HAMILTON COUNTY
Leon Bowman
Leon "L.C." Bowman, 77, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, March 10, 2008, at the home of his son.
Funeral services will be held today, March 12, 2008, at 3 p.m. at East Ridge Church of Christ with Minister Charles Cochran officiating.
Interment will follow in Lakewood Memory Gardens, South.
The family will receive friends today from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the funeral home.
The family also will receive friends at the church from 2 p.m. until the hour of services today.
In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to your favorite charity or to Hospice of Chattanooga.
Turner Funeral Home Inc., Highway 58 Chapel is in charge of arrangements, 622-3171.
Frances Brown
Frances Broadnax Brown of Nashville died Friday, March 7, 2008, at her home.
Survivors are brother, Harvey Broadnax; sisters, Maxie Broadnax, Patricia Broadnax; cousins, Charles (Mary) Frazier, Tillie Seay, Sara Cotton, Rosetta (Harry) Strickland, all of Chattanooga, Pressie (Luther) Wasson, Stockton, Calif., Terrellee Frazier, Racine, Wis., Melvin Haliburton, Dayton, Ohio; sister-in-law, Emma Broadnax, nephews, nieces, cousins and friends.
Funeral will be held Friday, March 14 at noon, Friendship Baptist Church in Nashville, visitation one hour prior to service.
Arrangements are by Lewis & Wright Funeral Directors, 2500 Clarksville Highway, Nashville 37201.
Courtesy announcement by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., (423) 622-9995.
Alesia Carter
Alesia Carter, 45, died Sunday morning, March 9, 2008, in a local hospital.
She had been employed at Big Horn Saddlery.
She was preceded in death by sisters, Euneva Carter and Natasha Thomas; brothers, Otis and Ulyses Carter; grandfather, John Scott Carter and Arthur Calhoun; grandmother Odessa Carter; aunt, Virginia Woods.
Survivors are her loving mother, Lillie Ruth (Pastor A.B.) Stewart; father, Otis (Sally) Carter; grandmother, Bernice Calhoun; sisters, Debra Carter, Lucinda Roberts, Alvinnie Thomas; brothers, Jerry (Rosalyn) McCullough, Gregory Carter, Lawanda Carter; aunts, Emma James, Jeanette Sims, Sylvia (Major) Bowles; uncles Coleman (Marilyn) Calhoun, John Scott Carter (Carolyn), Pastor James (Terry) Calhoun, Raymond (Janice) Calhoun, a host of nieces, nephews and cousins; very special cousin, Sharon Calhoun, special friends, Cleveland Bell, Tony Williams, other relatives and friends.
Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at New Home Baptist Church with Elder G.M. Spotts officiating.
Interment Greenwood Cemetery.
Body will lie in state after noon today at John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., (423) 622-9995.
Paul Cooper
Paul Duncan Cooper, 93, passed away in his sleep Saturday, March 8, 2008, at his home.
The family will receive friends 5-8 p.m. today at Heritage Funeral Home, 7454 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
Graveside services will be held 1 p.m. Thursday at Chattanooga National Cemetery with the Rev. Joe B. Martin officiating.
The family will receive friends 2-3 p.m. Thursday at Northside Presbyterian Church, 923 Mississippi Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37405 with a memorial service at 3 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Signal Centers of Chattanooga, 109 N. Germantown Road, Chattanooga, TN 37411.
Condolences may be sent at www.heritagefh.com.
Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home, East Brainerd Road.
Anita Curtis
Anita Murphy Curtis, of Bronx, N.Y., passed away Monday, March 10, 2008, in a local hospital.
Arrangements will be announced by Taylor Funeral Home of Chattanooga Inc.
Robert Dorn
Robert W. Dorn, 89, a resident of Chattanooga, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2008, in a local hospital.
A native of Syracuse, N.Y., Mr. Dorn had been a longtime resident of Williamsville, N.Y. and Bradenton, Fla., prior to moving to Chattanooga eight years ago. He had been a resident of Hickory Valley for the past five years.
