Obituaries

Obituaries for October 11, 2015

  • Lonie Adams

    Lonie Dee Adams, 81, died Oct. 10, 2015. Lonie was a U.S. Army Communications Specialist during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Visitation: 4-9 p.m. CDTtoday at Rudder Funeral Home, Stevenson. …

  • Gay Anderson

    Gay Nell Anderson, 69, passed away Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, comfortably at her home surrounded by her family. She was an employee of Blue Cross Blue Shield for 38 years …

  • Mary Arp

    Mary Sue Arp, 76, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, at her residence. Mrs. Arp was born in Chattanooga to the late William F. Harvey Sr., and Carrie Lecroy …

  • Howard Banther

    Howard Marion Banther, 74, passed away on Oct. 8, 2015. He was born on Oct. 5, 1941, to the late Howard Taft and Velma Shelton Banther. He was a lifelong …

  • Bridgette Bass

    Bridgette Carol Bass, 56, of Chattanooga, passed away Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. Born April 11, 1959, the daughter to the late Frank and Charlene Miller Bass of Signal Mountain. Survivors …

  • Billy Blaylock

    Billy Gene Blaylock, 80, died on Sept. 24, 2015, at his home in Chattanooga. He was a graduate of Central High School, attended the University of Tennessee (Knoxville) and held …

  • Mark Bowick

    Donald Mark Bowick, 53, former Signal Mountain resident, died of complications due to cancer at Cape Canaveral Hospital in Cocoa Beach, Fla., the morning of Oct. 6, 2015. His mother, …

  • Tommie Bryan

    Tommie Myers Bryan, 90, of Franklin Township passed away on Oct. 6, 2015 at Stonebridge at Montgomery, an assisted living facility in Skillman, N.J. Born on Nov. 26, 1924 in …

  • Ronald Bumcum

    Ronald Bumcum, 59, passed away Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, in a local hospital. Arrangements by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 622-9995

  • Mechelle Burnham

    Susanne Mechelle Burnham departed this life Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, at the age of 50. Mechelle was a member of Valley View Baptist Church in Flintstone, Ga. She was preceded …

  • Jean Carroll

    Jean P. Carroll, 93, of Chattanooga, passed away Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. A native of Texas, she has been a resident of the Chattanooga area most of her life. A …

  • June Cook

    June Hays Cook, 87, passed away Thursday evening, Oct. 6, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Cook was born in Birmingham, Ala., to the late Joe Hill and Grace Berry Hays …

  • Mariam Coulter

    Mariam R. Coulter, 91, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Coulter was a member of the Ooltewah Seventh-day Adventist Church and she loved to …

  • Kenneth Dickerson

    Kenneth Lebron Dickerson, 62, of California, passed away Oct. 7, 2015. He grew up in Chattanooga and graduated from Tyner High School in 1972 and moved to California. He was …

  • Rachel Dillard

    Rachel Dillard, 81, died Oct. 9, 2015. Survivors include daughters, Sandra Ford and Gwenith Battles; three grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, at …

  • Cathy Dutto

    Dear Sister, October 10, 1936 the angels brought you to Mama. And you were loved and cherished so very much. I miss you so much, but on this day I …

  • Vivian Eaton

    Vivian Joyce Eaton, 64, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. She had lived in the North Georgia area for all of her …

  • Linda Eller

    Linda Dixon Brafford Eller, 74, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. She was born to the late Wade and Myrtle Sink Dixon in Siler City, N.C. and most recently …

  • Barbara Feagans

    Barbara Clapp Feagans, 74, died peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. Barbara had courageously battled cancer for almost six years. She was born Nov. 15, 1940, in Princeton, Ind. Her …

  • Peggy Garner

    Peggy Gibson Garner, 87, our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, moved into the presence of Jesus, after an extended illness. There she joins her husband, …

  • Martin Garrett

    Martin Garrett, 88, passed away Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, in a local hospital. Arrangements by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 622-9995.

  • Victoria Graham

    Victoria Graham, 57, passed away Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, at her residence. Arrangements by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 622-9995.

