HAMILTON COUNTY
Jois Adams
Prophetess Jois Junita Adams, 72, of Soddy-Daisy, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at her home.
She was the Minister of Flames of Fire Church.
She is survived by her daughter, Robbie (Phil) Brown; grandchildren, Billy, Phillips, Christy, Phillips, Janie Wilson; great-grandchildren, Micah, Jonathon, Ethan, Peyton, Jacob, Blake, Baeleigh.
Arrangements will be announced at a later date.
Condolences and memories may be shared at www.williamson andsons.com.
Arrangements are by Williamson and Sons Funeral Home, 8852 Dayton Pike, Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379.
Ted Bedoit
Edward "Ted" Wrightson Bedoit, 93, of Chattanooga, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2010.
He was born March 14, 1916 to the late Edward J. and Natalie Wrightson Bedoit. An alumnus of Central High School, he served three years in the Army Air Corps as a pilot in World War II. He was a member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
He was also preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Ayer Bedoit.
Survivors include his sister, Natalie Bedoit Whortan, of Ooltewah; three nieces, Natalie (Jim) Brown, of Lakewood, Colo., Rebecca (Keith) Riggs, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Marcia (Jim) Fletcher, of Ooltewah; and several great-nieces and great-nephews.
Graveside services will be 11 a.m. today in Chattanooga National Cemetery with the Rev. Dana Lynn Broom officiating.
Arrangements by Lane Funeral Home, 601 Ashland Terrace.
Otis Carter
Otis Charles Carter, 72, of Chattanooga, passed away Thursday, March 4, 2010, in a local hospital.
Arrangements will be announced by Taylor Funeral Home of Chattanooga Inc.
Michael Dawkins
Michael A. Dawkins, 55, of Chattanooga, died on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.
Michael had been employed by Winn Dixie and Bi-Lo Stores as a courtesy clerk; McDonald's on Highway 58 and most recently Chattanooga Times Free Press in the mail room.
He attended Orchard Knob Missionary Baptist Church where he sang in the men's choir.
Michael was preceded in death by his parents, Ben F. and Willie Mae Dawkins; sisters, Evelyn Thomas and Carolyn Dawkins.
Michael is survived by sisters, Juanita Merdith and Brenda (Waymon) Martin, Los Angeles, Calif.; brothers, Ben (Sharon) Dawkins, Cheshire, Conn., Russell (Fern) Dawkins, Baton Rouge, La., Lonnie (Cynthia) Dawkins, Nashville, Arthur (Maridee) Dawkins, Chattanooga, Tony (Violet) Dawkins and Donald Dawkins, of Detroit, Mich.; special aunts, Everlena Hart and Buelah Davis of Chattanooga; plus a host of nephews, nieces and cousins.
A celebration of Michael's life will be held on noon, Saturday, March 6, 2010, at Orchard Knob Missionary Baptist Church, located at 1734 East Third St., Chattanooga, TN 37404 with the Rev. Harold K. Lester, Senior Pastor.
Viewing and family hour will be one hour prior to services at the church.
Arrangements by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 622-9995.
Terrance Etchison
Terrance Montez Etchison, 27, of Chattanooga, passed away Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010.
He was employed by Pilgrim Pride.
He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Bobby Joe Etchison; sister, Jackie Wilson; and grandmother, Myrtal Thurman.
Survivors: son, Terrance Montez; daughter, Haven Etchison, both of Chattanooga; father, Jerry Allen, of Summerville, Ga.; mother, Bernice Josephine Etchison-Allen, of Chattanooga; grandmother, Bernice White, of Chattanooga; grandfather, Charles Newton; brother, Senneca Harris, of Chattanooga; sister, Jacquetta Javaries Jackson, of Atlanta; uncles, Johnathon Etchison and Ronnie Etchison, both of Chattanooga; aunts, Anna Mostiller, Terri Brown, Cherri Etchison, Angel Etchison, Cheryl Newton, all of Chattanooga, Robbin Williams, Brenda Williamson and Pamela Albert, all of Summerville, Ga.; a host of cousins, other relatives; special friend, Charles Teran Alexander and many other friends.
Graveside service will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in Greenwood Cemetery with Jackie Wilson giving words of comfort.
The body will lie in state Saturday after 9:30 a.m. at Taylor Funeral Home.
Nina Evans
Nina Farren Evans, 83, formerly of Chattanooga, passed away on Monday, March 1, 2010, in Mobile, Ala.
Funeral services will be held today at 11:30 a.m. in the South Crest Chapel with the Rev. Fred Russell officiating.
Burial will follow in Garmany Cemetery, Kensington, Ga.
