Obituaries

Obituaries for March 23, 2014

• Daniel Absher

  Daniel Absher, 42, died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, March 15, 2014. Survivors include son, Carter; mother, Lorena Patten; father, Richard Absher; brother, Bryan Absher; sisters, Betsy Popeck and …

• Benard Baggett

  Benard Stevenson Baggett, 76, went to join the angels in heaven on Thursday, March 20, 2014. He was a lifelong resident of the North Georgia area and was of the …

• Viola Baxter

  Viola C. Baxter, 87, a lifelong resident of Chattanooga and Ooltewah, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 18, 2014. Viola was born on July 23, 1926, …

• Shirley Campbell

  Shirley Houston Campbell, 79, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 21, 2014. She was a lifelong resident of Rossville graduating from Rossville High School in 1954 …

• Jeanetta Cearley

  Jeanetta Goforth Cearley, 70, died Saturday, March 22, 2014. She was the devoted and loving wife of Claudell Cearley for 52 years as well as a loving mother and grandmother. …

• Patricia Chambliss

  Patricia Chambliss, 72, passed away on March 21, 2014, at her residence. Funeral arrangements by John P. Franklin Funeral Home. 1101 Dodds Ave. 423-622-9995.

• Robert Chaney

  Robert James Chaney, 60, of Chattanooga died Wednesday, March 19, 2014. He was born January 10, 1954 a son of the late Robert Lee and Julia Mae Chaney. He was …

• William Davis

  Colo. William G. "Bill" Davis, 73, passed from this life on March 11, 2014. He was loved by many and lived a life of service to his family, friends and …

• Beulah Edwards

  Beulah Gaines Edwards, 86, of California, Md., died Friday, Dec. 31, 2013, at Hospice House of St. Marys in Callaway, Md. She was born Feb. 11, 1927 in South Pittsburg, …

• John Evans

  Former Monroe resident John David Evans of Hixon, TN went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 20, 2014, at 1:30 a.m. He had been admitted to the Memorial …

• John Fausch

  John Marshall Fausch, 68, of Decatur, died Sunday, March 16, 2014, in an area hospital. Mr. Fausch was born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin but had lived in Decatur, Tenn., for …

• Raymond Ford

  Raymond E. Ford Sr., 81, passed away Friday, March 21, 2014 at a local hospital. He was a lifelong resident of the Chattanooga and North Georgia area where he worked …

• Beatrice Franklin

  Beatrice Blanche Gaines Franklin was born December 1, 1917 in South Pittsburg, TN and began her new life on February 11, 2014 after a long illness. She was the third …

• Chester Frizzell

  Chester T. Frizzell, 75, of Soddy-Daisy passed away on Friday, March 21, 2014 at his home. Mr. Frizzell was retired from Lutrell Construction Company and was a member of Christ …

• Donald Hale

  Donald Franklin Hale, 91, of Chattanooga died Friday, March 21, 2014, in a local healthcare center. A longtime resident of Chattanooga, Mr. Hale was retired from Goodyear Tire and Rubber …

• Elroy Hawthorne

  Elroy Guest Hawthorne, 78, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, March 21, 2014. He was born in Alabama but had lived most of his life …

• Vernon Heifner

  Vernon Heifner, 90, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014, at his home following a brief illness. Condolences may be sent to www.lane-southcrestchapel.com Funeral services will be held on Monday, March …

• Donald Heim

  Donald M. Heim, 83, of Chattanooga, died Sunday, March 9, 2014. He was born in Carroll, Iowa to his parents the late Clarence and Marie Heim. Mr. Heim served in …

• Lena Hicks

  Lena P. Hicks, 73, was a native of Chattanooga, departed this life on Monday, March 18, 2014. Ms. Hicks was born Nov. 18, 1940. She was the daughter of Mr. …

• Brenda Howard

  Brenda Lynn Howard, 67, of Hixson, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 15, 2014. She was born to the late Carl and Louise OBryant Coheley. She was …

• Ralph Hunnicutt

  Ralph Dawson "Wayne" Hunnicutt went home to be with our Lord on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 7:45 p.m. in Redlands, Calif. He resided in Mentone, Calif. Ralph was born …

• Frances Johnston

  Juanita Johnston ROCK SPRING Frances "Juanita" West Johnston, 85, passed away Friday, March 21, 2014. She was of the Protestant faith, a lifelong resident of Walker County and was an …

• Anna Keeler

  Ann Gene Keeler, 96, of Collegedale, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at the home she shared with her daughter. She was a cherished mother, grandmother, aunt and friend. Born …

• Clarence Kyle

  Clarence E. Kyle, "Bootsie" 80, of Chattanooga, passed away Sunday, March 16, 2014 in a Scottsboro, Ala., health care facility. Funeral service at 1:30 p.m. today at Olivet Baptist Church …

• David Lewallen

  David Brian Lewallen, 60, passed away on Friday morning, March 21, 2014, at his home surrounded by his family and friends. David was born in Athens, Tenn. on May 31, …

• Charles Long Sr.

