Obituary Listing

Margaret G Boyd Frye

Margaret G Boyd Frye

Apr 13, 2016

Margaret Boyd Frye, 83, of Jasper, TN died Wednesday, April 13, 2016 in a local nursing home. The daughter of the late William Austin Marion Boyd and Viola Margaret Lanham Boyd, she was of the Baptist Faith and worked as a secretary at Jerry's Chevrolet in Leesburg, Virginia for many years. Although she had no children of her own,...

Ola Mae Reeves

Ola Mae Reeves

Apr 13, 2016

Ola Mae Reeves (age 86) has gone to be with her heavenly family. She was the only child born to Lena Irene Whitener. Ola Mae was born and lived her entire life on her grandfather and grandmother's (Jim and Nancy Long) farm in the Mineral Springs Community. She was proud of the farm that has been in her family...

Victor 'Vic' Harris

Victor 'Vic' Harris

Apr 8, 2016

Carl Victor "Vic" Harris, 65, of Jasper, TN died Friday, April 8, 2016 in a Chattanooga hospital. The son of the late James Carl and Randy Buckingham Harris, he was a veteran of the US Coast Guard and was an owner/operator in the trucking industry for many years. He is survived by his wife, Linda Stone Harris of Jasper;...

Samuel J 'Sam' Condra

Samuel J 'Sam' Condra

Apr 8, 2016

Samuel James Condra, 57, of Jasper, TN died Friday, April 8, 2016 in a Chattanooga hospital. The son of the late Albert Cleveland "AC" and Mary Glenndean Henderson Condra, he was a 1976 graduate of Marion County High School and attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He was a member of Jasper Cumberland Presbyterian Church and attended McKendree...

Glenn A Case

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...