Obituaries
General "Shorty" Smith
Oct 24, 2011
General Gleason Smith, age 57 of Graysville, died Monday October 24, 2011 at his home. He was born September 18, 1954 in Dayton to the late Lonnie and Thelma (Perry) Smith. He was also preceded in death by brothers Richard Smith and Vincent Smith. Shorty lived all his life in Dayton. He was an avid NASCAR and UT football fan....
Shannon Smith
Oct 23, 2011
Shannon Elayne (Reynolds) Smith age 29 went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Sunday morning October 23, 2011 while holding her husband’s hand at their home. Shannon was born in Athens on December 6, 1981 the daughter of Don and Patricia (Mills) Reynolds. Her mother preceded her in death earlier this year.Shannon was raised in Athens where...
Ethel V. Iverson
Oct 23, 2011
Dayton, TN Ethel V. Iverson, age 92 of Dayton died Sunday October 23, 2011 at Erlanger Hospice Care Center in Chattanooga. She was born July 7, 1919 in Havre, MT to the late J.P. and Mary Thomas Countryman. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Paul Iverson. Ethel spent most of her life in Montana...
Robert L. Abel
Oct 5, 2011
Robert L. Abel, age 86 of Dayton, died Wednesday October 5, 2011 at Rhea Medical Center. He was born March 15, 1925 in Dayton to the late Albert and Irene (Tucker) Abel. Robert worked for DuPont in Chattanooga for 32 years before retiring in 1982. He loved gardening and sharing the fruits of his labors with his family and friends....
Harriett Jones
Sep 29, 2011
Hixson, TN Harriett O’Kelley Jones, age 83 of Hixson, died Thursday, September 29, 2011 at Standifer Place. She was born May 10, 1928 in Buford, GA to the late Everett and Ida Mae (Power) O’Kelley. She was also preceded in death by her brothers Charles O’Kelley and James O’Kelley and sister Mary O’Kelley. Harriett is survived by her husband of...
Barbara Walcott
Sep 29, 2011
Barbara Alice Walcott age 70 of Dayton died at her home Thursday evening, September 29, 2011 while surrounded by her family. Barbara was born in Evensville on September 12, 1941 the daughter of the late Rowe and Alice (Burdett) King. She was a lifelong resident of Rhea County where she was a homemaker. Her life was her family. Barbara is...
Robert Warren Reed
Sep 23, 2011
Robert Warren Reed, age 96 of Graysville, died Friday September 23, 2011 in Chattanooga. He was born February 13, 1915 in Attleboro, MA to the late Warren and Mary (Hanson) Reed. He was also preceded in death by his wife Mildred (Honevick) Reed. Robert was a police officer, fireman and security guard. He loved to play the guitar. He served...
Samuel Washington
Sep 16, 2011
Samuel Washington, age 91 of Dayton, passed Friday September 16, 2011 at Rhea Medical Center. He was born May 10, 1920 in Earles, AR to the late Columbus and Fannie (Taylor) Washington. He was also preceded in death by his wife Martha Lee (Angel) Washington and sisters Odell Washington and Zana Washington. Samuel served his country with the U.S. Army...
Anna Helen Fox Cofer
Aug 28, 2011
Anna Helen (Fox) Cofer, age 94 of Graysville died Sunday morning, August 28, 2011 in Roane County, TN. Helen was born in Graysville on September 7, 1916, the daughter of the late Franz Eugene Fox and Maggie (Gentry) Fox. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Wayne Cofer, two sons, Larry Eugene Cofer and Ronald Duane Cofer,...
Janie Douglas
Aug 24, 2011
Janie Douglas, age 50, of Dayton, died Wednesday August 24, 2011 at Erlanger in Chattanooga. She was born July 22, 1961 in Dayton to Jerry Mack Douglas, Sr. and Glenda May (Cox) Douglas. She lived in Rhea County most of her life and was a homemaker. Janie is survived by her mother Glenda Douglas of Dayton, son Shannon (Julie Booth)...
