Obituary Listing

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....

Sherman Alexander Gaines

Sherman Alexander Gaines

Nov 12, 2010

Sherman A. Gaines, 87, of South Pittsburg, TN died Friday, November 12, 2010 at the home of his son in Nashville, TN. The son of the late John Clyde and Annie Williams Gaines, he was a lifelong resident of South Pittsburg. He attended McReynolds High School and went on to serve his country in the Army during World War...

David Austin Kirk

David Austin Kirk

Nov 10, 2010

David Austin Kirk, 66, of Jasper, TN died suddenly on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 following a horseback riding accident. The son of the late Robert Bruce and Ella Mae Collins Kirk, he was recently elected Mayor of Marion County after serving sixteen years as Marion County Trustee. He attended Marion County schools where he played football and basketball and...

Liz Pittman

Liz Pittman

Nov 9, 2010

Elizabeth Ann Pittman, 70, of New Hope, Tennessee passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 after an extended illness. She was preceded in death by her parents, Anderson and Grace Allen; husband, Dan Pittman, Jr.; sister, Margie Stewart; brothers, James Allen and John Stewart; grandson, Noah B. Pittman and nephew, Scott Allen. She was a...

Bobby Dean Skyles

Bobby Dean Skyles

Nov 1, 2010

Mr. Bobby Dean Skyles, 58, of South Pittsburg, TN died unexpectedly on Monday, November 1, 2010 in a local hospital. The son of the late J.W. and Velma Nelson Skyles, he was the Vice-President of Operations at Sequatchee Valley Electric Cooperative in South Pittsburg. He had been a member of the Lions Club, the Richard Hardy Memorial School Board...

Chester Blevins

Chester Blevins

Oct 31, 2010

Mr. Chester Blevins, 75, of Kimball, TN died Sunday, October 31, 2010 in a Chattanooga healthcare facility. The son of the late Joseph Benjamin and Emmaline Pearl Massengale Blevins, he was an active member of Kimball Baptist Church. He was a supervisor at TAC Alloy for many years, served as a Kimball Alderman and on the park board. Mr....

Marguerite Robinson White

Marguerite Robinson White

Oct 25, 2010

Marguerite "Maggie" Robinson White, 79, of South Pittsburg, TN died at her home on October 25, 2010. Preceded in death by her parents, Fred C. and Nell Spivey Robinson and brother, T. Jack Robinson, Mrs. White was a member of Holly Avenue United Methodist Church, active with the Marion County Foster Children Board and instrumental in getting the bust...

Barton Roger Corneil

Barton Roger Corneil

Oct 11, 2010

Mr. Barton Roger Corneil, 61, of South Pittsburg, TN died Sunday, October 10, 2010 in a Chattanooga hospital. Born in Madison, Wisconsin to the late Claire Lewis and Margaret Barton Corneil, Bart lived most of his life in Baraboo, Wisconsin and only recently moved to South Pittsburg, Tennessee to be near his brother, Richard. He was also preceded in...

Frances Lewis Turner

Frances Lewis Turner

Oct 4, 2010

Mrs. Frances Lewis Turner, 85 of Jasper, TN died at a Chattanooga nursing home on Monday, October 4, 2010. The daughter of the late Hugh F. and Myrtle Pittman Lewis, Mrs. Turner was a devoted mother and grandmother and attended Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church. In her later life, she was a caregiver for the elderly. She was also...