Obituary Listing
Edna Ruth King Kennemore
Jun 21, 2007
Edna Ruth King Kennemore, 72, died Thursday, June 21, 2007, in a local health care facility.She was a lifelong area resident and was a daughter of the late Charles Thomas and Julia Frances King Sr. She was preceded in death by four brothers, Thomas, James, Buddy and Crawford King and was a member of Antioch Baptist Church in New...
Rena Allen Cosper
Jun 13, 2007
Rena Allen Cosper, 89, of South Pittsburg, TN passed away, Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at her home.A native of LaFayette, Alabama, she graduated from Union Hill School. She retired from West Point Pepperrell after 39 years of service.She had been an active member of LaFayette Heights Baptist Church for 40 years. More recently, she was a member of First...
Mildred Louise Moats Jones
Jun 10, 2007
Mildred L. Jones, 76, of Ladds, TN died Sunday, June 10, 2007 at her home. She was a beloved mother and devoted grandmother and great-grandmother.The daughter of the late Robert G. and Mattie Beasley Moats, she had been a part-time mail carrier for the Guild, TN Post Office. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 49...
James D Haggard
Jun 8, 2007
James D. Haggard, 76, of South Pittsburg, TN died Friday, June 8, 2007 in an area Hospital.The son of the late Grover and Josie Terry Haggard, he was a 16 year resident of South Pittsburg. A US Air Force Veteran, he attended Long Island Baptist Church and was a member of the Hixson Masonic Lodge #752 and the Scottish...
Catherine Summers Barker
Jun 7, 2007
Catherine Summers Barker, 89, of Jasper, passed away Thursday, June 7, 2007, in a Chattanooga hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe H. Barker, an infant daughter, JoAnn Barker, one sister, Dorothy Whitlock, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.D. Summers.She was a graduate of Marion County High School, Austin Peay College and Middle Tennessee State...
Annie Womack Mccanless
May 18, 2007
Annie Elizabeth Womack McCanless, 78, of Bridgeport, AL, died Friday, May 18, 2007. The daughter of the late Lemuel and Ethel Mae St. Clair Womack, she was the widow of Ernest McCanless and was a member of the Baptist faith.Mrs. McCanless is survived by six children, Patricia Joyce Powell of Powell's Crossroads, Ernestine L. Krejci of Austin, TX, Wanda...
Lou Ella Williford Sims
May 17, 2007
Lou Ella Williford Sims, 97, of South Pittsburg died Thursday, May 17, 2007 in a local nursing home.The daughter of the late James Mitchell and Annie Elizabeth Rhodes Williford, she was a lifelong resident of the South Pittsburg area and a member of Long Island Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Ernest Sims; son,...
Kermit Roosevelt Brooks Jr
May 15, 2007
Kermit R. Brooks, Jr. "Junior", 72, of the Sweeden's Cove Community near South Pittsburg, died suddenly May 15, 2007.He was the son of the late Kermit R. and Margaret Elizabeth Brooks, and was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church. The former owner and operator of Brooks Grocery in South Pittsburg, he had also worked for many years as Packing...
Lily Robinson Black
May 10, 2007
Lily R. Black, 85, of Kimball, TN died Thursday, May 10, 2007.She was a member of the Sweetens Cove Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Roland Black; her parents, Henry and Laura Robinson; two brothers, Hobert and Ed Robinson; one granddaughter, Jennifer Gudger; and one grandson, Brent Grider.Survivors include seven daughters,...
Rosalyn Sheram Wood
May 9, 2007
Mrs. Rosalyn S. Wood, 91, of Nashville, TN passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 9, 2007.She was born September 21, 1916, in Saundersville, GA, to the late William Burton Sherman and Emimae Pritchard Sherman. After her father's death in 1925, her mother remarried Lucius Rosser Langley, who, until his death, was a beloved parent. In 1941, Rosalyn married the...
