Obituaries

Obituaries for February 26, 2014

• Jack Baker Sr.

  Jack Carl Baker Sr. passed away Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014. He was born March 14, 1923 and was a lifelong resident of Chattanooga. He was affiliated with the trucking industry …

• Helen Barron

  Fla. Helen Guess Barron, 76, passed away Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014. Visitation at noon Sunday at Rudder Funeral Home, Stevenson, Ala. Graveside service at 2 p.m. at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, …

• Viola Bentz

  Viola McAlister Bentz, 91, of Chattanooga, passed away on Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. She was born to the late Grover and Willie May McAlister, on April 16, 1922. Viola was …

• Gustava Bonner

  Gustava "Gussie" Bonner, 96, of Chattanooga, passed away Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, in a local healthcare facility. Funeral at 11 a.m. today in the chapel of Taylor Funeral Home with …

• Joyce Brown

  Joyce Arledge Brown passed away peacefully Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. She was a good Mother, grandparent and great grandparent and will be missed by all of those who loved her. …

• Mary Brown

  Mary Miller Brown, 91, of Hillsboro, Tenn., formerly of Chattanooga, passed away Feb. 17, 2014, after a brief illness at Bailey Manor Assisted Living in Manchester. She was born July …

• Robert Brown

  Robert Bruce Brown, 47, died Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. Survived by mother, Ann Powell Andrews; father, Jeff Brown; sister and brother-in-law, Susan and Andy Hames; brothers and sisters-in-law, Jeff and …

• William Buckner

  Buckner, William "WT" Thomas, 96, lifelong resident of Decherd, died on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, at his home with his loving family by his side. Mr. Buckner was a member …

• Chad Card

  Chad Marshall Card, 29, of Soddy-Daisy, passed away Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014. He is survived by his two sons, Landon and Carson Card; his mother, Renee' Clift Lorek; his father, …

• Gustave Castendyk

  Gustave Phillip Castendyk, 76, died Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. Survivors are 10 children; 18 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two brothers. Funeral is 11 a.m Thursday, Feb. 27, at Swilley Funeral Home …

• Louis Coffelt Sr.

  Louis S. Coffelt Sr., 79, of Chattanooga, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, at his home. Louis worked for 42 years with Volunteer Life Insurance Co., then changing to Monumental …

• Teresa Cox

  Teresa Jane Cox, 51, of Soddy-Daisy, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014. Survivors include her children, Tommy Shelby and Pamela Gasaway; brothers, Paul, Oscar, Jackie and Bill Shelby; sister, …

• Gladys Creighton

  Fla. Gladys Christine Longley Creighton died Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, just shy of her 93rd birthday. She was born March 2, 1921, in Chattanooga to Edna Turner Longley and Lester …

• David Cross

  David Vincent Cross, 45, departed this life Feb. 19, 2014. David was employed at NuFoam as a Dock Supervisor and was a member of Solid Rock Baptist Church in Flintstone, …

• Fannie Efron

  Fannie Kahn Effron, 95, formerly of Chattanooga, passed away on Feb. 16, 2014, in Columbus, Ohio. Survivors include daughters, Sheryl (Robert) Rose and Rosann Effron; and four grandchildren. Graveside services …

• Thomas Farley

  Thomas Jay Farley Sr., 70, died Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. Survivors are his wife, Helen Farley; children, Thomas Farley, JR, Harmon Farley, Yolanda Ciezobka, and Lisa Farley; sisters, Katherine Johnson …

• Raymond Griffin

  Raymond Bryan Griffin, 82, of Harrison, passed away Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014. He was the son of the late Sparrow and Mildred Griffin and was preceded in death by a …

• James Hacker Jr.

