Obituaries
Janice Hughes
Mar 8, 2008
Mary Janice (Mincy) Hughes, age 55 of Lakesite entered into rest at her home Saturday evening, March 8, 2008 while surrounded by her family. Janice was born in Dayton on March 24, 1952 and was a graduate of the Cumberland County High School class of 1970 and then graduated from UT-Knoxville class of 1974. She had been employed as an...
Doris Reichert
Mar 6, 2008
Doris Elaine Reichert age 85 of Dayton, TN and formerly of Bourbon, IN, died at her home on Thursday, March 06, 2008. Doris was born in Marshall County, IN on March 29, 1922 the daughter of the late Ed and Jenny (Anders) Cannan. She was also preceded in death by her husband Wayne Reichert. Doris was a long time resident...
Bessie Mae Phillips
Mar 4, 2008
Bessie Mae Phillips, age 82 of Dayton, TN died Tuesday March 4, 2008 at her home. Bessie was born May 15, 1925 and was a life-long resident of Rhea County. She was the daughter of the late Andrew Jackson Phillips and Mattie (Ewing) Phillips. Bessie retired from Kayser-Roth after 47 years and was a member of the Morgantown Baptist Church....
Opal L. Dills
Mar 3, 2008
Opal L. Dills, age 100 of Dayton, TN and formerly of Dalton, GA died at her home Monday afternoon March 3, 2008. Opal was born in Ramhurst, GA on September 1, 1908 the daughter of the late Robert “Bob” Flood and Clora (Rutledge) Flood. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jasper N. Dills, her son, Jasper N....
Mary Lois Denton
Feb 29, 2008
Mary Lois Denton, age 92 of Dayton died Friday, February 29, 2008 in Rhea Medical Center. Lois was born on Evensville Mountain on June 21, 1915 the daughter of the late Charlie and Amanda (Henderson) Brown. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jack Denton, brother, Luther Brown and sisters, Rebecca Dunn, Bertha Mackie and Ollie Jenkins. Lois...
Ray Cox
Feb 19, 2008
Ray Reginald Cox, age 73 of Pikeville and formerly of Dayton, TN died Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. Ray was born November 11, 1934 in Dayton, the son of the late James and Pearl (Elder) Cox. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Vickie Ann Cox and grandson William Ray Cox. Ray was...
Gail Sorrow
Feb 18, 2008
Inda Gail Sorrow, age 66 of Pikeville died Monday, February 18, 2008 at Erlanger – Bledsoe. Gail was born April 28, 1944 in Lithia Springs, GA, the daughter of the late Ray Pope and Inda (Johnson) Pope. Gail was a hairdresser and lived in Griffin, GA until moving to Pikeville 14 years ago. She attended the Community Holiness Church. Gail...
Donna Creek
Feb 17, 2008
Donna Elizabeth Creek, age 63 of East Ridge and formerly of Rhea County died Sunday, February 17, 2008 at Parkridge East Medical Center in Chattanooga. Donna was born in Chattanooga on September 15, 1944 and was preceded in death by her father, Cecil Creek. Donna was a long time resident of Rhea County until moving to East Ridge three years...
Robert Farney
Feb 7, 2008
Robert Lee Farney age 75 went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Thursday, February 7, 2008 in Rhea Medical Center in Dayton. Bob was born in Hoopeston, IL on March 5, 1932 the son of the late Orville and Louise (Hoffman) Farney. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Jeanette (Cox) Farney, three brothers,...
Vivian Smith
Feb 5, 2008
Vivian Lois Smith, age 69 of Dayton died Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at Rhea Medical Center in Dayton. A life-long resident of Rhea County, Vivian was born January 31, 1939, the daughter of the late Cyrus Harley McCarter and Blanche (Dugger) McCarter. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Arlan Smith and son Dwight Smith and brothers James...
James Steel
Feb 3, 2008
James Harold Steel, age 50 of Graysville died Sunday, February 3, 2008 in Rhea Medical Center. James was born in Dayton, TN on January 18, 1958 the son of the late Granville and Betty Jo (McDonald) Steel. He was a life long resident of Rhea County and had been employed with IAC (Lear Corp) for 32 years. James was a...
Van Hart
Jan 28, 2008
Van Hart, Jr. Birchwood, TN Van Buren “V.B.” Hart, Jr., age 86 of Birchwood died Monday evening, January 28, 2008 in Rhea Medical Center in Dayton. Van was born in Rosiclare, IL on April 21, 1921 the son of the late Van and Gertrude (Allen) Hart. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Athalie Crook and his step-father,...
William Pegram
Jan 21, 2008
William Cowan Pegram, age 90 of Hermitage, formerly of Dayton, died Monday, January 21, 2008 at McKendree Health Care Center in Hermitage, TN. Bill was born September 17, 1917 in Waverly, TN, the son of the late William Erdean and Beulah (Collier) Pegram. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 68 years, Gladys Lee (Dedmon) Pegram, sisters...
Mildred Beene
Jan 14, 2008
Mildred Emmeline (Bowman) Beene, age 102, daughter of the late J. Hayes and Elsie (Morgan) Bowman and widow of Homer T. Beene, died Monday, January 14, 2007 at the Rhea County Nursing Home after many years of loving care by the staff there. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Marie Bowman and a brother, Hiram Bowman. Survivors...
Alma Fugate
Jan 12, 2008
Alma Joyce Fugate of Spring City, TN died January 12, 2008 at Spring City Care and Rehabilitation Center. Alma was born in Spring City on March 26, 1931, the daughter of the late Malcolm Carl Fugate and Amanda Bell (Hill) Fugate. Alma was a homemaker who lived in Spring City all her life and was a member of Bogle’s Chapel...
Alma Fugate
Jan 12, 2008
Alma Fugate Spring City, TN Alma Joyce Fugate of Spring City, TN died January 12, 2008 at Spring City Care and Rehabilitation Center. Alma was born in Spring City on March 26, 1931, the daughter of the late Malcolm Carl Fugate and Amanda Bell (Hill) Fugate. Alma was a homemaker who lived in Spring City all her life and was...
Buck Harris
Jan 10, 2008
Buck Harris Dayton, TN Oliver “Buck” Dudley Harris, age 63 of Dayton died Thursday, January 10, 2008 at his home. He was born April 6, 1944 in Cumberland County, TN, the son of James Dudley Harris and the late Gladiola (Dooley) Harris. Buck served his country with the U.S. Navy and made his living logging. He was a member of...
Anna Kelley
Dec 24, 2007
Anna Mae Kelley, age 92 of Dayton died December 24, 2007 at Rhea Medical Center. Anna was born in Rhea County the daughter of the late Dave and Gladys (Brady) Bishop and was also preceded in death by her husband Burnice Eugene Kelley. Anna lived all of her life in Rhea County where she was a homemaker and a member...
Josephine Jacobsen
Dec 14, 2007
Josephine Jacobsen Dayton, TN Josephine Therese Jacobsen, age 91, of Dayton died Friday evening December 14, 2007 at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga. Josephine was born March 18, 1916 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of the late Gregory and Lucy (Huntcha) Burg. Josephine was a long time resident of Orland Park, IL before moving to Dayton this past summer. She was...
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