HAMILTON COUNTY
Minnie Carter
Minnie Mae Carter, formerly of Chattanooga, passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2008, in Newport News, Va.
She was a graduate of Howard High School and attended Clark College in Atlanta. During World War II, she left college to work for the Office of War Information in Washington, D.C.
She was preceded in death by son, Douglas Shearer Carter; her parents; her brothers and sisters including Roberta Chubbs and Zora Clark.
Left to cherish her memory are her husband of more than 62 years, Frederick Douglass Carter; daughters, Kathleen Patrice (Thomas) Harmon, of Newport News, and Leslie Diane (Kenneth) Clark, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; son, Holman Frederick Carter, of Boulder, Colo.; a host of other relatives and friends, including cousins, Cyrus and Roland Carter, of Chattanooga.
The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to American Heart Association, American Cancer Society or charities of their choosing.
A memorial tribute will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, at Queen Street Baptist Church, 190 West Queens Way, Hampton, VA 23669, (757) 723-6630.
Announced by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 622-9995.
Brandon Castaneda
Brandon Castaneda passed away at his home, Friday, June 6, 2008.
Services will be private.
Arrangements are by Lane Funeral Home, Coulter Chapel, 601 Ashland Terrace.
Vince Claeys
Vincent Claeys, 81, of Ooltewah, passed away Thursday, June 5, 2008.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in World War II.
Vince retired after working many years as an over-the-road truck driver.
He was the son of the late Robert and Glee Claeys and was preceded in death by his wife, Georgie Claeys; brother, Donald Claeys; and sister, Donna Jean.
Survivors include his two children, Terry Claeys, of Ooltewah, and Linda Khettry, of Ridgewood, N.J.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Chattanooga National Cemetery with the Rev. Wayland Stewart officiating.
The family will receive friends from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Please share your thoughts and memories online at www.mem.com.
Arrangements are by Valley View Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, 7414 Old Lee Highway.
Paul Dilliard
Paul J. Dilliard, 47, of Ooltewah, passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2008.
Survivors: spouse, Tamara Dilliard; son, Joshua Dilliard; daughters, Patricia and Rachel Dilliard; father and stepmother, Paul and Thelma Dilliard; sisters, Cheryl “Don” Dilliard, Patricia “Jeff” Watson.
Funeral services will be held in Ohio.
Arrangements are by Lane Funeral Home, Coulter Chapel, 601 Ashland Terrace, 877-3524.
Harold Drennon
Harold E. Drennon, 80, of Chattanooga, died Friday, June 6, 2008, at his home.
Born Sept. 27, 1927, he was of the Baptist faith.
Preceding him in death were his mother, Beatrice; father, Everette’; brother, Bobby; and sister, Shirley Flippo.
Surviving relatives include his wife of 26 years, Jeannie Taylor Drennon; daughter, Darlene Drennon; son, Lon Drennon and wife, Cheryl; stepdaughters, Teresa Crawford and Sonya MacMillan; brothers, Donnie and Bill Drennon; sister, Judy Hackney; two granddaughters; three grandsons; and several nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday in Chattanooga National Cemetery with Chaplain Chris Goza officiating.
There will be no visitation.
Memorial donations may be made to the Salvation Army.
Turner Funeral Home, Highway 58 Chapel, is in charge of the arrangements, 622-3171.
Tyrone McKibben
Tyrone McKibben, 60, of Chattanooga, died Saturday, June 7, 2008, at a local hospital.
Personal and professional services entrusted to Franklin-Strickland Funeral Directors, 1724 McCallie Ave.
Lloyd McMillian Jr.
Lloyd McMillian Jr., 41, a longtime resident of Chattanooga, died Thursday, June 5, 2008, in an out of town hospital.
He attended Tyner School and he attended Miracle Lighthouse Church.
He was preceded in death by grandparents, C.L. and Christine Carney, L.D. McMillian and Faye Erickson.
He is survived by mother, Evelyn McMillian; father, Lloyd Lee McMillian Sr.; sister, Tammy McMillian; two brothers, Ronny and Donny McMillian; several aunts and uncles.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the Valley View Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home with the Rev. Ella Miller officiating.
