Obituaries
Leland Samuel Ricketts
May 1, 2013
Leland Samuel Ricketts, age 74, of Coulterville went home to be with his Lord Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Hospice of Chattanooga. He was born October 29, 1938 in Soddy, TN to the late Clarence and Maggie (Trantham) Ricketts. He was also preceded by his brothers, David Ricketts and Carl Ricketts and his sisters, Romaine Bowman and Glenda McGaha. Sam...
Donald Gross Hall
May 1, 2013
Donald Gross Hall, age 62 of Dayton, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Hospice of Chattanooga. He was born September 10, 1950 in Rhea County to the late John Gross and Mary (Crowe) Hall. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Hall. A lifelong resident of Dayton, Donald was a residential painter. He is survived by his...
Jeffrey Lee Gadd Sr.
Apr 22, 2013
Jeffrey Lee Gadd, Sr., age 60, of Brayton Mountain, died April 22, 2013 at his home. He was born October 11, 1952 in Washington D.C. to John Ray and Elizabeth Bell (Pumphrey) Gadd. Jeff lived on Brayton Mtn. since 1971. He retired from the Department of Corrections after 30 years of service and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and golf. He is...
Kathryn Ann Mcclain
Apr 19, 2013
Kathryn Ann McClain, age 84, of Soddy Daisy, died Friday morning, April 19, 2013 at her home. She was born December 2, 1928 in Meigs County to the late Oscar and Maude (Pogue) Roberts. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Donald Roberts and Clyde Roberts. Kathryn lived in Rhea County until 1955 at which time she moved...
Jennie Ruth Dykes
Apr 15, 2013
Jennie Ruth Dykes, age 55 of Spring City and formerly of Denham Springs, LA died Monday morning April 15, 2013 at her home in Spring City, TN. Jennie was born on July 30, 1957 in Independence, LA and was preceded in death by her father, Willie Joseph Dykes, Sr. Jennie is survived by her mother, Mary Jane (Kinabrew) Dykes of...
James Carl Roberts Jr.
Apr 3, 2013
James Carl Roberts, Jr., age 71 of Sale Creek died Wednesday morning, April 03, 2013 at his home. He was born August 29, 1941 in Chattanooga, TN. A resident of Sale Creek and Dayton all his life, he was a machinist with area tool & die makers. He was of the Church of God faith. He is survived by his...
John William "Bill" Thomas
Apr 3, 2013
John William “Bill” Thomas, age 74, of Sale Creek went home to be with the Lord early Wednesday morning, April 3, 2013. He was born January 28, 1939 in Dayton to the late Frank and Maude (Iles) Thomas. A resident of Sale Creek all of his life, he was co-owner of TnT Construction Company. Bill loved farming and raising cattle...
Jack Travis
Mar 24, 2013
David (Jack) Travis died Sunday, March 24, 2013 at the Life Care in Dayton. He was preceded in death by his parents, both brothers, and one sister. Jack served his country in the U.S. Army. He was in insurance sales for more than forty years with Home Beneficial and AIG. He was a member of Trinity Methodist Church in Dayton....
Katherine Edmondson
Mar 23, 2013
Katherine Edmondson, age 87 of Graysville, TN died Saturday evening March 23, 2013 at her home. She was born March 2, 1926 in Rhea County to the late McKinley and Margie (Jordan) Romines. She was also preceded in death by her husband Walter Edmondson, two brothers Allen (Nivalee) Romines and Billy Mack (Peggy) Romines and three sisters Betty (Dude) Clayton,...
Billy Joe Keith
Mar 22, 2013
Billy Joe Keith, age 74, of Townville, SC, died Friday, March 22, 2013 in South Carolina. He was born May 15, 1938 in Dayton to the late Hubert and Clancy Irene (Wycoff) Keith. He was also preceded in death by a daughter Karen Lynn Keith and a brother Donald Keith. Billy Joe proudly served his country for 21 years in...
