Kathi Jo Facciani

Kathi Jo Facciani, age 66 of Dayton, passed away at Parkridge Medical Center in Chattanooga on Sunday, June 29, 2025. She was born in Muncy, Pennsylvania, on March 31, 1959, the daughter of Franklin Hoover and the late Carolyn (Tobias) Hoover. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Sharlene Hoover, and her brother, Jeffery Hoover.

Kathi was a high school graduate and earned her associate’s degree from Maryland Medical Secretarial School. She lived in Dayton since 1991 and was a substitute teacher and teacher’s aide at Dayton City School. She loved crocheting and was of the Methodist faith.

In addition to her father, Franklin Hoover, and step-mother, Patricia Hoover, both of Augusta, Georgia, Kathi is survived by her husband of 36 years, Tim Facciani of Dayton; her son, Andrew (Sarah) Facciani of Lenoir City; her daughter, Carly Facciani of Pennington Gap, Virginia; her expected grandson arriving in December; her brother, Rickamer Hoover of Athens, Georgia; and her sisters, Teri Leppo of Pennsylvania, and Julie Landis and Tricia Socky, both of Augusta, Georgia.

Graveside funeral services for Kathi will be at Rhea Memory Gardens on Sunday, July 6, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. The family will receive friends at 1:30 p.m.

Please share your memories and photos of Kathi on her online guest register at www.vanderwallfh.com.

The family is being cared for by Vanderwall Funeral Home in Dayton, Tennessee.