Interment will be in Fort Hill Cemetery in Cleveland, Tenn.
The family will receive friends from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday and from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Monday.
Please share your thoughts and memories at www.mem.com.
Arrangements are by the Valley View Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist.
Gene Morgan
Garland Eugene “Gene” Morgan, 74, a lifelong resident of Soddy-Daisy, stepped over into Heaven and took hold of God’s hand on Thursday, June 5, 2008.
The funeral service will be 2 p.m. today, June 8, 2008, at Williamson & Sons Funeral Home, with the Rev. Tommy Taylor officiating followed by a Masonic service.
Interment will be in Varner Cemetery.
The Joy Class of First Baptist Church of Soddy-Daisy will serve as honorary pallbearers.
Condolences and memories may be shared at williamsonandsons.com.
Arrangements are by Williamson & Sons Funeral Home, 8852 Dayton Pike Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379.
Melanie Newman
Melanie G. Newman, 46, of East Ridge, passed away Saturday, June 7, 2008, in a local hospital.
Melanie received her R.N. degree from the Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing at Samford University and was retired from Erlanger Medical Center.
Survivors include her husband, Tommy Greer; son, Christopher Newman; mother, Betty June Gorff; three sisters and one brother.
To share your thoughts and memories, visit www.lane-southcrestchapel.com.
Private services will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are by the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, Rossville.
Eddie Reed
Eddie D. Reed, 58, of Soddy-Daisy, passed away peacefully at home Friday, June 6, 2008.
He was a proud U.S. Navy veteran who served on the USS Truxtun during the Vietnam War. During his working career, he was a fleet supervisor for Stowers, Wright Bros. and Santek. Eddie enjoyed playing golf and fishing, but his greatest enjoyment was his family.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Pat Reed; parents, Guy and Effie Ree; and a sister, Carolyn Walker.
He is survived by his beloved wife, Jeri Reed; children, Carla (Jerrod) Blaiser, Michael Cranfill, Laura (Donnie) Henegar; grandchildren, Brittny, Hunter, Jacob, Jake, Trever, Andrew, Julie and Jenny; brothers, J.E. Reed, Chester Reed, Billy Joe Reed; sisters, Betty Sue Reed, Anna Mae Coleman, Margaret Harvey; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be noon Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at Williamson & Sons Funeral Home with Pastor Mike Battles officiating.
Interment will follow in Hamilton Memorial Gardens with military honors.
Visitation is from 5 to 9 p.m. Monday.
Condolences and memories may be shared at www.williamsonandsons.com.
Arrangements are by Williamson & Sons Funeral Home, 8852 Dayton Pike, Soddy-Daisy, TN. 37379.
James Rust III
James U. “Pops” Rust III, 75, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Wednesday, June 4, 2008.
Jim was born in Nashville on Feb. 20, 1933.
Jim was a dedicated father and served our country faithfully in the Marine Corps Reserves and as a member of the Civil Air Patrol. He also served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Jim retired after 30 years of service with the Veterans Administration Medical Center as the chief radiology technologist. He was truly a servant and always went the extra mile to assist injured veterans who served our country.
Jim was a member of Bennett Road Bible Baptist Church in East Ridge. He never met a stranger and readily gave hugs to every one he met. He had a wonderful sense of humor and was quick to laugh or tell jokes. He was a proud father and grandfather and always shared their photographs and accomplishments. He will be deeply missed by his family and friends, and forever remembered as “Pops.”
He is survived by his devoted and loving wife of 54 years, Arlene Rust; and their four children, son, James “Rusty” Rust, of Nashville; daughter, Lisa Newman and husband, Doug Newman, of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; daughter, Kathryn Rust Fitzke and husband, Gary Fitzke, of Louisburg, Kan.; son, Robert Rust, of Nashville; three grandchildren, Lucas “Luke” Rust, Reed Rust, Alicia Newman; stepfather, Joseph C. Houston, of Maryville, Tenn.; sister, Linda Hale, of Jacksonville Beach, Fla.; and many nieces and nephews.
