Shirley Evans
December 24, 1938 - - December 02, 2023
Shirley Shipley Evans, 84, of Athens, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2023 at her residence.
She was a lifelong native of McMinn County and was a daughter of the late Samuel and Pearl Shipley. She was also preceded in death by her husband James Bradley Evans.
She was a member of First Baptist Church of Athens where she was a very active member of her Sunday school class, and ...
Harold Eaton
July 04, 1963 - - December 29, 2022
Harold Roy "Sleepy" Eaton, 59, of Niota, passed away, Thursday, December 29, 2022 at his home.
He was a lifelong resident of McMinn County and was a son of the late LeRoy and Velma Riggs Eaton. He was also preceded in death by his mother-in-law Bobbie Swiger.
He was a member of Woodward Avenue Church of God. He was a life time member of the McMinn County Rescue Squad and was a ...
Zachary Estes
January 25, 1993 - - December 28, 2022
Zachary (Zach) Caleb Estes, 29, of Athens, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at Park West Medical Center in Knoxville.
He was a lifelong resident of McMinn County. He was a loving son, brother, father, and friend to many, and was a member of Central Baptist Church in Athens.
He was preceded in death by paternal grandparents, Ira Estes and Mary Gail Estes; aunt, Elaine ...
Velma Eaton
February 24, 1938 - - December 20, 2022
Velma Riggs Eaton, 84, of Englewood, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at Starr Regional Medical Center in Athens.
She was a lifelong resident of McMinn County and was the daughter of the late Woody and Parrilee Cooper Riggs. She was also preceded in death by her husband LeRoy Eaton, brother Eugene Cooper and sister Wanda Webb.
She was one of the oldest members of Manill ...
William Edwards
October 31, 1955 - - May 28, 2022
William Thomas Edwards, 67, passed away, Saturday, May 28, 2022 in a Greeneville, TN hospital, he was a former resident of Athens.
He was a native of McMinn County and was a son of the late J.E. (King) and Mary Sue Eaton Edwards. He was also preceded in death by a brother Ronald Edwards.
He is survived by his brother, James Earl (Beverly) Edwards Jr. USMC retired Lt. Colonel o ...
Ruby Elkins
September 25, 1925 - - May 23, 2022
Ruby Alma Benton Elkins, born September 25, 1925, passed away Monday, May 23, 2022.
She was a lifelong resident of Athens, and was the daughter of the late Arl and Ollie Wilson Benton. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Forrest Miles (Frosty) Elkins, a son Forrest Donald Elkins and a brother Roy Benton.
Alma was the oldest surviving member of Idlewild ...
LeRoy Eaton
February 12, 1939 - - December 14, 2020
LeRoy Harrison (Jelly Bean) Eaton, 81, of Englewood, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2020 at his home.
He was a lifelong resident of McMinn County and was a son of the late Ernest (Ernie) and Ellie Fain Eaton. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Arnold and Emerson Eaton, and sister Ida Mae Rhinehart.
He was a lifelong member of Manilla Chapel Baptist Church, where h ...
James Erwin
October 29, 1959 - - June 11, 2020
James Ereckson (Erec) Erwin, 60, of Athens, died early Thursday morning, June 11, 2020 at his residence.
He was a lifelong resident of McMinn County and was a son of the late Orbel E. and Verna Thornburg Erwin.
He is survived by wife of 37 years, Carol Howard Erwin of Athens; and two sisters, Gail (Frank) Pinchak of Chattanooga and Vicki Neff of Georgia.
There will be no formal ...
Gerald Eisele Jr
June 07, 1938 - - June 27, 2019
Gerald "Jerry" P. Eisele, Jr. of Niota, died Thursday afternoon June 27, 2019 at Hospice of Chattanooga Care Center in Chattanooga.
He was a native of Pasadena, California and was a son of the late Gerald P, Sr. and Marie Kohl Eisele.
He was associated with the U.S. Postal Service as a postal carrier for 40 years until his retirement, he was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Chu ...
Katherine Elkins
July 11, 1926 - - June 17, 2019
Katherine Moates Elkins, 92, of Athens, died Monday, June 17, 2019 at Life Care Center of Athens.
She was a lifelong resident of McMinn County and was a daughter of the late James L. and Nena Browder Moats. She was also preceded in death by her husband Cletus Leonard Elkins, and brothers , Dan and Joe Moates.
She was a member of East Athens Baptist Church and served as secreta ...
