HAMILTON COUNTY
John Ainsworth Sr.
John H. "John Deere" Ainsworth Sr., 64, of Chattanooga, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2008, at a local hospital.
He had lived most of his life in the Chattanooga area where he was a member of the Local Brick Layers Union, a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Vietnam era and the CB Naval Reserve.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Claude and Geneva Ainsworth.
Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Janice Ainsworth; two children, John H. Ainsworth Jr., of Richmond, Va., and Jennifer "Missy" Ainsworth, of Chattanooga; seven grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Condolences may be sent to www.lane-southcrestchapel.com.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Lung Association at 3335 Ringgold Road, East Ridge, TN 37412, or www.lungusa.org.
Graveside services will be held Monday at 2:30 p.m. at Chattanooga National Cemetery with full military honors provided by the American Legion Post 95 and the Army National Guard.
Visitation will be Sunday after 1 p.m. at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, Rossville.
Leona Bates
Leona T. Bates, 90, passed away Friday, March 28, 2008.
Mrs. Bates was a lifelong resident of Apison and a member of Concord Baptist Church. She was a member of the Eastern Star in Ooltewah for over 50 years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wallace A. Bates Sr., and grandson, Jeff Bates.
She is survived by her son, Wallace A. Bates Jr. and wife, Angela, Apison; daughter, Mildred Vance, Ooltewah; grandchildren, Lisa Vance, Andy Bates, Eric Bates, Josh Bates, Sherrell Sanders; great-grandchildren, Carrington Bates, Alexandra Bates, Brandon Goins, Ashley Mull and Macie Bates; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Monday at Heritage Funeral Home Chapel.
Interment will follow in Plowman Cemetery in Apison.
Condolences may be sent at www.heritagefh.com.
The family will receive friends 5-8 p.m. Sunday at Heritage Funeral Home, 7454 E. Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
Henry Mae Beck
Henry Mae "Hoopie" Beck, 77, of Chattanooga, passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2008, in a local hospital.
Funeral: today at 1 p.m. at New Hope M.B. Church with Pastor Wayne Johnson officiating.
Burial: Lakewood Memory Gardens, East.
Arrangements are by Taylor Funeral Home.
Harrison Beene Jr.
William Harrison Beene Jr., 82, of Chattanooga, died on Friday, March 28, 2008.
Mr. Beene was a 1944 graduate of Chattanooga Central High school. He worked for TVA for 38 years at John Sevier Steam Plant in Rogersville, while residing in Morristown, Tenn., and was president and business managner of IBEW Local 365 for 15 years.
Mr. Beene was preceded in death by his parents, William H. Beene Sr. and Willie Martin Beene; brothers, Charles, Edward and Robert Beene; sisters, Frances VanDyke, Virginia Espy, Lucile Talley and Wanda Beene.
Survivors include one son, William H. (Sonny) Beene III; and five stepchildren, James D., William Todd, Ronald E., Donald E. and Sheryle A. Haughton.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, March 31, 2008 at Chattanooga National Cemetery with the Rev. Melvin Walker officiating.
Interment will be at Chattanooga National Cemetery.
The family will receive friends for visitation from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, March 30, at the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home.
Arrangements are made by Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory and Florist, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, TN 37343.
Jane Brown
Jane Elizabeth Brown, 87, of Collegedale, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2008.
She was born and spent her early years in Illinois and then moved to Madison, Tenn., in the late 1950s. In the 1970s, Mrs. Brown and her husband, Newell, moved to Smithville where they were very active in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He preceded her in death in September 2005.
She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Bevin and Kathie Brown, Troy, Ala., Gary and Mickie Brown, Lakeland, Fla.; sister, Jessie Lee, Portland, Tenn.; and four grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life service will be held 6:30 p.m. today at Morning Point in Collegedale with Pastor Dennis Clark officiating.
Condolences may be sent at www.heritagefh.com.
William Daniels
William Daniels, 84, of Chattanooga, passed away Friday, March 28, 2008, in a local hospital.
Arrangements will be announced by Taylor Funeral Home of Chattanooga Inc.
Paul Daugherty
Paul E. Daugherty, 66, of East Brainerd, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 27, 2008.
A longtime resident of Chattanooga, Mr. Daugherty was a self employed carpet installer for over 35 years. He was a member of Catoosa Baptist Tabernacle and formerly a member of Harmony Baptist Church where he had served as deacon and Sunday school superintendent.
