Obituaries

Obituaries for January 15, 2014

• Jimmy Barnes

  Jimmy Barnes, 55, died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. The funeral will be noon CST Thursday, Jan. 16 at the funeral home. Burial will be in Cumberland View Cemetery in Kimball, …

• Ricky Brown

  Ricky Wayne Brown, 54, passed away Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at Highlands Medical Center. Family will receive friends from 3-9 p.m. CST today and Thursday at Valley Funeral Home. Funeral …

• Warren Card

  Warren Thatcher Card, 83, of Soddy-Daisy, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, at his home. He was born on Dec. 19, 1930, to the late William J. Card and …

• Dolores Cathcart

  Dolores Rodgers Cathcart, 82, of Chattanooga, passed away at her home, Monday Jan. 13, 2014. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was preceded in …

• Franklin Coots

  Franklin Gary Coots, 59, of Chattanooga went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. He was a lifelong resident of the Chattanooga area and …

• Robert Coulter

  LaFAYETTE Robert "Bobby" Edward Coulter, 53, died Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. Graveside service at 11 a.m. Thursday in McIntyre Cemetery. Service conducted by Rev. Jim Powell. Family will receive friends …

• Jerry Crandell

  Jerry L. Crandell, 69, of Apison, passed away Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, after a brief battle with cancer at his residence surrounded by his family. He was a Vietnam Veteran …

• Mae Creamer

  Mae Sue Creamer, 68, passed away Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Grays Chapel AME Church with Pastor Leonard Daniel officiating. Arrangements by Willis …

• Marjorie Downs

  Marjorie Downs, 85, passed away on Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. Mrs. Downs was born in Chattanooga, and attended The University Of Tennessee Chattanooga. She was most proud of being a …

• Esther Drain

  Esther Drain, 67, of Chattanooga, passed away Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. Funeral was 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, from W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel with Brother Jim Spearman officiating. Burial was …

• Berneice Everett

  Thelma Berneice Wade Everett, 89, of Hixson, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, in a local hospital. She was born July 15, 1924 in Rhea County, Tenn., to the late …

• Rassie Fraiser

  Rassie L. Fraiser, 102, died Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at DeKalb Regional Medical Center. Funeral at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 15, from Rainsville Funeral Home Chapel. Burial in Beulah Cemetery …

• Robert Goza

  Robert Dawson Goza, 87, of Chattanooga, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. He was a member of Hickory Valley Community Church. He was …

• Donia Graham

  Donia Michelle Graham, 44 of Chattanooga, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, at her residence after a lengthy illness. She was a 1988 graduate of Norte Dame High School …

• George Griffin

  George Samuel "Hub" Griffin, 76, passed away Saturday, Jan. 14, 2014. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Mountain Ridge Baptist Church. Interment in West Hill Cemetery. Family will …

• Laura Guinn

  Laura Marie Aslinger Guinn, 102 died Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. Survivors: children, Mary Alice Roe, Naomi Leamon, Donald Guinn and Thomas Guinn. Services are 2 p.m. Friday at East Cleveland …

• Darrell Hicks

  Darrell Edward Hicks departed this earth on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. Darrell was born in Marion County, Tenn., on June 2, 1949. He was the only son of Paul and …

• Phyllis Holder

  Phyllis Holder, 94, of Chattanooga, died on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. Arrangements will be announced by Hamilton Funeral Home & Cremation Services; 4506 Hixson Pike, Hixson, 423-531-3975.

• Earl Jackson

  Earl L. Jackson, 80, of Hixson, went to join his Heavenly Father Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. He was a member of Red Bank Presbyterian Church. Earl was a veteran of …

• Linda Jenkins

  Linda Craft Jenkins, 64, of Hixson, passed away on Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at her home. A native of Clinton, Tenn., she was a daughter of Harold and Martha Craft. …

• Jean Layne

  Jean Pace "Mama Jean" Layne, 86, of Soddy-Daisy, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, surrounded by her family. She had been the last living of the founding members of …

• Connie Melton

  Connie Marie Parsons Melton, 42, passed away Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, at her home. Services are 2 p.m. CST today in the funeral home chapel. Arrangements by Foster & Lay …

• Lisa Mitchell

  Lisa Boydston Mitchell, 50, of Soddy-Daisy, passed away on Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at her home. She was a 1981 graduate of East Ridge High School, she attended Erlanger Nursing …

• Agnes Murphy

  Agnes "Aggie" Murphy, 51, died Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, at her residence. A Celebration of her life will be at 7 p.m. today at the funeral home chapel. Visitation 4-7 …

• Sylvia Newby

  Sylvia Evelyn Bell Newby, 56, died Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. Services will be 10 a.m. CSTThursday in the funeral home chapel. Burial in Sequatchie County Memorial Gardens. Online condolences can …

• Ida Nichols

  Ida B. Nichols, 98, of Chattanooga, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. She was born and raised in Scottsboro, Ala., to Herbert and Edith Gattis. She retired from M.A. …

• Patricia Niemczyk

  Ph.D. Patricia Ann Niemczyk Ph.D. in Education, 77, of Hixson, passed away Friday, Jan. 10, 2014. She was born in Buffalo, N.Y., on Feb. 5, 1936 to Leo and Virginia …

• Michael Owensby

  Michael Owensby, 64, died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. He was preceded in death by his wife, Glenda Owensby. Funeral services are 2 p.m. today in the chapel with Rev. Marvin …

• Rev. John Searcy

  Rev. John F. Searcy, 78, passed away Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, at his residence. Funeral will be at noon Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, at St. Paul AME Church in Smarr, …

• James Sharpe

  James M. Sharpe, 89, died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, at Erlanger. James was a lifelong resident of Rhea County, was active in the McDonald and Bimbos singing, was retired from …

• Patricia Shute

  Patricia Mahoney Shute, formerly of Chattanooga, passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 12, 2014. Mrs. Shute was a member of Bay Leaf Baptist Church in Raleigh, a beloved wife and …

• Betty Smith

  Betty Jean Smith, 55, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, at her home surrounded by her family. Survivors include her husband of 33 years, James M. Smith; daughters, Brandi …

• Mary Swafford

  Mary Margaret Swafford, 77, of Chattanooga, passed away at the Life Care Center of Red Bank on Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. Mary beloved mother, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She worked for …

• Jimmy Teems

  Jimmy Harold Teems, 81, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. He was a lifelong resident of the North Georgia area and was …

• John Thomas

  John Marshall Thomas, 81, passed away Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at his residence. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, from W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel. Burial in Mount Pisgah …

• Chuck Weaver

  Charles "Chuck" Thomas Weaver, 93, of Ooltewah, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. Arrangements will be announced by Lane Funeral Home, Ashland Terrace, 877-3524.

• Wayne Woody

  Wayne Woody, 82, died Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. Survivors: sons, Dane Woody and Mark (Sheila) Woody; grandson, Brian (Ashlea) Woody; and great-granddaughter, Riley Woody. Funeral service at 8 p.m. today …