Obituaries

Obituaries for March 11, 2012

• Mary Alice

  Mary Alice Peters, 95, of Alexian Village, Signal Mountain, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, March 8, 2012.She was born in Moss Point, …

• Earlene Baker

  Earlene Roshell Baker, 60, of Chattanooga, passed away Monday, March 5, 2012, at her daughter's residence. She was a former Human Services Foster Grandparent. She was preceded in death by …

• Ronald Berneburg

  LaFAYETTE Ronald Dean Berneburg, 55, died Friday, March 9, 2012.Survived by wife, Rose Ann Berneburg; son, Edward George Berneburg, of Chattanooga; sisters, Marlene Rosenberger, of Marietta, Ga., and Patty Nordengreen, …

• Russell Betts

  Jr.Lt. Col. Russell Wood Betts Jr., U.S.A.F., Retired, 93, of Midland, Texas, died peacefully Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012.Russell was born April 30, 1918, in Memphis. He was the eldest son …

• Daniel Brock

  LaFAYETTE Daniel Adrian Brock, 61, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 8, 2012, in his sleep.Adrian was born July 18, 1950, in LaFayette, Ga.He was preceded in death by his …

• Irene Bryant

  SUMMERVILLE Mrs. Irene Hunter Bryant, died Friday, March 9, 2012.Funeral: 3 p.m. Sunday, March 11, at the Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home.Interment: Summerville Cemetery.Arrangements by Earle Rainwater Funeral Home.

• Dr Charles

  onDr. Charles Richardson, 75, of Signal Mountain, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012.He was born in Lawrence County, Tenn. A graduate of UT Knoxville, UT College of Medicine, Memphis. …

• Bill Coffee

  William "Bill" Frank Coffee, of Chattanooga, passed away to be with the Lord Saturday, March 10, 2012, at Memorial Hospital after a long and courageous battle of illnesses. He was …

• Jesse Compton

  Jesse Myles ComptonOct. 13, 1992-Mar. 9, 2011We love and miss you and think about you every day. Love, Mom, Dad, and your brother, Cameron

• Gene Cox

  Lloyd Gene Cox, 77, of Soddy-Daisy, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2012. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Genes name to the Jordan Thomas Foundation, P.O. …

• Eddie Davidson

  Eddie Davidson, longtime sports writer and columnist for the Chattanooga Times died Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. He was 82.He joined the Times in 1954 and retired in 1994. As a …

• Elizabeth Davis

  FLINTSTONE Elizabeth Forester Davis, 85, passed away on Friday, March 9, 2012. She was a homemaker and member of Chattanooga Valley Nazarene Church, Flintstone, Ga. She was preceded in death …

• Wiley Dixon

  Wiley Duane Dixon, 69, of East Ridge, died Thursday, March 8, 2012.He was a member of Ridgeview Baptist Church and served in the U.S. Navy.He was predeceased by parents, Duane …

• Kerry Dolberry

  Kerry C. Dolberry, 60, aka "New York" passed away on Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, at a local hospital.He was born in Bronx, N.Y., to the late Beatrice Alexander and Lela …

• Quillian Dowdy

  Quillian Dowdy, 84, a resident of Crown Point, Ind., and previously from Chattanooga, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2012.He was born on Oct. 19, 1927, in Arnoldsville, Ga., the …

• Leroy Evans

  TULLAHOMA Mr. Leroy Evans, 77, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2012.Visitation: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday at the Tullahoma Funeral Home.Services: 2 p.m. Monday in the Tullahoma Funeral Home Chapel with …

• Sylvia FinleyHill

  Sylvia J. Finley-Hill of Philadelphia, Pa., passed away Friday, March 9, 2012, at home.She was born Oct. 18, 1949 in Vallejo, Calif., the youngest of three siblings. Sylvia accepted the …

• Cloia Gearrin

  TRENTON Cloia Mae Gearrin, 86, passed away, Saturday, March 10, 2012. She was a homemaker and Avon Sales lady and member of Friendship Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by …

• Mary Hale

  Mary (Darcina) Hale, 89, of Chattanooga died Friday, March 9, 2012, in a local hospital.A native of Akron, Ohio, Mrs. Hale was a member of the Chattanooga Seventh-day Adventist Church. …

• MR J

  Feb 5, 1929 - March 11, 2010Sleep on our dear husband and father. We love you so much.Your wife, Hazel and children.

• DEWAYNE JABISKY

  March 12, 1962 - Jan 27, 2010Happy Fiftieth Birthday!You left us much too soon and I miss you every day. Hardly a day goes by that I dont think of …

• POLLY JOHNSON

  March 11, 1965 - June 6, 2007Missing you today and always.Love you,Mom, Dad, Cheryl, Brenda, and Johnny

• Don Jennings

  RICHMOND, Ky. Mr. Don Hamilton Jennings, died Thursday, March 8, 2012, in Richmond.Memorial Service was at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 10, at the Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home.Visitation was …

• Betty Jo

  BLAIRSVILLE Mrs. Betty Jo Meek, 85, formerly of Summerville, Ga., passed away Friday, March 9, 2012.Services: 3p.m. today, March 11, 2012, at Pennville First Baptist Church. Interment: Greenhill Memorial Gardens.Mountain …

• Robert Johnson

  DALTON Robert Lee Johnson Sr., 48, passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2012, at his residence.He was a longtime resident of Arlington, Texas, but he has lived in Chattanooga area …

