Obituaries

Linda Cox

Linda Cox

May 11, 2008

Linda Sue Cox, age 60, of Dayton died Sunday afternoon May 11, 2008 at Rhea Medical Center. Linda was born on Grandview Mountain May 10, 1948 the daughter of the late Rainey and Anna Mae (Godsey) Reed. She was also preceded in death by her sister Angeline Baker. Linda was raised on Grandview and was a graduate of Spring City...

Betty Pelfrey

Betty Pelfrey

May 9, 2008

Betty Pelfrey, age 72 of Evensville went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Friday, May 09, 2008 at home. Betty was born in the Pennine Community of Rhea County on June 26, 1935 the daughter of the late Lee and Flossie (Newby) Couch. She was also preceded in death by her beloved husband, Rev. Hubert Pelfrey and...

Dexter Smith

Dexter Smith

May 9, 2008

Dexter R. Smith, age 80 of Dayton died Friday at Parkridge Medical Center in Chattanooga. Dexter was born in Rhea Springs on June 20, 1927 the son of the late William Houston Smith and Minnie (Miller) Smith. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Hubert Smith and Paul Smith, sisters, Vergie Malone, Ruby Fugate, Joan Smith, son-in-law, Benjamin...

Evelyn Hunter

Evelyn Hunter

May 7, 2008

Evelyn Jeanette Hunter, age 65 of Crossville and formerly of Dayton died Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at Cumberland Medical Center in Crossville. Evelyn was born in Dayton on July 21, 1942 the daughter of the late Noel Farris Smith and Catherine Inez (Reed) Smith. She was a resident of Dayton until moving to Crossville in 1994. She was a homemaker...

Richard Ellis

Richard Ellis

May 5, 2008

Richard A. Ellis, age 65 of Dayton Mountain entered into rest Monday, May 5, 2008 at Erlanger Medical Center. Richard was born in Michigan on January 27, 1943 and moved to Dayton Mountain in 1984 where he worked as a carpenter. Richard was a member of the Graysville Seventh Day Adventist Church where he was head deacon. He is survived...

Donna Vanderwall

Donna Vanderwall

Apr 27, 2008

Donna Vanderwall, age 85 of Dayton went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday morning, April 27, 2008 while surrounded by her family at her home. Donna was born in Muskegon, MI on March 13, 1923 the daughter of the late John and Dora (Koning) DeGroot. She was also preceded in death by her infant twin...

Franklin Patten

Franklin Patten

Apr 23, 2008

Franklin Lewis Patten of Sale Creek, died Wednesday April 23, 2008 at Erlanger Medical Center, Chattanooga, TN. Franklin was born November 1, 1942 in Sale Creek, the son of the late Ira and Carrie (Miller) Patten. He was also preceded in death by his brothers Jack, Jim, Ernest and Gene Patten and his sister Grace Payne. Franklin lived in Sale...

Ruth Borton

Ruth Borton

Apr 22, 2008

Ruth Olive Borton, age 89 of Dayton died Tuesday April 22, 2008 at Laurelbrook Nursing Home in Dayton. Ruth was born in the city of Bunch Creek, Noble County, Oklahoma on January 31, 1919, the daughter of the late John Burr and Cecil (Burlingame) Lucas. She was also preceded in death by her husband Paul C. Borton daughter Lois Borton...

Ann Zensen

Ann Zensen

Apr 21, 2008

Ann Zensen, age 85 of Dayton died Monday April 21, 2008 at Rhea Medical Center in Dayton. Ann was born in Newark, NJ on July 16, 1922, the daughter of the late Charles and Rose (Anello) Mammano. Ann had lived in Bricktown, NJ for many years before moving to Dayton 10 years ago. She owned and operated beauty shops and...

Lois Ann Perkins

Lois Ann Perkins

Apr 6, 2008

Lois Ann Perkins, age 60, of Birchwood, TN died Sunday, April 6, 2008 at her home. Born December 20, 1947 in Whitley City, KY, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Pearlie (Perry) Stevens. Lois is survived by her husband Ronnie Lee Perkins, daughters Sherri Perkins of Farmington Hills, MI and Renee Hessler of Oak Harbor, OH, sister...

