OBITUARIES

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...

Gail D. Pesterfield

Gail D. Pesterfield

Sep 4, 2014

Gail D. Pesterfield, 71, of Cleveland, passed away Thursday afternoon, September 4, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Hubert R. and Letha S. Dixon of Knoxville, TN. She was a loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother and friend and will be dearly missed. She was a dental hygienist for 40 years in the local area. Gail was a...

Vashti C. Breaux

Vashti C. Breaux

Sep 4, 2014

Vashti C. Breaux, 81, of Cleveland passed away Thursday, September 4, 2014 in a Chattanooga healthcare facility. She attended St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church. She retired from elementary education after teaching for 25 years at North Lee Elementary School. Vashti held membership in several professional teacher organizations and was a graduate of Louisiana State University where she was a...

Jean R Sain

Jean R Sain

Sep 3, 2014

Jean Robinson Sain, 86,  a resident of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, September 03, 2014 with her loving family by her side at her home.  She was a member of the Michigan Baptist Church. Mrs. Sain was preceded in death by her husband, of 65 years, Reverend Brown W. Sain whom she worked in church with for 65 years; parents, Will...

Karen Jane Smith

Karen Jane Smith

Sep 3, 2014

Karen Jane SmithService Date: Friday, September 5, 2014Death: 09/03/2014Obituary: Karen Jane Smith, age 65, of Etowah, passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at UT hospital in Knoxville. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, she was a member of North Etowah Baptist Church. She taught oil-painting classes to many children and adults for many years. She spent a lot...

Joe "Wilburn" Boring

Joe "Wilburn" Boring

Sep 2, 2014

Joe "Wilburn" Boring, 78, of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at the VA Hospital in Nashville. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. Joe was a member of Waterville Baptist Church and was a part of the Faithful Workers Sunday School class. He was a salesman in his younger years as well as later in life....

William R Curtis

William R Curtis

Sep 1, 2014

William R. "Bill" CurtisService Date: Friday, September 5, 2014Death: 09/01/2014Obituary: William R. “Bill” Curtis, age 79, of Etowah, passed away Monday, September 1, 2014, at a local healthcare facility. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, he was a longtime member of Woodward Ave Church of GOD. He never met a stranger and loved spending time with his family...

William Cartwright

William Cartwright

Aug 30, 2014

Charles “William” Cartwright, 82, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, August 30, 2014 in a local hospital.  He was of the Baptist faith.  He was retired from Cleveland Chair after 44 years of service.  He was a veteran of the United States Army serving in the Korean Conflict.  Mr. Cartwright enjoyed spending time with his family especially his...

Larry Freeman

Larry Freeman

Aug 30, 2014

Larry "TreeTop" FreemanService Date: Thursday, September 4, 2014Death: 08/30/2014Obituary: Larry “TreeTop” Freeman, age 53, of Riceville, passed away Saturday, August 30, 2014, at a Chattanooga Hospital. Born in Schweinfurt, Germany, he had lived in McMinn County the past 10 years and was of the Baptist faith. He was an avid NASCAR fan , enjoyed working on his 1967 Ford Fairlane...

Sue Harris

Sue Harris

Aug 28, 2014

Wanda “Sue” Walker Harris, 65, won the race called life on Thursday, August 28, 2014.  She was a loving and caring wife, mother and a loving “Nana” to her grandchildren.  Her greatest joys in life were her grandkids.  Sue will be greatly missed by all who knew her. She was an avid crafter. She was a truck driver for many...

Elizabeth Rogers

Elizabeth Rogers

Aug 28, 2014

Mary Elizabeth Smith Rogers, or “Mamaw” as she was known by many, passed away August 28, 2014. A resident of Cleveland, she was born September 30, 1934. She was a loyal member of Black Fox United Methodist Church where she attended most of her life and married the love of her life in 1952. Elizabeth meant the world to her...

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