Obituaries

James Franklin Roysdon

James Franklin Roysdon

Oct 21, 2017

Franklin Roysdon James Franklin Roysdon age 69 passed away October 21, 2017. He will be laid to rest in Chattanooga National Cemetery.

Agnes Marie Hughes

Agnes Marie Hughes

Oct 16, 2017

Agnes Hughes Graysville, TN Agnes Marie Hughes, age 92 formerly of Graysville, passed away Monday, October 16, 2017 at NHC Nursing Home in Hendersonville. Agnes was born in Owensville, Ohio on August 8, 1925 the daughter of the late Geniah and Velma (Schwartz) Brown. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 71 years James R. Hughes, her...

Thelma Euva Poole

Thelma Euva Poole

Oct 11, 2017

Thelma Poole Sale Creek Thelma Euva Poole, age 90 of Sale Creek passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at her home. Thelma was born in Graysville on May 9, 1927 the daughter of the late Thomas and Marcella Ethel (Walker) Reel. She was also preceded in death by her husband Archie James Poole. Thelma was a homemaker and loved to...

Barbara Hughes

Barbara Hughes

Oct 2, 2017

Barbara Hughes Graysville Barbara Ellen Hughes, age 68 of Graysville passed away Monday, October 2, 2017 at Rhea Medical Center. Barbara was born in Rhea County on March 22, 1949, the daughter of Erma Jean (Nelson) Leming. She was preceded in death by her husband Roy Lee Hughes, her mother and father, brother Harley Nelson and grandson Trevor Hughes. Barbara...

Arnold Wayne Jarvis

Arnold Wayne Jarvis

Oct 1, 2017

Arnold Jarvis Dayton Arnold Wayne Jarvis, age 91 of Dayton passed away Sunday, October 1, 2017 at Rhea Medical Center. Arnold was born in North Wilkesboro, NC on August 9, 1926, the son of the late Joseph Porter and Isabelle (Marsh) Jarvis He was also preceded in death by his step-father Ray Basil Jarvis. Arnold served his country with the...

Holly Nicole Blaylock

Holly Nicole Blaylock

Sep 30, 2017

Holly Blaylock Sale Creek Holly Nicole Blaylock, age 43 of Sale Creek passed away Saturday, September 30, 2017 at home. Holly was born in Knoxville on December 22, 1973, the daughter of Larry Blaylock and Phyllis (Rollins) Blaylock. She is preceded in death by her grandfathers Cecil “Pat” Blaylock and William Rollins, and a brother, Eric Blaylock. Holly formerly worked...

Larry Michael Lawson

Larry Michael Lawson

Sep 27, 2017

Larry Lawson Dayton Larry Michael Lawson, Sr. of Dayton passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga. Larry was born in Rockwood on October 10, 1948, the son of the late Reynold Arthur Lawson and Evelyn Griffin Lawson. He was preceded in death by his brother Ronnie Lawson. He served his country in the U.S Army and...

James Nalley

James Nalley

Sep 25, 2017

James Nalley Dayton James Edward Nalley age 72 of Dayton passed away Sunday, September 24, 2017 at Spring City Care and Rehabilitation Center. Jim was born in Chattanooga on July 15, 1945, the son of the late Claude Nalley, Patty Wilson and Ruby Morgan who adopted and raised him. Jim lived most of his life in Dayton where he worked...

Ngoc-Xuan Tang

Ngoc-Xuan Tang

Sep 24, 2017

Ngoc-Xuan Tang Dayton Ms. Ngoc-Xuan Tang age 90 of Dayton passed away early Sunday morning, September 24, 2017 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. She was born in Vietnam on May 18, 1927 to the late An Tang and Hue Thi Tran. Ms. Ngoc-Xuan and her now deceased husband, Phai LeQuan, and her children left Saigon, Vietnam in September of...

Susan Jane Davis

Susan Jane Davis

Sep 24, 2017

Susan Davis Dayton Susan Jane Davis, age 58 of Dayton passed away Sunday, September 24, 2017 at her home. Susan was born in Providence, Rhode Island and moved to Dayton in 1973. She was preceded in death by her father Dwain Davis. Susan was a homemaker and enjoyed crafting and working on cars. She is survived by her husband Rafael...

