Carolyn Rose Williams
Dec 18, 2015
Carolyn Rose Jenkins Williams of Cleveland died on Friday, December 18, 2015, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born March 5, 1946, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and attended Hattiesburg High School, Mississippi State College for Women (Mississippi University for Women), and Southern College (University of Southern Mississippi).
She and her husband, Jim began their life together in Nashville, where...
Dorothy J. Gates
Dec 18, 2015
Dorothy Juanita Howell Gates, age 88, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Friday, December 18, 2015, in a Chattanooga hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was a faithful member of Big Spring Baptist Church where she volunteered in many positions during her lifetime. She retired from Jackson Manufacturing Co. where she worked as a payroll clerk. She was a...
Arthur Elwood Mabes
Dec 18, 2015
Arthur “Elwood “Mabes, age 88, of Etowah passed away peacefully at Star Regional Hospital on December 18, 2015, surrounded by his family. He was the son of the late Sarah “Granny” Evans. He was a self-employed concrete finisher. Elwood’s life was filled with blessings and his faith in God was unwavering. Though he was a man of few words, his...
Sandra Lee Poet Moore
Dec 18, 2015
Sandra Lee Poet Moore, age 74, of Riceville, passed away Friday, December 18, 2015, at a local healthcare facility. Born on October 11, 1941 in Virginia, to the late Robert William and Betty Jane Young Poet, she lived a majority of her life in McMinn County and was of the Baptist faith.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Bobbie Ruth Williams Coe
Dec 17, 2015
Bobbie Ruth Williams Coe of Etowah, age 88, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2015 in a Maryville hospital. She was born in McMinn County on October 12, 1927, to the late Robert Bryson and Frona Harris Williams. She was a lifelong resident of McMinn County and was of the Baptist faith.
Bobbie never met a stranger. She enjoyed spending time...
Judy Ann Bryan
Dec 16, 2015
Judy Ann Bryan, age 64, passed away at a local health care facility, Wednesday, December 16, 2015. She was a lifelong resident of Bradley County. She retired as Administrator of Bradley County Nursing Home. She was of Methodist faith. Judy was preceded her parents Frank and Ruth Wasson Bryan. Survived by her son Christopher Shawn McKnight, Cleveland, TN, Three Grandchildren,...
Mary C. Hampton
Dec 15, 2015
Mary C. Hampton, 85, of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at her residence. She was a retired nurse. Mary was a member of Eastside church of Christ. She was devoted to her family and her church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Durance and Gertrude Davis Caldwell; brothers, John Caldwell, Jim Caldwell and Ronald Caldwell; and...
Jeanette W. Mull
Dec 14, 2015
Jeanette Whitmire Mull, age 85, lifelong resident of Bradley County, TN, passed away early Monday morning, December 14, 2015, at the home of her son in Sharpsburg, GA. She was a member of the Tasso United Methodist Church where she was active in the United Methodist Women and sang in the choir. She was retired from Bendix. She was a...
Dawn King
Dec 14, 2015
Dawn King, age 55, of Englewood, passed away Monday, December 14, 2015, at Starr Regional Medical Center- Etowah Campus. Born July 18, 1960 in Providence, Rhode Island, she had lived in McMinn County for a majority of her life. She enjoyed cooking and spending time with family and friends. She attended Englewood Church of GOD. Dawn was preceded in death...
Willie Ruth Lee
Dec 12, 2015
Willie Ruth Lee, 95, of Cleveland Tennessee passed away on December 12, 2015. She was a member of First United Methodist Church. She was born in Brighton, Alabama and is the daughter of Allie and H.D. Simpson. She married William P. Lee in May of 1938. Ruth was preceded in death by her parents H.D. and Allie Simpson; husband, William...
Lois Paralee Taylor
Dec 12, 2015
Lois Paralee Randall Taylor, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015 at her residence. She was born on October 7, 1936 in Sweetwater, Tennessee, and graduated from Sweetwater High School and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She married Robert Fleming Taylor, and joined Broad Street United Methodist Church in 1965. She had lived in Cleveland since moving...
Donna Lee Putnam Janzen
Dec 12, 2015
Donna Lee Putnam Janzen, age 64, of Etowah, passed away on Friday December 12, 2015, from an extended illness at St. Thomas – Midtown in Nashville. Born January 6, 1951 in Inglewood, California to the late Charles and Marjorie Schlotsefeld Putnam and spent the last seven years in McMinn County. Donna is of the Christian Faith and was retired from...
Gary Wayne
Dec 12, 2015
Gary Wayne Church, age 61, of Athens, passed away tragically in an airplane accident on Saturday, December 12, 2015 in Polk County, Tennessee. Gary was born in North Carolina to the late George Donald and Iva Lee Cannon Church and spent the majority of his life in McMinn County. Gary attended Covenant Christian Fellowship and was a man of great...
Lee "Milkman" Barnette
Dec 12, 2015
Lee “Milkman” Barnette, 53, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015 in a local hospital. He was a transport supervisor at Mayfield Dairy with 26 years of service. He was of the Pentecostal faith. Lee enjoyed deer and turkey hunting and was an avid traveler. Survivors include his wife of 33 years, Connie Barnette of Cleveland; parents, Estel Leroy...
Jacqueline "Jackie" Geren
Dec 10, 2015
Jacqueline “Jackie” Geren, 87, a resident of Georgetown, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2015 at her home. She was a member of Prospect Church of God. She enjoyed fishing and camping and she loved taking care of her family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Gaston and Elizabeth Carland Gaston; daughter, Patricia Ann West and siblings, Estelle...
Charles Edwin Read
Dec 10, 2015
Charles Edwin Read, of Collegedale, passed away on Thursday December 10, 2015 at the age of 92. Charles was a longtime member of the Collegedale Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Charles was born in Washington DC on August 6, 1923. He was the son of the late Roland and Alvirta Read. Charles, a veteran of WWII, served in the Army from 1943...
Helen Jane Fox Deal
Dec 10, 2015
Helen Jane Fox Deal, age 84, of Cleveland, TN, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2015 at a local healthcare facility. She was born in Iowa and spent a majority of her life in Illinois before moving to Cleveland in 2013. Helen was of the Catholic faith. She was preceded in death by her husband Edward Leon Deal, two sons Robert...
James T. Small
Dec 10, 2015
James T. Small of Philadelphia, TN passed away December 10, 2015 at Kindred Nursing Home in Loudon. He was 90 years old. He had served in two branches of the Military, having served in the Navy during WWII, where he received a Purple Heart. He also served in the Air Force during the Korean War. Additionally, he was retired from...
Larry Earvin Leatherwood
Dec 10, 2015
Larry Ervin Leatherwood, age 58, passed away Thursday morning, December 10, 2015, at his home. Born in Athens, on September 23, 1957 to Tommy and Lura Lee Leatherwood, he was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County. He married Cheryl Leatherwood on November 19, 1977 and retired from AT&T. Larry was a longtime member and former deacon of Double...
Gerald Jay Vincent
Dec 10, 2015
Gerald Jay Vincent, age 85, a resident of Cleveland passed away Thursday, December 10, 2015 at a local healthcare facility. He was a native of Detroit, he spent the last six years in Cleveland. Gerald was of the Protestant faith. He enjoyed being outdoors and spending time with his family and friends.He was preceded in death by his parents Glenn...
