Obituaries

Aug 17, 2019

Aug 16, 2019

ALVIN LEE POORE,  age 81 of Riceville, Tenn. passed away Friday, August 16, 2019, at his residence. He was a native of Knoxville, Tenn, resident of McMinn County for 50 years, a son of the late Steve and Mable Poore and preceded in death by Sister: Frances Palmer. He retired from Easterly's Home Decorating Inc. after 35 years service. He was a Board...

Aug 14, 2019

Aug 11, 2019

Aug 3, 2019

Aug 1, 2019

MILDRED HEATH ROGERS – age 99, formerly of Englewood, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2019, at her residence in Athens. A lifelong resident of McMinn County, Mildred was the daughter of the late Eber Pierce and Dorothy Turner Heath. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jess Wilson Rogers; brothers, Walter Heath and E.P. Heath, Jr.; sister and brother-in-law, Reba...

Aug 1, 2019

Jul 26, 2019

Jul 26, 2019

IONA ROUSSELL SWAFFORD, age 76 of Calhoun, Tenn. passed away Friday, July 26, 2019, at Tennova of Cleveland. She was a native of  Bogalusa, La., resident of McMinn County, Tenn. most of her life and was a daughter of the late Lawrence (Bun) and Hilda Roussell, and preceded in death by Brother: Lawrence Roussell Jr., and Nephew Donnie Guthrie. Member...

Jul 24, 2019

Jul 20, 2019

Jul 19, 2019

Roger Keith Adams, are 61 of Ten Mile, passed away Friday, July 19, 2019 at his residence.  A native of Pikeville, Kentucky and a resident of Ten Mile and Niota for the past 30 years, he was the son of the late Mack Styles and Sarah Marie Fields Adams.  He retired from Schott-Gemtron in Sweetwater after 26 years of service and...

Jul 13, 2019

Jul 13, 2019

Jul 11, 2019

CLIFFORD ELLIOTT,  age 91 of Athens, Tenn. passed away Thursday, July 11, 2019 in Star Regional Medical of Athens, Tenn. He was a native and resident most of his life of McMinn County, Tenn., a son of the late James Earl and Mary Glenna Carroll Elliott, and preceded in death by Two Sons: Phillip Elliott and William Eugene Elliott,  Sister:...

Jul 10, 2019

Betty Jo Francis Hawkins, age 87, of Athens passed away Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at her residence. A native of Roane County, TN and a resident of McMinn County since 1992.  She was the daughter of the late Dartis Fritz and Annie Paisley Francis. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Athens,and enjoyed working in her Sunday School class,...

Jul 1, 2019

Emma Irene Mills Taylor Hagan, age 83 of Athens, went to be with the Lord Monday July 1, 2019 at Hospice of Chattanooga. A native of Albany, Kentucky and a resident of Athens for the past 10 years.  She was the daughter of the late Theodore Roosevelt "Ted" and Pearl Pennycuff Mills. She was of the Baptist faith and loved her...

Jun 18, 2019

Alice Ruth Swafford Turner, age 90, of Athens passed away,Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at Starr Regional Health and Rehabilitation in Etowah. A native and life long resident of  of McMinn County, she was the daughter of the late Leonard Denton (L. D.)  and Josie Belle Vincent Swafford.  She was a member of First Baptist Church of Athens and was preceded...

Jun 13, 2019

Jun 9, 2019

ORA ALENE BLANKENSHIP MATHEWS, age 87 of Athens, Tenn. was ushered away to Paradise Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Life Care of Athens, Tenn. She was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, a daughter of the late Samuel Andrew Blankenship and Bertha Lucille Watkins Blankenship.  She was preceded in death by her Husband: Joffre Allen Mathews, Brother: Ralph Blankenship, Three...