HAMILTON COUNTY
George Brown Sr.
George R. Brown Sr., 73, went home to be with the Lord on Friday night, April 16, 2010.
The family will receive friends 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Tuesday at Lane Funeral Home, 601 Ashland Terrace.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made to Hospice of Chattanooga, 4411 Oakwood Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37416.
Visit www.lanefh.com to send condolences.
Arrangements by Lane Funeral Home, 601 Ashland Terrace, 877-3524.
Nellie Chandler
Nellie Hall Chandler, 77, of Chattanooga, went home to be with the Lord and her husband on Saturday, April 17, 2010.
She was a lifelong resident of the Chattanooga area and was a member of Delashmitt Road Baptist Church.
Nellie was preceded in death by her loving husband of 58 years, the Rev. Jim Chandler; a daughter, Debbie Chandler; mother, Eunice Oliver Hall; two sisters; and four brothers.
She is survived by her children, Ann (Don) Fritz and Jimmie Lou (Gary) Marshall; grandchildren, Mac and David Fritz and Shea and Briana Marshall; great-grandsons, Dylan Fritz and Chase Davis; great-granddaughters, Jordyn Fritz and Cameron Davis; sister-in-law, Ruth (Bud) Varner; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Nellie will be held at noon Tuesday at Delashmitt Road Baptist Church, 4709 Delashmitt Road, Hixson, with the Rev. Ronnie Smith and the Rev. Billy Dean officiating.
Burial will follow in Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at the North Chapel and 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Nellie’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association, 7625 Hamilton Park Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
Please share your thoughts and memories at www.mem.com.
Arrangements are by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist.
Gregory Chapman
Gregory Thomas Chapman, 48, of Soddy-Daisy, passed away Sunday, April 18, 2010, in a local hospital.
He was employed at Valley Mechanical, and he was an avid bass fisherman.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Alvin and Hazel Chapman, and a sister, Diane Wright.
He is survived by his wife, Ada Joane Chapman, of Soddy-Daisy; daughters, Nicki Whitener, Amber Chapman and Kristi Chapman, all of LaFayette, Ga.; stepsons, Jarade (Valerie) Sinclair, and Jeff (Jennifer) Sinclair, of Dayton, Tenn.; brothers, Tim (Beth) Chapman, Butch Chapman and Larry Neff, all of Anderson, Ind.; sisters; Joce (Dave) Evans, Delores (Shea) Smith, Nancy (B.J.) Johnson, and Mary Stephenson, all of Anderson, Ind.; and grandchildren, Damien Cordle, Aiden Cordle, Tyann Chapman, Gavin Chapman, Noah Chapman, Tiffany Chapman, Logan Chapman and Trinity Chapman.
A memorial service will be held at the funeral home at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, with Pastor Paul Erich officiating.
The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. until the time of the service on Tuesday.
Condolences and memories may be shared at www.williamsonandsons.com.
Arrangements are by Williamson & Sons Funeral Home, 8852 Dayton Pike; Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379.
Troy Culpatrick
Troy Culpatrick passed away Saturday, April 17, 2010, in a local hospital.
Arrangements will be announced by J. Avery Bryan Funeral Home, 1914 McCallie Ave., 423-266-2131.
Joseph Dowling
Joseph Stegin Dowling, 87, of Chattanooga, passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2010 at his home.
Mr. Dowling graduated from Savannah High School and attended the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta and Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh, Pa.. During World War II, he served in the military training fighter pilots and was later licensed as a private pilot.
He was a member of St. Jude Catholic Church and a 3rd-degree Knight of Columbus.
Mr. Dowling was preceded in death by his parents, William and Marie Dowling; brother, the Rev. William Dowling; sister, Mary Rossiter; and his loving wife of 59 years, Angela Ryan Dowling.
Survivors include children: son, the Rev. John Dowling; daughter, Marie Bergheimer, son-in-law, Alan; son, the Rev. Kevin Dowling; son, Mark Dowling, daughter-in-law, Paulette; daughter, Barbara Dowling; son, Brian Dowling, daughter-in-law, Beth; daughter, Katherine Northrop, son-in-law, George; grandchildren, Alan Jr., Michael, Angela, Callie, Kate, Natalie, Maggie and Jack; two sisters, Lillian Odom (James), Ann Farr (Joseph); and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. today, April 19, at St. Jude Catholic Church with Fathers John Dowling and Kevin Dowling officiating.
