Obituary Listing
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...
Eunice Ham Stanley
Jan 2, 2016
Eunice Stanley Late in the evening on January 2, 2016, Eunice Ham Stanley passed away peacefully in her sleep. She was at home, with her daughter, Virginia (Ginger) Stanley England, and son-in-law, Edward Gary England. Eunice was 99 years old. She was married to Rex Lance Stanley for 53 years. Together they had two daughters, Virginia Gay and Linda...
Marjorie Ann Nelson Mcgraw
Jan 2, 2016
Marjorie Ann Nelson McGraw, 86, of Kimball, TN died Saturday, January 2, 2016 at her home. The daughter of the late Rufus Lafayette and Ellen Mason Nelson, she was an inspector at the Pittsburg Knitting Mill for many years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Donna Lynn McGraw. She is survived by...
Phyllis Cluck Griffith
Dec 20, 2015
Phyllis Griffith Phyllis Cluck Griffith, 76, of South Pittsburg, TN died December 20, in a Nashville hospital. A native of Maryville, TN she was the daughter of the late William Paul and Vera Love French Cluck. Phyllis was a graduate of Everett High School and received her teachers training at Tennessee Wesleyan College and the University of Tennessee. She...
Ronald Sr Griffith
Dec 16, 2015
Ronald Griffith, Sr., 61, of South Pittsburg, TN, died Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at his home. He was a former employee of the Pittsburg Knitting Mill and a member of the Rocky Springs Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his father, Ralph Griffith and grandparents, Lem & Willie Pearl Smith and Frank & Bertie Griffith. He...
Inez Richardson Killian
Dec 13, 2015
Inez Richardson Killian of South Pittsburg, TN, died Sunday, December 13, 2015 at a medical facility in Chattanooga. She was 88. She was born Christine Inez Richardson on April 29, 1927 in Waterloo, Alabama to William Wiley Richardson and Winnie Lee Baugh Richardson. Her family moved to South Pittsburg in 1934. She worked at several knitting mills, was an...
Brenda Earvin Heathington
Dec 6, 2015
Brenda Earvin Heathington, 68 of Chattanooga, TN died Sunday, December 6, 2015 at her home. The daughter of the late William Lee and Clara Mae Virginia Ware Earvin, she attended Knoxville College and received her B.S. in Education from University of Chattanooga. She taught elementary education in the Hamilton County School System for 27 years. She is survived by...
Bobby Turner
Dec 5, 2015
Robert Edward "Bobby" Turner, Sr., 78, of Jasper, TN died Saturday, December 5, 2015 in a Chattanooga hospital. The son of the late Ernest and Louise Ballard Turner, he retired from Campbell Equipment Erectors having worked for many years as a Project Engineer. He was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn Webb Turner and daughter, Jana Elaine Turner....
Earline Green Ross
Dec 4, 2015
Earline Green Ross, 88, of Jasper, TN died Friday, December 4, 2015 in a Chattanooga healthcare facility. The daughter of the late Robert Preston and Leila Maude Stallings Green, she was a native of York, Alabama. She received her Bachelor's degree from Livingston State Teachers College, her Master's degree from MTSU and her Masters Plus 45 from Tennessee Tech....
Paul Lindsey Gouger Jr
Dec 3, 2015
Paul Lindsey Gouger, Jr., 68, of Jasper, TN, died Wednesday, December 3, 2015 at his home following an extended illness. He was the son of the late Paul Lindsey and Margaret Coleman Gouger and was a Vietnam Veteran having served with the US Navy. He was preceded in death by his sister, Linda Haggard and two sons, Martin Henderson...
Martha Ann Parker Peden
Nov 30, 2015
Martha Parker Peden, 72, of South Pittsburg, TN died Monday, November 30, 2015 at her home. The daughter of the late Ben Beene Parker and Mary Lou West Parker, she was of the Baptist faith. She was a 1961 graduate of Marion County High School, where she was a cheerleader, basketball player and was inducted into the school's Hall...
Frank Rogers Thomas
Nov 23, 2015
Frank Rogers Thomas, 59, of Monteagle, TN died on Monday, November 23, 2015 at his home. The youngest son of Robert Reece and Emma Lockert Rogers Thomas, he was born on October 2, 1956 in Chattanooga and grew up in South Pittsburg, TN. Frank attended Richard Hardy Memorial School, the McCallie School and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga....
Marie Mcbee Murray
Nov 19, 2015
Marie McBee Murray, 77, of South Pittsburg, TN died Thursday, November 19, 2015 in a Chattanooga hospital. The daughter of the late Jess Herbert and Lena Cordelia Spence McBee, she was a former clerk at Goodwill Industries and attended the Kimball Tabernacle of Praise. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Murray, son, Dallas Gene Murray, infant...
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