Obituaries
Robbie Jean Wilkerson
Mar 28, 2011
Robbie Jean Wilkerson, age 71, passed Monday, March 28, 2011 at her home surrounded by her family. A lifelong resident of Dayton, she was born September 6, 1939 to the late Robert Howerton and Louella (West) Howerton. She was also preceded in death by her husband Yvonne Luther Wilkerson. Robbie Jean was a homemaker and was a member of the...
Georgianna Belle Elsea
Mar 27, 2011
Georgianna Belle Elsea, age 73 of Dayton and formerly of Soddy Daisy died at her home Sunday afternoon March 27, 2011. Belle was born in Sale Creek on September 15, 1937 the daughter of the late Floyd and Pauline (Barnes) Moore. She was also preceded in death by her husband James Elsea, III, and her brother, Bub Moore. Belle lived...
Sara Sands Nichols
Mar 21, 2011
Sara Sands Nichols, age 49 of Dayton, died Monday evening, March 21, 2011 at her brother’s home in Crossville. Sara was born in Dayton on March 27, 1961, the daughter of the late Dr. Stanford and Adeline (Burnett) Nichols. Sara lived all of her life in Dayton and was a graduate of Rhea County High School. She earned her bachelors...
James Thomas Sullivan, Jr.
Mar 15, 2011
James Thomas Sullivan, Jr., age 64 of Dayton Mountain, died Tuesday March 15, 2011 at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga. He was born March 7, 1947 in Bradenton, FL and preceded in death by his father James Thomas Sullivan, Sr. and nephew Nello Christopher Marconi. A resident of Dayton Mountain for the past 25 years, James was a maintenance mechanic in...
Ruth Angeline Zimmerman
Mar 5, 2011
Ruth Angeline Baker Zimmerman of Spring City, TN, went to meet her Savior in Heaven on March 5, 2011 at age 98. Ruth was born to Edward Reed Baker and Olive Edith Smelker Baker on June 13, 1912 at her home in Alpha, Saskatchewan, Canada. In 1926, due to her mother’s declining health, she and her siblings Robert, Nellie and...
Erma Tennessee Thurman
Feb 22, 2011
Erma Tennessee Thurman, age 97 of Dayton, died Tuesday February 22, 2011 at Life Care Center of Rhea County. She was born September 22, 1913 in Baxter, TN to the late Monroe and Lillie (Jones) Thomas. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 65 years William Allen Thurman, sons Floyd Odell Thurman and William Thomas Thurman, brothers...
Mildred Crane
Feb 21, 2011
Katherine Mildred (Colbaugh) Crane age 76 died late Monday, February 21, 2011 in Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ypsilanti, MI surrounded by her family. Mildred was born in Rhea County, TN on July 18, 1934 the daughter of the late Carl and Blanche (Harris) Colbaugh. Mildred was a graduate of Rhea Central High School and in 1954 she and her...
Margaret Clark
Feb 17, 2011
Margaret Ellen Clark age 62 of Pikeville died early Thursday morning February 17, 2011 at her home. Margaret was born in Rhea County on October 6, 1948 the daughter of the late Sidney and Marie (Brady) Clark. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Carolyn Jarrett and Sandra Messimer, her brother, Rodger Clark, two nephews, Thomas Dean Miller...
Carol Chloe Dorsey
Feb 16, 2011
Carol Chloe Dorsey age 75 of Dayton Mountain died at her home Wednesday morning February 16, 2011 surrounded by her family. Chloe was born in Dayton on December 9, 1935 the daughter of the late William Edward “Ed” Baker and Chloe (Peavyhouse) Baker. She was also preceded in death by her sisters Thelma Johnston and Billie Baker and her brother...
Odell Thurman
Feb 16, 2011
Floyd Odell Thurman age 78 of Dayton and formerly of Red Bank died Wednesday, February 16, 2011 in Rhea Medical Center. Odell was born in Rhea County on June 18, 1932 and was preceded in death by his father Allen Thurman and his brother Tommy. Odell retired as a maintenance engineer for J.C. Penney and was a member and past...
