Obituary Listing

Joe B Rector

Joe B Rector

Feb 9, 2011

Joe B. Rector, 86, of South Pittsburg, TN died Wednesday, February 9, 2011 in a Chattanooga Hospital. The son of the late Walter Garfield and Rhoda Havner Rector, he was a loving father and a former truck driver for Sam Hunter Trucking in South Pittsburg. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia McBee Rector; son, Randy Jo...

Kenneth Lee Hudson

Kenneth Lee Hudson

Feb 7, 2011

Kenneth Lee Hudson, 50, died Monday, February 7, 2011. Born September 26, 1960 in Jasper, TN to the late George "Shine" and Gladys Rittenberry Hudson, he was the youngest of three sons. Kenneth was a 1979 graduate of Marion County High School. Soon after graduating, he worked as a coal miner. During this time he enjoyed racing cars, spending...

Paulean Haney Rector

Paulean Haney Rector

Jan 30, 2011

Mrs. Paulean Haney Rector, 71 of South Pittsburg, TN died Saturday, January 29, 2011. The daughter of the late Grover Haney, Jr. and Nancy Elizabeth Crow Long Haney she was a lifelong member of Pine Set Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Marvin Rector, Jr.; grandchildren, John David and Jeffrey D. Gass; great-grandson, Malachi...

Kathleen Fitz-Gerald Gullette

Kathleen Fitz-Gerald Gullette

Jan 28, 2011

Kathleen Fitz-Gerald Gullette, 78, of Chattanooga, TN died in a Chattanooga hospital on Friday, January 28, 2011. The daughter of the late James Thomas and Alice Elizabeth Jones Fitz-Gerald, she was a native of South Pittsburg, TN. She lived in Kingston, TN for 20 years, then moved to Chattanooga, where she spent the last 30 years. She was a...

George William Pickett

George William Pickett

Jan 27, 2011

George William Pickett, 60, of Whitwell, Tennessee was born January 4, 1951 to the late James R.B. Pickett and Mae Alma Harris. He passed away January 27, 2011 at Grandview Medical Center. He was a Vietnam Veteran of the US Army and was honorably discharged as a Sergeant. He attended Northeast Alabama State Junior College and began his long...

Jane Mcconnell Herron Havron

Jane Mcconnell Herron Havron

Jan 12, 2011

Mrs. Elizabeth Jane McConnell Herron Havron, 92, of South Pittsburg, TN died suddenly Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at her home. She was preceded in death by her parents, George Neely and Elizabeth Pokorny McConnell; husband, James Blackman Havron, M.D and sister, Mary Roberta "Bobbie" Yates. She was a member of the South Pittsburg Garden Club, the Historical Preservation Society...

Samuel Thurman Lovell Jr

Samuel Thurman Lovell Jr

Jan 12, 2011

Samuel Thurman Lovell, Jr., 90, of Jasper, TN, passed away Wednesday evening, 1/12/2011, in a local health care facility. He was surrounded by his family members. He was born and raised on Signal Mountain, TN and lived most of his adult life in Jasper, TN. He retired from Bell South with over 40 years of service and was a...

Novella Farmer Long Chambers

Novella Farmer Long Chambers

Jan 9, 2011

Mrs. Novella Farmer Long Chambers, 93, of Jasper, died at her home on Sunday, January 9, 2011. The daughter of the late John L. and Mattie Elizabeth Robbins Farmer, she was also preceded in death by two husbands, Les Long and John Chambers. Mrs. Chambers was a former employee of Dol-Wear Mills and was of the Baptist faith. She...

Gary Robert Dixon

Gary Robert Dixon

Jan 4, 2011

Mr. Robert Dixon, Jr., 44, died at his home on Tuesday, January 4, 2011. A United States Navy Veteran, he is survived by his mother, Georganna Wilson of South Pittsburg, TN; daughter, Reaghan Dixon of Varnell, GA; sisters, Tammy Mason of South Pittsburg and Elesha Wallin of Chickamauga, GA and several cousins, aunts and uncles. Funeral services will be...

Lillian Frances Priest

Lillian Frances Priest

Dec 29, 2010

Fran Priest, age 64, of Nashville, TN, died in a Chattanooga hospital on December 29, 2010. The daughter of the late Russell L. and Julia Gamble Priest of Jasper, TN, Fran graduated from Marion County High School and Tennessee Tech University before earning a master's degree from the University of Tennessee. She was a former member of the McKendree...

