Obituary Listing

Jere Lee Carter Brewer

Jere Lee Carter Brewer

Oct 8, 2011

Jere Lee Carter Brewer, 82, of Scottsboro, AL died Saturday, October 8, 2011 in a Huntsville hospital. Born and raised in Richard City, Tennessee, she resided in Scottsboro, Alabama where she was a member of First Baptist Church. Jere was a volunteer at Highland Medical Center, a master gardener, loved to cook for family and friends and was a...

Joe Ray Wilson

Joe Ray Wilson

Oct 7, 2011

South Pittsburg businessman Joe Ray Wilson, 88, passed away with family at his side Friday evening at ManorHouse Assisted Living in Chattanooga. He was formerly president and board chairman of First Bank of Marion County, which had branch banks in Grundy, Sequatchie and Bledsoe Counties. He later served as an officer with Nations Bank in Chattanooga. He was also...

Betty Black Mickler

Betty Black Mickler

Oct 2, 2011

Betty Black Mickler, 70, of Kimball, TN, passed away gently and peacefully at her home the morning of October 2, 2011. Betty was born on September 19, 1941 in Marion County, TN. Preceded in death by her parents, Roland and Lily Robinson Black, Mrs. Mickler was a faithful member of the Sweetens Cove Church of Christ, a homemaker, and...

Mary Lawrence Durham

Mary Lawrence Durham

Sep 30, 2011

Surrounded by her loving family, Mrs. Mary Lawrence Durham, 53, of Signal Mountain, TN and formerly of South Pittsburg, TN peacefully departed this life to enter her heavenly home on September 30, 2011. Mrs. Durham was a 1976 graduate of South Pittsburg High School and received her Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in Finance and Economics...

Roger Clayton Powell

Roger Clayton Powell

Sep 29, 2011

Mr. Roger Clayton Powell, 54, of the Battle Creek area near South Pittsburg, TN died in a Chattanooga hospital on Thursday, September 29, 2011. Preceded in death by his father, Charles Edward Powell, Mr. Powell was a former employee of T.A.C. Alloy, was of the Baptist faith and owned and operated the Kimball Barbeque for many years. He was...

Layoma Lane Jones

Layoma Lane Jones

Sep 26, 2011

Mrs. Layoma Lane Jones, 86, of South Pittsburg, TN, a former of resident of Cleveland, OH, died at a Chattanooga Nursing Home on Monday, September 26, 2011. A member of Mt. Bethlehem Baptist Church in South Pittsburg, she was a housekeeper for Mrs. Lena Kelly and Mr. and Mrs. AA Kelly and loving caregiver for Mrs. Eva Cameron. She...

Dr Terry Randall Vinson

Dr Terry Randall Vinson

Sep 18, 2011

Dr. Terry Randall Vinson was born on September 5, 1953. He died in a Chattanooga hospital on September 18, 2011 following a brief illness. Preceded in death by his grandparents, Robert and Evelyn Vinson and Melvin and Ella Mae Kilgore; and uncle Bill Vinson, he had been a member of the Richard City Cumberland Presbyterian Church for 40 years,...

Ruth Smith Hargis

Ruth Smith Hargis

Sep 11, 2011

Mrs. Ruth Smith Hargis, 85, of Kimball, TN died unexpectedly on Sunday, September 11, 2011 in a Chattanooga hospital. The daughter of the late Andrew and Sally Smith, she attended Grace Baptist Church in South Pittsburg. She loved her family, working with children and reading. Mrs. Hargis worked as an educator for 46 years, spending her early years at...

Doris June Neal Reeves

Doris June Neal Reeves

Sep 7, 2011

Doris June Reeves, age 72 of Opelika, Alabama, died on September 7, 2011 at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Alabama. Born on February 19, 1939 in South Pittsburg, Tennessee to the late Eddie Glen and Annie Mae Knight Neal, she was a school teacher for 35 years and loved to read. Mrs. Reeves was preceded in death by...

Ned Howard Rice

Ned Howard Rice

Aug 29, 2011

Mr. Ned H. Rice, of South Pittsburg, TN, 67, died Monday, August 29, in Dutton, AL due to a car accident. Mr. Rice was born in Stevenson, Alabama on January 31, 1944. He came to South Pittsburg at an early age and graduated from McReynolds High School. He attended college at Tennessee State University in Nashville. He retired from...

