Cleveland and Athens, TN Obituaries

May 11, 2022

Rev. Angela Renee Billingsley age 76 of Etowah, Tn went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at her home with her family and loved ones around her.

Rev. Billingsley had a great love for the word of God and she loved the ministry. She grew up singing in the...

May 7, 2022

William Travis Sanders passed this life on Saturday, May 7, 2022, in Etowah, TN. “Tee” as he was called by family and friends attended Austin Peay State University where he was a scholarship student-athlete and starter for The Governors football team. He graduated from Chattanooga Central High School class of 1993 where he was an All-State...

Apr 23, 2022

Marion Delores “Dee” Johnson , age 83 a lifelong resident of Athens TN transitioned into heaven on April 23rd 2022.

Dee was born on May 6, 1938. She graduated from Knoxville College in 1961 with a B.S. degree in education . She taught English and Keyboarding at J.L. Cook High for four years...

Apr 18, 2022

Robert Eugene Bradley Long , “Sugar Daddy” age 73 of Athens, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2022 in a Sweetwater, TN healthcare facility.

He attended McMinn County High School and worked for some time as a grill cook at a local Athens eatery.

He is preceded...

Apr 15, 2022

Melissa Dawn Coleman age 51 of Etowah, TN. passed away on Friday April 15, 2022. #recaptcha-container label { display: none }

Apr 12, 2022

Gary Arnold Roberge age 71 transitioned this life on April 12, 2022 in the comfort of his own home in Calhoun, TN. He was born in Oakdale, California and spent the last seventeen years retired in Calhoun, Tennessee.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Dorothy Roberge, and son Neil...

Mar 24, 2022

Mitchell McCowan age 65 passed Thursday, March 24, 2022 in Niota, TN. He was a member of Mt. Bethel Baptist Church. He loved attending church, spending time with his daughters, and fishing. If it was a beautiful day, you would find him sitting on the bank with his fishing pole.

He is preceded...

Mar 21, 2022

Lavon ‘Buddy’ Moore Jr. age 44 of Athens passed away Monday, March 21st at Starr Regional Medical Center. He attended McMinn County High School and received his G.E.D.

He is preceded in death by his father Robert Lavon Moore Sr., Uncles, Clarence “Eyes” Moore, and Avery “Mickey” Moore. Grandparents, Evelyn (Darryl) Linder, and Annabelle(Robert) Moore....

Mar 18, 2022

Shirley A. Oggs, age 78 of Spring City, TN passed on Friday, March 18, at her home. She was born in Spring City on July 14, 1943, the fourteenth child of Gail G. and Bertha E. Howell Gillespie. Shirley lived most of her life in Spring City and was a 1961 graduate of Dayton Carver High School. She retired...

Mar 13, 2022

Lela Karen Caldwell, 67, of Blue Springs, Missouri, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, March 13, 2022. She was the eighth of eight children born to Charles and Juanita “Big Momma” Caldwell. She attended JL Cook School and graduated McMinn County High School, Athens, Tennessee.

Karen “Poopie” is survived by three siblings; Gary Travis (Beverly),...

Mar 10, 2022

David Samuel Smith, of Knoxville, TN, age 78, peacefully passed on March 10, 2022.  After 36 years, the Ford Motor Company executive retired as Manager of Minority Dealer Operations & Training Dept. Marketing Sales & Service Operations. Noteworthy, his career also included being the 1st black Dealer Development Branch Manager.  After living in MI during his career,...

Mar 10, 2022

Ethel Mae King was born on October 15, 1955 in Athens, Tennessee and departed this life on March 10, 2022.  She was a graduate of McMinn County High School Class of 1973, and received her associate degree in business from Cleveland State Community College.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Jesse and Margaret Stone.

Mar 1, 2022

Darryl Labron Pugh age 53, passed Tuesday March 1, 2022 in Redford, MI.

He was born February 5, 1968 in Cleveland Tennessee to parents James Henry Pugh and Lillie Bell Goldston Pugh.

He loved working in heating and cooling and home improvements it was his joy. He was a graduate of Murry Wright...

Feb 22, 2022

Freddie Nolia Upton age 86 of Sweetwater, TN transitioned into her heavenly home on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. She was born on May 4, 1935 in Baileyton,TN. She was an active and faithful member of Mt. Cumberland Presbyterian Church in the Piney Community ; where she was also an usher and Mother of the Church. Known...

Feb 20, 2022

Timothy Edwin “Sonny” Lowe, 73 of Cleveland, TN, passed away suddenly, from this life to his eternal resting place, with the Lord on Sunday, February 20, 2022, at Tennova Hospital.

Tim was born on April 1, 1948, in Cleveland, TN, to Tilman and Mary Catherine (Knox) Lowe.

He attended College Hill High School...

Feb 15, 2022

David Edward Dunn was reunited with his mother on February 15, 2022. He was born on September 22, 1969 to Ronald Dunn and the late Willa Dean Dunn. David graduated from Charleston High School, Class of 1987. He loved sports and was a baseball and basketball athlete in high school. His favorite sports teams included the...

Feb 14, 2022

Marion Harrison Whaley was born on October 19, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  She was the eldest of five children of the late Gonzalee Harrison and Nathalie Robinson Harrison.

Marion was educated in the Philadelphia Public School System.  After high school she worked for Sterns Department Store until they went out of...

Feb 12, 2022

Buddy Joseph Sullivan Sr. 90 , transitioned peacefully on February 12, 2022. He made his entry into this world on July 1, 1931, in Knoxville, Tn.

A graduate of East Technical High School in Cleveland, Oh. After graduating in the top three percent (3%) of his class. He attended Fenn College as well as Tri...

Feb 9, 2022

Jackie Annette Clark age 64  went home to be with the Lord, February 9, 2022. She was well known for her work with horses and riding in horse shows. She was employed for a time at Crescent Sock Company in Niota, TN.

Jackie is preceded in death by her husband Tommy Clark, and her parents...

Feb 9, 2022

Michael Hutson Moore age 62 went home to be with the Lord, February 9, 2022.

He is preceded in death by his sister Jackie Clark. Michael is also preceded in death by brother-in-law Tommy Clark, and his  parents Irene Inman and Richard Moore, brothers, Rick Moore, and Sonny Moore. Sisters, Evelyn Moore, Tina Contreas, Geraldine...