  James O. Hacker Jr. 79, of Chattanooga, died Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, at his home. Mr. Hacker was born in Athens, Tenn., and has lived in Chattanooga for the past …

• Elsie Harrell

  Elsie Harrell, 80, of Chattanooga, passed away on Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. She was born in Gadsden, Ala., on Aug. 19 of 1933. Elsie was an unselfish, loving and caring …

• Corinne Huggins

  Corinne N. "Tommy" Huggins, 92, of Chattanooga, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. Mrs. Huggins was born and raised in Chattanooga, was a graduate of City High School and …

• Gene Kolwyck

  Melvin Eugene "Gene" Kolwyck, 82, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014. A lifelong resident of Chattanooga and North Georgia, Gene was a longtime girls …

• Robert Lail

  Robert E. "Gene" Lail, 83, of Chattanooga, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Feb 23, 2014. He was a native of Wallaceville, Ga., and was a 1948 graduate of Rossville High …

• Joe Lane

  Joe Lane, 81, died Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. Survivors: children, Tim (Katy) Lane and Cheryl Lane Chavis; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be Thursday at 1 p.m. …

• Krissy Layne

  Krissy Rene Layne, 31, passed away Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, in Cleveland, Ohio. She was born Aug. 19, 1982 in Fort Oglethope. She was an avid softball player and loved …

• Mildred Locke

  Mildred Locke, 80, died Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. Survivors brother, Bud Locke and wife, Dot Locke; niece, Dr. Leslie Newman Brown; nephews, Robert Jr. and Randy Locke Services at 8 …

• Felix Lovelace

  As time goes on without you and the days turn into years, they hold a lot of memories and a lot of silent tears. Your memory is our keepsake with …

• Clarence Lynn

  Clarence "C.W." Lynn, 79, passed away on Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. He was a lifelong resident of North Georgia and was of the Baptist Faith. C.W. retired from welding in …

• Aubrey McKinley

  Aubrey Vinter McKinley, 22, assed away Sunday Feb. 23, 2013. A lifelong resident of the Chickamauga area, he was of the Baptist faith a former student of Gordon Lee and …

• Bobbie Moore

  Bobbie Tippens Moore, 85, passed away peacefully on Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. Bobbie was raised near Oostanaula and Sugar Valley, Ga. She graduated from Rome Girls High School. In her …

• Franklin Nelson

  Franklin Earl Leon Nelson, 50, a lifelong residence of Birchwood, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014. He was an avid Nascar fan. He is survived …

• Minnie Pearlman

  Minnie Siskin Pearlman passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, in Fletcher, N.C. Minnie loved to entertain, dance and play mojan. Leadership played a big role in her life, she …

• Judy Pope

  Judy Carol McCord Pope, 53, passed away Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, in Highlands Medical Center. Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 26, from W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel. …

• Thaddeus Savage

  Thaddeus Savage, 27, died Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014 in Dayton. Graveside services for Thaddeus will be held at noon Friday at Rhea Memory Gardens. Please share you memories of Thaddeus …

• Bob Scruggs

  July 7, 1929 - Feb. 26, 2007 It's been six years now. We think of you often. Missed and remembered by family and friends

• Olaf Tammark

  Olaf Tammark, 92, died Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. Memorial service at 4 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home. Memorials to the Tammark Scholarship Fund, Southeast Bank, P.O. …

• Margaret Thomas

  Margaret Lou Smith Thomas went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, after 94 years with her family. She was born Oct. 7, 1919 in …

• Donald Turner

  Donald Wayne Turner, 83 of Chattanooga, died on Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, at his residence. He was the son of the late Mark and Lydia Allison Turner. Donald served in …

• Rylan Webster

  Rylan Krause Webster, age 4 months infant son of Rocky James Land and Tech Alberti Krause Webster, born Oct. 29, 2013, passed away, Sunday Feb. 23, 2014. He is survived …

• James Whitt

  James "Hoss" Burnum Whitt, 65, assed away on Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. He was a lifelong resident of Lookout Mountain, Ga., and was of the Baptist faith. James served his …

• James Wood

  James B. "Jimmy" Wood Jr., 71, of Lookout Valley, passed away Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, in a local hospital. He retired from TVA Sheet metal department. He loved to hunt …

• Dennis Woodmore

  Dennis A. Woodmore, 70, retired from the state of Tennessee, passed away at the Hospice Care Center of Chattanooga on Monday Feb. 24, 2014. He is survived by his wife …

• Chris Zahnd Jr.

  Chris Zahnd Jr. Chris Emil Zahnd Jr., 73, of Lookout Mountain, Tenn., passed away Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, at Park Ridge Medical Center from a prolonged illness. He was born …