Obituary Listing

John Norman Shelley

John Norman Shelley

Jul 26, 2016

John Norman Shelley II, of Whitwell, TN, died Tuesday, July 26, 2016. The son of the late John Norman and Christine Roach Shelley, he received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and his Masters from Middle Tennessee State University. He first taught and coached in Chattanooga and then taught in Marion County, where...

Helen Morris Ladd Childers

Helen Morris Ladd Childers

Jul 17, 2016

Helen Morris Ladd Childers, 79, of South Pittsburg, TN died Sunday, July 17, 2016 in a local nursing home. She attended Grace Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ben and Myrtle Clark Morris; two husbands, Oscar Ladd and Doyle Childers; sons, Paris, Donnie, and "Smokey" Ladd; daughter, Susie Sprinkle; and grandson, Lee Ladd. She is...

Charles Franklin &Quot;Chuck&Quot; Chance Jr

Charles Franklin &Quot;Chuck&Quot; Chance Jr

Jul 14, 2016

Charles Franklin "Chuck" Chance, Jr. of Jasper, TN, died Thursday, July 14, 2016, at his home. The son of the late Charles Franklin Chance, he was a graduate of South Pittsburg High School. He was formerly a construction worker and then trained at Chattanooga State and opened his own heating and air conditioning business. He adored his children and...

Kimberly Ann Castle Mantooth

Kimberly Ann Castle Mantooth

Jul 3, 2016

Kimberly Ann Castle Mantooth, 55, of South Pittsburg, TN died Sunday, July 3, 2016 in a Chattanooga Hospital. She was a member of Holly Avenue United Methodist Church and an 18 year employee with Dawkins Southern Insurance Agency. She was a volunteer with the National Cornbread Festival since its beginning. Those who had the joy of knowing and loving...

Delynn Quincy Kanady

Delynn Quincy Kanady

Jul 2, 2016

DeLynn Quincy Kanady, 50, of South Pittsburg, TN, died Saturday, July 2nd as a result of a motorcycle accident. The son of late Darrell Dale and Glenda Sue Cochran Kanady he was an US Army Veteran of Desert Storm and had also been stationed in Germany. He loved his family, motorcycles, traveling out West and enjoyed cooking for friends...

Nona Ann Bratcher Friend

Nona Ann Bratcher Friend

Jun 30, 2016

Nona Ann Bratcher Friend, 82, of Parkville, Missouri died peacefully Thursday, June 30, 2016 at her home. A native of South Pittsburg, TN, she worked for many years as a nanny. She was preceded in death by her parents, David Harrison and Anna Samples Bratcher; four sisters, Geraldine Leffingwell, Martha Bratcher, Jo Holloway, Alma McCarver; and two brothers, Ralph...

Bettye Ann Mayfield Thomas

Bettye Ann Mayfield Thomas

Jun 29, 2016

Bettye Ann Mayfield Thomas, 76 of New Hope, TN, died Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at a Chattanooga hospital. The daughter of the late Robert Jeff and Ada Mason Mayfield, she was also preceded in death by two sisters, Fannie Graham and Catherine Holder and one brother, John Robert Mayfield. She was a member of Holly Avenue United Methodist Church,...

James A &Quot;Sonny&Quot; Guinn

James A &Quot;Sonny&Quot; Guinn

Jun 27, 2016

James Albert "Sonny" Guinn, 81, of South Pittsburg, TN, died peacefully Monday, June 27, at his home. He was the son of the late Bedford and Laura Mae Jones Guinn. He was retired from Pittsburg Knitting Mill where he had worked since it opened. Mr. Guinn is survived by his wife, Jo Guinn of South Pittsburg; two sons, James...

Catherine Foster Allen

Catherine Foster Allen

Jun 24, 2016

Catherine Foster Allen, 83, of Fort Oglethorpe, GA died Friday, June 24, 2016 in a local nursing home. The daughter of the late Claude C. and Elizabeth Foster, she was a phlebotomist with Diagnostic Hospital, retiring from LabCorp (formerly Allied Labs). She attended the Church of Christ in Hooker, GA. A loving mother and grandmother, she spent most of...

Virginia Hamblen Coppinger

Virginia Hamblen Coppinger

Jun 7, 2016

Virginia Hamblen Coppinger, 77of Sequatchie, TN, died Tuesday, June 7, 2016. The daughter of the late Roy and Alma Walker Hamblen, she was a devoted wife of 61 years, a mother and grandmother who loved her family. She had attended the Cartwright Church of God and had worked for many years in the sewing industry. She was also preceded...