Daniel Douglas Kiser

Daniel Douglas Kiser

Aug 29, 2011

Daniel D. Kiser, 83, of Jasper, TN passed away on Monday, August 29, 2011. He was born in Seco, KY on September 18, 1927. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nell Edith Buckner Kiser; his father, Webster T. Kiser; his mother, Mattie Bell Basham Kiser and several brothers and sisters. Mr. Kiser was a deacon and song...

Gerald Winifred Lord

Gerald Winifred Lord

Aug 25, 2011

Gerald W. Lord passed to meet his heavenly father and was found to be worthy and well qualified when he completed his earthly journey on August 25th, slipping quietly into eternity at his home in Sequatchie, TN. Gerry was a native of Commerce, GA and a devoted member of Olive Branch Masonic Lodge, the Eastern Star and Alhambra Shrine...

Ted Jr Creek

Ted Jr Creek

Aug 21, 2011

Ted Creek, Jr., 67, of Jasper, TN died in a local hospital on Sunday, August 21, 2011. The son of the late Ted Sr. and Mary Ellen Jordan Creek, he retired from AT&T as a supervisor after 30 years of service and was a previous member of the IBEW Union. He had a passion for travelling, especially in the...

Frank Newton Reynolds

Frank Newton Reynolds

Aug 13, 2011

Mr. Frank Reynolds, 79, of South Pittsburg, TN died Saturday, August 13, 2011 in a local nursing home. A native of New Hope, TN, he was the son of the late Dave Edward and Emma Elizabeth Kennemore Reynolds. He was of the Baptist Faith and worked as an Auto Mechanic for many years. In addition to his parents, he...

Charles Franklin Chance

Charles Franklin Chance

Aug 12, 2011

Charles Franklin Chance, 71, of South Pittsburg, TN, died Friday in a Chattanooga hospital. The son of the late Leonard Elmer and Ora Maude Walker Chance, he was also preceded in death by a sister, Jenny Gore, and two brothers, Willis and Jim Ed Chance. Charles was the former owner of Western Auto in South Pittsburg and the Kimball...

Mary Elizabeth Rogers Moore

Mary Elizabeth Rogers Moore

Aug 11, 2011

Mary Elizabeth Rogers Moore, 72, of the Black Fox Community died Thursday, August 11, 2011 in a Chattanooga Hospital. The daughter of the late Oscar George and Hallie Allorah Friar Rogers, she was a lifelong member of the Black Fox United Methodist Church, where she served as the pianist/organist and a Sunday School teacher. She was a member of...

Mary Ruth Norman

Mary Ruth Norman

Jul 30, 2011

Mary Ruth Bible Norman, 96, of the Battle Creek community near South Pittsburg, TN, died in a local nursing home Saturday morning. The daughter of the late George Brice and Nora McAdams Bible, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas O. Norman. She was a member of Lou's Chapel United Methodist Church. Mrs. Norman is survived by...

Janice Sue King

Janice Sue King

Jul 26, 2011

Mrs. Janice Sue King, 71, of South Pittsburg, TN died Tuesday, July 26, 2011, in a Chattanooga hospital. The daughter of the late Thomas M. and Dora Howard Vanhuss, she was the widow of Walter "Buddy" King and was also preceded in death by her sister, Sandra Vanhuss Hawn. Sue was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church, the...

C E &Quot;Pete&Quot; Lewis

C E &Quot;Pete&Quot; Lewis

Jul 25, 2011

C.E. "Pete" Lewis, 80, of Jasper, TN died in a Chattanooga hospital on Monday, July 25, 2011. The son of the late Dave and Edna Hudson Lewis, he was a Veteran of the US Army, a member of the South Pittsburg Church of Christ and retired after 42 years of service with Chemtron Corporation. He was also preceded in...

Ted Smith

Ted Smith

Jul 17, 2011

Ted Smith, 85, of Vero Beach, FL, formerly of Bridgeport, AL died on July 17, 2011. Son of William Robert and Judy Ferguson Smith, he was a member of the Richard City Baptist Church and a lifetime member of the Jasper VFW. He was a WWII veteran, having served in both the US Army and US Navy. He was...