Obituaries

Rebecca Sue Brennan

Rebecca Sue Brennan

Mar 5, 2010

Rebecca (Becky) S. Brennan, age 65 of Decatur, TN, formerly of Hernando, Florida and Jamestown, NY, went home to be with the Lord on Friday March 5, 2010, after a valiant battle against cancer for thirteen months. She was born in Jamestown, NY, the daughter of Arthur and Pearl Anderson. She retired, she relocated to Decatur, TN where she...

George W. Ellison

George W. Ellison

Mar 3, 2010

George W. Ellison, age 94 of Ten Mile, Tennessee went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday March 3, 2010 at his residence. He was born in Meigs County, TN and a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. A veteran of WWII and a recipient of the Purple Heart. He retired from T.V.A. in 1977. He is preceded...

Donald Richard Boyd

Donald Richard Boyd

Feb 24, 2010

Donald Richard Boyd, age 52, of Decatur, TN, died Wednesday, February 24, 2010, in the Athens Regional Hospital. He was of the Baptist Faith. He is preceded in death by his mother, Nina Minor He is survived by his wife Phyllis Gail Boyd of Decatur, TN; one step- daughter Melissa LeBlanc; one brother Darryl Boyd of Chattanooga, TN; three...

Alex Bobich

Alex Bobich

Feb 23, 2010

Alex Bobich, age 86 of Niota, TN passed away at Life Care of Athens on the 23rd day of February 2010 Mr. Bobich was a U.S. World War II Navy Veteran He was preceded in death by his parents, Nick Bobich and Mary Bobich Survivors include his wife, Eleanor Bobich of Niota, TN Sons, Alex A. and wife, Jackie...

Mary Reed Shoemaker

Mary Reed Shoemaker

Feb 18, 2010

Mrs. Mary Reed Shoemaker, age 86, of Decatur, TN went home to be with the Lord Thursday morning, February 18, 2010. She was the daughter of the late Walter and Hattie Allen Reed. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Gordon Shoemaker on January 24, 1968. Four brothers, T.J., Claude "Monk", James "Son", and Conis Reed; and...

Zena Amanda Webster

Zena Amanda Webster

Feb 16, 2010

Zena Amanda "Goforth" Webster, age 92, of Warsaw, Kentucky passed away on February 16, 2010 in Warsaw, Kentucky. She was preceded in death by her parents, Albert Lonzo Goforth, Delpha (Boles) Goforth, husband, Charles Tice Webster, Sisters, Rena Nora Jackson, Tincy Elizabeth Reed, Garnett Catherine Decosta, Brothers, Douglas Goforth, Paul Goforth. She is survived by her son, Charles Tice...

Otis Doyle Caldwell

Otis Doyle Caldwell

Feb 12, 2010

Otis Doyle Caldwell, age 75 of Decatur, Tennessee passed away on February 12, 2010 in a Sweetwater Hospital. He is a U.S. Army Veteran, member of the local VFW and Baptist by faith. He is preceded in death by his parents, Otis Caldwell and Maxine Linderman Caldwell He is survived by his wife, Virginia L. Caldwell of Decatur. Tennessee...

Austin Wyatt Fairbanks

Austin Wyatt Fairbanks

Feb 10, 2010

Austin Wyatt Rymer Fairbanks, age 9 days, of Decatur, TN went home to be with the Lord on February 10, 2010 in Erlanger Medical Center. He is survived by his father, Frankie Fairbanks of Decatur, TN; mother Tasha Rymer of Decatur, TN; brothers, twin Lucas Fairbanks, Jeremiah Rymer, Franklin Fairbanks, Jr., all of Decatur, TN; sisters, Jasmin Rymer and...

Joseph Earl Willett

Joseph Earl Willett

Feb 8, 2010

Joseph Earl WIllett Long time resident of Lake Placid, Florida, Joe Willett passed away Feb 8, 2010. He was preceded in death by his wife Elinor Willett. Mr. Willett spent 26 years in the service of his country, enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1940 as a private and retiring from the U.S. Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel...

Gloria D. Roby

Gloria D. Roby

Feb 1, 2010

Gloria Roby, age 50 of Athens, Tennessee passed away on February 1, 2010 in a local Athens Hospital. She was born July 21,1959 in Munford, Tennessee. She is preceded in death by her brother, Michael Gunn and Sister, Joyce Renee Gunn. She leaves behind her parents, Richard Gerald Gunn and Alice Faye Silvers both of Athens, Tennessee Sons, John...

Patsy Ann Hayes

Patsy Ann Hayes

Jan 26, 2010

Patsy Ann Hayes Patsy Ann Hayes, age 68 of Decatur, TN went home to be with the Lord on January 26, 2010 in a Knoxville Hospital. She was born in Decatur, TN on November 9, 1941. She is a member of the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church, and former Vice-President of the Meigs County Bank, Decatur, TN. Patsy was loved...

John Wesley Guinn, Jr.

John Wesley Guinn, Jr.

Jan 15, 2010

John "Sleepy" W. Guinn, Jr, age 80, went home to be with the Lord on January 15, 2010 Woods Memorial Hospital in Etowah, TN. He was Baptist by faith, He was a U.S. Army Veteran, a member of the AmVets, VFW, and American Legion. He is preceded in death by his parents, John W. Guinn, Sr. and Sarah Rinehart...

Kenneth David Shelton

Kenneth David Shelton

Jan 1, 2010

Kenneth David Shelton "Pop" January 1, 2010 Charleston, South Carolina Our father has taken his son into his arms and has taken him home. Parents: David Andrew Shelton and Daisy Marie O'Daniel Shelton Thomas Loving Wife: Tilda Jane Womac Shelton Kenneth David Shelton "Pop" 73 was born in Riceville, Tennessee August 19, 1936 His family lived in Polk County...

Mary Cordelia Wiggins

Mary Cordelia Wiggins

Feb 15, 1947

Mary Cordelia (Tallent) Wiggins, 69, of Decatur died Monday Sept. 19 at Sweetwater Hospital. Survivors include her husband, Richard Wiggins and daughter, Samantha Wiggins, both of Decatur. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced later.