Obituary Listing
Jo Collins
Aug 22, 2009
Mrs. Jo Scharer Collins, 84, of South Pittsburg, TN died Saturday, August 22, 2009 at her home following a brief illness. The daughter of the late William Preston and Annie Free Scharer, she was a lifelong, avid South Pittsburg High School Pirates fan, having played basketball there during her high school years. She began her working career at Oak...
Samuel Ellis Austin
Aug 19, 2009
Samuel Ellis "Sammy" "Sam" Austin, 54, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 in a Toccoa, Georgia hospital. Sammy was born on April 2, 1955 and lived most of his life in Jasper, where his family owned and operated Austin's Bait and Tackle. He was a member and Past Master of the Marion Lodge #515 F&AM in South...
Pat Lodge
Aug 16, 2009
Sarah Virginia "Pat" Kirkwood Lodge, 84, originally from Roamer's Roost, near Auburn, Alabama, died in South Pittsburg, Tennessee on August 16, 2009. Mrs. Lodge grew up a farm girl with both privilege and pain. She enjoyed the cosmopolitan influences of family members with U.S. Navy careers, the fruits of a large farm, and a college education. She also suffered...
Johnnie Mae Buchanan
Aug 15, 2009
Johnnie Mae Harris Buchanan, 90, of South Pittsburg, TN died Saturday, August 15, 2009 in a Birmingham, AL hospital. The widow of the Ernest Atkins Buchanan, she was a longtime resident of South Pittsburg and a member of Mt. Bethlehem Baptist Church. She is survived by her son, Julius (Maxine) Matthews, Jr.; grandsons, Michael S. and Julius O. Matthews;...
Margaret B Lewis
Aug 14, 2009
Margaret Boruff Lewis, 80, died Friday, August 14, 2009 at Emerald Hodgson Hospital in Sewanee, TN. She was a member of Sulphur Springs United Methodist Church and The Retired Teachers Association. She was employed by the Marion County Board of Education for 28 years and volunteered at the Jasper Public Library for many years. She was preceded in death...
George William Hargiss
Aug 12, 2009
George Hargiss, 81, of the Battle Creek community of South Pittsburg, TN died Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at a local hospital. Son of the late William E. and Sudie Catherine Hargis, he was a 33-year employee of Sun Oil Company, a merchant marine and a sawmill operator for 20 years. He was also preceded in death by his daughter,...
Robert Lynn Brown
Aug 10, 2009
Robert L. "Bobby" Brown, 84, of Richard City, TN died Monday, August 10, 2009 at his home. Son of the late Sewell and Anna Mae Raulston Brown, he was the middle child of seven children, graduate of South Pittsburg High School, a US Army Sgt. during WWII, a retired, 41-year employee of Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative and songleader and...
Hannah Rebekah Newton
Jul 29, 2009
Hannah Rebekah Newton, 18, of South Pittsburg, TN died Wednesday, July 29, 2009. The younger daughter of John and Carol Newton, Hannah was a 2009 graduate of South Pittsburg High School where she was active in sports and school activities; she was enrolled at Tennessee Technological University for the fall semester. "A true ray of sunshine," she was a...
Harlan Haywood &Quot;Fat&Quot; Lewis
Jul 26, 2009
Harlan "Fat" Lewis, 75, of Jasper, TN died Sunday, July 26, 2009 in a local hospital. The son of the late Dave and Edna Lewis, he retired from Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative after 37 years of service and was currently serving on their Board of Directors. He was also actively involved in athletics in the Sequatchie Valley throughout his...
Dorothy Moore Armstrong
Jul 22, 2009
Mrs. Dorothy Moore Armstrong, 80, of Jasper, TN died peacefully as her son, Larry prayed the Rosary for her on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 in Alexian Brothers Healthcare in Signal Mountain, TN. The daughter of the late Claude D. and Essie Bishop Moore, she was a native of Chicago, Illinois she then lived and attended school in San Francisco,...
