Obituaries

Obituaries for August 10, 2014

• Reatha Barker

  Reatha Barker, 94, of Soddy-Daisy, passed away Friday, Aug. 8, 2014. She was a member of the Oak Street Baptist Church where she served as church secretary for many years. …

• John Barnes

  John Robert Barnes Sr., formerly of Richmond Va., went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, at the home of his sister, Faye Jordan. A native …

• Annie Belcher

  Its been fifteen years without seeing your face and seeing that smile. We love and miss you very much. Your sons, Allen, Dimitri, Torrey and Walter; grandkids, Dimitri, Mauquishia, Alexis, …

• Joyce Brookshire

  Barbara Joyce Brookshire, 75, was surrounded by her family as she passed into the presence of our Lord and Savior on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, at Hospice of Chattanooga. Joyce …

• Dolores Brown

  Dolores C. Brown, of Chattanooga, passed away Friday, Aug. 8, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hilary Brown Jr., and is survived by several family members. Visit …

• Duane Carr

  Duane Allan Carr, 46, passed away Friday, Aug. 8, 2014, at his home. He was a member of Ewtonville Baptist Church and had a strong faith in Jesus Christ. He …

• Thurman Caylor

  Thurman Caylor, 83, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014. Thurman worked as a machinist and machine shop superintendent for Lucey Boiler Company for 40 years. Thurman is preceded in …

• ROGER L. DENT

  Aug. 10, 1960 - Nov. 24, 2003 Happy 54th Birthday to my sleeping Angel. We love you and miss you Christine and Family

• Faye Dodson

  Faye Dodson departed this life Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014, for the glories of heaven. She was 85. She was born July 14, 1929, in Cloudland, Ga., to the late John …

• Brenda Ferguson

  Brenda Gail Ferguson, 60, of Chattanooga, passed away Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. She was a lifelong resident of Chattanooga and was employed with McKee Bakery for over 28 years. Brenda …

• Ruth French

  Ruth Holland French, 88, passed away Friday, Aug. 8, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Edward French; two children, Tammy Lynn Morrison, Steven Neal French; parents, …

• Charles Glenn

  Charles Richard Glenn, of Dadeville, Ala., passed away peacefully on Aug. 1, 2014. He is survived by his three children, Ashley (Brad) Harris, Colin Glenn and Chris Glenn; grandsons, Jack …

• El Miloudi Hamid

  El Miloudi Hamid, 69, of Chattanooga, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, after losing his battle with metastatic gallbladder cancer. He lived in the Chattanooga area since 1979. He …

• Joe Hammond

  Joe J. Hammond, 94, formerly of Summerville, died Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. Services 3 p.m. today, Aug. 10, at Earle Rainwater Funeral Home chapel. Interment in Summerville Cemetery. Visitiation 2-3 …

• Sam Hatfield

  "Sam" Hatfield, 92, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, Aug. 8, 2014. He was a lifelong resident of the Chattanooga and North Georgia areas and …

• Damon Henley

  Damon Lamar Henley, 63, departed this life Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014. He was born in Chattanooga to the late Dave and Fleda Henley. Damon worked for Chattanooga Glass for 22 …

• Patsy Hill

  Patsy Maxine McDowell Hill, 78, of Chattanooga, died Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. Arrangements will be announced by Covenant Funeral & Crematory, Crox family owned and operated, www.CovenantFuneral.com.

• Virginia Hittson

  Virginia Elizabeth Davis Hittson, 91, passed away Friday, Aug. 8, 2014. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 11, in the Moore-Cortner chapel. Interment in Franklin Memorial Gardens, …

• Rickey Horton

  Rickey N. Horton, 56, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014. A funeral service will be held today, Aug. 10, at 3 p.m. at Church of God Sanctified, 746 1st …

• Hardin Johnson

  Hardin Johnson, of Chattanooga, passed away Friday, Aug. 9, 2014 in a local health care facility. Arrangements will be announced later by Taylor Funeral Home of Chattanooga Inc.

• Myrtle Jones

  Myrtle Mavrne Jones, 86, passed away Friday, Aug. 8, 2014, in Highlands Rehab. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. CDTtoday, Aug. 10, from W.T. Wilson Chapel. Burial follows in Kirk …

• Jackie Keel

  Jacqueline Sue "Jackie" Keel, 52, died Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014 in Dayton. Funeral services will be noon Monday, Aug. 11, in the funeral home chapel. The family is being served …

• Charles Blake, MD

  Charles Alan Blake, MD died on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014, at his East Ridge Home. He was born in Hennepin, Minn., on June 16, 1932, the son of the late …

• Nina McArthur

  Nina Lee McArthur, 101, of East Ridge, died Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. Arrangements will be announced by Covenant Funeral & Crematory, Crox family owned and operated, www.CovenantFuneral.com.

• Elizabeth McKinley

  Elizabeth Jean Mckinley, 82, of Chattanooga, formerly of Fort Myers, Fla., passed away on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014, with her loving family by her side. Elizabeth was born in Chicago, …

• Sandra Pappas

  Sandra Lee Pappas, 66, a resident of Ooltewah, passed away Friday, Aug. 8, 2014, at her home. She grew up in Bridgeton, N.J. and moved to Ooltewah with her mother …

• Mollie Parker

  Mollie Elizabeth Cross Parker, 79, died Friday, Aug. 8, 2014. Preceded in death by her husband, Vernon L. Parker; mother, Katie Day Cross Alexander; father and step-mother, Grady and Bertha …

• James D. Parton

  James, 2 years passed, I miss you everyday. Wife, Janie Life is not the same without you. Dad, Daddy, Papaw, Poppy, Papa Loved by Janie, Donald, Mary, Zachary, Nathaniel, Anthony, …

• Melvin Pipkin

  Retired USAF Master Sgt. Melvin Wicker Pipkin, of Chattanooga, died on Monday, Aug. 4, 2014. He was born May 12, 1928, in David City, Neb., the fourth of five children …

• Edna Ray

  Edna Mae Ray, 63, passed away peacefully Friday, Aug. 8, 2014, at her home. She was a lifelong resident of Rising Fawn. She enjoyed yard sales and flea markets and …

• Louise Rogers

  Louise Chapman Rogers, longtime resident and businesswoman of Chattanooga, died on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, in her home at the age of 95. She was born in Petersburg, Tenn. and …

• Dwight Simmons

  Dwight C. "Sarge" Simmons, 62, of Chattanooga, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Aug. 6 2014, at Memorial Hospital. He was a retired veteran of the U.S. Army, and was a …

• Geraldine Smith

  Geraldine "Jerry" Smith, 94, of Signal Mountain, passed away Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014. Arrangements will be announced by Lane Funeral Home, 601 Ashland Terrace.

• Frank Stricklen

  Frank Stricklen, 82, passed away Friday, Aug. 8, 2014 in Chattanooga. Arrangements by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 622-9995.

• Warren Vandergriff

  Warren David Vandergriff, 63, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, Aug. 8, 2014, in a local hospital. Warren was retired from the U.S. Navy after 23 …

• Raymond Vick

  Raymond "Sonny" Vick passed away suddenly at his home on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, at the age of 76, to go be with his Lord and Savior. He was a …

• Esther Willingham

  Esther Jean Osburn Willingham, 77, went home to be with her Savior and her beloved Tommy on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014. During her last days she was surrounded by her …

• Tammye Winder

  Tammye Kay Winder, 52, of Chattanooga, died Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, at her residence. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Brandy Winder; and her parents, Lamar and Patricia …