Obituaries

Obituaries for May 3, 2015

• John Barbour

  John Wilson "Jack" Barbour, 89, of Chattanooga, passed away peacefully Friday, April 24, 2015, at the Parkwood Retirement Apartments in Chattanooga. Jack was born on Oct. 4, 1925, in Pittsburgh, …

• Beatrice Barton

  Beatrice Mabry Barton, 91, passed away Friday, May 1, 2015. Visitation will be from 1-3 p.m. CDT Monday, May 4, at Moore-Cortner Funeral Home. Funeral Services follow at 3 p.m. …

• Sally Batts

  Sarah Elizabeth "Sally" Silvers Batts, 80, formerly of Somerset, passed away April 28, 2015, at Mandrin Hospice House in Harwood, Md. From 1960-2012, she lived in Signal Mountain, Tenn. She …

• Roberta Boyd

  Roberta Woodall Boyd, 102, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, May 1, 2015. She was born in Marshall County, Ala., to the late Conrad Columbus …

• Greg Bradford

  Greg "Skinny" Bradford, 47, entered Heaven on Thursday, April 30, 2015, at his residence. He is preceded in death by his father, Joe Melvin Bradford. He is survived by his …

• Wilma Jo Bradley

  Wilma Jo Bradley Wilma Jo Bradley, 66, of Chattanooga, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015. She was a member of the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Wilma Jo retired from TVA …

• Randall Broom Sr.

  Randall Jerome "Red" Broom Sr., 41, passed away Monday, April 27, 2015. Condolences may be sent to www.lane-southcrestchapel.com. Funeral services will be held today, May 3, at 2 p.m. in …

• McDonald Bryant

  McDonald Bryant, of Chattanooga, passed away Friday, May 1, 2015, in a local hospital. Arrangements will be announced later by Taylor Funeral Home of Chattanooga Inc.

• Edna Burson

  Edna Rae Adkins Burson, 84, died Saturday, May 2, at Memorial Hospital. Funeral services are Tuesday at 1 p.m CDT at Corner Stone Funeral Chapel with Brother Charles Underwood and …

• John Bynum

  John Gray Bynum, 32, died Thursday, April 30, 2015. Local arrangements are by Covenant Funeral & Crematory, Crox family owned and operated, www.CovenantFuneral.com.

• GEORGE CALFEE

  Dec. 30, 1920-May 3, 1986 We love you and miss you every day. Love, Bernice, Tracie, Sondra and family

• Mildred Carothers

  Mildred Healy Mildred Carothers Healy, 93, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., died Friday morning May 1, 2015. Mildred Carothers was born Oct. 18, 1922, in Chattanooga, Tenn. She was the …

• Bill Corrigan

  William Michael "Bill"Corrigan, formerly of the Rainsville, Ala., area, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2015. Amemorial service will be held 11 a.m. CDTfrom the W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel. Interment follows …

• William Corrigan

  William Michael "Bill" Corrigan, 83, (formerly of Rainsville, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2015. Memorial service at 11 a.m. Monday, May 4, from the W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel. Inurnment in …

• Palmer Evans

  Loring Palmer Evans has gone home to be with his Lord Jesus Christ. Our beloved Palmer passed away in his sleep on April 29, 2015, at the age of 57. …

• Alan Fowler

  William Alan Fowler, 57, passed away Friday, May 1, 2015. He was employed by Alstom Power and member of New Salem United Methodist Church. He is preceded in death by …

• Margaret Franck

  Margaret "Peggy" Lee Morin Franck, of Lookout Mountain, Tenn., died peacefully at home on April 30, 2015, after a long illness. She was the daughter of Luke Octave Morin Jr., …

• Thelma Gravett

  Thelma "Mickey" Gravett, 81, passed away, May 1, 2015, at her residence. Thelma was a lifelong resident of Rhea County and a member at Oak Hill Baptist Church for over …

• Mike Griffin

  Edward Michael "Mike" Griffin passed away on Feb. 25, 2015, at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born on July 5, 1954, in Bridgeport, Ala., and made his …

• Mike Hammontree

  Mike "Ham" Hammontree, 63, passed away Friday, May 1, 2015, at his residence. He was preceded in death by his parents, Tiss and Max Hammontree; grandparents, Macie and Deed Hammontree, …

• Geraldine Hester

  Geraldine Rawlings Hester, 105, of Chattanooga, departed this life Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in a local healthcare facility. She was born Sept. 27, 1909, in Dalton, Ga., to the late …

