Obituaries
Obituaries for the Polk County, TN Area
Scotty Breeden Jr.
Feb 1, 2009
Willis "Scotty" Breeden, Jr., 62, passed away, Sunday, February 1, 2009 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Scotty was born November 5, 1946 in Athens, TN to the late Willis Breeden, Sr. and Louise Breeden of Benton. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War and was married to Rebecca Allison Breeden, September 7,...
Tommy Burris
Jan 30, 2009
Adam (Tommy) Thomas Burris, 85, a lifelong resident of Old Fort, passed away, Friday January 30, 2009 in a healthcare facility. He was a member of Blue Ridge Temple Baptist Church. He retired from Brown Stove Works after 34 years and worked part time with the Polk County Sheriff's Department for 15 years. He was preceded in death by is...
John David Adams Sr.
Jan 23, 2009
John David "Red" Adams, 91, passed away peacefully, Friday, January 23, 2009 at his home in Benton. He was born August 6, 1917 and was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church where he served as Church Superintendent for several years. He was retired from the State of Tennessee Road Department and World Carpets. He was also a self-employed pulpwood...
David B. Gray
Jan 21, 2009
David Gray, 58, a resident of Delano, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at the family residence. He was a member of Old Salem Baptist Church in Delano. He was a current member of the Etowah Chamber of Commerce and the Columbus GA Chamber of Commerce and a past member of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce. He was a graduate...
Lorene Beard
Jan 11, 2009
Lorene Woody Beard, 93, a life long resident of Benton, passed away Sunday, January 11, 2009 in a local healthcare facility. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. She wrote the article "Down Memory Lane" for the Polk County News and also wrote many poems. She was a member of the Benton Chapter of the Eastern Star #157. Mrs....
Oma Virginia Wiley
Jan 3, 2009
Virginia Howard Wiley, 76, went home to her Savior on January 3, 2009. A former resident of Polk County, Mrs. Wiley moved to Oak Ridge in 1951 where she lovingly raised her family and was active in the PTA at Cedar Hill Elementary School. She was a member of Central Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents,...
Louis Bryan Culpepper
Jan 1, 2009
Louis "Cy" Bryan Culpepper, 90, a lifelong resident of Benton passed away Thursday, January 1, 2009 at a local hospital. Mr. Culpepper was a member of the First Baptist Church of Benton, where he taught Sunday school and served as deacon for 27 years and church treasurer for 17 years. He was a member of the Lions Club and the...
Velma Marie Clark
Dec 30, 2008
Velma Marie Baker Clark, 97, of Delano, passed away, Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at a local hospital. She was married to the "love of her life" in 1933. She was a wonderful cook and traveled extensively in the southeast and northeast with her husband. Ms. Clark was the daughter of the late Bud and Ida Rogers and was preceded in...
Walter Lee McDonald Jr.
Dec 26, 2008
Walter Lee "Sonny" McDonald, Jr., 68, a life long resident of Benton, passed away Friday, December 26, 2008 at the family residence. He attended the Welcome Valley Baptist Church. He was retired from Hardwick Manufacturing. Mr. McDonald was the son of the late Walter McDonald, Sr. and Marie Parks McDonald. Survivors include his wife, Nancy McDonald of Benton; two children:...
Stella I. Parks
Dec 22, 2008
Stella Parks, 89, a life long resident of Benton, passed away Monday, December 22, 2008 in a local healthcare facility. She was a member of Victor Baptist Church. Mrs. Parks was the daughter of the late George W. Bishop and Sally Whitmire Bishop and was also preceded in death by her husband, Sam Parks; son, David Parks and wife, Judy...
Fannie Cora Lee Moats
Dec 22, 2008
Fannie Cora Lee Branson Moats, 74, a life long resident of Delano, passed away Monday, December 22, at the family residence. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Mrs. Moats was the daughter of the late John Henry Branson and Molly Kate Dillard Branson and was also preceded in death by her daughters, Brenda Sue Deal and Patricia...
Edward William Thomason
Dec 13, 2008
Edward W. Thomason, 71, a resident of Benton, passed away, Saturday, December 13, 2008 in a healthcare facility in Hayesville, NC. He was a member of Benton Church of God, the United Steel Workers and the Auto Racing Club. He was the son of the late William Thomason and was also preceded in death by two sisters: Sharon Leah Thomason...
Viola Russell Swann
Dec 12, 2008
Viola Russell Swann, 72, of Benton, passed away Friday, December 12, 2008 in a Chattanooga hospital. She was a member of Welcome Valley Baptist Church. Mrs. Swann was the daughter of the late Fate Cross and Irene Mull Cross and was also preceded in death by her son, Billy Ray Russell and brother, Jack Cross. She is survived by her...
Larry Joe Waters
Dec 6, 2008
Larry Joe Waters, 54, a resident of Ocoee, passed away Saturday, December 06, 2008, at his home. He was a teacher with the Polk County School System and a member of Beach Springs Baptist Church in Oldfort. His parents, Jessie and Patsy Thomas Waters, preceded him in death as well as his brother, Charles Waters. He is survived by his...
Grace Louise Bates
Dec 6, 2008
Grace Louise McDonald Bates, 84, a resident of Benton, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2008, in a local nursing care facility. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Benton. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Lucy Morgan McDonald, and was also preceded in death by her husband, E.L. Bates, son, Fred Henry Crumley, brothers: Robert,...
Walter Lee Burton
Nov 15, 2008
Walter (Bud) Lee Burton, 65, a life long resident of Old Fort, passed away Saturday, November 15, 2008 at the family residence. He was a member of the Old Fashion Gospel Tabernacle. Mr. Burton was the son of the late Walter Burton, Sr. and Bessie Walker Burton and was also preceded in death by a brother, Robert Burton and two...
Kay Frances Maynor
Nov 13, 2008
Kay Biggs Maynor, a life long resident of Benton went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 13, 2008. She was born on January 29, 1943 and was of the Baptist faith. In 1964, she married her high school sweetheart, Frank. They were perfect for each other and they experienced married and family life to the fullest until his...
John Henry Kersey
Oct 23, 2008
John Henry Kersey, 76, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, October 23, 2008 in a local hospital. He was a member of Old Ocoee Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gus Leonard Kersey and Katherine Lockman Kersey; brothers: Leonard Kersey, Clyde Kersey and Frank Kersey; sisters: Pauline Swanson, Joyce Reed, Irene Ramsey, Eva Mae Smith...
Wilma Lou Dale
Oct 14, 2008
Wilma L. Dale, 91, a life long resident of Benton, passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at the family residence. She was a member of the North Cleveland Church of God. Mrs. Dale was the daughter of the late Clayborn Gibson and Carrie Lee Wilson Gibson and was also preceded in death by her husband, Grover Swanson and her sister,...
Corliss S. Balkun
Oct 9, 2008
Corliss S. Balkun, 60, a resident of Polk County, passed away Thursday, October 9, 2008 in a Chattanooga Hospital. She was a member of Ocoee Church of God and was a teacher's aide with the Everglades City Schools in Everglades, Florida. She was preceded in death by her granddaughter Brandy Stiltner. She is survived by her husband Alexander "Butch" Balkun...
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