HAMILTON COUNTY
Willett Carman Sr.
Willett A. Carman Sr., 74, of Chattanooga, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, with his wife of 54 years, Sue Carman, and family members by his side.
Mr. Carman served 23 years in the U.S. Air Force, also served in the Vietnam War as a flight engineer. He was later employed with Merrill Lynch as a stock broker. He was Commander of VFW Post 4848 where he also played taps for the Honor Guard of Chattanooga. He belonged to The American Legion, and helped reinstate the Veterans parade for Chattanooga.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Mildred Fickie; father, Mortimer; brother, Jack Carman; sister, Georgia O’Malley; grandson, James Carman; son-in-law, Adrian Kovalik
Survivors include his wife Sue Carman; five children, Lynn Trallo, Sherry Lawrence, Bill Carman Jr., Sandra Martone, Laura Canon; 17 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brothers, Bob Carman, Mort Carman, George Carman; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today, Jan. 16, 2010, at the North Chapel with Rev. Wayland Stewart officiating.
The family will receive friends for visitation today, Jan. 16, from noon until 1 p.m. at the North Chapel.
Please share your thoughts at www.mem.com.
Arrangements are made by Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory & Florist, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, TN 37343.
Wendell Casteel
Wendell Edward Casteel, 75, of Chattanooga, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010.
Mr. Casteel retired from Combustion Engineering after several years of service.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Imogene Casteel; son, John Holland; father, Sam Casteel; brother, R.L. Casteel; sister, Leilla Dillard.
Survivors include his daughter, Keva (Michael) Burchfield; mother, Fannie Casteel; grandson, Wesley Burchfield; granddaughters, Krista Raines, LeAnn Burchfield and Amber Burchfield; brothers and sisters, Jean Rogers, Garland Casteel, Lewis Casteel, Farrell Casteel, Norman Casteel, Steve Casteel and Sandra Oakley; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, at the North Chapel with Dr. James Hutchins officiating.
Interment will follow at Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends for visitation from 3 to 5 p.m. today, Jan. 16, 2010, at the North Chapel.
Please share your thoughts and prayers at www.mem.com.
Arrangements are made by Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, TN 37343.
Lien Culpepper
Lien T. Culpepper, 63, of Chattanooga, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009, at her residence.
Survivors include her two children, Lyndia C. Harris and Timothy T. Culpepper; grandchildren, Joshua Crawford and Maya Culpepper; other relatives and friends.
Private services will be held and flowers are accepted.
To share your memories, visit www.lane-southcrestchapel.com.
Arrangements are by the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, Rossville.
Leona Ellington
Amanda Leona Jones Ellington, 86, of Chattanooga, passed away Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, at a local hospital.
She was the daughter of Dave and Bertha Jones and was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. William L. Ellington; daughter, Mitzi Jean Ellington; brother, Raymond C. Jones; and great-nephew, Matthew Veazey.
She was a graduate of the Baroness Erlanger School of Nursing. She was a veteran of WWII having served as a nurse in the U.S. Navy.
Leona was a member of Open Door Baptist Church.
Survivors include her niece, Kelley (Bill) Veazey, of Signal Mountain; nephew, Dan (Reta) Jones, of Jefferson City, Tenn.; stepniece, Patricia Pittman, of Chattanooga; great-nephew, David Veazey and great-niece, Elaine Jones (Alex) Francis.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday in the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home with the Rev. Mark Tyson officiating.
Interment will follow in Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: American Cancer Society or the Alzheimer’s Association, Mid South Chapter.
Please share your thoughts and memories online at www.mem.com.
Arrangements by Chattanooga Funeral Home, North Chapel, 5401 Highway 153.
Joe Gawrys
Joeseph Patrick Gawrys, 55, a resident of Chattanooga for over 29 years, passed away Friday, Jan. 8, 2010.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The Baylor School Student Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 1337, Chattanooga, TN 37405.
Services will be held 3 p.m. today at the Baylor Chapel.
Visit www.lanefh.com to send condolences.
Arrangements are by Lane Funeral Home, 601 Ashland Terrace, 877 3524.
