Obituaries
Obituaries for the Polk County, TN Area
Clayton Lewis Raines
Jan 2, 2006
Clayton Lewis Raines, age 51, a resident of Benton, passed away Monday January 2, 2006 at his residence. He was preceded in death by his parents J. P. and Pearl Lewis Raines; brothers: Paul Raines and Freddie Raines. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Raines was retired from Cleveland Utilities Water Department. He is survived by one son,...
Mildred Gertude Dills
Jan 2, 2006
Mildred G. Burris Dills, age 76, a resident of Benton Station Community, passed away Monday, January 2, 2006 in a local hospital. She was a member of Benton Station Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Milburn and Cora Burris; sister, Mary Cleo McDonald; brothers, Austin Burris and Richard Burris. She is survived by her husband...
Anderson Daul Haulk
Dec 22, 2005
Anderson Daul Haulk, age 71, a resident of Polk County, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2005 in a local healthcare facility. Before his retirement, he was employed with East Tennessee Nursery. He was a member of Welcome Valley Baptist Church. His parents, Howard and Ada Bishop Haulk, preceded him in death. He is survived by wife, Vera Haulk of...
Howard Allen Shipley
Dec 22, 2005
Abe Shipley, age 45, a resident of Madisonville and formerly of Benton, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2005 in a Sweetwater hospital. He was a member of Friendship Baptist Church and employed with Rogers Trucking in Delano. His father, Johnny Shipley, preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, Ella Mae Shipley of Cleveland; mother, Anna Bell...
Billie Fredrick Wilson
Dec 19, 2005
Bill Wilson, age 79, a resident of Oldfort, passed away Monday, December 19, 2005 in a Cleveland healthcare facility. He was a lifelong resident of this area and was employed with Lonas Construction for thirty years. Mr. Wilson was a member of Blue Ridge Temple Baptist Church. He was the son of the late Luther and Molly Davis Wilson...
Carl Edward Dishman
Dec 16, 2005
Carl "Kenneth" Dishman, age 67, a resident of Benton, passed away Friday, December 16, 2005 to go home to be with the Lord. Before retirement, he was employed with ADM Milling. He was a member of Ocoee Church of God. His parents, Gib and Winnie Dishman, preceded him in death as well as his son, John "Guido" Dishman. He...
Hugh Myles Mcclary
Nov 28, 2005
Hugh Myles "H.M." McClary, age 85, a lifelong resident of Polk County, passed away Monday, November 28, 2005 at his home. He was a well known Delano mail carrier for 39 years and a lifelong farmer. He graduated from Polk County High School in 1936, Hiwassee College in 1938, and in 1940 graduated with honors from LMU. Mr. McClary...
Joshua Kyle Conner
Nov 22, 2005
Joshua Kyle Conner, age 12, a resident of Benton, TN passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2005 due to injuries received in an automobile accident. He was a member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and a student at Chilhowee Middle School. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, John H. Conner. He is survived by his parents Mike...
Dennis Allen Ashe
Nov 13, 2005
Dennis Allen Ashe, age 37, a resident of Old Fort, passed away Sunday, November 13, 2005 in a local healthcare facility. He was a member of Clingan Ridge Baptist Church. He is survived by his parents, Dennis and Alice Geneva Ashe of Old Fort; children: Britney and Tristan Ashe; sister, Lisa Rene Thomas of Cleveland; two nephews and one...
Blanche Fetzer Rogers
Nov 11, 2005
Margaret Blanche Fetzer Rogers, age 87, and a member of a pioneer Polk County family passed away November 11, 2005 at her home on a century farm in the Ocoee River Valley. A graduate of Polk County High and Carson Newman College, she was an educator for 36 years. She began her career teaching first grade in Ball Ground,...
Bessie Lee
Nov 10, 2005
Bessie Carney Lee, age 91, a resident of Ocoee, passed away Thursday, November 10, 2005 in a local hospital. She was a member of Springtown Baptist Church. Mrs. Lee was the daughter of the late Morris and Elizabeth Brooks Carney and was also preceded in death by her husband, Lester Lee, a daughter, Cora Laverne Lee, son-in-law, Allen Martin,...
Marie Parks Mcdonald
Nov 7, 2005
Marie Parks McDonald, age 89, a life long resident of Benton, passed away Monday, November 07, 2005 in a local hospital. She was a member of the Welcome Valley Baptist Church. Mrs. McDonald was the daughter of the late Oscar and Crintha Parks and was also preceded in death by her husband Walter McDonald, Sr.; an infant daughter, Lillian...
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