Mary Wanda Phillips

Mary Wanda Phillips

Sep 23, 2017

Wanda Phillips Dayton Mary Wanda (Ewton) Phillips age 68 of Dayton passed away Saturday, September 23, 2017 at her home. Wanda was born in Dayton on November 14, 1948 the daughter of the late James Dalton Ewton and Mary Jane (Dunn) Ewton. She was also preceded in death by her husband Billy Phillips, her sister Sue Tate and two infant...

Alma Inez Williams

Alma Inez Williams

Sep 19, 2017

Inez Williams Dayton Alma Inez Williams, age 92 passed away Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at Spring City Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Graysville, on December 7, 1925 to the late John and Louise (Cross) Goins. She was also preceded in death by her son Richard Calvin Doss and husbands Rufus Doss and Ansil Williams. Inez lived most...

Patricia Ballard Francisco

Patricia Ballard Francisco

Sep 10, 2017

Patricia Ballard Francisco, age 76 of Dayton, passed away Sunday evening, September 10, 2017 at her home. She was born February 25, 1941 in Rhea County to the late James Otha and Thelma (Wilkey) Ballard. She was also preceded in death by her brother John Wallace Ballard. Patricia was a life-long resident of Rhea County. She graduated from Rhea Central...

Ker Clive Thomson

Ker Clive Thomson

Sep 9, 2017

Dr. Ker Thomson Dayton Dr. Ker Clive Gilmore Thomson, age 89 passed away Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Rhea Medical Center in Dayton. He was born in Toronto, Ontario on March 2, 1928. Dr. Thomson lived the last 30 years in Dayton. He received his BS at the University of British Columbia and his Doctorate at the Colorado School of...

Elmer Winston Yearwood

Elmer Winston Yearwood

Sep 7, 2017

Elmer Yearwood Dayton Elmer Winston Yearwood, age 71 of Dayton, passed away Thursday, September 7, 2017 at Rhea Medical Center in Dayton. He was born in Loudon County on April 14, 1946 to the late John and Burzella (Petty) Yearwood. He was also preceded in death by his daughter Tammy Owensby, two brothers, JR Yearwood and Lloyd Yearwood and a...

Charles "Chuck" Kinney Jr.

Charles "Chuck" Kinney Jr.

Sep 7, 2017

Chuck Kinney Dayton Charles Truman Kinney, Jr. age 67 of Dayton, passed away Thursday, September 7, 2017 at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga. He was born in Binghamton, NY on March 31, 1950 and was the son of the late Charles Truman Kinney Sr. and Doris (Reid) Kinney Basos. He was also preceded in death by his brother Joseph D. Kinney,...

Bob Pelfrey

Bob Pelfrey

Aug 26, 2017

Robert Washington Pelfrey, age 88 of Dayton died early Saturday morning, August 26, 2017 at Rhea Medical Center. Bob was born in Rhea County on December 16, 1928 to the late Thomas and Caroline (Russell) Pelfrey. He was also preceded in death by his beloved son, David Pelfrey, brothers, Stanley Pelfrey, Thomas Pelfrey and Tex Pelfrey, his sisters, Hazel Pelfrey,...

Billie Mae Garmany

Billie Mae Garmany

Aug 24, 2017

Billie Mae Garmany, age 77 of Dayton, passed Thursday, August 24, 2017 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born February 8, 1940 in Dayton to the late Sally Mae Garmany. She was a lifelong resident of Dayton and a graduate of Carver High School, Class of 1961. She retired from Argo’s Family Restaurant at Bryan College. She...

Deborah Jane Cox

Deborah Jane Cox

Aug 19, 2017

Deborah Cox Graysville Deborah Jane Cox, age 65 of Graysville, passed away Saturday, August 19, 2017 at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga. She was born in Rossville, GA to the late James and Josie (Lynch) McClure. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Jack Cox, as well as her sister, Joanne Taj. Deborah was born in Rossville, GA and...

Frank "Poppa" Donald Vetter

Frank "Poppa" Donald Vetter

Aug 13, 2017

Frank “Poppa” Vetter Graysville, TN Frank “Poppa” Donald Vetter, age 72 of Graysville, TN passed away surrounded by his family on Sunday, August 13, 2017 in his home. He was born on May 12, 1945 in Queens, NY to the late Francis H. and Bertha M. (Gnip) Vetter. Born in NY, Frank grew up in Queens before relocating to Tennessee...