William Emil Trendel, Jr.
Aug 12, 2015
William Emil Trendel, Jr., of Cleveland, 87, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at a local hospital. He was a veteran of the United States Marines and served during World War II. He was a retired safety engineer. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Emil Trendel, Sr. and Edna Rosenau Trendel; and daughter, Debra Dalton. Survivors include...
Robert S. Fritz
Aug 12, 2015
Robert S. Fritz, 86, passed away on August 12, 2015 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Born in Red Wing, Minnesota and raised in Lake City, Minnesota, he was a lifelong Minnesota Vikings and Gopher fan. He made a career in the United States Air Force, globetrotting from Germany to Vietnam to Korea and back to the USA. He retired with honors after...
William "Bill" Kenneth Casteel, Sr.
Aug 11, 2015
William "Bill" Kenneth Casteel, Sr. 77, of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at a local hospital. He retired from Arch Chemical. Bill volunteered as a bus driver at Bradley Healthcare & Rehab. He was an avid bowler and also pool player at the senior center. Bill had a black belt in Taekwondo. He was a member of the...
Rena Mae Davis
Aug 10, 2015
Rena Mae Davis, age 79, resident of Georgetown, TN, passed away Monday, August 10, 2015, in a Chattanooga health care facility. She was a member of the Elkmont Baptist Church. She was retired from Duracell Battery. She enjoyed gardening and cooking and she loved picking blackberries with her grandson. She was preceded in death by her parents, Luther Thomas and...
Jeff Blair
Aug 8, 2015
Jeff Blair, age 49, of Riceville, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 8, 2015. A lifelong resident of McMinn County, Jeff was of the Christian faith. He had owned and operated AAAA Pawn Shop in Athens for the past 16 years. Jeff enjoyed motorcycles, Martial Arts, golfing, cooking, camping, and spending time with friends and family. Jeff loved life to...
Chuck E. Hester
Aug 1, 2015
Mr. Chuck E. Hester, age 54, of Athens, passed away Saturday morning, August 1, 2015 at SkyRidge Medical Center in Cleveland. The son of the late Clarence and Margie Grogan Hester, He was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County. He was employed at Coleman Glass and was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed fishing and spending time with...
Gerard Murphy
Aug 1, 2015
Gerard Steven Murphy, age 58, resident of Etowah, TN, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2015, at his residence. He was of the Baptist faith and was a member of the Grace Baptist Church in Sarasota, Florida. For over 20 years, Gerard was active in umpiring baseball, basketball and football. For the past 10 years, he was an active member of...
Clayburn Wilson
Aug 1, 2015
Mr. Clayburn Wilson, age 80, of the New Zion community, passed away Saturday morning, August 1, 2015, at his home. The son of the late Woodrow and Lily McCormack Wilson, he was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County. He was proud to be ordained as a Baptist deacon and later became a member of Cambria Baptist Church. He...
Marvin R. Pell
Jul 30, 2015
Mr. Marvin R. Pell, age 90, of Athens, passed away Thursday morning, July 30, 2015, at a local healthcare facility. Born in Fyfee, Alabama, he had lived the majority of his life in Tennessee. He was a proud veteran of the United States Army serving in the First Infantry Division commonly known as the "Big Red One" during World War...
Helen Haney Ratcliff
Jul 29, 2015
Helen Haney Ratcliff, age 86, a longtime resident of Cleveland, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 29, 2015. She passed away at a local healthcare facility in Cleveland, with family and friends by her side. Helen was a 1948 graduate of Bradley Central High School. She devoted many hours doing volunteer work for the American Red...
Marvin Lamont Johnson
Jul 29, 2015
Marvin Lamont Johnson, age 46, of Benton, TN, passed away Wednesday July 29, 2015 at his residence. He was of the Church of God Faith and employed with Mohawk Carpet. He is survived by his parents Marvin E. and Glenda Faye Johnson; wife, Donna Bessler Johnson; two sons, Tom Dobson and Casey Dobson; five sisters, Glenda Culbertson, Sissy Keith, Stacy...
David "Dave" Maddux
Jul 29, 2015
Mr .David "Dave" Maddux, age 69 of Riceville, passed away Wednesday afternoon, July 29, 2015, at Fort Sanders Medical Center in Knoxville. Born in St Louis, Missouri, he had spent most of his life in McMinn County. He loved to barbecue, watch and read the news, and spend time with his family and friends. He was of the Baptist faith....
Thomas Caldwell
Jul 28, 2015
Thomas Caldwell, age 91, of Cleveland, TN, passed away Tuesday July 28, 2015 at a local nursing home. He was of the Baptist faith. He worked as an upholsterer at Cooke's manufacturing. He is preceded in death by his parents, Lee and Lilly Chambers Caldwell, and his wife, Sibyl Caldwell. He is survived by his children; Tommy (Elaine) Caldwell, and...
Mary Ellen Culbertson
Jul 27, 2015
Judy Mary Ellen Culbertson, age 55, of Riceville, passed away early Monday morning, July 27, 2015 at her residence. She is preceded in death by her parents, Clyde Mae and Ernest Bill Pope; and one sister, Virginia Holt. She is survived by her husband, Hoyt Culberston, Jr. of Riceville; two sons, Billy and Toby Zumstein; daughter in laws, Amy and...
Dr. John Henry Kennedy
Jul 26, 2015
Dr. Jack Kennedy died Sunday night, July 26, 2015, at his home in Chattanooga following a long battle with cancer and other health problems. Jack was the son of the late C.A. and Ruby Drake Kennedy of Culleoka TN, and attended Culleoka school and CMA, graduating in 1956. He graduated from the University of Tennessee, served in the U.S. Navy...
Carol Ammerman
Jul 25, 2015
Service Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Obituary: Carol Ammerman, age 74, of Englewood, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2015, at a local healthcare facility. The daughter of the late Charles William and Virginia Blades Cummins, she was born in Kentucky and had moved to McMinn County in 2002 from Martin County, FL. She was a member of First Baptist Church...
Charles Edward Belcher
Jul 25, 2015
Charles Edward Belcher, age 69 of Madisonville, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2015 at his residence. Born in Monroe County, he had lived several years in Dalton, Georgia before returning to Madisonville nine years ago. He was a proud veteran of the United States Army and was of the Baptist faith. His passions in life revolved around spending time with...
Karla Eaton McDonald
Jul 24, 2015
Service Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Obituary: Karla Eaton McDonald, age 52, of Athens, went home to be with the Lord unexpectedly on Friday, July 24, 2015, at Starr Regional Medical Center of Athens. She was a native and lifelong resident of McMinn County and was a member of Unity Baptist Church. She loved her church family and played the...
Wilma Ann Dixon
Jul 23, 2015
Wilma Ann Bailey Dixon, age 82, passed away Thursday afternoon, July 23, 2015, in a Chattanooga healthcare facility. She was born in Bradley County and spent a majority of her life here before moving to Chattanooga, TN, 10 years ago. She was a Charter member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church and at the time of her death, was a...
John E. “Buddy” Cox
Jul 22, 2015
Service Date: Saturday, July 25, 2015 John E. "Buddy" Cox, age 81, of Englewood, passed away Wednesday evening, July 22, 2015, at his home. The son of the late John Fred and Rossie Ann Gregory Cox, Buddy was born in Chatsworth, GA and lived in McMinn County the past 37 years. He was a proud veteran of the United States...