• Susan Johnson

  Susan Johnson died Wednesday, March 7, 2012.Preceded in death by parents, Jane and Aubrey Wilson.Survived by children, Bryan, Lisa Johnson and Paula Beesaw; granddaughter; five grandsons; and many other family …

• Kathryn Jones

  ROSSVILLE Kathryn Joyce Jones, passed from this life into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, March 10, 2012, at her home surrounded by her family. She longed to be reunited …

• Edith Klimp

  PALMER Mrs. Edith P. Klimp, 81, of Rossville, Ga., went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday March 10, 2012. She was a member of the Crossing …

• Walter Lewis

  ATLANTA Walter W. Lewis, 80, departed this life on Thursday, March 1, 2012.He was in the U.S. Army and served in the 101st Airborne, Fort Campbell, Ky. He was an …

• JAMES M

  Sunrise: Dec. 18, 1937 -Sunset: Mar. 11, 2011One of Those DaysIt only felt like a day ago that I said, "Hi", but also in that same day I said, "Goodbye". …

• Robert Massengale

  LaFAYETTE Robert "Bobby" Massengale, 61, passed away on Friday, March 9, 2012, in a local hospital.Bobby was a native and lifelong resident of the Chattanooga and north Georgia area and …

• John McDowell

  John "Dick" McDowell passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 8, 2012, in Blacksburg, Va.He was born on Aug. 27, 1927, in Chattanooga, to J.H. "Mac" and Ethel Johnston McDowell. He …

• Kathy McKinney

  RINGGOLD Kathy Lynne McKinney, 49, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, March 9, 2012. She was born in Rossville, Ga., to the late, Norman Eugene …

• Margaret McMahon

  Margaret Anne McMahon, 81, of East Ridge, passed away on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, with family and friends by her side. She was a long time resident of East Ridge …

• Grover Mills

  Grover Thomas Mills, 91, of Chattanooga passed away Friday, March 9, 2012, at his home. He was a member of Mountain Creek Church of Christ and was retired from Wheeland …

• Janna Morgan

  Janna Lea Morgan, 65, of McDonald, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 9, 2012.She was born in Boyds Creek, Tenn., daughter of the late Melvin Malcolm …

• Nancy Newman

  Nancy Marie Newman, 68, of Soddy-Daisy, passed away on Friday, March 9, 2012, after a brief struggle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ed Jacks and …

• Janice Prince

  Janice Kay Prince, 76, of East Ridge, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012. She was born May 14, 1935, in Sherwood, Tenn., the daughter of the late Curtis C. and Lola …

• Karen RatchfordGran

  tKaren S. Ratchford-Grant, 58, went home to be with her Savior and Lord on Wednesday, March 7, 2012. She was preceded in death by her mother, Margaret Sertel RatchfordShe is …

• Robert Richmond

  Mar. 11, 1958- July 16, 2011Missed and loved by Mom, Christy, Dusty, Frances, Tim, and Family.

• Franklin Roberson

  Franklin Lee Roberson, 78, of Ooltewah, passed away Friday, March 9, 2012, at a local hospital.He was the son of the late Carl and Ruth Roberson and was preceded in …

• Mary Rogers

  Mary Ann Parson Rogers, 54, Apison, Tenn., passed away Wednesday, March 7 2012, at her home.She was a member of Maple Grove Baptist Church and was a 1975 graduate of …

• Lanelle Russell

  ACWORTH Lanelle Laher Russell, 89, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 10, 2012. She was a resident of Rossville for more than 38 years, from 1968-2006. …

• Mary Scott

  Mary Lee Wilbanks Scott, 90, of Chattanooga, passed away Friday, March 9, 2012, after an extended illness. She was a member of Brainerd Baptist Church and a graduate of Central …

• Charles Scruggs

  RINGGOLD Charles Edward Scruggs Sr., 84, died Friday, March 9, 2012, at his residence. He was a lifelong resident of the North Georgia area.and was a Veteran of the U.S. …

• Stephen Skrivan

  Stephen Skrivan passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2012.He was born July 27, 1925, in Medlovice Moravia Czechoslovakia. His mother was Hedvicka Nemcov Skrivanova. His father was Frantiek Skrivan.To forever …

• Joe Sliger

  Joe Sliger, 64, passed away peacefully at home Thursday, March 8, 2012. A lifelong resident of Chattanooga, Joe attended Red Bank High and Baylor School and was a Tennessee National …

• Marie Speer

  SUMMERVILLE Mrs. Marie Speer, 57, died Thursday, March 8, 2012.Funeral was at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 10, at the Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home.Interment in Pleasant Grove Cemetery.Visitation was …

• Vernon Stokes

  Vernon Douglas Stokes, of Harrison, passed away at home on Thursday, March 8, 2012, after a lengthy illness. He was born September 1, 1963.Survivors include parents, Roy Delmas and Mattie …

• Kassadi TaShawn

  ctorHappy second birthday Kassadi TaShawn Proctor!On this day March 11, 2010, two years ago an Angel was born and soon after, God called you Home. Although youre sadly missed but …

• Lloyd Taylor

  JASPER James Walter Lloyd Taylor, 92, died at his home on Friday, March 9, 2012.Son of the late Charles Steadman and Anna Belle Helton Taylor, he was a graduate of …

• Boyd Veal

  Boyd H. Veal, 81, retired Signal Mountain Police Chief, passed away Thursday, March 8, 2012, after a long illness.Boyd was born May 19, 1930, in Henegar, Ala. He served the …