Obituaries
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...
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...
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