Obituary Listing

I'Nari Kimiyon West Kelso

I'Nari Kimiyon West Kelso

Mar 7, 2010

I'nari Kimiyon West Kelso, infant daughter of Niya Kelso of South Pittsburg and Jermaine West of Chattanooga, died Sunday, March 7, 2010 in a Chattanooga hospital. Little I'nari was given to her family for only a month, but she will always be remembered for her beautiful spirit. She is survived by her parents, Niya Kelso and Jermaine West; Sisters,...

Fred Ware

Fred Ware

Feb 24, 2010

Mr. Fred Ware, 73, of Chattanooga, TN, formerly of South Pittsburg, TN died in a Chattanooga nursing home on Wednesday, February 24, 2010. The son of the late Alfred and Maggie Belle Burnett Ware, he was an Army veteran and attended Lookout Valley Nazarene Church. Over his long career, he managed grocery stores, worked for the Home Store, M&J,...

Frances Myers Hale

Frances Myers Hale

Feb 19, 2010

Mrs. Frances Myers Hale, 90, of Guild, TN died Friday, February 19, 2010 at Windlands Assisted Living in Nashville. One of two daughters born to the late George and Bertie Mae Pope Myers, she lived most of her life in Guild, where she attended the Guild public schools and then Marion County High School where she graduated in 1933....

Jerre Franklin Hookey

Jerre Franklin Hookey

Feb 13, 2010

Mr. Jerre F. Hookey, 71, of South Pittsburg, TN passed away Saturday evening, February 13, 2010 in a Chattanooga health care facility. The son of the late Joseph Wheeler and Zell Katherine Coburn Hookey, he was preceded in death by brothers, Donald, Clayton and J.R. Hookey and sister, Bertha Houchins. He is survived by his wife, Julia Gilliam Hookey;...

Stanley Walden Shrum

Stanley Walden Shrum

Feb 6, 2010

Mr. Stanley W. Shrum, 80, of Jasper, TN died Saturday, February 6, 2010 in a Chattanooga Hospital. The son of the late Walden M. and Cora Drake Shrum, he attended Kimball Church of Christ for many years. He was a United States Veteran and will be remembered by his grandchildren for being such a wonderful grandfather. He was also...

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...