Local obituaries for Maryville, TN and surrounding counties

Mar 14, 2014

Ervin Joseph Jeandron received his angel wings on March 14, 2014, at Blount Memorial Hospital at 9:35 p.m. in Maryville, Tennessee after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57. Beloved husband of Denise Sander Jeandron; loving father of Dayna Marie Jeandron and Lani Cecelia Jeandron; brother of Charlene Jeandron Bernard (Glenn); Millicent Jeandron Lusco (Tommy); son-in-law of Diane...

Mar 14, 2014

John Max Burns, age 87 of Maryville, passed away Friday, March 14, 2014. He was a member of Walland Methodist Church and was retired from ALCOA. He was preceded in death by his first wife Jarvis Holland Burns, brothers, Charles Luther Burns, Chester L. Burns, Maurice Odell Burns, Glenn Wayne Burns and Ell Ray Burns. He is survived by his...

Mar 12, 2014

Joe W. Spence, age 90 of Maryville, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at his home. He was the longest living in the Spence family, was a member of New Bethel Methodist Church, Dayton, TN and retired from P.S. Scales after 331/2 years. He loved farming, gardening and loved to visit his neighbors. He also loved playing with his grandchildren....

Mar 8, 2014

Claiborne Lee Pittman, age 94, BSEE, BSME (U. of Arkansas) of Maryville, beloved husband and father, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2014, at Asbury Place of Maryville. He was a member of New Providence Presbyterian Church, past president of Kiwanis, Toastmaster, and was retired from ALCOA with 34 years of service having lived in Australia, Pittsburgh, and Texas. He was...

Mar 8, 2014

Claiborne Lee Pittman- age 94 of Maryville, beloved husband and father, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2014, at Asbury Place of Maryville. He was a member of New Providence Presbyterian Church, past president of Kiwanis, Toast Master, and was retired from ALCOA with 34 years of service having lived in Australia, Pittsburgh, and Texas. He was a veteran of World...

Mar 8, 2014

Beverley Pierce Woodruff, 60, of Maryville passed away on March 8, 2014 at home surrounded by her family. After living with Parkinsons disease for over 18 years, she has left her broken body behind. She is preceded in death by Grandparents, Claude and Jean Houston Bailey and George O. and Naomi Pierce; Father Kenneth ''Buddy'' Pierce; Brother Rodney Pierce; Father-in-law...

Mar 6, 2014

Betty Jo Miller, age 85 of Greenback, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014, at her home in Greenback. She was a longtime member of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church and was a devoted wife, mother, mother-in-law and grandmother. Preceded in death by her father, Joseph McCauley; mother, Della Dotson; brothers, Sid McCauley, Jay McCauley, Archy McCauley, Boyd Tipton, Ardele Tipton and...

Mar 6, 2014

Jonathan McArthur Graves, age 33 of Maryville, died at home Thursday, March 6, 2014, from complications of Myotonic Dystrophy. He was preceded in death by his father, Ed Graves; maternal grandparents, David and Grace McArthur and paternal grandparents, Edwin H. Jr., and Edith Graves. Survivors include his daughter, MiKayla Graves; mother, Alida M. Graves; brother, David G. Graves and wife...

Mar 6, 2014

James Harold Tiny Kagley, age 80 of Maryville, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014, at Blount Memorial Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Arthur and Myrtle Raulston Kagley and brothers, Paul, Lloyd and Floyd Lee Kagley. Survivors include his wife, Wanda Jean Kagley; sister and brother-in-law, Mildred and Clifford Kagley; special sister-in-law, Joyce Ridge; dog, Clifford...

Feb 28, 2014

Jane Rita (Bowling) Gariety, 82, died peacefully of cancer on Friday, February 28, at home. Jane was born to the late Fred and Ora (Gilkey) Bowling, February 12, 1932, in Seymour, IN, the fourth of six children. She married the late Charles E. Gariety, MD, in 1954. Chuck and Jane raised a family in Piqua, OH, before retiring to Tennessee...

Feb 26, 2014

Wilma B. Hipps, age 73 of Maryville, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at her home. She was a member of Keebles Missionary Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Hipps, daughter, Vickie Lee Morgan and parents, Harvey and Sarah Weeks Breeden. Survivors include her son, Rickey Joe Hipps and wife Cheryl; daughters, Kimberly Beane and...

Feb 26, 2014

Reverend Joseph T. Nickell Joseph Travis Nickell, retired Baptist pastor of Maryville, TN, passed away February 26, 2014, from complications of Alzheimers disease. He was 85. Born in the Sugar Creek community of Hickman County, TN, the youngest of eleven children of Marvin Byron and Sula Travis Nickell, he graduated from Hickman County High School and the University of TennesseeKnoxville....

Feb 26, 2014

Braylee Graylyn Speed, 13 days old, passed away February 26, 2014 at Monroe Carrell, Jr. Children's Hospital Vanderbilt in Nashville. She is preceded in death by her great-great grandparents Arthur and Edna Waters, great-grandparents, Edgar and Louise (Bailey) Kivett; and her great uncle Melvin Kivett. Braylee is survived by her Daddy and Momma, Brandon and Ashley Speed and big sister...

Feb 24, 2014

Romer Vernon Volk, age 97 of Alcoa, passed away February 24, 2014 at Shannondale Retirement Community, Maryville, Tennessee.He was born February 2, 1917 in Cottage, New York, the son of William and Ulrica Volk. Mr. Volk was a graduate of South Dayton, NY High School and graduated from Alfred University College of Ceramics as a ceramic engineer. He was an...

Feb 21, 2014

Laverne McKee Brown, age 66 of Maryville, passed away Friday, February 21, 2014, at Blount Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Brown; father and mother, Glenn and Pauline McKee. Survived by her children, Patricia Kitts, Paula and Steve Wynn, David and Janet Latham, Janice and Chipper Wyatt, Stan and...

Feb 16, 2014

Feb 16, 2014

Alfred Mac Miser, age 67 of Maryville, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2014, at his home. He served with the U. S. Air Force during the Vietnam Era and was a carpenter and excellent painter. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gordon M. and Elizabeth R. McMillan Miser. Survivors include his brothers and sisters-in-law, David and Linda Miser...

Feb 12, 2014

Ruth G. Cochran, age 93 of Maryville, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at Wellington Place. She had been a member of Maryville First United Methodist Church since 1939, was retired from ALCOA after 38 years of service and was a member of the 25 Year Service Club. She was preceded in death by her 1st husband, A. E. (Doc)...

Feb 10, 2014

Donald Ray Cody, 65, passed away February 10, 2014, at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga with a courageous long battle of stomach cancer and congestive heart failure. He is preceded in death by mother and father, Anna Margaret and Amsy William Cody. He is survived by three sisters, Mary Ruth Parker, Dorothy Jean Cody both of CA and Patricia Ann Keller...

Feb 2, 2014

Frances Tener Benton, age 94 of Maryville, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2014, at Asbury Place in Maryville. She was a strong woman of faith and a member of Friendsville Friends Meeting. Preceded in death by her husband, Calvin T. Dugy Benton; brother, Horace H. Buster Tener; her parents, Herman G. and Gay H. Tener. Frances was a Registered Nurse...