Obituaries
Obituaries for the Polk County, TN Area
John Disney Jr
Jan 22, 2012
John "J.R." Disney, 80, of Benton, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2012 in an Etowah hospital. He was retired carpenter with Simpson Bridge Company. Mr. Disney was a veteran of the United States Army. He was a member of Zion Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter Eugene and Flossie Swafford Disney and daughter, Veronica...
Walter Earl Presley
Jan 20, 2012
Walter Earl Presley, 83, of Benton, passed away Friday, January 20, 2012 at a local hospital. He was born and raised in Mobile, AL. He and his young family moved to Cleveland in 1954, when Bowater Paper Corp. was built, where he retired in 1991 after 37 years of service. He served proudly in the United States Marines during...
Alden Buford Freeman
Jan 18, 2012
Alden "Buford" Freeman, 74, of Reliance, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2012. He was retired as a supervisor with Collins Chair. He was also a veteran of the United States Army. He was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed gardening, especially his flowers. He was preceded in death by his wife, Willie Mae Bain Freeman and parents, Charlie and...
Curtis Morgan
Jan 14, 2012
Curtis Morgan, age 66, of Springtown community, went to be with the Lord on January 13, 2012, after battling a lengthy illness. He was a member of Springtown Baptist Church where he served as Sunday School Superintendent for several years. He was employed at Magic Chef, Diamond Carpets and Brown's Stove. He loved his family, gardening, and canning. He...
Imogene Dunn Wilcox
Jan 10, 2012
Evelyn Imogene Carver Dunn Wilcox, 81, of Reliance, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at her residence. She was a member of Calvary Church of God and was an avid gardener and lover of flowers. She also enjoyed quilting. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joe...
Patricia Calhoun Duggan
Jan 8, 2012
Patricia "Patty" Calhoun Duggan, 49, of Benton, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, January 8, 2012. She was born on February 15, 1962 in Cleveland, OH to the late Charles and Loretta Lowe Calhoun. In 1979 she married the love of her life, the Reverend Tony Duggan. They spent 33 wonderful years...
Brenda Price Wilcox
Jan 7, 2012
Brenda Price Wilcox, 59, of Benton, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2012 in a local hospital. She was formerly employed with Remington. She was a member of Hiwassee Union Baptist Church in Reliance. She was preceded in death by her father, Andy Price; and son, Johnny Wilcox. She is survived by her mother, Minnie Kirkland Price of Benton; children,...
Winston Newton, Jr.
Dec 30, 2011
Winston "June Bug" Newton, Jr., 81, of Polk County, passed away Friday, December 30, 2011. He was retired as a line worker from General Motors. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Winston Newton, Sr. and Thursa Price Newton; brother, R. L. Newton; and sister, Willie Mae King. He is survived by...
Bill Wiggins
Dec 27, 2011
William "Bill" Lewis Wiggins, 83, of Delano, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at his residence. He was born September 3, 1928 in Tennga, GA. He was retired from Bowater Paper Company and United Knitting. He also owned Wiggins and Son Hardware in Benton. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Benton. He was preceded in death...
Ruth Shelton Raymond
Dec 24, 2011
Ruth Shelton Raymond, 74, of Benton, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2011 at her residence. She was a homemaker and attended Smyrna Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Raymond; parents, Lake and Meda Pendland Shelton; son, Roger Raymond; and siblings, Grady Enriques, Evelyn Kinser, Emma Frase, Bill Shelton, James Shelton and Betty Ciucci. She...
Etheleen Rymer
Dec 17, 2011
Rebecca Etheleen Rymer, 98, of Benton, and a resident of Bradley Rehabilitation and Healthcare, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 17, 2011. She was the oldest remaining member of Zion Baptist Church of Benton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbur O. Rymer; parents, J.C. and Martha Godfrey; sisters, Pearl Evans, Bonita Loftis, and Bernice Evans; brothers,...
Don Kirkland
Dec 15, 2011
Donald "Don" Kirkland, 66, of Benton, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2011 at his home. He was retired from TVA where he was a foreman and also worked as a deputy with the Polk County Sheriff's Department. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He was a member of Old Ocoee Baptist Church. He was preceded...
Ruth Spence Woody
Dec 13, 2011
Ruth Spence Woody, 80, a lifelong resident of Benton Station, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2011 in a McMinn County healthcare facility. She was a member of Benton Station Baptist Church. She enjoyed spending time in her flower garden. She was a loving wife, mom, grandmother and great grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jim and...
Blain Edward Hall
Dec 8, 2011
Blain Edward Hall, 81, a life-long resident of Polk County, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2011 in a local healthcare facility. He was a retired tow motor operator with Hardwick Stove. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew and Lila Rymer Hall; his wife, Lillian Davis Hall; daughter, Karen Hall; brothers,...
Glata Triplett Cavett
Nov 25, 2011
Glata Laura Triplett Cavett, 96, of Ocoee, passed away Friday, November 25, 2011 at a local hospital. She was a member of Smyrna Baptist Church. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents, George Thomas Triplett and Lydia Adaline Woody Triplett; husband, James Cavett; daughter, Mary Ruth Locke; three grandchildren; brothers, Ernest...
Oddisy Walden
Nov 23, 2011
Oddisy "Ode" Walden, 85, a lifelong resident of Benton, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at his home. He retired as a machine operator with Home Makers. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served during World War II. He was a member of Pisgah Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert...
Ora Elizabeth Stewart
Nov 23, 2011
Ora "Pud" Holden Stewart, 78, of Etowah, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2011 in a McMinn County hospital. She spent most of her life in Polk County, but in recent years she lived in McMinn County. She attended Watson's Chapel in Madisonville. She enjoyed spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and...
Evelyn Hedden Mason
Nov 19, 2011
Evelyn Alene Hedden Mason, 71, a life-long resident of Benton, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2011 in a local hospital. She and her late husband, Herbert Hoover Mason, were owners of a local grocery store in Englewood. She was a member of Calvary Church of God. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents,...
Vergil Anderson
Nov 11, 2011
Vergil Anderson, of Benton, passed away Friday, November 11, 2011 at his home. He was retired from Maytag and was a veteran of the United States Army. He was a member of Zion Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jim and Grace Anderson; grandparents, Reverend Jack Cross and Elizabeth Cross; sister, Elsie Swafford, brother, Harvey...
John Paul Cloud
Nov 4, 2011
John Paul Cloud, 64, of Ocoee, passed away Friday evening, November 4, 2011, at his home. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a retired construction worker and cattle farmer in the Cookson Creek area. He was preceded in death by his father, A.J. "Bud" Cloud; grandparents, Winston and Pearl Cloud and Charlie and Ida Mae Evans,...
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