Obituary Listing

Frank Clayton Blevins

Frank Clayton Blevins

Jul 15, 2010

Frank Clayton Blevins, 79, of South Pittsburg, TN, died Thursday, July 15, 2010 after a lengthy illness. The son of the late William Hiram and Millie Edith Beene Blevins, he was a retired carpenter. He was preceded in death by his wife, Stella Mae Carlisle Blevins; his siblings, Luther Blevins, Ann Raley, Oscar Blevins, Leslie Blevins, Bill Blevins, Eula...

Ina Bobbie Herron King

Ina Bobbie Herron King

Jul 14, 2010

Ina Bobbie Herron King, 75, of South Pittsburg, TN died Wednesday, July 14, 2010 in a Chattanooga hospital. The daughter of the late Bob and Gladys Bunch Herron, she was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and a former employee of Pittsburg Knitting Mills. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 41...

George Oscar Cate Jr

George Oscar Cate Jr

Jun 24, 2010

George Oscar Cate, Jr. of South Pittsburg, TN has been a beloved husband, father, and grandfather, while becoming a noted personality within the community. Mr. Cate was preceded in death by his parents, George Oscar Cate, Sr. and Ann Palmer Cate; his wife, Eva Brown Cate, his brother, Larry Cate and two sisters, Francis Cate Reynolds and Shirley Cate...

Willard Dwight &Quot;Ricky&Quot; Hutcherson

Willard Dwight &Quot;Ricky&Quot; Hutcherson

Jun 20, 2010

Mr. Willard D. "Ricky" Hutcherson, 63, of South Pittsburg died Saturday, June 19, 2010 at his home. The son of the late Paul Norris and Betty Bodine Hutcherson, Mr. Hutcherson was a veteran of the US Army. He was a former employee of Tennessee Termite Pest Control Company and was a former resident of Chattanooga. He was also preceded...

Byron Christopher Kirby

Byron Christopher Kirby

Jun 14, 2010

Byron Christopher Kirby, 49, of South Pittsburg, TN passed away, Monday, June 14, 2010 at his home. He was preceded in death by his father, George Kirby; sister, Teresa Harris and brother, Keith Kirby. He is survived by his mother, Virginia Louise Hicks; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and his beloved dachshund, Baby. He will be greatly missed...

Maxine West Bitler

Maxine West Bitler

Jun 12, 2010

Maxine West Bitler, 80, died Saturday, June 12, 2010 at her home in Jasper, TN. The daughter of the late Lawrence and Bessie Mae Baird West, she was a resident of Michigan until 1982 when she and her husband, Dale Bitler, who preceded her in death on May 4, 2008, moved to Jasper. In addition to her parents and...

Peggy Jobyna Godsey

Peggy Jobyna Godsey

Jun 10, 2010

Peggy Jobyna Warren Godsey, 75, of Jasper, TN, died on June 10, 2010. The daughter of the late Charles Felkins and Doris Madeline Lawson Warren, she was a member of First Baptist Church in Jasper, TN and was a former employee of Kate's Kitchen. Mrs. Godsey was also preceded in death by her brother, Billy C. "Chili" Warren. She...

Hershel L Buckner

Hershel L Buckner

Jun 9, 2010

Mr. Hershel Lebron Buckner was born in Jackson County, AL on April 4, 1963 to Bernice Buckner of Stevenson, AL and the late Ernest Buckner, Jr. He worked for Beaulieu and was a member of Morningstar Baptist Church. Hershel departed this life on June 9, 2010. He leaves to cherish his memories his mother, his daughter, Brittney Springs of...

Jennie Ruth Blansett

Jennie Ruth Blansett

Jun 8, 2010

Jennie Ruth Blansett, 81, lifelong resident and former mayor of Orme, TN, died Tuesday, June 08, 2010. Mrs. Blansett was preceded in death by her husband, Scott Blansett; sons, Harold Wayne and William Blansett; sisters Nora Bill Lynch and Ruby Godsby; and brothers Pete Cagle and Buford Cagle. She is survived by two sons, Donald Blansett and wife Donna...

Reno Hartford Evans

Reno Hartford Evans

Jun 7, 2010

Hartford R. "Big E." Evans, 83, of Whitwell, TN, died in a local hospital on June 7, 2010. Preceded in death by his parents, Arthur Jackson and Emma Rogers Pittman Evans, he was an Army Veteran of World War II and retired from TVA, Widow's Creek. Mr. Evans was also preceded in death by his sister, Geneva Rogers and...