Survivors are his wife, Linda Daugherty; two daughters, Denise Smith and Tracey Haney; grandsons, Jeremy Smith and Blake Haney, all of Chattanooga; five sisters, Charlotte Hadley, Illinois, Lois Ford, Florida, Velma Smith and Patsy Karabach, both of Alabama and Virginia Coker, Chattanooga; two special nephews, Grayson and Garrett Freeland.
Services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Jerry Atkins and Rev. Calvin Headrick officiating.
Burial will be in Lakewood Memory Gardens, East, with Don Paul, Scott Freeland, Bob Mankin, Bobby Gann, Tim Headrick and Gary Eldridge serving as pallbearers.
Condolences may be sent at www.heritagefh.com.
The family will receive friends today from 4-8 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Home, East Brainerd Road.
Andrew Davis
Andrew Davis, 20, of Hixson, died Thursday, March 27, 2008.
Arrangements will be announced by Lane Funeral Home, Coulter Chapel, 601 Ashland Terrace.
Daniel DiPillo
Daniel Joseph DiPillo, 90, of Chattanooga, died Friday, March 28, 2008, in a local hospital following a brief illness.
He was born in the Bronx, N.Y., in 1918 and was the son of Italian immigrants. His father, William DiPillo, and his mother, Agnes DiPillo, immigrated from Italy to the United States in 1905. Agnes DiPillo died shortly after her arrival to the United States and William DiPillo later married Ida DiPillo, who was a loving step-mother to the five DiPillo children. Mr. DiPillo dearly loved his brothers Frank and Frank, and his two sisters, Helen and Yola. He lived most of his adult life with his family in Jersey City, N.J. and was a retiree from the Western Electric Co.
Mr. DiPillo was of the Catholic faith and was preceded in death by the love of his life and a saintly woman, Mary Donlon DiPillo. He was also preceded in death by his mother and father; brothers, Frank and Frank DiPillo and Helen DiPillo.
Survivors include his sons, William (Teena) DiPillo, of Summerville, Ga., Jerry DiPillo, of Chattanooga, Steven Pilat, of Dallas, Texas; grandchildren, Jamie Russell and Nicholas DiPillo, of Summerville, Ga., and Michelle Hayes; sister, Yola Herlihy; and loving family members who reside in New Jersey and Arizona.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 30, 2008 at the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home.
Entombment will follow in Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
The family will gather with friends on Sunday from noon until the hour of the service at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, SE, Tennessee Chapter, and 7625 Hamilton Park Drive, Suite 8, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
The family would like to express their deepest gratitude to all of Mr. DiPillo's friends at St. Barnabas Apartments.
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Arrangements are by Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory and Florist, 5401 Highway 153.
Gene Drakeford
Gene F. Drakeford, 83, of East Ridge, passed away Friday, March 28, 2008.
Survivors and complete funeral arrangements will be announced by Chattanooga Funeral Home. East Chapel, 404 S. Moore Road.
Nell Eiselstein
Nell Gates Eiselstein, 93, of Chattanooga, died on Wednesday, March 26, 2008, following a brief illness.
She was a graduate of Chattanooga High School and the University of Chattanooga. She was a lifetime member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church where she has served as a Sunday School teacher for over 40 years, Senior Choir member for 25 years, St. Catherine's Chapter of ECW Chairperson for 10 years, Altar Guild, Outreach Committee, and many more. Mrs. Eiselstein taught in the Chattanooga city school system for over 40 years having retired while at Woodmore Elementary School. She was a member of Alpha Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, AAUW, a volunteer at Red Cross for over 25 years, a READ Volunteer and for many years a volunteer at St. Barnabas Nursing Home and Apartments.
Mrs. Eiselstein is preceded in death by her husband, George Eiselstein; parents, Dr. and Mrs. William Fred Gates, Sr., brother, Right Rev. William Fred Gates Jr., former Suffragan Bishop of Tennessee.
Mrs. Eiselstein is survived by her three sons, Fred (Nancy), Bill (Judy) and Tommy (Patty) Eiselstein, all of Chattanooga; one daughter, Suzin Seaton (Mark), of Kingston, Tenn.; sister, Elizabeth Gates Abel, of Houston, Texas; nine grandchildren, Billy, Kyle (Stacy), Mary Hadley Eiselstein Ozburn (Mike), Robin, Scott, Emily, Michael (Lori), Brian, Kristen Eiselstein Jones (Ashley); two stepgranddaughters, Crystal Seaton, Jennifer Seaton Jones (Rob); 10 great-grandchildren, Brendan, Meagan, Sarah, Ryan, Nelson, Kylie, Jane, Will, MaryBlythe, Cooper; and three nieces, Anne Gates Kincer (Reginald), Susan Gates Edwards, Jo Anne Abel Sparkman (Wayne).
