Obituary Listing

Susan Kirkpatrick

Susan Kirkpatrick

May 21, 2013

Susan Kirkpatrick, 37, of Cookeville, TN died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in a Cookeville, TN hospital. A native of South Pittsburg, TN, she was a 1994 graduate of South Pittsburg High School where she was a member of the Beta Club, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, played Basketball and Volleyball and was the Band Drum Major. She...

Thelma Harris Peardon Russell

Thelma Harris Peardon Russell

May 19, 2013

Thelma Harris Peardon-Russell, 88, of the Ladds Community near Jasper, TN, died Sunday, May 19, 2013 in a Chattanooga hospital. She was born September 1, 1924 in Spring City, TN to the late Calvin and Jeanette Newby Harris. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Marion Carl Peardon, Sr.; husband, Homer Russell; daughter, Brenda Peardon; three sisters...

Benjamin Lee Williams

Benjamin Lee Williams

May 11, 2013

Benjamin Lee Williams, 81, of South Pittsburg, TN died Saturday, May 11, 2013 in Winchester, TN. The son of the late Arthur Fredrick and Marian Dorothy Lundberg Williams, he was a US Air Force Veteran and a former employee of Washington Gas Light. Survivors include two sisters, Jean Burtz of Moultrie, Georgia and Mabel W. Nelson of South Pittsburg,...

Verna Gilliam Stephens

Verna Gilliam Stephens

May 10, 2013

Verna Stephens, 89, a lifelong resident of the Battle Creek Community, went home to be with the Lord on May 10, 2013 surrounded by all of her family. She was the daughter of the late Thomas J. and Pauline Lewis Gilliam. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Billy Joe Stephens, beloved sister-in-law, Bettye Jewell Chance and...

Robert Ray King

Robert Ray King

Apr 29, 2013

Robert Ray King, 65, of South Pittsburg, TN died Monday, April 29, 2013 at his home. The son of the late Gertrude (Hall) and John King, Jr., he was a US Army veteran and a former employee of Lodge Manufacturing having retired in 2009. He was of the Methodist Faith and was preceded in death by his parents; ex-wife,...

Evan E Millard

Evan E Millard

Apr 23, 2013

Evan E. Millard, age 80, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at his home. Evan was a native of Chattanooga, TN, but lived for several years in Orlando, FL and Dickson, TN before moving near his son, Guy, in South Pittsburg, TN. He was a branch manager of Redisco, Inc., a subsidiary of American Motors Corporation for many years in...

Thomas Reed Huckabee

Thomas Reed Huckabee

Apr 17, 2013

Thomas Reed Huckabee, 92, of South Pittsburg, TN, died Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at his home. The son of the late Tommy Richard and Mary Sue Layne Huckabee, he was a US Army Veteran of World War II and a member of Marion Lodge 515 F&AM. He was also a member of First Baptist Church, South Pittsburg. He is...

Mary Davis Graham

Mary Davis Graham

Apr 11, 2013

Mary Davis Graham, 85, of South Pittsburg, TN died Thursday, April 11, 2013 in a local nursing home. The daughter of the late James F. and Daisy Davis, she was a retired employee of South Pittsburg Municipal Hospital and a member of Midway Baptist Church where she had taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School. She was preceded in...

William 'Bill' Swafford

William 'Bill' Swafford

Apr 9, 2013

William "Bill" Swafford, 85, of Jasper, TN died Tuesday, April 9, 2013. The son of the late U.G. and Mary Graham Swafford, he was a native of Jasper and a graduate of the University of Chattanooga. He was a US Navy Veteran of World War II and a member of the Church of Christ in South Pittsburg, TN. In...

Joe Billy Rogers

Joe Billy Rogers

Mar 30, 2013

Joe Billy Rogers, 75 of Jasper, Tennessee died Saturday at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, TN. He was the son of the late Earl and Maudie Webb Rogers and brother of the late John Ed Rogers. He retired from General Electric Corporation and then established his business J&J Escort Service. He was a member of the Olive Branch Masonic Lodge...