  Charles David Long Sr., 63, passed Friday, March 21, 2014, at Alvin C. York VA Medical Center. Services: 1 p.m. Monday, March 24, in Moore-Cortner Chapel. Burial: 2 p.m. Tuesday, …

• Thelma Lowe

  Thelma Lowe Thelma Pitts Lowe, 94, formerly of Chattanooga, passed peacefully on Friday March 14, 2014, in Clinton, Md. She is preceded in death her son, John" Squeaky" Lowe; and …

• Mark May

  Mark Douglas May passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014. Visitation 5-8 p.m. today, March 23, with the funeral to follow at 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment 11 a.m. …

• Monty Millard

  Monty Nichols Millard, 62, of Red Bank, passed away Friday, March 21, 2014 in a local hospital. He was a son of the late Calvin and Willodene Nichols Millard. Monty …

• Lynda Newton

  Lynda Ryon Newton of East Ridge passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014 at her home. Arrangements will be announced by the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, 404 South Moore …

• June Pope

  June M Pope, 82, died Saturday, March 22, 2014 at her residence. She was a lifelong resident of the Chattanooga, North Georgia area and member of Ringgold Church of Christ. …

• Freeman Richie Jr.

  Freeman "Wish Bone" Richie Jr., 60, passed away on March 15, 2014 in Chattanooga. He earned GED and cosmetology license. He was also a Vietnam War Veteran, serving in the …

• Karen Rowland

  Karen Rene' Rowland born December 16, 1959, in Chattanooga. Her "dash" ended January 24, 2014 at the AV Hospital in Lancaster, Calif. She was predeceased by her father, Airman First …

• JD Shafer

  Shafer , 88, of Chattanooga passed Friday, March 21,2014, at a local health Care Facility. He was preceeded in death by his parents and daughter Kathy Lynn Shafer and attented …

• Verlon Tackett

  Verlon Eugene Tackett, 70, went home to be with his Lord Saturday March 22, 2014. A lifelong resident of the Chattanooga, North Georgia area, he was a veteran of the …

• Doris Thomas

  Doris "Belvin" Thomas, 77 of Chattanooga, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 20, 2014. She was a member of Morris Hill Baptist Church, The Golden Circle Class, …

• Julia Toms

  Julia H. Toms, 99, died on Friday, March 21, 2014 at her daughter's home in Tellico Village, Loudon, TN, where she had resided for two years. Mrs. Toms was born …

• Merlin Wagner Sr.

  Merlin Joseph Wagner Sr., 68, of Gautier, Miss., passed away Monday, March 17, 2014, in Silt, Colo. Mr. Wagner was born March 30, 1945, in Hammond, La., to the late …

• Mary Watson

  Mary Edna Watson, 63, passed away unexpectedly on Wedneday, March 19, 2014. She was of the Baptist faith and attended First Baptist Church. Mary was retired from both her positions …

• Robert Whitmill

  Robert L. Whitmill, 85, of Collegedale, passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife and children on Friday, March 21. He was born May 22, 1928. He was preceded in death …

• Leonard Williams

  Leonard T. Williams went to be home with the Lord Thursday, March 20, 2014. He was a faithful member of Bayside Baptist church where he was a Deacon for over …

• Robert Williams

  Robert Earl Williams Sr., 85, of Chattanooga died Wednesday, March 19, 2014 , in Chattanooga. He was born September 9, 1928 in Chattanooga, a son of the late Raymond and …

• Tracey Wimpy

  Tracey L. Wimpy , 43, passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at Erlanger Medical Center. He is survived by his father and mother Robert Wimpy and Joyce Morgan; and …

• Willie Witcher

  Willie James Witcher, 70, of LaGrange, Ga., passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014, in a healthcare facility. Survivors include four sisters, Helen Woodyard, LaGrange, Louise Hubbard, Christine Barnes, of Chattanooga …

• Edith Woodall

  Edith Woodall, 87, went home to be with her Lord Friday, March 21, 2014. She was the wife of her late husband Rayburn (Woody) Woodall. She has lived in the …

• Constance Workman

  Constance Workman, 46, of Red Bank passed away at her home Friday, March 21, 2014. She had been a counselor at the AIM Center. Constance is survived by her husband, …