Obituary Listing
Glenn A Case
Apr 7, 2016
Glenn Arland Case, 79, of Chattanooga, TN, died Thursday, April 7, 2016. The son of the late Clarence R. and Grace Ivey Case, he was also preceded in death by three brothers, Herman, Charles & Dallas Case and two sisters, Rita Warren and Patricia Case. He is survived by two brothers, Dwight Case of Flintstone, GA and Jimmy Case...
Betty Patton Jackson
Apr 7, 2016
Mrs. Betty Jean Patton Jackson, born December 19, 1938, fell asleep peacefully in the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 7, 2016. She was of the Christian faith and accepted Christ at the Mt. Bethlehem Baptist Church. She answered the call of nurse and caregiver at South Pittsburg Municipal Hospital and later at Rivermont Nursing...
Claude Galbreath Swafford
Mar 25, 2016
Claude Galbreath Swafford, a trailblazing mother, grand-mother, wife, lawyer and educator, passed away at her home in Jasper, Tennessee on March 25, 2016 at age 90. Claude was born in Greeneville, Tennessee on December 07, 1925 to the late James Whitfield Galbreath and Pearl Smith Galbreath. When Claude was an 18 year old teenager, she took over the failing...
Fayerene Mccarter Guinn
Mar 13, 2016
Fayerene McCarter Guinn, 78, of South Pittsburg, TN and a former resident of Bear Creek, AL died Sunday, March 13, 2016 at a local nursing home. She was the daughter of the late Robert Eugene McCarter and Margaret Eula Berry McCarter. She was a bus driver for Stevenson High School for over 15 years, a member of O.E.S. in...
Gail Patton Reynolds
Mar 12, 2016
Martha Gail Patton Reynolds passed away Saturday, March 12, 2016 in a Chattanooga healthcare facility. A private funeral service was held on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Mount Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church in South Pittsburg, Tennessee. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.rogersfuneralhome.com.
Mary Joann Walker Mccarver
Mar 11, 2016
Mary Joann McCarver, 73, of Toledo, Ohio passed away on Friday, March 11, 2016. Joann was born in Bridgeport, Alabama on March 19, 1942. She was preceded in death by her mother, Louise Walker; sister, Vivian "BeBe" Allison; and brother, Robert Earl Walker. She is survived by her husband, Alvia; sons, Alvia, Vincent (Julie), Quinice and Rossi (Janice); her...
Edith Gilley Hamock
Mar 7, 2016
Edith Gilley Hamock of South Pittsburg, Tennessee died Monday, March 7, 2016 in a Chattanooga hospital. The daughter of the late Leonard Durant Gilley and Cordie Carol Beene Gilley, she was raised and educated in Bridgeport, Alabama and moved to South Pittsburg, Tennessee when she married Turney Lee "Pinto" Hamock in 1949. She was of the Baptist faith and...
Barbara Ann Evans Woodfin
Mar 3, 2016
Barbara Ann Evans Woodfin, 82, of South Pittsburg, passed from this life on Thursday, March 3, in a local health care facility after an extended illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob; a daughter, Julie Dawn; her parents, Aubrey and Sadie; step-mother, Faye; and brother, Melvin. She was born in Lafayette, Georgia, on January 17, 1934....
Jerry Don Blevins
Feb 29, 2016
Jerry D. Blevins, 74 of New Hope, Tennessee passed away Feb 29, 2016 following complications from Alzheimer's Disease. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in South Pittsburg. He is a graduate of South Pittsburg High School where he played basketball and was the quarterback of the football team. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Electrical...
Joseph 'J D' Carter
Feb 25, 2016
Joseph Dewey "JD" Carter, 86, of South Pittsburg, TN died Thursday, February 25, 2016 in a local nursing home. The son of the late George Dewey and Nora Ethel Case Carter, he was a heavy equipment operator in the construction industry for many years. JD lived in Florida for 43 years, returning to live in South Pittsburg in 1998....