Mr. Dorn retired in 1980 after working many years as a manager for Dunlop Tire Co. He was a past Master of the Danforth New Mason Lodge in upper New York State and a past Patron of the Central City Chapter of the O.E.S. in Syracuse, N.Y.
Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Helen Evans Dorn, of Chattanooga; three children, Carol M. Nelson, of Oxford, Pa., Robert Dorn Jr., of Williamsville, N.Y., and Diane Nelson, of Chattanooga; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at a later date in Skaneatles, N.Y.
Please share your thoughts and memories at www.mem.com.
Arrangements are by the East Brainerd Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 8214 East Brainerd Road.
Virginia Fox
Virginia Rogers Fox, 78, of Chattanooga, passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at her residence.
She was the daughter of the late Earl and Agnes Rogers and was preceded in death by two brothers, Jim Ben Rogers and Harold Rogers.
Virginia retired from the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department and was a member of the Lookout Valley Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include her husband, Willie Fox; stepson, Dennis Fox, of Birmingham, Ala.; six siblings, Melvin Rogers, of Charlotte, N.C., Evelyn Humble, of Chattanooga, Janice Gill, of Wildwood, Ga., Earlene Lynn, of Rossville, Rex Rogers, East Ridge, Eslie Rogers, of Chattanooga; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held 11:30 a.m. Friday in the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home with the Rev. Philip Anderson officiating.
Interment will follow in Chattanooga National Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5–8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Please share your thoughts and memories at www.mem.com.
Arrangements by Chattanooga Funeral Home, East Chapel, 404 S. Moore Road.
Earleene Gill
Earleene "Maw Brooks" Gill, 87, of Ooltewah, passed away Monday, March 10, 2008, after a long illness.
She was a member of Honestville Baptist Church and retired from DuPont after 25 years of service.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Marion Brooks; son, Bill Brooks; two grandsons, Randall Nutt and Eddie Jinnette; and stepgrandson, Barry Gill.
Survivors include her husband, Coy Gill, of Ooltewah; two daughters, Robbie Brooks Nutt, Knoxville, Kathy Brooks Smith, Ooltewah; two stepsons, John Gill, Chattanooga, Bob Gill, Ooltewah; six grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and five stepgreat-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held 11:30 a.m. Thursday in the Valley View Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home with Pastor Johnny Underwood and Pastor Mike Davis officiating.
Burial will follow in Silverdale Presbyterian Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 2–9 p.m. today and 10 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Please share your thoughts and memories online at www.mem.com.
Arrangements by Chattanooga Funeral Home, Valley View Chapel, 7414 Old Lee Highway.
Michael Goforth
E. Michael Goforth died Sunday, March 9, 2008, at his home following a long courageous battle against cancer. He was 60.
Mr. Goforth had recently moved to Murfreesboro to be near his family. He was a member of the Church of Christ faith.
In 2003, Mr. Goforth retired following a 31-year career in the Tennessee health insurance industry. He worked in the field of marketing communications with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee in Chattanooga and EQUICOR, a joint venture of HCA and The Equitable, in Nashville. He was a member of the local insurance professional associations The Chattanooga Association of Health Underwriters and the Chattanooga chapter of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors where he served on the organization's board of directors. Before joining the insurance industry, Mr. Goforth worked at the Chattanooga News-Free Press, the Shelbyville Times-Gazette and the Rutherford Courier.
The Chattanooga native graduated from Brainerd High School (Class of 1966). He was also a proud graduate of Middle Tennessee State University where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity and served as Summer and Fall 1969 Editor-in-Chief of the student newspaper, The Sidelines. Mr. Goforth continued to be active in the Kappa Sigma Alumni Association and was a member of the Blue Raider Athletic Association.
Mr. Goforth is survived by his children, Cassie Goforth (Gary) Patton and Jason (Sarah) Goforth, of Murfreesboro; a brother, Gary Goforth, of Chattanooga; and a grandson, Michael Ray Patton.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Gene and Mary Katherine Goforth, of Chattanooga.
Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. CDT today at Woodfin Memorial Chapel.
