Obituaries

Obituaries for January 22, 2014

• Samson Awotula Sr.

  Samson Oluremi Awotula Sr. passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, in a local hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and have been entrusted to Advantage Funeral Cremation Services Franklin-Strickland-Pinkard-Bryan-Smith Funeral …

• Tammy Babb

  Tammy Michele Babb, 40, a resident of Georgetown, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, in a Chattanooga Hospital. She was born on March 9, 1973 to Danny and Roberta …

• Jesse Bain

  Jesse Douglas Bain, 77, of Chattanooga, passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. "J.D." Bain was the son of the late J.S. Bain and Gladys LaFevers, and a loving …

• Paula Baker

  Paula Ruth Pyle Baker, 75, left this earthly home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. She was born in Tullahoma, Tenn., on Oct. 24, …

• Georgia Bankston

  Georgia P. Bankston, 77, of Chattanooga, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, in the Hospice Care Center. Funeral service will be at noon today in the chapel of Taylor Funeral …

• Benton Bilbrey Jr.

  Benton Caldwell Bilbrey Jr., 63, of Chattanooga, passed away on Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. Mr. Bilbrey was born and raised in Chattanooga where he lived his entire life. He was …

• Glenna Cook

  Glenna Rae Cooper Cook, 74, passed away Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, at her home. She was a member of Dunlap Seventh-day Adventist Church. Mrs. Cook was preceded in death by …

• Barry Coulter

  James Barry Coulter, of Chattanooga, passed away on Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. He was 76 years old. Barry was born in Baltimore, Md., to the late Mary Lucille and Alexander …

• Charmaine Crittenden

  Charmaine Jean Crittenden, 50, of East Ridge, lost her on-going battle with cancer Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, at home with her family around her. Miss. Crittenden was preceded in death …

• Michael Crum

  Michael Crum, 56, passed away Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. He was preceded in death by his mother, Myrtle Crum; brother, John Crum; and a sister, Rita Parker. He left behind …

• Joseph DeBusk

  Joseph Lamonte DeBusk, 74, died Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. Survivors: wife, Patty DeBusk; and children, Cindy Morris and Joseph DeBusk Jr. His service is at noon Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, …

• Dorothy Evatt

  Dorothy Lee Hale Evatt died Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, following a brief illness. Formerly of Chattanooga, she had lived in Birmingham since 1996. She was preceded in death by her …

• Joyce Green

  LaFAYETTE Joyce England Green, 69, passed away Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. She is a lifetime resident of LaFayette, and a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church. She was preceded in …

• James Greene

  James Millage Greene, 95, of Chattanooga, died peacefully, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at The Terrace at Mountain Creek. A lifelong resident of Chattanooga, Mr. Greene was the owner of …

• Alpheus Grist

  Alpheus C. Grist, 75, of Signal Mountain passed away Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. Arrangements by Lane Funeral Home, 601 Ashland Terrace, 423-877-3524.

• WILLIE HUTSON

  Willie (Bill) Hutson Jan, 22, 1923-July 5, 2012 HAPPY BIRTHDAY We love and miss you. From the Root Family

• Lloyd Hancock Jr.

  Lloyd Thaxton Hancock Jr., 70, died Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, in Soddy-Daisy. Funeral services at noon Thursday in the funeral home chapel. Burial in Spring City Memorial Gardens. www.vanderwallfh.com. Visitation …

• Shane Hartley

  Shane Hartley, 37, died Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, at Vanderbilt Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 22, from Rainsville Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow …

• Joel Huddleston

  Joel David Huddleston, 36, of Red Bank, went to be with the Lord Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Lane Funeral Home, …

• William Ivey

  William Lewis "Big Ive" Ivey, 71, of Apison, died Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, in a local hospital. A longtime resident of Hamilton County, he was retired from Combustion Engineering after …

• Loretta Knight

  Ninevah Loretta Knight, 84, passed away, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014. She was born Aug. 8, 1929, in Paintsville, Ky.,, the daughter of the late Homer and Georgia L. Williams McKenzie. …

• Thomas Lasley

  Thomas E. Lasley, 92, of Soddy-Daisy, died on Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. Thomas was a World War II Army Veteran, serving in France, Germany, Italy and North Africa. He retired …

• Judy Leveille

  Judy K. Cronnon Leveille, 67, of East Ridge passed away Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, in a local hospital. She had lived in the Chattanooga area all of her life and …

• Lula Lewis

  Lula Eversole Lewis, 100, of Red Bank, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. Arrangements will be announced by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory and Florist, 5401 …

• Claytie Marshall

  Claytie Marie Work Marshall, 87, formerly of Jasper, died Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, at NHC Healthcare Athens. Visitation 5-7 p.m. with funeral 7 p.m. today at Freedom Baptist Church Burial …

• Ida Norman

  Ida Margaret Jennings Norman, 79, passed away Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, at Lincoln Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Fayetteville Cumberland Presbyterian Church with …

• Louise Pittenger

  Louise Stewart Pittenger, 86, passed away on Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, at Golden Living Center Mountainview in Winchester. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. today, Jan. 22, at Franklin …

• Clemmie Potts

  LaFAYETTE Clemmie Louise Potts, 94, passed away Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Potts; a sister, Mary Hixon; and three brothers, Joe Roberson, …

• Edward Proctor

  Edward Labron Proctor, 66, of Fort Oglethorpe, went to heaven to be with his Lord on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. He was a Christian man and a member of the …

• Willie Scott

  Willie Mae Scott, 92, died Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, at a local healthcare facility. She was a lifelong resident of Rossville and member of Edgewood Baptist Church. Willie worked at …

• George Smith

  George Rhea Smith, 77, of Red Bank, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Lane Funeral Home 601 Ashland Terrace, 877-3524.

• Wilma Smith

  Wilma Lee Vandergriff Smith, 82, of Graysville, Tenn., went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, with her loving family by her side. A funeral service will …

• Deontrey Southers

  Deontrey Southers, 13, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at a local hospital. Arrangements by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 622-9995.

• Dr. Ted Swingle

  Dr. Theodore "Ted" M. Swingle Jr., 70, of Chattanooga, went to heaven on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. He was born on Jan. 30, 1943 to Theodore M. Swingle Sr. and …

• James Talley

  James Merrill Talley, 85, formerly of Indianapolis, Ind., died Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, at the Spring City Care and Rehab Center. Born in Dublin, Ind., he was the son of …

• Mike Tedesco

  Michael Carl Tedesco, of Signal Mountain, 65, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014 at 6:45 a.m. He was born July 15, 1948 in Omaha, Neb., …

• Evelyn Turner

  Evelyn Maxine Turner, 71, passed away Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. Evelyn was a resident of Ringgold for over 50 years. She was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church where …

• Chuck Weaver

  Charles Thomas Weaver, 93, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. He was born in Bethlehem, Pa., on Oct. 14, 1920. He graduated from Germantown High School in 1939 and served …

• Robert Weir

  Robert Carl "Bob" Weir, 60, of Chattanooga, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. He is survived by his mother, Alta Jean Green Weir; his sister and brother-in-law, Susan Weir …

• Jo Ann Whitmire

  Jo Ann Hogan Whitmire passed on Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, at her home surrounded by her family after a lengthy battle with Alzheimers. She was born on Aug. 8, 1939 …

• Emily Zahorec

  Emily "Millie" Zahorec joined the Angels on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. Born in Lorain, Ohio, Millie graduated from Lorain High School with an emphasis in Business. She worked for Smith …