Obituary Listing
Martha Hutchins Brumlow
Dec 28, 2014
Martha Jo Hutchins Brumlow, 86, of South Pittsburg, Tennessee died, Sunday, December 28, 2014 at a local nursing home following an extended illness. She was a longtime employee of South Pittsburg Knitting Mill and was a member of First Baptist Church, South Pittsburg. The daughter of the late Ray and Rose Ella Castle Hutchins, she was also preceded in...
Troy Talmadge Gullette
Dec 23, 2014
Troy Talmadge Gullette, 88, of Chattanooga, TN, and a long-time resident of Kingston, TN, died Tuesday, December 23, 2014, at his home. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, and had retired after 40+ years with TVA, having worked as a shift engineer. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kathleen Fitz-Gerald Gullette; son, Gary Michael...
Bertha Russell Gonce
Dec 19, 2014
Bertha Gonce Bertha Russell Gonce, 99, of South Pittsburg, Tennessee, died Friday, Dec 19, 2014. She was the daughter of Alexander Gaines and Barbara Raulston Russell of Anderson, TN. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marion A. Gonce, son Donald Marion Gonce, brothers, Robert, Doran, and Jerry Russell, half brothers, John Dee, Leslie, Alfred, and James Cotnam...
Eva 'Pudden' Holt
Dec 18, 2014
Eva Frances "Pudden" Bell Holt, 71, of South Pittsburg, TN died Thursday, December 18, 2014 at her home. The daughter of the late Homer Elmer and Georgia Frances Hill Bell, she was preceded in death by her son, Bruce Allan Miller, brother, George E. Bell and great-grandson, Layne Kelly. She is survived by daughters, Angie Pelham of Sequatchie, TN...
Charlsie Grider Turner
Dec 12, 2014
Charlsie Mae Grider Turner, 93, of Jasper, TN, went to sleep and woke up in the arms of Jesus on Friday, December 12, 2014. Charlsie, a beloved wife, mother and friend is preceded in death by her parents, Charlie Eli and Emily Ethel Rorex Grider. She was an 82 year member of Jasper First Baptist Church and worked for...
Opal Merriman Lehr
Dec 3, 2014
Lillian Opal Merriman Lehr, 100, of South Pittsburg, TN died Wednesday, December 3, 2014 in a local nursing home. The daughter of the late Homer Sewell and Bertha Jane Elizabeth Johnson Merriman, she was born in Bridgeport, AL and was raised in the Raulstontown community in South Pittsburg. She was one of the last "Pioneer" women who could make...
Velma June Rector
Nov 28, 2014
Velma June Rector, 89, of Jasper, TN died Friday, November 28, 2014, peacefully at her home. Born June 14, 1925, to the late Aaron and Nancy Scott McGlothen, she retired from South Pittsburg Hospital, and was a member of the Southern Baptist Association and Mineral Springs Baptist Church. She loved spending time with family. She was preceded in death...
Steve Woodfin
Nov 28, 2014
Stephen A. Woodfin, 67, of South Pittsburg, TN died Friday, November 28, 2014 at Erlanger Hospital following an extended illness. The son of the late Austin Flint and Dorothy Margaret Lambert Woodfin, he was a former Branch Manager for Tennessee Transporters in Chattanooga, TN and was a member of Christ Church Episcopal in South Pittsburg. In addition to his...
James Edward Case
Nov 10, 2014
Mr. James E. Case, 87, of South Pittsburg, TN, died Monday at The Bridge in South Pittsburg. The son of the late Earl L. and Bertie Mae Walker Case, he was preceded in death by his wife, Jean Case, a grandson, John Edward Guess, two brothers, Clifford and Gerald Case; son-in-law, John David Guess. Mr. Case was a member...
Cora Grant Smith
Nov 6, 2014
Cora Irene Grant Smith, 84, of South Pittsburg, TN, died Thursday, November 6, 2014, at a local nursing home. The daughter of the late Herbert Ambrose and Helen Scrudder Grant, she was a native of Bryant, AL and a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church near Scottsboro, AL, where she had served as pianist and Sunday school teacher. She...
