Obituaries

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....

Captain John "Jd" Douglas Anderson

Captain John "Jd" Douglas Anderson

Feb 4, 2014

Captain John Douglas “JD” Anderson, US Air Force, retired, age 66 of Dayton, went home to be with his Lord Jesus Christ on Tuesday morning, February 04, 2014 in Dayton. He was born November 4, 1947 in Champaign, IL to Dr. and Mrs. John C. Anderson. He was preceded in death by his mother, Harriet (VanOrder) Anderson. A resident of...

Tony Dotson

Tony Dotson

Jan 23, 2014

Wayne Anthony “Tony” Dotson age 62 of Dayton died Thursday morning January 23, 2014 in Chattanooga. He was born in Pikeville on November 12, 1951 the son of the late Paul and Marjorie (Wright) Dotson. He was also preceded in death by his sister Paula Dotson and his brother Randy Dotson. Tony lived in Dayton most of his life where...

Lloyd Thaxton Hancock Jr.

Lloyd Thaxton Hancock Jr.

Jan 19, 2014

Lloyd Thaxton Hancock, Jr. age 70, of Dayton died Sunday, January 19, 2014 in Soddy Daisy. He was born February 3, 1943 in Dayton to the late Lloyd Thaxton Hancock, Sr. and Edith Pearl (Calbaugh) Hancock. He was also preceded in death by his grandson, Jacob McCulley and his sister, Mary Bilodeau. A resident of Dayton most of his life,...

Anna Kate Denton

Anna Kate Denton

Jan 19, 2014

Anna Kate Denton age 86 of Dayton died Sunday morning, January 19, 2014 at her home. She was born in Loudon County on February 3, 1927 the daughter of the late Robert Jackson and Lora (Fitzgerald) Mayton. She was also preceded in death by her husband Richard “Dan” Denton and a daughter Rita Ann Denton. Anna had been a resident...

Bill Ellis

Bill Ellis

Jan 18, 2014

William Elbert Ellis, age 85 of Dayton died at his home Saturday evening January 18, 2014 while surrounded by his family. Bill was born in Dayton on November 30, 1928 the son of the late Foster and Lella (Green) Ellis. He was a graduate of Rhea Central High School Class of 1947. A resident of Dayton for most of his...

Jimmy Stinnett

Jimmy Stinnett

Jan 15, 2014

Jimmy Lee Stinnett age 82 of Dayton died Wednesday evening January 15, 2014 in Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga. Jimmy was born in Dayton on June 30, 1931 the son of the late Andrew and Sarah (Proffitt) Stinnett and also was preceded in death by his wife Bertha Rose (Elder) Stinnett. Jimmy lived all of his life in Dayton and retired...

Katie Post

Katie Post

Jan 11, 2014

Katherine Danielle “Katie” Post, age 18, of Soddy Daisy, died Saturday, January 11, 2014 in Chattanooga. She was born May 20, 1995 in Fort Olgethorpe, GA to Timmy and Deborah (Keeney) Post. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, James and Rachel Keeney, Sue Webb, and Betty Webb. A resident of Soddy Daisy most of her life, Katie was...

Nancy Beauline Woodard

Nancy Beauline Woodard

Jan 10, 2014

Nancy Beauline Woodard age 82 of Dayton died unexpectedly Friday morning January 10, 2014. Nancy was born in Clinchco, VA on December 21, 1931 the daughter of the late Carl and Ruby (Deel) Anderson. A resident of Dayton, TN since 1987 she previously lived in Newport News, VA where she was an office manager for a local real estate agency....

Richard Skiles

Richard Skiles

Jan 2, 2014

Richard Skiles, age 61, of Sale Creek, died January 2, 2014 in Chattanooga. He was born May 26, 1952 in Hendon, TN to the late Leonard and Robbidean (Skiles) Skiles. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Rickey Skiles. Richard was a graduate of Nashville School for the Blind and lived in Columbia, TN where he was employed...

James Preston Morgan

James Preston Morgan

Dec 29, 2013

James Preston Morgan age 67 of Dayton died at his home Sunday morning December 29, 2013. He was born in Dayton on November 27, 1946 the son of the late Jack and Lorene (Dotson) Morgan. He was also preceded in death by his two brothers, Jackie Morgan and Larry Morgan. Jim lived in the Sale Creek/Dayton area all of his...

Edward Marion Sedman

Edward Marion Sedman

Dec 26, 2013

Edward “Marion” Sedman, age 76, of Rockwood, died Thursday, December 26, 2013 in Oak Ridge. He was born August 3, 1937 in Spring City to the late Alfred and Audrey (Ferguson) Sedman. He was also preceded in death by his wife Linda (Bunch) Sedman. Previously of Dayton, Edward was a resident of Rockwood since 1984. He served his country in...

Judie James

Judie James

Dec 26, 2013

Judith Ann “Judie” James, age 62 of Dayton, died Thursday, December 26, 2013 at Parkridge Hospital in Chattanooga. She was born November 5, 1951 in Essex, MD to the late Franklin and Elizabeth (Diehl) Potter. She was also preceded in death by her sister Fern Brooks. A resident of Dayton since 1989, she enjoyed playing spades, her computer, all the...

Patti Ann Barnes

Patti Ann Barnes

Dec 25, 2013

Patti Ann Barnes, age 56 of Dayton, died Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at Rhea Medical Center. She was born September 5, 1957 in Dayton to David and Patsy (Wilson) McEntire. A resident of Dayton for most of her life, she was a graduate of Rhea Central High School and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her mother....