Obituaries
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:...
Dolores Walker Barnett
Feb 17, 2022
Dolores Walker Barnett, age 91 of Athens, passed away Thursday, February 17, 2022 at Starr Regional Rehabilitation of Etowah. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Eula Withrow Walker. She worked as an operator for South Central Bell Company, and was a stay at home mom. She was a member...
Linda Gay Hughes
Feb 14, 2022
Linda Gay Wattenbarger Hughes, age 73 of Niota, passed away Monday, February 14, 2022 at Summit View Of Farragut.A native of Meigs County and resident of Niota most of her life and was a daughter of the late Robert Miller and Frankie Mae Cupp Wattenbarger and was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Doyle Hughes on December...
Betty Jean Walker
Feb 5, 2022
Betty Jean Walker
MARYVILLE – Betty Jean Walker (Craft) passed away at her home at the age of 92, on February 5, 2022. She was born on October 7, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. Betty is preceded in death by her father Allen and her mother Martha Craft, husbands George Price Sr. and Charles Walker, nine brothers and sisters to include Ruth (Joni) Craft with whom she...
Robert Daniel Gardner
Feb 2, 2022
ROBERT DANIEL GARDNER, age 90 of Riceville, Tenn passed away Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, at his home. He was a native of Belmont, North Carolina , resident most of his life of Riceville, Tenn, and a son of the late Rev. George Alexander and Lillie Leona Sparks Gardner He was a member of Woodward Ave. Church of God, where he...
Karen Sue Jerome
Jan 27, 2022
Karen Sue Jerome, age 72, of Athens passed away Thursday, January 27, 2022 at her residence. A native of Syracuse, and a resident of McMinn County for the past 10 years, she was the daughter of the late Robert E. and Mary E. Bacisin Hoke. She was a spiritual person who also related well to Native American beliefs and culture....
Ama Deane Cordell
Jan 22, 2022
AMA DEANE CORDELL, age 88 of Athens passed away Saturday, January 22, 2022 at her residence. A native and life long resident of McMinn County, she was the daughter of the late Virgil and Emily Fillers Wallace. She was a beautician and owned Dean's Beauty Shop for over 50 years. She was a member of the Am Vets Women's Auxillary...
Kevin Edward Graves
Jan 20, 2022
Kevin Edward Graves, age 40 of Athens passed away, Thursday, January 20, 2022 at Sweetwater Hospital.A native and life-long resident of Athens he was preceded in death by his grandarents, Paul and Faye Graves, Willie Mason and Lorene Carroll.He was a devoted Father and Husband, a beloved son, brother and friend. His passion was supporting his kids no matter the...
Donald Neal Elmore
Jan 18, 2022
Donald Neal Elmore, age 86 of Athens passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at Starr Regional Rehabilitation Center of Etowah. A native of Cleveland and a resident of McMinn County since early 1970's, he was the son of the late Sherman Neal and Mildred Filyaw Elmore. He was a member of Genesis Baptist Church. After his retirement, he was employed...
Pamela Jean Wolff
Jan 15, 2022
PAMELA J. WOLFF, age 75 of Athens, Tenn. passed away Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, at Starr Regional Medical Center of Athens. She was a native of Houston, Texas and a resident of McMinn County for over 20 years. She was a daughter of the late LeRoy and Mildred Elder and was preceded in death by her Husband: Gary Wolff.. She...
Margaret Morrow Humbert Elrod
Jan 15, 2022
MARGARET MORROW HUMBERT ELROD, age 89 of Athens, Tenn. passed away Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Life Care of Athens. She was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, Tenn. a daughter of the late Sterling Franklin and Lucy Belle Odom Morrow and preceded in death by her First Husband: Issac Eugene Humbert Second Husband: William Kermit Elrod and...
Evelyn Alfreda Robinson
Jan 14, 2022
Evelyn Alfreda Solsbee Robinson, age 75 of Athens and formerly of Niota went home to be with her Lord on January 14, 2022 .
Evelyn was a 1965 graduate of McMinn County High School and a former employee of Crazy Ed's Truck Stop Restaurant where she worked until her health forced her to quit her job. Evelyn enjoyed being with her...
Jean Chandler Patrick
Jan 14, 2022
Jean Chandler. Patrick, age 73 of Athens, passed away January 14, 2022 at Life Care of Athens. She was a lifelong resident of McMinn County, a daughter of the late Thomas O'Neil and Cecile Davis Chandler, and preceded in death by Husband: Jim L. Patrick Two Sisters: Carolyn Collins and Janice Carruthers and brother-in-law: Chester Carruthers. She was involved in...
