Obituaries

Obituaries for March 17, 2012

• INMEMORY

  INMEMORYWilliam "Bill" RickettsFeb 29, 1944- Mar 17, 2011We miss you and will love you forever. Your loving wife Pat, and family, Angie, Karah, Brittni, Leigh, and Greg.

• Bernice Beasley

  CALHOUN Bernice Summerour Beasley, 66, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2012.Funeral at 1 p.m. Monday at Friendship Baptist Church, Calhoun with Pastor Dr. Reginald McDaniel, Elder Claude Jones and other …

• Rebecca Becki

  Rebecca (Becki) A. HensonMay 25, 1972-1990Loved and missed always by your family and friends

• Ollie Bouie

  Ollie E. Bouie passed away on Friday, March 16, 2012, at a local healthcare facility.Arrangements by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 622-9995.

• Charlene Brown

  SPRING CITY Charlene Underwood Brown, 81, died Thursday, March 15, 2012 at Brookhaven Manor in Kingsport, Tenn.Born in Meigs County, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late Babe and …

• Marguerite Cleek

  MOUNT JULIET Marguerite S. Cleek, 79, passed away Friday, March 16, 2012. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. Monday at Moore-Cortner Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Moore-Cortner …

• Betty Coleman

  Betty Ramsey Coleman died Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at her home in Chattanooga.She was a native of Buchanan County, Va., and a resident of Elizabethton, Tenn., for many years.She was …

• Deborah Collier

  Deborah Collier, 57, passed away on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at a local hospital.Arrangements by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 622-9995.

• Ray Cox

  Ray "Junior" Cox, 84, of Soddy-Daisy, was carried away to heaven on Friday, March 16, 2012, by a band of angels, surrounded by family and friends.Funeral service will be 2 …

• Robin Crisp

  ROSSVILLE Robin Crisp, 47, passed away Friday, March 16, 2012, at a local hospital.She was a lifelong resident of Rossville and was of the Baptist faith. Her passions in life …

• Larry Gentry

  CLEVELAND Larry Gentry, 70, died Thursday, March 15, 2012.Survivors include his wife, Mildred S. Gentry; children, Pam Balinger and Chris Gentry; five grandchildren; one brother and two sisters.Services are 1 …

• Helen Hammond

  CLOUDLAND Helen Parker Hammond, 83, died Thursday, March 15, 2012.Survivors include children, Stan (Meagan) Hammond, Marc (Teresa) Hammond; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.Memorial Service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, March …

• Jean Jaynes

  Jean Jones Jaynes of Hixson, passed away on Thursday, March 15, 2012, from complications of Alzheimers disease. She was born on Dec. 29, 1928 to Marshall and Flora Copeland Jones …

• Elbert Jenkins

  Elbert Allan Jenkins, 47, of Chattanooga, died peacefully Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family and friends after a long battle with brain cancer.A lifelong resident …

• Mary Knight

  BEERSHEBA SPRINGS Mary Knight passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2012.She was born in McMinnville on May 6, 1935.She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Homer Knight; and her …

• Ronnie Ledford

  McDONALD Ronnie Lee Ledford, 51, passed away on Thursday, March 15, 2012.Funeral service is 2 p.m. today, March 17, 2012, at Antioch Baptist Church in McDonald, Tenn.Interment will follow in …

• Mel Lee

  GREENSBORO, N.C. Mel Lee Flora Crowe, 94, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at Wesley Long Hospital.Mel Lee was born Oct. 1, 1917 to the late Abram Cline and …

• Julia Lowes

  RINGGOLD Julia Mount Lewis Lowes, 74, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2012.A lifelong resident of the North Georgia area, she was a former employee of Shaw Industries where she worked …

• Inex Mallory

  Inez MalloryInez Mallory, 85, departed this life on Tuesday, March 13, 2012.She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Mallory of Buffalo, N.Y.; parents, Caul and Eula Mae Vance; …

• Johnnie Martin

  Johnnie Louise Martin, 81, of Signal Mountain, left this earth to be with her Lord and Savior in Heaven Thursday night, March 15, 2012.She was preceded in death by husband, …

• Margaret Martin

  KENSINGTON Margaret Elizabeth Scott Martin, 98, formerly of Kensington, died Thursday, March 15, 2011.She was born on March 31, 1913 in Etowah County, Ala., to the late Marvin L. and …

• Bradyn McCarter

  Bradyn Roy McCarter, infant son of Chris and Courtney McCarter, passed away Monday, March 12, 2012.Survivors also include his grandparents, Tammy Bradley, Gary McCarter, Deborah Brady and Randall Minor.Visit www.lanefh.com …

• Betty McGradyBallar

  dCLEVELAND Betty Farmer McGrady-Ballard passed away early Thursday morning, March 15, 2012, after a brief illness with cancer. She was preceded in death by her parents, George Dewey "Rusty" Farmer …

• Gordon Nofsinger

  RINGGOLD Gordon Hansford Nofsinger, 83, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2012.He was born to the late Gordon and Vitula Morehead Nofsinger in Akron, Ohio. Gordon was of the Baptist faith, …

• Paul Parks

  Paul G. Parks, 81, lifelong resident of Chattanooga, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2012, at a local hospital.Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday March 19, 2012, at Heritage …

• Betty Shook

  JASPER Betty Reeves Shook, 83, passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2012.Mrs. Shook was born in Bridgeport, Ala., to George and Lena Reeves. She graduated from South Pittsburg High School …

• Patricia Smith

  FORT PAYNE Patricia Kay Smith, 49, formerly of Macedonia, Ala., died Thursday, March 15, 2012.Funeral services 11 a.m. Sunday, March 18, from Bethany Missionary Baptist Church in Section, Ala. Burial …

• Mary Stolz

  Mary Jo Arwood Stolz, 88, of Hixson, passed away Friday, March 16, 2012 in a local health care facility.She was born July 15, 1923 in Chattanooga to the late Joseph …

• Bobbie Vandergriff

  Bobbie G. Vandergriff, 80, of Sale Creek, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2012, at a local hospital.Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Monday in the funeral home chapel with the …

• Jerry W

  Feb 24, 1946- Mar 17, 1995The Lord is my Shepherd.I shall not want.Never to be forgotten.Mama and Family

• Mildred White

  Mildred Louise McAllister White, 85, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2012, at her home.She was a lifelong resident of the Chattanooga area and a member of First Baptist Church, Soddy-Daisy.Mildred …