Obituary Listing

Neva Vandergriff Rogers

Neva Vandergriff Rogers

Feb 6, 2010

Mrs. Neva Vandergriff Rogers, 79, of Jasper, TN died Saturday, February 6, 2010 in a Chattanooga hospital. The daughter of the late George Washington and Cora Edna Brown Vandergriff, she was a member of First Baptist Church, Jasper and served for several years as Secretary at Jasper Elementary School. She was also preceded in death by her husband of...

Myrtle Anderson Troy Hatfield

Myrtle Anderson Troy Hatfield

Feb 6, 2010

Mrs. Myrtle Troy Hatfield, 87, of Kimball, TN, died Saturday, February 6th in a local nursing home. The daughter of the late James Thomas and Daisy Abigail Roberts Anderson, she was preceded in death by two husbands, John D. Troy and Howard C. Hatfield. She was a member of Kimball Baptist Church. She is survived by her children, David...

Mary Nell Colston

Mary Nell Colston

Feb 3, 2010

Mary Nell Phillips Colston, 75, from Jasper, TN died in a Chattanooga hospital on February 3, 2010. The daughter of the late Otis Mack and Stella Elizabeth Grider Phillips, she was a member of First Baptist Church in Jasper. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Billy Ray Colston; two sisters, Ollie Mae Phillips and Ethel Faye...

Bart Thomas Wynne

Bart Thomas Wynne

Jan 24, 2010

Bart Thomas Wynne, 24, of South Pittsburg, TN died Sunday, January 24, 2010 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A 2004 graduate of South Pittsburg High School, he was employed with Adman Electric. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Herman & Louise Wynne and great-grandparents, Thomas Eli & Pearl Troxell and Arthur & Kate Thomas. He...

George William Curtis

George William Curtis

Jan 23, 2010

George William Curtis, 78, of Tiftonia, TN died Saturday, January 23, 2010 at Memorial hospital. The son of the late William and Mary Curtis, he attended Wauhatchie United Methodist Church in Tiftonia. He was preceded in death by one brother, four sisters and grandson, Nathan Sewell. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Belle Johnson Curtis of...

Ann Willis Piercy

Ann Willis Piercy

Jan 9, 2010

Mrs. Annie Leah Willis Piercy, 81, of Bridgeport, AL died Saturday, January 9, 2010 at Memorial hospital in Chattanooga. The daughter of the late Thomas and Leah Eliza Allison Willis, she was a member of the Chalkville Baptist Church, was an avid reader and loved to travel. She was preceded in death by her husband, Maurice Lee Piercy; sisters,...

Jerry Wayne Mathews

Jerry Wayne Mathews

Jan 2, 2010

Mr. Jerry Wayne Mathews, 56, of South Pittsburg, TN, died January 2, 2010 in an Atlanta hospital. The son of Mrs. Pauline "Polly" Mathews and the late Rev. Austin Mathews, he was a 1971 graduate of South Pittsburg High School. He had been a resident of Atlanta, Georgia for the last 24 years, where he had worked for Moreland...

Ernest Foster Lee Potter

Ernest Foster Lee Potter

Jan 1, 2010

Foster Potter, 86, of New Hope, TN died Friday, January 1, 2010 in a local hospital. He was born in Whiteside, TN on December 5, 1923, a son of the late Johnnie Lindsay and Rachel Nervy Elizabeth Gray Potter. He worked as a crop and dairy farmer, coal miner and for many years as a restaurant cook for Romines...

Linda Gullette Hudson

Linda Gullette Hudson

Dec 28, 2009

Linda Gullette Hudson, age 55, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, December 28, 2009. She was born in Jackson County, Alabama, spending her early years in the South Pittsburg area. Most of her school years were spent in Kingston, TN and she graduated from Roane County High School in 1972. She then got her Associates Degree from...

Mary Katherine Springer Case

Mary Katherine Springer Case

Dec 22, 2009

Mary Katherine Springer Case, 81, of South Pittsburg, TN died Tuesday, December 22, 2009 in a Chattanooga hospital. Daughter of the late Homer Lee and Ethel Lewis Springer, she was an 18 year employee of the US Postal Service and a longtime member of First Baptist Church, Richard City. She was also preceded in death by her son, Gary...