To share your thoughts and memories, visit www.lane-south crestchapel.com.
Arrangements are by the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, Rossville.
Ila Fugatt
Ila Mae Palmer Fugatt, 91, of Hixson, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2010, in a local hospital with her family at her side.
Ila was born in DeKalb County, Ala., and resided in Hixson for the past 59 years. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church since 1951. Ila enjoyed life with her husband until his untimely death in 1977, but continued to fulfill some of her dreams when she and her sister Grace traveled to many parts of the world until their declining health cut short their adventures.
Ila was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Newman J. "Sam" Fugatt; parents, James Harrison and Mae Belle Gann Palmer; and her sisters, Gladys Smith, Meredith Riddle, Agnes Daniels and Grace Bowman.
She is survived by her sons and their wives, Joe H. (Jackie) Fugatt, Dalton, Ga., Ron (Anita) Fugatt, Hixson, and Bill (Becky) Fugatt Hendersonville, Tenn.; Brother, James H. Palmer, Wills Point, Texas; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 8 p.m. today and noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the North Chapel.
Services for Ila will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 6, at the North Chapel by Dr. Darreyl Duggar.
Burial will follow in Hamilton Memorial Gardens with David Fugatt, Chris Rogers, Matthew Killebrew, David Perry, Mark Smith and Tim Wilson serving as pallbearers.
The family expresses special thanks to the staff of Hospice of Chattanooga and the staff in the Hospice wing of Memorial Hospital.
In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations to Hospice of Chattanooga be made in memory of Ila Fugatt.
Please share your thoughts and memories at www.mem.com.
Arrangements are by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist.
Derrick Fuller
Derrick "Fat Cat" Fuller, 36, formerly of Chattanooga, passed away in Louisville, Ky., on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010.
He joined Union Grove at an early age.
He graduated from Brainerd High School, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a Master's Degree; Webster University, Louisville, Ky., with a Master's of Business and a Master's of Health Administration.
He was employed by Jefferson County Correction. He was a member of Kappa Alpha PSI Fraternity Inc.; and Mason Lodge Free and Accepted.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Reggie Jackson.
Survived by his wife, Deana Fuller; children, Elbony, Kennedy, Kevona, Iman; god-daughter, Tiffany; grandchild, Symphonie Blackstock; mother, Bobbie Boston; father, Walter Page; grandmother, Mary Fuller; mother-in-law, Wendelyn Gray; father-in-law, Calvin Gray; god-mother, Racheal Tolliver; sisters, Angela Boston and Missie Jackson; brothers, Robert, Cedric and David Jackson; brother-in-law, Tim Gray; niece, Andrea Boston; nephews, Derrick, Marcus, and Devins Boston, Brice Jackson, Marcus and Reggie Kitchen; special friends, Marshone Massingale, David Vance, Sherone Tatum, Javonda Baker; a host of aunt, uncles and cousins.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 6, 2010, at John P. Franklin Funeral Home with the Rev. Cedric Henson officiating.
Interment in Forest Hills Cemetery.
The body will lie in state after noon today at John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 622-9995.
Mary Jo Grems-Lewis
Mary Jo Grems-Lewis, 92, of Chattanooga, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.
Mary Jo was a graduate from GPS in 1935 and received a B.S. degree from Western College for Women, now a part of Miami University of Ohio and also, received her master's of Education, from the University of Chattanooga.
Mary Jo worked as a laboratory technician at Erlanger Hospital, was a Science teacher at Hixson Junior High School and started teaching Science at the Girls Preparatory School in 1966 and retired in 1982.
She was instrumental in establishing the first blood bank at Erlanger Hospital.
Mrs. Lewis was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Chattanooga Book Club and North Chattanooga Sewing Club.
She was a lifelong member of Second Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Edward G. Grems Jr. and husband, Stanley J. Lewis; father, Leroy C. Train Sr.; mother, Rebecca B. Train; brother, Leroy C. Train Jr.
Survivors include her son, Edward "Ted" Grems III, his wife, Kelly, and daughter, Laura, of Vienna, Va.; daughter, Mary Grems, of Houston, Texas; daughter, Charlotte Grems Holland, her husband, Phillip, three children, Tyler Clark and his wife, Jessica and great-grandson, Kenton and Ryan Clark, and daughter, Sarah Clark, of White Pine, Tenn.; stepson, Mattson Lewis, his wife, Reese Lewis, three children, Kenan Lewis, Wheeler Lewis and Mary Mattson Lewis; two sisters, Becky Train Stimson and Phyllis Train Applewhite.
A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 7, 2010, at Second Presbyterian Church at 700 Pine St., Chattanooga, TN 37402 with Dr. Perry McCallen officiating.
