Obituaries

Obituaries for August 17, 2014

  • Joyce Avans

    LaFAYETTE Joyce "Maw Maw" McRae Avans, 80, died Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. Surviving, daughters, Regina Matthews, Rhonda Adam; sons, Rev. Randy, Roger, Rickey Avans; sisters, Mattie Lou Howard, Louise Chandler, …

  • Joe Barnes

    Joseph Phillip Barnes, 75, departed this life Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. He was born in Chattanooga, to the late Charles and Laura Barnes. Joe served in the U.S. Army and …

  • Robert Bell Sr.

    Robert BellSr. RINGGOLD Robert Floyd Bell Sr., 61, passed away Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. He was born Jan. 18, 1953, to the late George and Evelyn Bell. He retired from …

  • Red Brockman

    Charles Ellis "Red" Brockman, 71, passed away Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. He was a lifelong resident of Ringgold and a member of Peavine Bapfist Church. Red was a graduate of …

  • WILLIAM RENE DUCHENE

    June 25, 1959 August 17, 2011 In Loving Memory We loved you then, we love you now, well love you always. Deeply missed by Mother, JL; Father, Bill; Sister, Ceace, …

  • Sue Dedmon

    Sue Cassidy Dedmon, 86, of Chattanooga, passed away Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, at her home. She was the daughter of the late Albert C. and Helen Crowe Cassidy and was …

  • J.R. Derryberry

    John Robert "J.R." Derryberry, 77, of Lookout Mountain, Ga., passed away on Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. He was a lifelong resident of Lookout Mountain and was of the Christian Faith. …

  • Anna Fine

    Anna Clark Fine, 93, passed away at her home on Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. Anna was a lifelong resident of Rhea County, a member of the Garrison Baptist Church. She …

  • Michael Frassrand

    Michael A. Frassrand, 93, of Harrison, entered eternal life Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, with Charlyne his beloved wife of 70 years by his side. Throughout Michaels 40-year career at Combustion …

  • William Gray

    Bill Gray William T."Bill" Gray 63, passed away on Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, at his residence. He was an employee of Boilermakers 454 until he retired in 2006. Survivors include …

  • Melba Hart

    Robbie Melba Hart, 88, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014. She was a Christian and a member of the Tiftonia …

  • Patricia Heard

    Patricia Lynn Heard, 48, formerly of Rhea County, died Aug. 14, 2014, in Cookeville. Graveside funeral services at 1 p.m. today in Spring City Memorial Gardens. Please share your memories …

  • Mildred Howell

    Mrs. Mildred Mary "Pete" Howell, 92, died Friday, Aug. 8, 2014. Surviving are a granddaughter, Melody Whitfield; brother, Alfred; sister, Corky; special nephew, Chris Ray; additional nieces and nephews. Graveside …

  • IN MEMORY

    Lynn A. Rhea Jan. 4, 1931-Aug. 17, 2013 We love you and miss you. Carolyn and family.

  • Evelyn Mitchell

    Evelyn Cordelia Turner Mitchell, 97, passed on to her Eternal Home on Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, just 20 days before her 98th birthday. Mrs. Mitchell was born Sept. 4, 1916, …

  • Alma Murphy

    Alma Murphy, of Chattanooga, passed away Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, at his residence. Arrangements will be announced later by Taylor Funeral Home of Chattanooga Inc.

  • Thelma Payne

    Thelma Fay "Granny" Kidwell Payne, of Chattanooga, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. She was 80 years old. Thelma graduated from Soddy-Daisy High School and attended Freed-Hardeman College in …

  • Ted Phillips

    Theodore "Ted" F. Phillips, 91, of Chattanooga, passed away Friday, Aug. 8, 2014, at the Abby Maes Hill Assisted Living in Spring City. Born in Patterson, N.J., Ted was the …

  • Stanley Porter

    Stanley Lewis Porter, 59, of Chattanooga, passed away Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014, at his residence. He was the dearly beloved son of Helen Rose Brown Porter. Stanley had moved in …

  • Eva Rhodes

    Eva Deloris Hullender Rhodes, 74 of Chattanooga, passed away on Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. She was a lifelong resident of the Chattanooga area and was of the Baptist faith. Eva …

  • EmmaJean Rufus

    Mrs. Emma Jean (Sister) Rufus January 17, 1932 - August 18, 1994 In loving memory of my dear sweet and precious mother, Mrs. Emma Jean "Sister" Rufus, who went home …

  • Les Shives

    Loren Leslie Shives, 85, died Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. Survivors, wife, Betty Shives; three children, six grandchilden, eight great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild. Memorial service 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, at Mason …

  • Geraldine Smith

    Geraldine "Jerry" Jane Halterman Smith, of Signal Mountain, passed away peacefully Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014, at Alexian Health Center. She was born Dec. 26, 1919 in Kansas City, Mo., and …

  • Charles Spencer

    Charles Thomas Spencer, 69, of Chattanooga, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014 in a local hospital. He was a member of Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church. He was preceded in death …

  • James Stites

    James C. Stites, 90, died on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. Jim was born in Henderson, Ky., and even as a young man, showed his true spirit by persevering and achieving …

  • Kathryn Stone

    Mary Kathryn Stewart Stone, 85, of Red Bank, died Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. She was born Jan. 19, 1929, in Chattanooga to the late Jesse Hampton Stewart and Ruby Catherine …

  • Sonny Stout

    James Keith "Sonny" Stout Sr., 86, of Soddy-Daisy, passed away on Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. A native of Kentucky, he lived in Soddy-Daisy most of his life and was a …

  • Raymond Taylor

    Raymond Taylor, 95, of Chattanooga, passed on Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, at his residence. An educator for over 35 years, Raymond was a former principal and coach in Dayton, Tenn., …

  • George Watkins

    George Sparrow Watkins passed away at the age of 90 on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014. A private memorial will take place in North Carolina this fall. Arrangements by Chattanooga Funeral …

  • Hayes Wells

    Mr. Hayes Lee Wells, 83, passed away Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. Funeral is 2 p.m. CDT today, Aug. 17, from Mount Moriah Baptist Church. Burial will follow in adjoining cemetery. …

  • Donna Westmoreland

    Donna Rae Westmoreland, 53, died Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. She is survived by three daughters, four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. There will be a memorial service 2 p.m. …

  • Ronnie Williams

    Ronnie Williams, 68, of Hixson, passed away Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. A native of Chesterfield, S.C., he had lived here since 1964. He was retired from Norfolk Southern after 36 …

  • Edward Wines

    Edward Clifton Wines, 91, longtime educator within the Seventh-day Adventist Church, died Wednesday morning, Aug. 13, 2014, in Signal Mountain. Mr. Wines was Vice-President for Advancement and Public Relations at …

  • tira gilbert-rivera

    The Family of the Late Petty Officer Tira Gilbert-Rivera would like to thank each and everyone for any and all acts of kindness shown to us doing our time of …

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