Obituaries
James Daniel "Danny" Wilson
May 1, 2023
James Daniel “Danny” Wilson, age 67 of Dayton passed away on Monday, May 1, 2023, at Laurelbrook Nursing Home in Dayton. He was born in Kingsport on July 30, 1955, the son of the late Charles Daniel and Orpha Annis (Walden) Wilson. Danny worked as an electrician. He loved to work on computer and would help anyone that had a...
Walter William Injeski
Apr 28, 2023
Walter Injeski, age 93 of Dayton, passed away at NHC Health Care Sequatchie on April 28, 2023. He was born in Chicago, IL on May 26, 1929 to the late Stanley Injeski and Victoria (Chojnowska) Injeski. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Bertha (Cherne) Injeski. Walter moved to Dayton in 2020. He served in the US Marines...
Michael James Long
Apr 21, 2023
Michael “Mike” James Long, age 60 of Spartanburg, SC, passed away at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center on Friday, April 21, 2023. He was born in Mount Clemens, MI on December 29, 1962 to the late Charles G. Long and Mary (Nolan) Fitzgerald. Mike graduated from Evart High School in Evart, MI. He moved to Georgia in 1995 before settling in...
Barbara Ann Foster
Apr 21, 2023
Barbara Ann Foster, age 86 of Dayton, passed away on Friday, April 21, 2023 at The Veranda at Life Care of Rhea County. Barbara was born on October 4, 1936 in Nakina, NC, the daughter of the late Mack Canady and Ruby (Milligan)Canady. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Joel David Foster. After graduating high school, she...
William Thobe Henderson Jr.
Apr 15, 2023
William “Thobe” Henderson, Jr., age 48 of Spring City, passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at Pocket Wilderness in Dayton. He was born in Ft. Benning, GA on June 13, 1974, the son of William Thobe Henderson, Sr. and Vera (Pelfrey) Henderson. Thobe lived on Evensville Mountain the past three years. He graduated from Hudson High School in Florida...
Michael Troy Kerley
Apr 14, 2023
Michael Troy Kerley, 59, of Dayton, passed away at Rhea Medical Center on April 14, 2023. Born in Gary, Indiana to Milton A. and Naomi C. Kerley, his parents finally saw the writing on the wall and got the heck out of dodge, relocating to Tennessee in time for him to attend Sale Creek High School. Moving to Dayton just...
Sharon Jeanette Lucas
Apr 12, 2023
Sharon Jeanette Lucas, age 80 of Ooltewah, passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at Chattanooga Hospice. Sharon was born on April 4, 1943 in Lovington, IL, the daughter of the late Clarence Harold and Minnie Mae (Newlan) Ferguson. She was also preceded in death by her siblings, Judy Bolduc, Joyce Chapman, Marvin Ferguson, Robert Ferguson, and Frances Hoffman. Sharon...
Wanda Joyce "Joy" Keylon
Apr 4, 2023
Wanda Joyce "Joy" Keylon, age 55 of Rhea County, passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at Rhea Medical Center in Dayton. She was born in Rhea County on March 19, 1968 to the late Lonnie Ray Miles and Wanda (Clark) Vincent. Wanda lived in Rhea County all of her life and graduated from Rhea County High School in 1986....
Mary Ann (Gann) Shannon
Mar 31, 2023
Mary Ann (Gann) Shannon, age 55 of Dayton, passed away on Friday, March 31, 2023. She was born in Ooltewah on November 26, 1967, the daughter of the late Walter Gerald Gann and Mattie Lee (Brown) Gann. Mary attended Chattanooga Central High School and was employed by Dayton Walmart for the last seven years. She loved Harry Potter, Twilight, shopping,...
Bernice Sylvia Shelby
Mar 31, 2023
Bernice Sylvia Shelby, age 85 of Hixson, passed away on Friday, March 31, 2023, at her home in Hixson. She was born in Dayton on June 7, 1937, the daughter of the late Perry and Edith Elizabeth (Sneed) Wilkey. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Max Lyndsie Shelby, and her brother, Pastor Robert Wilkey. Bernice was a...
