Obituaries

Obituaries for June 3, 2014

• James Bales Sr.

  James Patrick "Pat" Bales Sr., 68, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, June 1, 2014, after a courageous battle with cancer. A lifelong resident of Chattanooga, he was …

• Thomas Burley

  Thomas Garrick Burley, 65, passed away Sunday, June 1, 2014. At Mr. Burley's request he is being cremated. A memorial service is planned for a later date with arrangements by …

• James Cooper

  James W. Cooper, 58, formerly of Tallahassee, Fla., passed away on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in a local hospital. James was born on Sept. 13, 1955. He was an honorable …

• Gregory Cothran

  Gregory "Blue"Cothran, 59, of Chattanooga, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2014. Arrangements entrusted to Advantage Funeral &Cremation Services, Franklin-Strickland Pinkard Bryan Smith Funeral Directors, 1724 McCallie, Ave., 423-265-4414.

• Bobby Espy

  Bobby Espy, 64, died Friday, May 30, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at the chapel with Dr. Korbet Swope officiating. Burial will follow at …

• Bobby Gordy

  Robert "Bobby" Lee Gordy Jr., 66, of Ringgold, passed away Sunday June 1, 2014. A lifelong resident of the North Georgia area, he was a Veteran of the U.S. Air …

• Buddy Greene

  Earl Edward "Buddy" Greene, 72, passed away, Monday, June 2, 2014. He retired from the Chattanooga Electric Power Board after 29 years of service and was the owner of Greene's …

• John Gregory

  John D. Gregory, 78, passed away at his residence on Sunday, June 1, 2014. Funeral is set for 2 p.m. CDT today, June 3, 2014, from the W.T. Wilson Funeral …

• Mary Kay Hayes

  Mary Kay Roush Hayes, 74, of Battle Creek, Mich., and Chattanooga, died unexpectedly at home on Saturday, May 31, 2014. She was born June 13, 1939, in Creole Springs, Ill., …

• Melanie Hunter

  Melanie Hunter, 40, passed away on Sunday, June 1, 2014, at Vanderbilt Hospital. Arrangements by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 423-622-9995.

• ImogeneSnodgrass

  Imogene Snodgrass CHICKAMAUGA Doris Imogene Snodgrass, 79, went to be with her Lord and Savior Monday, June 2, 2014. She was born in Athens, Tenn. to the late Marion Gill …

• David Janish

  David Janish, 32, passed away Sunday June 1, 2014. Arrangements will be announced by the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, located at the end of historic …

• Horace Johnson

  Horace Lamar "Pa-pa"Johnson, 63, passed away May 27, 2014, at a local hospital. He was of the Baptist faith. He owned many businesses in the Chattanooga area and enjoyed fishing …

• Henretta Jones

  Henretta Jones, 100, of Chattanooga, passed away Sunday June 1, 2014, in a local health care facility. Arrangements will be announced later by Taylor Funeral Home of Chattanooga, Inc.

• Mary Leming

  Mary Etta Workman Leming, 76, of Chattanooga, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2014, at her home after a lengthy illness. She was a lifelong resident of Chattanooga. Mary retired from …

• Dean Lockhart

  Charlcie "Dean" Lockhart, 76, of Signal Mountain, passed away Sunday, June 1, 2014, at her home. She was an employee for the Hamilton County School food service department for over …

• Everett Martin

  Everett Lee Martin, 27, died June 2, 2014. Survivors, father, John Wesley Martin Sr.; mother and step-father, Janice Chisolm and James Gregory Conner; brothers, John Wesley Martin, Jr., Chuck Norton; …

• Harry McKenzie

  Harry M. McKenzie, 92, passed away Sunday, June 1, 2014, at the Life Care Center of Rhea County. Harry was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He attended …

• Frank Miller

  Franklin "Frank" Delano Miller, 81, of Soddy-Daisy, passed away Sunday, June 1, 2014. He was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church. Frank worked at Little Debbie for 26 years …

• Mose Payne

  Moses Payne III, 79, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 31, 2014, following a brief stay in the hospital. He was born in Huntsville, Ala., being delivered by and at …

• Margaret Phillips

  Margaret Mae Henry Phillips, 91, passed away Monday, June 2, 2014, in a Chattanooga hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Anderson Phillips; sons, William, Charles Lee, …

• June Pitman

  Ira June Pitman, 86, died Friday, May 30, 2014, at the Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge. Born in Cookeville, Tenn., June was the daughter of the late Ira James …

• Velma Randolph

  Velma Irene Randolph, 99, died Sunday, June 1, 2014. Survivors include children, Angela (Charlie) Rapier, Rita (Edd) Randolph and Earl (Lisa) Randolph; four grandchildren; great-grandson; and brother, Lawrence Jenkins. Funeral …

• Hedi Sartain

  Hedwig "Hedi"Marianne Holzshuh Sartain, 84, passed away May 4, 2014 in Lawton, Oklahoma. She was born in Guwzenhausen, Germany to the late Anton Xavier and Christine Anna Rosenbauer Holzshuh. She …

• Barney Speicher

  Byron "Barney" Speicher, 81, of Hixson, met his Savior on Sunday, June 1, 2014, after an extended illness. Barney was born in Goshen, Ind., and was a longtime resident of …

• Betty Stroud

  Betty Spurlock Stroud, 79, of Chattanooga, passed away on Monday, May 26, 2014. Betty was born in West Monroe, La., on Feb. 2, 1935, to the late Thomas and Arlie …

• Helen Trippe

  Helen Trippe, 82, of Middle Valley, passed away early Saturday morning peacefully in her home. She was predeceased by her husband, Howard F. Trippe; parents, Mary and Charles Winesburgh; three …

• Jimmie Waters

  Jimmie Waters, 73, of Birchwood, went to be with the Lord, Monday, June 2, 2014. He was born February 22, 1941 to the late Fred and Maggie Waters. He was …

• Jerry Webb

  Jerry C. Webb, 44, of Chattanooga, passed away Saturday May 31, 2014. Celebration of life services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at the Turner Funeral Home …

• Willie Webb

  Willie Henry "Peewee" Webb, 81, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 2, 2014. He lived in the Chattanooga area most of his life and was a …

• Joyce Wendolkowski

  Joyce O. Wendolkowski, 88, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend to many passed gently from her earthly life to enter eternal life with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, May …

• Kyleigh Wright

  Kyleigh Gayle Faith Wright, infant daughter of Jeremy Wright and Wendy Youngblood, passed away on Sunday, June 1, 2014. She is also survived by two brothers, Johnathan Wright and Jaxon …

• Kenneth Wright Sr.

  Kenneth Wright Sr., 96, of East Ridge, passed away Sunday June 1, 2014. Condolences may be sent to www.lane-southcrestchapel.com Arrangements will be announced by the South Crest Chapel of Lane …