OBITUARIES

William Aldrich Sr.

William Aldrich Sr.

Sep 15, 2014

William (“Bill”) Aldrich, Sr., MD, was born in Lincoln, NE to Floy and Carl Aldrich.  He was husband to Betty McWhinny Aldrich (deceased) for over 50 years.  As Bill often said, “She gave me six beautiful children”.  His five surviving children are William Aldrich, Jr., MD, Nancy Brupbacher, Sylvia Aldrich, Jeanne Higgins and John Aldrich.  Bill was grandfather to Jonathan...

Wanda Lee Womac

Wanda Lee Womac

Sep 15, 2014

Wanda Lee WomacService Date: Sunday, September 21, 2014Death: 09/15/2014Obituary: Wanda Lee Womac, age 73, of Etowah, passed away Monday evening , September 15, 2014 at her home. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, she enjoyed spending time with family and friends and was of the Baptist faith.She was preceded in death by her mother, Helen Robinson and a...

Timothy Vincent Patrick Baker

Timothy Vincent Patrick Baker

Sep 15, 2014

Timothy Vincent Patrick Baker, 59, passed away Monday, September 15, 2014 at his home. He was born October 6, 1954 in Newark, NJ to the late Louis C. Baker and Alyce M. Greene Baker. He moved to Cleveland in 1992 and enjoyed many hobbies during his life. He is most remembered for his love of cooking and baking and raising...

Lena Earls

Lena Earls

Sep 13, 2014

Lena Elizabeth Woody Earls, 82, resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, September 13, 2014, in local health facility.  She was a member of Bowman Hills Seventh Day Adventist Church.  She also worked in the nursery at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.---She was preceded in death by her husband, Wallie Earls; her parents, James Greely and Blanche Beatrice Pleasant Woody; and five...

Sue Hafley Guffey

Sue Hafley Guffey

Sep 13, 2014

Sue Hafley GuffeyService Date: Monday, September 15, 2014Death: 09/13/2014Obituary: Sue Hafley Guffey, age 80, of Athens, went home to rest Saturday morning, September 13, 2014 surrounded by her family. The daughter of the late William Hafley,Jr. and Arlie Belle Cissom Hafley, she was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County attended Woodward Ave Church of GOD since it was...

Perk Evans

Perk Evans

Sep 13, 2014

Perk Evans, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, September 13, 2014 in a local hospital. He was a trusty son, steadfast father, faithful friend and brilliant thinker. ".to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday,...

Robert T McBride Jr.

Robert T McBride Jr.

Sep 12, 2014

Robert T. McBride, Jr., 70, of Cleveland, passed away Friday, September 12, 2014, at his home.  He was a graduate of University of South Dakota with a degree in Mathematics.  He retired as a Lt. Colonel from the U. S. Army Reserve following 26 years of service.  He was retired from Merck in Cleveland.  He was a parishioner at St....

Tamara Kaye Lamon

Tamara Kaye Lamon

Sep 12, 2014

Tamara Kaye Lamon, age 64, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Friday evening, September 12, 2014, in a local hospital. She was retired from Conway Southern Express Trucking Company in Chattanooga. She was a member of the Ridgeview Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Stella Conner Goins and Franklin Goins. She is survived by...

Stacy Johnell Fahringer

Stacy Johnell Fahringer

Sep 12, 2014

Stacy Johnell Fahringer, age 50, resident of Cleveland, TN, passed away Friday, September 12, 2014, at her residence. She was a member of the Shenandoah Baptist Church. She was formerly employed as a medical assistant. She was a skilled musician. She was preceded in death by her father, David Frank Knoop. She is survived by her mother, Nora Johnell Knoop,...

Gwendolyn E Fowler

Gwendolyn E Fowler

Sep 10, 2014

Gwendolyn E. Fowler, 89, of Cleveland, passed away at her home on September 10, 2014.  She had recently moved from Rochester, N.Y. She was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, O.B. Fowler and her sister, Wilda. She loved her family dearly and always put their needs before those of her own.  She was generous to a fault,...

