Obituary Listing
Lola Bea Cooper
May 6, 2012
Lola B. Smith Cooper, 84, of Jasper, Tennessee, passed away at her home Sunday, May 6th. She was a long time member of the Tabernacle Baptist Church of Jasper. She was preceded in death by mother and father, Charlsie Corbin Smith and James Whit Smith; her husband, D. O. Cooper; and her son, George Wayman Cooper. She is survived...
Rev John Goforth
May 3, 2012
Rev. John Goforth, 84, went home to be with the Lord May 3, 2012. He was preceded in death by his wife, Willie Mae (Boots) Tuders Goforth; daughter, Treva Lois and infant son; parents, Oscar and Jesse Goforth; brothers, Vadell, Joe and Paul Goforth; sisters, Catherine Brown and Shirley Goins. He leaves to cherish his memory a loving companion,...
Barry Clayton Swafford
May 2, 2012
Master Chief Fire Control Technician (Submarines), Clay Swafford, USN (Ret.), 49, of Munfordville, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2012. Clay was born November 30, 1962, in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, the middle child of Bufford Clayton and Carol Bellomy Swafford. Clay graduated from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in Workforce Education and Development. Clay enlisted in the Navy August...
Doris Ketner Estes
Apr 21, 2012
Doris Ketner Estes, 87, of Chattanooga, and resident of East Brainerd for 42 years, peacefully departed this life to enter her heavenly home on Saturday, April 21, 2012. Doris was born on December 20, 1924, in Chickamauga, Ga. She was a graduate of McKenzie Business School and shortly after was employed as an office assistant to a prominent late...
James Shorty Taylor
Apr 15, 2012
James Y. "Shorty" Taylor, 89, of South Pittsburg, TN, died at his home on Sunday, April 15, 2012. The son of the late Harbin and Julia Minnie Madarius Taylor, he was the former owner of Volunteer Machine Shop, had worked for many years as a tool and die maker at Revere in Scottsboro, AL, and had worked moving mobile...
Alvin Ray Ball
Apr 14, 2012
Mr. Alvin Ray Ball, 86, of Guild, TN, died at his home on Saturday, April 14, 2012. Born in Polk County to the late Alvin G. and Ola Kimsey Ball, he lived most of his life in Guild. Ray served in the US Navy during WWII, graduated from ETSU in 1952, received his Masters in Education from the University...
Joyce Smith Miller
Apr 11, 2012
Joyce Smith "Joy" Miller, 65, of Lexington, AL, formerly of Bridgeport, AL, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012 following a courageous battle with cancer. The daughter of the late Andrew Monroe Smith, Jr. and Katherine Payne Smith, she was a clerk at Bellefonte and Browns Ferry Nuclear Plants for 10 years until she retired from the public workforce to become...
James Elam Holder
Apr 6, 2012
James Elam Holder, 86, died April 6, 2012 at his home in Tuscaloosa, AL. Brother Holder is survived by his daughter, Deborah, and her husband, Major General (Ret) Russell Cotney of Memphis, TN; his son, Clay Holder and his wife, Shellie, of Tuscaloosa, AL; and his son, Dr. Paul Holder and his wife, Shannon, of Colonial Heights, VA. He...
Nellie Hale Brown
Apr 6, 2012
Nellie Hale Brown, 86, of Guild, TN died Friday, April 6, 2012 with her children by her side. The tenth and last surviving child of the late John Thomas and Sarah Elizabeth Church Hale, she was born on February 12, 1926 in the Hales Bar community where her family made their home. She lived in Guild most of her...
Carolyn Webb Turner
Apr 6, 2012
Carolyn Webb Turner, 71, of Jasper, TN died Friday, April 6, 2012 in a Chattanooga Hospital. The daughter of the late Walter Samuel and Blanche Trent Webb, she was a member of and pianist of both Baptist Hill Baptist Church and Mineral Springs Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Jana Turner, four brothers and...
