Obituaries

Virginia Sue Garrison

Virginia Sue Garrison

Aug 5, 2012

Virginia Sue “Bobbie” Garrison, age 72, died Sunday evening, August 5, 2012, at the home of her daughter in Dayton. She was born December 22, 1939 in Dayton to the late Arvil Lee and Mamie (Dotson) Fraley. She was also preceded in death by her brothers Charles Fraley and Buck Fraley. A lifelong resident of Dayton, she was a graduate...

Catherine Swafford Wilkerson

Catherine Swafford Wilkerson

Jul 31, 2012

Minnie Catherine Swafford Wilkerson, age 83, of Dayton, died Tuesday, July 31, 2012 in Murfreesboro. She had lived the past 5 years with her daughter and son-in-law Cindy and Mickey Wallace in Mount Vernon, OH. She was born June 23, 1929 in Pikeville to the late Robert and Lena Mae (Lawson) Swafford. She was also preceded in death by her...

S Nola Cook Schaffer

S Nola Cook Schaffer

Jul 22, 2012

Nola Cook McHone Schaffer, age 73 died early Sunday morning July 22, 2012 at her sister’s home on Dayton Mountain. Nola was born in Monroe County on July 12, 1939 the daughter of the late Thomas R. Cook Sr. and Lula (Lowry) Cook. She was also preceded in death by her son Timothy McHone. Nola was a member of the...

S Kathryn Bryan Choate

S Kathryn Bryan Choate

Jul 13, 2012

Kathryn Bryan Choate, age 94, of Dayton, died Friday afternoon, July 13, 2012 at her home. She was born November 9, 1918 in Amity, Arkansas to the late W.C. and Clara (Ligon) Allen. She was also preceded in death in 2002 by her husband of 64 years, Mark Wade Choate and a grandson Mark Wade Choate, III. A resident of...

Geraldine Shofner Langley

Geraldine Shofner Langley

Jul 12, 2012

Geraldine “Geri” Shofner Langley, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend to many, passed this life, being 92 years old, on July 12, 2012. She was born May 27, 1920 to Gerald LeRoy and Maude (Foust) Shofner, living all her life in Dayton. She was a member of Trinity Methodist Church, then the First United Methodist Church...

Nana Jean Roddy

Nana Jean Roddy

Jul 9, 2012

Jean Elizabeth “Nana Jean” (Day) Roddy, age 85, passed away at her home, surrounded by her family, Monday afternoon, July 09, 2012. She was born July 31, 1926 in Flint, MI to the late Thomas Lee and Maude (Coulter) Day. She was also preceded in death by her husband Richard Crawford Roddy and grandson Daniel L. Roddy. A resident of...

Donald Lee Lewis

Donald Lee Lewis

Jul 8, 2012

Donald Lee Lewis, age 51, of Graysville Mtn., died Sunday, July 8, 2012 at his home. He was born May 12, 1961 in Hamilton County, TN to Virgil and Dorothy (Lasley) Lewis, Sr. A resident of Graysville Mountain all of his life, he was a graduate of Soddy Daisy High School. He was an iron worker with Mueller Corp. and...

Jane Ann Brown Ardelean

Jane Ann Brown Ardelean

Jul 2, 2012

Jane Ann Brown Ardelean of Evensville, Tennessee went home to be with her Lord and Savior on July 2, 2012. Jane was born in Oliver Springs, Tennessee on December 18, 1935 to Martin Ernest Brown and Mabel Jackson Brown. She grew up in Pontiac, Michigan and graduated from Eastern Michigan University and earned a Masters from Tennessee Tech. In January,...

Michael Wayne Stuart

Michael Wayne Stuart

Jun 27, 2012

Michael Wayne Stuart, age 61, of Harrison, died unexpectedly at his home Wednesday, June 27, 2012. He was born April 28, 1951 in Dayton and was preceded in death by his father, Warren “Son” Stuart. A resident of Dayton until 1992, Mike was a graduate of Rhea Central High School, class of 1969. He was an auto mechanic for 20...

Thelma Viola Anderson

Thelma Viola Anderson

Jun 19, 2012

Thelma Viola Anderson, age 93, of Dayton, died early Tuesday morning, June 19, 2012 at her home with her son at her side. She was born January 18, 1919 to the late Jerd and Ruth (Richmond) Sanders Sweeton. She was also preceded in death by her husband Carl Anderson, son George Nunley, three sisters and four brothers. A resident of...

