HAMILTON COUNTY
Earline Campbell
Earline Campbell, 75, of East Ridge, passed away Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, at her residence.
She was a lifelong resident of East Ridge where she had been a member of Jones Memorial United Methodist Church and was of the Methodist faith. She had worked for Employees Finance Co. in Downtown Chattanooga for over 25 years before retiring in 1978 from Brackett-Royal Clinic as a receptionist with 13 years of service.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Herbert and Fannie Laxson; and sister, Betty Davis.
Survivors include her husband of 50 years, David R. Campbell; daughter, Pam (Chris) Ball, of Harrison; son, Guinn Campbell, of East Ridge; stepdaughters, Denise (Rick) Ellison, of Ringgold and Jan (Bill) Brown, of Rossville; four grandchildren, David Evans, Christopher Ball, Loree Harmon and Joshua Ball; four great-grandchildren, Landon Crawford, Lukus Harmon, Ayden Harmon and Larissa Crawford; special niece and great-niece, Sherrie and Cassie Wade, of Decherd, Tenn.; and several other nieces and nephews also survive.
Condolences may be sent to www.lane-southcrestchapel.com.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of Amedisys Home Health for their care and concern during this time, as well as a thank you to the special friends, neighbors, and East Ridge Police and Fire Departments.
Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601-7633, or to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, 2600 Network Blvd., Suite 300, Frisco, TX 75034.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 1 p.m. in the South Crest Chapel with Dr. David Harr officiating.
Interment will follow in Chattanooga National Cemetery.
The family will receive friends today and Sunday from 4-8 p.m. at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, Rossville.
Ervin Caudle
Ervin “Doc” Caudle, 84, of Chattanooga, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, in a local hospital.
Funeral: today at noon in the chapel of Taylor Funeral Home with Pastor Harris Toney officiating.
Burial: Highland Memorial Gardens.
Charles Cochran
Charles Lee Cochran, 36, died on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.
He was a 1992 graduate of Lookout Valley High School.
He was preceded in death by parents, Joseph and Laura Cochran.
He is survived by three daughters, four sisters, two brothers, several cousins, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Valley View Chapel.
Interment will be in Chattanooga Memorial Park Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from noon until 2:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Arrangements are by the Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, Valley View Chapel, 7414 Old Lee Highway, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
Berna Crosby
Berna Lee Dodson Crosby of Collegedale, died Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. She was 62.
A native of Idaho Mrs. Crosby had lived in the Chattanooga area since 1975. She was a strong advocate of disability rights and worked with several area organizations to improve community awareness of all the needs of persons having disabilities and to promote their ability to be viable contributors to any community. She worked as a Peer-counselor/Personal Advocacy Specialist and Assistant Director at Tri-State Resource and Advocacy for Independent Living which is now Tri-State Disability Resource Center, in Chattanooga. Mrs. Crosby served as chairman of the Chattanooga Awareness Committee and as a consultant to the Outreach and Needs Assessment Task Group of the Georgia Advisory Council for Assistive Technology Resources. Mrs. Crosby was an honors graduate of Chattanooga State Technical Community College where she was active in many student groups and honor societies. She was selected as a member of “Who’s Who in American Junior Colleges.” Crosby received the State Volunteer Advocate of the Year Award in 1995 and the Governor’s Trophy as Tennessee’s Disabled Citizen of the Year in 1989. Most recently, Mrs. Crosby worked as a freelance writer. She was the editor of “MDA News” a newsletter for the Southeast Tennessee/Northwest Georgia Chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association from 1999-2002. She completed two novels, an autobiography and numerous short stories and poems.
Survivors include her husband, Jerry W. Crosby Sr., of Collegedale; two sons, Jerry “JJ” W. Crosby Jr., of Collegedale, and Cameron J. Linde, of Kernersville, N.C.; father, Harry L. Dodson, of Boise, Idaho; two sisters, Brenda K. Roberts, of Boise, Idaho and Shanah G. Percy, of Meridian, Idaho; one granddaughter; and one grandson.
The service will be conducted today at 4 p.m. in Collegedale Seventh-day Adventist Church by Pastor Gary Patterson.
A memorial service will be conducted at the Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints, Brainerd Ward on Sunday at 6 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, PO Box 78960, Phoenix, AZ 85062-8960, or to the Worthy Student Fund for A. W. Spalding Elementary School and Collegedale Academy, P.O. Box 568, Collegedale, TN 37315.
