Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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...
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