Obituary Listing

Timothy Lebron Price

Timothy Lebron Price

Jul 29, 2017

Timothy LeBron Price, 54, of South Pittsburg, TN, died Saturday, July 29, 2017 at his home. He was the son of the late Cleve Herschel and Mildred Pauline Parker Price. A graduate of South Pittsburg High School he attended UTC, was an employee of Atomic Fireworks, a member of Local 846 Laborers Union and was a Baptist. He is...

David F Burris Sr

David F Burris Sr

Jul 28, 2017

David Burris, Sr., 79, of Athens, TN, died Friday, July 28, 2017 in Manchester, TN. The son of the late Boskey Fred and Mayme Ruth Gentry Burris, he was born and raised in Calhoun, Tennessee, and was of the Baptist faith. He was an US Air Force veteran, serving from 1955-1959. He graduated from the LSU School of Banking...

Lynn Womble Cullom

Lynn Womble Cullom

Jul 15, 2017

Lynn Womble Cullom, 61, of South Pittsburg, TN died Thursday, July 13, 2017 at her home. The daughter of the late Bert and Margie Grant Womble, she was a native of Lynchburg, TN and a 27 year employee of O'Neil Color & Compounding in Jasper, TN. She is survived by her husband, Robert Cullom of South Pittsburg, TN; sons,...

Bryce Norman

Bryce Norman

Jul 7, 2017

Bryce Norman, 66, of South Pittsburg, Tennessee, died Friday, July 7, 2017, in a Chattanooga hospital. The son of the late Thomas Owen & Mary Ruth Bible Norman, he was a 1969 graduate of South Pittsburg High School and attended Northeast Alabama Community College and Middle Tennessee State University. He was the manager of the Marion Farmers Co-op for...

Rosemary Ferrell Beck

Rosemary Ferrell Beck

Jul 4, 2017

Rosemary Ferrell Beck, 62, of South Pittsburg, TN, died Tuesday, July 4 in a local hospital. The daughter of the late James Edward and Elsie Cleo Ellis Ferrell, she worked as an office manager in Baltimore and then in Chicago for 30 years. After moving to South Pittsburg, she was a bookkeeper for Marion Lumber Company for several years...

Barbara Ann Rogers Dalton

Barbara Ann Rogers Dalton

Jun 30, 2017

Barbara Rogers Chance Dalton, of Jasper, TN, went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 30, 2017. Barbara was a loving Mama, Nana, Sister and friend. Those blessed to know her saw her loving nature and Godly heart. She was born October 4, 1939 in Bridgeport, AL to the late Hubert and Daisy Hogwood Rogers. She was also...

Paul Dale Nunley

Paul Dale Nunley

Jun 17, 2017

Paul Dale Nunley, 44, of Jasper, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, June 17, 2017, in a local hospital. Paul Dale was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing and football. He was preceded in death by his father, Darrell L. Nunley; grandparents, Paul and Dot Nunley; and David Kilgore and Beatrice "B.B." Hargiss Survivors include son, Travis Nunley; mother, Gayle...

Lana Kay Johnson

Lana Kay Johnson

Jun 13, 2017

Lana Kay Johnson, 68, of South Pittsburg, Tennessee, died Tuesday, June 13, 2017 in a Chattanooga hospital. The daughter of the late James Lankford & Martha Carol Coffelt Johnson, she was a former employee of the Pittsburg Knitting Mill. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Elsie Wynn and Ellen Smith and three...

Bonnie Lorene Blevins Frame

Bonnie Lorene Blevins Frame

Jun 12, 2017

Bonnie Lorene Blevins Frame, 84, of Kimball, Tennessee, went to her home in heaven on Monday, June 12, 2017. Bonnie was a member of Kimball Baptist Church. She loved to sew and make quilts, especially with her nieces. Born January 18, 1933 to the late William Hiram & Millie Edith Beene Blevins, she was also preceded in death by...

Betty Jane Smith Hatfield

Betty Jane Smith Hatfield

Jun 5, 2017

Betty Jane Smith Cooper Hatfield, 63, of Kimball, TN, died Monday, June 5, 2017. A 1972 graduate of South Pittsburg High School, she was an employee of Chattem in Chattanooga, a member of Grace Baptist Church and also attended Long Island Baptist Church. She enjoyed sewing and her children and grandchildren were her joy. She was preceded in death...

