HAMILTON COUNTY
Kenneth Adair
Kenneth Rory Adair, 52, of Chattanooga, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 8, 2010 in a local hospital.
He was the youngest of three boys. He was a 1975 graduate of Brainerd High School and graduated from Maryville College in 1981. In October 2009, he was inducted to the Maryville College Athletic Wall of Fame. Ken worked in the car dealership for 23 years, starting out with John Hicks Oldsmobile and was presently working with Kelly Cadillac.
He worked at several car lots in the surrounding area and received several awards for excellence in his field. Ken attended The Crossing Church of God.
Survivors: devoted parents, Frank and Hazel Adair; brothers, Gene Lamar and Frank DeWayne Adair; five nieces; one nephew, all of Chattanooga; four great-nieces; nine great-nephews; a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives; devoted friend, Angela Ramsey-Idlette; a true and loyal friend, Chris (Beth) Cobb and a host of other friends.
Funeral: Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Taylor Funeral Home with Danny Lance as the eulogist, assisted by Pastor Terrance Hannah.
Burial: Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
Visitation: Today from 7-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
William Blackburn Jr.
William E. Blackburn Jr., 75, of Soddy-Daisy, passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Consulate Health Care.
A veteran of the Korean War, he served in the U.S. Navy. He worked for 20 years for GAF and retired from Unigard Security.
He was preceded in death by his father, Earl Blackburn Sr. and his mother, Margaret Blackburn and his nephew, Steve Price.
Survivors include his wife of 26 years, Imogean Blackburn; daughters, Mary Hedtkes, of California, Kay Van Diest, of Ferndale, Wash.; sons, Earl Blackburn, of Norfolk, Va., Robert and Carl Blackburn, of Grand Rapids, Mich., Dale Blackburn, of Canada; stepsons, Robert May, of Ringgold and Tony Reno, of Pepperall, Mass.; sisters, Martha June Price, of Rossville and Joyce Kelly, of Hixson; sister-in-law, Thelma Mysinger, of Hixson and brother-in-law, Noah Reno, of Soddy-Daisy; 18 grandchildren; 17 great- grandchildren; three nieces and two nephews.
Funeral service will be Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Lynn Carroll officiating.
Burial will follow at Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
Family will receive friends today from 5-9 p.m.and Wednesday after 11 a.m. at the funeral home.
Condolences and memories may be shared at www.williamsonandsons.com.
Arrangements are by Williamson & Sons Funeral Home, 8852 Dayton Pike Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379.
Doris Bradford
Doris Chandler Bradford, 80, of Chattanooga passed away Saturday, April 10, 2010, with her family by her side in a local hospital.
She was a member of Midway Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by four brothers, Milford Chandler, Bruce Chandler, J.W. Chandler and Vivian Chandler; one sister, Clara Holt.
Survivors include her husband, Harold Bradford; son, Benny Bradford; two daughters, Linda (Wally) Keasler and Karen (Danny) Harris; four grandchildren, David Keasler, Lea Shurden, Donnie Pell and Paul Pell; two great-grandchildren, Madeline Pell and Eli Pell; two brothers, Ray and Clay Chandler; one sister, Sarah Parton.
Please share your thoughts and memories at www.mem.com.
Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home with the Rev. Dale Tilley officiating.
Burial will be in Lakewood Memory Gardens, West.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. today, and from 10-11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Joseph Brooks
Joseph Brooks, 70, of Chattanooga, passed away on Monday, April 12, 2010 at a local healthcare facility.
Personal and Professional services entrusted to Franklin-Strickland Funeral Directors 1724 McCallie Avenue.
Johanna Bushey
Johanna Lane Bushey, 87, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2010 at a local heathcare facility.
Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday at Rivermont Presbyterian Church.
Visitation 2-4 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Arrangements by J. Avery Bryan Funeral Home, 1914 McCallie Ave., 423-266-2131 .
Van Cavett
Van A. Cavett, 77, died at his Lookout Mountain home on Sunday, April 11, 2010.
He is survived by his wife, Caroline; daughter, Anne Cavett and her partner, Leslie Urban, of Davidson N.C.; and son, Andrew Cavett, of Lookout Mountain.