Interment will follow at 12:30 p.m. in Chattanooga National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Jude Catholic Church Building Fund or Hospice of Chattanooga.
Please share your thoughts and memories at www.mem.com.
Arrangements are by Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist. North Chapel, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, TN 37343.
Edna Gettys
Edna R. Gettys, 89, of Ooltewah, died Sunday, April 18, 2010.
Arrangements will be announced by Covenant Funeral & Cremation Service, Crox family owned and operated.
Lillie Haney
Lillie S. Haney, 69, of Hixson, passed away Saturday, April 17, 2010, in a local health care facility.
A native of Meridian, Miss., she has been a resident of the Chattanooga area most of her life.
She was retired from First Tennessee Bank with 42 years of service and was a member of the Middle Valley Baptist Church.
She was the daughter of the late Ephrim and Ethel Hasson Self.
Survivors include her husband, William Haney; two sisters, Marie Self, of Rossville, and Betty Chest, Mobile, Ala.; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at the Middle Valley Baptist Church with the Dr. Greg Lindsey officiating.
Interment will be held in Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
Please share your thoughts and memories online at www.mem.com.
Arrangements by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist.
Julianne Harris
Julianne “Nana” Harris, 82, of Chattanooga, our beloved mother and Nana, died peacefully on Sunday, April 18, 2010, with her family at her side.
Arrangements will be announced by Heritage Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 7454 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
Earline Howard
Earline F. Howard, 87, of Sale Creek, departed this life Friday, April 16, 2010, at 12:34 p.m. from home with her family by her side.
She was welcomed into heaven by her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ where she will live forever surrounded by His love.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Hugh E. Howard; and her parents, Otis Lee and Gertrude Manley Fitch.
She is survived by three children, Charles (Frances) Hayes, Loyd (Judy) Trimm and Lisa (Dwayne) Perkins; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Earline loved Jesus, her family and nature. After 30 years of service, she retired from DuPont Co. of Hixson. She was a member of Abba’s House, where she attended the Esther Sunday School Class.
The service to celebrate her life will be held at Bethel Temple Assembly of God, 6613 Hixson Pike, Hixson, at 2 p.m. today, April 19, with a brief visitation an hour before the service begins.
The service will be officiated by Pastor Terry Evans and Pastor Jeffrey Ogg.
Interment will be held at Hamilton Memorial Gardens after the service.
Share your memories, stories and photos at www.legacyfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are by locally owned and operated Legacy Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 8911 Dallas Hollow Road, Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379.
Hoyt James
Hoyt L. “Junior” James, 53, of Chattanooga, passed away Saturday, April 17, 2010.
He was a lifelong resident of the Chattanooga and North Georgia area where he was a 1975 graduate of Ringgold High School, a member of the Fairview Baptist Church and the Harvesters Sunday School Class. He was retired from the Tennessee Highway Patrol with 22 years of service.
Survivors include his wife of 33 years, Sandra Elizabeth Giles James; two sons, Richard Andrew James and Bobby Lee James and Bobby’s fiancé, Susan A. Rudewicz, all of Chattanooga; parents, Dewey Lee and Catherine Ann James, of Fort Oglethorpe; mother-in-law, Wanda Faye Giles, of Hixson; brother, Joseph Patrick James, of Trenton, Ga.; sister, Robyn Ann James, of LaFayette, Ga.; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins also survive.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the South Crest Chapel with the Rev. Jim Bennett officiating.
Interment will follow in the Hamilton Memorial Gardens with his two sons and the Harvesters Sunday School Class serving as Pallbearers.
Condolences may be sent to www.lane-southcrestchapel.com.
The family will receive friends 5-9 p.m. today and 11 a.m. until the funeral hour Tuesday at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home and Crematory, Rossville.
Hilton Lancaster
Hilton Aubrey Lancaster died at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga on Saturday, April 17, 2010, at the age of 91.
Arrangements will be announced by Heritage Funeral Home, East Brainerd Road.
Julia Lovell
Julia Hudson Lovell departed this life on Sunday, April 18, 2010.
She was born in East Point, Ga., on May 19, 1918, to Carrie Belle and Henry Douglas Hudson Sr.
She would soon have been 92 years old.
