Obituaries
Judy Engel
Mar 21, 2012
Judith Ann Engel, age 80 of Dayton died Wednesday evening, March 21, 2012 in a Chattanooga hospital. Judy was born in Holland, MI on February 24, 1932 the daughter of the late Carl and Della (Overway) Visscher. She was a graduate of Holland High School and had worked with human resources in Monroe, MI for LA-Z-BOY from 1968 until 1981....
Kathy Elkins
Mar 18, 2012
Kathy Ann Elkins, age 57 of Dayton died Sunday morning, March 18, 2012 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. Kathy was born in Sale Creek on January 14, 1955 the daughter of the late Clyde and Myrtle (May) Miller and was also preceded in death by her two brothers, Jimmy Miller and Buddy Miller. She lived all of her life...
Allen Smith
Mar 14, 2012
Glenn Allen Smith, age 58, died Wednesday, March 14, 2012 in Dayton. He was born July 7, 1953 in Chattanooga, TN. A resident of Dayton all his life, he was a graduate of Rhea Central High School. He had been employed at Dupont and currently owned and operated S & S Sportswear, Malco Modes and Sam’s Mfg., all in Dayton....
Ella Holyfield
Mar 14, 2012
Ella Holyfield, age 93 of Dayton, died Wednesday, March 14, 2012 in Chattanooga. She was born on December 7, 1918 in Dickenson County, VA, to the late Morgan and Phoebe (Counts) Sutherland. She was also preceded in death by her husband Wilburn L. Holyfield. A resident of Dayton since 2001, she was a homemaker and loved gardening and her family....
Goldie Chadwick
Mar 12, 2012
Goldie Jane Chadwick, age 96, died Monday, March 12, 2012 at her home in Dayton. She was born in Dayton on August 5, 1915 to the late George and Addie (Eakins) Brady. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Carl Chadwick. Goldie lived in Dayton most of her life where she was a homemaker and of the Methodist...
Norman Lenerville
Mar 1, 2012
Norman Dale Lenerville, age 86 of Dayton died Thursday, March 01, 2012 in Rhea Medical Center. Norman was born in Cash, SD on March 30, 1925 the son of the late Eldred Leroy Lenerville and Mabel Clara (Murphy) Lenerville. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Barbara May (Badger) Lenerville. Norman earned his B.A. at Wheaton College and...
Rachel Ross Morgan
Feb 26, 2012
Rachel Joanne (Ross) Morgan, age 78 of Dayton died Sunday morning, February 26, 2012 at her home. Rachel was born in Frankfort, KS on July 21, 1933 the daughter of the late Rev. Archie and Dora (Schmidt) Ross and was also preceded in death by her husband Kenneth Morgan. Rachel earned her B.S. at Bob Jones University and her M.A....
Mary Woody
Feb 25, 2012
Mary Sue Woody, age 78 of Dayton died Saturday morning, February 25, 2012 at her home. Mary was born in Sullivan County on November 27, 1933 the daughter of the late Luther and Nellie Jane (Poore) Mashburn. She was also preceded in death by her son, Gerald Woody, sister, Jane Mashburn and brothers, Clarence, Joe, Buddy, Tony and Billy Mashburn....
Jean Marie Sinclair
Feb 21, 2012
Jean Marie Sinclair, age 83, died Tuesday, February 21, 2012 in Chattanooga. She was born December 10, 1928 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Otto and Helen (Lind) Newberg. She lived on Dayton Mountain most of her life and was a homemaker. She was an accomplished pianist and artist. She was of the Seventh Day Adventist faith. She is survived...
Euva Elsea
Feb 19, 2012
Euva Lee Elsea, age 90 of Sale Creek died Sunday morning February 19, 2012 at Life Care of Rhea County. Euva was born in Sale Creek on December 19, 1921 the daughter of the late Hiram and Nora (Morgan) Alsinger. She was also preceded in death by her husband William Harding Elsea who was killed in action during WWII in...