Born in Memphis Aug. 5, 1932, to the late Van Andrew Sr. and Anne Broyles Cavett, Van grew up in Mississippi, primarily in Jackson where he graduated from Millsaps College. He was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity and Omicron Delta Kappa honorary leadership fraternity. During his college career, he also worked as a sportswriter for the Jackson Daily News while serving as two-year editor of the college newspaper, only the second person in the school’s history to do so, his predecessor being his future father-in-law, Norman Bradley. Following his 1953 graduation from Millsaps and US Army service, he received a master’s degree from Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
He briefly worked in Roanoke Va., then joined the staff of the Chattanooga Times in 1957 as a copy editor.
In 1964 the family moved to Louisville, Ky. where he served the Louisville Times in a number of positions; after a Professional Journalism Fellowship to Stanford University, he became an editorial writer and later Editorial Editor of the Times, then the first Editorial Editor of the combined Courier-Journal and Louisville Times and finally Editorial Editor of the Courier-Journal when it assumed single status. Van retired briefly in 1989, then moved to Allentown Pa. as Editorial Editor of The Morning-Call, where he brought best-of-state awards to that newspaper within a year, to add to a number of other personal and professional recognitions in Kentucky and Pennsylvania. His journalistic career not only afforded him the opportunity to travel the world but allowed him personal access to interesting personalities from Archbishop Desmond Tutu to Yasser Arafat to surviving dissidents from a number of former Iron Curtain countries.
Van particularly valued his close connection with other editorial writers through membership in – and presidency of – the National Conference of Editorial Writers, which awarded him a Life Membership in 1995. Upon his retirement from The Morning-Call in 1997, Van and Caroline returned to Lookout Mountain where they have continued to make their home in the house where they met. Over the years, Van maintained an active involvement in a variety of community pursuits, most especially the Episcopal Church, which he served as vestryman and diocesan representative in Louisville, Bethlehem Pa., and Lookout Mountain.
At the time of his death, he was in the third part of a four-year Education for Ministry program to prepare lay members for more extensive leadership. Van also participated in the initial Senior Neighbors Leadership Academy and the first Holmberg Arts Leadership Institute in Chattanooga.
Visitation will take place Wednesday, April 14, at 2 p.m. in Talbird Hall at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Lookout Mountain, with a memorial service at 3 p.m. in the church and interment in the Harriet Caldwell Garden.
The family requests that memorials be made to the Church of the Good Shepherd music program or to the Houston Museum of Decorative Arts.
Visit www.heritagefh.com to share words of comfort to the family.
Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 7454 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
Frances Eldridge
Frances Louise Eldridge, 83, of Chattanooga departed this life Sunday, April 11, 2010.
Frances was preceded in death by her mother, Beulah Huckabee; brothers, Kenneth and Glenn Young; and husband, James Eldridge.
Survivors include her sister, Betty Hardeman, of Rossville, and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Graveside services will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at Chattanooga National Cemetery
Family will receive friends after 5 p.m. today, and prior to the service Wednesday.
Arrangements are by W.L. Wilson & Sons Funeral Home, Fort Oglethorpe.
Jimmy Gilbreath
Jimmy Gilbreath, 63, of Chattanooga passed away on Monday, April 12,2010.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory and Florist, 5410 Highway 153, Hixson, TN 37343.
Willie Gothard
Willie Mae Gothard, 89, a resident of Chattanooga for over 55 years, passed away Monday, April 12, 2010, in a local healthcare facility.
She was a member of Manchester Park Church of Christ. Mrs. Gothard retired from American Lava after 30 years of service.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Beaumont Gothard.
Survivors include her son, Jerry Lee Gothard, of Chattanooga; daughter, Anne (Donald) Slack, of Chattanooga; granddaughter, Donna S. (Dean) Itson, of Montgomery, Ala.; two great-grandsons, Jacob and Caleb Itson; sister, Yvonne S. Mundy, of Fairfax, Va.; brother, Clinton Smith, of Long Island, Ala.; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday at Lane Funeral Home with Minister Melvin Dudley officiating.
Interment will follow in Chattanooga National Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Manchester Park Church of Christ.
Visitation 4-8 p.m. today and noon-1 p.m. Wednesday at Lane Funeral Home, 601 Ashland Terrace.
Visit www.lanefh.com to share condolences.
Steven Hicks
Steven H. “Steve” Hicks, 50, resident of Hixson, died Sunday, April 11, 2010.