There will be no visitation at the Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Second Presbyterian Church, 700 Pine St., Chattanooga TN 37402.
Please share your thoughts and memories at www.mem.com.
Arrangements are made by Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory and Florist, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, TN 37343.
Tommy Hobbs
Thomas Cooper Hobbs, 61, of North Augusta, S.C., passed away Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010, at his home.
Tommy was born in Chattanooga Jan. 6, 1949. Tommy earned his master degree in library science at the University of Kentucky and was assistant professor at the University of South Carolina, Aiken. He was a faithful member of the Quaker faith and a member of the Society of Professional Obituary Writers.
Survivors: mother, Kathryn C. Hobbs, Chattanooga; cousins, Mary Anne (Dan) McGrew, Hixson, Billy (Robbie) McCarty, Nashville, Fran (Paul) Roand, Chattanooga, David Jones, Monroe, La., Charles (Ann) Cooper, Fredricksburg, Va.
Funeral services will be at noon Saturday at Lane Funeral Home, 601 Ashland Terrace, with the Rev. Ronald Ragon officiating.
Interment will be in Davidson Memorial Gardens, Ivey, Ky., at noon Monday, March 8.
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until noon Saturday at Lane Funeral Home Ashland Terrace.
Condolences may be sent to www.lanefh.com.
Arrangements by Lane Funeral Home, 601 Ashland Terrace, 877-3524.
Howard Honeycutt Sr.
Howard W. Honeycutt Sr., 88, of Chattanooga, went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday, March 2, 2010. After a brief but courageous battle with cancer, he left this walk of life in his home, surrounded by his loving family.
A funeral service will be held at noon today, March 5, 2010, at Oakwood Baptist Church, 4501 Bonny Oaks Drive with the Rev. Ken Clark and the Rev. Bill Belva officiating.
Please share your thoughts and memories at www.mem.com.
Burial will follow at Chattanooga National Cemetery with Military Honors.
Arrangements by North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson.
Elma Jackson
Elma Kennebrew Jackson passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2010.
She was born June 21, 1928 in Decatur, Ala.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William Kennebrew and Maggie Kennebrew McCray; husband, Thomas Jackson; brother, William Kennebrew; and sister, Johnnie Kennebrew Taylor.
She was well loved by Tammy and family and at Life Care Centers. She will be missed.
Elma is survived by two brothers, Archie Kennebrew and Fred (Cheryl) McCray, both of Chattanooga; devoted friends, Tammy Hill and family.
A private memorial service will be conducted.
Send condolences at www.CovenantFuneral.com.
Arrangements are by Covenant Funeral & Cremation Service, Crox family owned and operated.
Sue Painter
Laura Sue Gaston Painter met with her Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, March 3, 2010.
Sue became a Christian when she was nine years old. She was a 1951 graduate of Etowah High School where she was a cheerleader. Sue was a member of New Salem Baptist Church where her husband the Rev. Ted Painter served as pastor for 38 years.
She was preceded in death by her parents, James T. and Nell Gaston; and her siblings, James Taylor Gaston Jr., Margaret Brown, Sarah Sherrill, Bob Gaston and Durl Mart Gaston.
Sue is survived by her loving husband of 58 years, Rev. Ted Painter and was very proud of her devoted family, which includes her daughter, Penny and three grandchildren, Ashton Daniel (Darrell) Pittman, Hunter Daniel and Laura Daniel; a special little girl, Lana Pittman, her great-granddaughter; and a lifetime friend, Katherine Harolson.
Services for Sue will be held at 11 a.m. today at the North Chapel with the Rev. Alan Rogers, the Rev. Bill Freeney and the Rev. Charlie Robertson officiating.
Burial will follow in National Cemetery with Gary Brown, Mike Stiles, Royce Raines, Gregg Stiles, Tommy Burton and Ronnie Fisher serving as pallbearers.
Serving as honorary pallbearers are Dan Cox, Donald Pritchett, Johnny Askew and the Harvester's Sunday School Class.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Sue's name to New Salem Baptist Church Library fund at 9806 Dallas Hollow Road, Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379, or Hospice of Chattanooga, P.O. Box 19269, Chattanooga, TN 37416.
Please share your thoughts and memories at www.mem.com.
Arrangements are by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist.
Virginia Paul
Virginia Elizabeth Lowry Paul, 96, of Signal Mountain, passed away Friday, Feb. 26, 2010.
Affectionately known as Vova, meaning grandmother in Portuguese, she was daughter of the late Benjamin DeForest and Mary Elfrieda Wood Lowry and had direct ties to the earliest settlers of the area.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Sherman LaFayette Paul, artist and teacher, former Hamilton County Property Assessor and director of the Dale Carnegie Courses.