Cynthia Ann Best
Aug 14, 2011
Cynthia Ann Best, age 53 of East Ridge, died Sunday, August 14, 2011 at her home. She was born November 4, 1957 in Detroit, MI to the late Cranford and Geneva (Parsons) Lockamy. She was also preceded in death by a brother David Rockholt. Cynthia lived in East Ridge since 1983. She was accomplished in many things, including, being a...
Barbara Johnson
Jul 30, 2011
Barbara Lea Johnson, age 73 of Dayton died Saturday morning, July 30, 2011 in Dayton. She was born on August 12, 1937 the daughter of the late Gurlie and Hattie (Brown) Hale. She was also preceded in death by her husband Emery Johnson. Barbara had been a resident of Dayton since 1989 moving here from Hixson. She enjoyed gardening, cooking...
Ken Morgan
Jul 23, 2011
Kenneth Roy Morgan, age 90 of Dayton went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Saturday morning, July 23, 2011 with his daughter at his side. Ken was born in Rhea County on May 5, 1921 the son of the late Thomas Mack Morgan and Ida Jane (Roddy) Morgan. He was also preceded in death by his first...
George M. Fox
Jul 20, 2011
George Marshall Fox, age 97 of Spring City, TN died Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at Spring City Care and Rehab Center. He was born September 15, 1913 in Saskatchewan, Canada to the late Samuel and Agnes (Marshall) Fox. He was also preceded in death by his first wife Grace (Brahams) Fox, second wife Olive (Manthorne) Fox and step-son Curt Manthorne....
William B. Cather
Jul 10, 2011
Rev. William Benson Cather, Jr., age 90, went home to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, July 10, 2011, in Soddy Daisy Health Care Center. He was born February 2, 1921 in Roanoke, VA to the late William Benson Cather, Sr. and Ruth (Lucado) Cather. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Violet (Oberman) Cather. Rev....
Clayton Rothwell
Jun 24, 2011
Sale Creek Clayton Chester Rothwell, age 81 of Sale Creek, died Friday afternoon June 24, 2011 at his home. Clayton was born in Pikeville on October 19, 1929, the son of the late Herman and Carrie (Gill) Rothwell. He was also preceded in death by his two sisters, Dorothy Thurman and Bonnie Sneed. Clayton had resided in Sale Creek since...
Bobby Newell Trusley
Jun 18, 2011
Bobby Newell Trusley, age 61 of Dayton, died Saturday June 18 at his home. He was born on February 26, 1950 in Decatur, Tennessee to the late Jay Trusley and Isabell (Dunn) Doss. He is survived by his children Barbara Clark of Dayton, Jackie Green and Bobby Trusley of Evensville, Wanda Endriss of Honesdale, Pennsylvania, grandchildren Staci and Brandon Green,...
Roy Sligh
Jun 16, 2011
Dayton, TN Roy Sligh, age 56 of Dayton, died Thursday June 16, 2011 at his home. He was born June 9, 1955 in Dayton to the late Woodrow and Myrtle (Smith) Sligh. Roy was a self-employed mechanic. He is survived by his daughters Lisa Evitt and Tresa Minton, sisters Mary Crowe and Doris Alvey, brother William “Bill” Sligh all of...
Roy Jennings
Jun 8, 2011
Roy Charles Thomas Jennings, age 79 of Evensville died Wednesday June 8, 2011 at his home. He was born September 13, 1931 in Joelton, TN to the late Jim and Bessie Harvey Jennings. He was also preceded in death by a son Jerry L. Jennings, brothers Fred, J.B., Robert and Harvey Jennings and sisters Lena King and Elizabeth Klienert. He...
Marie Bailey
Jun 4, 2011
Marie Bailey, age 89 of Dayton and formerly of Oak Ridge died Saturday morning, June 4, 2011 at her home. Marie was born in Dayton on July 1, 1921 the daughter of the late Gerald LeRoy Shofner and Maude (Foust) Shofner. She was also preceded in death by her husband Myles William Bailey. She was a graduate of Rhea Central...
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