Graveside services will be 2 p.m. CDT Thursday at Evergreen Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, Mr. Goforth requested that memorial contributions be made to the MTSU Foundation at P.O. Box 109, MTSU, Murfreesboro, TN 37137 or by calling (615) 898-2502 or (877) 444-6878 or to Alive Hospice of Murfreesboro, 625 S. Church St., Murfreesboro, TN 37130.
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Woodfin Memorial Chapel, (615) 893-5151.
Tanya Grandberry
Tanya Grandberry, 41, of Chattanooga, passed away Monday, March 10, 2008, in a local hospital.
Arrangements will be announced by Taylor Funeral Home of Chattanooga Inc.
Marilyn Holcomb
Marilyn Sue Castleman Holcomb, a lifelong resident of Chattanooga, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at her home with her family by her side.
She graduated from City High School in 1956. She worked for Memorial Center for Health at the East Brainerd YMCA where she was an arthritis instructor in water aerobics. She was a former member at Central Baptist Church Woodmore and a very active member of Ridgedale Baptist Church and the Harvest Sunday School Class.
Marilyn was the daughter of the late Fred and Helen Phillips Castleman.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Holcomb.
She is survived by one daughter, Sharon Lee Holcomb Ellis and her husband, Brad Ellis, and granddaughter, Hannah Noel Ellis, of Canton, Ga.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Ridgedale Baptist Church with Dr. Bill Owens officiating.
The family will receive friends today from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. at the East Brainerd Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home.
Active pallbearers will be Steve VanHooser, Art Purcell, Jim Howard, Tom Skipper, Bill Henderson, Shawn Mastin.
Honorary pallbearers will be those she instructed in Water Aerobics Class at the YMCA at Memorial Center for Health and the Harvest Sunday School Class at Ridgedale Baptist Church.
Special thanks is expressed to Dr. Charles A. Portera Sr. M.D. and Dr. Steven DePasquale, oncologist and the infusion nurses and staff at Memorial Hospital.
Memorial contributions may be made to the FAITH building fund at Ridgedale Baptist Church, 1831 Hickory Valley Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421, or the Charles A. Portera Sr. MD Cancer Survivors Fund at Memorial Hospital, 721 Glenwood Drive, Suite 560 West, Chattanooga, TN 37404.
Please share your thoughts and memories at www.mem.com.
Arrangements are by the Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory and Florist, East Brainerd Chapel, 8214 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
Lisa Jones
Lisa Marie Jones, 49, of Hixson, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2008.
She was born in Chattanooga to Lewis and Doris Hollingsworth and was a 1976 graduate of East Ridge High School. She received her BA in accounting from UTC and was the proprietor of Lisa H. Jones, CPA. She previously was a partner with her father at Hollingsworth and Jones, CPA, and was a member of Jones Memorial United Methodist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Charles Griffin; sons, Dustin Jones and his fiancée, Rachael Henley, and Brandon Jones; mother, Doris M. Hollingsworth; brother, Michael (Karen) Hollingsworth; sister, Susan (Harold) Hollingsworth Maddux; nieces and nephews, Daniel and Amanda Hollingsworth and Chris, Haley, Rachael and Tyler Maddux.
She was preceded in death by her father, Lewis W. Hollingsworth.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Jones Memorial United Methodist Church.
Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Jones Memorial United Methodist Church with Dr. Rev. David Tabor and the Rev. Mark Womack officiating.
Burial will follow at Lakewood Cemetery, South, Rossville.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Please share your thoughts at www.MeM.com.
Arrangements are by the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist. 404 S. Moore Road.
Doshia Martin
Doshia Maybelle Martin, 99, of Chattanooga, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2008, at a local nursing home.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with Jim Lewis officiating.
Burial will follow at Hamilton Memorial Gardens, Hixson.
Please share your thoughts at www.MeM.com.
Arrangements are by the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 404 S. Moore Road.
Leonard McCrary
Leonard McCrary died Tuesday, March 11, 2008, in a local hospital.
