Obituaries
Frieda Mae Gadd
Jun 26, 2019
Frieda Mae Gadd, age 78, of Graysville, passed away Wednesday morning June 26, 2019 at her home in Graysville. She was born on May 22, 1941 in Dunlap, the daughter of the late William Jackson Harvey, Sr. and Mae (Snyder) Harvey. Frieda was also preceded in death by her husband Clarence E. Gadd and brothers William Jackson, Jr., Winford Charles...
Roy Harold Guinn Jr.
Jun 20, 2019
Roy Harold Guinn, Jr., age 69, of Dayton, passed away early Thursday morning June 20, 2019 at Rhea Medical Center in Dayton. He was born on May 23, 1950 in Ocala, FL, the son of the late Roy Harold and Thelma Lorene (Godwin) Guinn. Roy lived in Dayton since 2014, moving here from Houston, TX. He was employed as a...
Marion George Creasman
Jun 19, 2019
Marion George Creasman, age 76, of Dayton, passed away late Wednesday evening June 19, 2019 at his home in Dayton. He was born on July 20, 1942 in Graysville, the son of the late George and Bonzella (Goins) Creasman. Marion lived in Rhea County all of his life. He served his country with the US Army and the Army National...
Melvin Lee Sneed
Jun 17, 2019
Melvin Lee Sneed age 77 of Dayton, passed away at his home Monday afternoon June 17, 2019. Melvin was born in Dayton on May 17, 1942 the son of the late Arnold and Dixie (Gravett) Sneed. Melvin was a graduate of Rhea Central High School class of 1960 and was a member of the Old Washington Baptist Church. Melvin was...
Marchie Mae Joyner
Jun 14, 2019
Marchie Mae Joyner age 93 of Evensville passed away at her home Friday morning June 14, 2019 in Evensville. She was born in Haynesville, LA on March 31, 1926 the daughter of the late Don and Mattie Wilson. She was also preceded in death by her husband Ernest Joyner. Marchie had been a resident of Evensville since 2010. Prior to...
Jimmy Michael Lawson
Jun 13, 2019
Jimmy Michael Lawson age 49 of Dayton died at his home early Thursday morning June 13, 2019. He was born in Dayton on May 1, 1970 and lived most of his life in Dayton. He formerly was employed with La-Z-Boy as an engineer. He enjoyed woodworking, metalworking and antiques. Jimmy is survived by his wife Wendy (Hall) Lawson of Dayton,...
Velma Ethel Elizabeth Roark
Jun 10, 2019
Velma Ethel Elizabeth Roark age 86 of Sale Creek passed away Monday morning, June 10, 2019 at her home. Velma was born in Rhea County on April 22, 1933 the daughter of the late Robert Theo and Nellie (Fraley) Sneed. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Tim Roark and two sisters, Theola Sneed and Willie Mae Sneed....
Michael Joe Youther
Jun 5, 2019
Michael Joe Youther, age 61, of Dayton, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at his home in Dayton. He was born on June 23, 1957 in Rockwood, the son of the late James and Luddie (Hackler) Youther. Michael was also preceded in death by his brothers and sisters, Vivian Godsey, Joy Dean Thurman, Phyllis Palmer, James Youther and Glenn Youther....
Toney Aaron Moore
Jun 2, 2019
Toney Aaron Moore, age 45, of Dayton, passed away Sunday June 2, 2019 in Dayton. He was born on July 9, 1973 in Rhea County, the son of the late Toney Carson and Bertie Helen (Thompson) Moore. Toney lived in Sale Creek until the age of 18 before moving to Dayton. He was employed at La-Z-Boy for over 20 years...
David L. Graham
May 30, 2019
Dr. David Leslie Graham, MD, age 75, of Dayton Mountain, entered into rest Thursday, May 30, 2019 at his home on Dayton Mountain. He was born on May 20, 1944 in Battle Creek, MI, the son of the late Curtis David and Vivian (Runkle) Graham. Dr. Graham lived on Dayton Mountain since 1989. He studied at the Southern Adventist University,...
