Otha (Monroe) Needham – age 93 of Maynardville, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Thursday, April 20, 2017. Otha was a member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church. She had a love for the medical field and was a nurse at Baptist Hospital for several years. Otha was the co-owner and operator of Union Laundry and Dry Cleaning for 24 years. Otha is preceded in death by her husband, Shirley Needham; parents, Dr. Richard and Ella Monroe; sisters, Eileen Monroe, Leah Wolfe and Vauda Lee Needham; special niece; Janice Vestal; and son-in-law, Steve Stooksbury. She is survived by daughters, Shirlene (H. E.) Booker of Johnson City, and Kimberly (Ron) Presley of Maynardville; sons, Michael Needham and Gregory Needham, both of Maynardville; grandchildren, Byron (Heidi) Booker, Bethany (David) Mincey, Brittany Booker, Whitney (Chase) Stover and Trent Stooksbury; great-grandchildren, Meredith Mincey, Mary Beth Mincey and Cooper Stover; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Sunday, April 23, 2017 in the Trinity Funeral Home Chapel. The funeral service will immediately follow with Dr. Alan Price and Reverend Tim Hopkins officiating with music by Reverend Mike Bundon. Family and friends will meet at 12:45 p.m., Monday, April 24, 2017 at Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, for a 1:00 p.m. interment service. Memorial donations may be made to Beaver Dam Baptist Church Building Fund, 4328 East Emory Road, Knoxville, Tennessee 37938. Trinity Funeral Home, LLC, Maynardville has the honor to serve the family of Otha Needham. 865-992-5002 www.trinityfuneralhome.net