Obituaries
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...
Jewell Betty Ashburn
Feb 28, 2023
Jewell Betty Ashburn, age 73 of Dayton, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at her home. She was born in Dayton on February 26, 1950. She was preceded in death by her husband, David Ashburn. Jewell was a homemaker, liked fishing, and was of the Baptist faith. Jewell is survived by her son, Randy Dial of Dayton and her...
Lacy Rutledge Colston Jr
Feb 17, 2023
Lacy Rutledge Colston, Jr., age 84 of Birchwood, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2023, at his home. Lacy was born in Chattanooga on August 2, 1938, the son of the late Lacy Rutledge Colston, Sr. and Thelma Lorraine (Jones) Morgan. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Ann (Galloway) Colston, and his daughter, Tammy Williford. Lacy...
Billy Calvin Meeks
Feb 10, 2023
Billy Calvin Meeks born December 7,1959 and a lifetime resident of Spring City, TN. Went to his Heavenly home peacefully at his home in Wolf Creek on February 10,2023. He was preceded in death by his wife Camilla (Newby) Meeks; his father Billy Charles Meeks; his mother Leona (Meeks) Pritchett; his grandparents Charlie and Sparta Meeks, and Nick (Louis Calvin)...
Joy Annetta Coulter
Feb 8, 2023
Joy Annetta Coulter, age 77, passed away at her home on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, after a courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis. She was born on March 4, 1945, to her parents, Brooks and Jessie (Miller) Standifer and grew up in Sale Creek, Tennessee. Her strong work ethic, self-discipline, and self-motivation stemmed from the many lessons of hard work on...
Michael Andrew "Andy" Sims
Feb 2, 2023
Michael Andrew “Andy” Sims, age 50 of Graysville, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2023, at Tennova Turkey Creek Medical Center in Knoxville. He was born in Rhea County on January 15, 1973, the son of the late Marvin “Bo” Sims and Sherron (Knox) Sims. He was also preceded in death by his son, “Little Andy” and his two brothers,...
Anna Ruth Aslinger
Feb 2, 2023
Anna Ruth (Thurman) Aslinger, age 87 of Sale Creek, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2023, at her home. She was born in the Bogles Chapel Community in Rhea County on July 5, 1935, the daughter of the late William Allen Thurman and Erma Tennessee (Thomas) Thurman. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Billy Franklin Aslinger; two...
Albert Franklin Venable
Feb 1, 2023
Albert Franklin Venable, age 75 of Dayton, passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at Parkridge Medical Hospital in Chattanooga. He was born in Gentry County, Missouri on April 5, 1947, the son of the late Mathias Wagner Venable and Martha Lois (Johns) Venable. Albert served his country in the US Navy in Viet Nam, and was employed by Goodman...
Alice Laverne Hanna
Jan 28, 2023
Alice Laverne Hanna, age 57 of Dayton, met her Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 28, 2023. She was born on March 18,1965 in Orlando, FL, but called Alabama and Tennessee home. She was proceeded in death by her husband John Hanna, parents William and Alice (Tidwell) Cawley, and her sister Teresa Senn. She spent her life being a wife...
Sandy Darlene Riley
Jan 23, 2023
Sandra “Sandy” Riley, age 59 of Evensville, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2023, at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga. Sandy was born in Dayton on July 6, 1963, the daughter of the late Ray Calvin Dotson and Wilma Lee (Price) Dotson. Sandy lived in Rhea County all of her life. She had been employed at La-Z-Boy for 15 years. She...
Christina A. Berndt
Jan 20, 2023
Christina A. Berndt, 39, passed away on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023 after losing her battle with cancer. Christina was born Christina Annette Hickman on Sept. 3, 1983, to Thomas Hickman and Mary Phillips in Dayton. Christina graduated from Rhea County High School in 2001. She went on to study at Chattanooga State and worked as a teacher's assistant in the...
James Loyd "J. L." Cox
Jan 17, 2023
J. L. Cox Chattanooga and formerly of Dayton James Loyd “J. L.” Cox, age 52 of Chattanooga and formerly of Dayton, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at his home. He was born in Dayton on June 11, 1970, the son of the late Melvin Cox and Mavis (Clark) Cox Fugate, who survives him. J. L. lived in Dayton...
Jimmy Louis Dodd
Jan 15, 2023
Jimmy Louis Dodd, age 58 of Dayton Mountain, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023, at Tennova Healthcare of Cleveland. He was born in Dayton on June 26, 1964, the son of the late Rev. Wayne Carson Dodd who died on May 8, 2005, and his mother Elizabeth “Betty” (Dunn) Dodd who survives him. Jimmy was raised in Graysville and...
Stuart Wayne Lawson
Jan 6, 2023
Stuart Wayne Lawson, age 65 of Evensville, passed away on Friday, January 6, 2023, at Rhea Medical Center in Dayton. Stuart was born in Bluefield, WV, on November 17, 1957, the son of the late Stuart Witten Lawson and Beulah Mae (Clark) Lawson. Stuart was employed as an auto mechanic. Stuart is survived by his three sisters, Sherry Hopkins, Pam...
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