  • Virginia Hitchcock

    Virginia Hitchcock, 75, of Chattanooga, passed away Friday, Oct. 10, 2015, in a local hospital. Arrangements will be announced later by Taylor Funeral Home of Chattanooga Inc.

  • Kenton Hixson

    24Kenton Thomas Hixson, 89, of Chattanooga, went home to be with his Lord Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, at Parkridge East Hospital after a brief illness. Kenton was born Jan. 16, …

  • Derval Kennedy

    Derval Lee Kennedy, 83, of East Ridge, passed away Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, in a local hospital. He was of the Methodist faith. Mr. Kennedy was a veteran of the …

  • Juanita Ledford

    Juanita Ledford Juanita Coe Ledford, 96, died Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Juanita is a native of Anniston, Ala., and has lived in Chattanooga since 1935. She retired from Provident Life …

  • Nancy Luna

    Nancy Luna DUNLAP Nancy Roberta Luna, 73, died in a Chattanooga hospital Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015. Mrs. Luna was preceded in death by her parents, Osvle M. and Nelle Thomas …

  • Ruby Mathis

    Ruby K. Mathis, 69, passed away Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. Funeral set for today, Oct. 11, at 2 p.m. in Dalton Funeral Home Chapel. Interment to follow at United Memorial …

  • Villa McClung

    Villa Willene McClung, 83, formerly of the Rainsville area, passed away Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. CDT Monday, Oct. 12, from W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel. …

  • Charles McMahan

    Charles Ed McMahan, 87, passed away Oct. 5, 2015. He was a United States Army Korean War veteran and of the Baptist faith. He is preceded in death by his …

  • Barbara Mitchell

    Barbara G. Mitchell, 93, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. She was the Church Secretary at First Baptist Church for many years until she …

  • Gina Newberry

    Virginia "Gina" Roy Newberry, 66, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, at her house which she designed in Harrison. A life-long Chattanoogan, she was a graduate of Brainerd High …

  • Gina Newberry

    Virginia "Gina" Roy Newberry, 66, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, at her house which she designed in Harrison. A life-long Chattanoogan, she was a graduate of Brainerd High …

  • Terri Lynn Overby

    Terri Lynn Overby, 53, a lifelong resident of the Harrison area, passed away on Thursday morning, Oct. 8, 2015, at her home surrounded by her family. Lynn was born in …

  • Timothy Rash

    Timothy James Rash, 52, passed away Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, at Memorial Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, Paul Rash and Janice Adkins. Survivors include his wife, …

  • James Smith

    James Smith, 68, passed away Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, in a local hospital. Arrangements by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 622-9995.

  • Sammy Smith

    Paul Samuel "Sammy" Smith, 59, passed away Friday evening, Oct. 9, 2015. Funeral services Monday 1 p.m. CDT in the funeral home chapel with Brother Bill Wolfe officiating. Burial will …

  • Myra Stewart

    Myra Nell Boyd Stewart, 95, died Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, in a Chattanooga hospital. The daughter of the late Ben F. and Ethel Hoge Boyd, she was the widow of …

  • William Sutton

    William Johnston Sutton, 22, passed away Oct. 6, 2015. He was a Senior at Tennessee Tech University. Visitation: today, Oct. 10, from 12:30 p.m. CDT to service time at 2 …

  • Teddy Tanner

    Teddy Harold Tanner, 62, passed away Oct. 7, 2015, at a local health facility. He attended Riverside High School and was employed at Erlanger Hospital for many years. Proceeded in …

  • Brenda Wicker

    Brenda Jill Wicker, 68, passed away Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, following a short battle with cancer. A private service will be held Monday, Oct. 12, at theW.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel, …

  • Michael Williams

    Michael Anthony Williams Oct. 2, 1959 - Oct. 11, 2008 You left us seven years ago today. Youre still very deep in our hearts. We miss and love you very …

  • Randell Williamson

    Randell Steve "Bo" Williamson, 55, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. A special man who loved the Lord. He was a member of the Grace Avenue Community Church. He was …

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