Obituaries
Gene Murphy
Oct 7, 2012
Dester “Gene” Murphy, age 74, of Dayton, died Sunday morning October 7, 2012 at Rhea Medical Center. He was born August 21, 1938 in Whitley City, KY to the late John and Eliza (Watson) Murphy. A resident of Dayton since 1988, he retired as a Captain with the Chattanooga Fire Department, and then worked as deputy with the Sheriff’s Department...
Lucille Hurst
Oct 6, 2012
Lucille Ward Hurst went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday night October 6, 2012 at the age of 97. She was born June 21, 1915 in Dayton to the late William and Jeanette (Burdette) Ward. She was a member of the Dayton First Baptist Church where she taught the Bethany Sunday School class for...
Frankie Fox
Oct 6, 2012
Mary Ruth “Frankie” Fox, age 88 of Sale Creek died Saturday evening, October 6, 2012 at her home. She was born March 9, 1924 in Graysville to the late Thomas and Marcella (Walker) Reel. She was also preceded in death by her husband Wilson Fox. Frankie lived all of her life in Graysville and Sale Creek and was a homemaker....
Brooklyn Danielle Thomas
Oct 6, 2012
Brooklyn “Brookie” Danielle Thomas, age 2, died Saturday evening, October 6, 2012 in Chattanooga. She was born July 13, 2010 in Chattanooga to Ashley Akin and John “J.J.” Thomas She is survived by her parents and her brother, Johnny Thomas at home, grandparents Bill Akin of Dayton and Pam Barley of Dayton, William Thomas of Atlanta,GA, Patsy Thomas of Spring...
Georgia Marie Caudle
Oct 5, 2012
Georgia Marie Okrina Caudle passed away on Friday, October 5, 2012 in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, surrounded by her family. Georgia Caudle was born on April 22, 1920, in Abie, Nebraska, the second child of Charles and Frances Okrina, both of Czechoslovakia. For sixty years, she was the loving wife of her husband, Ellis, who passed away in 2008. While raising...
Wilbur Ellis Price
Oct 2, 2012
Wilbur Ellis Price, age 74, died Wednesday October 4, 2012 at Laurelbrook Nursing Home. He was born September 19, 1938 in Bowden, GA to the late Wayne Ezekiel and Dera Irene (Smith) Price. He was also preceded in death by his brother Eugene Price. He is survived by his wife Estelle Ellis Price, sons Stephen E. Price and Nathan C....
Mary Cary
Sep 30, 2012
Mary Cary of Jonesborough, TN passed away on 30 September 2012 in her son’s home at the wonderful age of 97. She was predeceased by her loving husband, John, who she met while attending Purdue University. They were blessed with 73 years of marriage during which they enjoyed many activities together. Chief among these were helping others, working in the...
Albert Jay Levengood Jr.
Sep 17, 2012
Rev. Albert Jay Levengood, Jr., went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Monday evening, September 17, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born February 12, 1929 in St. Louis, MO to the late Albert Jay and Ella (Martin) Levengood, Sr. Rev. Al was a graduate of Rhea Central High School and earned his...
Christopher J. Lee
Sep 16, 2012
Christopher J. “C.J.” Lee, age 32, died Sunday September 16, 2012 in Dayton. He was born August 11, 1980 in Chattanooga to Timothy Lee and Rosemary (Miller) Lee. A resident of Dayton for the past twenty years, he was a carpenter working in construction. He was of the Church of God faith. C.J. is survived by his wife Amanda (Walker)...
Clyde Mccoy
Sep 13, 2012
Clyde “Poop” McCoy, age 66 of Dayton, died Thursday evening, September 13, 2012 at his home. He was born January 27, 1946 in Rhea County to the late Clyde and Gladys (Nichols) McCoy. He was also preceded in death by his wife Bobby Dean McCoy and his sister, Ellen Sue McCoy. Clyde was a farmer and loved to collect “second-hand...
