William C. "Wild Bill" Rutledge
Jul 7, 2025
William C. "Wild Bill" Rutledge, 88, of Cleveland, Tennessee passed away on Monday July, 7, 2025. Bill was born on March 15, 1937 in Cleveland, Tennessee to the late Dave and Irene Rutledge. Bill enjoyed trading, spending time with his friends at Hardees, and telling stories.
Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Rutledge; sisters, June Swafford,...
Sharon Barrone
Jul 6, 2025
Sharon M. Barrone, 76, of Sweetwater, TN passed away from this life on July 6th, 2025 after her battle with MS. She was born on May 24th, 1949, in Rockford, IL to Wesley and Annetta Stenzel. Sharon was the 3rd of 4 kids.
Sharon was one of the sweetest ladies you could have ever known. After she graduated high school,...
Jackie Fairbanks
Jul 6, 2025
Jackie Allen Fairbanks, 59, of Decatur, TN passed away on July 6, 2025.
Jackie was a man of many loves. He had a passion for fishing, a deep appreciation for squirrel hunting (and, of course, his wife's famous squirrel biscuits and gravy), and an undeniable need for speed, especially when it came to stirring up a little trouble in cars!...
Danny Thornton
Jul 5, 2025
Danny Joe Thornton, age 63, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 5th, 2025. He was born in 1961 on the 14th of November at General Hospital, Nashville Tennessee.
His friends called him Froggy, but to his family he was known as Danny Joe. Danny was as mean as a snake, but loved his family unconditionally. He always had a knife in his...
Laurie Eismeier
Jul 4, 2025
Born Lauren Louise Sollecito-Sabin on July 30, 1986, in Syracuse, NY, she was known to all as Laurie. Laurie was a feisty redhead whose effervescent enthusiasm for music, cooking, and verbosity, along with her naturally beautiful and thick mane of fiery auburn hair made her an unforgettable force of nature in all the lives she touched. She is survived by...
Charles "Richie" Carroll
Jul 4, 2025
Charles Richard "Richie" Carroll, 38, passed away July 4, 2025. A life-long resident of Bradley County, he was a 2004 graduate of Bradley County High School and later attended Lee University.
He was preceded in death by his father, Wendell Carroll; Grandparents, Glen & Shirley (Gibson) Carroll and Charles & Linda (Gray) Abercombie; Uncles Ray Carroll, Dale Carroll and Darren Abercrombie.
Surviving to...
Russell Jones
Jul 4, 2025
Russell "Rusty" Jones, beloved father, grandfather, brother, and devoted fisherman at heart, passed away on July 4, 2025, in Etowah, Tennessee. He was born on March 8, 1960, to his mother, Olive Wright, who often said he was a handful - but always with a quick wit and an infectious laugh that brightened every room.
He is preceded in death by...
Randall "Boz" Killian
Jul 4, 2025
Randall "Boz" Killian, 68 of Old Fort, TN departed this life on July 4th 2025 at Bradley Medical Center surrounded by his loving family.
He was born at home in Bradley County, TN on June 7th 1957 to the late Lee and Gladys Killian. He is also preceded in death by his sisters Dean Lewalen and Betty Jo Buckner, his brothers...
Richard John Sweatt
Jul 3, 2025
Richard John Sweatt, age 46, was unexpectedly found deceased on July 3rd, 2025, Thursday evening in Dade County, Georgia. He was born on September 23rd, 1978, in Colebrook New Hampshire where he was born and raised before moving to Trenton Georgia about 17 years ago.
He was a father to three children, Chrystian Butler being the eldest, Jack Sweatt and Jaylin...
Joan Margaret Ohlsson
Jul 3, 2025
Joan Margaret Ohlsson, 93, passed away on July 3, 2025. Joan was born to the late William Haenel and Margaret Haenel Fay on May 17, 1932 in Merrillan, Wisconsin.
Joan loved being a wife, mother, and grandmother, and to cook for her family, friends, supper clubs and church potlucks. Her favorite thing to make was desserts, especially Christmas cookies with her...