Brenda Joyce Case Poe

Brenda Joyce Case Poe

Jun 6, 2010

Brenda Joyce Case Poe, 58, of South Pittsburg, TN, died in a Chattanooga hospital on June 6, 2010. Preceded in death by her parents, Newton Sylvester and Flora Lindale Housley Case, she had attended South Pittsburg High School and was a member of Grace Baptist and Calvary Baptist churches. She is survived by her husband, Billy Poe of South...

Wilson &Quot;Tom&Quot; Gray

Wilson &Quot;Tom&Quot; Gray

May 24, 2010

Wilson "Tom" Gray, 85, of Kimball, Tennessee died Monday, May 24, 2010 in a local nursing home. One of thirteen children born to the late Joe Daniel and Letha Jane Colvin Gray, he was a US Army veteran of World War II. He moved to Rockford, Illinois where he worked for 36 years for BorgWarner Auto Manufacturing. Upon retirement,...

Katheryn Arlene Murray Turner

Katheryn Arlene Murray Turner

May 16, 2010

Arlene Murray Turner, age 55, of South Pittsburg, TN died suddenly on Sunday, May 16, 2010 in a local hospital. The daughter of the late Joe E. and Virginia Ruth Argo Murray, she was a nurse, having worked at Grandview Medical Center and most recently for the Marion County Sherriff's Department. Survivors include her husband, Bobby Turner of South...

Rose Marie Head Bratcher

Rose Marie Head Bratcher

May 16, 2010

Rose Marie Head Bratcher, 82, of South Pittsburg, TN died Sunday, May 16, 2010 in a Chattanooga hospital. Born April 22, 1928 in Sewanee, TN, she was a member of Battle Creek Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her mother, Margaret Head Brummitt; husbands, William Lonnie Bratcher, Sr. and William Lewis Johnson; son, William Lewis Johnson, Jr.;...

Charles Edward Byrdwell

Charles Edward Byrdwell

May 13, 2010

Mr. Charles Edward Byrdwell, 91, TN died Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at his Jasper, TN home. The son of the late Ed and Ada Mason Birdwell, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Jessie Mae Allen Byrdwell. Mr. Byrdwell was a World War II Army veteran and a former CARTA bus driver with 40 years experience. Survivors...

Ettie Bell Hicks Brown

Ettie Bell Hicks Brown

May 11, 2010

Mrs. Ettie Bell Hicks Brown, age 88 of Guild, TN died at a local nursing home on Tuesday, May 11, 2010. The daughter of the late Robert and Emma Hicks, she was also preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, James Millard Brown; five brothers and three sisters. She is survived by her son, Randall M. Brown...

Jessie Newton &Quot;Bill&Quot; Peoples

Jessie Newton &Quot;Bill&Quot; Peoples

May 11, 2010

Mr. Jessie Newton "Bill" Peoples died in a Chattanooga Hospital on Tuesday, May 11, 2010. The son of the late Jefferson Davis and Violet Morrison Peoples, he was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church. He was a former member of Marion Natural Gas Company and retired from South Pittsburg Volunteer Fire Department; he was an auxiliary policeman for...

James Carlos Morris

James Carlos Morris

May 10, 2010

Mr. James C. Morris, 54, of South Pittsburg, TN died Monday, May 10, 2010 in a local hospital. The son of the late John Edward and Mary Williams Morris, he was a US Navy Veteran. He was a graduate of South Pittsburg High School and Sedine Bible College and had worked for Lodge Manufacturing, Rivermont Nursing Home and North...

Ray Mcclellan

Ray Mcclellan

May 9, 2010

Ray McClellan, age 85, of Brunswick went home to be with the Lord on May 9, 2010. He was a WWII Army veteran and a member of the UAW 1005. He is survived by his wife Elise Desch McClellan; children Janny (Gene) Osler, Kathy (Richard) Josie, Ray (Lillian) McClellan, Mary Ann McClellan, and Donald (Birgit) McClellan; siblings Troy, Opel,...

Kathryn Irene Henley Mayfield

Kathryn Irene Henley Mayfield

May 6, 2010

Kathryn Irene Henley Mayfield, 85, of Arab, Alabama, formerly of South Pittsburg, Tennessee died Thursday, May 6, 2010 in a Huntsville Hospital. The daughter of the late James Church "Coot" and Beatrice Adams Henley, she was a US Navy veteran of World War II. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond I. Mayfield; son, James Dale Mayfield...