Arlene Cobb
May 22, 2019
Arlene Charlotte Cobb, age 84, of Dayton, passed away early Wednesday morning May 22, 2019 at Memorial North Park Hospital in Hixson. She was born on August 31, 1934 in Orlando, FL, the daughter of the late Clyde Holmes Robertson and Pearl Ellea DeCordova Melton. Arlene raised her family in Forest City, FL and has lived on Dayton Mountain since...
Leona Cranmore
May 16, 2019
Leona (Skiles) Cranmore, age 59, of Sale Creek, passed away Thursday morning, May 16, 2019 at Memorial Health Care Center in Hixson. She was born on July 7, 1959 in Pikeville, the daughter of the late Leonard and Robbidean (Skiles) Skiles. Leona lived in Bakewell, Sale Creek most of her life. She was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time with...
Linda Lee Watson
May 15, 2019
Linda Lee (Creek) Watson, age 67, of Dayton, passed away late Wednesday night May 15, 2019 at Parkridge Medical Center in Chattanooga. She was born on January 2, 1952 in Battle Creek, MI, the daughter of the late Cecil and Frances (Coulter) Creek. Linda was also preceded in death by her sister Donna Creek; her brother in law, Mike Buffington;...
Virginia Hurley
May 9, 2019
Mary Virginia Hurley, age 93, of Dayton, passed away early Thursday morning May 9, 2019 at her home in Dayton. She was born on September 2, 1925 in Grainger County, the daughter of the late McPearson and Mary Etta (Galyon) Harbin. Virginia lived in Dayton for the past 27 years and previously lived in Morristown, where she was a Department...
Rachel Held Evans
May 4, 2019
Rachel Held Evans, 37, died Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. She was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on June 8, 1981 and moved to Dayton in 1994. She graduated from Rhea County High School in 1999 and earned her B.A. in English Literature at Bryan College in 2003. She lived in Chattanooga from the fall...
Charles Steven Montgomery
Apr 29, 2019
Charles Steven Montgomery, age 43, of Evensville, passed away Monday, April 29, 2019 at Lifecare of Rhea County. He was born on October 3, 1975 in West Germany. Charles was preceded in death by his father Johnny Montgomery. Charles lived in Rhea County most of his life. He graduated from Rhea County High School, Class of 1993. Charles was employed...
Charles Russell Fredley
Apr 27, 2019
Charles Russell Fredley age 75 of Cookeville died Saturday, April 27, 2019 in the Spring City Health Care Center. He was born in Alliance, OH on February 9, 1944 the son of the late Russell Woodrow Fredley and Lois (Husk) Fredley. Chuck had been a resident of Cookeville since 1986. He retired from Russell Stover Candies in Cookeville and was...
Sandra Kay Crowe
Apr 13, 2019
Sandra Kay Crowe age 69 of Sale Creek passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Memorial Northpark Hospital. She was born in Battle Creek, MI on August 14, 1949 the daughter of the late Marion and Audrey Herrell. She was also preceded in death by her sons, Sherman “Eddie” Crowe and Jerry Crowe. Sandra lived most of her life in...
Thomas Woodrow Elder
Apr 12, 2019
Thomas Woodrow Elder age 100 of Dayton passed away Friday evening, April 12, 2019 at Rhea Medical Center. He was born in Choctaw, OK on February 4, 1919 the son of the late James Thomas Elder and Tennie (Denton) Elder. Tom had been a resident of Dayton since 1962. He was a graduate of Bledsoe County High School and earned...
Daniel Franklin Phillips Jr.
Apr 12, 2019
Daniel Franklin Phillips, Jr. age 80 of Decatur passed away Friday evening, April 12, 2019 at his home with his family at his side. Daniel was born in Chattanooga on September 14, 1938 the son of the late Daniel Franklin Phillips, Sr. and Julia (Thomas) Phillips. He was also preceded in death by his infant son and daughter and his...
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