Obituaries
Bill Hoyt
Mar 4, 2018
William (Bill) Andes Hoyt, age 92, of Dayton, died Sunday, March 4, 2018, at his home. Bill was born April 15, 1925, in Maryville to the late James Wells and Mabel Ruth (Brown) Hoyt, Sr. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Bitsy (Sheets) Hoyt; sister, Elizabeth Stone Hoyt; brother, James Wells Hoyt,...
Wilburn Simmons
Feb 26, 2018
Johnny “Wilburn” Simmons, age 79, passed away Monday February 26, 2018 at Southern Tennessee Regional Health System in Winchester. Wilburn was born in Chattanooga on November 8, 1938, the son of the late Arthur and Ruby (Swanner) Simmons. Wilburn lived most of his life in the Brayton Community. He was formerly employed at Exceptional Enterprises. He enjoyed watching basketball &...
Michael Anthony Nordyke
Feb 23, 2018
Michael Anthony Nordyke age 26 of Dayton died Friday, February 29, 2018 in Bledsoe County due to injuries he suffered in a motorcycle accident. Michael was born in Weatherford, TX on November 29, 1991 and moved to Dayton when he was six months old. He was a graduate of Rhea County High School, Class of 2011 and was employed with...
Patricia Padgett Duvall
Feb 23, 2018
Patricia Padgett Duvall age 63 of Evensville died late Friday evening, February 23, 2018 at the Spring City Health Care Facility. Patricia was born in Washington, DC on May 19, 1954 the daughter of the late Aubrey Ryon Padgett and Minnie Irene Shupp Padgett. She was also preceded in death by her son George Duvall and her brother Pete Padgett....
Carolyn Sullivan
Feb 10, 2018
Carolyn Delois Sullivan, age 58, of Dayton passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018 at her home. Carolyn was born February 27, 1959 in Sunnyvale, California and had lived in Dayton since 1978. She was preceded in death by her biological mother, Rosie (Nye) Elser, her son, Jeremy M. Westlake, daughter-in-law Lorinda Elser, and sister, Sandy Elser. Carolyn was a homemaker,...
Steve "Julio" Yearwood
Feb 6, 2018
Steven Alan “Julio” Yearwood, age 58 of Sale Creek, passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at Parkridge Hospital in Chattanooga. Steve was born in Coulterville, TN on June 16, 1959, the son of George Hugh and Mary Jo (Castleberry) Yearwood. Steve lived in the Coulterville area all his life. He was a semi-truck driver and enjoyed playing the guitar. He...
George Mcmanus
Feb 5, 2018
George Stanley McManus, a resident of Life Care Center of Dayton, Tennessee passed away on Monday afternoon, February 5, 2018. George was born February 20, 1926 in Passaic, New Jersey to the late Robert and Jeannette McManus. He loved the outdoors. Fishing and sailing were the things he enjoyed the most, but he was also fond of traveling the world....
Glen David Turner
Feb 2, 2018
Dr. Glen David Turner, age 90, of Dayton, passed away Friday morning, February 2, 2018 at Laurelbrook. He was born December 11, 1927 in Port of Spain, Trinidad to the late Donald Dunbar and Faith Estella (Hollingsworth)Turner. He was also preceded in death by his wife Eugenya “Jeanie” (Silversten) Turner. Dr. Turner taught at Bryan College from 1973-1974. He and...
Doyle Lee Montgomery
Jan 31, 2018
Doyle Lee Montgomery, age 79, of Dayton passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at the Spring City Care & Rehabilitation Center. Doyle was born in Dayton on March 4, 1938 to the late Roscoe Lee and Wilma (Jordan) Montgomery. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Helen Montgomery and his son Mike Montgomery. Doyle was...
Elsie Brill
Jan 31, 2018
Elsie Louise Brill, age 92, of Lawrenceville, GA, formerly of Dayton, TN, passed away January 31, 1925 at Heritage Hospice in Marietta, GA. Elsie was born November 8, 1925 in Shiloh, TN, the daughter of the late Maurice and Eva (Allen) Baggett. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Howard Cuff and Newton Brill. Elsie had been a...
