Obituaries
David Bryant Pennell
May 3, 2017
David Pennell Spring City David Bryant Pennell, age 75 of Spring City, died on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at his home. He was born on June 13, 1941 in Kannapolis, NC to the late Donald and Ruth (Smith) Pennell. David was a resident of Spring City since 1975, and he worked with the Norfolk Southern Railroad for over 26 years....
Leslie Dean Savia
Apr 27, 2017
Leslie Savia Evensville Leslie Dean Savia, age 55 of Evensville, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Erlanger Hospital. Leslie was born in San Bernadino, CA on March 14, 1962 to Marilyn (Pope) Savia and the late Philip Savia. Leslie is survived by his wife of 33 years, Laurna (Folger) Savia, his sons Leslie Savia II and William Savia,...
Kathleen Evitt
Apr 20, 2017
Kathleen Evitt Spring City Kathleen Evitt, age 72 of Spring City, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2017 at the Roane Medical Center. Kathleen was born March 31, 1945 in Rhea County to the late Luke and Lizzie (Stinnett) Pelfrey. Kathleen is survived by her husband of 55 years, Quincy Evitt of Spring City, in addition to her son, Kenneth (Nikki)...
Vince Chestnut
Apr 19, 2017
Vince Chestnut Dayton, TN Francis Vinson “Vince” Chestnut age 84 of Dayton, formerly of Pensacola, FL passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at his home. He was born in Pensacola, FL on March 16, 1933 to the late Glenn and Maggie Mae (Mimms) Chestnut. Vince was born and raised in Pensacola, FL, and graduated with the Pensacola High School Class...
Jacquelyn (Jackie) Sue Cruse
Apr 2, 2017
Jackie Cruse Dayton Jacquelyn “Jackie” Sue Cruse, age 67 of Dayton, passed away at her home Sunday, April 2, 2017. She was born in Ypsilanti, MI on July 19, 1949 to the late Jack and Viola (Batteau) Hopkins. Jackie grew up in Garden City, MI, and lived in Redford, MI until moving to Dayton in 2015. She attended West Senior...
Jewell Hazel Smith
Mar 25, 2017
Jewell Smith, age 92 of Dayton died Saturday morning, March 25, 2017 at the Courtyard in Dayton. She was born May 30, 1924 in Dayton to the late Mynatt and Anna (Burnett) Carney. She was also preceded in death by her husband Claude Smith and several siblings. Jewell was a resident of Dayton most of her life where she worked...
Louis Joseph Benzoni
Mar 24, 2017
Louis Joseph Benzoni age 86 of Dayton passed away Friday, March 24, 2017 at his home. Louis was born November 9, 1930 in Clusone Bergamo, Italy to the late Antonio Benzoni and Caterina (Trussardi) Benzoni. Louie lived in Dayton since 1978 and previously in North Kingstown, RI. He was a former pipefitter welder at TVA. He enjoyed wine making, flowers,...
Myrtie Jeannette Clark
Mar 24, 2017
Myrtie Jeanette Clark age 86 of Pikeville passed away Friday, March 24, 2017 at her home. Jeanette was born October 22, 1930 in Bledsoe County to the late Benton Clark and Unice (Brown) Clark. Jeanette lived in Pikeville since 1994, moving there from Hixson. She retired as a waitress from The Downtowner, now known as The Best Western. She was...
Bobby Dean Hickman
Mar 20, 2017
Bobby Hickman Evensville Bobby Dean Hickman, age 79 of Evensville passed away on Monday, March 20, 2017 at Rhea Medical Center. He was born in Nashville on November 12, 1937 to the late Clarence and Ruby Johnson Hickman. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Cleo Elizabeth Hickman. Bobby lived all of his life in Rhea County, and...
Linda Marie Rogers
Mar 20, 2017
Linda Rogers Graysville Linda Marie (Garrison) Rogers, age 70 of Graysville, passed away Monday, March 20, 2017 at her home. She was born in Fulton, NY on October 3, 1946 to the late John and Margaret (Brough) Garrison. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Leon Rogers. Linda grew up and spent most of her life in Fulton,...
