Obituaries
Johnny Arvin Grubb
May 12, 2022
Johnny Arvin Grubb, 81, of Athens Tennessee, passed away on May 12, 2022. He was born in Idlewild, Tennessee on October 7, 1940. He was a native of McMinn County and was the son of the late Hubert and Lillie Mae Grubb. He was the youngest of seven brothers; Frank, Jack, Kenneth, Dennis, Clyde, and Wayne. Johnny has been a...
Betty Beatrice Sharitz Duncan
May 9, 2022
Betty Beatrice Sharitz Duncan, age 91, of Georgetown, Texas, passed away Monday, May 9, 2022, at her residence.
Born April 29, 1931, in Athens, Tennessee, to Guy William Sharitz and Gladys Leona Randall Sharitz. Betty grew up in Athens and was a self proclaimed tom boy in her younger years. She lived in Athens, Tennessee until her father was transferred...
Dennis Edward Turbyfill
May 7, 2022
DENNIS EDWARD TURBYFILL, age 59 of Niota, Tenn. passed away Saturday, May 7, 2022, in Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville, Tn. He was born in Monroe, County, resident of McMinn County most of his life, and preceded in death by his father: Rev. Virgil Turbyfill. He was a contractor and owner of Custom Carpentry. He enjoyed restoring old automobiles.Survivors: Mother:...
Larry Frank Shamblin
Apr 26, 2022
LARRY FRANK SHAMBLIN, age 60 of Riceville, Tenn. passed away peacefully Saturday, April 23, 2022 in Chattanooga. We have comfort knowing he is now resting in the arms of Jesus. He was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, so of the late Frank and Ann Shamblin and preceded in death by Brother-in-law: Randy Price and Niece: Amanda Shamblin....
Robert "Harold" Davis
Apr 18, 2022
Robert Harold Davis, age 93 of Athens passed away Monday, April 18, 2022, at his residence. He was the son of the late Robert Foree and Vesta Rowland Davis. He was a member of Wildwood Baptist Church and was a Shriner and a member of "The Liars Club of Bojangles.” He was a resident of McMinn County before moving to...
Gene Dunn
Apr 17, 2022
Gene Dunn, age 86 of Athens, departed this life to his heavenly home on Sunday, April 17, 2022. He had been surrounded by his greatest loves in life (his wife, children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, extended family and numerous friends) until his departure. He never met a stranger, had a joke for everyone, and was a hard-working, dedicated, kind hearted, loving...
Dorthy Nell Andersen
Apr 9, 2022
Dorthy Nell Andersen, age 94 of Athens passed away Saturday, April 9, 2022 at her residence.She was born in Niota, TN and lived on a farm on Clearwater Road to the late Floyd and Velma Simpson. She graduated from McMinn County High School and worked as a teacher at Tranquility and Idlewild Elementary Schools during the early years of the...
Oliver "Frank" Franklin Carden
Apr 9, 2022
Oliver Franklin "Frank" Carden, age 74 of Athens entered into his heavenly home to be with Jesus on Saturday, April 9, 2022. He was surrounded by his loving and caring family until his passing. Frank was a kind, generous, dedicated, hard-working man. He was a loving husband, father, brother and a faithful friend. He was a faithful provider and took...
Rozella Miller
Apr 8, 2022
Rozella Miller, age 81 of Niota, passed away Friday, April 8, 2022 at Athens Place in Athens, TN. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Anna Mae Cline Maples. She was a member of East Niota Baptist Church and retired from Midland Ross/ Steel City. She loved her family and...
Robert "Bob" Eugene Powers
Apr 7, 2022
ROBERT EUGENE "BOB" POWERS, age 90 of Athens, Tenn. passed away Thursday, April 7, 2022, in Starr Regional Medical Center of Athens, Tenn. He was a native and resident of McMinn County, Tenn. most of his life, son of the late Lloyd and Reba Stephens Powers, preceded in death by his wife: Lorena Joyce Powers, Sister: Sheila Helton, and Brother:...
