Obituaries
Donald Ray Arnold
Jul 28, 2009
Rev. Donald Ray Arnold, age 73 of Dayton went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga. Donald Ray was born in Rhea County on October 9, 1935 the son of the late Floyd and Myra (McCullough) Arnold. He was also preceded in death by his two brothers, Robert Arnold...
Bobby Leon Long
Jul 25, 2009
Bobby Leon Long, age 71 of Hixson died at his home Saturday, July 25, 2009. Bobby was born in Soddy on July 14, 1938 the son of the late David “Doug” and Bertie (Iles) Long and was also preceded in death by his wife, Lenora (Colbaugh) Long. Bobby was a graduate of the Sale Creek High School and had lived...
Bessie Stewart
Jul 16, 2009
Bessie Stewart, age 86 of Dayton passed away Thursday morning, July 16, 2009 at her home while surrounded by her loving family. Bess was born in Calvary, GA on July 12, 1923 the daughter of the late James and Marie (McCray) Butler. She was also preceded in death by her husband Millard Warren who was killed during WWII, her infant...
Edith Pearl Hancock
Jul 14, 2009
Edith Pearl Hancock, age 87 of Evensville, TN died Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at her home. Edith was born February 16, 1922 in Meigs County, TN to the late Thomas Jayhugh Calbaugh and Laura Dolly Manis Calbaugh. In addition to her parents, Edith was also preceded in death by her husband Lloyd Thaxton Hancock, Sr., daughter Mary Bilodeau and great-grandson...
Garry Hardin
Jul 14, 2009
Rev. Gary Joe Hardin, age 68 of Dayton, TN went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ early Tuesday morning July 14, 2009 at his home. Rev. Hardin was born in Elizabethton, TN on October 14, 1940 the son of the late Ott Hardin and Hildred (Clemmons) Hardin. He was a graduate of Bethel College in McKenzie, TN...
James Harrison Gardner
Jul 8, 2009
Rev. James Harrison Gardner, age 78, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at his home in Sale Creek. He was born January 1, 1931 in St. Paul, MN, the son of the late Edward Harrison Gardner and Dorothy (Thomas) Gardner. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Florence (Becker)...
John Woodrow Poole, Sr.
Jul 3, 2009
John Woodrow Poole, Sr., died Friday, July 3, 2009 at Kindred Hospital in Chattanooga. John was born December 9, 1926 in Sale Creek, TN to the late John R. Poole and Clara (Fox) Poole. He was also preceded in death by his wife Jacquetta “Jackie” (Jordan) Poole, brothers Earl, Riley, Creed, Archie and Ed Poole and sisters Robbie Dean Higdon...
Katie Marie Mccollum
Jul 1, 2009
Katie Marie McCollum, age 86, of Dayton died Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at her home. Katie was born June 23, 1923 in Sale Creek, TN to the late Tom and Sarah (Poe) McCollum. She was also proceded in death by her husband Marvin E. McCollum. She is survived by her son Johnny McCollum of Dayton, TN and daughter Sarah Simpson...
Rich Lindsay
Jun 29, 2009
Richard Charles “Rich” Lindsay, age 61, died Monday, June 29, 2009 at the Rhea Medical Center in Dayton. Rich was born December 12, 1947 in Grand Forks, ND. Rich was raised in Tuscola, IL and then lived in Rockford, IL, Lakeville, MN, Byron, IL and Dunwoody, GA until moving to Dayton, TN last year. Rich was Director of Projects at...
John Edward Sampson
Jun 24, 2009
John Edward Sampson, age 68, of Dayton died Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at Rhea Medical Center. John was born March 27, 1941 in Miami, FL, the son of the late Adelbert and Consuela (Calafell) Sampson. John is survived by his wife Ann (Scarcella) Sampson, step-daughter Janet D’Esposito of NJ, two step-grandchildren, brother Anthony Sampson of Miami, FL, and sister Frances...
