Obituaries
Ines Maria Serrano
May 21, 2016
Ines Maria Serrano, age 80 of Dayton, entered into rest Saturday, May 21, 2016 at Laurelbrook on Dayton Mountain. She was born August 18, 1935 in Panama to the late Gabriel Didier and Penelope (Vannucchi) Didier. She was a resident of Wichita Falls, TX and worked as an LPN before moving to Dayton in 2011. She is survived by her...
Jerry Blaine Johnson
May 17, 2016
Jerry Blaine Johnson, age 62 of Murfreesboro died Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at his home. He was born April 8, 1954 in Ft. Benning, GA to the late Archie and Laura (King) Johnson. He was also preceded in death by his grandparents Walter and Florence King and Charlie and Claudia Johnson. Jerry is survived by his sister Linda (Terry) Morrison...
Lexee Hill
May 14, 2016
Alexia Blair “Lexee” Hill, beloved daughter of Stacey and Michelle Hill, passed away early Saturday, May 14, 2016 in Knoxville. She was born August 6, 1993 in Chattanooga to Stacey and Michelle (Hankins) Hill. She was preceded in death by her grandfather Glenn Hankins. Lexee grew up in Dayton among a family that loved and adored her. She was a...
Edgar Max Brown
May 12, 2016
Edgar Max “Buddy” Brown, age 89 of Spring City died Thursday May 12, 2016 at his home. He was born on Grandview Mountain on January 31, 1927 to the late Edgar Ross and Bonnie (Renfro) Brown.Buddy proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy. He lived in Northern Ohio where he was a welder in a steel mill before returning...
Jeremy Matthew Westlake
Apr 30, 2016
Jeremy Matthew Westlake of New Orleans, LA died April 30, 2016 in New Orleans. Jeremy was born in Dayton on March 31, 1982.Jeremy lived most of his life in Rhea County. He was a graduate of Rhea County high school, and moved to New Orleans six years ago where he worked as an electrician. He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting and...
Roberta Lynn Mooney
Apr 22, 2016
Roberta Lynn Mooney age 80 of Soddy Daisy, TN and formerly of Dixon, IL and Sandwich, IL passed away at her son’s home Friday afternoon, April 22, 2016. She was born in Oglesby, IL on November 7, 1935 to the late Harry and Helen (Broughton) Downs and was also preceded in death by her husband, Dennis Mooney. Roberta was a...
Robert Paul Peucker
Apr 20, 2016
Rob Peucker Robert Paul Peucker, 44, died April 20, 2016 at Erlanger Hospital. He was born on February 20, 1972 in Chattanooga, TN to Klaus and Linda (Rudberg) Peucker. Rob is survived by his wife Terri Peucker of Graysville, his parents Klaus and Linda (Rudberg) Peucker of Sale Creek, two sisters Anna-Lisa (Richard) Detre of Ringgold,GA, Laura Christina (Jamie) Cantrell...
Larry Franklin Forester, Jr
Apr 17, 2016
Larry Forester Sale Creek Larry Franklin Forester Jr., age 27 of Sale Creek died April 17, 2016 in Soddy Daisy. He was born July 19,1988 in Chattanooga to the late Larry Forester, Sr. and Wendi Coone Bushman. As a child Larry played baseball with his father as his coach and received several trophies. As a man Larry enjoyed dirt bikes,...
Joyce Lucille Hood
Apr 6, 2016
Joyce Lucille Hood, age 70 of Dayton died Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at her home. She was born January 28, 1946 in Chattanooga to the late George and Dorothy (Higgins) Smith. A resident of Dayton since 2005, she was a homemaker and caregiver to the elderly. She was a member of the Straightway Holiness Church in Soddy Daisy. She is...
Ursula Martha Massengill
Apr 5, 2016
Ursula Martha Massengill died on Tuesday, April 5th, 2016, at the Life Care Center of Dayton. Jesus came for her and she took his hand. She was 90 years old. She was born in Frankfurt, Germany and was a World War II bride. The story of her youth is an inspiration to many. She received her Certificate of Naturalization on...