Well known for her talent, she began teaching professionally at age eleven and never flagged in her enthusiasm for the dance. She graduated from Central High School in 1930 during the Great Depression. When other young women were barely able to complete high school, she earned BA and BS degrees from the University of Chattanooga and an MS in Physical Education and Dance from the University of Wisconsin.
There she studied dance under Margaret H'Doubler and in Chicago and New York was influenced by George Balanchine and Michel Fokine. Locally she was Assistant to Miss Inez Hyder. She performed as a member of the Tivoli Ballet and on stage in countless other venues. Mrs. Paul was Associate Director of the Cotton Ball for over 10 years and choreographed all of the programming.
During her 40+ year professional career, she taught dance in her own Studio and taught physical education in over a dozen public and private schools and institutions in the Chattanooga/Hamilton County area. Among the better known were U.S. Army and Civilian Conservation Corps, Hamilton Co. Adult Education Programs, Kirkman Vocational, The Frye Institute of Chadex Conservatory, YWCA, City High, Central High, GPS, and the University of Chattanooga.
Mrs. Paul was well versed in the history of both Chattanooga and Signal Mountain and became one of the area's more respected and honored citizens. She was a senior member of Union Chapel -- "Little Brown Church" -- of Walden's Ridge, attended Signal Mountain Presbyterian Church, served as Chaplain of Walden's Ridge Guild, held offices in the S.M. Genealogical Society, and was a member of the UDC.
She was mother to Karen Nita Paul Stone (Charles B. III), of Walden, Tenn., and Don DeForest Paul, of Hollywood, Calif., and foster mother to Sylvia Andrade (Antonio) of Saı Paulo, Brazil. She was Vova to four grandchildren, Sherman Paul Stone (Dana), Kristina Lowry Stone Sanders (Joshua London), Mary Catherine Stone Carey (Bruce) and Charles Andrew Stone (Mirna) and to her foster granddaughter, Paula Tonini (Antonio) who was named after her. She leaves her legacy to 13 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Vova attained her wish to give her body to science.
No immediate services are planned.
An "Accentuate the Positive" party will be held in her honor at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 1, 2010.
Her wishes were that any gestures of sympathy be directed as contributions to the Friends of Moccasin Bend National Park, P.O. Box 4953, Chattanooga, TN 37405.
Grover Petty
Grover C. Petty, 88, of Soddy-Daisy, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2010, in a local hospital.
Mr. Petty retired from Cavalier Corporation after more than 30 years of service. He was a life-long resident of Soddy-Daisy and was a member of Pilgrim's Rest Baptist Church. Grover was a very special uncle and dear to his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, George Petty and Hester Morgan Petty; sisters, Helen Wright and Lucille Hodge; brothers, Montague Petty; Walter Reno, Tom Reno and Carl Reno.
Survivors include his nieces and nephews who were like his own children, Darlene and Jim Varner; George and Patty Wright; Don and Gayla Wright, Ron and Linda Wright.
Additional survivors are his sister, Louise Fuller Green; several other nieces and nephews; and caregivers, Lois Jones and Nancy Marquez.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today in the Legacy Funeral Home chapel with Dr. Mike Young officiating.
Interment will follow in Coleman Cemetery with military honors. Soddy-Daisy Senior Neighbors will serve as honorary pallbearers.
The family would like to extend a very special thanks to Dr. Gould, Ginger Swallows and the staff of the second floor at Memorial North Park.
Arrangements are by locally owned and operated Legacy Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 8911 Dallas Hollow Road, Soddy-Daisy. Share your memories, stories and photos at www.legacyfuneralhome.com. 24-hour obituary line, 843-5055.
Jane Reeder
Jane Beasley Reeder, 79, of Chattanooga, died Monday, March 1, 2010, in a local hospital.
A native of Florence, Ala., she was the daughter of the late William Marvin and Stella Beasley Reeder.
Jane earned a Bachelor of Science degree from East Tenessee State University in Music Education and a minor in Instrumental music. She earned a master of science degree from University of Tennessee Knoxville in Music Education and minors in Fine Arts (voice), Music Theory and Instrumental music. She also attended Birmingham Southern, University of Michigan, University of West Virginia, Oberlin Conservatory and UTC.
She taught orchestra and choir at West High School, Knoxville as well as choirs and started an orchestral program at both Red Bank and Ooltewah High Schools and developed a music department at Chattanooga State Community College where she taught for 20 years.
