Obituaries
Jimmy Clifford Fairbanks
Nov 12, 2011
Jimmy Clifford Fairbanks, age 79, of Decatur, TN went home to be with the Lord Saturday, November 12, 2011 surrounded by his loving family. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, one sister, one step son. He was a member of the Cottonport Road Church of God and served his country in the Navy. He is...
Elna Morene Robinson
Oct 31, 2011
Elna Morene Robinson, 81, of Decatur, TN went to be with the Lord on Monday Oct 31, 2011. She was a lifelong native of Tennessee and the owner and operator of the Robinsons Roost Motel. She was preceded in death by her parents, Freeman and Harriett Spivey; one son, John Arthur Robinson; and several brothers and sisters. Survivors include...
Theron Lee Giddens
Oct 23, 2011
Theron (Ted) Lee Giddens, age 71, went to be with the Lord Sunday, October 23, 2011 at his residence in Ten Mile, TN. He was a member of the Oak Grove United Methodist Church. He retired from the United States Air Foprce after servomg 21 years. He was a Quality Control Electrical Inspector for a Nuclear Plant. He was...
Shirley Sue Ort
Oct 11, 2011
Shirley Sue Ort, age 72, of Winchester, TN went to be with the Lord Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at her sons residence. She was preceded in death by her parents. She was a member of the Latter Day Saints Church. She is survived by husband, Richard V. Ort of Winchester, TN; son Steve Stephens of Decatur, TN; 3 brothers...
Mary Sue Lillard
Oct 10, 2011
Mary Sue Lillard, 86, life-long resident of Decatur, passed away Monday, October 10, 2011, at Life Care Center of Collegedale. She was the daughter of the late Charlie and Myrtle Lillard. She was also preceded in death by her brothers C. W. and Bob Lillard. She was an active member of Decatur First Baptist Church, until her illness prevented...
Lula Ledford Vincent
Sep 26, 2011
Lula B. Rowland Ledford Vincent, 85, of Decatur, TN went to be with the Lord on Monday Sept. 26, 2011 at Erlanger Hospital, Chattanooga, TN. She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Eli and Eva (Moore) Henry; first husband C. L. Rowland, second husband Oben Ledford; son Gary Rowland; 2...
Clyde Randall Emerson
Sep 24, 2011
Clyde Randall Emerson, age 46, of Decatur, TN went to be with the Lord on September 24, 2011 at the Athens Regional Hospital. He was a member of Pleasant Dale Baptist Church. He was a Member of Meigs County AMVETS. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clyde Lawrence and Pauline (Gardard) Emerson. He is survived by one...
Annie Mae Edgemon
Sep 14, 2011
Annie Mae Smith Edgemon "Ann", age 95, returned to God and her Heavenly Home September 14, 2011 at NHC of Athens. She was a life-long resident of Meigs County and the Ten Mile Community. She was a faithful, devoted member of the Ten Mile United Methodist Church where she served as pianist and organist for over fifty years, as...
Alvis Lee Sharp
Sep 8, 2011
Alvis Lee Sharp, of Decatur, TN went to be with the Lord Thursday, September 8, 2011 in the Sweetwater Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Warner Sharp and Maggie Masoner; brothers Monroe Sharp and Warren Franklin Sharp; sister Elizabeth Massengill Sharp. She was a member Burketts Chapel United Methodist Church. She is survived by nieces,...
Tessa Richesin
Sep 7, 2011
Tessa Nelson Richesin, 50, of Meigs County, TN went to be with the Lord on Wednesday Sept. 7, 2011 at Erlanger Hospital, Chattanooga, TN. Tessa was a graduate of Meigs County High School and a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, William "Bill" and Mary Sue Crabtree Nelson. Survivors include one...
Johnny Ray Kennedy
Sep 5, 2011
Johnny Ray Kennedy, 64, of Decatur, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, September 5, 2011. A native of McMinn and Meigs counties, he lost his eye sight in a dynamite explosion in 1973 and was well-known as the "One Eyed Jack" on the CB radio for several years. He was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed...
Seldon Vance Brown
Aug 26, 2011
Seldon Vance Brown "Van" 71, of Decatur, Tennessee went home to be with the Lord on August 26, 2011. Born in Fort Madison, Iowa, Van had been a resident of Meigs County since 1979. He sold insurance and wrote policies for the residents of Meigs County through 2008, as well as working at Auto Zone and owning Brown's Down...
Berta Lou Davis
Aug 14, 2011
Berta "Bertie" Lou Davis age 82, of Decatur, TN went home to be with the Lord on August 14, 2011. She was a member of the Walnut Grove Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents James and Daisy Carpenter Arnold; Sisters Alene Monroe, Mildred Miller, Mary Sue Keaton, Lorene Arnold; Brother Jewel Arnold. She is survived...
Carol Dewanna Davis
Aug 6, 2011
Carl Dewanna Davis age 49, of Decatur, TN went home to be with the Lord on August 6, 2011. She was a member of the Walnut Grove Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her brother Steven Davis; special nephew Brad Parker. She is survived by her parents Glen and Faye (Rockholt) Davis of Decatur, TN; special boyfriend...
Ola Janette Ratledge
Aug 5, 2011
Ola Janette "Sissy" Mitchell Seargeant Ratledge, born Nov. 25,1935 , a former resident of Ten Mile, now of Athens, died on Friday, August 5, 2011. She was a member of the Mt.Verd Baptist Church and enjoyed ceramics and dancing. She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Effie Mitchell; husband, Roy "Cotton" Seargeant; son Tony Seargeant; brothers,...
Frances Diana Strickland
Aug 5, 2011
Frances Diana "Lucy" Ratledge Strickland, age 49, of Decatur, Tennessee died on August 5, 2011 at her residence. She moved here 1 year ago from Icard, NC. She is preceded in death by her parents, James and Opal Ratledge; brother William "Bill" Ratledge; sister, Mary Linda Ratledge. She is survived by her husband, Edward Wayne Strickland of Decatur, TN,...
Tilda Jane Shelton
Aug 4, 2011
Tilda Jane (Womac) Shelton, age 76, born in Ten Mile, Tn. July 18, 1935, went to be with the Lord on Thursday August 4, 2011, in Ridgeville, SC. Our Father has taken his daughter into his arms and taken her home. Tilda Jane was a caring and loving mother. She was married for 53 years to Kenneth David Shelton...
Sara Joyce Wilson
Aug 4, 2011
Sara Joyce (Allen) Wilson, 70 of Decatur, TN went to be with the Lord on Thursday August 4, 2011 at Erlanger Hospital, Chattanooga, TN. She was born April 1, 1941, to the late Fred Allen and Mozelle Parris Allen. Sara was also preceded in death by her loving husband of 30 years, Edd V. Wilson. She was a member...
Willie Mae Kennedy
Aug 1, 2011
Willie Mae Kennedy, age 86, of Decatur, TN went to be with the Lord on August 1, 2011 at the Bookewood Nursing Center. A lifelong native of Meigs County, and the daughter of the late DW (Dart) and Millie (Miller) Wilson, she was preceded in death by her husband Charlie Kennedy and Vic Skorno, sons Dale Kennedy and Charles...
Dorothy Ellison
Aug 1, 2011
Dorothy "Ruth" (Enix) Ellison, age 88, of Ten Mile, TN went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 1, 2011. She was a member of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Feb (Crabtree) Enix, husband, John H. Ellison, one son Clayton Ellison, two brothers, James Thomas and Thurman Enix,...
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