Survivors are: brother, Bill Mull; sisters, Joan Owenby, Darlene Hicks and Janet Burroughs; seven nieces and nephews; several great-nieces and nephews.
Visitation today 5-8 p.m., at North Ocoee Chapel, Jim Rush Funeral Homes.
Services are Wednesday at 11 a.m.
Interment Cottonport Baptist Church Cemetery.
Jeryl Hudson
Jeryl Yvonne Hudson, 55, went to be with her Lord and Saviour on Sunday, April 4, 2010.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. today, April 13, 2010 at New Monumental Baptist Church with the Rev. Gerald Ware officiating.
Burial will follow in Ruth Cofer Cemetery.
Condolences may be shared with the family at www.javerybryan.com.
Arrangements are by J. Avery Bryan Funeral Home, 1914 McCallie Ave. 423-266-2131 (McCallie Ave. & Beech St.)
Buddy Kelley
Buddy “T-Bone” Kelley, 49, of Chattanooga, died Saturday, April 10, 2010, at his home.
Mr. Kelley was a lifelong resident of Chattanooga and was a son of the late Don S. Sr. and Norma Kelley. He was of the protestant faith and was an employee of Lane Equipment Company with nine years of service.
Bud was an avid motorcycle rider with Harley Owners Group and held membership with Elk’s Lodge #91 and was preceded in death by his grandparents, Lee and Geraldine Case.
Survivors include his fiancee’ Melanie Osborne; brother and sister-in-law, Jim (Bobbie) Kelley, Chattanooga; sister, Connie K. Alsobrook, Chattanooga; nephew, Billy Scott Austin, Knoxville; niece, Tiffany (Nicholas) Sims, great-niece, Vivian S. Sims, all of Chattanooga.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Grady Disheroon officiating.
Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
Visit www.heritagefh.com to share words of comfort to the family and view the memorial tribute.
The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. today at Heritage Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 7454 East Brainerd Road.
Albert Malone Jr.
Albert Norman Malone Jr., 49, of Red Bank passed away Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Memorial Hospital.
He was a former employee of Hamilton County Parks and Recreation. He was a Christian who finally graduated into Heaven.
He was preceded in death by his father, Albert Malone Sr.; and brother, Charles Malone.
Survived by his mother, Betty Malone; sister and brother-in-law, Doris and Scott Davis; stepchildren, Timothy and Stephanie.
A private family services will be held.
Condolences may be shared with the family at www.javerybryan.com.
Arrangements are by J. Avery Bryan Funeral Home, 1914 McCallie Ave. 423-266-2131.
Robin Miller
Robin Renee Miller, 41, of Hixson, went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 12, 2010 from her earthly home after a long courageous battle with cancer.
She was a member of Lupton Drive Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her father-in law, Norman Miller; grandmother, Elizabeth Bankston.
She is survived by her loving husband, best friend and caregiver, Shannon Miller; two daughters, Tamra Thomas and Emma Miller; father and mother, Ray and Joyce Fowler; mother-in-law, Norma Miller; one brother, Michael Fowler; one sister, Michelle Crawley; one grandson, Jim Bo Thomas; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at noon in the Highway 58 chapel of Turner Funeral Home with the Rev. George Angel and Pastor Randy Bell officiating.
Interment will follow in McInturff Cemetery.
The family will receive friends today from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. and on Wednesday up to the hour of service at the funeral home.
Arrangements are by Turner Funeral Home, Inc., Highway 58 Chapel 622-3171.
Virginia Randle
Virginia Hume Randle, 85, of Chattanooga, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2010.
She was the daughter of the late William and Bertha Hume and was preceded in death by her husband, Colonel William James Randle Jr.
She was a member of St. Philip Catholic Church in Franklin, Tenn.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn R. and George E. Koontz, of Ooltewah; daughter, Pamela R. Miller, of Franklin, Tenn.; two grandchildren, James Dylan Paris and fiancée, Lacey Swarthout and William Randle Miller and wife, Jessica; and two great-grandchildren, Dylanger Randle Miller and Khalynn Renee Miller.
A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at Chattanooga National Cemetery with Dr. Dennis Newman officiating.
The family will receive friends from 5- 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
The family would like to express their sincere thankfulness to Connie Rautis, Robin Tweed, Linda Harveston, Amanda Murphy, Janell Cline and Caris Hospice for wonderful compassionate care given to Virginia.
