Obituaries

Ann King Pryor

Ann King Pryor

Apr 21, 2014

Ann King Pryor, age 90, of Spring City died early Monday morning, April 21, 2014 in Spring City. She was born October 23, 1923 in Knoxville to the late Bill and Annie (Vest) King. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Frank Barnes Pryor, son, William B. Pryor and brother, Willis King. A resident of Spring City for...

Carolyn Sue Pack

Carolyn Sue Pack

Apr 15, 2014

Carolyn S. Pack, age 54, of Dayton went home to be with her Lord early Tuesday morning, April 15, 2014 at her home. She was born April 1, 1960 in Dayton to the late Sidney and Ellen (Reed) King. She was also preceded in death by her two brothers, Eugene and Carl King. A resident of Dayton her entire life,...

Alvin Arndt Jacobsen

Alvin Arndt Jacobsen

Apr 15, 2014

Alvin Arndt Jacobsen, age 94, of Dayton, died Tuesday, April 15, 2014 in Kentucky. He was born April 14, 1920 in Chicago, IL to the late Hjalmar and Nellie (Staalesen) Jacobsen. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Josephine (Burg) Jacobsen; brother, Harry Jacobsen and sister, Thelma Jacobsen. A resident of Chicago most of his life, Alvin graduated...

Edward Ray Jordan

Edward Ray Jordan

Apr 15, 2014

Edward R. Jordan, age 75, of Dayton went home to be with his Lord Tuesday afternoon, April 15, 2014 in Dayton. He was born April 25, 1938 in Chattanooga to the late James and Frances (Tucker) Reno. He was preceded in death by his wife of 48 years, Carolyn (Horne) Jordan and his brother, Charles L. Jordan. A resident of...

Joyce Ann Hillian

Joyce Ann Hillian

Apr 10, 2014

Joyce Ann Hillian, age 79 of Dayton, died Thursday, April 10, 2014 at her home. She was born July 12, 1934 in DeKalb County, Alabama to the late Forrest Theodore and Leva Gartrell (Hall) Biddle. She was also preceded in death by her husband Rev. James Cullen Hillian and two grandchildren Caroline Ramsey and Brian Bishop. A resident of Dayton...

Robert Carroll Thomas

Robert Carroll Thomas

Apr 9, 2014

Robert “Carroll” Thomas, Sr. age 85, of Dayton, died Wednesday morning, April 9, 2014 at his home. He was born October 21, 1928 in Evensville to the late Jacob Aaron and Stella (Swafford) Thomas. He was also preceded in death by his granddaughter, Amie Laymon and his three brothers, David, Calvin and Wendell “Rip” Thomas. A resident of Dayton most...

Dixie Cornelia Yates

Dixie Cornelia Yates

Apr 7, 2014

Dixie Cornelia Yates, age 67, of Dayton, TN died early Monday morning, April 7, 2014 at her home. She was born March 20, 1947 in Mize, MS to the late Earl Sims and Virginia (Lockey) Sims Robinson. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Jimmie Truitt Sims and her sister, Florence Maxine Davis. A resident of Dayton since...

Merton "Joe" Lonnie Jones

Merton "Joe" Lonnie Jones

Apr 4, 2014

Merton Lonnie “Joe” Jones, age 82, of Dayton died Friday, April 4, 2014 in Dayton. He was born March 18, 1932 in Detroit, MI to the late Lonnie and Cecelia (Carlson) Jones. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Sylvia (Eversole) Jones, his second wife, Maxine (Bullen) Jones, and his brother, James Jones. A former resident of...

Rose Velma Arnold

Rose Velma Arnold

Mar 30, 2014

Rose Velma Arnold, age 86, of Dayton died Sunday, March 30, 2014 at her home in Dayton. She was born July 5, 1927 in Dayton to the late Noah and LaVada (Towery) Cain. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Melvin Dean Arnold; son, Ronnie Arnold; two great-grandsons, Tyler Sneed and Ty Reed; four sisters,...

Richard Garrison

Richard Garrison

Mar 23, 2014

Richard Garrison, age 86, of Spring City, died Sunday morning, March 23, 2014 in Dayton. He was born March 24, 1927 in Cookeville to the late Cowin and Emma (Pryor) Garrison. A resident of Rhea and Hamilton Counties, Richard was employed as a welder at Acme Steel. He enjoyed woodworking and gardening. Richard served his country in the US Army...

