helping people and also gardening and fishing. He was retired from Hardwick Clothing after many years of service. He served in...
Roberta Marchant
May 16, 2017
Roberta Marchant, 83, a resident of Georgia, passed away in a local Cleveland healthcare facility. She was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. She loved traveling and was a member of the Coachman Travel Club.
Mrs. Marchant was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Marchant; parents, William Earl Masengill and Melba Frankie Masengill.
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Julia R. Tinsley
May 16, 2017
Julia Rebecca Tinsley, 76, of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at her home. She was a member of White Oak Baptist Church. Julia retired from American Uniform Company after 40 years of service.
She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother. Julia loved spending time with her family.
Julia was born July 17,...
Rev. Cecil Burns Deel
May 14, 2017
Cecil Burns Deel was born March 20, 1937 in Cucumber, West Virginia. He was the oldest of eleven children born to Henry Deel and Nettie McGraw Deel. He passed away at his home in Cleveland, TN on May 14, 2017.
As a young man, Cecil worked with his father cutting and milling timber for the coal mines. He loved the...
Melvin O. Pike
May 13, 2017
Melvin O. Pike, 73, a lifelong resident of Charleston, passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017 at his residence. He was of the Baptist faith. He loved fishing and loved his family.
Mr. Pike was preceded in death by his wife, Rita Pike; parents, Eldrick Pike and Sara Lee Malone Pike; son, Kenneth Huntsinger; grandchild, Ethane Haney; siblings: Ray Pike,...
Alice Faye Jaber
May 13, 2017
Alice Faye Melton Jaber , age 65, of Nashville, formerly of Etowah, passed away at Alive Hospice in Nashville on Saturday, May 13, 2017.
She was preceded in death by her parents, W.E. “Spedge” and Nellie M. Melton; infant son, Terry L. Plemons; and, sisters Barbara G. Farmer and Nancy L. Silvers.
Alice is survived by children, Michael W....
Virginia P. Boring
May 11, 2017
Virginia P. Boring, 85, of Cleveland passed away Thursday, May 11, 2017 in a local healthcare facility. She was of the Baptist faith.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Willie Boring; brothers, Clifford Boring and Harvey Boring; sisters, Marie Boring, Juanita Epperson and Dorothy Boring.
She is survived by her sister, Violet Hefner of...
Virginia Sue Dyer Penwell
May 10, 2017
Virginia “Susie” Dyer Penwell, of Athens, passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Penwell was a retired owner hair stylist at Susie’s Cut & Style and a member of Watt’s Bar Church of God. A kind and a caring woman, Mrs. Penwell loved her family, singing in the choir at her church, and working at the Food...
Mamie Wilson Beasley Bacon
May 10, 2017
Mamie Wilson Beasley Bacon, of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Bacon was an active member of Broad Street United Methodist Church where she served on numerous committees. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She loved spending time with her family and special friends.
Mamie Wilson Beasley Bacon was born September...
Jackie Lee McKinney
May 9, 2017
Jackie Lee McKinney, age 63, of Athens, passed away on May 9, 2017 at his residence. Born on March 31, 1954, to the late Jack and Helen McKinney, he was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County and a veteran of the United States Army.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Russell...
Casey Wade Nunley
May 9, 2017
Casey Wade Nunley, age 37, of Riceville, Tennessee, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at his residence. He is a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, a 1998 graduate of McMinn County High School, a car enthusiast and he loved spending time with his family. Casey was preceded in death by his dad, Leck Nunley; brother, Christopher Allen Henley;...
Elsie Ann Johnson
May 9, 2017
Elsie Ann Allison Johnson, 68, of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday May 9, 2017, in a local hospital from a hard-fought battle with strokes and cancer. She was a retired English teacher from the Bradley County School system. Her 35-year career spanned both junior high and high school as well as college where she shared her love of literature...
James Francis Hunt, Jr
May 8, 2017
James Francis Hunt Jr., 74, of Athens, TN, went to be with the Lord May 8th, 2017 at home surrounded by family and friends. He was born April 26th, 1943 in Nashville, Tennessee, to LulaMai Hunt and James Francis Hunt Sr., the oldest of three siblings. James graduated from NYCUniversity in 1963 and married Mary Clementine, his wife of 51...
Jack Farrell Bennett, Sr.
May 7, 2017
Jack Farrell Bennett, Sr., 69, a resident of Cleveland, TN passed away Sunday, May 7, 2017 in a local healthcare facility. He was of the Christian faith. He was the advertising director for the Cleveland Daily Banner for 25 years.
He was a Georgia football fan and loved the SEC. He also enjoyed golfing and outdoor activities. He was...
Louise B. Flowers
May 6, 2017
Louise B. Flowers, 88, a resident of Cleveland went home to be with the Lord May 6, 2017 at her daughter’s residence. She was a dedicated Christian and a member of Eastside Church of Christ.
She loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. Mrs. Flowers had a gifted talent of caring for children and spent many years babysitting...
Buck Small
May 6, 2017
Oather Carroll “Buck” Small, 90, of Mims, FL and a former resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2017 in Florida. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served during World War II. Buck was a retired auto mechanic. He was a member of the North Cleveland Church of God.
He was preceded in death by...
Roy Duran
May 4, 2017
Roy Duran, age 72, of Decatur passed away on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at a local healthcare facility. He was a member of the Peerless Road Church of God of Prophecy and part of the Senior’s Ministry. He loved the Lord, loved to read his Bible, loved to sing and play southern gospel music on his guitar. He will be...
Phyllis D. Ledford
May 1, 2017
Phyllis D. Ledford, 80, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Monday, May 01, 2017 in a local healthcare facility. She was a former resident of Madisonville and had resided in Cleveland for many years. She was of the Church of God faith. She loved to travel; go out to eat as well as watch her television shows. But most of...