Her husband of 61 years, Jack V. Lovell Sr., preceded her in death as did her sister, Miriam Hudson; and brothers H.D. “Buddy” Hudson Jr., of Ooltewah, and Lucius P. Hudson, of Hixson.
Survivors include three children, Rebecca Lovell Wilson, Julie Lovell Ivester and Jack V. Lovell Jr.; two brothers, Lawrence Hudson, of Fort Oglethorpe, and Arthur Hudson, of Ooltewah. Her grandchildren are Beth Wilson Duckett, Benjamin C. Wilson III and Brett Douglas Wilson. Julia has one great-grandchild, Samuel Kyle Duckett.
She was very proud of all her children and great-grandchildren and loved to show Kyle’s picture to everyone. She had many beloved nieces and nephews as well.
Julia’s family left Atlanta and moved to Chattanooga after being burned-out in the second of Atlanta’s catastrophic fires. She lived in East Lake until she was 12 years old, then moved to Ooltewah. She attended school there and was valedictorian of her senior class. She graduated from Chattanooga Business College, worked in the laboratory of the old TNT plant and was the secretary of Ooltewah High School for several years. She also worked at Loveman’s in East Ridge for a brief period.
Throughout her life, Julia always loved young people, and her civic duties reflect this love. Among her many awards are ones from the Boy Scouts of America, the 4-H Club, the American Legion Auxiliary, the PTA (honorary life membership), United Daughters of the Confederacy, etc. She served as a Luzier cosmetic consultant for over 40 years.
Julia deeply loved her family, her community, and her church. She was a member of Ooltewah United Methodist Church for 69 years. She married Jack V. Lovell Sr. there in 1941.
Julia believed in living life to its fullest. Although she spent the last 12 years of her life in nursing homes, she was very interested in her community and in the welfare of others. She was always mindful of those less fortunate than herself.
Visitation will be 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday from at the Valley View Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with the Rev. William Walker officiating.
Burial will follow in the Ooltewah Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Brett D. Wilson, Ben C. Wilson III, Samuel Kyle Duckett, Gerald P. Ivester, Howard Lovell Sr., Marlin Jump, Jerry Chambers Jr. and Terry Chambers.
Donations may be made in Julia’s memory to the Holston United Methodist Home for Children, P.O. Box 188, Greeneville, TN 37744-9982; or to Hospice of Chattanooga, 4411 Oakwood Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37416. Flowers also will be accepted.
Please share your thoughts and memories online at www.mem.com.
Arrangements by Chattanooga Funeral Home, Valley View Chapel, 7414 Old Lee Highway, Chattanooga.
Eugene Lowrey
Eugene W. Lowrey, 80, of Lookout Valley, went to be with the Lord Sunday, April 18, 2010.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Nancy L. Lowery; children, Debbie Lowery, Eugene Lowery Jr., Richard Lowery and Pamela Lowery; grandchildren, Carey Lawerence, Jason Lawerence, Jennifer Lowery, Andrea Williams, Joshua Lowery, Matthew Lowery; several great-grandchildren that he adored; brother, Tommy Lowery; sisters, Paralee Swain, Faye Sill, Lillian Hodge and Bessy Mae Wilkes; several nieces and nephews.
Eugene W. Lowery, Papa or Big Gene, was a great husband and a wonderful father. He was an inspiration to all who knew him and will be greatly missed. He had a smile that would light up a room and a heart of gold. A pillar of the family and a joy to have known him, Papa, you will never be forgotten. We love you.
Eugene was a member of Lookout Valley Masonic Lodge 673.
The body has been cremated, memorial services will be held 7 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Ryan Funeral Home, Trenton, Ga.
The family will receive friends 3 p.m. until service time Tuesday, April 20.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Chattanooga.
Margaret McCallie
Margaret Anne McCallie, 66, of the Health Center at Standifer Place in Chattanooga, passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2010.
Miss McCallie was born in Chattanooga on May 3, 1943, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. McCallie, deceased, and the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. Park McCallie and Mr. and Mrs. John C. Sikes, deceased.
She is survived by her brother, Jim McCallie, and his wife, Nancy, of Rome, Ga.; and by her niece, Laura McCallie Thurston; her grandniece, Abby Thurston; and grandnephew, William Park Thurston, of Norcross, Ga.
