Don Alan Peterson
May 31, 2020
Don Alan Peterson, age 70 of Etowah, departed this life on Sunday evening, May 31, 2020 at his residence. Born in Georgia on October 6, 1949 to the late Floyd and Louise Peterson, he proudly served his country in the United States Army during Vietnam and was retired from CSX Railroad. He enjoyed being outdoors, fishing, hunting, cooking and woodworking.
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Cedric C Sharp
May 29, 2020
Cedric C. Sharp, Sr age 63, of Etowah, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, May 29, 2020 at his residence. He was a member of Real-Life Christian Ministries in Chattanooga; retired from J.M. Huber and loved to fish, be on the tractor, and staying busy helping others. Cedric loved the Lord and his family.
Cedric was...
Joel Goldberger
May 28, 2020
Joel Goldberger, age 67, passed away at home on May 28, 2020 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was born in Wichita, KS to Alexander and Ella Richardson Goldberger, but spent most of his life in Manhattan, KS where he graduated from Kansas State University, then spent 29 years as a mechanical engineer. He was sweet, kind, and...
Bill Standridge
May 21, 2020
Bill Standridge, age 71 of Cleveland departed this life May 21, 2020. He was born in West Tennessee and spent a majority of his life in McMinn County. He was a member of Double Springs Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon.
Bill served his country in Vietnam as a member of the U.S. Marines Corp. He was...
Jerry Wayne Cox
May 14, 2020
Jerry Cox, age 71, of Etowah, departed this life on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at his home. Born on January 31, 1949 to the late Jack and Ruth Cox, he was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County and was of the Christian faith. Jerry was a veteran of the United States Army serving his country in Vietnam and...
David Karl North
May 11, 2020
David Karl North, 63, of Knoxville, died peacefully at home on May 11 after an extended illness. David was born August 14, 1956, in Chicago, IL. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in psychology and computer science from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1979, and worked as an information technology director for most of his professional career, retiring in...
Candy Evans
May 7, 2020
Candy Freeman Evans, age 70 of Etowah passed to her heavenly home on Thursday, May 7, 2020 at Parkwest Hospital in Knoxville.
She was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County and attended the Church of God of Prophecy. Candy was retired from Head Start after 40 years, she loved singing karaoke, camping by the river and spending time...
Robert G Stevens
May 1, 2020
Robert G. Stevens, age 77 of Knoxville, TN passed away on Friday May, 1, 2020 at UT Medical Center. He was born in Watertown, NY to Harold J. and Gladys Stevens on May 19, 1942.
Robert attended High School at the Army-Navy Academy in Oceanside, CA. He went to California state College at Los Angeles.
His military career was...
Sandra Daugherty Blankenship
Apr 29, 2020
Sandra Daugherty Blankenship, age 71 of Athens, departed this life on Wednesday morning, April 29, 2020 at Starr Regional Medical Center in Athens. Born on December 13, 1948 to the late Carl and Maude Morgan Daugherty, she was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County and attended Athens Church of Christ.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Leroy Baxter
Apr 27, 2020
Leroy Baxter, age 78, born April 12, 1942, a native of McMinn County, TN, went home to be with his Lord on April 27, 2020. He had also lived in Cherokee County, NC for several years and was retired from Webb’s Heating and Air of Athens. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother and friend.
Leroy was...
Janet Lynn Constant
Apr 25, 2020
Janet Lynn Constant age 68, of Etowah, went home on the morning of Saturday, April 25, 2020 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga.
Janet was born May 14, 1951, a daughter of the late Frank and Ana Lou Clark (Burns) of Etowah.
She was a member of Coghill Baptist Church. Janet loved spending time with her grandson, Axel. Janet spent...
Janet Clark Constant
Apr 25, 2020
Janet Lynn Constant age 68, of Etowah, went home on the morning of Saturday, April 25, 2020 at Erlanger Medical Center.
Janet was born May 14, 1951, a daughter of the late Frank and Ana Lou Clark (Burns) of Etowah.
She was a member of Coghill Baptist Church. Janet loved spending time with her grandson, Axel. Janet spent several years...
Alex Riley Tallent
Apr 5, 2020
Alex Riley Tallent, age 23, of Athens, departed this life on Sunday, April 5, 2020 at Indian Boundary in Tellico Plains, Tennessee.
Alex was a resident of Monroe County having moved to Athens 10 years ago and was a 2014 graduate of McMinn County High School; a Member of the Athens Church of Christ; and employed at the Cracker Barrel...
Jeffery Lynn Hinkle
Mar 27, 2020
Jeffery Lynn Hinkle , age 70 of Athens Tennessee was “Ready to be with Jesus” and passed away Friday morning at Star Regional Medical Center after a long battle with several health issues. He was preceded in death by his parents Lyman and Mary Hinkle.
Jeff was very proud of his former military service and loved his country and...
Sharon Laurelle Rodriguez
Mar 18, 2020
Beloved Mom, Grandma, Mimi, Sister, Aunt, Friend and Compassionate Educator. Sharon Laurelle Keith Rodriguez went to her eternal home on March 18th 2020. She leaves behind her three children Rachel Richards, Kelly Rodriguez, and Daron Rodriguez; her loving grandkids Taylor, JD, Sophie, Eli, Dutch, and Hermione; her brother Bill; sister Jean; daughter in-law Stacey and son in-law Don; and her...
Bernice Gibson Smith
Mar 12, 2020
Bernice Smith, age 70, of Etowah went home on Thursday, March 12, 2020. Awaiting her were her son, Dale Smith, and her husband, Doyle Smith.
She was the daughter of the late Troy Lee Gibson and the late Wilma “Marie” Bearfield Lewis.
She was of the Baptist faith and a member of Mountain View Baptist Church. She was well known...
Kenneth H. Gay
Mar 11, 2020
Kenneth H Gay, age 90, of Englewood departed this life on Wednesday, March 11, 2020at Parkwest Medical Center In Knoxville. Born on March 29, 1929to the late Floyd and Annis Johnson Gay, He had lived all his life in McMinn County. Kenneth worked at Alcoa Aluminum for 43 years; a faithful member of Englewood First Church of God, and loved...
Harold Junior Tallent
Feb 22, 2020
Harold Tallent, age 83 of Athens, departed this life on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at his residence. Born on March 30, 1936 in Etowah to the late Guffey and Elsie Buckner Tallent, he attended West End Baptist Church and was an avid gardener, and loved dairy farming, fishing, and spending time with his family.
In addition to his parents, he...
Terry Lynn Begley, Sr
Feb 20, 2020
Terry Lynn Begley, Sr. age 57,Sweetwater, departed this life on Thursday morning, February 20, 2020 at his residence. Born in Knoxville on September 2,1962 to the late Jimmie and Phyllis Begley, he attended Faith Church of Sweetwater and served as a Renlo firefighter for 10 years and a paramedic at GEMS for 13 years. Terry was such a happy person...
Dennis Michael Stephenson
Feb 11, 2020
Dennis Michael Stephenson, age 66, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 in a Knoxville Hospital. He liked to captivate people with his charm.
He was born in Dearborn, Michigan and attended schools in Garden City and Trenton, Michigan. He earned a Doctorate of Chiropractic from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa. He practiced in Dearborn, Michigan for 12...