Jane sang four years with the Chattanooga Opera Association and played the role of Kate Pinkerton in Madam Butterfly. She has written a manuscript called Reeder's of the South and East, Vol.2 and is a certified genealogist having researched the Reeder, Harris, Abernathy, Hackworth, Dunbar, Harrison, Williams Jones, Smith, Booth, Beasley and Houston families.
She held memberships with Alpha Omicron Pi Fraternity, Alpha Delta Kappa, Who's Who in American Education, Music Education National Conference, Delta Omicron Music Fraternity, Who's Who in South and Southeast, NDAR, National Band and Orchestra Association.
She is survived by several cousins.
Graveside services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Hamilton Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Josh Rochester officiating.
Visit www.heritagefh.com to share words of comfort to the family.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the William Marvin Reeder Scholarship Fund at Chattanooga State, 4501 Amnicola Highway, Chattanooga, TN 37406.
The family will receive friends Saturday from 10 a.m. until noon at Heritage Funeral Home, East Brainerd Road.
James Scoggins
James Edward "Jimbo" Scoggins, 49, of Birchwood, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at Skyridge Medical Center in Cleveland.
He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local #175 and will be greatly missed by his family.
He was the beloved son of David and Lorene Scoggins. Other survivors include two brothers, David Scoggins Jr., Benton, Tenn., and Tommy Scoggins, Birchwood; sister and her husband, Brenda and Larry Gilreath, Harrison; special nephews, Jason Gilreath and Justin Gilreath; niece Julie Turner; several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Jason Gilreath officiating.
Interment will be in Plowman Cemetery.
Please share your thoughts and memories online at mem.com
The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. today at the Valley View Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 7414 Old Lee Highway.
Gary Snyder
Gary Lee Snyder, 50, of Chattanooga, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010.
A Memorial service will be held at the Courtyard by Marriott, 200 Chestnut St., Saturday 1-4 p.m., Chattanooga time.
The family from Ohio request you come share a story or a laugh about Gary.
The family requests no flowers.
If you wish to make a donation, do so at your local Cancer Society.
Thank you, Gary's brothers, Bruce and Randy.
Send condolences at www.CovenantFuneral.com.
Arrangements are by Covenant Funeral & Cremation Service, Crox family owned and operated.
Ruby Sweeton
Ruby Marie Lequire Sweeton, 70, of Georgetown, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2010, in a local hospital.
Survivors include three sons, Gary Price, Joey Price and Keith Sweeton; four grandchildren; one great-grandson; mother, Elza Lequire; sister, Jo Truluck; brother, Damon Lequire; several nieces and nephews.
Private graveside services will be held today.
Please share your thoughts and memories online at mem.com.
Arrangements are by the Valley View Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 7414 Old Lee Highway.
Virginia Swingle
Virginia Sue "Ginny" Swingle, 61, died Monday, March 1, 2010, in Washington, D.C.
Ginny moved to Washington after graduating from Red Bank High School and the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
She is survived by her parents, Everett Thach and Mary W. Swingle, Chattanooga; sister, Loretta Swingle, Chattanooga; brothers, Everett Jr. (Cindy) Swingle and John (Amy) Swingle, both of Marietta, Ga. and William Swingle, Cartersville, Ga.; niece, Jennifer Swingle, Atlanta; nephews, Patrick Swingle, Chattanooga, Brian (Louise) Swingle, Cambridge, Mass. and Daniel Swingle, Westminister, Md.
Ginny is loved by her family and will be missed very much.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Lane Funeral Home, 601 Ashland Terrace, with the Rev. Bert Jones officiating.
Interment will be in Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 1 until 3 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Condolences may be sent to www.lanefh.com.
Arrangements by Lane Funeral Home, 601 Ashland Terrace, 877-3524.
Rev. Grady Woods Jr.
Rev. Grady Woods Jr., 71, of Chattanooga, transitioned to eternal rest on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010.
He was the former pastor of Galilee Missionary Baptist and Greater St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church.
He was a retired butcher at Southern Provision Meat Packing and Armews Co.
He was preceded in death by his father, Grady Woods Sr.; son, Tony DeMichael Woods; brother, Ira Woods; and his first wife of 30 years, Betty L. Woods.
