Obituaries

Obituaries for January 3, 2014

• Barbara Ables

  Barbara Ables, 60, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. She was the owner of Apple Orchard Beauty Boutique and Whats Cooking. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles …

• Sarah Allison

  Sarah Smith Allison, 93, formerly of Chattanooga, died on Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, in Houston, Texas with her family at her side. Sarah lived most of her life in Chattanooga, …

• Fletcher Armour Jr.

  Fletcher Armour Jr., 75, of Chattanooga, passed away Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, in a local healthcare facility. Arrangements will be announced by Taylor Funeral Home of Chattanooga Inc.

• Sarah Aslinger

  Sarah Marie Aslinger, 57, of East Ridge, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013, at her home. She lived all of her life in the Chattanooga area where she graduated from …

• Robert Ballard

  Robert L. "Chippy" Ballard Sr. Sept. 29, 1949-Jan. 3, 2010 Deeply missed JoAnn, Jeffery (Trinette), Robert (Pamela) Jr. Ballard, grandchildren and family

• Mary Barnes

  Mary Willingham Barnes, 89, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Survivors, children, Pam McCarty, Hank (Barbara) Barnes, Mike (Angie) Barnes and Dennis Barnes; 13 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren. Funeral is 2 …

• Gary Beal

  Gary Roger Beal, 64, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013, in Chattanooga. He was born in Rogersville to Harry M. "Mark" Beal, who precedes him …

• James Brown

  LaFAYETTE James William "J.W." Brown, 73, of Dickson Tenn., formerly of LaFayette, died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. Funeral from the Wallis Memorial Chapel at 2 p.m. today. Service conducted by …

• Jessica Brown

  Jessica Lynn Brown, 25, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, in Highlands Medical Center. Funeral services at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, from the W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel with burial …

• Ellen Carden

  Ellen Sue Carden, 84, died on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013, at a local hospital. She was a lifetime resident of Chickamauga and the daughter of the late Daniel and Mary …

• Jennifer Davis

  Jennifer Elaine Davis, 45, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents, Russel B. Smith and Betty C. Goff Smith. She is survived by …

• William Davis

  William "Howard" Davis, 94,went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. He had lived in the Chattanooga and North Georgia areas for most of …

• Babington Deakins

  Babington Lampton Hall Deakins died at her home on Lookout Mountain on the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. She was born to Robert L. and Babington Lampton Hall in …

• Marianne Douglas

  Marianne Westall Douglas, age 83, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014 at Rivermont Presbyterian Church …

• Rose Finch

  Rose Finch, 84, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at Crossville Health Care. Funeral services at 2 p.m. held Saturday, Jan. 4, from Rainsville Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in …

• Bobbie Green

  Bobbie Kirk Green, 70, of Chattanooga, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. She was the daughter of the late George and Pauline Grider Kirk. Bobbie was a member of …

• James Gregg

  James Hoyt Gregg, 73, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at DeKalb Regional Medical Center. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. CST Saturday in the Burt Funeral Home Chapel. Burial in …

• Kelley Harris

  Kelley Denise Coffelt Harris, 34, of Chattanooga, went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. Born in Carthage, Tenn., Kelley moved to Chattanooga and graduated from Boyd …

• Nancy Herring

  Nancy Moore Herring, 60, of Chattanooga, passed away Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013. She was born in Huntsville, Ala., on March 19, 1953. She was a loving, faithful, devoted servant of …

• Michael Hopkins

  Michael John Hopkins, 61, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, at his home. Memorial funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, in the chapel of Layne Funeral Home …

• Ronnie Hughley

  Ronnie Hughley, 51, of Chattanooga, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, at his residence. Arrangements will be announced by Taylor Funeral Home of Chattanooga Inc.