Nancy Gracy
Nancy Burkhart Gracy, 71, of Daytona Beach Shores, passed away on her birthday, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010.
A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. today, Jan. 16, 2010, in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Steve Ross officiating.
Visit www.heritagefh.com to share words of comfort with the family and view the memorial tribute.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 4-6 p.m.
Arrangements by Heritage Funeral Home & Crematory, Battlefield Parkway.
John Helton
John Earl Helton, 62, of Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010.
He was born Dec. 5, 1947, in Chattanooga, to Clifford and Ruth Brown Helton.
Mr. Helton was a resident of Santa Rosa Beach. He was Baptist by faith and a member of Cluster Springs Baptist Church. He received his Bachelors Degree in engineering from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Mr. Helton was preceded in death by his father and mother.
Mr. Helton is survived by several cousins.
Services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 18, 2010, at Cluster Springs Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Tucker Aplin officiating.
You may go online to view obituaries, offer condolences, sign guest book at www.clary-glenn.com.
Memorialization will be by cremation with Clary-Glenn Freeport Chapel Funeral Home, 230 Park Ave., De Funiak Springs, FL 32435 850-892-2511, entrusted with the arrangements.
Local announcement by Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, Valley View Chapel.
Eugene Morton
Eugene “Gene” Morton, 92, of Chattanooga, passed away Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010.
He was born in Knoxville, on April 17, 1917 to the late Taylor and Cornelia Morton. Mr. Morton graduated from Central High School in 1937, attended McKenzie Business School and worked as an operator for TVA for 35 years. After retirement, he enjoyed working in his garden and workshop as he was an avid woodworker. Also, he and Muriel traveled extensively. Mr. Morton was a member of Bright Hope Masonic Lodge, the Scottish Rite and Shriners Alhambra Temple. He was a member of Red Bank United Methodist Church and had previously been a member of Trinity Woodmore United Methodist Church for many years.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Kate Millsaps and Maxine Towles; and brother, Ralph Morton.
Survivors include his wife, Muriel Mee Morton; three stepchildren, William W. “Bill” (Sandra) Mee, Betty Mee (Tommy) Jackson and Martha Mee (Dr. Kip) Frizzell; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sister, Elizabeth (Dr. Robert) Myers; brother, Joe (Joyce) Morton; and close personal friend, Herman Agee.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. today at Lane Funeral Home with the Rev. Jeff Lambert officiating.
There will be a Shriners Honor Guard at the funeral home.
Interment will be in Chattanooga Memorial Park.
Jeff and Joe Morton, Horton Corwin, Tim Frizzell, Andy Pitts and Bob Brown will serve as pallbearers.
Visitation is 10-11 a.m. today at Lane Funeral Home, 601 Ashland Terrace.
Visit www.lanefh.com to send condolences.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children, 1900 Richmond Road, Lexington, KY 40502.
Mary Mumm
Mary Louise Shull Mumm, 91, of Chattanooga, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, at her home.
Funeral services will be held today at 10 a.m. in the East Chapel with Chaplain Christy Bonner officiating.
Burial will follow at Lakewood Memory Gardens, East.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Chattanooga, P.O. Box 19269, Chattanooga, TN 37416.
Please share your thoughts and memories at www.mem.com.
Arrangements are by East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 404 S. Moore Road, Chattanooga.
Carroll Nabors Sr.
Carroll H. Nabors Sr., 94, Chattanooga, passed away on Friday, Jan. 15, 2010.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory and Florist, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, TN 37343.
Elsie Raglin
Elsie Savannah Raglin, 102, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010.
Elsie Savannah Raglin was born Aug. 26, 1907.
Born in Bryant, Ala., the daughter of Joseph and Mary Ann Robinson Smith.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Turner Raglin; and her son, Donald Ramon Raglin.