Condolences may be sent at www.CovenantFuneral.com.
Arrangements are by Covenant Funeral & Cremation Service.
Adelia Deardorff
Adelia “Dee” Deardorff, 67, of East Brainerd, received her completed healing Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, when she passed away.
Dee retired from teaching elementary hearing impaired students in 2001. She was a devoted wife, mother, and beloved Nana to her grandchildren.
She is survived by husband, David; children, Peter, Jonathan (Katie), Elizabeth (Chris) Hight; and granddaughters, Madison and Emalyne Hight and Ava Deardorff.
A memorial service will be held Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, 3 p.m. at Silverdale Baptist Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the counseling ministry of Silverdale Baptist Church or Tennessee Temple University.
Send condolences at www.CovenantFuneral.com.
Arrangements are by Covenant Funeral & Cremation Service, Crox family owned and operated.
Glen Gerke
Glen A. Gerke, 55, of Chattanooga, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009.
Mr. Gerke was born in Lynwood, Calif., to Vance and Lorraine Gerke, raised in Long Beach, Calif.; and was a very spiritual person.
Surviving are his daughters, Natalie (Dan) McShea, Sarah (Peter) Edgar, Kathryn Gerke; and granddaughters, Ava and Harper.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today, Nov. 14, 2009 followed by a 7 p.m. Memorial Service at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Baldrick’s Foundation, 1443 E. Washington Boulevard, #650 Pasadena, CA 91104-2650.
Please share your thoughts and condolences at www.mem.com.
Arrangements are by the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 404 S. Moore Road.
Helen Howard
Helen K. Howard, 93, of Chattanooga, formerly of Knoxville, passed away Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.
Friends may call Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel, Knoxville, for arrangements. www.lynnhurstchapel.com
Donnie Jackson
Donnie Marie “Aunt Donnie” Jackson, 85, of Chattanooga, passed away Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in a local healthcare facility.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ira Jackson.
Survivors: brother, John Riley Smith, of Chattanooga; great-niece and nephew, Carolyn (Reginald) Thompson, of Clarksville, Tenn., and James Suttles, of Chattanooga; devoted friends, Kurt and Val Green; several nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
Funeral: Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in the chapel of Taylor Funeral Home with Pastor Ternae Jordan officiating.
Burial: Forest Hills Cemetery.
The body will lie in state today after 12:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
Anne Jones
Anne P. Jones, 87, of Chattanooga died Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, at her home.
She was born Dec. 30, 1921 in Jackson, Tenn., to the late Gladys and John Pope Jr.
Her husband, Ed Jones and one brother, Bill Pope preceded her in death.
Survivors include her sons, Jim (Beth) Jones, of Chattanooga; Rick (Carol) Jones, of Knoxville; grandson, Tim Jones, of Houston, Texas; granddaughter, Dr. Jamie Jones, of Chicago; brothers, John (Betty Ann) Pope III, of Tacoma, Wash., Perry (Carolyn) Pope, of Jackson, Tenn.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church with Dr. Gary Carver officiating.
Burial will follow at Chattanooga National Cemetery with Bill Pope, Robert St. Clair, W.V. Roberson, Clark Williams, Steve Pope and Thomas Norton serving as pallbearers.
Honorary pallbearers will be Henry Thompson, David Pope, Richard Pope, William Pope, Trey Norton and the deacons at First Baptist Church.
The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Please share your thoughts and memories at www.mem.com.
Arrangements are by Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 404 S. Moore Road, Chattanooga.
Paul Kilgore Jr.
Paul Norman Kilgore Jr., 48, of Chattanooga, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009.
Mr. Kilgore was born in Whitwell, Tenn., to Paul Kilgore Sr. and Mrs. Rosaline Parker. He was a U.S. Marine veteran, member of First Lutheran Church, and was employed as a Journeyman Electrician.
Survivors include his wife of 15 years, Starlet Kilgore; sons, Evan Howard Smith, Paul Norman Kilgore III, and Zachary Kilgore; daughter, Krystal Nicole Kilgore; father, Paul Kilgore Sr.; mother and stepfather, Rosaline and Sam Parker; sister, Lisa Brodnick and Lynne Parker; and brother, Lance Parker.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today and 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home with Pastor Gilbert Pingel and Vicar Mark McCrory officiating.