Martha Allison Holland
Oct 30, 2014
Martha June Holland, long time food writer for the Jasper Journal, passed away peacefully at her home in Kimball, TN, on Thursday, October 30, 2014, following complications from a stroke she suffered two years ago. She was born October 22, 1928, in Knoxville, TN, to the late Mary Louise and Albert Wilson Allison. During Martha's early childhood her mother...
William 'Bill' Gadd
Oct 27, 2014
William P. "Bill" Gadd, 77, of Kimball, TN passed away Monday, October 27, 2014, at his home following an extended illness. Born February 25, 1937, to the late Dee Sheridan Gadd and Elva Mae Kohorst Gadd, he was a native of Covington, KY. He retired from Consolidated Freightways with 30 years of service as a Transport Operator. He was...
Mary Bookout Gilliam
Oct 19, 2014
Mary Elizabeth Bookout Gilliam, 85, of South Pittsburg, TN died Sunday, October 19, 2014 at her home following an extended illness. The daughter of the late Gaines Hester "GH" and Alice Price Bookout, she was a former employee of Pittsburg Knitting Mill and loved to sew. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Richard Gilliam and three...
Rebecca Gibson Love
Oct 17, 2014
Rebecca Lucille Gibson "Becky" Love, 82, of South Pittsburg, TN died Thursday, October 16, 2014 at her home following an extended illness. The daughter of the late John and Sara Etta Friel Gibson, she was a member of Richard City Baptist Church and was a former employee of South Pittsburg Municipal Hospital, K-Mart, Marion Lumber and Dr. Wayne Rimmer....
Linda Mccampbell
Oct 12, 2014
Linda Kay Bever McCampbell, 69, of Whitwell, TN died Sunday, October 12, 2014 in a local nursing home. The daughter of the late Jess Leroy and Zella Bever, she was also preceded in death by two brothers, William and Robert Bever and husband, Bradley McCampbell. She is survived by her children, James Kenneth "Ken" (Jenny) Milleson of Whitwell, TN,...
Viola Deese Collins
Oct 7, 2014
Viola Deese Collins, 89, formerly of South Pittsburg, TN died Tuesday, October 7, 2014 in Matthews, NC. Born in Concord, North Carolina to the late Henry Jackson and Ollie Elizabeth Hudson Deese, she was also a former resident of Buffalo Gap and San Angelo, TX. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marion Austin Collins; brother, Jacob Raymond...
James Levi Dixon
Oct 7, 2014
James Levi Dixon, 66, of Flint, Michigan died suddenly on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 in Fort Oglethorpe, GA. Jim was born and raised in Sequatchie, TN, the son of the late George Washington and Mary Lou Chambers Dixon. He lived most of his life in Flint, Michigan and retired after 32 years of service at Peerless Mattress & Furniture...
Carl Skinner
Oct 2, 2014
Carl Skinner, 50, of Monteagle, TN died October 2, 2014. Born in Anniston, Alabama, he was a former Construction worker and attended Living Water Independent Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Barbara Roberts Skinner. He is survived by his wife, Bridget Skinner of Monteagle, TN; nieces, Kerrigan and Noelle Isbell and Sharilyn and Cristen...
William H 'Buddy' Steele
Sep 19, 2014
William Henry "Buddy" Steele, 80, of South Pittsburg, TN died Friday, September 19, 2014 after an extended illness. "Buddy" or "Buckjack" as he was often called, was the son of the late William Clarence and Mable Mae Wilson Steele. He worked at the U.S. Stove Foundry for over 20 years and retired from Moss Motor Company after many years...
Howard Paul Leroy
Sep 16, 2014
Mr. Howard Paul Leroy, 85, of Jasper, TN died Tuesday, September 16, 2014 in a Chattanooga healthcare facility. The son of the late John Daley and Emily Cookston LeRoy, he was a longtime member of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church. He was also preceded in death by his two sisters, Ruby Whitlock and Jean Milligan; three brothers, John D.,...
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