• Stanley Kirkpatrick

  Stanley F. Kirkpatrick, 95, passed away on Oct. 28, 2013. A memorial service planned for Jan. 4, 2014, at Red Bank Baptist Church has been canceled. The family wants to …

• Mildred McDonald

  Mildred Manis McDonald, 95, of Chattanooga, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. A native of Whitfield County, Ga., she was a lifelong resident of the Chattanooga area and has been …

• Donald McRae

  Donald "Donny" McRae, 54, celebrated the arrival of the New Year in the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. Donny graduated from ABAC College in Tifton, Ga., in …

• Mildred Miller

  Mildred Selena Miller, 67, of Chattanooga, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, in a local hospital. She retired from the Tennessee Department of Human Services and was a member of …

• Sis Morgan

  Martha Alice "Sis" Morgan, 66, born in Murfreesboro, Tenn., passed away at her home on Signal Mountain on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013, Sis was surrounded by her husband, son, mother, …

• Edith Oberklein

  Edith Margaret Oberklein, 93, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. Edith was a home maker, mother and grandmother. She was a former employee of Jorges Carpet Mills, and Southwest …

• Marvin Parker Jr.

  Marvin "Big Whop" Parker Jr., 44, of Chattanooga, transitioned peacefully at his childhood home on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents, Marvin and Sarah …

• Mary Parks

  Mary Elizabeth Parks, formerly of Dalton, Ga., and Milwaukee, Wis., passed away on Monday, Dec. 30, 2013. Service at 2 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Ridge Baptist Church with Dr. Jerry …

• Rosemary Peters

  Rosemary Peters, 85, of Chattanooga, passed away on Friday, Dec. 27, 2013. She was a childrens textbook editor. Survivors include her sister, Cynthia Barbee, of Chattanooga; niece, Lisa Layne; and …

• Charline Raulston

  Charline Elizabeth Raulston, 57, of Soddy-Daisy passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. She was a member of First Free Will Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her …

• Lillian Smith

  Lillian Hines Smith, 84, of Chattanooga, passed away Friday, Dec. 27, 2013, at her residence. She was a retired teacher from the Hamilton County Public School System. She was a …

• Wendell Smith

  Wendell Allen Smith, 61, died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents, Obed and Virgie Pursley Smith. Survived by five sisters, Mary Davis, Wanda Copeland, …

• Ernestine Stanfield

  LaFAYETTE Ernestine "Dink" Hegwood Stanfield joined her Lord, her loving husband of 50 years, Ray Stanfield; her mother and father, Lela and Bart Hegwood; brother, Jud Hegwood; sisters, Lois Loughridge, …

• Luis Velez

  Luis Omegar Velez, 61, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, at his home. He was born Dec. 27, 1952, in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Mr. Velez was member of Collegedale Spanish-American …

• Reva Venable

  Reva Estelle Sartin Venable, 87, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, in a local health care facility. She was born to the late William …

• Alma Walker

  Alma Carolyn Walker passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. She was born on April 25, 1937 to the late George and Nancy Higgins. She was preceded in death by …

• Calvin Webster

  Calvin T. Webster, 51, of Hixson, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at his residence. Calvin was 1980 graduate of Rossville High School and Lee University and was employed …

• Harold Wilkey

  Harold R. Wilkey, a Chattanooga resident, devoted family man, proud veteran and avid outdoorsman-died on Friday, Dec. 27, 2013, at the age of 74. Wilkey was a retired member of …

• Sandra Wilson

  Sandra Choate Wilson, of Crossville, Tenn., and formerly of Chattanooga, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. She was 66 years old. Sandra was born and raised in Chattanooga. She was …

• Tammy Wood

  Tammy A. Wood, 49, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, at her residence. Born in Dunkirk, N.Y., Tammy was the daughter of Clarence and Patricia Baker Wood. She was a graduate …

• Jaxson Wynn

  Jaxson Lee Wynn, age 2, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, in a local hospital. He was preceded in death by grandparents, Lee F. Witt and Sharon Wynn. He is survived …