Jesse Lee Fessler

Jesse Lee Fessler

Sep 10, 2014

Jesse Lee FesslerService Date: Saturday, September 13, 2014Death: 09/10/2014Obituary: Jesse Lee Fessler, age 28, of Etowah, passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2014, at a Knoxville hospital. Born in Michigan, he had spent the majority of the last 10 years in Tennessee and was most recently employed at Waupaca. He enjoyed building mud bogs, fishing and spending time with his family...

Roger Mack Waters

Roger Mack Waters

Sep 9, 2014

Roger Mack Waters, 68, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at his home. He was a retired truck driver and also a veteran of the United States Army. Roger was of the Church of God faith. He was preceded in death by his father, Willie E. Waters; step father, George T. Walker; brother, Ronnie G....

Jimmy Nelson Miller

Jimmy Nelson Miller

Sep 7, 2014

Jimmy Nelson Miller, 68, a resident of Cleveland passed away Sunday, September 7, 2014. He was retired from APS after 33 years of service. He was an avid golfer and loved going to the Caribbean and was planning his next trip there. He served two tours of Duty in Vietnam in the United States Army and was member of the...

Zoey Marie Tinsley

Zoey Marie Tinsley

Sep 6, 2014

Zoey Marie Tinsley, infant daughter of Michael Tinsley and Kristi Brumfiel passed away September 6, 2014. She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Kellie Sue Tinsley. She is survived by her parents Michael Tinsley and Kristi Brumfiel; brother, Kaden McConnell; great grandparents, Rosa and Dale Dodson, Joan and Ray Baker and Patricia Russell; grandparents, Tracy and Ronald Plank and...

Bertha Marie Thomas

Bertha Marie Thomas

Sep 5, 2014

Bertha Marie Hembree Thomas, 79, a lifelong resident of Decatur, passed away Friday, September 05, 2014 in a Chattanooga healthcare facility.  She was of the Baptist faith.  She enjoyed poetry, gardening and writing.   Mrs. Thomas was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Thomas; son, Marvin Woodrow; parents, William Edgar Hembree and Vernice Lucinda Lovinggood Hembree; and 8 brothers and...

Charles Lee Ogle

Charles Lee Ogle

Sep 5, 2014

Charles Lee Ogle, 87, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, passed away Friday, September 05, 2014 at his residence.  He was a member of Big Springs Baptist Church.  He served in the ROTC at Bradley Central High School.  He was a veteran of the United States Army serving in Germany.  He was retired from Magic Chef after many years of service.--- ...

Chelsea Renee Chastain

Chelsea Renee Chastain

Sep 5, 2014

Chelsea Renee Chastain, 26, a resident of Birchwood, passed away Friday, September 05, 2014 in a Knoxville hospital.  She was of the Baptist faith.  She loved to travel, snowboard, and do mission work in Haiti.  She studied abroad in Spain and Europe and loved life to its fullest. She was preceded in death by her father, Steve Chastain who passed...

Irene Jones

Irene Jones

Sep 5, 2014

Irene T. Jones, 91, a resident of Charleston passed away Friday, September 5, 2014. She was well known and loved in the Charleston community and known to many as "Mamaw." She was a member of Charleston First Baptist Church and Eastern Star #187. Mrs. Jones was a past employee of Charleston Hosiery Mill. She was born and raised in Rio,...

Lissie M. Rogers

Lissie M. Rogers

Sep 4, 2014

Lissie Madeline Rogers, 94, of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, September 4, 2014, at her home surrounded by her loved ones. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of over 70 years (who has been waiting patiently in Heaven for his "little woman" the last two years), Leroy Rogers; her son, Clay; her parents, Hubert and Hobert Weir; brothers,...

Anna L. McDowell

Anna L. McDowell

Sep 4, 2014

Anna Lee Scott McDowell, 83, passed away peacefully September 4, 2014 at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga. She was born July 16, 1931 to James and Ruth Scott in Madisonville, TN. She married her late husband, Billy Joe, in 1947 and remained with him until his passing in 2012. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Cleveland. She...

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