HAMILTON COUNTY
Monte Abrams
KNOXVILLE — Monte Arthur Abrams, 80, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, at his home.
He was a member of Heska Amuna Synagogue, Knoxville and the Mizpah congregation, Chattanooga. Monte was a member of the Knoxville Jewish Alliance, the American Legion Post #0014, Middlesboro, Ky. and the Masonic Lodge F&AM #661. He was also a graduate of Lincoln Memorial University.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Alice Millen Abrams; brother, Lawrence Abrams; and sister, Flora A. Stollin.
Monte is survived by his wife, Marion Siegel Geismar Abrams; stepsons and daughters-in-law, H. Frank and Beverly Geismar and H. Neil and Karen Geismar; brothers, Sam N. Abrams and Isadore R. Abrams, of Knoxville. Grandchildren, Jeffrey, Katie, Jacob and Lauren Geismar.
Family and friends will meet 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010, at Mizpah Cemetery, Chattanooga, for interment service with Rabbi Louis Zivic officiating.
The family request that memorial donations be made to Heska Amuna Synagogue, 3811 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919, or Mizpah Congregation, 923 McCallie Ave. Chattanooga, TN 37403.
Share your thoughts and memories at www.javerybryan.com .
J. Avery Bryan Funeral Home 1914 McCallie Ave., 423-266-2131.
Maria Austin
Maria Chamberlin DeShields Austin, 54, of Soddy-Daisy, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.
She was a lifelong resident of the Chattanooga area and of the Baptist faith.
Maria is survived by her parents, Charles Edwin Chamberlin and Reva Wike Chamberlin, of Hixson; three sons, Samuel Drew DeShields, Christopher Austin and Joshua Austin, all of Chattanooga; a sister, Suzie (Eric) Kessler, of Chattanooga; and a brother, Samuel Edwin “Eddy” Chamberlin, of Hixson.
Funeral services will be held 2:30 p.m. Monday at the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Hensley officiating.
Burial will be at Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 1 until 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
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Arrangements are by Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory & Florist, North Chapel.
Roger Burgess
Roger Kent Burgess, 54, of Chattanooga, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, at a local hospital of complications from pneumonia.
A lifelong resident of Chattanooga, Roger was a member of Woodland Park Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his father, J. Worth Burgess; and his grandparents, James J. and Effie Goodner McClure and Claude and Veona Burgess.
Roger was a joy to all who knew him and to his family.
Survivors are his mother, Katherine McClure Burgess; two special aunts, Eleanor Draper and Gayra Burgess, both of Chattanooga; many cousins and friends.
Services will be held Monday at 3 p.m. in the chapel with Dr. Larry Draper and Dr. Calvin Janssen officiating.
Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery with Jerry Pearce, Ted Kirby, Jim McClure and Raymond Gross serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be the Agape Sunday School Class of Woodland Park Baptist Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to Woodland Park Baptist Church Building Fund, 6735 Standifer Gap Road, Chattanooga 37421 or Sound of Trumpet Ministries, P.O. Box 2459, Rome, GA 30164.
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The family will receive friends Sunday from 2-4 p.m. and one hour prior to the service on Monday at Heritage Funeral Home, East Brainerd Road.
Cecil Jackson
Robert Cecil Jackson, a longtime Signal Mountain resident, died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Amanda Jackson; and sisters, Bulah Ochsner and Ruth Corey.
A native of Barbourville, Ky., Mr. Jackson was appointed a Kentucky Colonel in 1952. After serving in the Marine Corps in the South Pacific in WWII, for which he was awarded a Purple Heart, Mr. Jackson enjoyed a long career at TVA, Maps and Survey Department.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Florence; son, Steve (Sarah); and grandchildren, Karen Jackson Smith (Matt), and Thomas Caton Jackson.
Visitation at Chattanooga Funeral Home, 5401 Highway 153, will be Sunday, Feb. 14, 2-6 p.m.
On Tuesday, Feb. 16, an additional visitation will begin at noon, St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, Signal Mountain, with services at 1 p.m.
