Obituary Listing

Lucile Knight Webb

Lucile Knight Webb

Oct 26, 2013

Comfort Lucile Knight Webb died October 26, 2013, at her home in Jasper, Tennessee. Lucy was born October 6, 1917, to the late Dero and Nettie Pearl Rogers Knight. She was honored to be the namesake of her grandmother, Comfort America Raulston Rogers (born 1865 in Sweeten's Cove). Lucy, a Licensed Practical Nurse, was preceded in death by her...

Betty Shetters Privett

Betty Shetters Privett

Oct 24, 2013

Betty Shetters Privett, 69, of South Pittsburg, TN died Thursday, October 24, 2013 in a Chattanooga healthcare facility. The daughter of the late George and Ellen Ballew Shetters, she was a member of Grace Baptist Church and had worked for many years as a nurse at South Pittsburg Hospital. She will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother....

Gordon Thomas Blevins

Gordon Thomas Blevins

Oct 13, 2013

Gordon Thomas Blevins, 81, of Kimball, TN died Sunday, October 13, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family and friends. He was welcomed at the heavenly gates by the love of his life and best friend, Loretta. The son of the late Joseph Benjamin and Emmaline Pearl Massengale Blevins, he was a farmer and a former employee of...

Grace Burrows Faris

Grace Burrows Faris

Oct 8, 2013

Grace Burrows Faris, 92, of South Pittsburg, TN died Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at Cumberland Health and Rehab Center. The daughter of the late George Albert and Frankie Mae Brown Burrows, she was retired from the South Pittsburg Housing Authority. She was a member of Holly Avenue United Methodist Church and spent much of her free time crafting, painting,...

Norma Ryding Neperud

Norma Ryding Neperud

Oct 8, 2013

Norma Ann Ryding Neperud, 89, of South Pittsburg, TN died Tuesday, October 8, 2013 in a Knoxville, TN hospital. The daughter of the late Bernick Carl and Regina Sauer Ryding, she was a native of Rugby, North Dakota. A resident of South Pittsburg for 60 years, she was active in Cub Scouts, a substitute teacher, and a member of...

Blake Thomas

Blake Thomas

Oct 2, 2013

James Blake Boyd Thomas, 30, of Stevenson, AL died Wednesday, October 2, 2013 in a Chattanooga, TN hospital. A member of the Stevenson Church of Christ, he had attended Mountain View Christian Academy in Bryant, AL. He was a former employee of Covenant Transportation and Norris & Son in Chattanooga. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and loved...

Bertie Kate Webb Harvey

Bertie Kate Webb Harvey

Sep 30, 2013

Bertie Kate Webb Harvey, 77, of Bridgeport, AL, formerly of Jasper, TN died Monday, September 30, 2013 in a local nursing home. The daughter of the late Hubert and Martha Crowe Webb, she attended the Church of Christ and was retired from Jasper Elementary School after working as the school secretary for many years. In addition to her parents,...

Elaine Searcy

Elaine Searcy

Sep 28, 2013

Elaine Searcy, 78, of South Pittsburg, TN died Saturday, September 28, 2013. The daughter of the late W.A. and Nettie Blevins Searcy, she retired from TVA having worked as a secretary and later as a Nuclear Inspector. She was a longtime member of the Chattanooga First Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Following her retirement, she returned to Richard City and rejoined...

John William Newton Sr

John William Newton Sr

Sep 20, 2013

John William "Bill" Newton, Sr., age 85, of the Orme Community in South Pittsburg, TN died suddenly on Friday, September 20, 2013 at his home. The son of the late James Calver & Bertha Metcalf Newton, he was a member of the Bridgeport Masonic Lodge. Bill was a cattle farmer for 45 years and was active in the local...

Frank H Lindsay

Frank H Lindsay

Sep 19, 2013

Mr. Frank Lindsay, 89, of Jasper, TN died Thursday, September 19, 2013 at his home. The son of the late Joseph Clyde and Lily Hayes Lindsay, he was a member of the Jasper Cumberland Presbyterian Church and attended Tennessee Tech, where he played football for two years. A retired police officer, he was a 15 year member of the...