Shirley Ann Binegar
Mar 29, 2023
Shirley Ann Binegar, age 77 of Spring City, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at Spring City Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on March 29, 1946, in Jeffersonville, OH, the daughter of the late Robert and Anna Marie (Ward) Gill. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Angela Marie Forsha, and her siblings, Ora Mae...
Flora Lee "Billie" Cofer
Mar 27, 2023
Flora Lee “Billie” Cofer, age 83 of Knoxville, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2023, at her home. She was born in Meigs County, on August 12, 1939, the daughter of the late Herbert Melvin and Marie (Pendleton) Boles. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Duane Cofer. Billie was also preceded in death by her three brothers,...
James Anthony Smith
Mar 18, 2023
James Anthony “Tony” Smith, age 54 of Evensville, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2023, at his home. He was born in Rhea County, on March 27, 1968, the son of the late James C. “JC” Smith and Dot (Jiles) Smith. Tony lived in Evensville all of his life, graduating from Rhea County High School in 1986. He was employed by...
Geneva "Ginny" Debruler
Mar 18, 2023
Geneva “Ginny” DeBruler, age 85 of Dayton, passed away at Laurelbrook Nursing Home in Dayton on Saturday, March 18, 2023. She was born on January 10, 1938, in Hazard, KY. Ginny was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist church. She is survived by her family of staff and residents of Laurelbrook Nursing Home and her granddaughter, Rebecca Thompson of...
Glenda Marlene Pelfrey
Mar 18, 2023
Glenda Marlene Pelfrey, age 88 of Evensville Mountain, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at her home. She was born in Sunbright, Tennessee, on July 2, 1934, the daughter of the late Walter and Bertha (York) Hays. Glenda’s mother was a cousin of Sgt. Alvin York, the much-decorated World War I Army soldier from Tennessee. She was also preceded...
Jacqueline Ann Reed
Mar 16, 2023
Jacqueline “Jackie” Ann (Revis) Reed, age 72, of Dayton passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Dayton surrounded by her family. She was born in Dayton, on February 18, 1951, the daughter of the late Robert Carlos and Ruby Lois (Rice) Revis. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Larry Reed; her brother, Rodgers Revis; and...
Jo Alice Stultz
Mar 7, 2023
Jo Alice Stultz, age 104 of Dayton, passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at The Veranda at Life Care of Rhea County. She was born on June 14, 1918, in Rising Fawn, GA, the daughter of Sam and Josephine (Grayson) Pryor. She was also preceded in death in 1990 by her husband, Hubert F. Stultz; her two brothers, Gene...
Mildred Marie Reed
Mar 4, 2023
Mildred Marie Potter Reed passed away in Decatur, TN, on March 4th 2023, at the age of 89. Mildred was born and raised in Dayton, TN, and was of Baptist faith. Mildred is preceded in death by her husband, Tom Reed, and her son, Stevie Potter. Mildred is survived by her nine children; including her two daughters, Janie Potter, and...
Nancy Jarvis Thomas
Mar 3, 2023
Nancy Jarvis Thomas, age 74, of Dayton passed away on Friday, March 3, 2023, in Dayton. The daughter of the late Arnold and Betty Littleton Jarvis. She was born in Rockwood, TN. Nancy lived in Rockwood, Jasper, and Decherd, TN due to her father’s career with TVA. She graduated from Marion County High School in Jasper, TN, and attended Middle...
Lucia Fary
Feb 28, 2023
Lucia Spencer Fary, age 83 of Dayton, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday afternoon, February 28, 2023. Lucia was born on February 1, 1940, the daughter of the late Noel and Kathleen (Benjamin) Spencer. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Malcolm, and her son, Malcolm “Micky” Fary, and...
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