Robert "Vance" Miller
Feb 19, 2012
Hixson, TN Robert “Vance” Miller, age 88, died Sunday, February 19, 2012 in Red Bank. He was born August 1, 1923 in Jenkinjones, WV to the late Robert Melvin and Rossie (Eldreth) Miller. He worked in the coal mines of West Virginia before moving his family to Sale Creek, TN. He retired from Koehring as a chief inspector. He was...
Joe Coulter
Feb 17, 2012
Euclid Joe Coulter, age 72 of Dayton went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Friday morning, February 17, 2012 at Parkridge Medical Center. Joe was born on October 8, 1939 the son of the late James and Lucy (Dunn) Coulter. He was a graduate of Rhea Central High School, class of 1957 and served with the National...
Johnny Lee Knight
Feb 15, 2012
Evensville, TN Johnny Lee Knight, age 43, died Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at his home. He was born January 20, 1969 in Canton, GA. He was preceded in death by his father D.L. Knight. He was of the Church of God faith. In addition to his mother, Gracie (Berry) Knight, he is survived by his wife Angel (Pritchett) Knight, three...
David Arthur Patterson
Feb 15, 2012
David Arthur Patterson, age 73, died Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at his home. He was born December 31, 1938 in River Rouge, MI to the late Dave Henry and Sarah (Edwards) Patterson. A resident of Dayton since 1998, he lived in Enfield, Connecticut for 22 years and prior to that in Bay City, MI. He started working at Combustion Engineering...
Steve Minter
Feb 3, 2012
Murray Stephen “Steve” Minter, age 61, passed Friday, February 3, 2012, at his home. He was born January 22, 1951 in Washington, D.C. to the late M.S. Minter and Ada (Hughes) Minter. A resident of Spring City since 2007, he was conference director of Cedine Ministries. He attended Howard University and Washington Bible College. He was a veteran of the...
Virginia Edwards
Feb 3, 2012
Virginia Edwards, age 81, of Hixson, died Friday, February 3, 2012. She was born March 12, 1930 in Hamilton County to the late John and Lenora (McNabb) Thacker. She was also preceded in death by her husband John E. Edwards, brother Howard Thacker and sister Louise Henry. She was a resident of Rhea County before moving to Hixson in 1940....
Blaz Deckar Johnson
Jan 28, 2012
Blaz Deckar Johnson, infant son of Brittani (Clingan) Johnson and Deckar Lee Baldwin, died Saturday, January 28, 2012. He was born November 10, 2011 in Chattanooga. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his two brothers Aden James Thomas Johnson and Evan Cole Baldwin and sister Zoey Elise Clingan, grandparents Leland and Doris Gail (Messimer) Clingan, Roger and...
Sister Opal Scott
Jan 28, 2012
Opal Izetta Scott, age 85 of Dayton went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Saturday morning, January 28, 2012. She was born in Speedwell, TN on May 10, 1926 the daughter of the late Fate and Olivia (Bowman) Monday. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Rev. R.T. Scott, her sister, Jean Claiborne, brother, Bill...
Brian Lee Coulter
Jan 21, 2012
Brian Lee Coulter, age 29, went to be with the Lord after a tragic accident on Saturday, January 21, 2012 in Meigs County. He was born December 7, 1982 in Dayton to Roger and Jennifer (Longmire) Coulter. Brian graduated from Rhea County High School. He worked in construction in the oil fields around Houston, TX, learning the construction trade from...
Shirley Rowe
Jan 20, 2012
Shirley Ann Rowe, age 69 of Dayton passed Friday morning, January 20, 2012 at Rhea Medical Center in Dayton. Shirley was born in Henry, TN on May 26, 1942 the daughter of the late Edward and Jewell (Haynes) Cates. Shirley earned her Bachelor of Science degree at Lane College in Jackson, TN and then earned her Master’s Degree in Science...
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