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Obituaries
Waylon Jax McKee
Jun 6, 2018
INFANT WAYLON JAX McKEE, the precious baby of Donnie and Rebecca Alecia Frausto McKee, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at Erlanger East Hospital in Chattanooga.
Survivors:
Loving Parents: Donnie and Rebecca Frausto McKee of Athens
Grandparents: Tony and Modesta Frausto of Athens; Cindy Crabtree of Athens; Mark and Michelle Connor of Soddy Daisy
Great-Grandparents:...
Elizabeth (Libby) Jane Freeman
Jun 2, 2018
ELIZABETH "LIBBY" JANE FREEMAN, age 50 of Athens, passed away Saturday, June 2, 2018, in Athens, Tenn.
She was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, Tenn., a daughter of the late R B and Cecil Odella Hicks Rogers and a member of East Niota Baptist Church.
Preceded in death by:
Husband: Jerry Lee Freeman on Jan. 1, 2018
Sisters: Jena...
Carol Ruth Miller
May 26, 2018
CAROL RUTH MILLER, age 72 of Athens, Tenn. passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018, in Starr Regional Medical Center of Athens, Tenn.
She was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, Tenn., a daughter of the late William Franklin and Marjorie Ruth Sharits Branam. She was a member of North Athens Baptist Church.
Preceded in death by:
Husband: Clifford...
Christopher Lee Osborne
May 26, 2018
CHRISTOPHER LEE OSBORNE, age 27 of Athens, Tenn. passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018, at his residence. He was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County.
Preceded in death by:
Maternal Grandmother: Jeanette Harris
Paternal Grandfather: Mack Osborne.
Survivors:
Father and Mother: Mike and Lisa Osborne of Athens, Tenn.,
Brother and Sister-in-law: Robert and Cheyanne Osborne of Athens,...
Betty Jo Bunch
May 15, 2018
Betty Jo Ward Bunch, age 83 of Athens, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at her residence.
A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, she was the daughter of the late Chester and Ida Bell Crittenden Ward.
She was a member of Riceville Church of God and was the owner and operator of B&J Diner in Charleston.
She was...
Jonte Whitney Moses
May 12, 2018
JONTE' WHITNEY GOODWIN MOSES, age 30 of Athens, Tenn. passed away Saturday, May 12, 2018, in Starr Regional Medical Center of Athens, Tenn.
She was a native of Lancaster, Calif., resident of McMinn County, Tenn. since 1994. She was a former employee of LOL Photography, Hardee's and Subway. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Athens, Tenn.
Survivors:
Husband:...
Martha Elizabeth Plemons
May 12, 2018
MARTHA ELIZABETH PLEMONS, age 90 of Athens, passed away Saturday, May 12, 2018, in Parkwest Medical Center, Knoxville, Tenn.
A native of Meigs County and resident of Athens most of her life, she was a daughter of the late Louis Johnson and Mary Almedia West Wattenbarger. She was of the Baptist Faith.
Preceded in death by :
Her husband, Merrett...
(Helen) Christine Levenson
May 10, 2018
CHRISTINE DALTON LEVENSON, age 61 of Port Charlotte, Florida passed away, Thursday, May 10, 2018 at Bayfront Hospital, Port Charlotte, Fla..
She was born in Sweetwater, Tenn., resident of McMinn County, Tenn. for 38 years, former resident of California, a daughter of the late William and Martha Turner Dalton. She retired from Pacific Advantage Sales and Service.
Preceded in death...
Bobby Glen Johnson
Apr 27, 2018
BOBBY G. JOHNSON, age 75, of Athens, Tennessee, passed away Friday, April 27, 2018, at his residence.
He was a born in New Tazewell, Tennessee, resident of McMinn County, Tennessee most of his life, and a son of the late Hollis Glen and Nellie Mae Maddox Johnson. He was a veteran of the Vietnam Conflict.
Preceded in death by:
Brother,...
Eva Mae Brakebill
Apr 20, 2018
EVA MAE HICKS BRAKEBILL, age 85 of Niota, passed away Friday, April 20, 2018 at Woods Village Presbyterian Nursing Home in Sweetwater.
