Obituary Listing

Ethleen Sitz Mcnabb

Ethleen Sitz Mcnabb

Jan 27, 2014

Ethleen Sitz McNabb, 97, of Dunlap, TN died Monday, January 27, 2014 at her home. The daughter of the late Virgil Henry and Maggie Lou Levan Sitz, she was a graduate of Grundy county high school, was an elementary school teacher for over 30 years and was a member of Kimball Church of Christ. She was preceded in death...

Gloria Bellomy Chance

Gloria Bellomy Chance

Jan 27, 2014

Gloria Bellomy Chance, 77, of South Pittsburg, TN died Monday, January 27, 2014 in a local nursing home. She was the daughter of the late Charles Wilson and Leona Bohannan Bellomy. She was a member of Bridgeport First Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Donna Chance Mathis; sisters, Lois Inglis, Margie Johnson and an...

Maina Darden Pellam

Maina Darden Pellam

Jan 26, 2014

Maina Darden Pellam, 80, of Whitwell, TN, died Sunday, January 26, 2014 at her home. The daughter of the late Jefferson Davis and Violet Morrison Peoples, she was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother to her own and many others. She also loved the outdoors, traveling, gospel music and cooking. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Mary Simmons Rogers

Mary Simmons Rogers

Jan 26, 2014

Mary Simmons Rogers, 86, of Jasper, TN, died Sunday in a Chattanooga healthcare facility. Born January 28, 1927 in Richard City, TN, the daughter of the late Roy Franklin and Martha Ellen Mayfield Simmons, she was the wife of Robert Ross Rogers of Jasper from November 10, 1955 until his death in 2002. She was also preceded in death...

William H Lassiter

William H Lassiter

Jan 25, 2014

Rev. William H. "Bill" Lassiter, 77, of Guild, TN, died Saturday in a Chattanooga hospital. A minister in the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church for over 30 years when he retired in 1999, he had served in the Chattanooga area for 25 years, and was a member of Holly Avenue United Methodist Church in South Pittsburg. Born...

Wyhonia Lynn Durham

Wyhonia Lynn Durham

Jan 16, 2014

Wyhonia-Lynn Durham, 44, of South Pittsburg, TN died Thursday, January 16, 2014 at the Hospice of Chattanooga care center. She was a member of Christ Church Episcopal in South Pittsburg where she served on the vestry. Lynn enjoyed watching Nascar, reading, driving and also volunteered with the Marion County Food Bank. She was preceded in death by her father,...

John L Jordan

John L Jordan

Jan 10, 2014

John L. Jordan, 81, of South Pittsburg, TN died Friday, January 10, 2014 in Chattanooga surrounded by his family. The son of the late John and Mable Northcutt Jordan, he was a US Army veteran of the Korean War and graduated and received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from Tennessee State University. A member of the Omega Psi Phi...

Philip 'Pj' Atwell

Philip 'Pj' Atwell

Dec 30, 2013

PJ Atwell, 34, of New Hope, TN died Monday, December 30, 2013. A former student of South Pittsburg High School, he was a member of Riverside Baptist Church and had worked as a welder/fitter for the last 8 years, most recently with IBI Power in Chattanooga. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Eula Gardner and Gene Gardner...

Katie Coffelt Case

Katie Coffelt Case

Dec 29, 2013

Katie Lois Coffelt Case, 72, of Bridgeport, AL died Sunday, December 29, 2013. She was the daughter of the late John Clarence Coffelt and Sallie McCanless Coffelt. She was a sales clerk at Tot & Teen children's shoppe for 21 years, was of the Baptist faith, and worked as a caregiver for several years. She loved flowers, loved to...

Alan Lee Hogan

Alan Lee Hogan

Dec 26, 2013

Alan Lee Hogan, 50, of South Pittsburg, TN, died Thursday, December 26, 2013. He loved cooking out and grilling, and was a dedicated drag racer, especially at the Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip. He was preceded in death by his mother, Wanda Woody Hogan; sister, Deborah Renee Hogan; nephew, T.C. Cope; and grandparents, CA & Pat Hogan and OW &...