• Alice Howell

  Alice Edmiston Raht Howell, 94, of Lookout Mountain, Tenn., died peacefully early Thursday morning, April 30, 2015, in a health care facility with her son by her side. She was …

• John Jackson

  John L. Jackson, 52, of East Brainerd, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in a Nashville hospital surrounded by his family. He retired from Open Arms Care where he was …

• Jerry Johnson

  Jerome Cather Johnson, 87, of Hixson, passed away April 28, 2015. After a short stint in the Navy, he worked 43 years with Corning Glass Works. Burial was Friday, May …

• Susan Macrellis

  Susan Elaine Millsaps Macrellis, 50, of Chattanooga, died Saturday, May 2, 2015. Arrangements will be announced by Covenant Funeral & Crematory, Crox family owned and operated, www.CovenantFuneral.com.

• John Marshall

  John Marshall, 80, of Chattanooga, went to be with Jesus Thursday, April 30, 2015, in a local hospital. He was a well-known TSSAA football official and retired from Coca-Cola Food …

• Margaret Mattox

  Margaret Elizabeth Morton Mattox died peacefully at home on April 28, 2015. She was born on May 17, 1938 and was raised in Utica, N.Y. She graduated from Proctor High …

• T.J. McKinney

  John States "T.J." McKinney, 66, of Chattanooga passed away Saturday, May 2, 2015, at his residence surrounded by his family. He was a native of Pennsylvania and moved to Chattanooga …

• Nicholas Nichols III

  Nicholas Richardson Nichols, III of Lookout Mountain, Tenn., died on Friday, May 2, 2015. He was 93 years old, and lived most of his life in the Chattanooga area. Hosts …

• Wilma O'Neal

  WHITWELL Wilma Kilgore ONeal, 74, passed away Friday, May 1, 2015. She was a member of Incline Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Kelso Luther ONeal; …

• Wanda Patterson

  Wanda Jean Patterson, 84, of Chattanooga, died Friday, May 1, 2015. Arrangements will be announced by Covenant Funeral & Crematory, Crox family owned and operated, www.CovenantFuneral.com.

• Edward Richard

  Edward Richard, 88, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2015, in Chattanooga. Arrangements by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 622-9995.

• Janie Smith

  Mary Jane "Janie" Smith, 70, of Chattanooga, died Saturday morning, May 2, 2015. She was a former associate with Coca-Cola and attended Hixson Presbyterian Church. Janie was the daughter of …

• Stacy

  October 14, 1972- May 3, 2008 Its been 7 long years without my Best Friend, My Daughter! We miss you so much. Life will never be the same. God only …

• Toby Stewart

  Johnny D. "Toby" Stewart, 65, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 29, 2015. The son of the late John Mitchell and Clydie Louise Grider Stewart, he was a 1968 graduate of …

• MARY LLOYD TIGNER

  Our Mother Our Angel MARY LLOYD TIGNER May 12, 1932- May 3, 2013 Mother We were not prepared for the tears that still flow from the thought of losing you. …

• Ellen Thompson

  Ellen Thompson, 66, passed away, Saturday, May 02, 2015. She was a homemaker, loved working flowers and drinking her morning coffee sitting on her porch. She is preceded in death …

• George Walker

  George Walker, of Chattanooga, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2015, in a local hospital. Arrangements will be announced later by Taylor Funeral Home of Chattanooga Inc.

• Walter Walker

  Walter Ray Walker passed away Friday, May 1, 2015. Visitation: Tuesday, May 5, 2015, from noon-2 p.m. at Coffman Funeral Home. Funeral service: Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at 2 p.m. …

• Tammy Wallin

  Tammy Sue Sharp Caldwell Wallin, age, 54 of Summerville passed away Friday, May 1, 2015. Preceded in death by her parents, Pete and Joyce Sharp, and brother, Thomas Sharp. Survived …

• Margaret Ward

  Margaret Ward, 92, died peacefully on Thursday evening, April 30, 2015, and was received into the arms of the Savior she had faithfully served all of her life. She was …

• Frances Whitman

  Frances Novella "Topsy" Whitman passed away at her home Saturday, May 2, 2015, with her family near. She was born in Altamont on March 24, 1930, to Arnold and Mary …

• Len Wolkiewicz

  Leonard Wolkiewicz passed away on April 30, 2015, at the age of 70. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., to Joseph and Wanda Wolkiewicz and spent his childhood there. Len …