Obituaries

Obituaries for December 11, 2013

• Charles Barnes

  Charles Leeroy Barnes, 78, of Chattanooga, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, at Hospice of Chattanooga. Charles is survived by his wife of 54 years, Barbara; son, Jeffrey …

• David Blancett Sr.

  David Lawrence Blancett Sr., 83, of Hixson, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013. David was a Life Member of The Million Dollar Roundtable. He was a member of the …

• Carmen Blevins

  Carmen C. Bohannon Blevins, 82, died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, at Cherokee County Health & Rehab. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday from Rainsville Funeral Home Chapel. …

• Jessie Brown

  Jessie Mae Brown, 85, passed away on Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, at Highlands Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. CST Thursday, Dec. 12, from Kerby Funeral Home …

• Sara Duncan

  Sara F. Duncan, 72, of Chattanooga, passed away on Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. She was born to the late Eva and Fred Nelson, March 10, in DeKalb, Ala. Sara was …

• John Erwin III

  John Bryant Erwin III, 62, of Hixson, went to be with Jesus on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m. today at Delashmitt Road Baptist Church with …

• Cleo Ferrell

  Cleo Ellis Ferrell, 99, of South Pittsburg, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, at her home. The daughter of the late Nathaniel and Myrtle May Ellis, she was a graduate of …

• ANDREW GREEN

  Dec. 11, 1923-Dec. 29, 2003 Happy 90th Birthday! Missed but not forgotten. Jeff, Charlotte, Amber, Eric, Rylee, and Aedyn

• Olimpia Garcia

  Olimpia Jimenez Garcia, 21, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, from injuries sustained from an automobile accident. Mass will be held at noon today at St. Josephs Catholic Church. …

• Sylvia Gass

  Sylvia Randolph Quinn Gass, 87, of Lookout Mountain, Tenn., passed away on Monday Dec. 9, 2013. Tibby, as she was known to her friends and family, was born in Chattanooga, …

• Kenny Goins Jr.

  Kenneth Wade "Kenny" Goins Jr., 44, of Chattanooga, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013. Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in the funeral …

• Thomas Gordy Sr.

  Thomas Nelson Gordy Sr., 89, a lifelong resident of Rock Spring, passed away Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. He was a member of Mission Glen Baptist Church, a World War II …

• SHIRLEY HILL

  Shirley Ann Hill Aug. 8, 1944 - Dec. 11, 2012 My how time flies. We still wipe tears from our eyes. God knows whats best. He gave you peace and …

• Edward Harker

  Edward Gaylord Harker, 79, of Chattanooga, passed away Dec. 8, 2013. Visitation 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday at the North Chapel. Graveside service at 1 p.m. Friday at Hamilton Memorial Gardens. …

• Daris Heard

  Daris M. Heard, 69, of Chattanooga, passed away on Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents, Olena Jenkins and Paul Jenkins; and her husband, Alex …

• James Hickman

  James Harrison Hickman passed away on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, at his home surrounded by his family. James retired from Candlewick Yarns and was a member of Omega Harvest Church. …

• Tammie Hopper

  Tammie Hopper (Theresa Ann Mary May), 64, went to be with the Lord on Monday evening, Dec. 9, 2013, after a brave battle with a long illness. She was a …

• James Howse

  James Clyde Howse, 91, passed away Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. Funeral at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, East Brow Baptist Church. Burial in Overlook Cemetery. Visitation 4-7 p.m. CST Thursday …

• Garry Jackson Sr.

  Garry Wayne "Bo" Jackson Sr., 61, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. Service at 1 p.m. Thursday from the chapel. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 …

• Elizabeth Jones

  Elizabeth Ann "Liz" Jones, 72, passed away, Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, in Memorial Health Care System Hospital. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Robert and Mary …

• Carl Kirkpatrick

  Carl K. Kirkpatrick, 77, passed away Wednesday evening, Nov. 26, 2013, at his home. Carl was born Aug. 2, 1936 in Kingsport Tenn. He was a graduate of Vanderbilt University, …

• Jerry Landers

  Jerry Wayne Landers, 72, passed away Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, at a Rome, Ga., hospital. He was a native of Huntsville, Ala., had lived many years in Dallas, Texas, and …

• Lottie Marlin

  Lottie Mae Navel Marlin, 87, of East Ridge, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. She was born Sept.13, 1926, in Bedford, Ind., to the late …

• Glenda Medley

  Glenda Sue Medley, 53, passed away on Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday. The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. today. Please …

• Manoj Mehta

  Manoj P. Mehta, 68, of Chattanooga, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, at a local hospital. Mr. Mehta was retired from TVA as a Master Engineer. Condolences may be sent …

• Betty Moore

  Betty Moore, 57, died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, at her residence. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. CST Thursday, Dec. 12, from W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel. Visitation from 10 a.m. …

• Faith Morris

  Faith Shuron Morris, 50, of Chattanooga, passed away Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, in the Hospice Care Center. She was a member of New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded …

• Edgar Ormsby

  Edgar "Pete" Elliott Ormsby entered eternal life Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. He was born Dec. 22, 1937. Survived by his brother; six children; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was …

• Ruby Ott

  Ruby Loveless Ott passed away on Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Joseph and Gayle Brewer, of Henagar; daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and Ryen Berghammer, of …

• Charles Owens

  Charles Edward Owens, 75, passed away on Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, at his residence. Funeral services will be at noon today, Dec. 11, 2013, from the Kerby Funeral Home Chapel …

• Dewey Rose

  Dewey J. Rose, 52, of Red Bank, passed away Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013. Dewey is survived by his wife, Lola Michelle Rose; sons, Dewey J. Rose Jr., Matthew C. Rose, …

• David Scoggins

  David Lee Scoggins, 77, of Birchwood, went home to be with the Lord Sunday evening, Dec. 8, 2013, in a local hospital. A native of Chattanooga, he was a member …

• Guido Taelman

  Guido Andre Taelman, 64, passed away Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, at his residence. A native of Gent, Belgium, he has lived in the Dalton and Ringgold, Georgia areas for the …

• Martha Thatcher

  Martha Carter Thatcher, of Lookout Mountain, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, at age 96. Martha was the daughter of Matt L. Carter and Nancy Martin Carter. She grew …

• John Tippins Jr.

  John Henry Tippins Jr. known by friends and family as Johnny Tippins, 83, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. He was born in Gadsden, …