Obituaries

Obituaries for May 27, 2014

• James Alford Jr.

  ROSSVILLEJames P. "Blondie" Alford Jr., 84, passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2014, at a local hospital. He was retired from Combustion Engineering with 38 years of service. He was …

• James Beach

  Retired Master Sargent, James C. Beach, 80, of Chattanooga, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2014. He was a Veteran of 23 years in the U.S. Air Force and served during …

• Betty Carter

  Betty Joyce Carter, 66, died Monday, May 26, 2014. Services at 2 p.m. CDT Wednesday at Webbs Chapel Church of God with burial in Dunn Cemetery. Visitation from 5-9 p.m …

• Desmond Cox

  Desmond "Des" Cox, 94, a lifelong resident of Chattanooga, passed away Sunday May 25, 2014. He was retired from South Central Bell with 35 years of service. Des was a …

• Ernest Crane

  Ernest F. Crane, 63, died Sunday, May 25, 2014. Graveside services 1 p.m. CDT today from Liberty Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Burial in Liberty Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Adamsburg, …

• James Ford

  James "Jim" Ford, 82, departed this life Sunday, May 25, 2014. He was born in Whiteside, Tenn., to the late Charles and Clara Ford and was of the Baptist Faith. …

• Julian Fricks

  Julian M. Fricks, 84, passed away Thursday, May 22, 2014, at a local health care facility. Funeral services will be held at 12:30 p.m. today, May 27, 2014, at Fort …

• Franklin Fritts

  Franklin Fritts, 65, died Sunday, May 25, 2014. Survivors: children, Tina (Kyle) Roberts and Shane Fritts; three grandchildren; and sisters, Debbie Garland, Sandra Fannin and Sharon Moss. The funeral is …

• Penny Harris

  Penny Lee Harris, 51, passed away Monday, May 26, 2014. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. CDT today, May 27, 2014, from the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery (Boaz). …

• William Kines

  William M. Kines, 86, of Chattanooga, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2014. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Hamilton Memorial Gardens. Visit www.heritagefh.com to share words of …

• James Linkous Sr.

  James E. Linkous Sr., 78, of Hixson, passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2014. Mr. Linkous owned and operated Linkous Home Improvements in Hixson for over 30 years and was …

• HAROLD MANN

  Love you bunches. Miss you terribly. Together Forever, Betty

• William Martin

  William Martin, of Chattanooga, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2014, in Huntsville, Ala. Arrangements will be announced by Lane Funeral Home, 601 Ashland Terrace. 423-877-3524

• Linda Moore

  Linda Gail Satterfield Moore, 57 died Friday, May 23, 2014, at Medical Management. Survivors include husband, Jackie L. Moore; son and daughter-in-law, Ben and Angel Morrison; grandchildren, Lelia and Juda …

• Helen Petty

  Helen Louise Petty, 79, passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2014. Visitation is from 4-8 p.m. today at Williamson and Sons Funeral Home in Soddy-Daisy. Services will be held at …

• Jeffrey Powell

  Jeffrey Stanley Powell, 54, of Chattanooga, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2014, in a local hospital. Funeral: today at noon in the chapel of Taylor Funeral Home with Pastor Gerald …

• Ethel Roberts

  Ethel Ruth Roberts, 97, passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2014, at DeKalb Regional Medical Center. Funeral service will be 3 p.m. CDT Wednesday,May 28, from Kerby Funeral Home Chapel …

• Jay Rogers

  Jay Robert Rogers, 79, died Saturday, May 24, 2014. Survivors: wife, Shirley Rogers; and children, Jay Shannon Rogers and Melissa Monique Rogers. Graveside service is 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Chattanooga …

• Gene Sechler

  Gene L. Sechler, 76, passed away on Friday, May 23, 2014, in a local health care facility. Funeral services will be held at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 28, in the …

• Danny Segee

  Danny Lamar Segee, 57, died Sunday, May 25, 2014, at his residence. Survivors include brother and sister-in-law, David and Thala Segee; nephew, Jason Segee; nieces, Karen Wear and Elizabeth Echmendia; …

• Shirley Smith

  Shirley Ann Smith, 75, died Sunday, May 25, 2014. Survivors are her children, Alton Smith, Tim Smith, Melissa Ward, Tamala Roan; sisters, Helen Williams, Marilyn Brown, Nora Gibson; 14 grandchildren;, …

• Charles Syler

  Charles William Syler, 77, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2014, at Harton Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. CDT today, May 27, 2014, at Moore-Cortner Chapel with …

• Scottie Templeton

  Raymond "Scottie" Templeton, 40, of Chattanooga, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2014. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. today, May 27, 2014, in the funeral home chapel with Pastor …

• Loretta Teter

  Loretta Teter, 75, of Chattanooga passed away Friday, May 23, 2014, at her home. Loretta was an active member of Rivermont Presbyterian Church and had retired as a Registered Nurse …

• Rodriquez Thomas

  Rodriquez Thomas, 50, passed away Monday, May 26, 2014 in a local hospital. Arrangements by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 622-9995.

• John Tinkler

  John Douglas Tinkler, Ph.D., 80, of Chattanooga, died on Saturday, May 24, 2014. Dr. Tinkler was born in Atoka, Tenn., and first came to Chattanooga as a boarder at the …

• Lee Underwood

  Clyde Lee Underwood, 58, of East Ridge, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2014, in a local hospital. He was born March 13, 1956 in Cleveland, Tenn. Mr. Underwood attended Hamilton …

• Gary Wellington

  Gary Louis Wellington, of Chattanooga, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2014, in Newark, N.J. Arrangements will be announced by Taylor Funeral Home of Chattanooga Inc.

• Mozelle Yates

  Martha Mozelle Yates, 87, passed away, Sunday, May 25, 2014. She was a retired bookkeeper for Colonial Baking Co. and member of Piney Grove Baptist Church. She was preceded in …