Burial will be private.
Please share your thoughts and condolences at www.mem.com.
Arrangements are by the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 404 S. Moore Road.
Patti Kontovich
Patti Kontovich, of Hixson, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009.
Patti was a lifelong resident of the Chattanooga area and a 1970 graduate of City High School. She was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Patti was an avid seamstress and was well known throughout the southeast for her expertise and beautiful handmade children’s clothing.
She was preceded in death by her father, Herbert Payne Jr.
Patti is survived by her husband of 37 years, Tom Kontovich; children, Emily (Clay) Hendren, Patrick and Trent Kontovich; grandson, Ebin Hendren; mother, Jeneane Payne; brothers, Alan and Rob (Shelby) Payne; several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
Services for Patti will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 West 7th St., Chattanooga, TN 37403 with The Rev. and Honorable Sam Payne officiating.
Burial will follow in Chattanooga Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Patti’s name to Children’s Advocacy Center, 909 Vine St., Chattanooga, TN 37406.
Please share your thoughts and memories at www.mem.com.
Arrangements are by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist.
Arvie Mann
Arvie Cordelia Mann, 94, of Hixson, passed away very peacefully in a local hospital Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Coulter Chapel of Lane Funeral Home with the Rev. David Anderson officiating.
Interment will be in Chattanooga National Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 2 until 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home and 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Condolences may be sent to lane-coulterchapel.com.
Complete arrangements will be announced by Lane Funeral Home, Coulter Chapel, 601 Ashland Terrace, 877-3524.
Myra McBroom
Myra Ann McBroom, 86, of Collegedale, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009.
She was the daughter of the late Waymon and Sarah Bryan and was preceded in death by her husband, Dan D. McBroom; and two children, Dr. David Bryan McBroom and Beverly Ruane.
She was a member of Collegedale Seventh-day Adventist Church and retired from the College Press.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Dianne and Richard Rey, of Okemos, Mich.; two granddaughters, Stephanie Rey Worboys and Pamela Alcorn; and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held 12:30 p.m. Monday at Chattanooga National Cemetery with Elder Donald Kenyon officiating.
The family will receive friends from 3– 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Collegedale Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Please share your thoughts and memories online at www.mem.com.
Arrangements by Chattanooga Funeral Home, Valley View Chapel, 7414 Old Lee Highway.
Bertha McNair
Bertha Grace McNair, 92, of East Ridge, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009.
Ms. McNair was born in Chattanooga to William and Sarah Wiggs. She married her high school sweetheart, Raymond McNair. Bert retired from “The Little Theatre” where she ran the box office. Upon retirement she received “The Miss Annie” award – for which she was very proud, and was a member of Jones Memorial Methodist Church.
Survivors include her son, Larry (Kay) McNair; daughter, Sara (Pat) Mayo; grandchildren, Rick Mayo, Dawn Mayo, Forrest (Melissa) McNair, Kelley McNair, Natalie Oswald and Melissa Adair; great-grandchildren, Amber. Jake, Zack, Gracie, Wilson, Garrett, Allison and Taylor; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond McNair; brother, Bill Wiggs and his wife, Rhonwyn; and sisters and their husbands, Elizabeth (Campbell) Cook and Mary (Tom) Long.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday and 11 a.m. to noon Monday at the funeral home.
Funeral services will be at noon Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, at the funeral home.
Burial will follow at Chattanooga National Cemetery.
Please share your thoughts and condolences at www.mem.com.
Arrangements are by the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 404 S. Moore Road.
Shirley Patterson
Shirley Anne Sprague Patterson passed away Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009.
Born to John and Trula O’Dell Sprague on July 16, 1929, she was a lifelong resident of Chattanooga. She was preceded in death by her brother, John K. Sprague, of Decatur.
A graduate of Chattanooga Central High School, Shirley attended the University of Chattanooga where she was a member of Phi Mu Sorority, after which she accepted a position as secretary at The McCallie School. After a few months there, she would meet the man, a teacher at McCallie, who would become her husband of 54 years, Craig Houston Patterson.
