Obituaries

Jack Gentry

Jack Gentry

Jan 24, 2013

Ernest Paul “Jack” Gentry, age 71 of Sale Creek died Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. He was born April 7, 1941 in Chattanooga to the late Erfurt Thomas and Ada Illa (Hodge) Gentry. He was also preceded in death by his brothers Robert Gentry, Arnold Gentry, Junior Gentry, Harmon Gentry and Ed Gentry. A lifelong...

Cleo Pendergrass

Cleo Pendergrass

Jan 19, 2013

Cleo Pendergrass, age 91 of Sale Creek, died Saturday January 19, 2013 at her home. She was born October 7, 1921 in Putnam County, TN to the late Johnson Asberry and Emma Dale (Perry) Hyder. She was also preceded in death by her husband Thomas Foster Pendergrass, brothers Hooper Hyder, Paul Hyder and Doyle Hyder and sister Willie Swallows. A...

Laverne Gall

Laverne Gall

Jan 19, 2013

Laverne Gall, age 94 of Dayton, TN died Saturday morning, January 19, 2013 at her home. Laverne was born in Herculaneum, MO on February 19, 1918 the daughter of the late William Joseph and Bessie Isabel (Clifton) Scaggs. She was a long time resident of Marion, IL until moving to Dayton, TN in 2006. She was a member of the...

Nga Anh Mai

Nga Anh Mai

Jan 14, 2013

Nga Anh Mai, age 59 of Rossville, GA died Monday, January 14, 2013 in Dayton. She was born July 11, 1953 in Saigon, Viet Nam to the late Duong Quang Tan and Lai Kim Duc. She was also preceded in death by her brother Xuan Kim Lai. In 1975 she moved from Viet Nam and settled in Dayton until moving...

Archie James Poole Sr.

Archie James Poole Sr.

Jan 13, 2013

Archie James Poole, Sr., age 90, of Sale Creek, died Sunday, January 13, 2013 at Erlanger North in Chattanooga. A lifelong resident of Sale Creek, he was born January 12, 1923 to the late Samuel and Jessie (Clingan) Poole. Archie served his country with the U.S. Army in the Philippines during World War II. He was a supervisor and foreman...

Pat Randolph

Pat Randolph

Jan 10, 2013

Patricia Morton Randolph, age 65, of Dayton, died Thursday morning, January 10, 2013 at her home. She was born in Evensville on October 19, 1947 to the late Wilbur and Dixie (Roddy) Morton. Pat was raised in Evensville and was a 1965 graduate of Rhea Central High School. She received her Bachelor of Arts from E.T.S.U. She did her graduate...

Brian Eugene Sage

Brian Eugene Sage

Jan 8, 2013

Brian Eugene Sage, age 74, of Dayton, died Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga. He was born October 17, 1938 in London, England to the late George and Irene (Tattershell) Sage. He was also preceded in death by his daughter Danielle Sage. A resident of Rhea County for the past 16 years, Brian was a truck driver...

Lee Mikula

Lee Mikula

Jan 7, 2013

Emma Leona Mikula, age 50, of Dayton died Monday, January 7, 2013 at her home. She was born January 12, 1962 in Circleville, OH to the late Joseph and Barbara Clevenger. A resident of Dayton since 1989, she was a homemaker and enjoyed collecting Coca Cola and Gone with the Wind items. She is survived by her husband Paul Mikula...

Jean Sullivan

Jean Sullivan

Jan 3, 2013

Jean Sullivan, age 85 of Dayton, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ Thursday January 3, 2013 at Rhea Medical Center. She was born November 29, 1927 in Saginaw, MI to the late Clarence and Violet (Ealy) Nettleton. She was also preceded in death by her husband James Thomas Sullivan, Sr., son James Thomas Sullivan, Jr.,...

Walter Roy Stickley

Walter Roy Stickley

Jan 1, 2013

Walter Roy Stickley, age 81 of Dayton Mountain passed away Tuesday morning, January 1, 2013 in Dayton. Walt was born in Pontiac, MI the son of the late Carl and Rebecca (Freeman) Stickley. Walter lived in Pontiac until moving to Dayton Mountain in 1985. He served his country in the US Air Force and retired from General Motors as a...