Funeral services will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church at 3 p.m. Monday, March 31, 2008, with visitation at the church beginning at 1:30 p.m. The Rev. Donald Fishburne will officiate.
Interment will follow at Chattanooga Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Book of Remembrance of St. Paul's Episcopal Church or St. Barnabas Apartments Endowment Fund.
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Arrangements are made by Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 404 S. Moore Road, East Ridge, TN 37412.
Bruce Eustice
Bruce Eustice, 41, of Chattanooga died on Thursday, March 27, 2008.
He was a graduate of Hixson High School.
Mr. Eustice was preceded in death by his father, Elmer Eustice.
Mr. Eustice is survived by his mother, Addie Eustice; sisters, Marilyn (Ethan) Halcomb, Sherilyn (Haytham) Eustice, Terri (Wayland) Stewart,; wife, Annette Eustice; two sons, Hunter Eustice and Shawn Eustice; special friends, Angie Barrett and Blaze Barry; several nieces and nephews, many special friends.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday, March 31, 2008 at the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home with Dr. Butch Varner, the Rev. Will Fix, the Rev. Estle Sanders and the Rev. Wayland Stewart officiating.
Interment will follow at Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends for visitation from 2-4 to 6-8 p.m. Sunday, March 30, 2008, at the North Chapel.
Arrangements are made by Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory & Florist, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, TN 37343.
Glenda Guffee
Glenda Sue Harvey-Guffee, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and aunt passed away suddenly Thursday, March 27, 2008. She was 65.
Family and friends will forever remember Glenda's lovely smile and her tremendous capacity for love and compassion. Best known for her caring nature and love for children, Glenda always put others first and touched the lives of everyone she met with her optimism. She was a longtime member of Ooltewah Baptist Church in Ooltewah. Glenda always said she married her "soul mate," Robert E. Guffee, almost 42 years ago May 16, 1966.
She was preceeded in death by infant son, Robert Brian Guffee; and infant daughter, Mary Elizabeth Guffee; father and mother, Charles and Alta Harvey; sisters, Edna Ruth Byrd and Nell Cole; brother, Ronnie Harvey and nephew, Joseph A. Guffee.
She is survived by husband, Robert E. Guffee, of Sweetwater, Tenn.; daughter, Heather Burgiss and husband, Sam, of Raleigh, N.C.; son, Kevin Guffee and wife, Michelle, of Orlando, Fla.; grandsons, Brandon, Blake, and Brett-Cooper Burgiss, who call her "Nana", all of Raleigh, N.C.; sister, Barbara J. Harvey; brothers, Joe P. Harvey and wife, Carolyn, Jackson R. Harvey, Tony W. Harvey, all of Lenoir City, Tenn., Jimmy Harvey, of Knoxville, Emory Dillishaw Jr., of Hixson; nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City.
Funeral services will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday in the Click Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dick DeMerchant of First Baptist Lenoir City officiating.
Burial will take place on Monday at 11 a.m. at Christianburg Baptist Church Cemetery, Sweetwater.
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Click Funeral Home, 109 Walnut St. in Lenoir City is in charge of arrangements.
Nancy Harden
Nancy Jo Harden, 60, of Ooltewah, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 27, 2008.
She was a member of New Shepard Hill Baptist Church.
She was a retired owner of Health Care Billing Services Inc.
She was preceded in death by her father and mother, George and Melba Howe; one brother, Michael Howe.
She is survived by her three children, Josh (Tiffany) Harden, of Cleveland, Ben (Erin) Harden, of Ooltewah, Leigh Ann (James) Johnson; five grandchildren; Drew, Ethan, Jessica, Elise and Joseph; two nieces, Angie and Jennifer Howe.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, March 30, 2008 at 5 p.m. in the Highway 58 Chapel of Turner Funeral Home with the Rev. Ernest Sutton officiating.
Burial will be "Private".
The family will receive friends on today from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. and on Sunday up to the hour of services at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to the Bethel Bible Village Children's Home, 3001 Hamill Road, Hixson, TN 37343.
Turner Funeral Home Inc. Highway 58 Chapel is in charge of arrangements, 622-3171.
Paul Harmon
Paul Harmon, 97, of Chattanooga, passed away Friday, March 28, 2008.