Burial with military honors: 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Chattanooga National Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 330 Mississippi Ave., Signal Mountain, TN 37377.
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Arrangements by Chattanooga Funeral Home, North Chapel, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson.
Sharon Lane
Sharon Ann “Sherrie” Lane, 56, of Chattanooga, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010, at her residence.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Harold Deitch and Rose Osovsky Deitch.
She is survived by her son, James Paul Lane; granddaughter, Brittany Lane; siblings, Andrea Bible, Paul Deitch, Brenda Minnear, Wendy Campbell and Ivan Deitch.
Condolences may be made at www.javerybryan.com.
Arrangements are by J. Avery Bryan Funeral Home, 1914 McCallie Ave., 423-266-2131.
Allen Lee
Allen B. Lee, 93, of Chattanooga, passed away Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, at his home due to bad health.
He was born Aug. 16, 1916 to Christian parents, Allen Franklin Lee and Mabel Blakemore Lee.
Allen got a pre-med degree and a chemical engineering degree at the University of Tennessee but spent most of his 93 years as a fisherman and reporter. He was on the docket on WRGP (one of the first television stations in Chattanooga). He had the “Allen Lee Show” which came on right after the “Cisco Kid” went off. During and after that he had a radio show of the same name on WAPO, then WGOW and WDOD, reporting fishing and hunting in the tri-state area, as well as the Florida Keys, a place he dearly loved, as he “Knew” the “Back Country” as well as any resident guide. He built and repaired fishing tackle and did some gun smithing work. He was known as a “Mister Fix-it” and kept hunters, campers and fisherman happy with their equipment. He had his business at Darr’s Hardware at 402 Dodson Avenue in Chattanooga for 38 years and retired around 1985. He was a member of the Southern Outdoor Writers Association and of the Southern Outdoor Press Association for many years doing television and radio coverage for fishing and hunting activities. Allen was an avid fisherman himself and averaged at least one “trip to the pond” (Nick-a-jack Lake) per week. He loved to hunt the elusive quail and grouse and loved popping doves. Allen was a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason of over 30 years. He was a former member of Forrest Avenue Methodist Church where his wonderful wife was the organist, choir director and minister of music for 31 years before her death in 1987. He was a current member of Jones Memorial United Methodist Church.
Survivors include one son, William Allen Lee, of East Ridge, an electrician at Norfolk Southern Corp. for 35 years; and a brother, John Lee of San Antonio, Texas.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home with Dr. J. David Tabor officiating.
Masonic services will follow in the funeral home chapel.
Burial will be in Chattanooga Memorial Park.
Please share your thoughts and memories at www.mem.com.
The family will receive friends from 2-6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Gloria Lewis
Gloria I. Lewis died in a local hospital on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, after several months of declining health.
She was a native of Dunlap, Tenn., and daughter of the late Johnnie I. and Lennie Mae Lewis. Born into a family of educators she always wanted to be a teacher and after graduation from Bob Jones University she began her career. She later earned a Master’s Degree from Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville.
Her students were a very important part of her life. She treated them with kindness and respect and in turn most rose to her standards of behavior and scholarship. Her goal was to teach students “how to learn” so they could not only achieve in class but continue to learn in every area of their lives. Health problems influenced her decision to retire after 34 years of teaching in Hamilton County schools, but she never lost interest in the schools and her former students.
She was a member of Tyner United Methodist Church, the Buddy Nichols Sunday School class, the Care Bears ministry, a volunteer receptionist, a member of the Wednesday prayer group and had previously assisted with Vacation Bible School and other children’s ministries and co-taught a Sunday School class. She was also a member of the TOTS Senior Group and Flying Solos at Tyner. Prior to her affiliation with Tyner UMC she had been an active member of Duncan Park Baptist for several years.
Gloria is survived by her brother, G.P. “Jerry” Lewis, of Roswell, Ga., and Dunlap; sister Patricia L. McPeak, of Chattanooga; nephew, Bob McPeak and wife, Anna, and their children, Jacob and Emily, all of Hixson. Other survivors are uncle, J. B. Denney, of Roswell, niece and nephews, in the Atlanta area and several cousins. She is also survived by long-time loving friends who were like family to her.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. today, Feb. 13, in the funeral home chapel with Dr. Robert Haskins and Pastor Glenn Moseley officiating.