Jackson Fitzgerald
Feb 15, 2011
Jackson Ace “Jax Man” Fitzgerald age 11 of Dayton was called home to walk with Jesus Tuesday afternoon February 15, 2011 while at home surrounded by his loving family. He now has a body that will never hurt again. Jackson was born in Chattanooga on February 8, 2000 the son of Jason and Cheryl (Mincy) Fitzgerald. Jackson lived all of...
Salvatore Larosa
Feb 12, 2011
Salvatore R. LaRosa, age 89 of Dayton, died Saturday February 12, 2011 at Hospice Care Center in Chattanooga. He was born June 6, 1921 in Little Ferry, NJ to the late Sebastian and Angelina Governalli LaRosa. He had a Masters degree in Divinity and was a Pastor with the Seventh Day Adventist Church. He was a member of the Brayton...
Michael Headlee
Feb 6, 2011
Michael Brian Headlee, age 41 of Dayton went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Sunday, February 6, 2011. Mike was born in Dayton on February 1, 1970 and lived all of his life in Dayton. He was a graduate of Rhea County High School and currently manager and head of maintenance for UTC. He was a gifted...
Gary Gilbert Woody
Feb 4, 2011
Gary Gilbert Woody, age 65 of Dayton, died Friday February 4, 2011 at his home. He was born July 24, 1945 in Washington County, TN to the late James and Blanche (Pleasant) Woody. He was also preceded in death by his four brothers, E.J., Henry, Wayne and Lynn Woody. Gary lived in Dayton most of his life and worked in...
Patsy June Mcentire
Feb 1, 2011
Patsy June McEntire, age 76 of Dayton, died Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at Hospice in Chattanooga. She was born May 12, 1934 in Dayton to the late Allen and Ellen (Thurman) Wilson. Patsy lived most of her life in Dayton and was a graduate of Rhea Central High School. She was a homemaker and of the Christian faith. She is...
Anna Mae Coleman
Jan 30, 2011
Anna Mae Reed Coleman, age 72, of Dayton and formerly of Soddy-Daisy, died Sunday morning, January 30, 2011 at Hospice of Chattanooga. She was born December 21, 1938 to Guy and Effie Mae Reed in Crab Orchard, TN. She was the fifth great-granddaughter of Lovett Reed, a Revolutionary War veteran who was a pioneering settler in the area known as...
Sandra Sue Montgomery
Jan 25, 2011
Sandra Sue Montgomery, age 62 of Dayton, died Tuesday January 25, 2011 at her home. She was born May 19, 1948 in Tampa, FL to the late Howard Montgomery and Vida Sue (Taylor) Montgomery Capps. She was also preceded in death by her step-father Harold Capps, sister Linda Page, brother-in-law Bernie Page and niece Vivian Cranfill. She is survived by...
Thomas Andrew Johnson
Jan 20, 2011
Thomas Andrew Johnson, age 81 of Dayton, died Thursday, January 20, 2011 at Soddy Daisy Health Care Center. He was born December 14, 1929 in Benham, KY to the late Henry and Hazel (Lucy) Johnson. He was also preceded in death by his first wife Jo Marie (Robinette) Johnson. A resident of Dayton since 1959, Andrew was a welder for...
Jeanette "Sis" Mincy
Jan 19, 2011
Mary Jeanette “Sis” Mincy, age 85 of Dayton, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, January 19, 2011, surrounded by her loving family. Sis was born July 25, 1925 in Lafollette, TN to the late Harry and Dora (Barley) Revis. She was also preceded in death by her daughters Sherry Mincy and Janice Hughes, and brothers Luther “Hunk”...
Jerry Mack Herrell
Jan 16, 2011
Jerry Mack Herrell, age 63 of Dayton, died Sunday, January 16, 2011 in Memorial Northpark, Chattanooga. He was born October 11, 1947 in Soddy Daisy, TN to the late Noel and Mutt (Morgan) Herrell. A Dayton resident most of his life, Jerry worked for Dayton Products. He was active with the Shriners and of the Christian faith. He is survived...
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