Survivors and complete funeral arrangements will be announced by the Chattanooga Funeral Home, East Chapel, 404 S. Moore Road.
John Haslerig
John Haslerig departed this life Monday, March 24, 2008, at Standifer Place Nursing Home in Chattanooga.
He was born to the late John Haslerig and Velma Leonard on Oct. 17, 1940 in Chattanooga.
He is survived by a stepmother, two brothers, one sister, five aunts, one uncle, one son and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral, 1:30 p.m. Sunday in the chapel.
Arrangements by John P. Franklin Funeral Home.
Les Heard
Leslie H. Heard, of East Ridge, passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2008.
Les was president of the American Federation of Musicians for 18 years and president Emeritus of Local #80 U.S. and Canada. He served on the executive board prior to being elected president. He was an active member of the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Association Orchestra for 28 years, and a teacher of music since age 16, with a particular love of jazz drums.
Les graduated East Ridge High School in 1969 and attended University of Tennessee Knoxville and graduated University of Tennessee Chattanooga in 1974. He also performed with the Chattanooga Youth Symphony and Knoxville Symphony, and was a member of Jones Memorial Methodist Church.
Mr. Heard was preceded in death by his father, Jack Heard, of East Ridge.
Les is survived by his wife, Ernestine "Ernie" Heard; mother, Dorothy Heard, of East Ridge; daughter, Juliet Heard Westbrook, husband, Chris Westbrook and expected son, of Tucson, Ariz.; son, Matthew Heard; granddaughter, Michelle Heard, of Boulder, Colo.; sister, Jacqueline Heard Owens; husband, Don, of Knoxville; nieces, Amy Owens Purcell and husband, Jason, Mary Owens Brown and husband, Dustin, of Knoxville; nephews, Reed Brown and Noah Purcell.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday in the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home with the Rev. Wayland Stewart officiating.
Interment will follow in Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Donations may be sent to Hospice of Chattanooga.
Please share your thoughts and memories online at www.mem.com.
Arrangements by Chattanooga Funeral Home, East Chapel, 404 S. Moore Road.
Ollie Jennings
Ollie R. Jennings 92, of Chattanooga died Monday, March 24, 2008, in a local hospital.
She joined Mount Paran Baptist Church where she was a member of the Southside Circle.
Survivors include son, Clarence B. (Helen) Rhone, of Carrollton Ga.; daughter, Patricia A. Jennings, of Chattanooga; sisters, Doris (Rufus) Whitehead, of Detroit, Mich., and Lillie Head, of Chicago, Ill.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 30, 2008, at Mount Paran Baptist Church with Pastor Randy Petersen officiating
Interment in Highland Cemetery.
Visitation after noon today at Franklin-Strickland Funeral Directors.
Dr. C.S. Knapp
Dr. C.S. Knapp, 82, passed away Friday, March 28, 2008, in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Arrangements will be announced by Heritage Funeral Home, East Brainerd Road.
Jimmie Russell
Jimmie Jerome Russell, 66, passed away Friday, March 28, 2008, in a local hospital.
He is survived by his wife, Dale.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J. Avery Bryan Funeral Home.
Gene Rutemeyer
Eugene F. "Gene" Rutemeyer, 84, of St. Petersburg, Fla., formerly of Lithonia, Ga., and Chattanooga, passed away on Thursday, March 20, 2008.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Faye Rutemeyer, of Chattanooga; his brother, Donald O. Rutemeyer, Jackson, Tenn., and his wife, Virginia.
He was a 1941 graduate of Central High School, and a U.S. Naval officer during World War II. He was an architect with Robert & Co., Architects and Engineers, before forming his own architectural firm. He worked with the Bartow and Henry County, Ga., school systems, designing and renovating schools.
Surviving are his daughters, Linda Eller (Robert Richardson), of St. Petersburg, Fla., Becky (Bob) Farmer, of Duluth, Ga.; and JoAnn (Jim) Ryan, of Hilton Head Island, S.C. Also surviving are his grandchildren, Amy (Thorsten) Ahrens of Germany, Samuel Eller, U.S. Air Force, Seoul, Korea, Patrick (Tabitha) Farmer, of Cleveland, Ga.; great-grandchildren, Christopher Ahrens, of Germany, Taylor, Camryn and Weslin Farmer, of Cleveland, Ga.; brother, Dale (Sara) Rutemeyer, of Chattanooga; several nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held today, March 29, at 2 p.m. at Hillandale Memorial Gardens, Lithonia, Ga.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his memory to your favorite charity.