The service to celebrate Jim’s life will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, 404 S. Moore Road, in East Ridge.
A graveside service will follow with full military honors in Chattanooga National Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, June 9, 2008.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations for missions to Bennett Road Bible Baptist Church, located at 4112 Bennett Road, East Ridge TN 37412.
Susan Smith
Susan Latimore Phillips Smith died on Monday, June 2, 2008, at the age of 90.
She had led an extraordinary life full of travel and curiosity. From her beginnings as the daughter of Isaac Gray and Helen Kline Phillips, through her master’s degree in philosophy, on into raising four children, teaching at UC/UTC, working with Hunter Art Museum, volunteering on and off stage at Chattanooga Little Theatre and at Red Cross and later at Chattanooga Cares, this Phi Beta Kappa member never just let life go by and collected many friends as she spread her love of knowledge and people around. Among the groups she participated in, the favorites were Lookout Mountain Book Club and the Friday Morning Study Club. She will be sorely missed by many.
Her parents; her husband, Dr. Moore J. Smith Jr.; her brother, Gray Phillips; and her son, Gray Dean Latimore Smith, precede her in passing.
She is survived by her son, Moore J. (Kay) Smith III, of Lookout Mountain; her daughters, Helen Everett Smith Pieve, Chattanooga, Susan Phillips Smith (Mike) Bass, of Bartlesville, Okla.; and grandchildren, Ernest (Glenda) Pieve III, Rosa Susan Pieve (Danny) Shannon, Sophia Smith (Jerry Lee) Gross, Edward Isaac Bass; and great-grandchildren, Isaac Foster Shannon, Katherine Pieve, Daniel Gray Pieve and Sidda Lee Gross.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Chattanooga Cares.
Funeral services will be at noon Monday at Wann Funeral Home.
Burial will follow at Chattanooga National Cemetery.
Vistation is from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Wann Funeral Home.
TENNESSEE
Dr. Earl Campbell Jr.
BELLBUCKLE — Dr. Earl Campbell Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. Earl Roy Campbell Sr., died at his home Wednesday, May 28, 2008.
He was born Feb. 2, 1929. He was a graduate of Washington & Lee University and the Medical College of Tulane University.
He was a member of the America Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and completed his post-graduate studies at the Baroness Erlanger Hospital and Charity Hospital in New Orleans. He was a partner in the Campbell Clinic of Chattanooga and following its sale he practiced in Fort Oglethorpe, Cheyenne, Wyo., Lawrenceburg, Tenn., and Hopkinsville, Ky. He gave up much of his life to ease the suffering of others.
He also served as governor of the Tennessee Descendants of the Mayflower Society in the 1990s.
He is survived and dearly missed by his wife, Margaret; and his son, Earl Roy Campbell III; as well as the daughters of Donna Campbell, his former wife, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Smith, Mrs. Aimee Lurey, Ms. Nancy Campbell.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Ala., or a charity of your choice.
There will be a private ceremony honoring his memory.
Jennings and Ayers Funeral Home, 820 S. Church St., Murfreesboro, Tenn., (615) 893-2422, www.jenningsandayers.com.
Bill Clemons
McDONALD — Willard J. Clemons, 72, passed away Thursday, June 5, 2008, at his residence.
He was a member of Collegedale Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
He retired after 38 years of faithful service as a minister of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. He served in numerous conferences within the church. He began in the Indiana Conference and later served in the Middle East Division as president of the Jordan Mission. He went on to serve in the South Dakota Conference; Upper Columbia Conference; Ontario Conference; Gulf States in Montgomery, Ala.; and finished out his ministry in Georgia’s Cumberland Conference of SDA.
He was the son of the late Harold Clemons and Florence Levitt and was preceded in death by his son, Robert Dale Clemons; and sister, Patricia Stephan.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Jean Clemons; daughter, Connie René and husband, Laird Solomon, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; two sons, Mark Allen Clemons, Chattanooga, Gary Eugene Clemons, Cleveland, Tenn.; and two grandchildren, Luke and Caleb Solomon.
Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Apison Seventh-Day Adventist Church with Pastor Greg Daniel officiating.
Interment will be in Collegedale Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Adventist Frontier Mission, Amazing Facts or 3ABN.
Please share your thoughts and memories online at www.mem.com.
Arrangements are by the Valley View Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, 7414 Old Lee Highway.
Jimmy Frizzell
WHITWELL — Jimmy Lewis “Rim” Frizzell, 67, passed away Friday, June 6, 2008, surrounded by family.
He was a retired coal miner and of Church of God faith.
Mr. Frizzell was preceded in death by children, Robert Frizzell, Belinda Frizzell; parents, the Rev. Walter and Ethel Frizzell; brothers, Jackie Frizzell, William Frizzell, Phillip Frizzell; sister, Barbara Summers.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Frizzell, of Whitwell; children, Diana (James) Skyles, of South Pittsburg, Tenn., Ethel Mae (Bob) Frizzell, of Signal Mountain, Eric (Misty) Frizzell, of Chattanooga, Walter (Sherrie) Frizzell, Samantha (Jason Shaw) Frizzell, Natalie Nicole Frizzell, of Cartwright; sister, Jan Mount, of Jasper, Tenn.; brother, Tommy Frizzell, of Cartwright; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. CDT Monday, June 9, in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Bill Reynolds and the Rev. William Dick officiating.
Interment will be at Red Hill Cemetery in Whitwell.
Family will receive friends from noon until 9 p.m. CDT today, June 8.
Arrangements are by Whitwell Memorial Funeral Home, (423) 658-7777.
Beulah Harris
LENOIR CITY — Beulah Akins Harris, 90, passed away Friday, June 6, 2008, at her home.
She was a member of First Baptist Church. Beulah was retired from Yale and Town and was an avid quilter.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Harris; son, Jerry Harris; parents, Walter and Bertha Shaw Akins; four sisters and three brothers.
Survived by her children, Betty Galyon and husband, George, Bill Harris and wife, Carole, all of Lenoir City, Brenda Allender and husband, George, of Jasper, Tenn., Randy Harris and wife, Diane, of Lenoir City; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the Click Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dick DeMerchant officiating.
Burial will follow in Lakeview Cemetery.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. today and from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at Click Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Building Fund, 2085 Simpson Road East, Lenoir City, TN 37772.
www.clickfuneralhome.com.
Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City, is in charge of arrangements.
Jim Jenkins
CLEVELAND — James W. “Jim” Jenkins, 74, died Saturday, June 7, 2008, in a Knoxville hospital.
Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced in Monday’s Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Turner Funeral Home, Highway 58 Chapel, is in charge of the arrangements, 622-3171.
GEORGIA
Kyler Anderson
RINGGOLD — Kyler Reed Anderson, 4-month-old infant, passed away Friday, June 6, 2008.
He was preceded in death by grandparents, Chester Walker, Harold Nipper and Flora Nipper, and great-great-grandfather, the Rev. A.C. Ownby.
Kyler is survived by parents, Timothy Brandon and Whitney Michelle Anderson; sister, Kelsey Rae Anderson, of Ringgold; grandparents, Terry and Kimberly Nipper, of Ringgold, Tim and Ann Anderson, of Rossville, and Gene Anderson Jr., of Rossville; great-grandparents, Tony and Nancy Touchstone, Bill and Bettye Gulledge, all of Rossville, Norman and Daris Anderson, of Chattanooga, Gene Anderson Sr., of Ten Mile, Tenn., and Joan Green, of Rossville; great-great-grandparents, Frances Ownby, of Rossville, and Lena Anderson, of Athens, Tenn.; aunt, Darby Anderson, of Rossville; and several great-aunts, great-uncles and cousins.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in the chapel with the Rev. Doug Hawkins and Dr. Neal Brown officiating.
Interment will follow in Tennessee-Georgia Memorial Park.
Condolences may be sent at www.heritagefh.com.