Helen Montgomery
Jan 28, 2018
Margie Helen Montgomery, age 80, of Dayton passed away Sunday, January 28, 2018 at Rhea Medical Center. Helen was born in Dayton on November 25, 1937, the daughter of the late Frank and Laura Lee (Collier) Tennyson. She was also preceded in death by her son, Mike Montgomery, her sisters, Oma “Polly” Bolton and Opal “Red” Coleman, and her nephew,...
Howard Clark
Jan 28, 2018
Howard Lynn Clark, age 52, of Graysville, passed away Sunday, January 28, 2018 at his home. Howard was born in Chattanooga on July 26, 1965, the son of Howard Edwin Clark and Arline (Harris) Clark. He was preceded in death by his father Howard Edwin Clark, his daughter, Catherine Arline Clark, sister Connie Clark and brother, Thomas Clark. He was...
"Fuzzy" Clifford Ray Hearon
Jan 26, 2018
Fuzzy Hearon Dayton Clifford Ray “Fuzzy” Hearon age 72 of Dayton died Friday, January 26, 2018 at Rhea Medical Center. Fuzzy was born in Blount County on February 25, 1945 the son of the late Arvel and Lena (Franklin) Hearon. He was also preceded in death by his three brothers, James Earl Hearon, Arvel Hearon, Jr, Billy Wayne Hearon, three...
Raymond B. Walker
Jan 21, 2018
Raymond B. Walker, age 82 of Dayton passed away Sunday January 21, 2018 at Life Care of Rhea County. He was born April 25, 1935 in Spring City to the late Thomas Franklin and Lillie Mae (Durham) Walker. Raymond was a graduate of the Spring City High School class of 1955. He was a dairy farmer and worked as a...
Rachel Ann Ross
Jan 12, 2018
Rachel Ann Ross, age 57 of Dayton, TN, formerly of Auburn, Maine, died Friday, January 12, 2018 at Rhea Medical Center in Dayton. She was born September 2, 1960 in Lewiston, ME and was preceded in death by her father Robert Lebel. Rachel was raised in Auburn, ME and graduated from Edward Little High School in Auburn, Class of 1978....
Jonathan Oxentenko
Jan 12, 2018
Jonathan Edward Leroy Oxentenko, age 43, of Dayton Mountain passed away January 12, 2018 at Erlanger Medical Center. Jonathan was born in Ardmore, Oklahoma on February 21, 1974 and was preceded in death by his father, Leroy Oxentenko. Jonathan lived on Dayton Mountain since 1980 and was a commercial/residential painter in the local area. His hobbies were 4-wheeling and boating....
Pollyana Mccoy
Jan 10, 2018
Pollyana McCoy, age 94 of Dayton, passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Memorial Hospital. She was born November 10, 1923 in Lulu, Florida to the late Joseph and Olla (Durman) Pearce. She was a resident of Dayton since 2011. Please share your memories of Pollyana on our on-line guest register at www.vanderwallfh.com . The family is being cared for...
Beulah Pritchett
Jan 9, 2018
Beulah Mae Pritchett, age 79, of Evensville passed away January 9, 2018 at Life Care of Rhea County. She was born October 26, 1938 in Dayton to the late Robert Spencer and Rosebud (Clark) Evitt. She was also preceded in death by her husband, George Joseph Pritchett and her brother, Dexter Evitt. Beulah lived all of her life in Rhea...
Hope Nelson
Jan 9, 2018
Hope Brown Nelson, age 61, of Soddy-Daisy passed away on January 9, 2018 at Erlanger Medical Center. She was born on November 10, 1956 in Chattanooga to the late Bobby Smith and Mary Louise Perry. She was also preceded in death by her twin children, Chris and Tina Johnson. Hope was a seamstress in the area textile mills. Her hobbies...
Mildred Happ
Jan 7, 2018
Mildred Pearl Happ, age 100, of Dayton passed away January 7, 2018 at EPHS Bledsoe Hospital in Pikeville. She was born May 20, 1917 in Rochester, New York, the daughter of the late Edward and Minnie (Piate) Rigby. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Howard Happ. Mildred lived in New York...
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