Henry Funeral Home of Lithonia is in charge of arrangements. (770)482-4411.
Lillian Toney
Lillian B. Toney, 64, of Chattanooga, passed away in a local hospital Thursday, March 27, 2008.
She is survived by four daughters, Sherunda (Ricky) Davis, Gloria (Reginald) Fleets, Sheila Ashford Toney, and Monica King; four sons, Efrem Toney, Harris L. Toney Jr., Mark Toney and Gregory Toney. A host of other relatives and friends.
Services will be held Sunday, March 30, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Reuben Strickland Memorial Chapel with Bishop Timothy Leslie, Rev Harris L. Toney Sr., and Pastor Reginald Fleets officiating.
Visitation Sunday one hour prior to funeral and after noon today at the chapel.
Interment Highland Cemetery.
Rhoda Watson
Rhoda Faye Ross Watson, 65, of Ooltewah passed away on Thursday, March 27, 2008, at her residence following a courageous fight with cancer.
She had been employed as a secretary at DuPont for 13 years, and had also worked at Provident and Mills & Lupton.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Cicero and Ethel Ross.
Mrs. Watson is survived by her beloved husband of 42 years, Bill Watson; sisters, Dorcas (Charles) Irwin and Ora Lee (George) Humphrey; brother-in-law, Charles Watson; several nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews; three godchildren; and many friends.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 30, 2008, in the Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Sterling Jetton and the Rev. Al Miller officiating.
A private burial will take place on Monday at Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Condolences may be sent at www.heritagefh.com.
The family will receive friends today from 4-8 p.m. and one hour prior to the service at Heritage Funeral Home, 7454 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
TENNESSEE
Dura Britton
PALMER -- Dura P. "Sodie" Britton, 86, died Friday, March 28, 2008.
She was a member of Palmer Nazerine Church. She was born on May 18, 1921, to Frank and Pearlie Lockhart Brewer who preceded her in death along with her husband, James Britton; sister, Doris Britton; brothers, Eckerd, Alder, and Wade Brewer.
She is survived by her daughters, Christy G. (Steven B.) Meeks, Coalmont and Sylvia K. (Eddie) Lawhorn, Huntsville, Ala.; grandchildren, Leslie and Daniel Lawhorn and Kyle Meeks.
Funeral services will be 4 p.m. CDT Sunday in the funeral home chapel.
Burial to follow in Brown's Chapel Cemetery.
Visitation: 2 until 9 p.m. CDT today at Layne Funeral Home, Palmer.
Billie Sue Cleek
JASPER -- Billie Sue Minter Cleek, 82, of Galveston, Texas, formerly of Jasper, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2008.
She was a member of Moody Memorial First United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Mildred Moore; husband, John Russell Minter; and son, Roy Russell Minter.
She is survived by her husband, Richard Kyle Cleek Sr.; son, John Wayne (Toni) Minter, Hermitage, Tenn.; stepsons, Richard Kyle (Margaret) Cleek II, Madison, Wis., and Gary Ben (Lynn) Cleek, Norman, Okla.; stepdaughter, Tracey Cleek, Houston, Texas; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; brother, Charles "Shine" (Mary Louise)
Moore, Jasper, Tenn.; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Sunday at 2:30 p.m. CDT in the funeral home chapel.
Interment will follow in Sequatchie Valley Memorial Gardens.
Family will receive friends from 4 to 8 p.m. CDT today, March 29.
Arrangements by Sequatchie Valley Memorial Funeral Home and Gardens, Jasper. (423) 942-2887.
James Hampton
TRACY CITY -- James "Jimmy" Edward Hampton, 73, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2008, at Emerald-Hodgson Hospital, Sewanee, Tenn.
Mr. Hampton was preceded in death by parents, Ben and Meddie Hampton; sisters, Nellie Hampton, Edna Mae Fultz, Mosella Parsons, Katherine Hedger; brothers, Charles and Benjamin Hampton Jr.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Hampton, Tracy City; son, James (Lisa) Hampton Jr., Tracy City; and daughter, Debra (Darrell) Curtis, Tracy City; sisters, Pauline Hampton, Violet Campbell, both of Tracy City, Margaret Priest, Florence, Ala.; grandchildren, Linda (Michael) Pintye, Murfreesboro, Greg Curtis, Tracy City.
Funeral services will be today March 29, 2008 at 2 p.m. CDT in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Ernest Lockhart and the Rev. James Caldwell officiating.