For friends who wish to do so, contributions are suggested to the Care Bear Fund of Tyner United Methodist Church, 6805 Standifer Gap Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
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The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. today, Feb. 13, at Heritage Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 7454 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
Thomas Maddox Sr.
Thomas Elijah Maddox Sr., 66, of Chattanooga, passed away Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, at his residence.
He was a U.S. Army veteran and retired from the Hamilton County Board of Education. He was a member of Hamlett Chapel C.M.E. Church where he sang in the Adult Choir, Unity Praise Ensemble and was a trustee.
He was preceded in death by his father, Milton Maddox; and two brothers.
Survivors: wife, Vernell Maddox; sons, Thomas Maddox Jr. and Kenneth Postell; daughter, Robbie Appleberry and Lacresha Maddox; 10 grandchildren; mother, Louvenia Maddox; sister-in-law, Verdell Postell; several devoted nephews; nieces, cousins, Henrietta Cross and Rev. Walter Cross Jr. all of Chattanooga; other relatives; devoted friends, Henry McClain, Herschel Strickland, Rev. John Jackson, David White, Jay Bell and many others.
Funeral: Sunday at 2 p.m. at Hamlett Chapel C.M.E. Church with Pastor Mary Hendrick officiating.
Burial: Monday at 10 a.m. in Chattanooga National Cemetery.
The body will lie in state today after noon at Taylor Funeral Home.
Jason Milligan
Jason Leon Milligan, 36, lifelong resident of Signal Mountain, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010.
Funeral services are 2 p.m. today at Lane Funeral Home with Rev. David Swanner officiating.
Interment will follow in Chattanooga Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Jason’s honor to Lisa Milligan c/o Citizens Tri-County Bank, Signal Mountain Branch.
Visit www.lanefh.com to send a condolence.
The family will receive friends 11-2 p.m. today at Lane Funeral Home, 601 Ashland Terrace.
Carter Paden Jr.
Carter Northen Paden Jr., 82, died on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010.
He was born Dec. 1, 1927 and grew up in Atlanta. As a boy he enjoyed scouting and attended Camp Dixie in North Georgia. He graduated from Boys High School and then served in the United States Navy as a radar operator on a destroyer at the end of WWII and the years after. He entered Georgia Tech and was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He married Janet Lang Cheves of Atlanta in 1950 and after graduating from Georgia Tech in Industrial Management in 1951, they moved to Chattanooga, where Carter joined his father at Moccasin Bushing Co., a bronze foundry and machine shop. For the next 18 years, he served in most management positions and ended up as vice president of sales. In 1969, Moccasin Bushing was sold to Phelps Dodge Corporation and Carter moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where he worked for American Crucible Products. In 1974, he returned to Chattanooga and founded Southern Centrifugal Inc. In 1979, he purchased the Moccasin Bushing Division back from Phelps-Dodge. In 1985, with the help of friends, he purchased Wisconsin Centrifugal in Waukesha, Wis., a centrifugal foundry and machine shop specializing in bronze, ferrous and stainless alloys. He renamed the company SW Centrifugal and vertically integrated the purchases of Wisconsin Invest Cast 1990, Carondelet Steel Foundry, Pevely, Mo., 1995 and Bearium Metals 1998. The company is now called Metaltech International.
Carter was an innovator. He pioneered the use of computers in bearing design working with the Battelle Institute in Columbus, Ohio and he was co-founder and president of the Cast Bronze Bearing Institute. He developed and published the Cast Bronze Bearing Design Manual as well as design manuals for hydrostatic and complete boundary bearings. He taught courses in bearing design. He was a director of the Non-Ferrous Foundry Society and was a member of the operating committee of the Copper Development Association. He was active in the American Foundry Society and in the American Society for Metals. He retired in 1998.
