Obituaries

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...

Lisa Rae Pelfrey

Lisa Rae Pelfrey

Feb 18, 2014

Lisa Rae Pelfrey, age 48, of Dayton died Tuesday, February 18, 2014 in Dayton. She was born August 26, 1965 in Battle Creek, MI to Raymond Earl and Vivian (Worthington) Bennett. Lisa lived in Battle Creek, MI until moving to Dayton for the past 16 years. She was a CNA in Battle Creek and then in Rockwood and enjoyed making...

Robert "Earl" Walcott Sr.

Robert "Earl" Walcott Sr.

Feb 18, 2014

Robert “Earl” Walcott, Sr., age 81, of Dayton died Tuesday night, February 18, 2014 in Dayton. He was born May 11, 1932 in Patriot, IN to the late Carl and Mabel (Shannon) Walcott. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Alice (King) Walcott. A resident of Dayton most of his life, Earl was an auto mechanic. He...

Roger Lee Phillips

Roger Lee Phillips

Feb 16, 2014

Roger Lee Phillips, age 58, of Dayton died Sunday evening February 16, 2014 in Dayton. He was born March 7, 1955 in Rhea County to the late Richard and Cleo (Harris) Phillips. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Ralph and Franklin Phillips, and his sisters, Cathryn Walker and Mary Sue Phillips. A resident of Dayton all of...

Roscoe Smith

Roscoe Smith

Feb 15, 2014

Rev. Roscoe Francis Smith, Sr. age 99 of Dayton went to be with his Savior Jesus Christ Saturday morning February 15, 2014 at home. He was born in Morehouse, MO on November 16, 1914 the son of the late Jasper and Margarete (Caldwell) Smith and was also preceded in death by his wife Abbie Ruth (Stevenson) Smith and his fourteen...

Cecil Day

Cecil Day

Feb 14, 2014

Cecil Neil Day, age 68 of Dayton went to his Creator Friday afternoon, February 14, 2014 in Chattanooga. Cecil was born in Fulton, MI on January 4, 1946 the son of the late Amos and Dorothy (Medawis) Day, Sr. Cecil is a Native American of the Potawatomi Tribe. He was raised in the Fulton, Athens, Battle Creek area of Michigan...

Harold Vanderwall

Harold Vanderwall

Feb 14, 2014

Harold Arthur Vanderwall, 88, of Fullerton, California, went to be with his Lord on Friday morning, February 14, 2014. He was born November 11, 1925 in Muskegon, Michigan to the late Edward and Bertha (Hanekamp) Vanderwall and was also preceded in death by his brother Donald Vanderwall and sister, Stella Wagner. Harold (Hal) graduated from Muskegon High School in 1942...

Donald Vanderwall

Donald Vanderwall

Feb 11, 2014

Donald Vanderwall Mercer Island, WA Donald James Vanderwall, age 91, of Mercer Island and formerly of Muskegon, MI, died Tuesday, February 11, 2014 in Bellevue, WA. He was born August 2, 1922 in Muskegon, MI to the late Edward and Bertha (Hanekamp) Vanderwall and was also preceded in death by his wife Margaret (VanderWall) Vanderwall and his sister Stella Wagner....