Stacey Bishop Lee

Stacey Bishop Lee

Mar 23, 2014

Stacey Annette (Bishop) Lee, age 43, of Dayton died unexpectedly March 23, 2014 at her daughter’s home. She was born March 24, 1970 in Dayton. She was preceded in death by her father, Ray Bishop and her grandmother, Nola (Fraley) Bishop. A resident of Dayton all her life, Stacey graduated from Rhea County High School in 1988. She was a...

Franklin David Good

Franklin David Good

Mar 20, 2014

Rev. Franklin David Good, age 77, of Sale Creek went home to be with his Lord early Thursday March 20, 2014 in Chattanooga. He was born November 4, 1936 in Chicago, IL to the late Omar and Gertrude (Roe) Good. A long time resident of Sale Creek, Rev. Good was the former pastor of Community Holiness Church in Dayton, a...

Mary Jo Yearwood

Mary Jo Yearwood

Mar 20, 2014

Mary Jo Yearwood, age 91 of Sale Creek, died early Thursday, March 20, 2014 at Life Care of Rhea County. She was born January 12, 1923 in Walker County, GA to the late Webb and Flora (Donoven) Castleberry. She was a resident of Sale Creek for many years and retired as a sewing machine operator from Zenith. She was of...

Richard Morgan

Richard Morgan

Mar 13, 2014

David “Richard” Morgan, age 77, died Thursday March 13, 2014 at his home in Athens. He was born April 31, 1936 in Dayton to the late Robert and Bessie Mae (Oldham) Morgan. He was also preceded in death by his two brothers Mitchell Morgan and Lewis Morgan and two sisters Betty Stinnett and Pauline Horvorka. Previously from Dayton, Richard was...

Maxine Glennis Jones

Maxine Glennis Jones

Mar 2, 2014

Maxine Glenice Jones, age 70, of Dayton died Sunday, March 2, 2014 in Dayton. She was born August 12, 1943 in Western Australia to the late Geoffrey and Laurel (McPhail) Bullen. Maxine, formerly a resident of Centre, Alabama, had lived the past six years in Dayton. She was employed as a medical transcriptionist and enjoyed quilting, knitting, needlepoint and Bible...

Lenora Sue Holloway

Lenora Sue Holloway

Feb 28, 2014

Lenora Sue Holloway, age 71 of Dayton, died early Friday, February 28, 2014 at her home. She was born March 10, 1942 in Hixson to the late John and Lillian (Sanders) Green. She was also preceded in death by her husbands James Ballard and Henry Holloway. A resident of Dayton for the past twenty years, she was a seamstress, retiring...

Mary Frances Creesman

Mary Frances Creesman

Feb 26, 2014

Mary Frances Creesman, age 66 of Dayton, died Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at Skyridge Medical Center in Cleveland. She was born October 5, 1947 in Rhea County to the late William J. and Essie (Davis) Elder. She was also preceded in death by her son Brian Creesman and brothers Doyle Creesman and Clifford Creesman. A lifelong resident of Rhea County,...

Albert Clyde Doss

Albert Clyde Doss

Feb 25, 2014

Albert Clyde Doss, age 76, of Dayton died unexpectedly Tuesday, February 25, 2014 in Dayton. He was born August 19, 1937 in Rhea County, to the late Eddie Gordon and Velma May (Thomas) Doss. He was also preceded in death by his son, Stacey L. Doss; sister, Barbara Dyer and two brothers, Harold Doss and William Doss. A resident of...

Thaddeus Swain Savage

Thaddeus Swain Savage

Feb 20, 2014

Thaddeus Savage, age 27, of Dayton died Thursday, February 20, 2014 in Dayton. He was born November 19, 1986 in Los Angeles, California. His parents were Martha (Washington) Savage and the late Samuel Savage. He was also preceded in death by his mother, Marsha Thomas. A resident of Dayton most of his life, Thaddeus enjoyed several sports including football, baseball...

Virginia Lee Chatman

Virginia Lee Chatman

Feb 19, 2014

Virginia Lee Chatman, age 73 of Dayton, went to be with her Lord Wednesday February 19, 2014 in Chattanooga. She was born December 13, 1940 in Miami, FL to the late Edmund James and Sara (Howard) Chatman and was also preceded in death by her sister Vivian Chatman. A resident of Dayton since 1971, she was a graduate of Miami...