Willie Hammond &Quot;Billie&Quot; Hamilton

Willie Hammond &Quot;Billie&Quot; Hamilton

Jun 5, 2017

Billie Hamilton, 104, formerly a resident of South Pittsburg, died of natural causes on June 5, 2017. She was a long-time resident of Alexian Village on Signal Mountain. Billie was preceded in death by her spouse of 44 years, Isaac Newton "Ike" Hamilton, her parents, Annie Irene McLellan and William Hammond Hale, and step-father, William H. Paxton. An only...

Charles Edward Mcnabb

Charles Edward Mcnabb

Jun 5, 2017

Charles Edward McNabb, 88, of Whiteside, Tennessee died Monday, June 5, 2017 at his home. Born August 31, 1928 to the late Eddie & Odessa McNabb, he was a retired employee of Moccasin Bushings. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Dagnan McNabb. He is survived by his sister, Betty Shirley of Red Bank, Tennessee; brother,...

Thomas Edward &Quot;Eddy&Quot; Martin

Thomas Edward &Quot;Eddy&Quot; Martin

Jun 4, 2017

Eddy Martin, 62, of Battle Creek, TN died Sunday, June 4, 2017 following a brief illness. A descendant of one of Marion County, Tennessee's pioneer and best-known farming families, Eddy was the son of the late Billy Benton & Bonnie Faye McGahey Martin. He was a 1973 graduate of South Pittsburg High School and a lifelong farmer in the...

Charlie Lawson

Charlie Lawson

Jun 1, 2017

Charlie Lawson, 90, of New Hope, TN died Thursday, June 1, 2017. The son of the late Talmadge Frank & Alice Gray Lawson, he was a longtime employee of JI Brown Tree Company and was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Peggy Blevins Lawson; son, Labron (Margaret) Lawson both of New Hope, TN;...

John Aaron Swafford Jr

John Aaron Swafford Jr

May 25, 2017

Chattanooga-area businessman and minister, John Aaron Swafford Jr., 85, died peacefully Thursday afternoon, May 25, 2017. He was born on October 13, 1931, in South Pittsburg, Tennessee to the late John Aaron and Ida Graham Swafford. The youngest of six children, it was often said that his siblings- Howard, Rosa Lee, Geneva, Ruby, and Ruth-seldom allowed his feet to...

Reed Bible Durham

Reed Bible Durham

May 18, 2017

Reed Bible Durham, 69, of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, died unexpectedly on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at his home. A native of Jasper, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Reed & Abbie Bible Durham. He was an Eagle Scout and a member in the Order of the Arrow. Reed was the Valedictorian of the 1965 graduating class of...

Joe C &Quot;Joe Davis

Joe C &Quot;Joe Davis

May 14, 2017

Joe C. "Joe Buck" Davis, 80, of the Ladds Community, died peacefully at his home on Sunday, May 14, 2017. Joe Buck was a son of the late M.T. "Tee" Davis and Caroline Leiderman Davis. He was born in the Ladds Community and lived there his entire life, except during his time serving in the United States Army. Joe...

Margie Knight Thompson

Margie Knight Thompson

May 13, 2017

Margie K. Thompson, 87, of South Pittsburg, TN, died May 13, 2017 in a Chattanooga health care facility. The daughter of the late Robert Mancel and Frankie Mae Knight, she was a lifelong resident of South Pittsburg and a member of Holly Avenue United Methodist Church. Margie was a 50 year member and Past Worthy Matron of the Order...

Robert &Quot;Bob&Quot; Hookey

Robert &Quot;Bob&Quot; Hookey

May 1, 2017

Robert N. "Bob" Hookey, 72, of South Pittsburg, TN died Monday, May 1, 2017 in a Chattanooga hospital. The son of the late Joseph Wheeler and Zell Katherine Coburn Hookey, he was a retired employee of TVA having worked in their coal power plants in Paducah, KY, Gallatin, TN and for many years at Widows Creek in Stevenson, Alabama....

Billie Ann Williams Johnson

Billie Ann Williams Johnson

Apr 30, 2017

Billie Ann Johnson, slipped into the arms of her Lord on Sunday, April 30, 2017, at her residence. Born on April 29, 1936 in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, she was a former member of Mt. Olive Primitive Baptist Church, which she helped found. She left South Pittsburg at an early age and joined New Light Beulah Baptist Church in Philadelphia,...