She is survived by her son, Carl Raglin and his wife, Bettye Jane Winfree Raglin, of Chicago and three grandchildren, Carla Neil Raglin Hahn and her husband, Brian Hahn, of Chicago, and James Michael Raglin, of Austin Texas, and Shannon Lee Raglin Cecola and her husband, Robin Cecola of Chicago. There are five great-grandchildren, Jonathon and Margot Hahn, and Joshua, Vienna, and Ari Raglin, of Houston, Texas. Her niece, Joann Hansel, of Chattanooga and several nieces and nephews in the area.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, at the North Chapel with the Rev. Lee Peters officiating.
Interment will follow at Chattanooga Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends for visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. today, Jan. 16, 2010, and Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, from 1 p.m. until the time of the service on Sunday at the North Chapel.
Please share your thoughts and memories at www.mem.com.
Arrangements are made by Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, TN 37343.
Mildred Schroeder
Mildred “Millie” R. Schroeder, 82, of Chattanooga, died early Friday morning, Jan. 15, 2010.
In lieu of flowers, Ms. Schroeder would like contributions sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN.
Funeral services will be noon Tuesday at Lane Funeral Home.
Interment will follow in Chattanooga National Cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Monday at Lane Funeral Home, 601 Ashland Terrace.
Otis Wilson
Otis Wilson, 68, of Chattanooga, passed away Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, at his residence.
Funeral: today at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Taylor Funeral Home with Pastor Gerald Spence officiating.
Burial: Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Chattanooga National Cemetery.
TENNESSEE
Anna Bates
ETOWAH – Anna Ruth Bates, 80, died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, at Woods Memorial Hospital.
Service is 2 p.m. today, Jan. 16, in the South Chapel, with visitation noon to 2 p.m. prior.
Burial will follow at McMinn Memory Gardens.
Bordwine Funeral Home of Etowah in charge of arrangements.
Perry Ferguson Jr.
GRANDVIEW – Perry Thomas Ferguson Jr., 56, died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga.
Born in Rockwood, Tenn., he was the son of the late Perry Thomas and Mamie Atkinson Ferguson Sr. Perry was a graduate of Spring City High School, Class of 1971, and Roane State Community College. He was an employed by TVA for 20 years working at Watts Bar, Eastern Area Radiological Lab and retired from the Central Lab of TVA. Upon his retirement from TVA, he became Public Works Director for the Town of Spring City. Perry was currently employed by the city of Chattanooga Public Works Department as the Wastewater Project Coordinator.
He was president of the Spring City Cemetery Association, past president of the Spring City Chamber of Commerce and of the Methodist faith. Perry loved bluegrass music.
Survivors include his wife of 17 years, Sarah Snively Ferguson, of Grandview; stepchildren, John (Tami) Lee, of Knoxville, David Lee, of Orlando, Fla., and Allison (Joust Van Haren) Lee, of Tucson, Ariz.; and three stepgrandchildren, Fiona and Nadine Van Haren, both of Tucson, Ariz., and Alexander Lee, of Knoxville.
A celebration of Perry’s life will be held today, Jan. 16, at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with friends sharing stories and memories of Perry.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Spring City Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 129, Spring City, TN 37381.
Vaughn Funeral Home, Spring City is in charge of arrangements.
Margaret Shadrick
TRACY CITY – Margaret Elaine “Tan” Brown Shadrick, 62, died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010.
She was a social worker at the Tracy Elementary School and attended Browns Hollow Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her father, James H. Nunley; brothers, Bill and Charles Nunley; sister, Gladys McGee.
She is survived by her mother, Mary M. Johnson Nunley; sons, Wes and Rush (Shelly) Brown; brothers, Clarence (Judy), Max (Betty) and Joe (Ann) Nunley; sisters, Janie (Wayne) Smartt, Jean Nunley, Lois (Doug) Seagroves, Donna (Bernard) Knost, Ruth (Billy) Braden, Pamela (Craig) Nunley and Kate (Barry) Braden; special friend, Kathy Nunley; grandson, James Cole Brown; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. CST today in the funeral home chapel with Minister Mike Rigsby officiating with burial to follow in Coalmont Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Layne Funeral Home, Palmer, Tenn.
Charles Slatton
TRACY CITY – Charles Abe Slatton, 85, of the Pryor Ridge Community, near Tracy City, passed away at his residence Friday morning, Jan. 15, 2010, after an extended illness.
