Obituaries

John James Sunta Jr.

John James Sunta Jr.

Jun 14, 2006

John James Sunta Jr. age 80 of Evensville died Wednesday June 14, 2006 in Rhea County Nursing Home. He was born in Chicago. IL. August 2, 1925 the son of the late John Sunta Sr. and Emily (Palka) Sunta. He was also preceded in death by his wife Betty (Gill) Sunta. John served his country with the US Army during...

Audrey Gann

Audrey Gann

Jun 6, 2006

Audrey Elaine Sutherland Gann age 48 of Chattanooga died June 6, 2006 in her home. She was born in Sewanee, Tn. October 23, 1957. Audrey was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Gann, sister, Helen Sutherland Cofer, brother, Ward Leon Sutherland, Grandparents, Hubert and Rosa Ward and Harvey and Ruth Sutherland. She moved to Chattanooga in 1976 where she...

Mary Margaret Bilodeau

Mary Margaret Bilodeau

Jun 1, 2006

Mary Margaret Bilodeau age 59 of Dayton died June 1, 2006 in a Chattanooga Hospital. She was born in Rhea County on March 29, 1947 and lived in Dayton most of her life where she was a homemaker. She is survived by her mother Edith (Calbaugh) Hancock of Evensville, her daughter, Michelle Bilodeau of Dayton, three brothers, Bill (Barbara) Hancock,...

Paul Borton

Paul Borton

Jun 1, 2006

Paul Borton age 86 died June 1, 2006 in Rhea Medical Hospital. Survivors include his wife Ruth Borton, daughter, Leona Jones, two brothers, one sister, eleven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Graveside services Monday at 4pm, Laurelbrook Cemetery. The family is being served by Vanderwall Funeral Home in Dayton.

Nora Montgomery

Nora Montgomery

May 31, 2006

Nora Mae Montgomery age 95 of Dayton died May 31, 2006 in Rhea County Nursing Home. She was born in LaFollette, TN. March 23, 1911 the daughter of the late James and Almeda (Collins) Williams. She was also preceded in death by her husband W. B. Montgomery, five sons, Murl, Peck, John, Ross and Billy Montgomery, daughter, Mattie Montgomery, six...

Eleanor  Louise Rouse

Eleanor Louise Rouse

May 30, 2006

Eleanor Louise Rouse age 82 of Dayton died Tuesday May 30, 2006 in her daughter’s home in Indiana. She was born in Elkland, PA. December 24, 1923 the daughter of the late John and Bertha (Mosher) Sly. Eleanor was also preceded in death by her husband Frank Forrest “Hummer” Rouse Sr. Eleanor lived in Dayton since 1991 where she was...

Lela Letha Rothwell

Lela Letha Rothwell

May 13, 2006

Lela Letha (McDaniel) Rothwell age 91 of Dayton, died Saturday evening at Memorial Northpark Hospital in Chattanooga. Lela was born in Bledsoe County on December 3, 1914 the daughter of the late John and Flora (Pierce) McDaniel. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Ed Rothwell, brothers, Creed, Roy, Ivory and Dewey McDaniel, sister, Dora Henderson and...

Howard Knight

Howard Knight

May 9, 2006

Howard Lee Knight of Sale Creek died Tuesday May 09, 2006 in Grandview Medical Center in Jasper, TN. Howard was born in Pikeville September 11, 1928 the son of the late Sidney and Katherine (Price) Knight. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Carolyn Taylor. Howard was a truck driver for American Van Lines for over 25 years...

Wilson Richard Fox

Wilson Richard Fox

Apr 20, 2006

Wilson Richard Fox age 91 of Sale Creek died Thursday April 20, 2006 in his home. He was born in Sale Creek October 27, 1914 the son of the late Richard and Mimi (Shipley) Fox. Wilson lived in Sale Creek all his life. He served hid country with the US Army in the Philippines during WWII. He retired from Dixie...

Iola Pauline Baker

Iola Pauline Baker

Apr 15, 2006

Iola Pauline Baker, age 93 of Spring City died Saturday, april 15, 2006 in a Rhea County nursing home. Iola was born in Alpha, Saskatchewan, Canada on June 13, 1912, the daughter of the late Edward and Olive (Smelker) Baker. Iola attended Denver Bible Institute, New York Bible Institute, and studied French in Belgium before receiving her degree from Toccoa...

