Obituaries
Alice "Cookie" Mae Boyd
Apr 3, 2019
ALICE MAE "Cookie" ZIMMERMAN BOYD, age 83 of Englewood, Tenn. passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2019, in Starr Regional Medical Center of Athens, Tenn. She was born and raised in Morris, Ill., resident of McMinn County since 1991, daughter of the late Fredrick W. and Alice Mae Steele Zimmerman. She retired from Reichhold Chemicals in Morris, Ill. She loved to bowl and...
Lillian Mae Frye
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...
Floyd "Birdie" Lindsey Yarbrough
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...
Donald Henry McKeehan
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...
Billie Jean Land
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...
Virginia Bryant Creasman
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...
Bernice "Bunny" Greenfield
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...
Douglas (Doug) Lee Murray
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...
Anita Ruth McElhaney
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...
Charles Arvle Kennedy
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....
Geraldine Marie Lingerfelt
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...
