Obituaries

Obituaries for May 29, 2012

• Jerry Anderson

  DUNLAP Jerry Wayne Anderson, 66, died Wednesday morning May 23, 2012 at Memorial North Park Medical Center after a five year battle with lung cancer. He was a member of …

• William Baker

  INMEMORYWILLIAM "RED" BAKERMarch 11, 1948 - May 29, 2010Its been two years since you went on home. Dearly missed by wife, sisters, brothers, and the rest of your family

• Ola Bates

  RINGGOLD Ola Lee Bates, 86, departed this life Sunday, May 27, 2012. She was born in Tunnel Hill, Ga. to the late Olen Alvin & Dovie Mae Vess. She was …

• Thomas Beech

  SUMMERVILLE Thomas "Tommy" Beech, 59, died May 26, 2012. Survivors, wife, Cathy Beech; sons, Matt Beech, Mark Beech; stepchildren, Felicia Walker, Heather Collette; brothers, Bob Beech, Valmond Beech; sister, Gail …

• Jimmy Blake

  Jimmy Blake, Sr., 70, passed away Monday May 28, 2012 in Chattanooga. Arrangements by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Avenue, 622-9995.

• LR Boyd

  NIOTA L.R. Boyd, 83, of Niota, Tenn. passed away Saturday, May 26, 2012, at his residence. He was a native and longtime resident of McMinn County, former resident of Dalton …

• Wanda Braden

  SOUTH PITTSBURGH Wanda Gail Brown Braden, 72, passed away, Monday, May 28, 2012 at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, at 2:15 p.m. EST.She retired from the J B White Stores and …

• Christian Bryant

  DALTON Christian Moseley Bryant, 18, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 11:58 a.m. at Childrens Hospital at Erlanger.Christian was born November 22, 1993, in Dalton, Ga. An avid and …

• Shelia Burgess

  FORTPAYNE Shelia Ann Burgess, 61, passed away Sunday May 27, 2012 in Marshall Medical Center North.Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday from the Antioch Baptist Church with …

• EVELYN COOPER

  EVELYN B. COOPERMay 29, 1926-Nov. 14, 2008Happy Birthday! Love, Your Children.

• Leonard Cagle

  PIKEVILLE Leonard Cagle, 88, died Saturday May 26, 2012 at a local hospital.He pastored area Baptist churches for forty years and is a member of First Southern Baptist Church in …

• Eunice Carden

  ROSSVILLE Eunice Elgin Carden, 86, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2012. She was born in Iva, S.C., and was a 1944 graduate of Anderson Girls' High School. Eunice met the …

• Wanda Carmichael

  DALTON Wanda Jean Burse "Sister Burse" Carmichael, passed away Friday May 25, 2012.Services, Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Willis Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. W.B. White, Dr. Jerry D. …

• Mary Cogdill

  CLEVELAND Mary Jim Kelly Cogdill, 56, passed away Sunday morning, May 27, 2012 at Skyridge Medical center surrounded by her loving family after a 7-year battle with cancer. She worked …

• James Conner

  James Conner, 88, of Chattanooga passed away Sunday May 27, 2012. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Lane Funeral Home 601 Ashland Terrace, 877-3524

• Carol Couch

  IDER Carol Sue Lowe Couch, 73, died Sunday, May 27th at her residence. Survivors include, husband, Howard Couch; sons and daughter-in-law, Eddie and Betty Jo Couch, Donnie and Sheila Couch, …

• Edith Daugherty

  Edith Daugherty, 97, of Chattanooga, passed away Sunday, May 27, 2012. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, at the funeral home.Graveside Services are pending …

• Carl DeShazo

  Carl Quincy DeShazo, 83, of Chattanooga passed away Sunday, May 27, 2012."CQ" as he was affectionately known, graduated from Red Bank High School where he was an active participant in …

• Hazel Huckabee

  Hazel A. Huckabee, 89, of Chattanooga passed away Monday May 28, 2012 at her home.She was a member of Morris Hill Baptist Church, had served over 8000 hours as a …

• Mildred Kelsey

  Mildred Monroe Kelsey, 83, of Chattanooga and formerly of Athens, passed away Sunday, May 27, 2012 at her home in Chattanooga.A native and resident of Athens most of her life, …

• Walter Lay

  Sr.Walter Lay Sr., 81, of Soddy-Daisy, passed away Friday, May 25, 2012, at his residence. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. …

• Melvin Madaris

  FORTOGLETHORPE Melvin Madaris, 79, died Sunday May 27, 2012, at his residence.Funeral arrangements will be announced by Heritage Funeral Home, Battlefield Parkway.

• Ellen Marshall

  SPENCER Ellen Lee Marshall, 90, died on Saturday, May 26, 2012. She was born in Whites Creek, TN.Ellen was a Veteran of World War II as a Surgical Specialist with …

• Jerry Marshall

  Jerry Marshall, 62, passed away Sunday, May 27, 2012 at a local hospital. Arrangements by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Avenue, 622-9995.

• Helen McPhail

  Helen McPhail, 98, of Chattanooga passed away Monday May 28, 2012. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Lane Funeral Home 601 Ashland Terrace, 877-3524.

• Margaret Rhodes

  Margaret Bryan Rhodes, 90, passed away at her home and went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 26, 2012. She was a life long resident of Chattanooga and …

• Jerry Roberson

  Jerry Franklin Roberson, 53, of Ooltewah, devoted husband to Lisa and wonderful dad to Adam, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 27, 2012 at home, after a …

• Roy Roberson

  PIKEVILLE Roy Stephen Roberson, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday May 27, 2012.Steve was born April 15, 1957 in Pikeville to Roy Cole and Elcia Evans Roberson, …

• Helen Sansom

  Helen Elizabeth Sansom, 91, of Hixson passed away at her home surrounded by her family and friends on May 28,2012.Helen worked many years as a clerk in the engineering field …

• Craig Smith

  Anthony Craig Smith, 39, Eustice Road, Soddy Daisy, Tenn., went home to be with the Lord unexpectedly on Friday, May 25, 2012, at his home. He was born July 28, …

• Todd Tuckier

  DAYTON Todd "Doc" Tuckier, 38, passed away Saturday May 26, 2012.A longtime resident of Rhea County, Tenn., and of the Baptist faith. He was a proud member of the Defiant …

• Carl Varnell

  Carl J. Varnell, 87, of Chattanooga, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2012. A lifelong resident of the Chattanooga area, he was a member of the Brainerd Baptist Church and was …

• Billy Welch

  Billy Mack Welch, of Chattanooga, formerly of Dayton, Tenn., passed away peacefully Saturday May 26, 2012 at his home at the age of 84. He was born November 27, 1927 …