Ila Cranfill

Ila Cranfill

Apr 13, 2006

Ila Cranfill age 91 of Dayton died Thursday April 13, 2006 in her home. She was born June 30, 1914 in Preston, AL., the daughter of the late Gurley and Margrett (Chandler) Benson. She was also preceded in death by her husband Robert E. Cranfill and her children, Barbara Sinclair, Robert G. Cranfill and Walter W. Cranfill. Ila lived in...

Mildred "Midge" Russell

Mildred "Midge" Russell

Apr 10, 2006

Mildred “Midge” Russell age 83 of Dayton died Monday April 10, 2006 at Deer Ridge Apts. in Dayton. She was born in Mt. Vernon, IN. October 22, 1922 the daughter of the late George and Nellie (Gibson) King. She was also preceded in death by her husband Charles B. Russell, her infant brother, Peter King and brothers, Charlie King, William...

Ruth Iva Jean Motes

Ruth Iva Jean Motes

Apr 6, 2006

Ruth Iva Jean Motes age 73 of New Lebanon, Ohio died Thursday April 6, 2006 in her sisters home in Sevierville, TN. She was born in Dayton, TN. May 11, 1932 the daughter of the late Charlie and Ruby (Walker) Ward. She was also preceded in death by her son, Gary Motes, daughter, Donna Jean Motes and her brother C.E....

Marie Day

Marie Day

Apr 5, 2006

Marie Abel Day age 84 of Dayton died Wednesday April 5, 2006 in Memorial Hospital. She was born in Dayton March 4, 1922 the daughter of the late Albert and Irene Abel. She was also preceded in death by her husband Hoyal A. Day and her son, Jackie Day, brothers, Harold and William Abel. Marie lived in Dayton all of...

Maudie True

Maudie True

Apr 4, 2006

Maudie Gay True age 91 of Evensville died Tuesday April 4, 2006 in Spring City Health Care Center. She was born September 21, 1914 in Rhea County the daughter of the late John and Martha (Turner) Smith. She was also preceded in death by her husband George Ed True, son, Johnny Gollaher. Maudie lived in Rhea County all her life...

William Creesman

William Creesman

Apr 2, 2006

William Jesse James “Jess” Creesman age 80 of Dayton died Sunday April 2, 2006 in Erlanger Hospital. He was born in Rhea County May 1, 1925 the son of the late William and Mary (Bedwell) Creesman and was also preceded in death by his sons, Doyle William Creesman and Clifford Leon Creesman. William served his country with the US Army...

Clyde "Ted" Smith

Clyde "Ted" Smith

Apr 1, 2006

Clyde Theodore”Ted”Smith age 77 of Hixson, formerly of Dayton died Saturday April 1, 2006 in Erlanger Hospital. He was born in Rhea County August 31, 1928 the son of the late John Albert and Cordia Ann (Collins) Smith. Ted served his country with the US Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a graduate of Rhea Central High and then...

Francis Neddo

Francis Neddo

Mar 24, 2006

Rev. Francis Jackson Neddo age 85 of Sale Creek died March 24, 2006 in his home. He was born in South Bend, IN, February 3, 1921 the son of the late Gabriel and Mamie (Annis) Neddo. He was also preceded in death by his son Mike Neddo. Francis served his country with the US Navy during WWII and was a...

Edward De Rosset

Edward De Rosset

Mar 20, 2006

Edward M. de Rosset, formerly of Van Buren Street in Evans City, died Monday, March 20, 2006, in Dayton, Tennessee. Born August 3, 1915, in Orange, New Jersey, he was the last surviving of three brothers born to Graham Daves de Rosset and Genevieve Smith de Rosset. He was saved during the opening weeks of his freshman college year in...

Bo Sims

Bo Sims

Mar 20, 2006

Marvin “Bo” Sims age 75 of Graysville died March 20, 2006 in Rhea Medical Center. He was born in Graysville September 6, 1930 the son of the late Andrew Jackson and Martha Trennie (Everett) Sims and was also preceded in death by his sons, Marvin and Curtis Sims, grandson, Little Andy and brothers, Carl “Whitey” Sims, Otis Howard Sims and...