Charles Martin

Charles Martin

Dec 20, 2009

Charles E. Martin, Sr., 59, of South Pittsburg, TN went to be with the Lord on December 20, 2009 at 3:35pm. Charles, or "Weggie" as some call him, was born on August 8, 1950 in Richard City, Tennessee. A graduate of South Pittsburg High School, where he played basketball, he was also a member of Mt. Bethlehem Baptist Church...

Juanita &Quot;Nita&Quot; Jobe Ryan

Juanita &Quot;Nita&Quot; Jobe Ryan

Dec 20, 2009

Juanita "Nita" Jobe Ryan, 88, of South Pittsburg, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2009 at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga. She was born July 8, 1921 in Welch, West Virginia to Tom and Della Jobe. She was a majorette at Iager High School in West Virginia and graduated in 1939. She attended and graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan College and...

Gregory Stephen Estep

Gregory Stephen Estep

Dec 14, 2009

Mr. Gregory Stephen Estep, 44, of Chattanooga, TN died on December 14, 2009. The son of the late Eugene Jackson Estep, he completed his undergraduate studies in electrical engineering at Tennessee Technological University and finished his Master's in engineering management at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity and a...

Robert Allen O'Leary

Robert Allen O'Leary

Dec 14, 2009

Allen O'Leary, of Nashville, TN, died Monday, December 14, 2009 at his home. A concrete contractor in the Nashville area for over 30 years, Allen graduated from Overton High School in Nashville in 1975 and attended Middle Tennessee State University. He was preceded in death by his father, William Albert "Bill" O'Leary; grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. John A. Swafford...

Horace Edward Durham

Horace Edward Durham

Dec 12, 2009

Mr. Horace Edward Durham, 94, of Jasper, TN passed away Saturday, December 12, 2009. He was born January 20, 1915, in the New Hope Community to Robert Vinson and Sarah Ellen Beene Durham. He was a life-long resident of Marion County, Tennessee, living most of his life in South Pittsburg. Mr. Durham was a member of the Sweedens Cove...

Pamela Anne Ferris

Pamela Anne Ferris

Dec 3, 2009

Pamela Anne Ferris died Thursday, December 3, 2009. Born January 14, 1931 in Athens, TN, she was preceded in death by her parents, Martha Childress Ferris and George Marvin Ferris. She is survived by her sister, Mary Jane Ferris Kelly and husband Paul DeWitt Kelly, Jr., nieces Ferris Kelly Robinson and husband Dan Robinson, Elizabeth Kelly Kelley and husband...

Anita Ables Dalton

Anita Ables Dalton

Nov 29, 2009

Anita Earl Ables Dalton, 77, of Jasper, TN died Sunday, November 29, 2009 in a local hospital. The daughter of the late Earl Richard and Martha Alice Coburn Ables, she was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Jessie W. "Buster" Dalton and her daughter, Melba Sharp. She is survived by her children, Jessie & Robin Dalton...

Virginia Mcbee Rector

Virginia Mcbee Rector

Nov 23, 2009

Virginia Rector, 76, of Kimball, TN died at her home on November 23, 2009. The daughter of the late Jess Herbert and Lena Spence McBee, Mrs. Rector was born in McDonald, TN, educated in South Pittsburg, TN and worked as a seamer at the Pittsburg Knitting Mill. She is survived by her loving husband, Joe B. Rector; children, Connie...

Jc Dicky Smith

Jc Dicky Smith

Nov 21, 2009

J. C. "Dicky" Smith, 83, passed away, surrounded by his loving family, on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Dicky lived most of his life in South Pittsburg. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving in W.W. II on the USS Intrepid. Dicky was born in Sewanee, TN to the late Arthur Wesley Smith and Flossee May Long Smith....

Leif Evan Thomas

Leif Evan Thomas

Nov 16, 2009

Leif Evan Thomas, 52, of Jasper, TN died suddenly on Sunday, November 15, 2009. He was a big hearted man who cared for everyone, but especially his children, grandchildren and other kids. He was a hard worker, sometimes working two jobs, creative with electronics and loved sailboating and the outdoors. He was preceded in death by his father, Dr....