Ann Anderson Sherrill

Ann Anderson Sherrill

Mar 30, 2013

Ann Anderson Sherrill, age 103, of South Pittsburg, TN passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at the Bridge at South Pittsburg. She was a faithful member of Holly Avenue United Methodist Church in South Pittsburg for 72 years, a former member of the United Methodist Women and the Bean Williamson Sunday School Class. She was preceded in death...

Odell Phipps Hicks

Odell Phipps Hicks

Mar 24, 2013

Annie Odell Phipps Hicks passed away on March 24, 2013 at NHC of Sequatchie in Dunlap, Tennessee. Odell was born April 2, 1917 to the late Perry B. and Minnie Roberson Phipps. She was also preceded by her loving grandson, Chuck Jones, sister, Etta Mae Thompson and brothers, Richard, Dewey, Clone and Perry Phipps. She is survived by her...

Margaret Frame Peoples

Margaret Frame Peoples

Mar 11, 2013

Margaret Frame Peoples, 81, of New Hope, TN died Monday, March 11, 2013 surrounded by her family. The daughter of the late Guy and Carrie Camp Frame, she was a lifelong resident of New Hope, a member of Antioch Baptist Church and worked for many years as a Nurse's Aide for Dr. HL Elmore. She liked to garden and...

Paul Edward O'Leary

Paul Edward O'Leary

Mar 5, 2013

Paul Edward O'Leary, DDS, 89, went home to be with the Lord on March 5, 2013. He is survived by three sons, Steven M. O'Leary, of Jacksonville, Fl., Douglas Eric O'Leary, of Phoenix, AZ., Dennis Scot O'Leary, of Guntersville, Al. and daughter, Paula O. Ford, of Memphis, Tn. He has six grandchildren, Paul Andrew O'Leary, of Atlanta, GA, Keli...

Billy Joe Ridley

Billy Joe Ridley

Mar 2, 2013

Billy Joe Ridley, 81, of Jasper, Tennessee, died peacefully on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at White Oak Manor in Waxhaw, North Carolina, where he had been lovingly cared for the last three years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bonnie Cagle Ridley, his parents, Marion Lester and Mary Margaret Cox Ridley, and his two brothers, Dan Ross...

Willie Logan Mcmillan

Willie Logan Mcmillan

Feb 13, 2013

Mrs. Willie Logan McMillan, 92, of Jasper, TN, died Wednesday, February 13, 2013 in a Chattanooga hospital. The daughter of the late William Kelly Logan and Mary Latimer Logan, she was a RN who worked with her late husband, Dr. James G. McMillan, a long-time physician in Jasper. She was also Co-chairman of the local American Red Cross Blood...

Clarence Lavon Howard Sr

Clarence Lavon Howard Sr

Feb 11, 2013

Mr. Clarence Lavon Howard, Sr., 72, of New Hope, TN died Monday, February 11, 2013 in a Chattanooga healthcare facility. The son of the late James Frank and Kate Doshel Blevins Howard, he was a railroad brakeman for Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad and Southern Railroad and lived in New Hope for most of his life. In addition to...

Charles Kenneth Thompson

Charles Kenneth Thompson

Feb 6, 2013

Kenneth Thompson Charles Ken "Foots" Thompson, Sr. 77, passed away at his home in Jasper, TN, in the early hours of February 6th surrounded by his family. Ken was born in Chattanooga, TN, the son of Mildred Thompson Rounsaville and Thomas Jefferson Thompson. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Thomas Jefferson "Sarge" Thompson, Jerome Eugene...

Katherine Jewell Payne Smith

Katherine Jewell Payne Smith

Feb 4, 2013

Mrs. Katherine Jewell Payne Smith, 79, of South Pittsburg, TN died Monday, February 4, 2013 in a local healthcare facility. The daughter of the late Joseph Roy and Frances Elizabeth Gibson Payne, she was a member of the Richard City Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Leroy Smith; son, Greg Smith; sisters, Frances...

Lucy Stephens Davenport

Lucy Stephens Davenport

Feb 4, 2013

Lucy Stephens Davenport, 70, of Dunlap, TN died Monday, February 4, 2013. The daughter of the late Raymond and Elise Barton Stephens, she was a former employee of Pittsburg Knitting Mill. She was a CNN News "junkie" and a proud supporter of President Obama. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Kenneth, Sonny and Billy Stephens and...