Margaret Anne graduated from the Bright School and Girls Preparatory School and attended the University of Alabama. Miss McCallie was the 1965 Cotton Ball Queen. She was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga and a recent member of the Red Bank Baptist Church.
A graveside memorial service will be held at Forest Hills Cemetery in the McCallie Family plot at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 20, 2010.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts should be sent to the Robert Lewis McCallie fund at the McCallie School in honor of Miss McCallie.
Wann Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
Rev. Herbert Myhan
The Rev. Herbert Olen Myhan, 81, of East Brainerd, passed away Friday, April 16, 2010, in a local hospital from complications due to Alzheimer’s.
He was born on Dec. 3, 1928, in Tuscumbia, Ala., to James O. and Ella Lee Myhan. He was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers, Edward M. and William H. Myhan.
Mr. Myhan was a member of Concord Baptist Church. He pastored several churches in the Chattanooga area, most recently Oak Grove Baptist Church and Kingspoint Baptist Church. He was a graduate of Tennessee Temple College and Bible School. He volunteered in several nursing homes and also retired from the Nestle Co.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Patricia Thomas Myhan; daughters, Susan (Jay) Clark, LaFayette, Ga., Becky (Chris) Traffanstedt, Ringgold, Ga.; three granddaughters, Anna, Katie and Hope Traffanstedt; sister, Joyce Underwood, San Antonio, Texas; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. David King and Dr. Jim Gennoe officiating.
Interment will follow in Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 7625 Hamilton Park Drive, Suite 8, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
Visit www.heritagefh.com to share words of comfort to the family and view the memorial tribute.
The family would like to thank the staff and caregivers at The Lantern on Shallowford Road.
The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. today at Heritage Funeral Home, 7454 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
Mackey Pell
Mackey Pell, 69, went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 16, 2010, in a Knoxville health care facility.
He was preceded in death by his father, Joe Pell; daughter, Kristie Freeman; sister, Dorothy Mansel; brother, Leroy Pell.
He is survived by his wife, Deborah Pell; mother, Lois Pell; children, Michael Pell, David Pell, Mark Pell, Randy Pell, Travis Freeman, Dustin Freeman, Jessica Cambron; three special children, Alexandra, Christopher and Daniel Freeman; several brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews and grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, 2010, in the J. Avery Bryan Chapel with the Rev. Richard Johnson officiating, burial will follow in Chattanooga National Cemetery with military honors.
Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Condolences may be shared with the family at www.javerybryan.com.
Arrangements are by J. Avery Bryan Funeral Home 1914 McCallie Ave. (corner of McCallie Avenue and Beech Street), 423-266-2131.
Jere Scruggs
Jere A. Scruggs, 54, of Red Bank, our angel, entered into the eternal gates of Heaven Saturday, April 17, 2010.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson.
Edith Wooten
Edith Goodwin “Nanny” Wooten, 84, devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 16, 2010.
She was a member of Christ Way Baptist Church.
Edith was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph C. “Popa” Wooten.
She is survived by her daughter, Charlene Cartwright and husband, Bruce, of Bryant, Ala.; two grandchildren, Kelley Wade and husband, Alex, of Bryant, and Keith Cartwright and wife, Lori, of Morristown, Tenn.; five great-grandchildren, Brandon, Jarrod and Haley Wade, of Bryant, Andrew and Matthew Cartwright, of Morristown; several nephews.
The family will receive friends from 10:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday, April 20, at the North Chapel.
The graveside services for Edith will follow at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Chattanooga National Cemetery with the Rev. Don Sapp and Gerald Roughton officiating.
Please share your thoughts and memories at www.mem.com.
Arrangements are by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist.
TENNESSEE
B.W. McConkey
MADISONVILLE – B.W. “Bus Man” “Bussy” McConkey, 88, passed away 11:31 a.m. Saturday, April 17, 2010, at Sweetwater Nursing Center.
He was a member of Unaka OES and Unaka Masonic Lodge 651. He retired from Cherokee Bus Lines.
Survivors are daughters and son-in-law, Charlotte Frye, Madisonville, Brenda and Harold Worth, of Washington, D.C.; sons and daughters-in-law, Barney Wade Jr. and Nancy McConkey, Knoxville, Gary Alan and Sandra McConkey, Todd Randall and Sherrie McConkey, all of Madisonville; nine grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by wife, Gladys Rider McConkey; parents, Warner Harvey and Veda Hudson McConkey; grandson, Scott Frye; one great-grandchild; sister, Blanch Scruggs; brother, Gennis McConkey; son-in-law, Robert Eugene Frye.
