Obituary Listing

Julia Gilliam Hookey

Julia Gilliam Hookey

Jan 8, 2013

Mrs. Julia Gilliam Hookey, 73, of South Pittsburg, TN died unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 in a local hospital. The daughter of the late Garrett Clinton and Jeanette Collins Gilliam, she was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in South Pittsburg. She worked for many years at South Pittsburg Hospital and then Grandview Medical Center in the...

Bobby Joe Rogers

Bobby Joe Rogers

Jan 8, 2013

Bobby Joe Rogers, 78, lifelong resident of Bridgeport, AL passed away on January 8, 2013 at Grandview Medical Center. He was of the Baptist Faith. Bobby was an avid fisherman and golfer, a member of Bass Anglers Sportsman's Society Weekend Series and North Jackson Bass club. He was a retired agent of CSX Transportation. He was preceded in death...

Lisa Bays Anderson

Lisa Bays Anderson

Jan 6, 2013

Lisa Ann Bays Anderson, 47, of South Pittsburg, TN died suddenly Sunday, January 6, 2013 at her home. Survivors include her children, Richard Bays, Tommy J. Bays, Patty Bays and Miranda Bays all of South Pittsburg. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Billy Frank Hill

Billy Frank Hill

Jan 5, 2013

Billy Frank "Bill" Hill, 81, of Jasper TN passed away Saturday morning January 5, 2013 @7:15 AM EST. He was a member of United Methodist Church of South Pittsburg, Tn. He proudly served his country in Korea from December 1952 until May of 1954. He was preceded in death by his mother, Bertha Hill his sister, Sue Hill Roberts...

Willis Argo

Willis Argo

Dec 30, 2012

Mr. Willis Argo, 82, of Kimball, Tennessee, died on Sunday, December 30, 2012. Willis was born on July 6, 1930 in Battle Creek, TN to Roy and Ruth Argo. He was a devoted son, husband, father and grandfather. He retired from Widow's Creek Fossil Fuel Plant, but held many jobs throughout his life and served in the US Air...

Faye Barnett Morrison

Faye Barnett Morrison

Dec 27, 2012

Gloria Faye Barnett Morrison, 68, of Jasper, TN died Thursday, December 27th in a Chattanooga hospital. The daughter of the late Elisha and Mattie Lucille McClanahan Barnett, she was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church who loved the Lord and her church family. She was a loving Mother and Grandmother and was dedicated to her family. She was...

Tula Mae Ross

Tula Mae Ross

Dec 26, 2012

Miss Tula Mae Ross, 91, of Jasper, TN, died Wednesday, December 26, 2012 in a Chattanooga healthcare center. The daughter of the late Genious Hoyle and Berniece Long Ross, she was a lifelong resident of Marion County and a member of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church and a former employee of Standard-Coosa-Thatcher. She was also preceded in death by...

Lola Mae Blevins

Lola Mae Blevins

Dec 25, 2012

Miss Lola Mae Blevins, 85, of Mt. Juliet, TN, died Tuesday, December 25, 2012 in a Mt. Juliet healthcare center. The daughter of the late William Arthur and Edna Mae Thomas Blevins, she was a former resident of New Hope, TN and a member of the Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church in Mt. Juliet. She was preceded in death...

Stella Wells Mitchell

Stella Wells Mitchell

Dec 24, 2012

Stella Mitchell, 89, of South Pittsburg, TN died Monday, December 24, 2012 at her home. Stella Mae Wells Mitchell was born to Samuel and Annie Wells on January 5, 1923 in Quincy, FL where she met and married her husband of 38 years, Samuel ("Tack head") Mitchell. The couple then moved to South Pittsburg, TN where she received her...

Virginia 'Tede' Rogers

Virginia 'Tede' Rogers

Dec 24, 2012

Virginia Elizabeth Fitz-Gerald Rogers, affectionately known as "Tede," age 82, of South Pittsburg, Tennessee died Monday, December 24, 2012 at Alexian Village in Signal Mountain. She was born on June 6, 1930, the sixth of the eight children of James Thomas Fitz-Gerald and his wife, Alice Elizabeth Jones, and was the wife of the late James Marvin Rogers, to...