Cheryl Travis Woody
Mar 22, 2013
Cheryl (Travis) Woody, age 54 of Cleveland died Friday March 22, 2013 at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga. She was born June 6, 1958 in Gallatin, TN to Harold and Margaret (Deford) Travis. She was preceded in death by her mother and her brother Charles Franklin Travis, and mother in law Mary (Mashburn) Woody. She is survived by her husband of...
Eleanor Elizabeth Steele
Mar 16, 2013
Eleanor Elizabeth McFarland Steele age 83 of Dayton, TN went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ early Saturday morning, March 16, 2013 in Chattanooga, TN. She was born on January 13, 1930 in Grove City, PA the daughter of the late James Russell and Sara Lois (Weber) McFarland. She was also preceded in death by her...
Robert Cornett Sr.
Mar 7, 2013
Emery Robert Cornett, Sr., age 74 of Dayton died unexpectedly Thursday March 7, 2013 in Cleveland. He was born November 30, 1938 in Lenoir City to the late Henry and Myra (Dodson) Cornett. A resident of Dayton for the past 56 years, Robert retired as District Manager of Pilot Oil. He attended the Family Worship Center in Dayton. He is...
Joyce Irene De Rosset
Mar 6, 2013
Joyce Irene de Rosset, age 98, died Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at the Courtyard in Dayton. She was born February 19, 1915 in Hesperia, MI to the late Norman and Esther (Sprunger) Hirschy. She was also preceded in death by her husband Edward Meares de Rosset and her brother Harlan Hirschy. She enrolled in the nursing program at Berea College,...
Jason Williams
Mar 5, 2013
Jason Otha Williams, age 38 of Dayton, died Tuesday March 5, 2013. He was born August 17, 1974 in Chattanooga to the late Junior Williams and Donna (Howard) Williams. He was a member of the Hillside Baptist Church in Red Bank. He is survived by his son Chance Williams of Hixson, grandmother Cleasy Grisham of Dayton, grandparents Billy and Wanda...
Theodore Albert Engel Sr.
Feb 28, 2013
Theodore Albert Engel, Sr., age 88 of Dayton, died Thursday February 28, 2013 at Rhea Medical Center in Dayton. He was born July 15, 1924 in Allegan, MI to the late Albert and Lola (Miller) Engel. He was also preceded in death by his wife Judith Ann (Visscher) Engel, son Larry Roberts, granddaughter Jennifer Basile, brother Lloyd Engel and sister...
Joe Dickson Corlew
Feb 26, 2013
Joe Dickson Corlew, age 83, of Dayton died Tuesday, February 26, 2013 in Chattanooga. He was born August 21, 1929 in Charlotte, TN to the late William Parks and Thelma (Loggins) Corlew. He was also preceded in death by his wife Sarah Ann (Mize) Corlew. A resident of Dayton for the past 25 years, he retired from Dupont as a...
William Henry Helrigel
Feb 21, 2013
William Henry Helrigel, age 92, died Thursday, February 21, 2013 at Life Care of Red Bank. He was born July 23, 1920 in Kalamazoo, MI to the late William H. and Alta Mae (Bell) Helrigel. He was also preceded in death by his wife Isabel (Nixon) Helrigel. He lived in Albion, MI from 1939 until 1982, then in Hendersonville, NC...
Marguerite Gillespie
Feb 16, 2013
Marguerite Gillespie, age 99 of Fort Myers, FL, died Saturday, February 16, 2013 in Fort Myers. She was born September 21, 1913 in Dayton, TN to the late Sam and Marietta (Walker) Fraley. She was also preceded in death by her husband Wendell Gillespie, brothers Levi, Clay, Ray and Jennings and sisters Delia, Pearl and Mebbie. Marguerite lived many years...
Terry Lynn Wilson
Feb 14, 2013
Terry Lynn Wilson, age 45, of Dayton died Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Decatur, TN. He was born May 17, 1967 in Dayton. A resident of Dayton most of his life, Terry was employed at Family Dollar. He is survived by his wife, Rachel (Evans) Wilson, his son, Nicholas Wilson, his father, Thomas (June) Wilson, his mother, Rhoda (Robert) Smith,...
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