Obituaries

Myrtie Jeannette Clark

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Howard Leroy Taylor

Howard Leroy Taylor

Feb 14, 2017

Howard Taylor Dayton Howard LeRoy Taylor, age 93 of Dayton, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017. He was born in Bruceton, TN on January 24, 1924 to the late Howard Green and Harriet (Bryant) Taylor. Howard was a man of many passions. After serving his country during World War II as an army medic at the 297th General Hospital in...

Linda Darlene Mcintosh

Linda Darlene Mcintosh

Feb 13, 2017

Linda McIntosh Sale Creek Linda Darlene McIntosh, age 63 of Sale Creek, passed away, Monday February 13, 2017 at her home. She was born in Cincinnati, OH on December 26, 1953 to the late Troy and Anna (Cannon) McIntosh. Linda loved music, movies, and playing with her dog Tinkerbell. She also loved all of her grandbabies and enjoyed collecting angels....

Sylvia Elnor Everett

Sylvia Elnor Everett

Feb 5, 2017

Sylvia Everett Graysville Sylvia Elnor Everett, age 85 of Graysville, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2017 at her home. She was born December 5, 1931 in Richland Township, MI to the late Guy Henry and Melba Marie (Irving) Kline. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Otto William Everett, in addition to her son, Cecil Everett, her granddaughter,...

Marilyn Roberts

Marilyn Roberts

Jan 30, 2017

Marilyn Roberts Chattanooga Marilyn Roberts, age 74 of Chattanooga, passed away Monday, January 30, 2017. She was born on November 12, 1942 in St. Elmo, TN to the late James Rufus and Emma Lucille (Robinson) Madaris. Marilyn worked with Gold Bond in Hixson as a typesetter for many years. She was of the Church of Christ faith. Marilyn is survived...

Annette Elaine Cohen

Annette Elaine Cohen

Jan 29, 2017

Annette "Elaine" Cohen Graysville Annette Elaine (Smith) Cohen, age 54 of Graysville, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2017 at her home. She was born June 6, 1962 in Ft. Oglethorpe, GA to the late George Walter and Cora Savannah (Mitchell) Smith. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Cohen, in addition to her two brothers, James Curtis...

Bessie Cleo Blitch

Bessie Cleo Blitch

Jan 28, 2017

Bessie “Bess” Blitch Dayton Bessie Cleo Blitch, age 95 of Dayton, formerly of Marble Falls, TX, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the Veranda in Dayton. She was born December 25, 1921 in Houston, TX to the late Asa Ray and Cleo Stewart Scott. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Harold Eugene Blitch, as well as...

Lois Jean Rapson

Lois Jean Rapson

Jan 20, 2017

Lois Rapson Dayton Lois Jean Rapson, age 80 of Dayton, passed away Friday, January 20, 2017 at the Standifer Place in Chattanooga. She was born September 15th, 1936 in Elkton, MI to the late Ervin and Verda (Krause) Kreh. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Robert Melvin “Bob” Rapson, in addition to her daughter, Sandra Lynn Rapson,...