Athens, Chattanooga & Cleveland, TN Obituaries

Obituary Elizabeth Ann Flatt, 73, a resident of Athens, TN passes away on Thursday, August 16, 2012 at her residence. Elizabeth was born in Athens, TN on September 3, 1938 a daughter of the late Henegar and Bessie Hicks. After living in California for a time, she returned to the Athens area in 1975. Elizabeth was of the Lutheran faith...

Obituary Janice Filyaw Smith, 65, a resident of Cleveland passed away on Friday afternoon May 10th, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family. Janice was a lifelong resident of Cleveland being born here on October 18, 1947 a daughter of the late Hutsell and Nellie Filyaw. She was of the Baptist faith and a member of the Boanerges Baptist...

Obituary Christi Platt Engels, of Signal Mountain, TN went home to be with Jesus at 5:00am on Friday morning, the 5th of April, after a valiant seven year battle with breast cancer. She was born on January 3, 1971 in Vero Beach, FL to Roy and Sandy Platt. She was a faithful wife to Kenny Engels, a loving mother of...

Obituary A fighter to the end, Dino Nicholaou passed away at home on Saturday,'2/7 with his family by his side - wife Cherry and daughters Nikki and Robin. Born on April 27, 1947 in Nogales, AZ to immigrant parents Nick and Maria Nicholaou, Dino contracted polio as a 5 year old. Despite being in the hospital for a year, he...

Obituary Larry Ross Blackwell, 62, a resident of Benton, TN passed away on Sunday December 11, 2011 in an Athens hospital. Larry was awarded the National Defense Medal for his service in the United States Army. Larry was a son of the late Ted and Alice Massingale Blackwell and is also preceded in death by three sisters Dianne Lowe, Mary...

Obituary Juanita Vernice Keith Pell, 84, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, TN passed away and joined her husband Arvil in their Heavenly home on Friday afternoon, July 10th, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family. Vernice was born on May 26th, 1931 a daughter of the late Harle R. Keith and Lela Marie Bates Keith. She along with her...

Obituary Bobbie LaFay Pendergrass, 81, of Cleveland, TN, passed away on July 26th, 2015. Bobbie was born in Cleveland, TN on May 2nd, 1934. She attended Bradley High School. She was married to J. P. Pendergrass. Bobbie is preceded in death by her mother, Lucille Collett, and her husband, J.P. Pendergrass. Bobbie is survived by her daughter Janey Cooke (Dan...

Obituary Charlotte Rose Jensen, 79, of Cleveland, TN passed away on June 25, 2015. She was born on December 23, 1935 to the late Glen and Edna Cox. Charlotte had been a resident of Cleveland for more than 25 years, after moving here from Chicago, IL where she was born and raised. She was of the Baptist faith, an avid...

Obituary Jeffrey Lynn “Jeff” Watson age 47 of Calhoun, Tennessee passed away unexpectedly, Sunday, January 1, 2012 in an Athens hospital. Jeff was a lifelong resident of the Cleveland, Calhoun area and was a member of the Clingan Ridge Baptist Church.   He was employed by Farm Fresh Produce in Charleston. His greatest achievement in life would be that of being...

Obituary Sharon Elaine Owens Trusley 56, of Athens TN, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday July 16th, 2015 at her home with her loved ones. She was a member of Clearwater Baptist Church and was a graduate of McMinn County High School and 2 years of college at Berea. She was a former employee of Textron/Collins & Aikman...

Obituary Beatrice Parker Cummings, 72, of Cleveland TN passed away on July 8, 2015. She was born on September 19, 1942 to the late Leon and Sabra Parker. She is preceded in death by her mother and father; husband Jack Cummings; brothers Sam Parker and Leon Parker Jr. She leaves behind to cherish her memory one daughter Ramona Kim (Kile);...

Obituary Joseph A. Clowers, 81, a resident of Cleveland, TN passed away on Monday night December 17th, 2012 in a local health care facility. Joseph was born on February 23, 1931 a son of the late Howard and Bertha Clowers. He had made Cleveland his home for over the past 50 years. He was a member of the North Cleveland...

Obituary Elmer Eugene Rhoden age 77, of Georgetown, Tn. Passed away July 26, 2015 in his home. He was born July 31, 1937 in Bradenton, Fla. He is the son of the late William and Mable Rhoden. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by Two Brothers James Rhoden, Oscar Rhoden, one grandson, Timothy Hargis. He leaves...

Obituary Lillie Beach, 62, passed away July 22nd, 2015 in the peace of own her home. She was born March 10th, 1953 to the late Nolan Patterson and Mary Smothers both of Alabama. Lilly will be greatly missed and was loved by all who knew her. Ms. Beach is survived by her daughter Becky Mozingo, two brothers; Rickey Patterson and...

Obituary Willis A. Trew, 86, a resident of Ocoee, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2015. A lifelong resident of McMinn and Polk Counties, he was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, in Cleveland. He was a retired meat cutter. He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia W. Trew, his parents, Abe Trew...

Obituary Jessie Turner, 92, a resident of Dayton, TN passed away Thursday morning, June 20th, 2013 in a Dayton health care facility. She is survived by two sons Jeff Turner of New York and Michael Turner of Florida and numerous other extended family members and friends. The family will hold a private memorial service at a later date. You are...

Obituary Dan Wesley Stevison, 63, of Cleveland, TN passed away on Wednesday April 3, 2013 at a Knoxville hospital. Dan was born on February 22, 1950 to the late Spence and Ruby Stevison. He was a lifelong resident of Cleveland, TN. He had a love for gardening and was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting, fishing, and camping. He also...

Obituary Shirley Jo Thompson, 76, a resident of Cleveland, TN passed away Saturday morning, May 18th, 2013 in a local hospital. Shirley was born on August 22, 1936 in Athens, TN and was raised during her childhood years there by her parents the late Roy Wayne & Duvie Pauline Thompson. Shirley has made Cleveland her home for the past 43...

Obituary Reba Jean Caylor, 88, a resident of Cleveland, Tennessee passed away peacefully on Monday evening, December 8th. Reba was born on March 13th, 1926 to the late W.N. and Lucy Nation. She was a faithful member of the Michigan Avenue Baptist Church for many years. Reba could always be found at the YMCA where she loved participating in aerobics...

Obituary Matthew Mason Sertel, age 31, passed away June 11th, 2013 after a brief illness. Left behind to cherish his memory are his daughter, Madison Grace Sertel and her mother Sandy Phillips; mother, Denie (Ernie) Pursley; father, John (Margaret) Sertel, and brothers: John (Tiffani) Sertel, Jr., of Austin, TX, David (Mary) Pursley, and Sandy (Jamie) Pursley of Ringgold, and sisters:...