Funeral is 8 p.m. Tuesday, Biereley-Hale Chapel, the Rev. Carl Croft, the Rev. Jim Millsaps officiating
Interment 11 a.m. Wednesday, Haven Hill Memorial Gardens.
Masonic service 7:45 p.m. Tuesday.
Family will receive friends 6-7:45 p.m. Tuesday at Biereley-Hale Funeral Home, Madisonville.
Kevin McKinney
McMINNVILLE – Kevin W. McKinney, 43, passed away Friday, April 16, 2010.
The funeral service will be conducted at noon CDT today at the chapel of Watson-North Funeral Home with David McCormick officiating.
Interment will follow in Watson-North Memorial Park.
Online condolences may be sent to www.watsonnorth.com.
GEORGIA
Paul Dagnan
CHICKAMAUGA – Paul William Dagnan, 69, passed away Friday, April 16, 2010 at his home.
Funeral services will be 3:30 p.m. today at the South Crest Chapel with Pastor Floyd Kilgore officiating.
Burial will follow at Tennessee-Georgia Memorial Park, Rossville.
Visit www.lane-southcrestchapel.com to send condolences.
Arrangements are by South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, Rossville.
Myrtle Horne
ROSSVILLE – Myrtle Horne, 80, passed away Saturday, April 17, 2010.
She was a lifelong resident of the Rossville and Chattanooga area, and was a member of Fairview Baptist Church.
She retired from Piccadilly Restaurant after 26 years of service.
Survivors include her daughter, Mary Jamison, of West Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at Lakewood Memory Gardens, South, with the Rev. Jim Bennett officiating.
Visit www.lane-southcrestchapel to send condolences.
The family will receive friends 4-8 p.m. today at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, Rossville.
David Nelson
ROYSTON – David R. Nelson, 79, died Saturday, April 17, 2010, after a 14-year battle with lymphoma.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Anne Martin Nelson, who was also his constant caregiver and encourager through that battle. Mr. Nelson was born June 17, 1930, in Chattanooga and graduated from Red Bank High School and the University of Chattanooga.
He was employed as an engineer by Southern Bell for over 30 years. After an early retirement, he embarked upon his second career as grandfather, home renovator, newspaper columnist and creator/editor/publisher of the internet newspaper neganews.com. As a columnist, Mr. Nelson won two Georgia Press Association awards – appropriately one each for best humorous and best serious column.
Mr. Nelson is also survived by his three children, David L. Nelson, Beverly Nelson Kelley and Elizabeth (Beth) Nelson Duncan; by eight grandchildren, and by numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Edith Craig and William B. Nelson; and by his brothers, Dennis Houser and William B. Nelson Jr.
The family will receive friends at Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston from 5 to 7:30 p.m. today, April 19.
A graveside service will held 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 20, at Rose Hill Cemetery in Royston, followed by a memorial service at 5 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Avondale Estates.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Mary’s Hospice House, Bogart, Ga., or to the ministries of First Baptist Church, Avondale Estates.
Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston, Ga., has charge of arrangements.
Ellen Parrigon
ROSSVILLE – Ellen Louise Parrigon, 68, passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2010, in a local health care facility.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today in the South Crest Chapel with Minister Chris Spears officiating.
Burial will follow in Lakewood Memory Gardens, South.
To share your condolences, visit www.lane-southcrestchapel.com.
Arrangements are by the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, Rossville.
ALABAMA
Bobbie Kuykendall
RAINSVILLE – Bobbie Lynn Mitchell Kuykendall, 78, died Saturday, April 17, 2010, at her residence.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. CDT today, April 19, 2010, at Rainsville Holiness Church.
Burial will follow in Kirk Memorial Gardens with Rainsville Funeral Home, Inc. directing, www.rainsvillefuneralhome.com.
Mattie Murphy
GAYLESVILLE – Mattie Murphy, 70, died Saturday, April 17, 2010.
Survivors: children, Gregory Murphy, Karen Canada, Cindy Jackson, Karol Maples; sister, Patsy Scott; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Services: noon CDT today, April 19, 2010, at Mason Funeral Home.
Burial in Berea Cemetery.