Editor’s note: The following people were among many well-known, well-loved and well-respected community members who died in the last year.
JANUARY (Including Dec. 31, 2018)
– Sam Payne, a Hamilton County Circuit Court judge from 1974 to 2006 and an ordained diaconal minister in the Episcopal Church for more than 40 years, died on Dec. 31, 2018. Among other honors, he received the Ralph Kelley Humanitarian Award from the Chattanooga Bar Association for service to the community, had been tapped into the Alpha Society at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a distinguished alumnus and received a Distinguished Alumni Award from UTC.
– Vernon Cox, a former president and CEO of InterFed Bank (previously Chattanooga Federal Savings and Loan Association), died on Dec. 31, 2018. A former president of the Chattanooga Kiwanis Club and the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce, he had been honored with the Kiwanis Distinguished Service Award, the Chattanooga Bar Association Liberty Bell Award and the Goodwill Ambassador of the Year award.
Bob McKamey of Capital Toyota for a profile for Edge Magazine. / Contributed photo– Bob McKamey, the first Toyota dealer in Tennessee and longtime owner of Capital Toyota, died on Jan. 8. He was also a major benefactor and the namesake of McKamey Animal Center.