Dr Eugene Montford Ryan
Apr 3, 2012
Dr. Eugene M. Ryan, 93, of South Pittsburg, TN died Tuesday, April 3, 2012 in a Chattanooga Healthcare Facility. He was born in Springfield, TN on June 2, 1918 to the late James Latimer and Vivian Johnson Ryan. He graduated from Springfield High School in 1936 where he was a member of the football, basketball and tennis teams. He...
Christine Durham Price
Apr 2, 2012
Christine Durham Price, 90 of South Pittsburg, Tennessee died Monday, April 2, 2012 in a local hospital. The daughter of the late Charles and Fannie Mae Durham, she was a member of Calvary Baptist Church where she was a longtime choir member. She loved to work in her flower garden. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles...
Samuel Newton Johnson
Mar 23, 2012
Mr. Samuel Newton Johnson, 66, of South Pittsburg, TN died in his home on Thursday, March 22, 2012. Preceded in death by his parents, James L. and Martha Coffelt Johnson, Samuel had lived in South Pittsburg and Jasper, was a 1966 graduate of South Pittsburg High School, was a long-time employee of Lodge Manufacturing Company and had attended Hales...
Betty Louise Reeves Shook
Mar 14, 2012
Mrs. Betty Louise Reeves Shook, 83, of Jasper, TN passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2012. Betty Reeves Shook was born in Bridgeport, AL in 1929, the only child of George and Lena Reeves. She moved to South Pittsburg, TN at the age of 12. Mrs. Shook graduated from South Pittsburg High School in 1947 where she served as...
James Lloyd Taylor
Mar 9, 2012
James Walter Lloyd Taylor, 92, of Jasper, TN died at his home on Friday, March 9, 2012. Son of the late Charles Steadman and Anna Belle Helton Taylor, he was a graduate of Clinton High School in OK, and attended Fresno State and California State University. He was a US Army Veteran of WWII, having served as a PFC...
Dorothy Ann Webb Newcom
Mar 1, 2012
Mrs. Dorothy A. Newcom, 90, of Jasper, TN died in a local hospital on Thursday, March 01, 2012. Daughter of the late Hubert and Martha Crow Webb, Mrs. Newcom was a member of Jasper First Baptist Church and was a clerk at Simpson's Store for 22 years before she retired in 1985. Mrs. Newcom was also preceded in death...
Louise Smith Beene
Feb 26, 2012
Louise Smith Beene, 86, of South Pittsburg, TN, went to be with the Lord February 26, 2012. She was a member of Kimball Baptist church for 54 years and a member of The Eastern Star for over 50 years. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend to all that knew her. She was preceded in...
Tonya Lynn Blansett Green
Feb 23, 2012
Ms. Tonya Lynn Blansett Green, 41, of Fort Oglethorpe, GA died at her home on Thursday, February 23, 2012. A lifelong resident of Orme, TN and graduate of South Pittsburg High School, Ms. Green had worked as a nurse. She was preceded in death by her father, Harold Wayne Blansett; grandparents, Scott & Jennie Ruth Blansett and Clyde &...
Danny Steven &Quot;Kat&Quot; Phillips
Feb 21, 2012
Mr. Danny Steven Phillips, 61, a lifelong resident of Kimball, TN died on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 in a local hospital. The son of the late Jerry Manuel and Gladys Gray Phillips, he was a former employee of the Laborer's Union #846. He loved life and lived it to the fullest. He particularly enjoyed riding his motorcycle and spending...
Beulah Viola Howard Baker
Feb 20, 2012
Mrs. Beulah Viola Howard Baker, of Jasper, TN, 91, died at her home on Monday, February 20, 2012. Born into a family of ten children to the late James Thomas and Annie Graham Howard, Mrs. Baker had worked for both Bill Simpson's Store and Tokheim and was a member of First Baptist Church in Jasper. She was also preceded...
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