Throughout his life, Carter was an avid outdoorsman and fisherman. Some of his adventures are written down in the Log of the Nimrod, named after the pop-up camper the family used for many years. Minutes of the now defunct African Violet Society have unfortunately been lost. Carter was an Elder as was his father and brother of Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church. Carter served as Sunday school superintendant and as a teacher for many years. He was head of the Session when LMPC left the PCUSA and joined the PCA. “Cepa”, as he was affectionately known by his 15 grandchildren, was always “first-rate”. He believed in keeping a “low profile.”
In the last 20 years, Carter devoted himself to philanthropic and evangelistic work. He helped to establish a seminary in Minsk and traveled to Russia several times with his beloved “Coach”. He established a chair of engineering at his alma mater Georgia Tech in Metalurgical Engineering as well as scholarships at Georgia Tech and Covenant College. He served on the Board of Teen Challenge and he supported many charitable and civic organizations through the Grandview Foundation. He took his sons on annual fishing trips for 15 years.
Carter was the son of the late Carter Northen Paden and Anna Browne “Brownie” Paden.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Janet; his brother, Ralph Small (Dottie) Paden, of Lookout Mountain; his daughter, Dean Paden (Larry) North, of Atlanta; sons, Carter “Buck” (Jennifer) Paden III, of Signal Mountain, Thomas Cheves (Grace) Paden, of Franklin, Tenn., and Robert (Traci) Paden, of Chattanooga; nieces, Cheves Waller (Mark) Gobles and Courtney Waller; grandchildren, Lawrence Gill, Mary Lang Gill, Carter Paden Gill, Casey North, Shelby North, Joseph Paden, Anna Lang Cheves Paden, Sarah Paden, Carter N. Paden IV, Thomas Paden, Grace Lee Paden, Robert Paden, Maggie Paden, Annie Paden and Mia Paden.
Memorials can be sent to Teen Challenge, 1108 West 33rd St., Chattanooga, 37410 or to Chattanooga Hospice, 4411 Oakwood Drive, Chattanooga 37416.
The family wishes to thank the caregivers who were so wonderful to our father and mother.
The family will receive friends at Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church 3:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday.
Funeral is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, private interment will follow in Forest Hills Cemetery. The Rev. Joe Novenson will officiate.
Visit www.lanefh.com to send condolences.
Arrangements by Lane Funeral Home, 601 Ashland Terrace.
Chris Patterson
Chris L. Patterson, 34, of Lookout Valley, passed away Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, at his residence.
Chris was a 1995 graduate of Brainerd High School and a member of the Tiftonia Church of Christ. He was formerly employed as a greeter at the Lookout Valley Wal-Mart and was preceded in death by his father, Larry Patterson.
Survivors include his mother, Edith Patterson; sister, Lavina Patterson; maternal grandmother, Sarah Bruce, all of Chattanooga; paternal grandmother, Iris Brooks, Fort Payne, Ala.; girlfriend, Christina Cabrera.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Tiftonia Church of Christ with Ministers Edgar Beard and Don Walker officiating. Chris will lie-in-state from 12:30 p.m. until the funeral hour Sunday at the church.
Burial will follow in Boydston Cemetery.
To share your memories, visit www.lane-southcrest chapel.com.
The family will receive friends all day today at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, Rossville.
Worth Powell
B. Worth “Poss” Powell, 84, of Chattanooga, died on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010.
A Memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday, at Heritage Funeral Home, with Rev. Jim Powell officiating.
A private family interment will take place at National Cemetery at a later date.
The family will receive friends starting at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 15, at Heritage Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 7454 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
Jordan Schwenk
William Jordan Schwenk, 12, of Soddy-Daisy, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010, at his home.
Funeral services will be held today, Feb. 13, 2010, at 1 p.m. at Freedom Worship Center with Pastor Mike Battles officiating.
Burial will follow at Varner Cemetery.
Visitation is today from 10 a.m. to noon at the funeral home.
Condolences and memories may be shared at www.williamson andsons.com.
Arrangements are by Williamson & Sons Funeral Home, 8852 Dayton Pike, Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379.
Dorothy Selcer
Dorothy Selcer, 94, of Chattanooga, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010.
