Obituaries
Gid Creed Roberts
Dec 1, 2012
Gid Creed Roberts, of Niota, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 at his residence. He was a Baptist. He was a member of the Senior Citizens. He loved to dance and was great at it. He was preceded in death by his parents Jim and Elizabeth Roberts. He is survived by his wife...
Sidra Lea Brown
Dec 1, 2012
Sidra Lea Brown, 43, of Ten Mile, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 at her residence. She attended Watts Bar Church of God. She was preceded in death by her father, Sidney Ray McPherson. Survivors include her husband of 16 years, David Brown of Ten Mile; mother Jonell Britt Welch of Ten Mile; one son Isiah Duane Keylon...
Earl Kenneth Letner
Nov 27, 2012
Earl Kenneth Letner, age 79, of Ten Mile, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012 at his residence. He was Pastor of Ten Mile Holiness Church for 30 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charlie and Maude (Clark) Letner; his loving wife Dorothy (Armour) Letner; son Ronald Keith Letner; brothers Johnny,...
Terry Lynn Wright
Nov 26, 2012
Terry Lynn (Rerun) Wright, 51, of Decatur, passed away on Monday, Nov. 26, 2012 at Standifer Place, Chattanooga, TN. He was attended Clear Springs Baptist Church. He was a former employee of the Meigs County Highway Department. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Jock and Mary Belle (Holland) Wright; one brother Charles Buddy Wright. Survivors include...
Billy Lewis Hennessee
Nov 16, 2012
Billy Lewis Hennessee, age 88, of Decatur, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012 at NHC Nursing Facility in Athens. He was an avid bird hunter, loved riding and training horses, was active in field trials, and passionate about gardening. He often traveled to South Dakota for bird hunting expeditions. His devotion was foremost...
Wilma Sue Ballew
Nov 4, 2012
Wilma Sue (Sis) Ballew, 75, of Ten Mile, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012 at Athens Regional Medical Center. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. She worked for the Meigs County School System in the Cafeteria for 35 years. She was preceded in death by her husband Curtis Ballew; parents, Hubert B. and Bonnie (Harrison)...
Mary Smith Glass
Oct 31, 2012
Mary S. Glass, age 89, of Decatur, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Oct.31, 2012 in the Athens Regional Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Willa (Pate) Smith; 2 husbands, George W. Parker and Kenneth Glass; 2 brothers, Seymore Smith and Emmitt Smith; 2 sisters Claudia Nix and ; step-son...
John Stokes
Oct 28, 2012
John R. Stokes, 69, of Decatur, died on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 at Life Care of Collegedale. He was preceded in death by his parents, Alton and Nina (Campbell) Stokes; 2 sisters, Louise "Midge" Hill, Shirley Hale; nephew Jeff Stokes. Survivors include his ex-wife Phyllis Stokes of Chattanooga; one son, John Michael Stokes of Jacksonville, FL; 2 daughters and...
Shirley Wade
Oct 16, 2012
Shirley A. Wade, 71, of Decatur, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012 at her residence. She was a member of McMahan Calvary Baptist Church. She was active in the Relay for Life, Ladies Luncheon and Sunday School Teacher. She was preceded in death by her father Roy Lee Womac; husband Clarence Latham. Survivors...
Louise Jewel Bowerman
Oct 14, 2012
Louise Jewel Bowerman, age 92, of Decatur, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Oct.14, 2012. Louise was born on Oct. 15, 1919 and was a lifelong resident of Decatur. She professed her faith at an early age and was a faithful member of Burketts Chapel United Methodist Church, where she was Mother of the Church. She...
Jesse Clarence Roberts
Oct 14, 2012
Jesse Clarence Roberts, 88, of Ten Mile, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012 at his residence. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Erwin Taylor Roberts and Mishia (Letner) Roberts; 1 brother, Ab Roberts; daughter-in-law, Mildred Sexton Roberts; sister, Marie Roberts Jones. Survivors...
Cynthia Culvahouse Roy
Oct 10, 2012
Cynthia Culvahouse Roy, 58, of Ten Mile, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. Cynthia was a member of Ten Mile Methodist Church. She was the daughter of the late Dr. Bruce Malcom Culvahouse and Mary Ferguson Culvahouse. She was preceded in death by her beloved maternal grandmother, Madeline Ferguson. Survivors include her mother...
John Lando Colbaugh
Oct 9, 2012
John L. (Screaker) Colbaugh, 79, of Decatur, died Tuesday, October 9, 2012 in the Athens Regional Medical Center. He was of the Baptist Faith. He was a U.S. Army Veteran serving in the Korean War. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hubert and Willie (Brown) Colbaugh; son, Kenneth Colbaugh, grandson, Jason Colbaugh, brother Ralph Colbaugh, sister, Dorothy...
Lorraine Holzer
Sep 30, 2012
Lorraine Holzer, 74, of Decatur, died peacefully in her sleep on Sunday Sept. 30, 2012. She was preceded in death by her parents, Victor and Elsie Legenski ; sister, Virginia Zarnstroff. Survivors include her loving husband of 56 years, Jerry Holzer, of Decatur; 1 son, David Holzer and wife Marilyn, of Denham Spring, Louisiana; 3 daughters, Debra Schmidt and...
Dorothy Elizabeth Letner
Sep 21, 2012
Dorothy Elizabeth Letner, 74, went home to be with the Lord on September 21, 2012. She was a lifelong native of Meigs County and a faithful member of Ten Mile Holiness Church. Dorothy was preceded in death by her son, Ronald Keith Letner; parents, W.B. and Annie Armour; stepfather, Charlie Cansler; stepsister, Gloriana Couch and stepbrother Vernon Cansler. Survivors...
Mildred Ann Charles
Sep 20, 2012
Mildred Ann Charles, 84, of Decatur, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012. She was a lifelong native of Tennessee and a member of Good Hope Baptist Church. Mildred was preceded in death by her parents, Elmer and Edith (Brown) Ledbetter; husband, Gene Charles; brothers, John E., Walt, and Jerry Ledbetter; sisters, Lena Brown, Carol...
Joe Authur Padgett, Jr.
Sep 3, 2012
Joe A. (Hunkey) Padgett, Jr., 62, of Sevierville, TN, went to be with the Lord on Monday, Sep. 3, 2012, in the Leconte Medical Center. He was a Baptist. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe A. and Mary (Underwood) Padgett, Sr.; brothers, Bobby, Floyd and James Richard Padgett. Survivors include: his wife Margaret Diane (Wolfenbarger) Padgett...
Wilma Jean Wright
Aug 27, 2012
Wilma Jean Wright, 79, of Decatur, went to be with the Lord on Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, in the Athens Regional Medical Center. She was a member of the Cottonport Baptist Church. She was a member of Eastern Star 159. She was preceded in death by her parents, Sam and Lula Mae (Jolley) Vaughn; two sisters, Frances Louise Vaughn,...
Karen Jennings Combs
Aug 21, 2012
Karen Jennings Combs, 45, of Decatur, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, at her home. She was a native of Meigs County and an avid Tiger fan. She a teacher at the Meigs Middle School. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Decatur. She was preceded in death by her grandparents,...
Joyce Ann Womac
Aug 14, 2012
Joyce Ann Rockholt Womac, "Granny Joyce", 71, of Ten Mile, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Floyd and Beulah Rockholt. She was a member of the New Hopewell Baptist Church of Athens. She was also a member of the 39er's Club of Decatur, VFW ladies Auxiliary,...
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