Obituaries

Obituaries for January 6, 2013

• Dorothy Baker

  Dorothy Cowart Baker, 86, of Chattanooga, passed away Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. She was a graduate of Hixson High School and was employed by Chrystal Credit Corporation.She was preceded by …

• Gladys Barker

  Gladys G. Barker, 90, of Harrison, passed away Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. A lifelong resident of the Harrison area, she was a member of the Ekklesia Baptist Church and was …

• Chris Bowman

  CHICKAMAUGA Chris Bowman, 54, passed away on Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 at his residence.Funeral services will be held today at 2 p.m. in the South Crest Chapel with Pastor Oscar …

• Gale Bruce

  Gale William Bruce, 89, passed away Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 at a local hospital. He was a native Tennessean and lived most of his adult life in Chattanooga. He was …

• Sandra Burkhart

  Sandra Kathleen Burkhart, 63, of Soddy-Daisy passed away Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 at a local hospital. She was a member of Straightway Holiness Church where she taught the Ladys Club …

• Hal Clements

  Hal Fredric Sherman Clements, 73, of Chattanooga (Elder Mountain), passed peacefully from our sight and sound on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family.Hal was born …

• Granville Daniel

  ROSSVILLE Granville "Easy" Curtis Daniel, 76, departed this life Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013. He was born in Rossville to the late Gus and Rachel Daniel. He drove trucks for Dalton …

• Clarence Davis

  Clarence Davis, 68, died Thursday, Jan. 3 2013.Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, at Cofer Cemetery.Their will no visistation at the Funeral home.The Highway 58 Chapel …

• Louise E

  INMEMORYJuly 8, 1916-Jan. 6, 2012Gone but never forgotten, Granny, Mama, Aunt. We have missed you being here. It was so hard during the holidays and it still hurts today as …

• Hilda Eidson

  Hilda R. Eidson, 91, of Chattanooga passed away on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013.Mrs. Eidson was born in Chattanooga, to John and Bessie Mae Williams. She graduated from Central High School …

• Bobbie Everett

  PIKEVILLE Bobbie Everett, 81, formerly of Largo Fla., died on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 at his home. He was a Korean War Vet, and life-long roofer.He was preceded in death …

• Roy Fullam

  DAYTON Roy Thomas Fullam, 75, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2013.Memorial service is 8 p.m. today at Coulter-Garrison Funeral Home with Speaker Steve Atwood officiating.Visitation: 2-8 p.m.Arrangements by Coulter-Garrison Funeral Home, …

• Mary Funk

  ROSSVILLE Mary Funk, 82, passed away Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 at her residence. She was a lifelong resident of the Chattanooga and Rossville area and was of the Church of …

• Juanita Galloway

  TRENTON Juanita Galloway, 83, of passed away peacefully on Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 with her family around her in the hospital. She was preceded in death by her loving husband …

• Eva Gregory

  OAKRIDGE Eva Gregory, 88, passed away Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. She was born, Jan. 29, 1924 in Dayton, Tenn., to Charles Wesley and Eva Attridge Hicks. In addition to her …

• Josephine Hancock

  Josephine Hancock, of Chattanooga, passed away Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013 on her 86th birthday.She lived a good portion of her life in Sinclairville, N.Y., and moved to Chattanooga in 1989. …

• Gertrude Harmon

  Gertrude M. Harmon, 97, of Chattanooga, passed away Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013 in a local hospital. She was born Aug. 17, 1915 in Chamblee, Ga., but had lived most of …

• Dorothy Harris

  CHICKAMAUGA Dorothy B. "Dot" Harris, 91, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2012.Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Monday in Tennessee-Georgia Memorial Park with Rev. Charles …

• Bill Hill

  JASPER Mr. Bill Hill, 81, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, in Chattanooga.He was a retiree of DuPont and had served as a Marion County Commissioner and Circuit Court Clerk. He …

• Carl Hodge

  Carl J. Hodge, 88, a lifelong resident of Sale Creek entered into eternal rest on Friday, Jan. 4, 2013.He was retired from Tennessee Paper Mill and had attended Sale Creek …

• Eva Jackson

  Eva Jackson, 74, of Chattanooga, passed away Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 in a local hospital.Arrangements will be announced later by Taylor Funeral Home of Chattanooga, Inc.