She was a member of Falling Water Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter P. Selcer Jr.; and son, Robert Selcer.
Survivors include her sister and brother-in-law, Marjorie and Bud Cox; granddaughter, Dorothy, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held today at 2:30 p.m. at the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Barry officiating.
Burial will follow at Falling Water Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 1 until 2 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Honorary pallbearers will be Gene Hatfield, Willard Moses, Richard Leazer, Luke Rutherford, Don Vice, Jerry Klassen, Guy Boland, Scott Morrison and John Szeglin.
Memorial contributions may be made to Falling Water Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 6534 Old Dayton Pike, Hixson, TN 37343, and Hospice of Chattanooga, 4411 Oakwood Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37416.
The family would like to express their heartfelt thanks for the loving care provided by the Life Care Center of Red Bank and Hospice of Chattanooga.
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Arrangements are by Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory & Florist, North Chapel.
Alberta Thomas
Alberta Thomas, 72, of Chattanooga, passed away Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, in a Shelbyville hospital.
Arrangements will be announced by Taylor Funeral Home of Chattanooga Inc.
Irma Worthy
Irma F. Worthy, formerly of Chattanooga, departed this life on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in Richmond, Va., following a brief illness.
Remains and interment will be held at Mimms Funeral Home, 1827 Hull St., Richmond, VA 23224, 804-232-3874 and family’s number is 804-675-1727.
TENNESSEE
Nanita Blank
ROCKWOOD — Nanita Dean Majors Blank, 56, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, at Parkwest Medical Center, Knoxville.
Mrs. Blank was born Dec. 29, 1953 in Rockwood, to Leslie Earl Majors Sr. and Betty Ray Hardin Majors. She was a paralegal with Cooley, Cooley & McFarland and was of the Baptist faith.
Mrs. Blank was preceded in death by her father, Leslie Earl Majors Sr.; brother, Vance Majors; and stepfather, Charley McNelley.
Survivors include husband, Vaughn Blank, of Rockwood; sons, Michael Aaron Blank, of Chattanooga, Jeffrey Lee Blank, of Knoxville; mother, Betty Majors McNelley, of Rockwood; sisters, Sandra Early & companion, Dr. James Louis of Fort Worth, Texas, Charlotte Evans of Rockwood, Marguerita Long and husband, Randy, of Rockwood; brother, Leslie Earl Majors Jr. of Rockwood; mother-in-law, elma Blank, of Rockwood; special friend, Jackie Clark, of Rockwood; host of nieces and nephews.
The funeral service will be held Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010, at 5 p.m. in the Chapel of Evans Mortuary, Rockwood, with Pastor Josh Lancaster officiating.
The family will receive friends Sunday from 3-5 p.m. at Evans.
Graveside and interment will be held Monday, Feb. 15, at 11 a.m. in Oak Grove Cemetery, Rockwood.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942.
An online register is available at www.evansmortuary.net.
Evans Mortuary is serving the family of Mrs. Nanita Dean Majors Blank.
Aden Cyree
TULLAHOMA — Aden Howard Cyree, 87, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. CST today in the Tullahoma Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
Online condolences may be left at www.tullahomafuneralhome.com.
Raymond Moore
ATHENS — Raymond Harvey Moore, 86, passed away Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, at his residence.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in the chapel.
Burial will be at Sullins Cemetery.
Visitation will be 1-3 p.m Sunday at Ziegler Funeral Home.
Mary Ritchey
PIKEVILLE — Mary Frances “Maw Maw” Ritchey, 82, died Thursday, Feb, 11, 2010.
Services on Sunday 2 p.m. CST at funeral home chapel.
Burial Rigsby Cemetery.
Online condolences can be made at www.reedfamilyfh.com.
Visitation 1-8 p.m. CST today and Sunday 9 a.m. until service time at Putnam-Reed Funeral Home, Highway 127 South, Pikeville.
Charles Tankersley Jr.
