Obituaries

Apr 1, 2019

Mar 31, 2019

Mar 28, 2019

Lillian Mae Frye, age 78, of  Athens, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at Willow Wood Nursing Home in Flowery Branch, Georgia. A native of McMinn County and a resident of Tennessee most of her life.  She was the daughter of the late Howard Ben and Edna Mae Woods Robinson. She was a part of the Lions Club and loved...

Mar 23, 2019

FLOYD LYNN "BIRDIE" YARBROUGH,  age 71 of Athens, Tenn. passed away Saturday, March 23, 2019, in Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. He was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, Tenn. and  a son of the late John Sherrod and Vivian Rose Webb Yarbrough. He was an Iron Worker and had worked for several companies traveling to many...

Mar 20, 2019

DONALD HENRY "DON" McKEEHAN,  age 72 of Athens, Tenn. passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in NHC of Athens, Tenn. He was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, Tenn., a son of the late John Henry and Inez Davis McKeehan.  He was a member of Eastanallee Baptist Church. He started his career in the grocery business as a...

Mar 19, 2019

Billie Land, age 94, of Athens passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Morning Pointe Assisted Living in Athens. A native of Roane County and a resident of McMinn County most of her life, she was the daughter of the late A.E. and Lenora Edgemon Clower. She was  member of First Baptist Church of Athens, a member of the D.A.R. Alexander...

Mar 16, 2019

Mar 15, 2019

Mar 13, 2019

Virginia Bryant Creasman, age 84, of Riceville, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at Starr Regional Health and Rehab in Etowah, TN. A native of Sweetwater and resident of McMinn County most of her life, She was the daughter of the late Browder and Ethel Mae Clark Bryant. She was a member of Eastanallee Baptist Church...

Mar 12, 2019

Bernice "Bunny"  Schaffer Greenfield of Athens passed away on Tuesday March 12, 2019 at her residence. She was a native of Massachusetts, a resident of Rhode Island and of Athens, TN since 1992.  She was a graduate of Hope High in Providence Rhode Island, and worked at Rhode Island Carbide Tool Company in Smithfield, RI for over 30 years as office manager, secretary and...

Mar 7, 2019

Mar 1, 2019

DOUG MURRAY,  age 68 of Athens, Tenn. passed away Friday, March 1, 2019, in Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville, Tenn. He was a native of McMinn County, Tenn., raised in Virginia Beach, Va. , resident of McMinn County, Tenn. most of his life, a son of the late Ira Hayden  Murray  and Alice Lee Ghorley Murray  McGaha.  He was retired...

Mar 1, 2019

Mar 1, 2019

ANITA RUTH SLACK McELHANEY,  age 84 of Englewood, Tenn. passed away Friday, March 1, 2019.  She was a native and resident of most of her life of Englewood, Tenn., a daughter of the late Richard and Callie Wilson Slack. She was a member of Wildwood Baptist Church and was a former employee of NHC of Athens, Tenn. She  was an avid...

Feb 23, 2019

CHARLES A. KENNEDY, loving husband, devoted father and faithful friend to all who had the pleasure of knowing him, passed away peacefully at his home in Athens, on Saturday, February 23, 2019.   He was born in 1927 on the family farm in the Sewee Community to the late John A. and Hila Foster Kennedy and lived his entire 91 years in McMinn County....

Feb 19, 2019

Geraldine Marie Lingerfelt, age 73 of Athens passed away, Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at Willow Acres Assisted Living.

A native of McMinn County and a life-long resident of Athens, she was a daughter of the late Verna Ree Kennedy and Allie Lee Lingerfelt, and was preceded in death by Allan Ray Lingerfelt, Ross B. Lingerfelt, Clyde Jay Lingerfelt.

She attended...

Feb 18, 2019

MARY RUTH CLARK McNELLEY,  age 79 of Athens, Tenn., went home to be with the Lord, Monday, February 18, 2019, at her residence after an eight year battle with Alzheimer's. She was a native of Monroe County, Tenn., resident of McMinn County most of her life and a daughter of the late William "Bill" Herman and Mary Helen Rhodes Clark....

Feb 17, 2019

William Murphy age 80 of Ten Mile, TN  was called to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 17, 2019. A native of Cleveland, Ohio and a resident of Leasburg, North Carolina for 35 years, he was the son of the late George and Josephine Oneill Murphy. He was retired from Valspar Corporation and served in the U.S Marine Corp....

Feb 14, 2019

Clarence Mitchell "Old Man" Pickle, age 70 of Charleston, passed away, Thursday, February 14, 2019 at his residence.

A native of McMinn County and resident of Charleston for most of his life, he was a son of the late, James Edward and Otha Bradley Pickle and was preceded in death by his wife of 40 years Teretha Wheeler Pickle; 2...

Feb 13, 2019

WILLIAM "BILLY" DAVID HAMPTON,  age 59 of Athens, Tenn. passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2019, at his residence. He was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, Tenn. and preceded in death by his father: Luther E. " L. E. Slick" Hampton, and Brother: Mark Hampton. He was a former employee of Athens Supply Co. and Rock Springs Golf Course...