Obituaries
Edna Sanders
Dec 23, 2008
Edna Ruth Sanders age 60 of Graysville died Tuesday, December 23, 2008 in Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga. Edna was born in Chattanooga the daughter of the late Robert and Clara (Owens) Sanders. She was a life long resident of Graysville and was of the Church of Christ faith. She was currently employed as an inspector with Wagner Pencil in Bakewell....
Susie Simpson
Dec 7, 2008
Susie Simpson, age 96 of Grandview went to be with her Lord Sunday evening December 7, 2008 in the Spring City Health Care Center. Susie was born in Rhea Springs on March 27, 1912 the daughter of the late Gole and Nancy (Russell) Robbins. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Claude R. Simpson and her granddaughter, Flora...
Violet Cather
Nov 28, 2008
Violet Marie Cather, age 87, of Dayton went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ early Friday morning, November 28, 2008 at the Soddy Daisy Health Care Center. She was born October 2, 1921 in New London, Iowa, the daughter of the late Bruno and Laura (Connor) Oberman. Violet was a graduate of the Moody Bible Institute and...
Jay Trusley
Nov 28, 2008
Jay William Trusley age 90 of Dayton died Friday evening in the Rhea County Nursing Home. Jay was born in Decatur on February 1, 1918 the son of the late Lum and Betty (Ingle) Trusley. Jay served his country with the US Army during WWII in Normandy receiving the purple heart and bronze star. He was a farmer and enjoyed...
Grady Francisco
Nov 26, 2008
Grady Levoy Francisco, age 85 of Sale Creek died early Wednesday morning November 26, 2008 in Rhea Medical Center. Grady was born in Sale Creek on July 5, 1923 the son of the late Carl and Sarah (Iles) Francisco. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Alene Williams. Grady was a life long resident of Sale Creek and...
Bobby Couch
Nov 23, 2008
Bobby Aaron Couch age 63 of Independence, MO died November 23, 2008 in Independence. Bobby was born in Collinsville, AL on August 21, 1945 the son of the late Rev. Aaron and Jennie (Morgan) Couch. He was a long time resident of Independence where he retired as a design draftsman for Automatic Systems in Kansas City, MO. He is survived...
Floyd Kelley
Nov 17, 2008
Floyd Alfred Kelley, age 74 of Dayton passed away Monday, November 17, 2008 at the Rhea County Nursing Home. He was born in Dayton on February 18, 1934, the son of the late Floyd and Artie (Housley) Kelley. Floyd was a graduate of Rhea Central High School and Bryan College in Dayton. He retired as a math and science teacher...
Barbara Cox
Nov 16, 2008
Barbara Sue Cox age 51 of Dayton died November 16, 2008 in Knoxville. She was born in Rhea County on November 30, 1956 the daughter of the late Buck and Mary (Fine) Woody. She was a lifelong resident of Rhea County where she was a homemaker. Barbara is survived by her husband, Malcolm Cox, brother, Wesley “Goob” Woody, sisters, Katherine...
Richard Jackson
Nov 16, 2008
Richard Clifton Jackson age 76 passed November 16, 2008 in Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga. He was born in Bakewell on July 4, 1932 the son of the late Ocie and Josephine (Taylor) Jackson. Richard was a resident of Chattanooga and then lived in Detroit from 1953 until 1983 when he moved to Dayton. He served his country in the US...
Shirley Houston
Nov 6, 2008
Shirley Sue Houston, age 73, of Dayton, went to be with her Lord Thursday, November 6, 2008 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Knoxville. Shirley was born in Dayton on November 2, 1935, the daughter of the late Rev. John Thomas Neal and Cora (Collins) Neal. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William “Bill” Houston and her brother...
Ernest Johnson
Nov 5, 2008
Ernest Gilbert Johnson, age 76, of Dayton, TN died Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at Rhea Medical Center in Dayton. Ernest was born September 17, 1932 in LaCebia, Honduras, the son of the late Ernest Llewelyn and Edna (Green) Johnson. Ernest was also preceded in death by his wife Sentia (Gale) Johnson and brother Ulric Johnson. Ernest was a tailor and...
John R. Cary, Sr.
Nov 5, 2008
John R. Cary, Sr., 95, of Chattanooga, passed away Wednesday, November 5, 2008, at his son’s home. John was born in Russell, KY, and raised in West Virginia as a son of a railroad engineer. He graduated with an engineering degree from Purdue University where he met his wife, Mary. After several moves, they settled in Dayton, TN, where they...
Xuan Kim Lai
Nov 3, 2008
Xuan Kim Lai, age 59 of Dayton died Monday November 3, 2008 at the Spring City Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. Xuan was born November 19, 1948 in SaiGon,VietNam and was preceded in death by his father Duong Quang Tan. Xuan was a veteran of the South Vietnamese Air Force, Medical Corps and resident of Dayton for more than ten...
Edna Tucker
Oct 26, 2008
Edna Leona Tucker, age 94 of the Laurelbrook Community on Dayton Mountain entered into rest Sunday morning, October 26, 2008 in Dayton. She was born in Laona, WI on March 19, 1914 the daughter of the late Ernest and Olga (Hedstrom) Greenman. Edna has been a resident of Dayton since 2001 moving here from South Carolina. She enjoyed bird watching,...
Lona Thomas
Oct 26, 2008
Lona Thomas, age 92 of Sale Creek went to be with her Lord Sunday afternoon, October 26, 2008 at a Soddy-Daisy nursing home. She was born in Mayking, KY on November 26, 1915 the daughter of the late Joseph and Betsy (Adams) Craft. She was also preceded in death by her husband Arthur Thomas. Lona was a homemaker, enjoyed sewing...
Elisabeth Johnston
Oct 23, 2008
Elisabeth V. Johnston, age 85 of Dayton and formerly of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, died Thursday, October 23, 2008 at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband Dudley P. Johnston. Elisabeth lived in Ft. Lauderdale until 2006 when she moved to Dayton, TN and was of the Lutheran faith. Elisabeth is survived by two sons, Dudley D. (Renate)...
David Gardner
Oct 22, 2008
David Edward Gardner, age 52, of Margate, FL died Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at University Hospital in Tamarac, Fl. He was born December 7, 1955 in Baltimore, MD, the son of George and Joan (Kellenberger) Gardner. David lived in Harmans, MD until the age of nine. His family joined Wycliffe Bible Translators as missionaries in 1965 and lived in Lomalinda,...
Jennie Couch
Oct 5, 2008
Jennie Irene Couch, age 89 of Cleveland, TN died Sunday, October 5, 2008 at Skyridge Medical Center in Cleveland. She was born in Dayton October 8, 1918, the daughter of the late William Monroe and Martha Ann (Minton) Morgan. She was also preceded in death by her husband Rev. Aaron Couch, daughter Mildred Harris, son Randall Couch and sister Violet...
Mary Koontz
Oct 3, 2008
Mary Elizabeth Koontz, age 85 of Dayton passed away Friday morning, October 3, 2008 in Chattanooga. Mary was born in Coalfield, TN on August 22, 1923 the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth (Robinson) Crenshaw. She was also preceded in death by her husband William Koontz. Mary was a long time resident of Clinton until moving to Dayton in...
Sarah Ann Corlew
Sep 13, 2008
Sarah Ann Corlew, age 66 of Dayton, died Saturday afternoon, September 13, 2008 at her home. Sarah Ann was born in Rome, GA on November 6, 1941, the daughter of the late Joe and Nova Lee (Lindsey) Mize. Sarah Ann was a resident of Rome until 1964 and had lived in Dayton for the past 20 years. She was a...
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