DAYTON — Charles Herman Tankersley Jr., 64, went home to be with the lord on Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Mr. Tankersley was born in Dayton, Tenn., and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, a past Scoutmaster of Troop 223, a member of American Legion Post 203, and was retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad after 30 years of service to the co. He was a member of New Union Baptist Church, where he was active with the R.A. program and the youth.
Preceded: loving father, C. Herman Tankersley Sr.
Survivors: wife of 39 years, Rosie Tankersley, Dayton; son, Michael (Pam) Tankersley Fincastle, Va.; daughter, Michelle Tankersley; mother, Frances C. Tankersley, both of Dayton; two grandchildren, Charles David, Sierra Tankersley, both of Dayton; two sisters, Brenda Meyers Dayton, Sandi (Bill) Hackney, Nashville; brother, David (Anna Kay) Tankersley, Hixson; bunches of nieces and nephews, of several generations. one special niece whom is more like a daughter, Wendy Kaye Pugh.
Serving as pallbearers Michael, David and Carroll Tankersley, Ed Stout, Jerry Willard and Lohmen Thompson. Honorary pallbearer Charles David Flores Tankersley.
Special thanks to Hospice of Chattanooga, and to Rita Murphy for her help and support to the very end.
Services: 11 a.m. Monday at New Union Baptist Church.
Visitation: 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday with Dr. Danny Ruehling and Brother Barry Purser.
Interment: Spence cemetery with military honors at Coulter Garrison Funeral Home Inc., Dayton.
in lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Hospice of Chattanooga, or the American Cancer Society.
GEORGIA
Mary Ruth Denton
RINGGOLD — Mary Ruth Headrick Denton, 83, passed away Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, at a local nursing home.
A lifelong resident of the Ringgold area she was a former employee of Sweetwater Carpet where she worked as an Inspector, and Soft Goods where she was a seamstress. She was also a member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles F. Denton; parents, Ruel Madison and Ethel Lee Boldin Headrick; three sisters, Thelma Young, Mae Bell and Evelyn Cline; and four brothers, Leroy, C.L., Cecil and J.T. Headrick.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, David and Joan Denton, of Ringgold; three grandchildren, Aaron (Jana) Denton, Kevin (Crystal) Denton and Adam Denton; three great-grandchildren, Savannah Denton, Miracle Denton and Blake Denton; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Don Self officiating.
Interment will follow at Anderson Cemetery.
The family will receive friends today from 4-8 p.m. and Sunday until funeral time at the funeral home.
An on-line register book may be signed at www.wilsonfuneral home.com.
Arrangements are by Wilsons Funeral Home Wallis-Stewart Chapel, Ringgold.
Addie Hampton
ROSSVILLE — Addie Lee Hampton, 85, passed away Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010.
She was born in Chickamauga, Ga., on April 29,1924 to the late W.C. and Josie Thompson and was a lifelong resident of the North Georgia area. She was a member of Rossville Church of the Nazarene.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Harry C. Hampton Sr.; two brothers, Escoe and Odie Thompson; and two sisters, Elzora Edwards and Edna Frickel.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Curtis (Brenda) Hampton Jr., of Columbus, Ga., and Gary Lee (Becky) Hampton, of Rockledge, Fla.; five grandchildren, Jeffrey, Erica, Kevin, Brian and Stacey; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. today, Feb. 13, 2010, in the Fort Oglethorpe Chapel with Brother Clyde Hampton officiating.
Burial will be private.
The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. until the time of service at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to your local church or charity of your choice in Memory of Mrs. Hampton.
Online guest book at www.wilsonfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements by W.L. Wilson & Sons Funeral Home, Fort Oglethorpe.
Dan Keith
ROCK SPRING — Dan Keith passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010, just over 1 month since celebrating his 95th birthday.
Mr. Keith was born Jan. 6, 1915, in Miami, Fla., and lived there until 1979 when he and wife Jewell move to Rock Spring.
Mr. Keith retired after 40 years of service with Western Union. After retiring, he worked for First State Bank of Miami. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of LaFayette and The Masters Sunday School Class.