Ruth Ellen Steel

Ruth Ellen Steel

Jun 15, 2012

Ruth Ellen Steel, age 92, of Dayton, died Friday morning, June 15, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born January 21, 1920 in Murfreesboro, TN to the late Jim and Martha Belle (Pendergrass) Lowery. She was also preceded in death by her husband Lem Loggines Steel, sons J.T. Steel, Jerry Lee Steel and Paul Steel, daughter...

Freddie Lee Worley

Freddie Lee Worley

May 31, 2012

Freddie Lee Worley, age 55 of Dayton died Thursday afternoon, May 31, 2012 at Skyridge Medical Center in Cleveland. Fred was born on July 23, 1956 in Chicago, IL. He was a graduate of Alamo High School, class of 1975. He was a long time resident of Dayton and had lived in Cleveland the last two years. Fred was a...

Jimmy Charles Simpson

Jimmy Charles Simpson

May 28, 2012

Jimmy Charles Simpson, Sr., age 68, of Dayton, died Monday, May 28, 2012 at his home. He was born April 30, 1944 in Spring City, TN to the late Wallace and Nell (Smith) Simpson. He was also preceded in death by his wife Dorothy May (Houston) Simpson, son Stanley Lee Simpson, daughters Patricia May Simpson and Dorothy Ann Simpson, brothers...

Margie Hamby

Margie Hamby

May 27, 2012

Margie Marie Hamby, age 90, of Pikeville, KY, died Sunday, May 27, 2012 in Pikeville, KY. She was born October 31, 1921 in Harlan, KY to the late Archie and Rachel Lola-Belle (Nunn) Buchannon. She was also preceded in death by her husband Howard Hamby, three sons, Robert Howard Hamby, Bobby Joe Hamby and Ronald Hamby and two brothers Clifford...

Jewell Ray

Jewell Ray

May 26, 2012

Jewell Greer Ray, age 80 of Dayton died Saturday morning, May 26, 2012 in Dunlap. Jewell was born in Moscow, TN on October 16, 1931 the son of the late Jewell and Josie (Greer) Ray. He was also preceded in death by his son Larry Dale Ray who died November 18, 2011. He served his country in the US Army...

Bobby Dean Hancock Jr.

Bobby Dean Hancock Jr.

May 20, 2012

Bobby Dean Hancock, Jr., age 46, of Dayton, died Sunday, May 20, 2012 at his home. He was born February 13, 1966 in Chattanooga. He was a graduate of Rhea County High School, attended Sale Creek Church of God and was a twenty year veteran of the U.S. Navy. Bobby is survived by his wife Christy (Dobbs) Hancock of Dayton,...

Carla Rosetta Shelton

Carla Rosetta Shelton

May 19, 2012

Carla Rosetta Shelton, age 52, of Spring City, passed away Saturday, May 19, 2012 in Cleveland, TN. She was born December 23, 1959 in Rockwood to the late Kenneth and Shirley (Reed) Johnson. She was also preceded in death by her sister Rhonda Johnson. Carla was a homemaker and was of the Church of God faith. She is survived by...

Gavin Wayne Kerley

Gavin Wayne Kerley

May 5, 2012

Gavin Wayne Kerley, newborn infant, died Saturday, May 5, 2012 in Chattanooga. He was preceded in death by his grandfather Leonard Houle. He was the son of Lewis Wayne Kerley and Dawn Ann Thurman. He is also survived by his brothers Walt Kerley of Pikeville, Nicholas Thurman and Cameron Thurman of Dayton, sisters Taylor Henderson of Evensville, Autumn Kerley and...

Thelma Smith

Thelma Smith

Apr 26, 2012

Thelma Novella Smith, age 91, of Evensville, died Thursday, April 26, 2012 at Spring City Life Care Center. A lifelong resident of Rhea County, she was born November 22, 1920 to the late John and Martha (Turner) Smith. She was also preceded in death by her husband Samuel Carroll Smith, two sons, Larry Smith and Billy Ray Smith and grandson...

Oma "Polly" Bolton

Oma "Polly" Bolton

Apr 24, 2012

Oma “Polly” Bolton, age 85, of Dayton, died Tuesday, April 24, 2012 in Rhea Medical Center. She was born January 24, 1927 in Bledsoe County to the late Jesse Lee Bolton and Laura Collier Bolton. She was also preceded in death by her sister Opal Coleman, and nephews Allen Patterson and Mike W. Montgomery and step-father Frank Tennyson. Polly was...