Mary Katherine Henshaw Roberts

Mary Katherine Henshaw Roberts

Jun 3, 2016

Katherine Roberts Mary Katherine Henshaw Roberts, 98, went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 3, 2016. Mrs. Roberts was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Roberts, Sr., and daughters, JoAnn Barker, and Shirley June and Wyatt Earp, grandson, Gary Roberts and granddaughter, Lucretia Ann Roberts, brothers, R.C., LaFollett, Henry and Stanley Henshaw; sister, Edith Barton. Katherine...

Mildred Hall Lawson

Mildred Hall Lawson

May 29, 2016

Mildred Louise Hall Lawson, 94, of Kimball, TN died Sunday, May 29, 2016 at her home. The daughter of the late John Lloyd Hall and Irene Eleazer Hall, she was also preceded in death by two daughters, Donna Lawson and Sarah Beth Schenck and two sisters, Nancy Hall and Frances Towles. She is survived by her husband of 73...

Ann Standifer Mcewen

Ann Standifer Mcewen

May 23, 2016

Ann Standifer McEwen, 84, of South Pittsburg, TN died Monday, May 23, 2016 in a Chattanooga Hospice Center. The daughter of the late Hugh & Martha Walker Standifer, she was a longtime member of Kimball Baptist Church where she worked for many years in the nursery. She retired from TVA, having worked there for 38 years. In addition to...

Earl Case Jr

Earl Case Jr

May 17, 2016

Earl Case, Jr., 91, of South Pittsburg, TN, died Tuesday, May 17, 2016. The son of the late Earl and Bertie Mae Walker Case, he was a member of Richard City First Baptist Church and a WWII veteran of the US Army. He was a former employee of Babcock-Wilcox in Alliance, Ohio, and retired from Salem Carpet in South...

Ben Richards

Ben Richards

May 17, 2016

Ben Richards, 86, of South Pittsburg, TN, died Tuesday, May 17th at his home. He was born June 27, 1929 in Dorothy, WV to Ira S. and Mable Mullens Richards, grew up in WV, joined the Army in 1951 and served in the Korean War. After being discharged from the Army he moved to Cleveland, Ohio to work at...

Valerie Lattimore Phillips

Valerie Lattimore Phillips

May 13, 2016

Valerie Lattimore Phillips, 38, of Nashville, TN died Friday, May 13, 2016 at home with her family following a courageous battle with cancer. All who knew Valerie loved her fiercely. Her focus throughout her life was on her Faith, Family and Friends. A kind-hearted, selfless and humble wife, mother, daughter and friend, she was always quick to forgive. She...

Martha Sue Howard Baker

Martha Sue Howard Baker

May 10, 2016

Martha Sue Howard Shafer Baker, age 69, of Walbridge, Ohio passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at Mercy St. Vincent Hospital in Toledo, Ohio. Martha was born on April 22, 1947 to Hugh and Louise Clark Howard in New Hope, Tennessee. She married Kempie L. Baker on October 1, 1998 in Monteagle, Tennessee. She was preceded in death by...

Billie Irish Carter Burrows

Billie Irish Carter Burrows

May 8, 2016

Billie Irish Carter Burrows, 82 of Bridgeport, AL, died Sunday, May 8, 2016 in a local healthcare facility. The daughter of the late James Lofton and Lee Oma Lewis Carter, she was a faithful member of South Pittsburg First Baptist Church. She was employed by the South Pittsburg Hustler for almost 20 years, then retired from employment there and...

Ret Lt Col Wayne Gamble

Ret Lt Col Wayne Gamble

May 6, 2016

Wayne Wesley Gamble, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force, Retired, passed away on May 6, 2016 in Tullahoma, Tennessee. He is survived by his wife, Agnes Rose Webb Joels, Tullahoma, a stepson, Tom Forrester Joels, Winter Springs, FL, and two cousins, Janet Ingram, Alsey, IL and Nancy Patterson, Jacksonville, IL. He is predeceased by his first wife, Nancy Lucetta...

Carl Wesley Case

Carl Wesley Case

May 5, 2016

Carl Wesley Case, 83, of South Pittsburg, TN died Thursday, May 5, 2016 at his home. The son of the late James Lackston and Doralee Stevens Case, he was a retired truck driver for McKee Baking Company having worked there for 37 years. He was a member of the South Pittsburg Mountain Holiness Church. In addition to his parents,...