Family will receive friends from 3 to 7 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at Heritage Funeral Home & Crematory, Battlefield Parkway.
Ronald Broom
ROSSVILLE — Ronald Broom, a.k.a. “McGuiver” or “Red,” 63, passed away Friday, June 6, 2008.
He had lived in the Chattanooga and North Georgia areas for most of his life and was of the Baptist faith. He was an Army veteran and retired from U.S. Pipe in 2003 as a coremaker after more than 33 years of service. He also loved working on Ford Trucks and will be sadly missed by all who knew him.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Hattie Broom; his wife, Elsie McClure Broom; and several brothers and sisters.
Survivors include two daughters and son-in-law, Rhonda Paradise, of Rossville, and Sharon and Eddie May, of Flintstone, Ga.; two sons and daughter-in-law, Randy Broom Sr. and Keith and Amanda Broom, all of Rossville; brother, Lonnie White, of Nashville; sisters, Reba Sprague, of Chattanooga, and Delores “Tootsie” Brown, of St. Louis, Mo.; eight grandchildren, Heather, Hollie, John and Dillon Henley and Randy Broom Jr., Rachel, Kayla and Christopher Broom; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, June 9, 2008, in the Fort Oglethorpe Chapel with Brother Terry Burns officiating.
Burial will follow in Tennessee-Georgia Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends all day today and prior to the service Monday at the funeral home.
Online guest book is at www.wilsonfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are by W.L. Wilson & Sons Funeral Home, Fort Oglethorpe.
Shirley Cole
RINGGOLD — Shirley Ann Cole, 72, went home to be with Lord on Friday, June 6, 2008.
Funeral services are at 2 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with Pat Davis and the Rev. Robert Schrader officiating.
Interment will be in Lee Cemetery.
Condolences may be made at www.heritagefh.com.
Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home & Crematory, Battlefield Parkway.
Geraldine Davis
CHICKAMAUGA — Geraldine Brannon Davis, 73, passed away Friday, June 6, 2008, at a local hospital.
A resident of the Chickamauga area for the past 55 years, she was formerly of LaFayette, Ga. She was a former employee of Jones-Blair Paint, where she worked for over 20 years, and was of the Church of Christ faith.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis “Bear Cat” Davis; parents, Thomas and Clarice Craton Brannon; and brother, Johnny T. Brannon.
She is survived by three daughters and sons-in-law, Robin (Danny) Davis, of Ringgold, Ga., Jackie Davis (Lenny Seasonwein), of Whitestone, N.Y., and Gerry (Rusty) Shelton, of Ringgold; brother, Robert “Bob” (Mary Ann) Brannon, of Stockbridge, Ga.; sister-in-law, Faye (Franklin) Turner, of Chattanooga; four grandchildren, the Rev. Hutch (Ashleigh) Garmany, Angela (Brandon) Daugherty, Josh (Jessica) Shelton and Lori Shelton; four great-grandchildren, Gabriel Daugherty, Hutchinson Garmany, Hunter Shelton and Conner “Little Bear” Shelton; niece, Kelli (Brandon) Oravetz; and nephew, Mike (Jenny) Brannon.
Funeral services are at 3:30 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Hutch Garmany officiating.
Interment will follow at Chickamauga City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 8 a.m. today until funeral time at the funeral home.
An online register book may be signed at www.wilsonfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are by Wilson Funeral Home, J. Avery Bryan Chapel, Chickamauga.
Iris Hutchins
LaFAYETTE — Iris Hutchins, 86, died Friday, June 6, 2008.
Survivors include daughter, Judy Parrish, of LaFayette; sisters, Burma Jean Stafford, of Jacksonville, Fla., and Charla Barron, of Asheville, N.C.; brother, John Wright Jr., of Deland, Fla.; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be in Jacksonville, Fla.
Arrangements are by Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home, LaFayette.
Steve Knight
RINGGOLD — Steve Benjamin Knight, 89, died Friday, June 6, 2008, in a local hospital.