In 1970, Shirley took on a role as receptionist at Girls Preparatory School, where she soon became “the voice of GPS,” Still today, her familiar greetings echo in the minds of alumnae and friends in the GPS family. In 1986, she was named an Honorary Alumna of the school. Shirley retired in 1992.
Devoted to her community, she served as president of the Missionary Ridge School PTA and Missionary Ridge Garden Club. She was also a volunteer for Chattanooga Community Kitchen and CASA, as well as an active member of Central Presbyterian Church and Northside Presbyterian Church.
“Ms. Pat,” as she was known by the hundreds of McCallie boys she mothered, mentored and entertained during the decades she lived on the school’s campus, is survived by her husband, “Mr. Pat,” as well as daughters, Nancy P. McCullough, Nashville, Anne (Tom) Braly, Soddy-Daisy; She also leaves behind grandchildren she adored, Anne Rutherford McLachlan, Chattanooga, William Chandler McCullough, of Fort Collins, Colo., Frances Katharine McLachlan, of Point Reyes Station, Calif., Laing McCullough (Todd) Pewitt, of Nashville, Taylor Myers McLachlan, of Atlanta; sister, Charlotte (John) Berg, Chattanooga; brother, James (Bonnie) Sprague, Elon, N.C.; sister-in-law, Linda Sprague, Decatur, Tenn.; aunt, Mary Sprague Moore, of Hixson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family wishes to thank Amedysis Hospice and the staff of Soddy-Daisy Healthcare for their expert care during Shirley’s short time there.
Graveside services will be held today at noon in Chattanooga Memorial Park with the Rev. Sam Pope officiating.
There will be no visitation at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Southeast Tennessee Chapter, 7625 Hamilton Park Dr. Chattanooga, TN 37421; Girls Preparatory School, P.O. Box 4736, Chattanooga, TN 37405; or the Chattanooga Community Kitchen, 727 E. 11th St., Chattanooga, TN 37403.
Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 7454 East Brainerd Road.
Gary Phillips
Gary Lynn Phillips, 54, of Signal Mountain, passed away Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, at his home.
Gary was a lifelong resident of Signal Mountain.
Survivors: wife, LaDonna Phillips; daughter, Shana (Joey) Walraven, Soddy-Daisy; two sons, Billy (Karen) Bell, Signal Mountain, Jerry (Amber) Bell, Hixson; three sisters, Judy (James) Scott, Signal Mountain, Fay (Jim) Meeks, Shellbyville, Tenn., Margo Chamberlin, Chattanooga; two brothers, Carl (Jo Ann) Phillips, Cookeville, Tenn., Bo Phillips, Signal Mountain; five grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Coulter Chapel of Lane Funeral Home with Pastor Glen Keys officiating.
Interment will be in Chattanooga Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Condolences may be sent to Lane-coulterchapel.com.
Arrangements by Lane Funeral Home Coulter Chapel, 601 Ashland Terrace, 877-3524.
Anna Taylor
Anna “Tootsie” W. Hamilton Taylor, 78, of Hixson, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009.
Arrangements will be announced by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home.
Sarah Wells
Sarah Frances Lawman Wells, 90, departed into His Light on the wings of Angels from her home on Lookout Mountain, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.
She was the daughter of well known businessman, Edgar Huell Lawman and Sarah Frances Thomas Lawman of Lookout Mountain. She was the granddaughter of David Thomas of Chattanooga.
Sally Wells, as she was affectionately known to family and friends, was an honor student at Brights School, GPS and Arlington Hall College in Virginia, where she became an expert equestrian.
In 1942 she married the late Alexander Wells and waited patiently and prayerfully at home with her parents on the mountain for three years until he returned safely from WW II. Lt. Commander Wells was a highly decorated PT Boat skipper in the South Pacific --- from Guadalcanal to the Leyte Gulf, when he escorted Gen. Douglas MacArthur on PT Boat 525 on his triumphant return to the Philippines, Oct. 24, 1944. He was later general counsel for Interstate Life and Accident Co. of Chattanooga and Gulf Life in Jacksonville, Fla.
Before she was born, her father, Ed Lawman Sr., a WWI cavalry officer stationed at Fort Ogelthorpe, rode with Gen. “Black Jack” Pershing during the Mexican campaign in 1916 against Poncho Villa. In 1943 he was selected as executive director of the Benwood Foundation and served until his retirement.