Burial will be at Orange Hill Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements are made by Foster & Lay Funeral Home, Tracy City, Tenn., (93l) 592-3691.
Stella James
PALMER -- Stella Mae James, 67, died Thursday, March 27, 2008.
She was a member of the Church of God and a pastor's wife serving several congregations.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Clyde and Rosa Glysson Boyd; sister, Donna Nolan; brothers, Alfred Junior and Claude Morrison.
She is survived by her husband, Rev. Malcolm James; sons, Mike (Joanice), Phillip (Connie) and Anthony (Cindy) James, all of Gruetli-Laager; sisters, Frances Britton and Frankie Bryant, Palmer; grandchildren, Jeremy James and Crystal Lawson; great-granddaughter, Sophia Isabella Lawson.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. CDT Sunday in the funeral home chapel.
Burial to follow in Palmer City Cemetery.
Visitation after 5 p.m. CDT today at Layne Funeral Home, Palmer.
Alvin Johnson
DUNLAP -- Alvin Ray Johnson, 80, went to be with the Lord after a lingering illness on March 27, 2008. He died while in the loving care of the folks at NHC of Dunlap with his wife and daughter by his side.
He was of the Baptist faith and taught Sunday school and served as treasurer at Ewtonville Baptist Church for many years, He also led the RA's (Royal Ambassadors for Christ) and coached the first original Dixie Youth baseball team in Dunlap.
He worked for more than 30 years at Johnson Oil Co. and was veteran of the Korean War.
Upon retirement he enjoyed his flower/vegetable gardening and avid birdwatching. Through all his sickness he never lost his sense of humor and loved making others laugh.
He was preceded in death by parents, George O. and Minnie Ewton Johnson; brother, Lyndal Johnson; and sister, Reatha Wilbur.
Survivors include wife, Danelle Johnson, of Dunlap; daughter, Dani (Chris) Harvey; beloved grandchildren, Ryan, Bryson and Lauren Harvey, all of Kingsville, Texas; sister, Thelma Johnson, of Dunlap; one nephew and five nieces.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. CDT in the funeral home chapel.
Burial will be in Camp Cemetery.
Visitation will be today from 2-8 p.m. CDT.
Condolences can be made at reedfamilyfh.com.
Arrangements by Putnam-Standefer-Reed Funeral Home, 50 May Road, Dunlap.
Mary Lofty
WHITWELL -- Mary E. Privett Lofty, 53, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2008.
She was preceded in death by her father, Jack David Privett; mother, Marvine "Tom" Kenner; sister, Tammy Faye Keener.
Survivors include her fiance Mike Richie; children, Christopher Lee Harvey, Houston Channing Kilgore, Marissa Michelle Kilgore, Roy Shaddrin Lofty, Chad Aaron Lofty, all of Whitwell; sisters, Shirley (Bill) Bryant, of Whitwell, Sue (Richard) Stembridge, of Rock Island, Betty (Melvin) Moore, Mildred (Ronnie) Lofty, all of Whitwell; brothers, Paul Kenner Jr. of West Tenn., Charles (Beth) Kenner, of Rock Island, Mark (Genay) Kenner, of McMinnville; grandchildren, Hayley Harvey, Gavin Davis, Zarah Davis and Evy Lofty.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. today, CDT March 29, at South Whitwell Baptist Church with Brother Channing Kilgore officiating.
Interment will follow at Whitwell Memorial Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to Whitwell Memorial Funeral Home.
Ruth Price
CLEVELAND -- Ruth Price, 88, passed away Friday, March 28, 2008, at a local health care facility.
Survivors and funeral arrangements will be announced by Jim Rush Funeral Homes, Wildwood Chapel, who has charge of the arrangements.
John Slagle
JONESBOROUGH -- John C. Slagle, 89, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at Johnson City Medical Center.
Mr. Slagle was a native of Washington County and son of the late Jake and Ida Hawes Slagle. In addition to his parents, Mr. Slagle was also preceded in death by two sisters, Laura Deaton and Pearl Green; and two brothers, Will Slagle and Robert Slagle.