He leaves to cherish his loving memories, a devoted wife, Laura Frances Woods; devoted daughters, Cecil Woods, Anita (Jeffery) Menifee and Eurdis (Maurice) Moore; devoted stepchildren, Sonya and Shunn Stiggers, Starlyn (Troy) Howard and Stephanie Benford; one adopted son, James (Alanda) Leslie; and one foster daughter, Collette Haywood Gates; loving mother, Neda Cornelia Woods, Huntsville, Ala.; brothers, Roosevelt (Joann) Woods, Pontiac, Mich., Albert Woods, Auburn Heights, Mich., and Ronnie Woods, Mobile, Ala.; sisters, Pearline (Levoy) Rice, Huntsville, Ala., Christine (James) Ferguson, Tazewell, Va., Margaret (William) Calloway, Betty ( Pastor Tyrus) Chislom, Gladys (Kenneth) Erskine, Huntsville, Ala., and Letha Woods, Nashville; one brother-in-law, David Johnson; grandchildren, Mathenell Woods, Olympia and Jarvis Menifee, Kelton and Kabrella Moore; stepgrandchildren, Sharonda Stiggers, Cleveland, Tenn.; four aunts, one uncle and a host of other relatives and friends.
Public may view from noon-4 p.m. today, March 5, 2010, at Reuben Strickland Memorial Chapel and family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. at New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church. A minister's tribute will be held from 7-8 p.m.
Funeral services will be noon Saturday, March 6, 2010, at Olivet Baptist Church with Pastor Thomas Jones and Harris Toney, officiating.
Interment will be in Forest Hills Cemetery.
Ruth Wright
Ruth Toliver Wright, loving mother and grandmother, passed into the Lord's hands on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010, in a local hospital.
Ruth was born in Dayton, Tenn., on Nov. 14, 1918 to the late Clarence and Katie Lee Toliver. She was an honor graduate of Rhea County High School and president of her graduating class at William Jennings Bryan College in Dayton. She worked for International Harvester in Chattanooga during World War II and Rhea County in her later years.
Ruth was a loving child of God, who maintained her faith in Jesus Christ and her love for her extended family and friends throughout her life. All who knew her will cherish forever her smile, charm and loving character. She was a wonderful and caring mother to her four sons and a loving and devoted wife to her late husband of 63 years, Frank P. Wright. Ruth made an instant impression on everyone she met with her sweet smile, gentle nature and sense of humor.
Ruth's brothers, Ernest Toliver, William Toliver and Ralph Toliver preceded her into heaven.
She will be sadly missed by her surviving sons, Earl W. Wright II, of Knoxville; Robert (Linda) Wright, of Plant City, Fla., Frank Steven Wright, of Red Bank and Carlton E. (Lynn) Wright, of Hixson; her granddaughters Amanda Wright, of Gainesville, Fla., and Kayleigh Wright of Hixson; her sister, Shirley Sutton, of Daphne, Ala.; several nephews, nieces, cousins and in-laws.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 9 p.m. today at Legacy Funeral Home, 8911 Dallas Hollow Road in Soddy-Daisy.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home chapel with interment in Hamilton County Memorial Park.
The family wishes to extend our eternal gratitude to the doctors and staff of Memorial North Park second floor ICU and Memorial Hospital SICU.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Chattanooga Heart Institute.
Arrangements are by locally owned and operated Legacy Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 8911 Dallas Hollow Road, Soddy-Daisy. Share your memories, stories and photos at www.legacyfuneralhome.com. 24-hour obituary line 843-5055.
TENNESSEE
Jimmy Almond
WHITWELL -- Jimmy Edwin Almond, 61, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at Woods Memorial Hospital, Etowah, Tenn.
He was born July 6,1948 in Whitwell, Tenn., to the Rev. Elmer and Virginia Almond.
Jimmy was a Vietnam Veteran and served in the Infantry from 1969-1971.
He was preceded in death by his parents, the Rev. Elmer and Virginia Levan Almond; three brothers, Johnny, David, Joel; grandparents, John and Ethel Levan, Rev. Virgil and Lucille Almond.
Survivors include three brothers, Rev. Bill (Patricia) Almond, Elmer Dwin (Sheila) Almond, Doyle (Lana) Almond; three sisters, Thressa (Alb) Mears, Mary Uselton, Deborah Almond; uncles, Wes Levan, Vernon Levan; aunt, Jewel Levan; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Family will receive friends 10-4 p.m. CST today, March 5.
Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. CST today, March 5, in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Lloyd Crisp officiating.
Burial will be at Old Griffith Creek Cemetery with military honors.
Arrangements are by Whitwell Memorial Funeral Home, 423-658-7777.
Travis Barnett Sr.
SPRING CITY -- Travis H. Barnett Sr., 53, died Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at his residence.
A lifetime resident of Rhea County, Travis was a graduate of Spring City High School Class of 1974. He was a steamfitter and a 30 year member of the Pipefitters Union Local No. 43 in Chattanooga. Travis was an avid fisherman and hunter. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Spring City.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Hugh and Jane Barnett; and maternal grandparents, Lester and Lena Travis.
