Obituaries
Vernon Leroy Ledbetter
Sep 8, 2021
Vernon LeRoy Ledbetter, age 83 of Dayton Mountain, passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at his home. He was born on November 5, 1937, in Cleveland, OK, the son of the late Henry Forrest Ledbetter and Caroline “Callie” (Horton) Ledbetter. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Judy Ledbetter; his brothers, Billy Cotton and James Cotton; and...
Robby Mcneese
Sep 8, 2021
Robert “Robby” Wayne McNeese, age 56 of Cleveland, TN, passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at Memorial Health in Chattanooga. He was born on June 21, 1965 in Dalton, GA. Robby lived in Acworth, Ringgold, Canton and Hickory Flat, GA before moving to Cleveland, TN. He attended Cherokee High School in Canton, GA. Robby was employed by First Fleet...
Barbara Dolores Trowell
Sep 3, 2021
Barbara Dolores Chambers Trowell, age 88, went home to her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on September 3, 2021 at Life Care Center in Dayton, TN. She was born March, 8, 1933, in Salisbury, NC to Sherman and Nona nee Holbert Chambers. Barbara graduated from Miami Edison High School in Miami, FL in 1951. After high school earned a Bachelor...
Louise Lorraine Linville
Sep 1, 2021
Louise Linville Dayton Louise Lorraine Larsen (Shriver) Linville, age 80, went to meet her Savior on September 1, 2021, in Dayton, TN. She is survived by her children Dawn (Tom) Gardner, Heidi (Chris) Rose, and Mark Shriver. She is also survived by her grandchildren (listed in order of age) Codi Jourdan, Amber Rose (Nathan) Bartels, Tate Rose, Benjamin Gardner, Pearce...
Elain Harmon
Aug 31, 2021
Elain (Wilson) Harmon, age 76 of Trion, GA, and formerly of Dayton, passed away on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at Redmond Hospital in Rome, GA. She was born on July 10, 1945, in Vandalia, OH, the daughter of the late Leeman and Arabelle (Smith) Wilson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Alex Harmon; her brothers, Eugene...
Charley Dean Corvin
Aug 28, 2021
Charley Dean Corvin, age 85, of Dayton, went home to be with the Lord early Saturday morning, August 28, 2021. He was born on March 9, 1936 in Dayton and was preceded in death by his parents, James and Lilly Corvin, his brother, James “PeeWee” Corvin, and his granddaughter, Amanda Clark. Charley was a lifelong resident of Rhea County where...
Dennis Zellmer
Aug 28, 2021
Dennis Zellmer, age 66 of Evensville, passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021, at Rhea Medical Center in Dayton, TN. He was born in Baltimore, MD, on December 13, 1954, the son of the late John Zellmer and Josephine (Bortel) Henderson. He lived most of his life in Ellicott, MD, and recently moved to Evensville. He retired after working in...
Bruce Michael Fielden
Aug 25, 2021
Bruce Michael “Mike” Fielden, age 65, passed away Wednesday afternoon, August 25, 2021 at Rhea Medical Center in Dayton. He was born on February 21, 1956 in Knoxville. Mike was also preceded in death by his father, Jack Fielden and his brother, Richard Fielden. Mike retired after more than 30 years at TVA where he worked in the Power Systems...
Linda Wolfe Borne
Aug 23, 2021
Linda Wolfe Borne, age 60 of Dallas, GA, and formerly of Rhea County, TN, passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021, at Paulding County Medical Center in Hiram, GA. She was born on March 13, 1961, in Rhea County, the daughter of the late Athan B. and Bonnie (Ray) Wolfe. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Wendell...
Mike Howard
Aug 23, 2021
John Michael “Mike” Howard, age 59, passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021 at Rhea Medical Center in Dayton. He was born on December 31, 1961 in Rhea County, the son of the late John Baxter Howard and Larue (McKinney) Howard. Mike lived in Sale Creek all of his life. He was a Sale Creek high school graduate Class of...