A native and life-long resident of Niota, she was a daughter of the late, James and Alice Hicks. A member of First Baptist Church Niota, and served as the choir director for 35 years of East Niota Baptist Church. ...
Fredia Gayle Skidmore
Apr 13, 2018
FREDIA GAYLE WYATT SKIDMORE, age 68 of Athens, Tenn. passed away Friday, April 13, 2018, in Starr Regional Medical Center in Athens, Tenn. She was a native of Meigs County, Tenn, resident most of her life of McMinn County, Tenn. and a daughter of the late Fred Thomas and Kittye Holland Wyatt. She was retired from Farm Bureau of McMinn...
Bobby Gene Hollingsworth
Apr 12, 2018
Bobby Gene Hollingsworth, age 82 of Riceville passed away Thursday, April 12, 2018 at Life Care of Athens.
A native of Buena Vista, Tennessee and a former resident of Merrillville, Indiana and of McMinn County for 27 years, he was the son of the late Turner and Virgie Rowland Hollingsworth.
He was a member of Hilltop Baptist Church in Riceville and...
Helen Saffles
Mar 29, 2018
HELEN LEE SAFFLES, age 75, of Athens passed away on March 29, 2018 at her residence surrounded by family. A native of Englewood and a life-long resident of McMinn County, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Esta Lee of Englewood, TN. She was a former employee of Johnson Controls and a member at Antioch Baptist Church. She...
James "Jack" Alfred Whiteside
Mar 28, 2018
JAMES ALFRED "JACK" WHITESIDE, age 89 of Riceville passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at Signature Health Care of Cleveland.
A native of Calhoun, TN and resident of McMinn County most of his life. He was the son of the late James and Martha Lela Vaughn Whiteside. He was a member of Calhoun First Baptist Church and retired from Bowater...
Joel Stephen Woods
Mar 26, 2018
JOEL STEPHEN WOODS, age 66 of Athens, Tenn. passed away Monday, March 26, 2018, in Starr Regional Medical Center of Athens, Tenn.
He was a native of Bristol, Va., resident of McMinn County since 1977, a son of the late O. H. and Vernice Geneva Wyatt Woods. He retired from TVA as an electrical engineer. He was an amatur radio...
Emily Ann McCormack
Mar 22, 2018
EMILY ANN PATTON McCORMACK, age 65 of Athens, passed away Thursday, March 22, 2018 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, she was the daughter of the late Roy Everett and Annie Kay Anderson Patton. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Athens where she sang in adult and senior choirs. She worked in...
Harold Dean Miller
Mar 18, 2018
HAROLD DEAN MILLER, age 58 of Decatur, Tenn. passed away Sunday, March 18, 2018, in Erlanger Medical Center. He was a native of McMinn County, Tenn., a son of the late Ralph "Bud" and Eula Laverne "Kate" Price Miller and . He was an employee Selective Signs and was a member of Pond Hill Baptist Church.
Preceded in death by...
Beverly Diann Wolf
Mar 16, 2018
Beverly Diann Wolf, age 68 of Athens, passed away, Friday, March 16, 2018 at UT Medical Center. A native of Hamilton County and resident of Athens since 1977 and was a daughter of the late William Hugh and Anne Isabella Rice Kinser. She was of the Methodist faith and was a former employee of the City of Athens.
Preceded death...
Myrtle Lee Roberts
Mar 15, 2018
MYRTLE LEE ROBERTS age 98, a life-long resident of the Niota area of McMinn County, passed away March 15, 2018 at Morning Pointe Assisted Living. She worked in various hosiery mills in Athens and Philadelphia, TN, until she became a mother and a full-time homemaker after WW II. An active member of the Niota United Methodist Church until failing health prevented...
Carla Mae Moore
Mar 14, 2018
Carla Mae Moore Jenkins, age 58 of Sweetwater passed away Wednesday March 14, 2018 at Sweetwater Hospital. A native of McMinn County and a resident of Sweetwater most of her life, she was the daughter and of the late Carl Jenkins and Louise M. Moore. She attended Mt Cumberland Presbyterian Church and loved gardening, coloring and caring for her grandbabies.
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