• Jimmy Lankford

  Jimmy Don Lankford, 70, of Chattanooga, went to be with the Lord on Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, from his earthly home.He was a member of Lupton Drive Baptist Church and …

• Ernest Layne

  Jr.MICHIGAN Ernest Layne Jr., 90, died at home Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. Mr. Layne served his country in the Navy during WWII.He was preceded in death by his wife, Vera …

• Randall Mayo

  Randall Lynn Mayo, 49, a resident of Soddy-Daisy passed away Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 in a Chattanooga Hospital due to a vehicle accident. Randy was the owner of Technology Solutions …

• Louise Menifee

  LOUISE MENIFEEJan 6, 2012It has been one year today since God took you from our presence. Things have not been the same. You are truly missed in our lives daily. …

• Anthony Murphy

  ROSSVILLE Anthony "Tony" Thomas Murphy Sr., 53, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013.Tony was a resident of Chattanooga for most of his life and was of the Baptist faith. …

• Zac OaposDell

  Zac ODellTRENTON Zac ODell, 19, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. He was a 2011 graduate of Dade County High School; he was employed by Car Max, Chattanooga. He …

• Mary Phillips

  DAYTON Mary M. Phillips, 70, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 in Memorial Hospital.Services: Monday, Jan. 7, at 11 a.m. at the Chapel of Coulter-Garrison Funeral Home with Pastor Jimmy Talley …

• Carlos Reynolds

  Carlos "Carlitos" Espinal Reynolds, 25, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012.Carlitos was born in Honduras on July 20, 1987. Abandoned at birth, he had a loving home at …

• Cathy Rutledge

  Cathy Rutledge, 59, of Chattanooga, passed away Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 in a local hospital.Arrangements will be announced later by Taylor Funeral Home of Chattanooga, Inc.

• Warren Sales

  Warren Sales, 59, of Chattanooga, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012.Warren Sales was born in Chattanooga on May 24, 1953. He came to Christ at an early age attending …

• Donna Smith

  Donna Jean Smith, 74, of Red Bank ,Tenn., passed away Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 in Austell, Ga.A native of Ann Arbor, Mich., and a resident of Red Bank, Tenn., for …

• Kathe Smith

  ROSSVILLE Kathe Smith "Avon Lady", 76, passed away Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. Condolences may be sent to www.lane-southcrestchapel.com.Funeral services will be held Monday, Jan. 7, at 11 a.m. in the …

• Raymond Taylor

  Raymond Neil Taylor died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013 at his home on Signal Mountain. He was born in Steele, N.D., on June 22, 1931 to Helen F. Taylor and Allen …

• Imogene Thompson

  SPRINGCITY Mary Imogene Thompson, 87, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2012 at the Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville. Born in Spring City, she was the daughter of the late …

• Danny Vandergriff

  J. "Danny" Vandergriff, of Hixson, went home to be with his father on Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. He was 62 years old.Danny was born in Hixson, and was a longtime …

• Barbara Wallace

  ROSSVILLE Barbara Lee Schulties Wallace, 78, passed away Friday, Jan. 4, 2012. She was born to the late John and Bessie Henson Schulties in Knoxville, Tenn., on March 29, 1934. …

• Lois Welsh

  Lois Welsh, 91, of Chattanooga, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013.Born to the late Bernard M. Welsh and Elizabeth McCown Welsh, she grew up and …

• Sarah Wilhite

  Sarah Montgomery Lewis Wilhite, 95, passed away on Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. Born July 31, 1917, in Marshall County, Tenn., she was preceded in death by her parents, Hoyle Montgomery …

• Mary Williams

  Mary Elizabeth Williams, 78, passed away on Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 at a local hospital.Arrangements by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Avenue, 622-9995.

• Tangelia Woodruff

  Tangelia Lonzell Woodruff, 50, of Chattanooga, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, in a local hospital.The body will lie-in-state after 10:30 a.m. today with the funeral to follow at 1 …

• Bettye Woods

  INMEMORYBETTYE WOODSWe love you Momma and we are remembering you on your birthday and always.Happy Birthday Momma Still missed by Cecila, Anita (Jeffrey), Eurdis (Maurice), and Grandchildren

• Mary Wright

  DUNLAP Mary Anna Wright, 91, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2013.Local arrangements are by Covenant Funeral & Crematory, Crox family owned and operated, www.CovenantFuneral.com.