From 1941 to 1965 Sally Wells was a member of the Chattanooga Junior League and supported the arts and several area charities as a civic and community leader.
During the school year of 1960-61, Sally Wells was honored by McCallie School as the Grayson Medal sponsor for her son Alex. Later, she was a Mid-South Wrestling Champion sponsor for her late son, Lawman.
In 1965 she wrote a delightful autobiographical book, “Horses in Your Own Backyard,” about her family owning, training, and riding ponies and horses together. Throughout the 1950s the Wells family was active in the Dogwood Foxhunt and Polo Club, headquartered at Summerfield Johnston’s Bendabout Farm north of Chattanooga.
In her early teens young Sally became an accomplished musical artist as a songwriter, singer, and pianist. In the 1970s under pseudonym “Samantha” Lawman, she produced an LP album (Ebb Tide by the Sea), of her original songs and ballads with the personal assistance of her longtime friend and confidant, the late William L. Montague Jr.
As she entered the final years of her divinely inspired twilight, Samantha, as she was endearingly called by many, enthusiastically joined her son Alex, his wife Mary ‘T’ and their partner Ron Miller, along with many other Vietnam Veterans across this nation. ... to follow a dream — healing the wounds of the Vietnam War on all sides — bringing former enemies face-to-face in peace on their old battlefields inside Vietnam.
Samantha accepted the honorary title of chairman emeritus as a charter member of the original Vietnam Reconciliation Project, which recently evolved into a nonprofit humanitarian organization: American Vietnamese Reconciliation Project Inc. (AVRP). The ultimate goal of this group is to build and operate the International Veterans Friendship/Reconciliation Center on the Perfume River near the Hue Citadel in Central Vietnam. Her son, Alex, a Marine artillery captain and Purple Heart survivor of the 1968 TET Offensive, fought inside the Citadel with allied ARVN airborne Marines, surrounded for 14 days by enemy NVA forces.
She is survived by her son Alex, brother Ed Lawman Jr.; grandson, Nelson Wells; granddaughter, Lee Wells Whittington; and great-granddaughter, Parker Wells Whittington. Her precious caregivers, Shiela and Eric Hall, were family to Samantha, blessing and enhancing her life for 15 years.
One of her last wishes was that any memorial contributions be made to: AVRP Inc., in care of Colonel Ron Miller, 3500 Bolt Blvd., Jonesboro, AR 72401. Personal messages may be sent to the family by e-mail: ronxmiller@sbcglobal.net.
A Celebration of Samantha’s wonderful life ceremony with extended family and friends will be announced at a later date by Wann Funeral Home in St. Elmo at the base of her beloved mountain.
Marguerite Wilson
Marguerite Emma Wilson went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, at her home surrounded by her family.
She was born on Oct. 2, 1924,
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today, Nov. 14, in the Legacy Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. DeWayne Renfro officiating.
Interment will follow in Wilcoxen Cemetery with Darrell Davis, Alan Davis, Steve Arnold, Marty Everett, Wayne Eldridge and Jackie LaVaughn Wilson will serving as pallbearers.
Jackie R. Wilson and Michael Kennedy will serve as honorary pallbearers.
Arrangements are by locally owned and operated Legacy Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 8911 Dallas Hollow Road, Soddy-Daisy. We invite you to share your thoughts and memories with the family at www.legacyfuneralhome.com. 24-hour obituary line 843-5055.
Patricia Wolfe
Patricia Ann Wolfe, 69, of Chattanooga went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, with her loving husband, Bernard Wolfe at her side.
She was a native of Mobile, Ala., but considered Signal Mountain her home.
Patricia was an active member of Wayside Presbyterian Church.
Patricia, or “Mimi” as she was known by most is survived by her husband of 51 years, Anthony Bernard Wolfe as well as her daughter, Kim (Amir) Yekzaman, of Parkville, Mo.; sons, Tony (Gina) Wolfe, of Columbia, Tenn., and Robert (Charlene) Wolfe, of Signal Mountain; niece, Cynthia Hill, of Mobile, Ala.; brother, Charles (Betty) Hill, of Tallahassee, Fla., she also leaves behind 13 grandchildren who love the lord and who were the delight of her life; several nieces and nephews also survive.