Mildred Ross
Jun 18, 2009
Mildred Ellen Ross, age 91 of Hixson went to be with her Lord Thursday, June 18, 2009 in Chattanooga, TN. Mildred was born February 10, 1918 in Indian Falls, NY, the daughter of the late Harold A. and Adella Fern (Lester) Meiser. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Vincent R. Ross. Mildred was a graduate of...
Annette Hixson
Jun 9, 2009
Annette Jenell Hixson, age 82 of Sale Creek died Monday afternoon in a Rhea County nursing home. Annette was born in Bledsoe County on March 30, 1927 the daughter of the late James Purser Hixson and Allie Viola (Hixson) Hixson. Annette was raised in Bledsoe County and then lived many years in Hixson until moving to Sale Creek in 1988....
Carolyn Jordan
Jun 8, 2009
Carolyn Inez Jordan, age 64 of Dayton went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at her home on Monday, June 08, 2009. Carol was born in Panama City, FL on January 7, 1945 the daughter of the late NB and Bernice (Owen) Horne. She was also preceded in death by two brothers. Carol was raised in Panama...
Billy Gene Phillips
Jun 7, 2009
Billy Gene Phillips, age 68 of Dayton died Sunday, June 07, 2009 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. Billy was born in Rhea County on February 25, 1941 the son of the late John Phillips and Hazel (Arp) Phillips Roberts. He was also preceded in death by his two brothers, Ricky and Max Phillips and two sisters, Baby Phillips and...
Mattie Joe Moore
May 31, 2009
Mattie Joe Moore, infant daughter of Ricky and Tonya Moore of Dayton, TN died Sunday, May 31, 2009 at her home. Mattie was born April 22, 2009 in Chattanooga, TN. In addition to her parents, Mattie Joe is survived by her sisters Sandy King, Mary Coleman and Christina Moore of Dayton, Angie Moore of Soddy Daisy, Stacey Scarbrough of Knoxville...
Willie Swallows
May 31, 2009
Willie Rebecca Swallows, age 99 of Sale Creek died at her home Sunday, May 31, 2009. She was born in Putnam County, TN on October 12, 1909 the daughter of the late Johnson and Emma (Perry) Hyder. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Lee Swallows and her daughter, June Beene. Willie lived most of her life...
Crystal Woody Freels
May 22, 2009
Crystal Michelle Woody Freels, age 30 of Dayton, died at her home early Friday morning, May22, 2009. Crystal was born in Dayton on December 20, 1978 and lived most of her life in Dayton. She was a graduate of Rhea County High School and loved her churches. She was a member of the Gum Springs Baptist Church in Georgetown and...
Charles "Sam" Scoggins
May 21, 2009
Charles Samuel Scoggins, age 68, died Thursday morning, May 21, 2009 at Spring City Health Care Center. Sam was born at home in Harrison, TN, March 29, 1941, the son of the late Charlie and Rachael (Winnie) Scoggins Grizzle. He was also preceded in death by his brother, James Scoggins. He was a long-time resident of Lewis Chapel Mountain and...
Margaret Petrey
May 17, 2009
Margaret L. Petrey, age 82, died Sunday May 17, 2009 at the Rhea County Nursing Home in Dayton. Margaret was born October 9, 1926 in Hazard, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Hattie Prater. She was also preceded in death by her husbands Lloyd W. Aiken and Richard Petrey. Margaret lived in Lafollette, TN and Dayton, Ohio, before moving to...
Donna Hoodenpyle
May 17, 2009
Donna M. Hoodenpyle, age 55 of Graysville, went to heaven to be with her husband, May 17, 2009 in Chattanooga, TN. Donna was born July 30, 1953 in Chattanooga, the daughter of the late Charles Carroll and Julia J. Carroll. Donna was of the Baptist faith and was a certified medical assistant. In addition to her mother, she is survived...
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