Obituary Listing
Steve Chance
Oct 3, 2008
Larry Stephen Chance, 63, of South Pittsburg, died Friday, October 3, 2008. The son of the late Robert Steven and Ollie Mae Siler Chance, he was a Viet Nam veteran of the US Navy, a member of the VFW and American Legion, and a member of Carpenter's Local #74. Mr. Chance is survived by his wife, June Chance of...
Herman Bivins
Sep 23, 2008
Herman Bivins Mr. Herman Bivins, 85, of the Sweedens Cove Community in South Pittsburg, TN died Tuesday, September 23, 2008 in a Chattanooga hospital. He was a 44 year employee of Signal Mountain Cement and was preceded in death by his wife, Pearl Bivins. He is survived by his children, Virginia (Larry) Owens, Edna (Meredith "Jr.") Owens, Miles (Helen)...
Ruby Pelfrey Shipley
Sep 14, 2008
Ruby Pelfrey Shipley, 77, of Chattanooga, TN died Sunday, September 14, 2008 in a local hospital. The daughter of the late Andrew Jackson and Fannie Newman Pelfrey, she was a member of East Ridge Baptist Church. She was a devoted wife and mother, an auxiliary member of the American Legion Post #95, and was involved with Mountain City Tour...
Edwina Honey Hall
Sep 11, 2008
Edwina Honey Hall, age 82, a resident of Murfreesboro, TN and former resident of South Pittsburg, TN passed away September 11, 2008 at her home in Murfreesboro. Born January 27, 1926 in Marion County, TN to the late Lawrence and Vera Honey, Edwina attended Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, TN and graduated from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. While...
Wallace Ray Wynne
Sep 8, 2008
Wallace Ray Wynne, 53, of Jasper, died Monday, September 8, 2008 in NHC at Dunlap. The son of Sanford Wynne and the late Mary Haney Wynne, he had worked as a stone mason. He was also preceded in death by his son, Dameion Wynne; sisters, Sallie Miller, Sandra Wynne, Margaret Brown and brother, Stephen Wynne. Ray is survived by...
Lettie Joe Walker
Sep 6, 2008
Lettie Joe Walker, age 88, passed away Saturday night with her children around her following a heart attack a week earlier. Lettie Joe was born and rasied in Chattanooga, the only child of Bennett Burrell Rankin and Maude Deakins Rankin, both of whom preceded her in death. Through the generosity of her favorite uncle, Sam Deakins, she was able...
Lindsey Eston Shoemaker Jr
Aug 19, 2008
Lindsey E. "Sonny" Shoemaker, Jr., 64, of Jasper, TN, died Tuesday in a Chattanooga hospital. The son of the late Lindsey Eston and Martha Frances Outland Shoemaker, he was a deacon of the Baptist Hill Baptist Church and a self-employed truck driver. He loved trucking and loved people. "Sonny" was preceded in death by a son, Timothy Lamar Shoemaker,...
Bobby Gene Austin
Aug 14, 2008
Mr. Bobby Gene Austin, 76, of Bridgeport, AL died Thursday, August 14, 2008 in a local nursing home. The son of the late Jesse and Grace Pearl Walker Austin, he was a US Air Force Veteran. He was a carpenter and electrician and a member of the IBEW #175 and the Southern Carpenters Union. He is survived by his...
Turney Lee &Quot;Pinto&Quot; Hamock
Aug 10, 2008
Mr. Turney Lee "Pinto" Hamock, 84, of Jasper entered into rest Sunday, August 10, 2008 in a Chattanooga Hospital. The son of the late Adam Ual and Lillie Mae Caledonia Vesta Poole, he was a US Army Veteran of WWII and was a Golden Gloves Boxing Champoin. He was a member of the South Pittsburg First Baptist Church, the...
Nathaniel &Quot;Tab&Quot; Hill
Aug 5, 2008
Mr. Nathaniel "Tab" Hill, 80, of South Pittsburg, TN died Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at his home. He was son of the late Braden and Tommie Jolly Hill. He is survived by a brother, Sherman Hill of Waukegan, Illinois. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at the South Pittsburg Chapel of Rogers Funeral Home...