Arrangements will be announced by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 622-9995.
Jennie McGaha
Jennie Elizabeth Holmes McGaha, 82, of Hixson, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister, passed away on Sunday, March 9, 2008.
Jennie was born on Feb. 1, 1926, in McRoberts, Ky., to William and Della Holmes. She grew up in Dayton, Tenn., and lived most of her married life in the Tennessee Valley. Mrs. McGaha was an active member of Red Bank Baptist Church and the Hope Sunday School Class.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Columbus A. McGaha.
Jennie is survived by her daughters, Pamela (Ricky) Rector and Paula (Steve) Cowart; grandchildren, Matthew Rector, Betsy Parks, Jennifer Cowart, Stephanie Cowart; a sister, Noleeka Millard; brothers, Don and Malcolm Holmes; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. today at the funeral home chapel with Dr. Fred Steelman and the Rev. Bert Jones officiating.
Burial will follow in Hamilton Memorial Gardens with Roger Poole, Cecil Hammontree, Steve Hall, Steven Mabry, Mike Mobbs and Mickey Rector serving as pallbearers.
The Hope Sunday School Class of Red Bank Baptist Church will serve as honorary pallbearers.
The family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Missions Fund at Red Bank Baptist Church, 4000 Dayton Blvd., Red Bank, TN 37415.
Share your thoughts and memories at www.mem.com.
Arrangements are by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist.
Jonas Richardson Sr.
Jonas Charles Richardson Sr., 63, of Chattanooga, passed away Friday, March 7, 2008, in a local hospital.
Funeral services wil be noon today at Orchard Knob Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Harold K. Lester officiating.
Burial: Highland Cemetery.
Arrangements by Taylor Funeral Home of Chattanooga Inc.
Pierre Wagner
Pierre Rodolphe Wagner, 82, died Tuesday, March 11, 2008, in Hixson, from an extended illness.
He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Frederic Houston Wagner and Mary Blanche Williams; a grandson, Wells Frederic Wagner; a granddaughter, Mary Elisa Wagner, Birmingham, Ala.; and three nieces who live in Switzerland.
Pierre, a native of Switzerland, was born in 1925 in Aigle, a small city well known for its castle and the quality of its wine. After studying in Lausanne and at the Federal Polytechnic Institute in Zurich, he was graduated as an Agricultural Engineer. He specialized in Entomology, sharing his scientific career with teaching courses at a school for agriculture. Later, being selected as a delegate of the International Farm Youth Exchange Program, he traveled and lectured extensively in the United States for a period of six months. Upon his return to Switzerland, he spent one year in England to perfect his knowledge of farming methods.
In 1955, he returned to the United States as an immigrant. For a few years, he was engaged in farming. However, he broadened his interests and began a career in teaching: He took courses in French and German literature at Chapel Hill and at Boulder University. This led him to accept the position of Foreign Language Instructor at Brevard College, North Carolina, where he was employed for four years. During the summer months, Pierre was dedicated to studying or leading excursions in the surrounding mountains.
In 1960 he was married to Sarah Caroline Leagon of Statesville, N.C. The couple moved to Chattanooga, where he taught French and German at The McCallie School. His activities also included coaching soccer and cross-country teams. His retirement in 1989 was saddened by the sudden death of his spouse in 1991. In the following years, he pursued his interests in Arts and Humanities. The final years of his life were spent in Hixson, where he had resided since 1960. He was of the Presbyterian faith. He had served in the Swiss Army.
A memorial service will be Saturday, March 15, 2008, at 11 a.m. at Lane Funeral Home, Coulter Chapel, 601 Ashland Terrace.
Visit our guestbook at www.lane-coulterchapel.com to send condolences.
In lieu of flowers, a contribution can be made to Hospice of Chattanooga.
Kameron Witherow
Kameron Ward Witherow died Wednesday, March 5, 2008.
Survivors: mother, Mona Witherow; daughter, Leiasia Elder (five months); loving brother of Winston and Kristian Witherow.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Hillcrest Chapel, 26200 Aurora Road, Beford Heights.