Dallas Faith

Dallas Faith

Sep 18, 2013

Dallas Faith, infant daughter of Abby Chapman and Thomas Berryman passed from this life into the loving arms of Jesus on September 18, 2013. Along with her parents, she is survived by three sisters, Emmi Chapman, Jessica Berryman and Danielle Berryman; maternal grandparents, Charles & Phoebe Haynes, and Dirk Chapman; paternal grandparents, Ron & Frances Berryman; maternal great-grandparents, Joe...

Harold John Holloway

Harold John Holloway

Sep 17, 2013

Harold John Holloway, age 84, went to be with the Lord on September 17, 2013. Harold was survived by his wife of 59 years, Barbara Runyon Holloway, son, Kenton Holloway and wife Susie of Chattanooga, granddaughter, Melissa Holloway of Chattanooga and sister, Clara Vandagriff of Powells Crossroads as well as various nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death...

Aline Rector Stewart Mccoslin

Aline Rector Stewart Mccoslin

Sep 11, 2013

Lucy Aline Rector Stewart McCoslin, of South Pittsburg, TN, died Wednesday, September 11, 2013 after a lengthy battle with heart disease. She was the daughter of the late Dudley Rector and was a former employee of South Pittsburg Elementary School and Dixie Freeze and was of the Baptist faith. She loved to sew and knit, enjoyed cooking for her...

Thomas Raymond Cantrell Jr

Thomas Raymond Cantrell Jr

Sep 9, 2013

Thomas Raymond "T.R." Cantrell, Jr., 73, passed away Monday, September 9, 2013. T.R. was a graduate of South Pittsburg High School and remained an avid Pirate fan. He served in the United States Army and National Guard. He retired from TVA Widows Creek and Lodge Manufacturing. He was preceded in death by his father, Thomas "Raymond" Cantrell and his...

Walter Mcvirgil Watson Jr

Walter Mcvirgil Watson Jr

Sep 8, 2013

Walter McVirgil Watson, Jr., 91, a native of South Pittsburg, TN passed September 8, 2013 at NHC Healthcare in Chattanooga, TN. Walter was the son of Walter Sr. (Bo) and Hilda Northcutt Watson who preceded him in death. A son Walter Michael, passed away at age thirteen. Walter graduated from McReynolds High School where he was a standout in...

Richard H Corneil

Richard H Corneil

Sep 4, 2013

Richard H. Corneil, 76, of South Pittsburg, TN died Wednesday, September 4, 2013 in a Chattanooga hospital following a brief illness. A US Coast Guard Veteran, he was preceded in death by his wife, Bernadette Corneil and brother, Barton Corneil. Survivors include his brother-in-law, Thomas Casey of Salt Lake City, UT; sisters-in-law, Genevieve (Kenneth) Edwards of Auberry, CA and...

Evelyn Carter

Evelyn Carter

Sep 1, 2013

Evelyn Carter, 86, of Jasper, TN passed away on Sunday, September 1, 2013 at Grandview Medical Center surrounded by her family. Born February 16, 1927 in Richard City, TN, she was a member of First Baptist Church in South Pittsburg and worked for many years in the service industry at Red Food, Ingles and Western Sizzlin'. She was preceded...

Alma Gudger Smith

Alma Gudger Smith

Sep 1, 2013

Mrs. Alma Gudger Smith, 102, of Jasper, TN, died at her home early Sunday morning, September 1, 2013. A lifelong resident of Marion County, she was a member of the South Pittsburg Church of God. She was preceded in death by her parents, Samuel Bell and Omie Mae Bell Farmer Gudger, husband, Walter C. Smith, and daughter, Virginia Mae...

Stella K Reavely

Stella K Reavely

Sep 1, 2013

Stella K. Reavely, 59, formerly of Knoxville, TN died Sunday, September 1, 2013 in a South Pittsburg nursing home. No public services were held for Ms. Reavely.

Inez Elrod Smith

Inez Elrod Smith

Aug 31, 2013

Mrs. Evelyn Inez Smith, 89, of South Pittsburg, TN, died peacefully at her home Saturday morning, August 31, 2013, one day shy of her 90th birthday. The widow of James Fred Smith, she was also preceded in death by her parents Charles Henry and Sally Ann Green Elrod of Sparta, TN, and her daughter-in-law, Mary Smith. A lifelong resident...