Almon Jefferson &Quot;Aj&Quot; Gudger
Aug 4, 2008
Mr. Almon Jefferson "AJ" Gudger, 81 of Kimball, died Monday, August 4, 2008 at his home, surrounded by his family. The son of the late Sam B. and Omie Mae Bell Farmer Gudger, he owned and operated Gudger's Grocery in South Pittsburg for many years. He attended the Kimball Tabernacle of Praise and was also preceded in death by...
Elizabeth Reynolds Stephens
Jul 29, 2008
Elizabeth Reynolds Stephens, 84, formerly of South Pittsburg, died Tuesday in a Nashville hospital. The daughter of the late Meredith and Annie Kennemore Reynolds, she was preceded in death by her husband, A. J. Stephens, daughter Jo Ann Stephens McCarty, brother Meredith Reynolds, and sister Margaret Choate. She is survived by her son, Gary Don Stephens and his wife...
Johnny Devon Walker
Jul 18, 2008
Johnny D. Walker was born to the late Vivian (Walker) Allison and John L. Robinson on March 9, 1960 in South Pittsburg, TN. He departed this life on Friday, July 18, 2008 at Grandview Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, the late Louise Walker and the late Mattie and Tom Robinson. Johnny Walker leaves to...
Charles Elwynne Atnip
Jul 12, 2008
Charles Elwynne Atnip, 82 of Soperton, Georgia died Saturday, July 12, 2008. Mr. Atnip was born in Bridgeport, AL and lived in Soperton for the past 5 years. He was a son of the late Charlie C. and Canna Lee Wynne Atnip. He was a 1951 graduate of Freed-Hardeman College, Henderson, TN and was a gospel preacher for the...
Dorothy Talley Henderson
Jul 11, 2008
Dorothy Talley Henderson, 75, of South Pittsburg, died Friday, July 11, 2008. She was a charter member of the Gospel Light Baptist Church. The daughter of the late Bradley Richard and Stella Irene Darwin Talley, she was the widow of Tommy Henderson. She was also preceded in death by her brothers John R., Rev. Bradley, and C. P. "Dude"...
Jonathan L Strickland
Jul 4, 2008
Jonathan "Lil Jon" Strickland, 32, of South Pittsburg, died Friday, July 4, 2008 from injuries received in an automobile accident. A native of Jesup, GA, he had lived in South Pittsburg for the last 16 years, working as Lumber Yard Supervisor with Cardin Forest Products. He was a member of the Battle Creek Volunteer Fire Department. He was preceded...
Robert Bruce Wynne
Jun 26, 2008
Mr. Robert Bruce Wynne, 72, of Dunlap, TN died Thursday, June 26, 2008. The son of the late John Robert and Katie Kirkpatrick Wynne and was also preceded in death by his wife, Maudie Wynne; brothers, Clyde and Gary Wynne; and sister, Carolyn Ament. He was a professor at Northeast State Junior College where he taught History. He is...
Earl Claiborn Jones Sr
Jun 22, 2008
Mr. Earl C. Jones, Sr., 93, of Jasper, TN died Sunday, June 22, 2008 in a Dunlap Nursing Home. The son of the late St. George Sidney Jones, Sr. and Virginia Edna Miner Jones, he graduated from high school in Murfreesboro, TN and joined the Marine Corps at the age of 18. His first assignment was with Gunboat Asheville...
Raymond Lester Turner
Jun 18, 2008
Raymond Lester Turner, 85, South Pittsburg, died Wednesday, June 18, 2008 in a Chattanooga hospital. He was a native of South Pittsburg, the son of the late John William and Artie Mae Thompson Turner. He was a member of Richard City First Baptist Church and a retired employee of US Stove Company, having 44 years service. He was preceded...
Sheila Marie Johnson
Jun 17, 2008
Shelia Marie Johnson, 37, of South Pittsburg, TN died suddenly, Tuesday, June 17, 2008. The daughter of Eddie Johnson and the late Jeanette Pero Johnson, she was a member of Mt. Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church. Born in Los Angeles, California, she moved to South Pittsburg as a teenager and attended South Pittsburg High School. Shelia never met a stranger,...
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