Mr. Slagle was a veteran of the U.S. Army and Navy having served in WWII. He retired from IBM. His IBM career began in Kingsport, Tenn., and ended in Chattanooga. During retirement in Jonesborough Mr. Slagel worked at the Tobacco Warehouse, enjoyed having a booth at the flea market and shared his vegetable garden with friends and neighbors.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Huff Slagle, who he met at Eden Methodist Church, Jonesborough; three sons and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Bonnie Slagle, Brenda, Ariz., Tom Slagle, Williamson, Ga., and David W. Slagle, Rapid City, S.D.; two daughters and son-in-law, Shirley and Richard Street, Fairburn, Ga., and Linda Allen, Lookout Mountain, Ga.; five grandchildren, Jay Slagle, Jennifer Pigeon, both of Georgia, Chip Street and wife, Monica, Jonesborough, Shannon Bettis and husband, Mark, Carrollton, Ga., and Trip Allen and wife, Sandra, Willits, Calif.; 11 great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; and several nephews and nieces.
Graveside services will be conducted 10 a.m. Monday, March 31, 2008, at Mountain Home National Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be family and friends.
The family will receive friends from 6 -8 p.m. Sunday, March 30, 2008, at Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home.
Condolences may be sent to the Slagle family online at www.dillow-taylor.com.
Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Jonesborough, 753-3821.
GEORGIA
George Dunbar
JASPER -- George Rowland Dunbar, 67, died Tuesday, March 25, 2008, at Erlanger hospital in Chattanooga, following a brief illness.
Born May 4, 1940 in Hamilton County, he was preceded in death by his father, Rowland Hartley Dunbar.
He was a graduate of the Emory Theology School and had retired after 42 years of serving as a Methodist minister. Mr. Dunbar was a member of the Holston Conference and served as a minister in churches in Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia.
Survivors include his wife, Lee Dunbar, of Jasper, Ga.; his mother, Charlotte Dunbar, of Baltimore, Md.; daughters and son-in-law, Melissa and Chris Fitts, of Jasper; and Mary Lutz, of Hickory, N.C.; four granddaughters, Jessica Mortimer, Tiffany Mortimer, Ashley Mortimer and Madelain Lutz; three grandsons, Damon Fitts, Tyler Fitts and Preston Fitts; one great-granddaughter, Lillian Panter; brother and sister-in-law, Dwight and Jane Dunbar, of Beaufort, S.C.; several nieces and nephews also survive.
At his request, Mr. Dunbar was cremated and a Memorial Service is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday, March 30, at Roper Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Rusty Taylor and the Rev. Michael Travis will officiate.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home, following the Memorial Service.
In lieu of flowers, those desiring to do so, may make contributions to the Chattanooga Heart Institute, 2501 Citico Ave., Chattanooga, TN 37404.
Roper Funeral Home of Jasper is in charge of the arrangements. (706) 253-2454.
Martha Farris
RINGGOLD -- Martha Farris, 63, died Friday, March 28, 2008, in a local health care facility.
She was a lifelong resident of North Georgia and was a member of Boynton Baptist Church. Mrs. Farris worked at Fuelin' Around for eight years.
She was preceded in death by her sisters, Glenda Alsobrook and Frances McKinney.
Survivors are her son, Tony (Sharon) Armour, Dalton; mother, Agnes Bruce, Ringgold; brother, Johnny Bruce, Ringgold; granddaughter, Brooke (David) Dycus; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home chapel with Dr. Keith McLeod officiating.
Interment in Lakewood Memory Gardens, South.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 2115 Chapman Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
Condolences may be sent at www.heritagefh.com.
The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. today at Heritage Funeral Home and Crematory, Battlefield Parkway.
Gerald Miller
TRENTON -- Gerald "Jerry" J. Miller, 58, died Friday, March 28, 2008.
Graveside services will be 11:30 a.m. EDT Monday at Chattanooga National Cemetery with Rev. Vernon Windom officiating.
The family will receive friends 5-9 p.m. today and 1-9 p.m. Sunday.
Arrangements are by Ryan Funeral Home, Trenton.
Ola Rutherford
LaFAYETTE -- Ola Johanna Rutherford, 70, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2008, at Floyd Medical Center in Rome.
She was precedeased by her father, Joe Berry Suttles, mother and other relatives.
Arrangments by Willis Funeral Home, Dalton, Ga.
France Smith
CHICKAMAUGA -- Frances Lucille Warnack Smith, 88, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2008.
She was born in Catoosa County, Ga., to the late Claude Franklin and Carrie Turner Warnack. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church in Chickamauga.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Hoyt H. Smith.
She is survived by her daughters: Margaret Gilbreath, of Chickamauga, Joyce Gianato, of Athens, Ga.; brother, Claude "Jack" Warnack Jr., of Cleveland, Tenn.; two grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. today, March 29, 2008, at Burning Bush Cemetery with Rev. Mike Angel officiating.