Visitation: 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, at Watson's Funeral Home, 10913 Superior Ave., Cleveland, Ohio.
www.watsonsfuneralhome.com.
Carolyn Womack
Emily "Carolyn" Womack, 77, of Chattanooga went to be with her Lord on Sunday, March 9, 2008, from a local hospital.
She was a member of Bartlebaugh Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be held today, March 12, 2008, at 11 a.m. at Bartlebaugh Baptist Church with the Rev. Don Ferguson officiating.
Interment will follow in Lakewood Memory Garden, East.
Turner Funeral Home Inc., Highway 58 Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
TENNESSEE
Danny Cagle
NIOTA -- Danny Cagle, 51, died Monday, March 10, 2008, at U.T. Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 7 p.m. today in the chapel.
Burial at 10 a.m. Thursday at Old Fashioned Baptist Cemetery.
Visitation 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. today prior to the service at Ziegler Funeral Home, Athens.
Brosie Campbell
TRACY CITY -- Brosie Campbell died Tuesday, March 11, 2008, in Southern Tennessee Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home chapel.
Burial in Bonny Oaks Cemetery.
The family will receive friends today 5-9 p.m. at Foster & Lay Funeral Home, Tracy City.
John Farrell
ATHENS -- John "Johnny"' Farrell, 50, died Tuesday, March 11 2008, from injuries sustained in motorcycle accident.
Funeral services are 8 p.m. Thursday in the chapel.
Entombment is 2 p.m. Friday in McMinn Memory Gardens Mausoleum.
Visitation 5-8 p.m. Thursday.
Ziegler Funeral Home, Athens in charge of arrangments.
Fred Hughes
CLEVELAND -- Fred Hughes, 83, died Monday, March 10, 2008.
Survivors include wife, Geraldean Hughes; daughter, Karen Bishop and husband, David Bishop; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Services are 3 p.m. today at Ralph Buckner Funeral Home.
Visitation is noon-2:30 p.m. today at the funeral home prior to the service.
Nettie Manning
WHITWELL -- Nettie Mae "Ruth" Manning, 87, passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2008.
She was a member of Hale's Community Church of God.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Susie Acock.
Survivors include her husband, Herman Manning, of Whitwell; children, Shirley Budzik and Charles Hartfield, both of Houston, Texas; sister, Kathryn (Carl) Currey, of Grapeland, Texas; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. CST Friday, March 14, in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Brent Upchurch and the Rev. John Yeoman officiating.
Interment will follow at Red Hill Cemetery.
Family will receive friends 6-9 p.m. CST today, March 12, and noon-9 p.m. Thursday, March 13.
Arrangements are by Whitwell Memorial Funeral Home (423) 658-7777.
Marianne Moisan
CLEVELAND -- Marianne Helen Girardot Moisan, 79, died Monday, March 10, 2008, in an area health care facility.
Mrs. Moisan was born in Erie, Pa., on June 11, 1928 to Francis and Katherine Rogan Girardot. She had resided in Detroit, Mich.; Toronto, Ontario; Marathon, Ontario. In September of 1953 she married Joseph Gerard Rolland Moisan, and moved to Cleveland, Tenn., in 1954. She received her Associate's Degree in Data Processing and Respiratory Therapy from Cleveland State Community College, and worked as a respiratory therapist at several area healthcare facilities.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.
Survivors include three son, Peter Moisan, Raleigh, N.C., Richard Moisan, Blaine, Tenn., and Paul Moisan, Atlanta; daughter, Patti Moisan Horne, Englewood, Tenn.; grandsons, Lucas Moisan and David Moisan; granddaughters, Caitlin Horne and Sara Horne.
Memorial services will be held Friday, March 14, 2008, at 4 p.m. at St. Therese of Liseux. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the Church.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Moisan Family Memorial Scholarship Fund of the Cleveland State Foundation, P.O. Box 3570, Cleveland, Tenn.
Arrangements were by Heritage Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 7454 East Brainerd Road.