Ernest Forsten

Ernest Forsten

Apr 3, 2008

Dr. Ernest Albin Forsten went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, April 3, 2008. He will always be remembered as a beloved husband, father, grandfather and physician who loved his family and community deeply. Born on January 31, 1935 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Ernest John and Gerda Lydia Forsten who preceded him in death....

Marie Masters

Marie Masters

Mar 30, 2008

Marie Rufine Masters, age 91 of Dayton, TN and formerly a long time resident of Oran, MO died in her sleep at home Sunday, March 30, 2008. Marie was born in Randles, MO on January 30, 1917 the daughter of the late Joseph and Katie (Schott) Schlosser. She was also preceded in death by an infant son, Glennon Ray Masters;...

Ruth Purser

Ruth Purser

Mar 25, 2008

Ruth Nicholson Purser passed away on Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 at the age of 99 at the home of her niece, Sue Boyd Travis. She was born September 1, 1908, to William Robert and Martha Emmaline Riggs Nicholson in Morristown, TN. Ruth came to Dayton at the age of 16 after receiving her teaching certificate from Maryville College. She taught...

Marcelina "Mercy" Marx

Marcelina "Mercy" Marx

Mar 24, 2008

Marcelina P. “Mercy” Marx entered into rest Monday March 24, 2008 at Rhea Medical Center. Mercy was born in Norzaray, Bulacan, Philippines on April 26, 1945 and had lived in the United States for the past 20 years. She had been a resident of Dayton Mountain since February 2007. Mercy completed two years of study as a midwife and had...

Mike Schild

Mike Schild

Mar 22, 2008

Mike Schild, II, age 89. of Railroad Street in Dayton, sadly passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2008. A devoted family man and proud World War II veteran, Mike was born on November 2, 1918, in Dayton, TN. He bravely served his country in the U.S. Army from 1942-1945 and fought overseas in some of the biggest battles throughout the...

Charles Stanfill

Charles Stanfill

Mar 20, 2008

Charles Phillip Stanfill, age 64 of Dayton, died Thursday, March 20, 2008 at the Rhea County Nursing Home. A life-long resident of Rhea County, he was preceded in death by his parents Charles H. and Zona (Milton) Stanfill. Phillip was a graduate of Rhea Central High School and a member of the Four Square Gospel Church. He had been a...

Eric Hall

Eric Hall

Mar 19, 2008

Eric James Hall, age 27 of Red Bank, TN died Wednesday, March 19, 2008. Eric was born May 19, 1980, in Cedar Grove, WV, the son of James David Hall and Mary Belle (Alton) Hall of Cedar Grove. Eric was loved and will be missed by his family. Besides his parents, Eric is survived by his wife Tania (Johnson) Hall,...

Frank Porter

Frank Porter

Mar 18, 2008

Ruben Franklin “Frank” Porter, age 78, of Bradenton, FL and Dayton, TN, died Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at Sarasota Memorial Medical Center in Sarasota, FL. Frank was born in Rhea County, TN on July 16, 1929 the son of the late Rev. John A. and Dicey (Walker) Porter and was also preceded in death by his wife Virginia (Arnold) Porter....

Ruby Davis

Ruby Davis

Mar 17, 2008

Ruby Davis, age 76 of Chattanooga and formerly of Dayton died Monday, March 17, 2008 at Life Care of Chattanooga. She was born in Spring City May 29, 1931 the daughter of the late George and Florence (McNutt) Sedman. She was a graduate of Rhea Central High School and retired from Bell South. Ruby is survived by her daughters, Sheila...

William Joseph Sneed, Sr.

William Joseph Sneed, Sr.

Mar 13, 2008

William Joseph Sneed, Sr., “Bill Joe”, age 70, of Cleveland, GA and formerly of Evensville, TN died Thursday March 13, 2008 at his home. Bill Joe was born January 2, 1938 in Chattanooga, TN. the son of the late Joseph Carl and Billie Francis (Varnell) Sneed. He was also preceded in death by a sister Carolyn (Sneed) Baines. Bill Joe...