Wiley Arthur Raley
Jul 13, 2009
Wiley Arthur Raley, 81, of South Pittsburg, TN died at a local nursing home on Monday, July 13, 2009. The middle child born to the late John Franklin and Melinda Ellen Matthews Raley, he was a US Navy Veteran, former Policeman in Gardena, California, former employee of US Stove and member of Antioch Baptist Church. He is survived by...
Terry Louis Taylor
Jul 11, 2009
Terry Taylor, 77, of Jasper, TN died at his home on Saturday, July 11, 2009. The middle son of nine children born to the late Terry Lee and Grace Taylor, Terry was born and raised in Paducah, Kentucky. He married the former Glenda Sue Mullen and they moved their family from Paducah to Jasper in 1962. He served for...
Bessie Graham Scharer
Jun 23, 2009
Bessie Mae Graham Scharer, age 93, of South Pittsburg, TN passed away quietly and peacefully at her home on June 23, 2009. She was preceded in death by her parents, John H. and Matilda Lyle Graham; several brothers and sisters; husband, Joe Scharer; son, Charles Donald "Don" Scharer; one grandchild, Diana Wynne; two great-grandchildren and son-in-law, Roy W. Ridley,...
Alton Gene Stewart
Jun 18, 2009
Alton Gene Stewart, Sr., 63, of South Pittsburg, TN died Thursday, June 18, 2009 in a local hospital. The son of the late John Mitchell and Clydie Louise Grider Stewart, he was a member of the Tabernacle of Praise in Kimball, TN. An avid outdoorsman, he loved camping, fishing and spending time with his family. He was a member...
Christine Scharer Young
Jun 13, 2009
Stella Christine Scharer Young, 96, of South Pittsburg, TN, died Saturday at a local hospital. She was the daughter of the late Franklin Walter and Vesta Knott Scharer, and was preceded in death by her husband, Ben Young. Mrs. Young was a member of the Stevenson Advent Christian Church and was a former employee of the Browning Hosiery Mill....
John Cecil Thomas Sr
Jun 9, 2009
John Cecil Thomas, Sr., 74, of Jasper, died Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at his home. He was the son of the late Berry and Isabel Thomas. John was a former employee at Lodge Manufacturing Company and TVA. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Lee Jones Thomas and their two sons, John Cecil Thomas, Jr. and Paul...
Albert &Quot;Larry&Quot; Condra
Jun 8, 2009
Albert Lawrence "Larry" Condra, 58, of Smyrna, GA, formerly of Jasper, TN, died Monday, June 8, 2009. He was the son of the late A.C. and Mary Condra. Larry was an Eagle Scout, a graduate of Marion County High School, Austin Peay State University and Samford University in Birmingham. He was a Pharmacist, having owned Condra Pharmacy in Jasper...
Charlotte Wordlaw
Jun 1, 2009
Charlotte A. Wordlaw of South Pittsburg, Tennessee died Monday, June 1st at a Chattanooga hospital. Charlotte was born on February 24, 1972 at South Pittsburg Municipal Hospital. She graduated from South Pittsburg High School in 1992. She leaves to cherish her memories three children; Montrell Mitchell, La'Dreamer Garrett and Karrell Garrett; granddaughter and granddaughter's mother, Leah Mitchell and Erica...
Peggy Joyce Garth
May 28, 2009
Ms. Peggy Joyce Garth of South Pittsburg, TN died Thursday, May 28, 2009 in her home.The daughter of John Willie Reynolds and the late Lee Ella Garth, Ms. Garth was a Sequatchie Valley Head Start teacher for 32 years. She served on the South Pittsburg Board of Zoning Appeals and was a member of Mt. Bethlehem Baptist Church in...
Betty Ruth Sharp Childers
May 12, 2009
Betty Ruth Sharp Childers, 82, of South Pittsburg, TN died Tuesday, May 12, 2009 in a local nursing home. The daughter of the late William Russell and Elizabeth Venable Sharp, she was also preceded in death by eight brothers and sisters and one grandson. She was a retired employee of Galaxy Carpet Mills and Wal-Mart and was a member...
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