Obituaries

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...

Billy Braswell

Billy Braswell

Mar 14, 2006

Billy Braswell age 68 of Ooltewah died March 14, 2006 in his home surrounded by his family and friends.He was born in North Carolina the son of the late Theatrice and Leamor (Partin) Braswell. Billy served his country with the US Air Force. He lived in Ooltewah for the past thirty years where he was a sheet metal mechanic with...

Majorie Allen

Majorie Allen

Mar 10, 2006

Marjorie Jean Allen age 79 of Dayton died Friday March 10, 2006 in Rhea Medical Center. She was born in Flint, MI. April 4, 1926 the daughter of the late Marshall and Ellen (Cutting) Fobes and was also preceded in death by her son Marshall Hecker. She lived in Dayton for the past two years where she attended St. Bridgets...

John Keedy

John Keedy

Feb 27, 2006

John Franklin Keedy age 60 of Soddy Daisy died February 27, 2006 in Erlanger North Hospital. He was born in Pikeville June 19, 1945 the son of the late Jim Franklin and Maime Ruth (Parker) Keedy. He was also preceded in death by his first wife Brenda Gay (Buckner) Keedy. John lived in Soddy Daisy for the past forty years....

Genevia Nail

Genevia Nail

Feb 26, 2006

Genevia Nail age 91 of Graysville went to be with the Lord Sunday February 26, 2006 in her daughters home surrounded by her family. She was born in Bledsoe County July 3, 1914 the daughter of the late Rufus and Dessie (Johnson) Smith. She was also preceded in death by her husband Robert Earl “Penny” Nail, brothers, Jack Smith and...

Junior Stinnette

Junior Stinnette

Feb 26, 2006

Junior Caywood Stinnette age 71 of Dayton died February 26, 2006 in Rhea Medical Center. He was born in Dayton August 5, 1934 the son of the late Caywood and Flossie Ann (McMillian) Stinnette. He lived in Rhea County all his life where he was a saw operator with Astec in Chattanooga. He is survived by his daughter Tammy (James)...

Madge Claudine Cross

Madge Claudine Cross

Feb 26, 2006

Madge Claudine Cross age 92 of Maryville died February 26, 2006 in Asbury Place Nursing Home in Maryville, TN. She was born one of ten children in Rhea County February 10, 1914 the daughter of the late Charlie Harrison and Sally Samanthabell (Turner) Brooks. She was also preceded in death by her husband J.D. Cross and her infant son Donald...

Donald Laher

Donald Laher

Feb 26, 2006

Donald Clayton Laher age 75 of Dayton died Sunday February 26, 2006 in Rhea Medical Center. He was born in Grosse Point Farms, MI. on February 14, 1931 the son of the late Lamonte and Janie (McDonald) Laher. Don graduated from Spring City High School class of 1948 and then served his country with the US Navy. He worked for...

Elizabeth Williammee

Elizabeth Williammee

Feb 22, 2006

Augusta Elizabeth Williammee age 93 of Dayton died Wednesday February 22, 2006 in Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville, MD. Elizabeth was born in Curwensville, PA. June 3, 1912 the daughter of the late Oliver S. and Ella Mae (Shipton) McCloskey. Elizabeth was also preceded in death by her husband Otto Edwin Williammee Sr. and son Otto Edwin Williammee Jr....

Ruth Crowe

Ruth Crowe

Feb 20, 2006

Jenny Ruth Crowe age 91 of Dayton died Monday February 20, 2006 in Rhea County Nursing Home. She was born in Rhea County February 24, 1914 the daughter of the late Bob and Adabelle (Jordan) Richey. She was also preceded in death by her husband Sherman Crowe, her daughter, Hazel Pauline Crowe and two sons, David Crowe and James Jr...

William Brian Goodson

William Brian Goodson

Feb 17, 2006

William Brian Goodson age 44 of Spring City died Friday February 17, 2006 in UT Medical Center in Knoxville. Brian was born May 13, 1961 in Dayton. He was also preceded in death by his mother Hazel Irene (Houts) Goodson. Brian lived in Spring City most of his life where he was an auto mechanic for Bailey Reed Ford. He...

Lloyd "Spud" Stiles

Lloyd "Spud" Stiles

Feb 9, 2006

Spud lived in Lupton City most of his life where he owned his own heating and air business. He moved to Dayton six years ago and was a professional singer and played lead guitar in the surrounding counties. He enjoyed fishing, rabbit hunting and raised beagles. Spud is survived by his wife of 19 years Rhonda (Higgins) Stiles of Dayton,...

Alma Rhoads

Alma Rhoads

Feb 8, 2006

Alma Louise Rhoads age 70 of Dayton died Wednesday February 08, 2006 in Rhea Medical Center. She was born June 12, 1935 in Rhea County the daughter of the late John R. Calvin and Nanny Sybil (Gaines) Mitchell. She was also preceded in death by her husbands Earnest Norman Moore and Harley L. Rhoads. Alma lived in Rhea County all...

Thelma Sneed

Thelma Sneed

Feb 7, 2006

Thelma Vermae Sneed age 72 of Peachtree City, GA. died Tuesday February 7, 2006 in Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, GA. She was born December 31, 1933 in Evensville, TN. the daughter of the late Thomas and Mary (McBroom) Swafford. Thelma lived in Evensville, TN for many years and was a member of Oak Hill Baptist Church. She lived in Hixson from...