Adeline Turchi
Feb 10, 2016
Adeline "Adele" Turchi, 98, formerly of New Jersey, died in a Chattanooga hospital, February 10, 2016. Born in New York City, the daughter of Italian immigrants, Thomas and Catherine "Katie" Buffa, she lived most of her life in New Jersey. She worked as a business owner with her husband and later worked in Sales and as a homemaker. She...
Howard Graham Swafford
Feb 4, 2016
Howard G. Swafford, 96, of Jasper Tennessee, passed away at his home on February 4, 2016. He was the son of the late John A. Swafford and Ida Graham Swafford of Marion County, Tennessee. At the age of 16 with all of his possessions in a brown paper bag and in his pocket, Howard hitch-hiked to Knoxville, to...
Oscar Thomas Reed
Feb 3, 2016
Gunnery Sgt. Oscar Thomas Reed, 83, of Jasper, TN, died Wednesday, February 03, 2016. The son of the late Joseph Allen and Rebecca Lawson Reed, he was a retired Gunnery Sergeant in the US Marine Corps, having served in both Korea and Viet Nam during his 21 year military career. A native of Jasper, he was a graduate of...
Melba Fuller Gholston
Feb 3, 2016
Mrs. Melba Idelle Fuller Gholston of Sequatchie, TN, born August 29, 1937, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family in a Chattanooga Hospital on Wednesday February 3, 2016. She was preceded in death by her parents Rushell and Mable Fuller, brothers James E. (Red) Fuller, Calvin C. (Dolly) Fuller and Bobby J. Fuller. She is survived by her loving...
Tl 'Dugan' Lawson
Feb 2, 2016
T. L. "Dugan" Lawson, 91, of New Hope, TN died Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at his home. The son of the late Talmadge Frank and Alice Gray Lawson, he was of the Baptist faith. He was retired from TVA, having worked on construction projects at Nickajack Dam and Raccoon Mountain. He worked in constructions most of his life, having...
Linda Harvester Hart
Jan 28, 2016
Linda Harvester Hart, 73, of Jasper, Tennessee died Thursday, January 28th in a Murfreesboro hospital. The daughter of the late Arthur Lee and Margaret Holland Harvester, Linda was a member of Jasper First Baptist Church. A self-described "military wife," she had worked as an insurance adjuster in health claims for over 20 years and as a telephone operator. She...
Frances Evelyn Martin Pesnell
Jan 13, 2016
Frances Evelyn Martin Pesnell, 96, of South Pittsburg, TN, died Wednesday, January 13, 2016. She was the daughter of the late Willis Asbury and Artie Mae Hudson Martin. She was also preceded in death by her husband, George Hoyt Pesnell and sisters, Opal Sanders and Jewell Calvert. She and her late husband, George Hoyt Pesnell, owned and operated Economy...
Margaret Mccaskey Merritt
Jan 12, 2016
Mrs. Margaret McCaskey Merritt, age 91, of Signal Mountain, TN passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2016. Mrs. Merritt was born on September 5, 1924 in Radford, VA. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 60 years, Mervin Frank Merritt, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alpheus E. McCaskey, brothers, Alpheus E. McCaskey, Jr., and Andrew L. McCaskey. She...
William Wesley Farmer
Jan 12, 2016
William Wesley Farmer, 90, of Lookout Valley, Tennessee died Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at his home following a battle with cancer. The son of the late John Lewis and Mattie Elizabeth Roberson Farmer, he was a proud Army veteran of World War II, having fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He was a member of Lookout Valley Baptist...
Ann Burnette Perry
Jan 7, 2016
Ann Burnette Perry, 54, formerly of South Pittsburg, Tennessee died unexpectedly on Thursday, January 7, 2016 at her home in Scottsboro, Alabama. A graduate of South Pittsburg High School, she was an optician and had worked for Vinson Vision Center in South Pittsburg and the Walmart Optical Center in Scottsboro. She was preceded in death by her mother, Nona...
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