Mr. Slatton was a retired truck driver with Slatton Trucking Co.
He was a member of Pryor Ridge Church and was preceded in death by his parents, Gilbert and Ader Layne Slatton; brother, Lewis Slatton; sister, Georgia Louise VanHooser Stevens; and a great-grandson, Sean Kobe Jones.
Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Martha Rose Brown Slatton, Tracy City; son, Ronnie (Rhonda) Slatton, Tracy City; daughter, Patricia (Nelson) Oliver, Tracy City; grandchildren, Gary Oliver, Kelly Robinson, Rhonda Bynum and Loren Slatton; four great-grandchildren; several brothers and sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews and many friends.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. CST in the funeral home chapel with Brother Bobby Winton and Brother Lloyd Crisp officiating.
Burial will be in Pryor Ridge Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from noon until 9 p.m. CST today at Foster & Lay Funeral Home, Tracy City, Tenn.
GEORGIA
Duane Blevins
SUMMERVILLE – Duane Jerome Blevins, 76, died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010.
Survivors, children, “Buster” Blevins, Zayne Blevins, Millie Blevins, Holly Blevins; grandson, Chauncy Rhodes; sisters, Myra Patterson, Arlene Blevins; brothers, Ronald Blevins, Dwight Blevins.
Funeral services are 3 p.m. today, Jan. 16, at Mason Funeral Home.
Visitation is 1 until 3 p.m. today.
Eva Bowman
LaFAYETTE – Eva Inez Bowman, 79, passed away Friday, Jan. 15, 2010.
She was born in Hamilton County to the late Thomas and Ethel Hindman on Dec. 14, 1930. She retired from Color Spectrum, loved to read, fish and play cards.
She also was preceded in death by her loving husband, Benjamin M. Bowman; brother, George Dallas Hindman.
Survivors include five children and their spouses, Gary and Shirley Bowman, of LaFayette, Jerry and JoAnn Bowman, of Greer, S.C., Linda and Terry Wallin, Danny and Jean Bowman, and Nancy Collins, all of LaFayette; brother, James Burl Hindman, of Chattanooga; four sisters, Ruth Shahan, of Cleveland, Tenn., Bernice Henry, of Ooltewah, Johnnie Anderson, of Tampa, Fla., and Marilyn Gann, of Riceville, Tenn.; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. today at the funeral home and Sunday from noon- 2 p.m. prior to the service.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, in the funeral home chapel.
Interment will follow in Chattanooga National Cemetery on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010, at 2:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Countryside Hospice in LaFayette.
Online guestbook available at www.wilsonfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements by Wilson Funeral Home, LaFayette.
Jo Ann Clemons
ROSSVILLE – Jo Ann Clemons, 70, passed away Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, at her residence.
She was a member of Faith Temple Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Clemons; daughters, Mary Ann Clemons; Linda Pointer; parents, Walter and Alice Johnson; brothers, Willie, Robert, Curtis and Frank Johnson.
Survivors: sons, Sidney Pointer Sr. and John Walter Pointer; daughters, Gloria Buchanan, Faye Bonds and Esther Pointer, all of Chattanooga; devoted grandsons and granddaughters, Melvin Bonds III, Lyndell Green, Dondra Parker, Sheterra Smith, Linda Green and 20 other grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; brother, Albert (Elizabeth) Johnson, of Rossville; sisters, Mary Ella Clark and Bertha (Phillip) Burse, both of Rossville; sisters-in-law, Doris Johnson, of LaFayette, Ga., and Emma Jean Johnson, of Chattanooga; a host of other relatives; special friends, Betty Adams, Dorothy Pickett, Mable Gray, Felicia Hinton, Mary Pascoe, Tina McCurdy, William Bullock and many others.
Funeral: Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in the chapel of Taylor Funeral Home with Pastor Wayne L. Johnson officiating.
Burial: Naomi Cemetery in LaFayette, Ga.
Visitation: today from 6-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
David Huner
SUMMERVILLE – David Earl Huner, 64, died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010.