C P &Quot;Dude&Quot; Talley
May 7, 2007
Mr. C. P. "Dude" Talley, 84, of South Pittsburg, TN died Monday, May 7, 2007 at his home.The son of the late Bradley Richard and Stella Irene Talley, he was a member of Grace Baptist Church in South Pittsburg. He worked for Marion Hardware and Supply Company for 22 years. He was co-founder of Tennessee Alabama Fireworks in Kimball...
Mary Magdalene &Quot;Maggie&Quot; Williams
May 5, 2007
Mary "Maggie" Williams, 90, of South Pittsburg, TN died May 5, 2007 at her home.Mary "Maggie" Williams was born on August 2, 1916 in South Pittsburg, Tennessee to the late Jerry and Emma Williams. She was the youngest of five children, all of whom have preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by two nieces whom...
Coach Donald Nye Grider
May 4, 2007
Donald Nye Grider, 67, of South Pittsburg, died May 4, 2007, at his home following an extended illness. He was the son of the late Nye and Zora Stewart Grider.A 1963 graduate of Tennessee Tech, he played on the OVC championship team, and later received his Masters Degree from MTSU in 1969. He started teaching and coaching at South...
James Milton &Quot;Junebug&Quot; Patton
May 2, 2007
Mr. James Milton "Junebug" Patton, Jr., 57, of South Pittsburg, TN died Wednesday, May 2, 2007 in a local nursing home.The son of the late James Milton and Peggy Jones Patton, he was a US Army veteran of Vietnam.Graveside funeral services will be conducted at the Chattanooga National Cemetery on Friday, May 4, 2007 at 9 AM Central time...
Jane Elizabeth Webb Wester
May 2, 2007
Mrs. Jane Elizabeth Webb Wester, 83, of Jasper, TN died Wednesday, May 2, 2007 in a local nursing home.The daughter of the late Walter Samuel and Blanche Elizabeth Trent Webb, she was retired from DuPont and attended Baptist Hill Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert L. Wester and brothers, Jack, Kenneth, James and Charles E....
Virginia Ann Hembree Millard
Apr 26, 2007
Virginia Ann Hembree Millard, 68, of Chattanooga, died Thursday, April 26, at Chattanooga Hospice Care at Memorial Hospital.She was a resident of East Brainerd and was a native of Long Island, Jackson County, AL. She returned to the Chattanooga area in 2005, after retiring from Martin-Brower Co, in Dickson, TN. She was a graduate of and former majorette of...
Beulah Belle Freeman Smallwood
Apr 23, 2007
Beulah Belle Freeman Smallwood, 91, of South Pittsburg, TN, died Monday, April 23, 2007 in a Chattanooga hospital.She was a lifelong resident of South Pittsburg, the daughter of the late Charles Benjamin and Nannie Beulah Thomas Freeman. She was a member of South Pittsburg First Baptist Church, where she taught the Fidelis Sunday School Class and was active in...
Bertie Payne Henderson
Apr 23, 2007
Bertie Payne Henderson, 92, of South Pittsburg, died Monday, April 23, 2007 in a local health care facility.She was a lifelong resident of Marion County, the daughter of the late Lemuel Jackson and Julia Coppinger Payne and a member of Kimball Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, James F. Henderson and two sons, Porter...
Mildred Walker Clepper
Apr 12, 2007
Mrs. Mildred Walker Clepper, 86, of Kimball, TN died Thursday, April 12, 2007 in a local nursing home.She was a member of the Eastern Star and Holly Avenue United Methodist Church. Mildred was employed by the South Pittsburg Hospital for many years. She and her husband owned and operated Clepper's Courtesy Court in South Pittsburg in the 50s and...
Helen Phillips Walker
Mar 26, 2007
Helen Phillips Walker, 79, devoted mother and loving wife, died on Monday, March 26, 2007 in Tallahassee, FL.A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. CDT Saturday, May 19, at the Chapel on the Hill in South Pittsburg, built by her great, great grandfather, Owen Russell Beene, followed by interment in the Richards Cemetery.Memorial contributions may be made...
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