The family would like to thank the staff at Memorial Hospital who so graciously supplied medical care and comfort as well as a special acknowledgement to Dr. John L. Gwin Jr.
Funeral services will be held Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, at 2 p.m. in the East Chapel with Dr. Marshall St. John officiating.
Burial will follow at Chattanooga Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, from 4-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the W. I. C. program of Wayside Presbyterian Church.
Please share your thoughts and memories at www.mem.com.
Arrangements are by Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 404 S. Moore Road, Chattanooga.
TENNESSEE
Tracy Harvey
DAYTON — Tracy Harvey, 47, died Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, at Erlanger.
He was a longtime resident of Rhea County, of the Baptist faith, loved his family and working on old cars.
He was preceded by his parents, George and Margaret Schubert Harvey.
Survivors: wife, Teresa Peters Harvey, Dayton; two sons, Josh and Joey Harvey, of Dayton; two sisters, Movita Steiner, of Chattanooga, Carole Chandler, of Chattanooga; three brothers, Leland Westmoreland and Dean Westmoreland, both of Chattanooga, Reggie Westmoreland, of Harriman, Tenn.; three grandchildren, Ariana, Sierra, Joslyn Harvey; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral will be noon Sunday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Wilbur Hardeman officiating.
Interment in Roane Memory Gardens, Harriman.
Visitation 6-9 p.m. today at Coulter-Garrison Funeral Home.
Horace Meeks
WHITWELL — Horace Ray Meeks “Little Ray”, 61, passed away Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009.
Ray was preceded in death by his father, Willie Reece Meeks; brother, Douglas Glen “Bobie” Meeks; granddaughter, Amanda Haggard.
Left to cherish his memories his children, Janice Delashmitt, of Hixson and Scott Meeks, of Chattanooga; sister, Susie (Bruce) Waters, of Dunlap; five grandchildren; niece and nephew.
Family will receive friends 10-2 p.m. CST today, Nov. 14.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. CST today in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Sam Long officiating.
Interment at Griffith Creek Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to help with funeral expense to Whitwell Memorial Funeral Home, PO Box 898, Whitwell, TN 37397 423-658-7777.
John Myers
MCMINNVILLE — John Lloyd Myers, 64, of the Northcutts Cove Community, heard Heaven’s call on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009.
He was a local business owner, farmer, truck driver and member of Altamont Church of Christ. John was Baptized at age 13 and started Leading Singing the following Sunday. He served at many Church of Christ congregations in Warren County leading his last Sunday Morning, Nov. 8, 2009, at Altamont. He served six years in the Tennessee National Guard.
He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Carol Woodlee Myers; daughters, Sherry (Mark) Bailey and Julia Leann Myers; grandson, Brenden Southard; parents, J.B. and Frances Myers; brothers, Lynn and David Myers; sister, Betty Ann; brother and sister-in-law, Billy and Shirley Reed: niece, Courtney Reed; nephews, David and Daniel (Heather) Reed; great-nieces, Gracie and Allison Reed; several cousins and host of friends.
Funeral services will be 3 p.m. CST Sunday at Altamont Church of Christ with Ray Winton, Charles Williams and Joe Gray officiating with burial to follow in Hebron Cemetery.
Visitation after 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. CST today and until time of service Sunday at Layne Funeral Home, Altamont, Tenn.
GEORGIA
Jimmy Bohannon
CHICKAMAUGA — Jimmy Ray Bohannon, 62, departed this life Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Bohannon; daughters, Lacy and Tina Bohannon; brothers, Charles, Bill, Tommy, Bob Bohannon, all of Chickamauga; and many nieces and nephews.
Arrangements are by the LaFayette Chapel of Wilson Funeral Homes, LaFayette, Ga.
William Fuson
FORT OGLETHORPE — William Harrold Fuson, 75, passed away Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.
He was born to the late Will and Aileen Fuson on June 28, 1934. He was a member of St. James Methodist Church, former owner/operator of Rite-Way Pest Control, former Mayor and City Councilman of Fort Oglethorpe, the former Commander of the Power Squadron, and an avid golfer.