Survivors include his parents, Ted H. and Shirley Travis Barnett, of Spring City; son, Haskell Barnett, of Victoria, Texas; brother, Lester (Susan) Barnett, of Knoxville; nephew, Jeremy (Melissa) Barnett, of Madison, Ala.; and special cousin, Hugh Jack (Nancy) Barnett, of Spring City.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church of Spring City Building Fund, P.O. Box 127, Spring City, TN 37381.
Memorial service arrangements will be announced at a later date.
Vaughn Funeral Home, Spring City is in charge of arrangements.
Stephen Brooks
SPRING CITY -- Stephen Jay Brooks, 57, died Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at Rhea Medical Center in Dayton.
A memorial service for Stephen will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Garrison Cemetery.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Arrangements are by Vanderwall Funeral Home in Dayton, Tenn.
Bella Haston
PIKEVILLE -- Bella Kylie Rashae Haston, infant daughter of Zachary Haston and Latosha Smith, passed away on Tuesday March 2, 2010.
Services will be at Mooneyham FWB Church today at 2 p.m. CST with Brother Wayne Sullivan officiating.
Burial in Haston Cemetery.
Please share your thoughts online with the family at www.pikevillefuneralhome.com.
Pearl Janow
GRANDVIEW -- Pearl Marie Janow, 72, died Thursday, March 4, 2010.
Funeral services will be Saturday at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home.
Interment will he in Friendship Cemetery.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at Vaughn Funeral Home, Spring City.
Agnes Maddux
SPRING CITY -- Agnes B. Maddux, 91, died Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at the Spring City Care Center.
Born in Shelby, N.C., she was the youngest of seven children of the late John Thomas and Estell Lavender Borders. Agnes and her husband, James, moved to the Rhea County community in 1937. She retired from the Tennessee Deportment of Health-Speech and Hearing Services as regional director after 30 years of service. Agnes was member of Spring City United Methodist Church and the "Prayer Shawl Ministry". She loved to travel, play bridge and research genealogy.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Otis Maddux Sr.; son, James Otis Maddux II and several brothers and sisters, including her sister, Jessie B. Skinner.
Survivors include her son, John (Susan) Maddux, of Spring City; grandchildren, Rebecca Wilson serving in the U. S. Army, Iraq and Jay Maddux, of Cookeville, Tenn.; and two great-grandchildren, Christian and Evan Horton, both of Grandview.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with the Rev. Dale Wyrick officiating.
Interment will follow in Spring City Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends Saturday two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Prayer Shawl Ministry in care of Spring City United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 158, Spring City, TN 37381.
Vaughn Funeral Home, Spring City is in charge of arrangements.
Lawrence May
TULLAHOMA -- Lawrence "Larry" Ernest May, 70, passed away Monday, March 1, 2010, in Winchester.
Funeral services will be conducted today at 10 a.m. CST in the chapel of Tullahoma Funeral Home.
Burial in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
Leave online condolences at www.tullahomafuneralhome.com.
Tullahoma Funeral Home is in charge arrangements.
Joyce Morris
NASHVILLE -- Joyce Crabtree Morris, 72, died Thursday, March 4, 2010, at Alive Hospice at St. Thomas.
A memorial service will be 2 p.m. CST Tuesday, March 9, at the Moore-Cortner Funeral Home Chapel.
Memorial contributions to Alive Hospice, Nashville; Thompson Chapel Baptist Church, Pulaski.
Billy Stewart
MONTEAGLE -- Billy Newton Stewart, 63, died Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at Southern Tennessee Medical Center in Winchester.
Survivors: Janie Stewart; children, Lisa (Tony) Gilliam, Jamey (Penny Loveless) Pickett, Wendy (Jack Watt) Woodside, Billy Joe (Alisha) Stewart and Tammy (Greg) Cochran; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; mother-in-law, Essie Mae Ogelvie; brothers and sisters, Jimmy (Pat) Stewart, Glenda Mankin, Sharron Harbor, Tory, Tina and Jeff Stewart, several nieces, nephews and a loving church family.
Funeral: 2 p.m. CST today in the funeral home chapel.
Burial: Monteagle Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Cumberland Funeral Home, Monteagle.
Lillian Waggoner
WINCHESTER -- Lillian M. Waggoner, 89, died Wednesday, March 3, 2010.
Funeral will be 11 a.m. CST Saturday, March 6, at Moore-Cortner Funeral Home with the Rev. Steven M. Diamond officiating.
Burial at Franklin Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. CST today at the funeral home.
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Tressie Bryant
TRION -- Tressie Wilma Bryant, 80, passed away Wednesday evening, March 3, 2010.
Funeral services will be Saturday at 1 p.m. from Earle Rainwater Funeral Home.
Bunal in Summerville Cemetery.
Visitation is today from 6-8 p.m.
Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge.
Etta Clift
CHICKAMAUGA -- Etta B. Clift, 86, passed away Monday, March 1, 2010, in a local hospital.
Graveside services will be held today at 11:30 a.m. at Chattanooga National Cemetery with the Rev. Marvin Morrison and the Rev. Jim Bennett.
To share your thoughts and memories, visit
www.lane-southcrestchapel.com.
Arrangements are by the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, Rossville.
Matthew Harvey
ROSSVILLE -- Matthew Dale Harvey, 23, departed this life Wednesday, March 3, 2010.
Matthew attended Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School, and was preceded in death by his grandparents, Homer and Francis Harvey and Levoid McBay.
Survivors include his parents, Charles and Karen Harvey; brother, Robbie (Tara) Henry, all of Rossville; grandmother, Joanna Patterson, of Chattanooga; nephews, Tyler, Jordan, Landon Henry, all of Rossville; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, March 6, 2010, in the chapel with the Rev. Steve Dunwoody officiating.
Family will receive friends from 5 until 9 p.m. today, and prior to the service Saturday.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital or the Shriner's Hospital.
Arrangements are by W.L. Wilson & Sons Funeral Homes, Fort Oglethorpe.
John Hickey Sr.
CONYERS -- John Hickey Sr., a retired Regional Sales Manager, 77, died Thursday, March 4, 2010.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Pat Hickey; daughters, Kim and Wayne Hicks, Covington, Allison and Kevin Kelley, Stockbridge, Ellen and Toby Sammons, Covington; son, John Hickey Jr. and Lydia White, Loganville; brothers, Donald and Pat Hickey, Rossville, Michael and Donna Hickey, Rossville; sister, Mary Reynolds, Salt Lake City, Utah; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Mr. Hickey graduated in 1950 from Central High School in Chattanooga. He was a member of Haven Fellowship, a Korean War Veteran, having served in the U.S. Air Force and had retired from Alloy Rods after 38 years of service.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 6, 2010, at 11 a.m. at Haven Fellowship, 2240 Smyrna Road, Conyers with Mr. Hickey lying in state from 10 until 11 a.m. Dr. Stephen Powers will officiate.
Interment will follow at Green Meadow Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends today from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.
Condolences may be submitted online www.scotward.com.
Scot Ward Funeral Services, Harry White Chapel, 1299 Milstead Ave., Conyers, 30012, 770-483-7216.
Ella Parton
ROSSVILLE -- Ella Jean Parton, 66, passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2010.
Funeral services will be held today at 2 p.m. in the South Crest Chapel with Rev. Larry Miller officiating.
Burial will follow in Tennessee-Georgia Memorial Park.
To share your memories, visit www.lane-southcrest chapel.com.
Arrangements are by the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, Rossville.
Joshua Toney
FLINTSTONE -- Joshua Allen Toney, 27, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2010.
He was born in Fort Hood, Texas and had lived most of his life in Kensington, Ga. He enjoyed baseball, basketball and hiking. He was of the Baptist faith.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Mickee Marie Davis Toney; great-grandmother, Dorothy Cody; and an uncle, Jeff Toney.
He is survived by his father and stepmother, Bobby and Tammy Toney, of Rock Spring, Ga.; brother, Colby Toney, of Rock Spring; sister and brother-in-law, Brandi and Patrick Manning, of Flintstone; grandparents, Judy and Thomas Jackson, of Chickamauga, Bobby L. Toney, of Flat Rock, Ala., Connie Davis, of Tunnel Hill, Ga., Tommie Swafford, of Rock Spring, Ga.; great-grandfather, James Cody of Canyon City, Colo.; several cousins, aunts and uncles.
The family will receive friends today from 2-9 p.m. and Saturday morning prior to the service.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 6, 2010, in the chapel with the Rev. Ronnie Millican officiating.
Interment will follow in Chickamauga Cemetery, Chickamauga, Ga.
Online register book at www.wilsonfuneralhome.com
Arrangements by Wilson Funeral Homes, J. Avery Bryan Chapel, Chickamauga.
Bruce Whaley
FORT OGLETHORPE -- Bruce Lamar Whaley, 18, died Tuesday, March 2, 2010.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today in the chapel with the Rev. Terry Harris officiating.
Entombment will follow in Lakewood Memory Gardens, South.
Visit www.heritagefh.com to view the memorial tribute and share condolences with the family.
Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home & Crematory, Battlefield Parkway.
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Dorine Cushen
RAINSVILLE -- Dorine R. Cushen, 82, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2010.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. CST today, March 5, from W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Briggs King officiating.
Burial in Mountain View Memory Gardens.