Dickie Clevenger
Mar 16, 2017
Dickie Boyice Clevenger, age 72 of Dayton Mountain died Thursday, March 16, 2017 at Rhea Medical Center. He was born February 24, 1945 in Webster Springs, West Virginia to the late Onie Earl and Maggie Gathel (Groves) Clevenger. Dickie was raised in Webster Springs and attended Webster County High School. After moving to Dayton in 1974, he worked at Polyloom...
Faye Harwood
Mar 15, 2017
Faye Harwood, age 75 of Dayton died Wednesday morning, March 15, 2017 in Chattanooga. She was born October 23, 1941 in Rhea County to the late Addison and Velva (Aslinger) Burton. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Billy Harwood. Faye was a graduate of Rhea Central High School class of 1960 and she retired from Dayton Walmart....
Bristol Grace Thurman
Mar 5, 2017
Bristol Thurman Evensville Bristol Grace Thurman, age 1 ½ of Evensville, passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2017 at her home. She was born in Chattanooga on September 10, 2015 to Kortney Thurman and Cory Kiest of Evensville. Bristol is survived by her mother and father, her aunt, Makayla Moore of Spring City, in addition to her grandmother, Melissa Asbury...
Harold Edward Dorn Sr.
Mar 5, 2017
Harold Dorn, Sr. Sale Creek Harold Edward Dorn, Sr. age 65 of Sale Creek passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017 at his home. He was born June 7, 1951 in Sale Creek to the late Cyrus Franklin and Robbie Dean (Aslinger) Dorn. Harold lived in Sale Creek all his life, and often panned gold as a hobby. He was of...
Victoria Ann Bishop
Mar 4, 2017
Victoria Bishop Dunlap Victoria Ann Bishop, age 56 of Dunlap, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga. She was born in Miami, FL on July 26, 1960 to William Bryant and Evelyn (Adkison) Wright. Victoria is survived by her husband, Jessie Bishop of Dunlap, her father, William Bryant of Chattanooga; in addition to her mother, Evelyn...
Brenda Sue Reavley
Mar 4, 2017
Brenda Reavley Sale Creek Brenda Sue (Caraway) Reavley, age 72 of Sale Creek passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Erlanger Hospital. She was born in Sale Creek on May 6, 1944 to the late William F. and Anna Lee (Burton) Caraway. Brenda lived in Sale Creek for all her life, and graduated with the Sale Creek High School class...
Arbutus Schrimpsher
Mar 4, 2017
Arbutus Schrimpsher Dayton Arbutus (Morgan) Schrimpsher, age 67 of Dayton, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at the Rhea Medical Center. She was born in Rhea County on June 29, 1949 to the late Manker and Elizabeth (Pruitt) Morgan. She is also preceded in death by her infant sister, Brenda Sue Morgan, and her daughter, Amanda Schrimpsher. Arbutus lived...
Juanita Marie Keltch
Mar 2, 2017
Juanita Keltch Graysville Juanita Marie (Edmondson) Keltch, age 73, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2017 at her home. She was born in Soddy Daisy on August 13, 1943, and was preceded in death by her mother Bertha (Edmondson) Penney and her step-father William A. Penney. Juanita was born and raised in Soddy Daisy before moving to Graysville where she worked...
Nina Ann Wilkey
Feb 27, 2017
Nina Wilkey Dayton Nina Ann (Colbaugh) Wilkey, age 75 of Dayton, passed away early Monday morning, February 27, 2017. She was born in Dayton on January 31, 1942 to the late Ray and Minnie (Shadden) Colbaugh. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Charles Lester Wilkey. Nina lived in Dayton for most of her life, having graduated with...
Wanda Sue Kelley
Feb 15, 2017
Wanda Sue Kelley, age 70 of Dayton, died Wednesday, February 15, 2017 in Chattanooga. She was born February 28, 1946 in Burlington, NC to the late James Judd and Hazel (Sherrill) Grant. She was also preceded in death by her infant son Gregory Scott Kelley, brothers Richard Grant and James Grant and sister Margaret Way. A resident of Dayton since...
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