Jackson 'Jack' Fahl

Jackson 'Jack' Fahl

Dec 24, 2013

Jackson Tanner Fahl, age 92, of Chattanooga, TN, was born March 31, 1921, in Kimball TN, and died Christmas Eve, 2013, in Chattanooga after his long life ended with a short illness. He was preceded in death by his father, A.J. Tanner, of Manchester TN; his mother, Irene Ambrester Tanner Fahl, of Chattanooga, and his adoptive father, Earl Cornell...

David 'Bigun' Walker Sr

David 'Bigun' Walker Sr

Dec 16, 2013

David 'Bigun' Walker, Sr., 66, of South Pittsburg, TN died Monday, December 16, 2013. A retired employee of the South Pittsburg Housing Authority, having worked for many years in their maintenance department, he was considered to be part of the family by his co-workers. 'Bigun', as he was known to his friends, could frequently be seen around town collecting...

Tommy Wayne Saylors

Tommy Wayne Saylors

Dec 12, 2013

Tommy Wayne Saylors, 61, of South Pittsburg, TN died Thursday, December 12, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family. A retired employee of TVA and US Gypsum, he was also a former employee of the Jasper Police Department and the Marion County Sheriff's Department. He was of the Baptist faith and is remembered for his one-of-a-kind, gentle...

Cleo Ellis Ferrell

Cleo Ellis Ferrell

Dec 9, 2013

Mrs. Cleo Ellis Ferrell, 99, of South Pittsburg, TN died Monday, December 9, 2013 at her home. The daughter of the late Nathaniel and Myrtle May Ellis, she was a graduate of Marion County High School and worked as a seamstress for Pittsburg Knitting Mill in South Pittsburg for 20 years. She was a matriarch of First Baptist Church,...

Mildred Boyd Crouch

Mildred Boyd Crouch

Dec 5, 2013

Mildred Brown Boyd Crouch, age 94 of Nashville, TN, died at home on December 5, 2013 of natural causes. She was born on October 1, 1919, in Marion County, Tennessee to William Reese and Bessie Brown Boyd. She was married to Charles E. Crouch for more than 65 years, supporting him in his career as a minister in the...

Johnny M Russell

Johnny M Russell

Nov 30, 2013

Johnny M. Russell, 69, of South Pittsburg, TN died Saturday, November 30, 2013 at his home following a brief illness. He was a beloved husband, Daddy and "Pop". The son of the late William Howard and Lenolia Russell, he was an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War. He retired from TVA after 28 years at Widow's Creek where he...

Paul Dewitt Kelly Jr

Paul Dewitt Kelly Jr

Nov 16, 2013

Paul DeWitt Kelly, Jr. was born on September 16, 1927, in Jasper, Tenn. His parents were Paul DeWitt Kelly, Sr. and Elizabeth Miller Kelly. He was a descendant of Alexander Kelly, one of the founders of the state of Tennessee. He graduated from Baylor School and Vanderbilt University and was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He served...

Dorothy Lambert Woodfin

Dorothy Lambert Woodfin

Nov 14, 2013

Dorothy "Dot" Woodfin, went to be with Our Heavenly Father on Thursday, November 14, 2013. She was born to the late Ike and Pearl Lambert on October 14, 1921 and was 92 years old. She was a longtime resident of the Sweetens Cove Community in South Pittsburg, TN. A LPN at South Pittsburg Hospital's Clinic for many years, she...

Carol Runyan Cooper

Carol Runyan Cooper

Nov 2, 2013

Carol Runyan Cooper, 69, of Jasper, TN, died at her home Saturday, November 2, 2013 following a lengthy battle with Parkinson's Disease. The daughter of the late A.K. and Norma Cloud Runyan, she was a retired employee of DuPont where she worked for over 36 years. She is survived by her husband, David O. Cooper, Jr., of Jasper; a...

John Alexander Burnette

John Alexander Burnette

Oct 29, 2013

Mr. John A. Burnette, 86, of Sequatchie, TN died Tuesday, October 29, 2013. Born to the late Estell Dee and Bertie Lewis Burnette, he was a US Navy veteran of World War II. John A. attended the Jasper Seventh Day Adventist Church and worked for many years as a route salesman for Frito-Lay. He was preceded in death by...