Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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