Michael Arnold Daniels
Sep 10, 2012
Michael Arnold Daniels, age 57, of Dayton, died Monday, September 10, 2012 in Chattanooga. He was born March 29, 1955 in Rockwood to the late Loy “Buddy” Daniels and Maxine (Houston) Daniels. He was also preceded in death by his niece Aimie Leigh King. A resident of Dayton Mountain all his life, he was a graduate of Rhea Central High...
Harold Gene Douglas Sr.
Sep 9, 2012
Harold Gene Douglas, Sr., age 65 of Dayton, died Sunday September 9, 2012 in Chattanooga. He was born January 29, 1947 in Dayton to the late Roscoe and Catherine (Dillard) Douglas. A resident of Rhea County most of his life, he was a carpenter, roofer and painter. He was of the Church of God faith. He is survived by his...
Gregory Alan Brown Sr.
Aug 27, 2012
Gregory Alan Brown, Sr., age 46 died unexpectedly Monday afternoon, August 27, 2012 in Dayton. He was born March 11, 1966 in Chattanooga and was preceded in death by his father, Victor Earl Brown, Sr. and his brother, Randell Brown. Gregory lived in Dayton for the past fifteen years and worked at area carpet mills and then Window World. He...
Miss Tina Marie Moore
Aug 26, 2012
Tina Marie Moore, age 35, of Dayton Mountain, passed away Sunday, August 26, 2012 at her home. She was born October 19, 1976 in Dayton and was preceded in death by her father Frank Moore. A lifelong resident of Dayton, she was employed as office manager of Hillcrest and Sunset Memorial Gardens in Cleveland. She was also active with the...
Miss Vivian Jean Travis
Aug 26, 2012
Vivian Jean “Viva” Travis, age 77, died Sunday, August 26, 2012 in Tullahoma. She was born May 5, 1935 in Morgantown, TN to the late Roy and Dorothy (Dyer) Travis. She was also preceded in death by her brothers David Clifton Travis and R.L. Travis and sister Ida Mae Blum. A resident of Dayton for many years, she was a...
Robert Hodge
Aug 23, 2012
Robert Leo Hodge, age 86, of Spring City, died Thursday August 23, 2012 at his home. He was born January 1, 1926 in Fentress County, TN to the late Lee and Missouri (Norris) Hodge. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Lory (Thomas) Hodge. Mr. Hodge was a carpenter and was a member of the...
Laura Larosa
Aug 17, 2012
Laura LaRosa, age 88, died Friday, August 17, 2012 at Laurelbrook Nursing Home. She was born December 25, 1923 in New Jersey to the late Frank and Mary (LaBadara) Melti. She was also preceded in death by her husband Salvatore LaRosa. Mrs. LaRosa was a homemaker and was of the Seventh Day Adventist faith. She is survived by her son...
Josephine "Girlie" Smith
Aug 15, 2012
Josephine “Girlie” Smith, age 83, passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at Rhea Medical Center. She was born June 7, 1929 in Dayton to the late Floyd and Martha (Walker) Burwick. She was also preceded in death by her husband Hugh W. Smith. A resident of Dayton most of her life, she retired from the Oster Corp where she worked...
Mildred Avery
Aug 14, 2012
Mildred Williams Avery, age 93, of Dayton, passed Tuesday, August 14, 2012 in Dayton. She was born February 9, 1919 in Evensville to the late John and Myrtle (Douglas) Howerton. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, J.W. “Jesse” Williams and Tommy Avery and four sons, Jesse T.Williams, Freddie Williams, Harold Williams and John Williams. A lifelong resident...
Eunice Acuff
Aug 10, 2012
Eunice Thompson Acuff, age 94, passed away Friday morning, August 10, 2012 in Chattanooga. She was born November 18, 1917 in Black Oak, AR to the late Alfred Lee and Fannie Mae (Caldwell) Thompson. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Vernon Cowart, E. B. Skates and Alvin Acuff, son Richard Cowart and step-daughter Betty Stone. She is...
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