Please share your thoughts and memories online at www.mem.com
Arrangements by Chattanooga Funeral Home, East Brainerd Chapel, 8214 East Brainerd Road.
Ruby Reed
Ruby Lee Reed, 97, of Soddy-Daisy, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2010 in an area healthcare facility.
Mrs. Reed was of the Baptist faith.
She was preceded in death by her husband, David Murray Reed; sons, Norman G. Reed and David T. Reed, Sr.
Survivors include her daughter-in-law, Martha Reed, of Soddy-Daisy; grandchildren, David T. Reed Jr., of Pineville, Mo.; Jessie Murray Reed and Raymond Marvin Reed, both of Soddy-Daisy; seven grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren and two stepgreat-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at Rowan Cemetery in Columbus, Miss.
Arrangements are by locally owned and operated Legacy Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 8911 Dallas Hollow Road, Soddy-Daisy.
Share your memories, stories and photos at www.legacyfuneralhome.com. 24 hour obituary line 843-5055.
Mike Skiles
Mike Skiles, 54, of Soddy-Daisy, passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2010, at his residence.
Funeral services will be today, April 13, 2010, at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel.
Burial will follow at Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
Condolences and memories may be shared at www.williamsonandsons.com.
Arrangements are by Williamson & Sons Funeral Home, 8852 Dayton Pike; Soddy-Daisy, TN. 37379.
Larry Williams
Larry Williams, 67, of Chattanooga passed from this life suddenly at his home on Saturday, April 10, 2010.
Funeral services are 1 p.m. today in the Chapel with the Rev. Doyle Williams officiating.
Burial will be in Chattanooga Memorial Park.
Visitation is noon-1 p.m. today.
Please visit www.lanefh.com to send condolences.
Arrangements by Lane Funeral Home, 601 Ashland Terrace.
TENNESSEE
Alice Crackel
CLEVELAND – Alice Crackel, 100, died Sunday, April 11, 2010.
Survivors include son, James E. Crackel and wife, Synthia; numerous grandchildren; more great-grandchildren; and even more great-great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held on Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Ralph Buckner Funeral Home.
William Edwards
EVENSVILLE – William P. “Bill” Edwards, 62, died Monday, April 12, 2010.
Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel.
Burial will be in Edwards Family Cemetery.
Visitation is today from 6-8 p.m. at Vaughn Funeral Home in Spring City.
Fred Gifford
LYNCHBURG – Fred Edward Gifford, 73, passed away Saturday, April 10, 2010 at his residence.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. CDT Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at Jennings Moore-Cortner Chapel with the Rev. Robert McBee officiating.
Interment at Lynchburg Cemetery.
Jennings Moore-Cortner Funeral Home, 181 Majors Blvd, Lynchburg, TN 37352.
Leon Jones
TEN MILE – Leon Jones, 68, died Sunday, April 11, 2010, at Fort Sanders Hospital.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel.
Burial at Roberts Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. today at Zeigler Funeral Home, Athens, Tenn.
Steven King
BATTLECREEK – Steven Alexander King, 20, passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2010, at his home.
Steven was born on July 10, 1989. A 2007 graduate of South Pittsburg High School, he enjoyed playing his Playstation and watching wrestling.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Walter “Buddy” King and maternal grandparents, Barney and Callie Nunley.
Survivors include his parents, Bruce and Shirley King; brother, Matthew King; and sister, Katie King; several aunts, uncles, cousins and many special friends.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. CDT Thursday, April 15, 2010 in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Jeff Nelson officiating.
Interment will follow at Gilliam Cemetery in Battlecreek, Tenn.
The family will receive friends for visitation today, April 13, from 5-9 p.m. CDT and on Wednesday, April 14, from 2-9 p.m. CDT at the funeral home.
Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.tatefh.com.
Arrangements are by Tate Funeral Home, Jasper, Tenn. 423-942-9500.
Bob Lofty
SOUTH PITTSBURG – Bobby Garland Lofty, 80, died Friday, April 9, 2010, in a Chattanooga hospital.
The son of the late John Wesley and Odell Garland Lofty, he was an Eagle Scout and a farmer most of his life. He was a member of Kimball Church of Christ and was the long-time owner of Lofty Construction.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Don Lofty and sister, Mary Sells.