Marguerite Price Sutherland

Marguerite Price Sutherland

Dec 16, 2012

Marguerite Price Sutherland, formerly of South Pittsburg, Tennessee went to be with Jesus on Sunday, December 16th. A member of Woodlawn Baptist Church in Trenton, Georgia, she was preceded in death by her parents, Foster and Ruth Price; her husband, James Sutherland; her sister, Ella Jean McClain and son-in-law, Dwayne Linton. She is survived by her son, Dennis Sutherland...

Gertrude Bible Link

Gertrude Bible Link

Dec 9, 2012

Mrs. Gertrude Bible Link, 97, a native of Jasper, TN passed away Sunday, December 9, 2012 in a local nursing home. Born in 1915 to the late Jake C. and Della Thomas Bible, she was a graduate of MTSU having received her Bachelor's and Master's of Arts Degrees in Education. She returned to Jasper and began a 37 year...

Frances Jane Sampley Rector

Frances Jane Sampley Rector

Dec 2, 2012

Frances Jane Sampley Rector, 85, of Jasper, TN, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2012. A loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Frances was a member of Mineral Springs Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, George E. Rector; her parents, James L. and Jennie Lee Weaver Sampley, Fort Oglethorpe, GA; brothers, Jimmy, Charles and Bud Sampley....

Wayne Boutell Daniels

Wayne Boutell Daniels

Dec 1, 2012

Wayne B. Daniels, 80, of Boulder, CO, died on December 1, 2012 at Denver Health Medical Center. Wayne was born in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts to Doris and Harold Daniels, the older of two children. He grew up in Shrewsbury, MA and attended the Shrewsbury public schools. Wayne graduated from Kimball Union Academy in New Hampshire in 1950 and earned a...

Bobby Joe Mccampbell

Bobby Joe Mccampbell

Nov 26, 2012

Bobby Joe McCampbell, 70, passed away at his home in Townsend, TN, on November 26, 2012 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Born in South Pittsburg, TN on November 15, 1942, he graduated from South Pittsburg High School and went on to graduate from Tennessee Tech University with a degree in Business Administration. He began his work career with...

Betty Couch Wells

Betty Couch Wells

Nov 22, 2012

Betty Jane Couch Wells, 78, of South Pittsburg, TN died Thursday, November 22, 2012. The daughter of the late Frank G. and Janie Rymer Couch, she was a longtime member of First Baptist Church, South Pittsburg, had worked as a nurse at South Pittsburg Hospital for 18 years and was a loving mother for 58 years. She was also...

Charles Goodboy Allen Jr

Charles Goodboy Allen Jr

Nov 22, 2012

Charles "Goodboy" Allen, Jr., 69, died Thursday, November 22, 2012 at his home. The son of the late Charles Anderson and Grace Ann Walden Allen, he was a former player and proud supporter of South Pittsburg Pirate Football. He was a former iron worker and owned and operated the Kimball Shell for many years. In addition to his parents,...

James Samuel Warren

James Samuel Warren

Nov 21, 2012

James Samuel Warren, 85, died Wednesday, November 21, 2012, at his home following a brief illness. "Jim" was born in South Pittsburg, TN, to Lot Henry and Birchie Mae Simmons Warren and lived his entire life in this area he loved so dearly. After graduating from South Pittsburg High School, he entered the United States Army during World War...

James Brian Whitson

James Brian Whitson

Nov 15, 2012

James Brian Whitson, 47, of South Pittsburg, TN died Thursday, November 15, 2012 in a Chattanooga Hospital. A US Navy Veteran, he was a former employee of Moss Motors and US Stove and was preceded in death by his grandparents, Robert & Manda Lou Manier Brewington, Tracy Z. Whitson and Eddie G. Wheatley Whitson Heyne and father, Estel Z....

Janie Cox Scissom

Janie Cox Scissom

Nov 14, 2012

Janie Nadine Scissom, 65, passed away on 14th November 2012 at her home in South Pittsburg. She was born on November 25th, 1946 in Mount Pleasant, Texas. She graduated from South Plains College School of Nursing in Lubbock, Texas and worked for Methodist Hospital for a number of years. Janie was preceded in death by her parents Clarence and...