Glenna Smith
SOUTH PITTSBURG -- Glenna Smith, 70, passed away Monday, March 10, 2008.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Otis Smith; parents, Mel and Ida Green; brother, Carlos Green; sisters, Velma Sue Bolton, Odell Hurst, Lonnie Bowman.
Survivors include children, Diane Foster, of Rising Fawn, Ga., Vickie Hardin, of Fort Oglethorpe, Odell Parker, of South Pittsburg, Jerry Smith, Dwight Smith, of Jasper, James Smith, Tommy Smith, of Whitwell, Scottie Smith, Charles Smith, of South Pittsburg, Billy Ray Smith, of North Carolina; sister, Doris McHone, of Whitwell; brothers, George Green, Lee Hoyt Green, of Whitwell; 33 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren.
Family will receive friends 10 a.m.-9 p.m. CST today, March 12.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. CST Thursday, March 13, in the funeral home chapel.
Interment will be at Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Whitwell Memorial Funeral Home (423) 658-7777.
John Whitmore Jr.
CLARKSVILLE -- Pastor John O. Whitmore Jr., 63, died Saturday, March 8, 2008, at his residence.
He was born April 11, 1944 in Nashville. The son of John O. Whitmore Sr. and Vesta Mae Keessee. He was the husband of Billie Dykes Whitmore.
He was the pastor of Beth-El (House of God) in Lyles, Tenn. He worked in the Maintenance Department at Clarksville Transit System. He retired from the U.S. Army.
Survivors include his wife, Billie Dykes Whitmore; children, Tracey D. Whitmore-Joshua, Jerry H. Whitmore, all of Clarksville, Tenn.; four grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 12:30 p.m. today at Foston Funeral Home with Minister Kimball Boyd officiating.
Burial will be in Kentucky Veteran Cemetery-West.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until time of service today at Foston Funeral Home.
GEORGIA
Marcell Abbott
ROSSVILLE -- Marcell Gene Abbott, 64, departed this life Tuesday, March 11, 2008.
He was born in Walker County, Ga., to the late Horton and Mary Alice George Abbott, and he was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Hill Abbott; and brothers, Fred and William Abbott.
Survivors include his brothers, Ralph and Bennett Abbott, both of Rossville; sisters and brothers-in-laws, Ola and Barney Gilbert, of Alabama, Myrtle and Henry Abbott, of Flintstone, Mary Adkins, of Rossville; special niece, Nancy Adkins; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, March 14, 2008 in the chapel with the Rev. Mac Stringer officiating.
Interment will follow in Little River Cemetery in Mentone, Ala.
Family will receive friends after 4 p.m. today and all day Thursday.
Arrangements are by W.L. Wilson & Sons Funeral Home, Fort Oglethorpe.
Larry Behner
ROSSVILLE -- Larry Eugene Behner, 57, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2008.
A native of Cumberland County, North Carolina, he had formerly lived in Orlando, Fla., and had lived in the North Georgia area for the last eight years. He was an Army veteran having served two tours, one in Korea and one in Alaska.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy Behner and Jean Cathers Behner.
He is survived by sister, Patricia Inez Wilson; and a niece, Katey LuAnn Featherman, both of Stroudsburg, Pa.; and a nephew, William Featherman, of Orlando, Fla. He is also survived by long-time friends, William Crocker, of Rossville, Judy MacUmber, of Stroudsburg and Renita Parker, of Rossville.
Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, March 14, 2008, at Chattanooga National Cemetery.
Condolences may be sent at www.heritagefh.com.
Family will receive friends from 9-10:30 a.m. Friday at Heritage Funeral Home & Crematory, Battlefield Parkway.
Irene Brewer
TRENTON -- Irene Brewer, 88, died Tuesday, March 11, 2008.
Mrs. Brewer was a member of the First Baptist Church of Trenton, Ga. and longtime resident of Trenton.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James T. "Slim" Brewer; daughter and son-in-law, Mary Frances and Thomas Smartt; grandson, James Martin Sloan; five sisters and one brother.