Cecil Crane
Apr 2, 2016
Cecil Crane Dayton, TN Cecil Crane, age 86 of Dayton died April 2, 2016 at his home. He was born June 5, 1929 in Bledsoe County to the late Arby and Elma (Hancock) Crane. He is also preceded in death by his wife Katherine Mildred (Colbaugh), Crane, brothers; Dale Crane, Eugene Crane, Douglas Crane and Leonard Crane, four sisters; Minnie...
Sarah Lillian Gunter
Apr 1, 2016
Sarah Lillian Gunter Evensville Sarah Lillian Boofer Gunter, age 65 of Evensville died April 1, 2016 at Hospice of Chattanooga. She was born January 31, 1951 in Rhea County to the late Wayne and Leota Boofer. Lillian is survived by her son Allen Boofer of Dayton,two brothers Tommy (Joyce) Boofer of Spring City ,Bob (Linda) Boofer of Evensville, two sisters...
Theresa Lisa
Mar 31, 2016
Theresa Gilman Lisa, age 62 of Spring City died Thursday March 31, 2016 at Erlanger Hospital. She was born October 8, 1953 in Newport News, VA to the late Charles C. and Katherine K. (Keever) Gilman. She was a member of the Spring City United Methodist Church where she was leader of Spring City United Methodist Church Prayer Shawl Ministry....
Calvin Montgomery
Mar 24, 2016
Calvin Montgomery, age 65 of Dayton, passed away March 24, 2016 at his home. He was born November 26, 1950 in Dayton to the late William “Peck” and Willie Mae (Morgan) Montgomery. He was also preceded in death by his sister Pat Sherrill and brothers Buck Montgomery, Roddy Montgomery and Charles Allen Montgomery. A lifelong resident of Dayton, he was...
William "Sonny" Swafford
Mar 12, 2016
William Dean “Sonny” Swafford, Sr., age 80 of Dayton passed early Saturday, March 12, 2016 in Dayton. He was born in Pikeville on June 21, 1935. He lived many of his years in Dayton where he graduated from Carver High School. After graduation, Sonny enlisted in the US Navy and served his country for twenty years including two tours in...
Suzette Rosalind Curtis
Mar 5, 2016
Suzette Rosalind Curtis, age 76 of Dayton, died Saturday March 5, 2016 in Chattanooga. She was born May 31, 1939 in Worthing, England to the late Henry James and Edith Claire (Robins) Suzette Letch. She was also preceded in death by her husband Alan Curtis. Suzette was a resident of Dayton for the past ten years. She attended New Union...
Vernon Orval Crowe
Feb 29, 2016
Vernon Crowe Dayton Vernon Orval Crowe age 71 passed away Monday evening February 29, 2016 at Memorial Hospital. He was born on March 16, 1944 in Harrisburg, IL to the late Vernon Orval and Wanda LaVern (Karns) Crowe . Vernon lived in Michigan most of his life before moving to Tennessee is 2006. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Economics...
Thomas Greer Messimer
Feb 29, 2016
Thomas “Tommy” Greer Messimer age 61 passed away Monday evening February 29, 2016 at his home. He was born in Chattanooga June 27, 1954 to the late James Rawls and Mary Ella (Cripps) Messimer. He is also preceded in death by his sister Connie Sue Messimer, brothers James Messimer and Kenneth Messimer. Tommy worked as a mechanic for the Rhea...
Linda M. Brewer
Feb 28, 2016
Linda M. Brewer, age 54 of Spring City died Sunday February 28, 2016 at Hospice of Chattanooga. She was born May 31, 1961 in Sidney, NY to the late Claude “Bud” Norris and Joan (Kissel) Norris. She was also preceded in death by her husband Kevin Brewer. Linda grew up in Dayton, Ohio but spent the last twenty years in...
Imogene (Rievley) Smith
Feb 24, 2016
Imogene Smith Sale Creek Imogene (Rievley) Smith age 87 of Sale Creek passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at Memorial Northpark Hospital. She was born on May 30, 1928 in Sale Creek to the late James Anderson and Emma Jane (Rogers) Rievley. She was a lifelong resident of Sale Creek. Imogene retired from Chevron Chemical and Polyloom Corporation where...
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