James Dailey

James Kinser Dailey, 87, of Hixson, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011, in an area hospital.Mr. Dailey retired from Combustion Engineering after many years of service. He was a United States Army Veteran and was of the Baptist faith.He was preceded in death by his parents and six siblings.Survivors include his wife, Ruby Cline Dailey; sons, Jimmy L. Dailey (Ellie) and Charles L. "Tinker" Dailey (Sharon); granddaughters, Amy Dailey Ragan (Randy), Deanna Dailey Boehm (Darren) and Lee Ann Dailey Massengill (Perry Zane) and five grandchildren, Aidan Massengill, Grayson Ragan, Ava Massengill, Abby Ragan and Taylor Boehm.Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home chapel.Interment will follow in Hamilton County Memorial Park with Randy Ragan, Perry Zane Massengill, Darren Boehm, Jim Sedman, Bobby Mason and Sam Kilgore serving as pallbearers and James "Junior" Pelfrey and Terry Pelfrey serving as honorary pallbearers.The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.Expressions of sympathy may take the form of memorial contributions to Hospice of Chattanooga, 4411 Oakwood Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37416.Arrangements are by Legacy Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 8911 Dallas Hollow Road, Soddy-Daisy. Share your memories, stories and photos at www.legacyfuneralhome.com. 24-hour obituary line 843-5055.