Sheila Marie Hicks
Mar 31, 2022
Sheila Marie Thompson Hicks, age 61 of Madisonville passed away Thursday, March 31, 2022 at Sweetwater Hospital. A native of Plant City, Florida and resident of McMinn/Monroe County most of her life. She was of the Baptist faith. She was a loving mother and her grandchildren were her world. She was preceded in death by her sister, Melissa Thompson, brother,...
Neyland Douglas Pickel
Mar 28, 2022
NEYLAND DOUGLAS PICKEL, age 11 of Athens, Tenn. passed away Monday, March 28, 2021, in East Tennessee Children Hospital in Knoxville, Tenn. He was born and was a lifelong resident of Athens, Tenn. and was a Fifth Grade Student at Westside Elementary School. Survivors: Father and Mother: Jason and Sylvia Beddingfield Pickel of Athens, Tenn. Two Sisters: Aubrey Pickel, Kaileigh Pickel,...
Timothy "Tim" Willard McPhail
Mar 22, 2022
Timothy Willard McPhail, 43, passed away on March 22, 2022 after a short battle with glioblastoma brain cancer. Tim was a 1996 graduate of McMinn County High School. He attended Tusculum University on a basketball scholarship where he received his bachelor’s degree in 2001 and later his master’s degree in 2006. Coach McPhail, as many knew him, began his teaching...
Juanita Ollie Reynolds Martin
Mar 20, 2022
Juanita Ollie Reynolds Martin age 94 of Athens. passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022 at her residence. A native of Rockwood, TN, and a resident of McMinn County most of her life, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Dallas and Amanda Leona Cunningham Reynolds. She was a member of East Athens Baptist Church, and she loved to camp...
Paul Christopher Allen
Mar 19, 2022
PAUL CHRISTOPHER ALLEN, age 62 of Riceville, Tenn. passed away Saturday, March 19, 2022, at his residence. He was born in Cleveland, Tenn., lifelong resident of McMinn County, Tenn., a son of the late John Walter and Willie Marie Farnell Allen and preceded in death by an infant sister: Nancy Louise Allen. He was a former employee of SGA Construction...
Dewey Brantley
Mar 18, 2022
Dewey Brantley, age 87 of Cleveland passed away March 18, 2022 in a Cleveland Nursing Facility.A native of Union County and current resident of Cleveland he was a son of the late George Hasten and Ovie Belle Miller Brantley and was preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie Belt Brantley; a brother, Troy Brantley and a sister, Unis Brantley Hughes.He...
Mary Dianne Jack
Mar 13, 2022
MARY DIANNE JACK, age 74 of Athens formerly of Birmingham, Ala. passed away Sunday March 13, 2022 at her residence. She was a native of Birmingham, Ala., resident of Athens, Tenn., for 12 years, a daughter of the late Henry Terry and Mary Evelyn Williams, and preceded in death by Son: Terry Williams Branham and Brother: Eddie Williams. She was...
Rebecca Ann Martin
Mar 10, 2022
REBECCA ANN SYLVESTER MARTIN, age 49 of Englewood, Tenn. passed away Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Ft. Sanders Hospital in Knoxville, Tenn. She was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, Tenn. and was preceded in death by her Father: David Sylvester, Grandparents who raised her: Claude and Ethel Sylvester, Maternal Grandparents: John and Estalee Burris, Father-in-law: Gerald D....
Mitchell Purcell
Feb 23, 2022
Alfred Mitchell Purcell, 69, of Englewood passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at Tennova Turkey Creek Medical Center in Knoxville. Born in Washington, DC, former resident of Prince Frederick, Maryland and current resident of Englewood, he was a son of the late Russell and Juliet Purcell.
Mitchell was a member of Mt. Harmony Baptist Church and was a veteran of...
Bobby Lynn Waller
Feb 19, 2022
BOBBY LYNN WALLER, age 72 of Athens, Tenn. passed away Sautrday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Parkwest Hospital in Knoxville, Tenn. He was a native of Putnam County, Tenn., resident of McMinn County since 1993, a son of the late Wilbur Frank and Laveda Maxwell Waller, and preceded in death by two brothers: Wilbur Dewayne Waller and Billy H. Waller, Sister:...
