Obituaries

Burtis Leon Walden

Burtis Leon Walden

Oct 6, 2010

Burtis Leon Walden, age 83 of Dayton, died Wednesday October 6, 2010 at Parkridge Hospital in Chattanooga. He was born on October 31, 1926 in Blytheville, AR to the late Burtis and Edith (Davis) Walden. A resident of Dayton since 1974, Leon was a retired school administrator in Texas. He attended the Sale Creek Church of God. He is survived...

Callie Cox

Callie Cox

Oct 2, 2010

Callie Freeman Cox age 93 of Graysville died Saturday, October 02, 2010 at the Soddy-Daisy Health Care Center. She was born in Alabama on August 13, 1917 to the late Durris and Susie (Cooper) Freeman. She was also preceded in death by her husband Charles. L. Cox, her grandson Alan Lovelady, brother, Linton Freeman and sister, Athelene Burton. Callie lived...

Bud Davis

Bud Davis

Sep 24, 2010

Lucious “Bud” Davis, age 66 of Dayton died Friday evening, September 24, 2010 at Parkridge Medical Center in Chattanooga. Bud was born in Dayton on November 18, 1943 the son of the late Willis and Alta Mae (Brown) Davis. Bud lived most of his life in Dayton and was a graduate of Rhea Central High School. He was a boilermaker...

Daniel Robert Kiest

Daniel Robert Kiest

Sep 15, 2010

Daniel Robert Kiest, age 51 of Dayton, died Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at Memorial Hospital. He was born in Hammond, IN on April 17, 1959 to the late Robert Frederick and Leona Isabelle Darmofalski Kiest. He was a resident of Dayton for the past 17 years and was employed with Eastman Construction in Chattanooga where he worked mainly in demolition....

Wilma Walker

Wilma Walker

Sep 14, 2010

Wilma Magdalene Walker, age 85 of Dayton died Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at a hospital in Chattanooga. Wilma was born in Graysville on March 8, 1925 the daughter of the late Elige and Dora (Goins) Goins. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Thomas E. Walker. Wilma lived all of her life in Dayton where...

Chris Cox

Chris Cox

Sep 11, 2010

David Christopher Cox age 41 of Brentwood and formerly of Dayton died at his home early Saturday morning, September 11, 2010. Chris was born in Dayton on April 29, 1969 the son of the late Dean and Linda (Reed) Cox. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Stephen Cox. Chris was an optician in Brentwood and is survived...

Hiram Green

Hiram Green

Sep 4, 2010

Robert Hiram Green age 87 of Dayton died at his home Saturday, September 4, 2010. He was born in Dayton on January 11, 1923 the son of the late Alexander Little Paige “Uncle Dock” Green and Attie Mattie (Barton) Green. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Lorene (Cummings) Green and second wife, Juanita (Tallent) Green. Hiram...

Dan Denton

Dan Denton

Sep 4, 2010

Richard Dan Denton age 87 of Dayton died Saturday, September 04, 2010 at his home. He was born on April 15, 1923 the son of the late Richard Jack Denton and Callie (Morgan) Denton. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Rita Ann Denton and his sister, Ruth Denton. Dan was a lifelong resident of Dayton where he...

Frank Alba

Frank Alba

Aug 29, 2010

Frank Fred Alba, age 83 of Dayton died Sunday morning, August 29, 2010 at Parkridge Hospital in Chattanooga. Frank was born in NYC, NY on March 7, 1927 the son of the late Francis Michael Alba and Harriet (Haberle) Alba. He was also preceded in death by his brother Randolph Alba and his granddaughter Jeanette Anne Smith. Frank served his...

David Small

David Small

Aug 24, 2010

David Phillip Small age 87 of Dayton, TN died at his home August 24, 2010. He was born in Washington, D.C. on September 18, 1922 the son of the late Thomas and Emma (Brown) Small. He was a resident of Sonoma, CA for 37 years until moving to Dayton 12 years ago. David served his country with the US Navy...

Jerry Mack "Bud" Douglas, Sr.

Jerry Mack "Bud" Douglas, Sr.

