Obituaries
Obituaries for the Polk County, TN Area
Norman Willis Dunn
Jul 14, 2009
Norman Willis Dunn, 80, a lifelong resident of Ocoee, went home to be with his savior, Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at a local hospital. He had a zest for living and loved socializing with people, never meeting a stranger. He enjoyed the simple pleasures of life and was an active member of Shiloh Baptist Church. He was retired from...
W. I. Davis
Jul 11, 2009
Mr. W.I.(Buster) Davis, age 96 of Conasauga, Tennessee passed away Saturday July 11, 2009 at a local hospital. He was born January 21, 1913 in Old Fort, Tennessee to the late Claud McCamy Davis and Vance Davis. Buster Davis graduated form Polk County High School in 1933 where he was chosen Captain of the 1933 football team. After a...
Dennis Gregory Brooks
Jul 9, 2009
Dennis Gregory Brooks, 61, of Delano, passed away on Thursday July 9, 2009 at his residence. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. He was a member of Delano Baptist Church. He was employed at Benton Shooter Supply. He was an active member of the Kentucky Mountain and Rocky Mountain Horse Associations, which are national organizations. He...
Charles Franklin Smith
Jul 8, 2009
Charles "Franklin" Smith, 74, of Benton, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, July 8, 2009. He grew up in Etowah and graduated from McMinn High School. He spent four years in the United States Air Force which brought him to California where he was recruited by Hughes Aircraft. He spent the next 30 years...
Minnie Marie Tallent
Jul 5, 2009
Minnie Marie Tallent, 96, a lifelong resident of Benton, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2009 at her residence. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents Christopher and Ella Keith; two sons: Benny Smith and Jerry Powell; one daughter Nina Callahan; two brothers: Gene Keith and Major Keith; two sisters Bonnie Wood and...
Horace C. Ledwell
Jul 5, 2009
Horace C. Ledwell, 65, of Benton, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2009 at his residence. He was a member of Archville Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Jessie Gibson Ledwell; and sisters, Cindy Brown, Erma Jones and Elaine Hamby. He is survived by his children, Horace Ledwell Jr., Pamela Ledwell, Mark Ledwell and...
Doris Jean Passmore
Jul 1, 2009
Doris Jean Passmore, 69, a life long resident of Benton, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2009 in a Chattanooga hospital. She was member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Benton. She was preceded in death by her parents, Wayne Passmore and Clara Blackwell Passmore. She is survived by her children, Donna Burnette and husband, Timmy of Dalton, GA and...
Kenyard Carver
Jun 28, 2009
Kenyard Carver, 80, of Old Fort, died Sunday, June 28, 2009 in a local hospital. He was retired from Volunteer Exterminating Company and a veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of Mountain Springs Baptist Church. He was also a 47 year member of the Conasauga Masonic Lodge #396. He was preceded in death by his father,...
Alice Irene Ledford
Jun 20, 2009
Alice Irene Hood Ledford, 99, a resident of Old Fort, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2009 in a local hospital. She was a member of Blue Ridge Temple Baptist Church in Old Fort where she has been since she was baptized on June 25, 1925. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Daniel Ledford; parents, R.G. Hood...
Peggy Sue Thompson
Jun 4, 2009
Peggy Sue "Granny" Thompson Peggy Sue "Granny" Thompson, 71, a resident of Benton, passed away June 5, 2009 at a hospital in Knoxville. She loved going to auctions. She was preceded in death by one infant daughter, Alice Jane Thompson and her parents, David Lee Head and Bessie Head. She is survived by Robert E. Thompson of Benton and...
Dovie Leona Culpepper
Jun 2, 2009
Dovie Leona Bain Culpepper, age 90, of Benton, died Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at a hospital in Bartlett, TN. She was a member of Benton First Baptist Church. She was a member of the Polk County Retired Teachers, and Retired from the Tennessee Department of Human Services, and taught Sunday school for 30 years. She was preceded in death...
James Arvel Flowers
May 28, 2009
James "Jim" Arvel Flowers, 59, was born May 20, 1950 and went to meet his Lord on May 29, 2009. He was a long time resident of Cleveland. He worked for many years at Maytag, Jackson Chair, mowed and plowed gardens for Scoggins Bushog and the last few years he worked for Beaulieu of America. He was always known...
Edsel Fuller Beavers
May 17, 2009
Edsel "Ed" Beavers, 82 of Old Fort, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2009 in a local hospital. He was born February 2, 1927 in Tennga, GA. He was a member of Blue Ridge Temple Baptist Church, where he "loved" singing in the choir. He was employed with numerous companies including Hall Chevrolet in Cleveland where he enjoyed working with...
Hugh M. Mckissack
May 13, 2009
Hugh M. McKissack, 89, a resident of Benton, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at a local hospital. He lived most of his life in this area as his family members were pioneer settlers of Polk County. He was a 50 year member of Ocoee Lodge 212 and attended Oak Grove Baptist Church in Benton. He was preceded in...
Edna Hopkins
May 8, 2009
Edna Hopkins, 81, a resident of Delano, passed away Friday, May 8, 2009, in an Etowah hospital. She was born August 29, 1927 in Turtletown, the daughter of the late Clint and Mary Stiles. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Avery Hopkins, daughter, Mary Lois Hopkins Parker, grandson, Kevin Hopkins, brother, Bobby Stiles,...
Lillie Mae Merrell
May 4, 2009
Mae Rymer Merrell, 98, a lifelong resident of Reliance, passed away Monday, May 4, 2009 in an Etowah hospital. She was the oldest member of Greasy Creek Baptist Church. She is the daughter of the late Eligah and Minnie Hall Rymer. She is also preceded in death by her husband Arthur T. Merrell along with their two infant sons;...
Edward Stanley Wright
Apr 29, 2009
Edward Wright, 76, of Delano, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at his residence. He served in the United States Navy, was retired from Cleveland Chair and was of the Church of God faith. He was preceded in death by his parents Will and Clara Moore Wright, four brothers and one sister. Survivors include his wife Hazel Patterson Wright;...
Jackie C. Rayburn
Apr 25, 2009
Luther "Jackie" Curtis Rayburn, Jr., 61, a resident of Benton, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2009. He was a long time member of Stevensville Baptist Church in Etowah. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rayburn, sister, Maxine Rogers, brother, Jay Rayburn, and daughter, Beth Rayburn. He leaves behind his wife, Kay Rayburn of...
Larry C. Rymer
Apr 22, 2009
Larry C. Rymer, 53, a resident of Reliance, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2009. He was a member of Archville Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harley and Lonnie Shell Rymer. He is survived by his wife, Mary Rymer; three children, Susan Morgan of Reliance, Bryan Morgan of Athens and Chris Morgan and wife, Sherrie...
Jerry O. Briggs
Apr 22, 2009
Jerry Briggs, 65, a resident of Calhoun, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2009. He was originally from Niagara Falls, NY, but had been in the area for the last ten years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth and Helen Briggs. He is survived by his children, Wenda Akers of Cleveland and Jerry Briggs, Jr. of Niagara...
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