Mr. Keith was a S/Sergeant in the Army Air Force and served as Airplane Armorer Gunner, earning several medals including the Distinguished Flying Cross, A-p Theater Ribbon with four bronze stars.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Dan and Anna M. Keith; first wife, Annette W. Keith; and second wife, Jewell Lupo Keith.
He is survived by sisters-in-law, Ruth Graham, Ringgold, and Cathryn Graham, Greensboro, N.C.; nieces, Carolyn Graham Crane, Rock Spring, Ga., Pamela Graham Slack, LaFayette, La., and Sheila Graham Sabin, Gibsonville, N.C.; great-nieces, Betsy Slack, Lafayette, La., and Allison Sabin, Raleigh, N.C.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Dr. Todd Gaddis, Bob Lloyd and Bobby Chappell conducting the service.
Honorary pallbearers will be the Keenagers from First Baptist Church, Fort Oglethorpe, and The Masters Sunday School Class of First Baptist of LaFayette.
Interment will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Chattanooga National Military Cemetery with Military Honors.
Visit www.heritagefh.com to share words of comfort with the family and view the memorial tribute.
Visitation will be held today, Feb. 13, 2010, from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Home, Battlefield Parkway.
Emma Morrison
ROCKY FACE — Emma Grace Morrison, infant daughter of Clay and Samantha Morrison, departed this life Monday, Feb. 8, 2010.
Survivors: grandparents, Dale and Peggy Adams, Chatsworth, Horace and Linda Myers, Eton, and Bobby and Polly Tucker, Rocky Face.
Graveside 10 a.m. today at McIntyre Cemetery Pastor Mike Johnson and Rev. Gary Hill.
Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home.
Patricia Norton
TRION -Patricia “Patti” Sue Norton, 53, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010.
Survivors: mother, Eloise Norton; brother, Scott Norton; sisters, Janie (Dewey) Mann, Cathie (Dean) Myers; nieces, Natalie Faulkner, Alicia Klehm, great-nieces and nephews, Brylee Faulkner, Madison Klehm, Jackson Sidney Klehm.
Services: 2 p.m. today, Feb. 13, at Mason Funeral Home.
Visitation noon until 2 p.m. today.
ALABAMA
John Kennemer
BRIDGEPORT — John David Kennemer, 65, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010.
Visitation will be Sunday and Monday 5-9 p.m. CST at Rudder Funeral Home, Bridgeport.
The funeral will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. CST at the funeral home chapel.
Burial in Chattanooga National Cemetery Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. EST.
Melvin Layne
NEW HOPE — Melvin L. Layne, 88, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010.
Mr. Layne was a resident of New Hope for 35 years. He was widely known for his ability to play the fiddle at various events including New Hope Senior Center, nursing homes, churches and other civic activities. He also taught guitar, and fiddle lessons for many years. He was a member of Evangel Worship Center in Claysville. Mr. Layne retired from GTE as a machinist/tool and die maker. His priorities were always God, family and music and he will be forever remembered for the indelible mark he left to each of these.
He was preceded in death by wife, Ersie Beatrice Layne; father, Daniel Lewis Layne.
Surviving are daughter, Barbara Powell, of Madison; son, Leon (Bonnie) Layne, of Athens; son, Robert (Carol) Layne, of Panama City Beach, Fla.; son, Steve Layne, of New Hope; mother, Mary Layne; 11 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at New Hope Funeral Home Chapel, today at noon CST with Pastor Rick Bell officiating.
Interment will follow in Moon Cemetery.
John Moore
SCOTTSBORO — John Hubert Moore, 89, died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010, at Cloverdale Manor.
The funeral will be today, Feb. 13, at 11 a.m. CST at the funeral home chapel officiated by the Rev. Bud Guess.
Interment will be at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
Rutha Shellnut
FORT PAYNE — Rutha Crow Shellnut, 80, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010.
Survivors: daughters, Rita Comer, Brenda Thomason, Jenny Wooten.
Funeral will be 3 p.m. CST Sunday, Feb. 14, at Walker’s Chapel Methodist Church.
Visitation from 1-9 p.m. CST today at Burt Funeral Home. and 1-3 p.m. CST Sunday at the church.