Obituaries

Obituaries for July 29, 2014

• James Blackburn Jr.

  James Blackburn Jr. CLEVELAND SGM(ret.) James W. Blackburn Jr., 83, died Sunday, July 27, 2014. Survivors: wife, Joyce Blackburn; children, Ken Blackburn, Becky Griffin, Joe Blackburn and Alan Blackburn. Services: …

• Barbara Bowers

  Barbara Talley Bowers, 79, died Friday, July 25, 2014. She was church organist for more than 50 years, 25 of those at First Baptist Church, LaFayette. She had the privilege …

• Alice Brock

  Alice Jones Brock, formerly of Coral Gables, Fla., and presently of Winston-Salem, N.C., died peacefully on Sunday, July 27, 2014. She was 96 years old . She was an accomplished …

• Sandra Burnette

  Sandra Kelly Blanton Burnette, 56, passed away Saturday, July 26, 2014, at her home. Services 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ziegler Funeral Home chapel. Burial follows in McMinn Victory Gardens. Visitation …

• Patricia Chandler

  Patricia Ann Chandler, 74, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 27, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Chandler. She is survived by her …

• Paul Clark

  Paul Delbert Clark, 83, passed away Sunday, July 27, 2014. Services scheduled 2 p.m. CDT Wednesday, July 30, at Liberty Baptist Church. Interment follows in Owens Chapel Cemetery. Visitation from …

• Opal Dowlen

  Opal Stansbury Dowlen, 94, passed away Sunday, July 27, 2014. She was born Jan. 27, 1920 to the late James and Hessie Stansbury. She lived most of her life in …

• Charles Endsley

  Charles Milton "Charly" Endsley, 61, of Hixson, passed away Friday, July 25, 2014. Visitation is 4-6 p.m. today, July 29, at Lane Funeral Home, 601 Ashland Terrace, followed by a …

• Frederick Evans

  Frederick L. Evans Sr., 73, died Sunday, July 27, 2014, at a local health care facility. Mr. Evans was of the Baptist faith. He was the son of the late …

• Matthew Flowers

  Matthew Flowers, 34, of Chattanooga, passed away on Monday, July, 27, 2014. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 4506 Hixson Pike, Hixson, 423-531-3975.

• Virginia French

  Virginia Gail French, 67, passed away Monday, July 28, 2014. She was a member of Whitwell Church of God. Gail was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Bertie …

• Kenneth Galloway

  Kenneth Gary "Ken" Galloway, 70, of Hixson, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 26, 2014. A native of Sunbright, Tenn., he was the son of the late Kenneth and Thelma …

• Mel Holbrook

  Melvin Gene "Mel" Holbrook Sr., 84, of Loudon, formerly of Chattanooga, and Tampa, Fla., passed away Sunday, July 27, 2014. He was born in Roanoke, Va. Mel graduated from Lakeview …

• Dub Holder

  Charles William "Dub" Holder, 79, died Monday, July 28, 2014. Visitation today, July 29, from noon-2 p.m. CDT at Rudder Funeral Home. The service will follow at 2 p.m. CDT …

• Billy Holt

  Billy J. Holt, 76, of Chattanooga, died Friday, July 25, 2014, at his home. He was a son of the late, Fred M. and Irene Murray Holt, and was also …

• Sonny Hughes

  Arthur "Sonny" Hughes, 71, of North Las Vegas, Nev., passed away on Friday, July 25, 2014, at his home. Preceded in death by his parents, Alvin and Nadine, he is …

• Jeffery Jackson

  Jeffery C. Jackson, 23, of Chattanooga, passed Sunday, July 27, 2014. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Advantage Funeral & Cremation Services, Franklin-Strickland -Pinkard-Bryan-Smith Funeral Directors.

• Martha Jenkins

  Martha Ashmore Jenkins, 70, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, July 25, 2014. She had lived most of her life in the Ringgold and Boynton …

• J. Bryan Rudisill Jr

  Jennings Bryan "Buck" Rudisill Jr., 86, of Lookout Mountain, Tenn., died peacefully at home surrounded by family, Sunday night, July 27, 2014. He was preceded in death by his father, …

• Neysa Kilgore

  Neysa Kilgore, of Hixson, passed away Saturday, July 26, 2014, following an extended illness. Prior to her illness, Neysa was an accomplished golfer and avid duplicate bridge player. Neysa is …

• Jason King

  Jason Alder King, 40, of Chattanooga, passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2014, in a local hospital. Funeral: 10 a.m. today, July 29, in the chapel of Taylor Funeral Home, Rev. …

• Ralph LeRoy

  Ralph Chester LeRoy, 92, died Monday, July 28, 2014, at his home. He was a U. S. Navy WWII veteran. Visitation will be 5-9 p.m. CDT today, July 29, and …

• John Ledford

  John David "Red" Ledford, 84, of Chattanooga, went to be home with Lord on Monday, July 28, 2014. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps. He …

• Douglas Lemons

  Douglas A. Lemons "Drew" July 29, 1990-June 8, 2014 Andrew our memories of you will never fade. We all miss you and love you so much. Many tears were shed …

• IN MEMORY

  Our beloved ALICE I. LAWRENCE July 4, 1933-July 29, 2004 "The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace …

• IN MEMORY

  In Loving Memory Gerald E. Raulston Oct. 24, 1937-July 29, 2012 Well hold you close in our hearts until we see you again. Love always, Tabitha, Melanie, family and friends

• Joy Mavity

  Joy McGee Mavity passed away peacefully Sunday, July 27, 2012, at her home surrounded by her family following a lengthy illness. She was a native of Chattanooga before moving to …

• Wanda McCuiston

  Wanda Mae Thomason McCuiston, 80, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, July 26, 2014, one day before her 81st birthday. She had lived in the …

• Tommy McNabb Jr.

  Tommy "T. C." McNabb Jr., 52, of Soddy-Daisy, died Sunday, July 27, 2014, at his residence. T.C. was born and raised in the Suck Creek Community. He worked for many …

• Ralph Morgan

  Ralph Eugene Morgan, 80, of Red Bank, passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2014, in a local healthcare facility. A native of Chattanooga, he was the son of the late …

• Penny Painter

  Penny S. Painter, daughter of the Rev. James Ted Painter, passed away at her home on Sunday, July 27, 2014. A memorial service will be announced by Hamilton Funeral Home …

• Edna Pender

  Edna Sheridan Pender, 91, passed away Friday, July 25, 2014. She was owner/operator of Pender's Market. Funeral services were 4 p.m. CDT Sunday at Moore-Cortner Chapel with interment at Cowan …

• Jamal M. Rashed

  In Loving Memory of our son Jamal M. Rashed Today you have been with God for twenty long years, We miss you each and every day, when we set around …

• Cornell Rucker Sr.

  Cornell Rucker Sr., 81, of Chattanooga, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at his residence. Funeral: 1 p.m. today, July 29, in the chapel of Taylor Funeral Home. Burial: Chattanooga …

• Bill Scoggins

  William Oscar "Bill" Scoggins died Thursday, July 17, 2014, at Hutcheson Medical Center. He was born Feb., 24, 1960, and was preceded in death by his father, William Scoggins, and …

• G. B. Warren

  Warren, 94, passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Warren was born in Dalton, Ga., on March 9, 1920, to the late R. J. Warren and …

• Thelma White

  Thelma Lee Flood White, 90, of Chattanooga, passed away surrounded by her family on Saturday, July 26, 2014, to be reconciled to our Lord and Savior. Thelma was born in …