Raymond Edward Dalton

Raymond Edward Dalton

Dec 24, 2010

Ray Dalton, 72, of South Pittsburg, TN died Friday, December 24, 2010 at his home. The son of the late Thomas Edward and Ethel Guinan Dalton, he was a US Army veteran of the Korean war, a Gideon and a new member of the South Pittsburg Lions Club. He was a devout Christian who enjoyed church activities and was...

William Walter Lee

William Walter Lee

Dec 24, 2010

William Lee, 89, of South Pittsburg, TN died on Friday, December 24, 2010 in a local hospital. The son of the late Leslie and Bessie Ewton Lee, he was a US Army Veteran and a member of the American Legion. He was a retired employee of TVA and had also worked for several years at South Pittsburg Elementary School....

Mervin Frank Merritt

Mervin Frank Merritt

Dec 13, 2010

Mr. Mervin "Merv" Merritt, age 84, of Signal Mountain, TN passed away on Monday, December 13, 2010 after a brief illness at Alexian Health & Rehabilitation Center on Signal Mountain. Mr. Merritt was a native of Greensboro, NC, born January 8, 1926 to the late Glenn Gladstone Merritt and the late Margarethe Tutzauer Merritt. In addition to his parents,...

Ernest Buford Kilgore

Ernest Buford Kilgore

Dec 8, 2010

Mr. Ernest Buford Kilgore, 78, of Jasper, TN died in a Chattanooga hospital on December 8, 2010. The son of the late Walter and Mae Murphy Kilgore, he retired as a Staff Sergeant in the US Army after over 21 years of active service, including five years served in Vietnam. Mr. Kilgore was also active in the Eastern Star,...

Dorothy Jane Vanallman Wilson

Dorothy Jane Vanallman Wilson

Dec 5, 2010

Dorothy Jane VanAllman Wilson, 68, of South Pittsburg, TN went to be with the Lord while surrounded by her family on Sunday, December 5, 2010 in a Chattanooga Hospital. The daughter of the late George Milton and Dorothy Berryhill VanAllman, she was of the Baptist Faith. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Morgan Wilson, son,...

Kenneth Cline Hill

Kenneth Cline Hill

Dec 3, 2010

Kenneth Cline Hill, 50, of Jasper, TN died unexpectedly on Friday, December 3, 2010 at a local hospital. A graduate of South Pittsburg High School, he had worked at Lodge Manufacturing, Penn-Dixie, W.R. Grace, TN Consolidated Coal, DuPont and the Marion County Highway Department. He was also a member of Holly Avenue United Methodist Church. He is survived by...

Linda Pellam Henderson

Linda Pellam Henderson

Nov 23, 2010

Linda Pellam Henderson, 51, of Whitwell, TN died unexpectedly on Sunday, November 21, 2010. The daughter of Maina Peoples Pellam and the late Joseph Carter Pellam, she is survived by two daughters, Sharon Pellam (Pete) Izquierdo of Columbia, SC and Janet (Zach) Henderson-Lynn of Cleveland, TN; brothers, Gary (Jane) Pellam of South Pittsburg, TN and Joseph Pellam, Jr. of...

James Jerome Small

James Jerome Small

Nov 18, 2010

James Small, 84, of Jasper, Tennessee went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 18, 2010. The son of the late Charles Albert and Oney Jenkins Small, he was a veteran of the US Marine Corps, having served in the Pacific during World War II. He supported Oak Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Whitwell, Tennessee. He is survived...

Lula Margarette Teeters Taylor

Lula Margarette Teeters Taylor

Nov 12, 2010

Lula Teeters Taylor, 92, of Jasper, TN died on Friday, November 12, 2010 at her home. Born into a family of 8 children to Fred and Josephine Cook Teeters, she was educated at Richard Hardy Memorial School, Marion County High School, Freed Hardeman University and California State Polytechnic University. She attended the Jasper Church of Christ, was a past...

Dolores E Brown

Dolores E Brown

Nov 12, 2010

Mrs. Dolores E. "Lorrie" Brown, age 81, went to be with her Lord & Savior on Friday evening, November 12, 2010 from South Pittsburg, Tennessee. She was born on February 11, 1929 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to James & Reva (Weed) Nielsen. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Fremont. On June 16, 1950 she married Rev....