Aug 23, 2010

Jerry Mack “Bud” Douglas age 69 of Dayton died unexpectedly Monday morning, August 23, 2010 in Rhea Medical Center. Jerry Mack was born in Dayton on January 14, 1941 the son of the late Roy Roscoe Douglas and Catherine (Dillard) Douglas Cook. He was also preceded in death by his granddaughter, Stephanie Powell, brothers, Roy Douglas and Melvin Douglas and...

Violet Marie Hall

Violet Marie Hall

Aug 13, 2010

Violet Marie Hall, age 70 of Dayton died Friday, August 13, 2010 at her home. She was born in Dayton on November 18, 1939 to the late Virgil and Pearl (Webb) Houston and was a lifelong resident of Dayton. Violet is survived by her three sons, John, Allen and Adam Hall all of Dayton, her brothers, John, Baldy and Duck...

Julia Phillips

Julia Phillips

Aug 7, 2010

Alice Julia Frances Phillips, age 93 of Birchwood died early Saturday morning, August 7, 2010 at Life Care of Rhea County. Julia was born in Hixson on December 15, 1916 the daughter of the late Joseph and Carrie (Doyle) Thomas. Julia lived in Hamilton County all of her life and had retired as office manager for Rothberger City Directories. She...

Raymond Howard Harvey

Raymond Howard Harvey

Aug 5, 2010

Raymond Howard Harvey, age 77, of Graysville, TN died Thursday, August 5, 2010 in Murfreesboro, TN. He was born February 19, 1933 in Chattanooga to the late Emmett and Mary (Harden) Harvey. He was also preceded in death by his wife Phyllis Jo (Miles) Harvey, daughter Teresa Harvey, sister Bea Rodgers, brothers Mark Harvey and Max Harvey and great-grandson Tristin...

Frederick George Bedford

Frederick George Bedford

Aug 5, 2010

Frederick George Bedford, age 91, of Dayton, TN, formerly of Hornell, NY, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, August 5, 2010 at his home at the Courtyard in Dayton. He was born October 2, 1918 in Williamsport, PA to the late Tom and Ethel (Foulk) Bedford. He was also preceded in death by his...

Mike Long

Mike Long

Jul 25, 2010

Michael Watkins Long, age 59 of Dayton died unexpectedly at his home Sunday afternoon, July 25, 2010. Mike was born in Chickamauga, GA on April 25, 1951, “The year the grass was so green” as he loved to say. Mike was a 1969 graduate of the Tennessee Military Institute and lived in Chattanooga until moving to Dayton in 1974. Mike...

Kermit Zopfi

Kermit Zopfi

Jul 7, 2010

Rev. Kermit A. Zopfi, age 89, entered into glory on July 7, 2010 at his home in Dayton. Kermit was the son of the late George and Anna (Budahn) Zopfi. He was born on June 13, 1921 in Stratford, Wisconsin. He graduated from high school in Marshfield, Wisconsin and entered Bryan College after spending four years in the U.S. Coast...

Joyce Jean Morgan

Joyce Jean Morgan

Jun 30, 2010

Joyce Jean Morgan, age 80 of Hixson died early Wednesday morning June 30, 2010 at Kindred Hospital in Chattanooga. Joyce was born in Graysville on December 14, 1929 the daughter of the late David and Cleo (Shanks) Sinclair. She was also preceded in death by her husband Clarence Joseph “Joe” Morgan. Joyce lived most of her life in Dayton and...

T. Jack Robinson

T. Jack Robinson

Jun 25, 2010

Thomas Jackson Robinson, age 72 of Dayton died Friday morning, June 25, 2010 at Parkridge Medical Center in Chattanooga. T. Jack was born on August 1, 1937 and lived all of his life in Dayton. He was preceded in death by his parents Fred Carlton Robinson and Nell Spivey Robinson. He was a graduate of the McCallie School and of...

Nora Brown

Nora Brown

Jun 12, 2010

Nora Brown, age 76 died Saturday June 12, 2010 at the Courtyard in Dayton. She was born July 6, 1933 in Atlanta to the late Millard and Evelyn (Johnson) Beville. . She was also preceded in death by her husband Joe A. Brown. Nora was an administrative director of laboratories at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta and was a member of...