He was a member of First Baptist Church, Ringgold, and was retired from U.S. Pipe and was a World War II Army veteran.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Bertys Ross Knight; and a son, Tommy Benjamin Knight.
He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Baxter and Sharron Knight, of Ringgold; and a daughter and son-in-law, Gail and Ed Lindner, of Jacksonville, Fla.; and a sister, Irene Alexander, of Molten, Ala.; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Chattanooga National Cemetery with the Rev. Bruce Sloan officiating.
Condolences may be sent at www.heritagefh.com.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Hospice of Chattanooga, P.O. Box 19269, Chattanooga, TN 37416.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Heritage Funeral Home, Battlefield Parkway.
Danny Teague
ROSSVILLE — Danny York Teague, 59, passed away Thursday, June 5, 2008.
He had lived in the Chattanooga and North Georgia area for most of his life and was a member of Cloud Springs Baptist Church. He was also a member of the Army Reserve and had worked as a dispatcher for Brown Transportation and many others. He enjoyed reading, politics and UT football.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Roy and Roxie Barnes and Andrew and May Teague.
Survivors include his parents, Alvin and Peggy Teague, of Rossville; son and daughter-in-law, Jeremy and Rachel Teague, of Branford, Fla.; daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer Michelle and Henry Stefan Colman, of Austin, Texas; two brothers, Maurice Teague, of Chattanooga, and Michael Teague, of Chickamauga, Ga.; grandson, Jackson Reed Colman; and one nephew and spouse, Kevin and Laura Teague.
Graveside services will be at noon Monday, June 9, 2008, in Lakewood Memory Gardens, South, with the Rev. Bill Proctor and Brother Sam D. Sharp officiating.
The family will begin receiving friends after 2 p.m. today and prior to leaving for the service Monday at the funeral home.
Online guest book is at www.wilsonfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are by W.L. Wilson & Sons Funeral Home, Fort Oglethorpe.
Dorothy Williams
RINGGOLD — Dorothy Jean Williams, 75, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, June 6, 2008.
She had lived the last 30 years in the North Georgia area and was a devoted member of Catoosa Baptist Tabernacle. She also enjoyed sewing and was a NASCAR fan, but most of all she was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Elmer and Nancy Whitehead.
Survivors include her loving husband of 58 years, Herbert Williams, of Ringgold; sons and daughter-in-law, David Curtis Williams, of Ringgold, Bob and Kathy Williams, of Dalton, Ga., and Michael Alan Williams, of Ringgold; daughter, Sharon Kay Hicks, of Ringgold; two brothers, Ray Whitehead, of Maryville, Tenn., and Earl Whitehead, of Greenback, Tenn.; two sisters, Virginia Harrison, of Etowah, Tenn., and Charlotte Gates, of Colorado; 11 grandchildren, Jennifer Clark, Scott Dykes, Sarah Beyermier, Amy and Jennifer Williams, Jade Rice, Shane Williams, Mindy Smith, Jeremy Karr and Brandy and Candy Williams; 23 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 9, 2008, in the Wallis-Stewart Chapel with the Rev. Harold Howell officiating.
Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.
The family will begin receiving friends after 5 p.m. today and prior to the service Monday at the funeral home.
Online guest book is at www.wilsonfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are by the Wallis-Stewart Chapel of Wilson Funeral Homes, Ringgold.
ALABAMA
Ollie Bailey
GERALDINE — Ollie Mae Bailey, 104, passed away Friday, June 6, 2008, in Crowne Health Care.
Funeral service is at 2 p.m. CDT today, June 8, from New Home Methodist Church.
Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery.
Arrangements are by W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel, Rainsville, Ala.
Margaret Williams
CEDAR BLUFF — Margaret Williams, 74, died Friday, June 6, 2008.
Survivors include her husband, Gordon Williams; sons, Terry Williams, Gordon David Williams and James Randall Williams; mother, Evelyn Lemming; sister, Mellie Hardin; brother, James Lemming; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. EDT Monday, June 9, from Pentecostal Worship Center.
Visitation is today, June 8, 2008, at Mason Funeral Home, Summerville, Ga.