He is survived by his wife, Faye Boyd Lofty of South Pittsburg; children, Steve and Vicki Lofty, of Whitwell, Jim and Jackie Lofty, of Kimball, Tenn., John and Jody Lofty, of South Pittsburg, Sue and Scott Hawkins, of South Pittsburg; brother, Richard Lofty, of Birmingham, Ala.; sisters, Ann Bible, of South Pittsburg and Rose Payne, of Kimball; 13 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. CDT today, April 13, 2010, at Kimball Church of Christ with Billy Watkins officiating.
Interment will be in Sequatchie Valley Memorial Gardens.
Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.rogersfuneralhome.com.
Memorial Contributions may be made to The Hospice of Chattanooga Foundation, 4411 Oakwood Drive, P.O. Box 19269, Chattanooga, TN 37416.
JoDean Reel
GRAYSVILLE – JoDean Reel, 82, died Monday, April 12, 2010 at Parkridge Medical Center in Chattanooga.
She was born Nov. 24, 1927 in Woodbury, Tenn. to the late Joe D. and Delia Melton Stephens.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Martin Reel.
JoDean lived most of her life in Graysville and was a member of Graysville Church of Christ.
She is survived by her sons, Ralph (Helen) Reel, of Hixson and Stephen Reel, of Graysville; daughter, Carol (Tommy) Smith, of Dayton; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
A graveside service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Rhea Memory Gardens with Minister Clint Etherton officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to her church.
Please share your memories of JoDean on her on-line guest register at www.vanderwallfh.com.
The family is being served by the Vanderwall Funeral Home in Dayton.
Russell Wilson
SPRING CITY – Russell “Russ” Wilson, 79, died Sunday, April 11, 2010.
Funeral services will be Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the funeral home chapel.
Visitation is Wednesday two hours prior the service at Vaughn Funeral Home in Spring City.
Interment will be Friday, April 16, in Centerville, Ohio.
GEORGIA
Randall Barton
TRENTON – Randall Barton, 28, passed away Friday, April 9, 2010.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Brenda Barton.
Survivors include his wife, Ginger Barton; father, Russell Barton, Trenton; two brothers and wives, Dewayne and Melisha Barton, East Ridge, Tenn.; PFC Joshua and Shelly Barton, Fort Sill, Okla.
Funeral services 2 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel with the Rev. Terry Moore officiating.
Burial will follow in Browns Gap Cemetery.
Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. today and noon-2 p.m. Wednesday.
Arrangements are by Moore Funeral Home, Trenton.
Arvel Hendon
ROSSVILE – Arvel Hugh Hendon, 93, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2010 in a local health care facility.
Mr. Hendon was a member and deacon at Flintstone Baptist Church, was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and retired from Combustion Engineering with 38 years of service.
He was preceded in death by his parents, James Whitt and Annie Mae Hendon, his first wife, Julia Eidson Hendon; three sisters and one brother.
Survivors include his wife, Martha Hendon; son and daughter-in-law, David and Linda Hendon, Charlottesville, Va.; stepson, Al (Darlene) Holder, of Rossville; granddaughters, Sara and Julia Hendon, both of Richmond, Va.; stepgrandchildren, Chris (Brigit) Holder and Troy (Brandy) Holder, all of Rossville; brother, Bill Hendon, Augusta, Ga.; four stepgreat-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in the South Crest Chapel with the Rev. Brent Smith officiating.
Burial will follow in Chattanooga National Cemetery with full military honors.
To share condolences and to view his video tribute, visit www.lane-southcrestchapel.com.
Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 7625 Hamilton Park Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
The family will receive friends today from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, Rossville.
Elda Jackson
CHATSWORTH – Elda Lorean Jackson passed away Wednesday, April 7, 2010.
Homegoing service 1 p.m. Wednesday from Prospect Baptist Church with the Rev. Archie Jackson Jr. officiating.
Family will receive friends 7-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Interment at Jackson Family Cemetery.
Arrangements by Willis Funeral Home, Dalton.
Ernest Massey
FORT OGLETHORPE – Ernest Lebron Massey, 74, passed away Friday, April 9, 2010 in a local hospital.
Mr. Massey was the owner and C.E.O. of Massey & Company.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Massey.
Private burial was held in Hawkins Cemetery, Lookout Mountain, Ga.
Visit www.lane-southcrestchapel.com to share condolences.
Arrangements are by the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, Rossville.
Charles McAllister
RINGGOLD – Charles Alvin McAllister, 74, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2010, at a local nursing home.