Online register book at www.wilsonfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements by Wilson Funeral Homes, J. Avery Bryan Chapel, Chickamauga.
Charlotte Sparks
ROSSVILLE -- Charlotte Bird Sparks, 83, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2008, in a local hospital.
A native and lifelong resident of Rossville, she was a member of Simpson United Methodist Church and was retired from Standard-Coosa-Thatcher with more than 30 years of service.
Mrs. Sparks was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Sparks, on Jan. 22, 2008.
Survivors include her daughter, Mickie Woods, of Chattanooga; granddaughter, Michelle Young, of Dalton; great-grandchildren, Cheianne, Kashaye and Nicholas Young, of Dalton; great-great-granddaughter, Evangeline Castaneda; brothers, Bob, Richard and Ronald Bird; sisters, Joan Pachicco and Delores Bird.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the South Crest Chapel with the Rev. Natalie Smart officiating.
Burial will follow in Tennessee-Georgia Memorial Park.
Visit www.lane-southcrestchapel.com to send condolences.
The family will receive friends today from 4-8 p.m. at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, Rossville.
Lawrence Wrinkle
RINGGOLD -- Lawrence F. Wrinkle, 76, died Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at his residence.
Services will be held today at 10 a.m. in the chapel with the Rev. David Graves officiating.
Burial will be in Lakewood Memory Gardens, East.
Condolences may be sent at www.heritagefh.com.
Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home, East Brainerd Road.
ALABAMA
Ollie Barham
BRIDGEPORT -- Ollie Clementine Moore Barham, 94, was greeted by her Lord and her awaiting loved ones Thursday, March 27, 2008. She had resided at Cumberland Health and Rehabilitation for a number of years following a lengthly illness.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Bridgeport and a member of the Order of Eastern Star.
Mrs. Barham was preceded in death by her devoted husband, James Marion Barham Jr.; parents T. Walter and Susanna Moore; sister, Ethel Cole and brothers, Daniel and Claudia Moore.
She is survived by her loving son, James Walter Barham and wife, Liz Barham, of Chattanooga; her four beloved grandchildren, Richard Barham, of Huntsville, Mark Barham, of Champlin, Minn., Sharon Huber, of Nashville, and Hala Butler, of Chattanooga. She was also the proud great-grandmother of Anna Huber and Kayla Butler. She also leaves behind several nieces and nephews. All who knew her remember her kind, gentle soul.
The funeral will be Sunday, March 30, at 2 p.m. CDT at the funeral home chapel officiated by the Rev. Jim Bernard.
Interment will be at Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery, Bryant, Ala.
Visitation will be today, 6-8 p.m. CDT at Rudder Funeral Home in Bridgeport.
Mary Chadwick
CENTRE -- Mary Ray Chadwick, 79, died Thursday, March 27 2008.
Survivors include sons, James Thompson, Ronnie Chadwick, brother, Jim Ray; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral is 1 p.m. EDT Sunday, March 30, 2008, at Mason Funeral Home, Summerville.
Visitation is 6 until 8 p.m. today.
Paul Dake
FLAT ROCK -- Paul Garrison Dake, 89, died Thursday, March 27, 2008, at his residence.
Funeral services are Sunday at 4 p.m. CDT at Forest Hills Methodist Church with the Rev. Dorsey Walker officiating.
Burial in Beulah Chapel Cemetery.
Family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. CDT today at Forest Hills Community Center.
A family obituary will follow in the Sunday edition.
Nineman Stephenson
SYLVANIA -- Ninenan K. Stephenson, 51, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2008, at her residence.
There will be no visitation or service at the funeral home.
Arrangements by Kerby Funeral Home, Henagar.
OTHER AREAS
Rev. Robert Claytor Jr.
CANTON, N.C. – The Rev. Robert Mitchell Claytor Jr. died Tuesday, March 25, 2008.
Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Sunday, March 30, at St. Andrews Episcopal Church.
The family will receive friends immediately following the service.
Arrangements by Wells Funeral Homes & Cremation Services of Canton.
James Mathis Sr.
DARLINGTON, S.C. -- James William Mathis Sr., 87, died Friday, March 28, 2008 in a Florence hospital after an illness.
The family will receive friends from 6-8:30 p.m. Sunday, March 29, 2008, at Turner Funeral Home on Highway 58, Harrison.
Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home of Florence is assisting the family with local arrangements.
