Obituary Listing

Paul Franklin Padgett

Paul Franklin Padgett

Sep 10, 2014

Paul Padgett Paul Franklin Padgett, 85, of South Pittsburg, TN, died Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at his home. He was the son of the late William Earl and Mabel Louise Greenway Padgett. An Air Force veteran of the Korean Conflict, he served as an Air Policeman and was discharged as a Sergeant, having received the Good Conduct Medal. He...

Shirley Lynch Dancy

Shirley Lynch Dancy

Sep 2, 2014

Shirley Lynch Dancy, 77, of South Pittsburg, TN went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 2, 2014 following a brief illness. The daughter of the late William Henry and Edith Marie Overturf Lynch, she was a member of Victory Baptist Church and worked for many years as a seamstress and upholsterer. She was preceded in death...

Leroy Johnson

Leroy Johnson

Aug 19, 2014

Leroy Johnson, 83 of South Pittsburg, TN, died Tuesday, August 19, 2014. Born in Natchez, Mississippi to the late Richard and Martha McCoy Haynes, he moved to South Pittsburg in his teen years. He was a long-time member of Brakebill AME Church and worked as a construction worker for TVA-Widow's Creek for 31 years. Leroy loved to fish and...

Novella 'Dobie' Anderson Mayfield

Novella 'Dobie' Anderson Mayfield

Aug 17, 2014

Mrs. Novella Anderson "Dobie" Mayfield, 90, of South Pittsburg, TN died Sunday, August 17, 2014 at The Bridge at South Pittsburg. Novella was born July 25, 1924 into one of the earliest Marion County families and was the youngest of five girls. She was known to most as "Dobie" from an early age because her sister pronounced her name...

Helen Cagle Merrell

Helen Cagle Merrell

Aug 7, 2014

Helen Cagle Merrell, 94, of Jasper, TN died Thursday, August 7, 2014 in a Chattanooga, TN assisted living facility. The daughter of the late Elijah Benjamin and Lassie Burton Cagle, she was a retired bookkeeper having worked for many years in the Marion County School System. She was of the Baptist faith and loved spending her time painting, cooking...

Harold W 'Tres' Adcock

Harold W 'Tres' Adcock

Aug 1, 2014

Harold W. "Tres" Adcock, III, 30, of Vail, Colorado, formerly of South Pittsburg, TN, died unexpectedly early Friday morning August 1, 2014. The son of Harold W. "Buzz" (Sue) Adcock, Jr., and Beth (Mike) Allen, all of South Pittsburg, TN, he was a graduate of Richard Hardy Memorial School - Class of 2003, and attended MTSU in Murfreesboro, TN....

Susan Anne Griffin Marcellini

Susan Anne Griffin Marcellini

Jul 17, 2014

Susan Griffin Marcellini, 60, passed away on Thursday morning, July 17, 2014, at Parkridge Medical Center. Susan was born in Steubenville, Ohio on December 3, 1953 to the late John Thomas "Jack" and Roseann Hodgson Griffin. She lived most of her life in Sarasota, Florida and retired from Manatee County prior to moving to Jasper, Tennessee. Susan leaves behind...

Janice Mayfield Goins

Janice Mayfield Goins

Jul 15, 2014

Janice Mayfield Goins, 62, of Stevenson, AL died Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at her home. The daughter of the late James S. Graham and Fannie Bell Mayfield, she was a graduate of Stevenson High School. She retired from Beaulieu where she worked in their lab and was a member of Stevenson First Baptist Church. She enjoyed living on her...

Jerry M Clepper

Jerry M Clepper

Jul 3, 2014

Gerald Michael Clepper, 77, of South Pittsburg, TN died Thursday, July 3, 2014 following a brief illness. Born in Seattle, Washington he was preceded in death by his parents, Hubert Lovelace Clepper a native of Lindale, Georgia and Mildred Esther Walker a native of Cleveland, Tennessee. The family moved to South Pittsburg when Jerry was young and he attended...

John Parker Layne Sr

John Parker Layne Sr

Jul 2, 2014

John Parker Layne, Sr., 89 a lifelong resident of South Pittsburg, TN, died Wednesday, July 2nd in a local nursing home. The son of the late Patrick Martin and Bonnie Parker Layne, he was the President of JI Brown Tree Company where he worked for 45 years until his retirement in 2001. He was a World War II Army...