A lifelong resident of the Ringgold area, he was a former employee of Sexton Chevron in Dalton, Ga. and attended Rocky Face Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd and Dell Petty McAllister; two brothers, Clifford and C.T. “Doc” McAllister; and sister-in-law, Janet Gordon.
He is survived by three children, Lynn Callahan, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Lisa Fitch, of Murfreesboro, Ill. and Nicole Ritchie, of Midwest, Okla.; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Laura Jean and Eston Manley, of Rocky Face, Ga., Mary Lee and Leonard Pierce, of Ringgold, Ga., and Shirley and Tom Poteet, of Ringgold, Ga.; grandchildren, great-grandchild, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held noon Wednesday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Don Self officiating.
Interment will follow at Gordy Cemetery.
The family will receive friends today from 4-9 p.m. and Wednesday until funeral time at the funeral home.
Arrangements are by Wilson Funeral Home, Wallis-Stewart Chapel, Ringgold.
Barbara Robertson
CHICKAMAUGA – Barbara Sue Robertson, 79, died Sunday, April 11, 2010 in a local nursing home.
She was the widow of the late William C. Robertson Sr., and a lifelong resident of the Chattanooga/North Georgia area. She was a member of Elizabeth Lee United Methodist Church and attended Battlefield Parkway Church of the Nazarene. Barbara and her husband owned and operated Robertson’s Clothing Store in Chickamauga, Ga., for many years. She began a lifelong volunteer in 1956 serving most recently at Hutcheson Hospital and Battlefield Imaging.
She is survived by a stepson, William C. (Katherine M.) Robertson Jr., Hixson; a stepdaughter, Sandra B. (Randall B.) Womack, Germantown, Tenn.; a brother, Gene Slayton, Harrison; a niece, Miss Linda Vaughn, Hixson; and three grandchildren, Jeremy T. Womack, Matthew B. Womack and Sarah A. Womack.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Elizabeth Lee UMC, P.O. Box 126, Chickamauga, Ga.; Battlefield Parkway Church of the Nazarene, 3220 Battlefield Parkway, Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742, or the Mary Ellen Locher Foundation, PO Box 4032, Chattanooga, TN 37405.
Visit www.heritagefh.com to share words of comfort with the family and view the memorial tribute.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Heritage Funeral Home with the Rev. Joe Brown and the Rev. Rick Maeser officiating.
Interment will be in Tennessee-Georgia Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. today at Heritage Funeral Home & Crematory, Battlefield Parkway.
ALABAMA
Floyd Crane Jr.
FORT PAYNE – Floyd “Sonny” Crane Jr, 70, passed away Wednesday, April 7, 2010.
Graveside service will be today at 9 a.m. CDT at Head Springs Cemetery.
Arrangements by Burt Funeral Home.
Raven Lee
DAWSON – Raven S. Lee, 32, passed away Friday, April 9, 2010 at her residence.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. CDT Wednesday from the W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel.
Burial in Liberty FCM Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. CDT until time of service on Wednesday.
Erwin Shattuck
GERALDINE – Erwin “Edward” Shattuck, 76, died Thursday, April 8, 2010 at V.A. Medical Center, Birmingham.
Funeral at 7:30 p.m. CDT today at W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel.
Visitation 6 p.m. CDT until time of service today.
Donations may be made to Susan G. Komen Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 224523 Dallas, TX 75222.
OTHER AREAS
Carolyn Jones
MAULDIN, S.C. – Mary Carolyn Varner Jones, 69, passed away on Friday, April 9, 2010 at her home.
Born in Chattanooga on Nov. 6, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Mathias and Mary Alberta Schmit Varner.
She was a graduate of Notre Dame High School and retired from 3M. Mrs. Jones was of the Catholic faith.
Surviving are her husband, Kenneth Lamar Jones; her son, Raymond Evans; stepsons, David Jones, Stephen Jones; six brothers, Donald (Mary Beth) Varner, Richard (Sally) Varner, Ronald Varner, Stephen Varner, Raymond (Mozelle) Varner, Doug (Brenda) Varner; and three grandchildren, Katie Evans, Ryan Evans and Nathan Jones.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church, Simpsonville, S.C., with Father Theo Trujillo officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Open Arms Hospice, 1836 W. Georgia Road; Simpsonville, SC 29681.