Survivors, wife, Lola Hunter; father, Horace Hunter; step-children, Danny Bain, Eugenia Hall; sister, Linda Henderson; brothers, Charles Hunter, Larry Hunter; four stepgranchildren.
Visitation was 6 until 8 p.m. Friday at Mason Funeral Home.
Mr. Hunter was cremated.
Mike Johnson
ROSSVILLE – James “Mike” Johnson, 57, passed away Friday, Jan. 15, 2010.
He was born in Fort Payne, Ala., to the late, Rev. Arnold Lee and Faredia Geneva Johnson, but has lived in the North Georgia area since the late 70’s. He was a member of Chattanooga Valley Baptist Church and was previously employed with Combustion Engineering and Wheland Foundry. He was currently employed with Coca-Cola Bottling Co. and had received his Associates Degree in Business Administration from Northeast Junior College in Rainsville, Ala.
He was an avid Alabama Football fan, enjoyed landscaping and was a devoted husband and father, who will be sadly missed by all who knew him.
He was also preceded in death by his brother, Donald Johnson.
Survivors include his loving wife of more than 32 years, Linda Paris Johnson; son, Dustin Johnson, both of Rossville; two brothers, Duane Johnson, of Scottsboro, Ala., and Richard Johnson, of Cedar Bluff, Ala.; two sisters, Sandra Bryant, of Oxford, Ala., and Kay Johnson, of Rainsville, Ala.; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, at Chattanooga Valley Baptist Church with the Rev. Dewayne Boudreaux and the Rev. Terry Chitwood officiating.
Burial will follow in Highpoint Cemetery.
The family will receive friends after 2 p.m. today and prior to leaving for the service on Sunday.
Online guest book at www.wilsonfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements by W.L. Wilson & Sons Funeral Home, Fort Oglethorpe.
Norma Mowery
RINGGOLD – Norma “Diz” Mowery, 77, went to be with the Lord Friday, Jan. 15, 2010.
She was predeceased by her husband, Bobby Mowery; sisters, Dot Norris and Carolyn Fairbanks.
Survivors include daughters, Pat (Bill) Renfro, Debbie Thurman, Tina (Guerry) Morgan and Tanya (Gerald) McKelvy; grandchildren, Candy Frazier, Eric Renfro, April Wilkey; eight great-grandchildren; stepmother, Lorea Gilliam with several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be in Spring Creek Church of God, on Spring Creek Road, Sunday, Jan. 17, from 2-5 p.m. The Rev. Bennie Mills and the Rev. Joe Sneed will conduct the service at 5 p.m. in the church.
Interment will be in Chattanooga National Cemetery at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 18.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Spring Creek Church of God, 1003 Spring Creek Road, East Ridge, TN 37412.
Send condolences at www.CovenantFuneral.com.
Arrangements are by Covenant Funeral & Cremation Service, Crox family owned and operated.
Lonna Pettigrew
LaFAYETTE – Lonna Elizabeth “Bibble” Pettigrew, 63, died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010.
Graveside service will be at 4 p.m. today.
Interment will be in Fairview South Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home, LaFayette.
Dianne Sewell
FLINTSTONE – Dianne Josephine Rymer Sewell, 74, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, at her residence after a courageous battle with cancer.
She was born in Chattanooga on Sept. 13, 1935. She lived most of her life in Flintstone, Ga. Mrs. Sewell was a graduate of Central High School, member of Flintstone Baptist Church, Joy Sunday School Class, Battlefield Piecemakers Quilters Guild, and Tennessee Valley Quilters Association. After retiring from a long career as a legal secretary, she became an avid quilter, art enthusiast, especially the works of Georgia O’Keefe, and she did extensive research into the genealogy of her family.
Dianne was preceded in death by her father, John Grover Rymer; mother, Edna Atkins Rymer; and brother, John Dale Rymer.
Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Jimmie Wayne Sewell; children, Joy Chrnalogar, Mark (Julie) Sewell, Kerry (Brian) Autry, and Michael Sewell; brother, Gary Rymer; grandchildren, Adam (Shelly) Chrnalogar, Ashley Chrnalogar, Amber Chrnalogar, Ansley Chrnalogar, Patrick Sewell, Taylor Sewell, Nick Sewell, Amanda Boyd, Drew Boyd, Travis Autry, and Hillary Autry; great-grandchildren, Maclain Chrnalogar, Sawyer Chrnalogar, Braxton Carter and Maddox Carter.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the chapel with the Rev. Brent Smith officiating.
Interment will follow in Forest Hill Cemetery.
Visit www.heritagefh.com to view the memorial tribute and share words of comfort with the family.
Memorial contributions may be made to Flintstone Baptist Church, 121 Mountain View Circle, Flintstone, GA 30725, or to Hospice of Chattanooga, P.O. Box 19269, Chattanooga, TN 37416.
The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. today and 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Heritage Funeral Home & Crematory, Battlefield Parkway.
Jurline Simpson
CALHOUN – Jurline Bryant Simpson passed away Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010.
Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Tabernacle Baptist Church of Sonoraville, Ga., with Pastor Eric Harris officiating.
The family will receive friends from 6-7 p.m. today.
Interment in Church Cemetery.
Arrangements by Willis Funeral Home, Dalton.
ALABAMA
John Bevel
BRIDGEPORT – John William “Hulie” Bevel, 79, passed away Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010.
Mr. Bevel retired from DuPont in Chattanooga after 39 years of service. He served in the U.S. Army as a Military Police and continued to serve by dedicating 25 years to the Army National Guard retiring as Master Sergeant. Active in his community, Mr. Bevel served several years as President of the Bridgeport Area Historical Association (BAHA), was elected Grand Marshall of the Bridgeport Parade in 2002 and was instrumental in the restoration of the Bridgeport Depot Museum. After retiring, he volunteered at North Jackson High School assisting with welding classes in the Agriculture Department and secretary of Mount Carmel Cemetery. He was known throughout the area for his gorgeous muscadine vineyard and shared the harvest with family and friends. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Bridgeport.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward P. and Laura Bevel; brothers, Eugene and Robert “Bobby” Bevel; and sisters, Joyce and Kathleen Bevel.
Mr. Bevel is survived by his wife of 54 years, Joan Crane Bevel; son and daughter-in-law, John Glen and Lanette Bevel; grandsons, Corey Glen and Christian William Bevel; granddaughter, Cassidy Lanette Bevel; and mother- in-law, Lunda Crane. Also surviving are his sisters and brothers-in-law, Odessa and George Werner, of Bridgeport, Bessie Graham, of Cookeville, Tenn., and Betty and Willard Watson, of Jasper, Tenn.; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be today, Jan. 16, 2010, at 2 p.m. CST in the funeral home chapel with Brother Jim Bernard officiating.
Interment will follow at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Bridgeport.
Family will receive friends from noon until time of service on Saturday.
Kenneth Houston Jr.
DAWSON – Kenneth Ray Houston Jr., 37, passed away Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, at DeKalb Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services at 2 p.m. CST Sunday, Jan. 17, from the W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel.
Entombment in Mountain View Memory Garden Mausoleum.
Visitation 5-9 p.m. CST today at W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel.
James Krause Sr.
STEVENSON – James Edward Krause Sr., 83, died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, in a local nursing home.
He was a Captain for the Fire Department at the Redstone Arsenal.
He is survived by his wife, Peggy Krause, of Stevenson; daughter, Sandee (Joseph) Leonard, of Mobile, Ala.; son, James Edward Krause “Jim” (Ginger), of Powder Springs, Ga.; granddaughter, Melody (Mike) Hilyer, Opelika Ala.; great-granddaughter, Ashley Payne Hilyer.
Preceded by brothers, Billy “Slim” Krause, of Houston, Texas, and Charles Krause, of Chattanooga; and parents, Theodore and Rosalee Batson Krause.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. CST today, Jan. 16, at Pinehaven Memorial Gardens officiating by the Rev. Bill Stone.
Arrangements by Rudder Funeral Home, Stevenson.