She is survived by two brothers, Orville Marrow, of Warren Mich., and Berlin Marrow, of Hartsille, Ala.; three granddaughters and their husbands, Paulette and Ken Tullis, of Ider, Ala., Sandra and Gary Koch, of East Ridge, and Angela and Gordon Geralds, of Ooltewah; nine great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. EDT Thursday in the Ryan Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Eddie Cantrell officiating.
Interment will be in Lake Hills Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. today and 11 a.m. until funeral time on Thursday.
Arrangements are by Ryan Funeral Home, Trenton.
Tommy Farr
ROSSVILLE -- Tommy Joe Farr, 63, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2008 at a local hospital.
Condolences may be sent to www.lane-southcrestchapel.com.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in the South Crest Chapel with the Rev. Phil Osborne and the Rev. Bill Harding officiating.
Interment will follow in Dogwood Valley Cemetery in Tunnel Hill, Ga.
The family will receive friends today from 2-8 p.m. at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, Rossville.
Eugenia Hawes
RINGGOLD -- Eugenia "Jeanie" Baxter Hawes, 78, departed this life Monday, March 10, 2008.
She was born in Eton, Ga., to the late Luke Crittenden and Molly Middleton Baxter, and was preceded in death by several brothers, and sisters.
Jeanie was a member of First Baptist Church of Ringgold, and was the Battlefield Woman's Golf Club Champion for seven years.
Survivors include her loving husband of 55 years, Roy Hawes; son and daughter-in-law, Craig and Pam Hawes; daughter, Lynn Hawes; granddaughter, Christi Hawes, all of Ringgold; brothers, John Baxter, of Ringgold, Bud Baxter, of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; sister, Doris Harris, of Ringgold; and many nieces and nephews.
Services will be held 1 p.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church in Ringgold with Dr. Kerry Bunn and Dr. Dan Whittaker officiating.
Interment will follow in Anderson Cemetery.
Family will receive friends from 6 until 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in memory of Jeanie Hawes to the First Baptist Church of Ringgold Organ Fund.
Arrangements are by Wallis-Stewart Chapel of Wilson Funeral Home in Ringgold.
Gloria Howard
LaFAYETTE -- Gloria Nash Howard, formerly of LaFayette, passed away Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008, in Bakersfield, Calif., one week before her 79th birthday.
Gloria was born in Atlanta, the youngest of seven children in a wonderfully close-knit family. Her career path as a social worker involved opportunities to serve in various areas including the Child Welfare Division for Fulton County, Georgia; Homes of St. Marks Adoption Agency in Houston, Texas; Tri-County Memorial Hospital in Fort Oglethorpe; Moccasin Bend Psychiatric Hospital in Chattanooga; and Northwest Georgia Mental Health Center in Fort Oglethorpe. An accomplished professional, she made a lasting impression with her bright humor, warm personality and enormous capacity for caring.
Gloria is survived by her sisters, Arlene Hargrove and Gwen Hames, of Atlanta; her four children, Charles Comfort and his wife Maxine, of Taft, Calif., George Comfort and his wife, Jenni, of Elkton, Md., Jim Comfort and his wife, Denise, of Washington, D.C., and Mary Newman and her husband, Dennis, of Katy, Texas; and by the eight grandchildren who were the light of her life, Tyler, Tucker, Corey, Cameron, Chase, Joshua, Kayli and Greyson.
Memorial service: 11 a.m. Saturday, April 19, at Yellow River Baptist Church, 3650 Five Forks Trickum Road, Lilburn, Ga.
Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601, (800)272-3900.
Bonnie Laws
SUMMERVILLE -- Bonnie Louise Laws, 89, passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2008.
Funeral services Thursday, March 13, 2008, at 2 p.m.
Interment in Mount Bethel Cemetery.
Visitation will be today, March 12, 2008, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home.
Jewell Mitchell
LaFAYETTE -- Jewell Mitchell, 78, went home to be with her Lord Monday, March 10, 2008.
She was a member of Sunnyside Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Julian Mitchell.
Survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Edward and Linda Mitchell, Jack and Donnie Mitchell, Lloyd and Gay Mitchell, Lester and Darlene Mitchell and Gene and Tammy Mitchell, all of LaFayette; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral at 3 p.m. today from Sunnyside Baptist Church. Service conducted by Rev. George Parker.
Pallbearers are Chris, Daniel, Anthony Mitchell, Chad Mauk, Chris Spears, Ron Howard.
Interment in LaFayette Memory Gardens.
The body will lie in state at the church from 2 p.m. to service time.
The arrangements are by Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home of LaFayette.
Johnny Ritchie
RINGGOLD -- Johnny C.R. Ritchie, 64, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 10, 2008, at his home.
Mr. Ritchie was born in Chattanooga, to John and Zora Ritchie. He was a member of Concord Baptist Church, a U.S. Marine veteran, and retired from TVA after 32 years of employment. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather.
Surviving are his wife of 46 years, Mary Ritchie; children, Johnna Eldridge, of East Ridge, Carla Bynum, of Ringgold, Ga., and Johnny "Jay" Ritchie Jr., of Birchwood; five grandchildren, Justin Ritchie, Rob Eldridge, Ericka Bynum, Hannah Eldridge and Kylie Ritchie; sisters, Evidene Tatum, of Chattanooga and Janice Watson, of Canton, Ga.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
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Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Arrangements are by the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 404 S. Moore Road.
Robert Vaughn
RINGGOLD -- Robert L. Vaughn, 73, passed away Monday, March 10, 2008, at a local hospital.
A lifelong resident of the North Georgia area he was a former employee of the Cavalier Corporation where he worked for over 20 years and was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Forrest and Annie Touchstone Vaughn; son, Brian Vaughn; and brothers, Arville, Alton and Charles Vaughn.
He is survived by his loving wife, Cenaida Merchan Vaughn, of Ringgold; sister-in-law, Katherine Vaughn, of Ringgold; brother-in-law, Nelson Merchan, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., Omar Merchan and Edgar Merchan, both of Bogota, Columbia and Arnaldo Merchan, of Atlanta; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Gerards Catholic Church with Father Liam Coyne officiating.
Interment will follow at Anderson Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends today from 4-9 p.m. and Thursday from 8 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home.
An on-line register book may be signed at www.wilsonfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are by Wilson Funeral Home, Wallis-Stewart Chapel, Ringgold.
ALABAMA
James Hensley
HUNTSVILLE -- Lieutenant Colonel retired James Robert Hensley, 71, passed away Monday, March 10, 2008, at his residence.
Funeral from the Wallis Memorial Chapel today at 1 p.m. EDT Service conducted by Rev. Keith Miller.
Interment in LaFayette City Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home of LaFayette, Ga.
OTHER AREAS
Daniel Donahoe
CENTERVILLE, Ohio 1 Daniel J. "Dan" Donahoe, 67, passed away Thursday March 6, 2008.
Dan was a veteran of the U.S. Navy; a member of the Vietnam Veterans of America; the American Legion Post 598; AM Vets and the VFW. During his working career, he was employed by GMAC-EDS where he was a financial specialist.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Jean Donahoe.
Dan is survived by his loving wife, Ann; a son, Kevin Donahoe (Missy); a daughter, Diane; a stepdaughter, Lindy Strickland; and two grandchildren, Samantha and Erin.
Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Friday at Anderson Memorial Gardens in Ringgold, Ga.
Local arrangements are by Wilson Funeral Home, Wallis-Stewart Chapel, Ringgold.
Inelle Hurt
TUPELO, Miss. -- Inelle B. Hurt, 87, formerly of Mentone, Ala., died Sunday, March 9, 2008.
Survivors: husband, John Earl Hurt; sons, Steve Hurt, Phil Hurt; daughter, Joy Hill.
Visitation will be 10-11 a.m. CDT Thursday at Moonlake Baptist Church with the funeral at 11 a.m. CDT.
Burial in Bankhead Cemetery.
Arrangements at Burt Funeral Home, Fort Payne, Ala.