Eleanor Brown Williams

Eleanor Brown Williams

Dec 29, 2012

Eleanor Ray Brown Williams, age 90 of Dayton passed away Saturday afternoon, December 29, 2012 in Dayton. Eleanor was born in Pikeville on October 6, 1922 the daughter of the late Jim and Ruth (White) Hutcheson. She was also preceded in death by her husband Jack Williams and her daughter Patricia Gonzalez. She was a graduate of Bledsoe County High...

Dorothy Irene Oliver

Dorothy Irene Oliver

Dec 20, 2012

Dorothy Irene Oliver, age 77 of Dayton Mountain, died Thursday, December 20, 2012 at the Hospice Care Facility in Chattanooga. She was born August 25, 1925 on Brayton Mountain to the late George and Alice (Walker) Post. Dorothy spent most of her life in Dayton. She graduated from Southern Missionary College and was a registered nurse. She was a member...

Donna Jean Cornelius

Donna Jean Cornelius

Dec 20, 2012

Donna Jean Cornelius, age 76, of Dayton, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Thursday, December 20, 2012 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. She was born February 25, 1936 in Pratt, Kansas to the late Roe and Zelma (Crocker) Black. A resident of Dayton for over 45 years, she was a member of Grace Bible...

Garren Wayne Flippo

Garren Wayne Flippo

Dec 20, 2012

Garren Wayne Flippo, age 24, of Soddy-Daisy, died Thursday, December 20, 2012. He was born April 24, 1988 in Chattanooga to Gary Flippo and Lisa Denton. Garren graduated from Sequoyah High School in Soddy-Daisy and had been employed as a pipefitter and a tree trimmer. He loved his S-10 pickup, music, hiking, the color red, anything with cheese on it...

George Washington Stephens Jr.

George Washington Stephens Jr.

Dec 17, 2012

George Washington Stephens, Jr., age 77, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Monday afternoon, December 17, 2012 at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga. He was born April 7, 1935 in Chattanooga to the late George and Gladys (Brown) Stephens. He was also preceded in death by his son Kenny Stephens, sisters Dorothy Moore, Georgia “Buddie” Eldridge, Hallie...

David Thomas Hunter

David Thomas Hunter

Dec 14, 2012

David Thomas Hunter, age 45 of Evensville died unexpectedly Friday afternoon, December 14, 2012 in Rhea Medical Center. David was born in Lebanon, NH on August 4, 1967 and graduated from the Pinecrest Academy High School in upstate New York. He served his country with the US Navy and has been a resident of Evensville for the past 20 years....

Peggy Jean Dyer

Peggy Jean Dyer

Dec 13, 2012

Peggy Jean Dyer, age 76, of Dayton, passed Thursday morning, December 13, 2012 at Erlanger Medical Center. A lifelong resident of Dayton, she was born October 26, 1936 to the late June and Henrietta (Wilkerson) Dyer. Peggy was a homemaker and was an active member of Rhea Central Church of God. She is survived by her son Glenn (Madge) Dyer,...

James Burton James

James Burton James

Dec 12, 2012

James Burton “J.B.” James, age 81 of Birchwood, died Wednesday December 12, 2012 at his home. He was born September 17, 1931 in Chattanooga to the late Pearson and Dell (Burton) James and was also preceded in death by his grandson Phillip James. He was a resident of Chattanooga for many years before moving to Birchwood seven years ago. He...

Grace Barbara Gager

Grace Barbara Gager

Dec 8, 2012

Grace Barbara Gager died peacefully in the Memory Care Unit of the Terrace on Saturday, December 8, 2012. She was born on April 19, 1921 in Detroit, Michigan. She was of the Lutheran faith. Grace was preceded in death by her parents, Aurelia and Hazen Vogt, her loving husband Captain Oliver Wesley Gager and her beloved daughter Barbara Sellers. She...

Jessie Mae Davis

Jessie Mae Davis

Dec 3, 2012

Jessie Mae (Floyd) Davis, age 73 of Chattanooga passed Monday afternoon, December 3, 2012 at Erlanger Medical Center. She was born on September 6, 1939 in Alabama to the late Leroy and Susie (McGuire) Floyd. A long time resident of Chattanooga, Jessie was a graduate of McKenzie College and had been employed by Combustion Credit Union and then she became...