He was also preceded in death by his son, William “Butch” Fuson.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Fuson, of Fort Oglethorpe; six children and spouses, Becky (Richard) Carter, of Texas, Sheree (Roy) Milsap, Danny Fuson, all of Chattanooga, Michael (Kim) Fuson, of Spring City, Sheri-Lahn (Michael) Webster-Mount, of Ringgold, and Alan Webster, of Fort Oglethorpe; sister, Doris (Dale) White, of LaFayette; cousin, Fred (Thero) Fuson, of Ooltewah; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be private.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to Hospice of Chattanooga at 4411 Oakwood Dr., Chattanooga, TN 37416.
Online guestbook available at www.wilsonfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements by W.L. Wilson and Sons Funeral Home, Fort Oglethorpe.
Patricia Sizemore
RINGGOLD — Patricia Sizemore, 68, died Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, in a local hospital.
She was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and was a loving mother, grandmother and sister.
Survivors are daughters, Trudy Engel, Cataula, Ga., Valerie Sizemore, Chattanooga; brother, Armon Cheek, Hixson, Tenn.; sister, Diana Raber, Winder, Ga.; grandson, Chris Williams; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. today at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church with the Rev. Jonathan Horsman officiating.
Visit www.heritagefh.com to share words of comfort with the family.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.
Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home & Crematory, Battlefield Parkway.
Mary Visage
LaFAYETTE — Mary Dunwoody Visage died Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009.
Survivors: sons and daughters-in-law, Larry and Vicki Visage, and Kenny and Lee Ann Visage Jr.; sisters-in-laws, Mildred Dunwoody, and Yvonne Dunwoody, all LaFayette; grandchildren Misty Reyes, Scott Keown, Michael Visage; great-grandchild, Elijah Keown; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday at Wallis Memorial Chapel Service conducted by the Rev. Tim Dennison.
Pallbearers Scott Keown, Bee Ward, Michael Ward, Caleb Reyes, Jimmy Bishop, Michael McKeehan.
Interment Naomi Cemetery.
Visitation today 6-8 p.m.
Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home LaFayette.
Marie Williams
ROSSVILLE — Ethel “Marie” Williams, 74, passed away Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, at a local health care facility after a long battle with COPD.
She was a lifelong resident of the North Georgia area where she retired from Galaxy Carpets in Fort Oglethorpe with 10 years of service. After her retirement from Galaxy she went to work as a Customer Service Representative with Big Lots in Fort Oglethorpe.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Edward Williams; son, Terry Lee Gilreath; and parents, James and Pernia Palmer.
Survivors include three children, Robert Alan (Sheila) Gilreath, of Kimball, Tenn., Theresa (Billy) Bost, of LaFayette, Ga., and Susan Williams (Sandra Breedlove) of Tiftonia; 11 brothers and sisters; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Condolences may be sent to www.lane-southcrestchapel.com.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the South Crest Chapel.
Interment will follow in Lakewood Memory Gardens, South.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. today and from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, Rossville.
ALABAMA
Helen Bell
DAWSON — Helen Faye Burns Bell, 61, passed away Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, at Shepherds’ Cove, Albertville.
Funeral service at 2 p.m. CST today from Mt. Tabor Baptist Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel, Rainsville, Ala.
Dorothy Blevins
RAINSVILLE — Dorothy Blevins, 82, passed away Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, at her residence.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. CST Sunday, Nov. 15, from W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel.
Burial in Mount Herman Cemetery.
Family will receive friends from 2-6 p.m. CST today.
Mavity Helms
HENAGAR — Mavity Diane Morgan Helms, infant daughter of John and Teri Helms, died Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, at DeKalb Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be today at 11 a.m. CST from Rainsville Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial in Wesley’s Chapel Cemetery www.rainsvillefuneralhome.com.
Visitation will be today from 9-11 a.m. CST.
Vera Hiland
FORT PAYNE — Vera Hiland, 97, died Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009 at Collinsville Health & Rehab.
Funeral services will be held today at 3 p.m. CST from Rainsville Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial will follow in Wesley’s Chapel Cemetery.
www.rainsvillefuneralhome.com.
Visitation will be today from 9-3 p.m. CST.
OTHER AREAS
Lamar Bell
FAYETTE, Mo. — Lamar Bell, 59, a native of Ringgold, Ga., passed away Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.
Funeral was 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bible Baptist Church, New Franklin, Mo., with the Rev. Rodney Haggett, the Rev. Randy Bell and the Rev. Clay McNeese officiating.
Arrangements were by Markland-Yager Funeral Home.