Thurman Patton

Thurman Patton

Jun 27, 2014

Mr. Thurman Patton, 96, formerly of South Pittsburg, TN died Saturday, June 27, 2014 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The son of the late Roy and Eula Wooten Patton, he was born October 7, 1917 in Hillsboro, Tennessee. His formal education was acquired in South Pittsburg where he attended McReynolds High School. He met Louise Williams and they were united in...

Wilroy Moss Anderson

Wilroy Moss Anderson

Jun 26, 2014

Mr. Wilroy Moss Anderson, 86, of Jasper, TN died Thursday, June 26, 2014 at his home following a brief illness. The son of the late Willard Roy and Mary Louise Moss Anderson, he was a lifelong farmer and a faithful member of Havron's Chapel United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Sandra...

Shanna Ruth Thomas

Shanna Ruth Thomas

Jun 9, 2014

Shanna Ruth Thomas, 28, of Arlington, TX, TN, died unexpectedly at her home on Monday, June 9, 2014. Shanna was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Bobby Rogers and her paternal grandmother, Emmy Thomas. Survivors include her father, Frank Thomas of Monteagle, TN, mother, Robyn Thomas (Steve) Bumbalough, of Arlington, TX; brothers, Stephen (Lyra) Thomas, of Fairbanks, AK,...

Barnell Tipton

Barnell Tipton

Jun 7, 2014

Barnell Lovelady Tipton, 92, of South Pittsburg, TN went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 7, 2014. She was a devoted member of Mount Bethlehem Baptist Church where she served on the Mother Board. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie & Beeler Massey Lovelady; husband, William Edward Tipton, Sr.; brothers, Walter Clark, Frank,...

Dr J Chris Blevins

Dr J Chris Blevins

Jun 7, 2014

Dr. Jerry Christopher Blevins, 64, of South Pittsburg, TN died Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Vanderbilt Medical Center of complications from a heart transplant. The son of the late Walter and Mary Alma Jackson Blevins, Chris was a native of South Pittsburg and moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan in his later high school years. He graduated from Hackett Catholic High...

Tommy Britt

Tommy Britt

Jun 2, 2014

Tommy Britt, 73, of Nashville, TN died Monday, June 2, 2014 in a Nashville health care center. The son of the late Robert Edward and Doris May O'Connor Britt, he was a US Navy Veteran and was the Owner/Operator of AAA Floor Services in Nashville, TN for 43 years. He is survived by his wife, Emma Louise Haskew Britt...

Sally Fury Chrow

Sally Fury Chrow

May 18, 2014

Sarah Jane "Sally" Fury Chrow, 78, of Sewanee, TN died Sunday, May 18, 2014. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Emma Balogh Fury and was also preceded in death by her sister, Patricia Jane Fury and brother, Daniel Fury. She was a lifelong Roman Catholic and Republican. She enjoyed tutoring, volunteering,...

Raymond Joe Holder

Raymond Joe Holder

May 14, 2014

Raymond Joe Holder, 79, of South Pittsburg, TN died Wednesday, May 14, 2014 in a Chattanooga hospital. The son of the late William "Mack" and Ellen Raulston Holder, he was a proud US Army Veteran having served as a tank driver and was briefly stationed in Germany, "close to Elvis Presley." He had also served as the Volunteer Fire...

Catherine Mayfield Holder

Catherine Mayfield Holder

May 5, 2014

Catherine Mayfield Holder, 85, of South Pittsburg, TN died Monday, May 5, 2014 in a local hospital. The daughter of the late Robert Jeff and Ada Mason Mayfield, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Chester Holder; brother, John Robert Mayfield; sister, Fannie Graham; and son, Tommy Wayne Saylors. She is survived by her daughter, Vickie Saylors...

Norma Turner Billingsley

Norma Turner Billingsley

Apr 20, 2014

Norma Louise Turner Billingsley, 93, formerly of Jasper, TN died Sunday, April 20, 2014 in Salisbury, North Carolina. The daughter of the late Claude and Mae Turner, she was a member of the Jasper Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Lester Billingsley. She is survived by her children, Dwight (Susie) Billingsley, Frank (Sarah)...