Ron Underwood
Aug 23, 2021
Rev. Ronald “Ron” Alan Underwood, age 65 of Dayton, passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021, at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga. He was born on April 20, 1956, in Knoxville, TN, the son of the late Rev. D. W. Underwood and Margaret (Troglin) Underwood. He was also preceded in death by his two brothers, Daniel Joseph and Gary Lee Underwood....
Peter K. H. Dartsch
Aug 22, 2021
Peter K. H. Dartsch, age 73 of Dayton Mountain, passed away on Sunday, August 22, 2021, at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. He was born in Germany on August 18, 1948, the son of the late Otto and Hildegard (Schmitz) Dartsch. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Jessica Dawn Dartsch; his granddaughter, Tatum Dartsch; and his grandson,...
Leland Schild Grant
Aug 21, 2021
Leland Schild Grant, age 80 of Huntsville, AL, and formerly of Chattanooga, passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Huntsville Memorial Hospital. He was born on March 9, 1941, in Dayton, TN, to the late Leland F. and Pauline (Schild) Grant. He lived in Huntsville since 2015 and lived previously in Chattanooga where he was a security officer at...
Wenell Jasper Dunn
Aug 10, 2021
Wenell Jasper Dunn, age 59 of Cleveland, TN passed away Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at Tennova Healthcare in Cleveland, TN. He was born on November 9, 1961 in Rossville, GA. Wenell was preceded in death by his father, Robert Wenell Dunn. Wenell lived in Cleveland for many years. He was a Rhea County High School graduate and served his country...
William Moreland "Bill" Bishop Jr.
Aug 6, 2021
William Moreland “Bill” Bishop Jr. passed away August 6, 2021, in Murrieta, CA. He was born May 25, 1931, in Placerville, El Dorado County, CA, to William Moreland Bishop and Gladys Ila (Henry) Bishop, the first of five sons. After graduating from high school in Lomita, CA, Bill was employed at the worldwide petrochemical engineering company, C F Braun &...
Clarence Sparks
Aug 5, 2021
Clarence Sparks, age 68 of Dayton, passed away early Thursday morning, August 5, 2021 at Hospice of Chattanooga. He was born on September 16, 1952 in Peru, IN, the son of the late Lemon Sparks and Ethel Ousley Sparks. Clarence was also preceded in death by his wife, Rita Harlene (Sloan) Sparks. Clarence lived in Dayton since 2006. He served...
Cora Diane Newby
Aug 5, 2021
Cora Diane Newby, age 16, of Dayton, passed away at her home in Dayton on Thursday, August 5, 2021. She was born on June 2, 2005 in Chattanooga. Cora was a Rhea County High School student and a member of the New Union Baptist Church. She is survived by her parents, James and Robin Newby of Dayton; her grandparents, Rev....
Bradley Smithyman
Jul 30, 2021
Bradley Smithyman passed away at his home on Dayton Mountain on Friday, July 30, 2021. He was born in Los Angeles, CA, on October 22, 1958, the son of the late Kenneth Goodwin Smithyman and Norma Jean (Strawn) Smithyman. He moved to Dayton in 2016, was a commercial and residential painter, and enjoyed gardening and fishing. He is survived by...
Shirley Ross Megaris
Jul 30, 2021
Shirley Ross Megaris, age 80 of Graysville, entered the presence of the Lord on Friday afternoon, July 30, 2021, at Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born on February 19, 1941, in Knoxville, the daughter of the late William Oscar and Martha (Brewer) Pratt. Shirley was also preceded in death by her two brothers, Tommy Pratt and...
Kenneth Lee "Batman" Boutwell
Jul 28, 2021
Kenneth Lee “Batman” Boutwell, age 76 of Evensville, passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at Rhea Medical Center in Dayton. He was born on May 6, 1945 in Greenville, AL, the son of the late Ernest Lee Boutwell and Edna Belle (Schultz) Boutwell. Ken was raised in Greenville, AL, and moved to Rhea County in 1984. He was the...
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