Obituaries

Obituaries for September 19, 2014

• Joyce Ashley

  Joyce Ashley of Chattanooga, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014. She was employed with Bi-Lo for over 25 years and with the Ullenburg Ring Co. for over 30 years. …

• Shrena Bell

  Shrena Bell, 35, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, in Chattanooga. Arrangements by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Avenue, 622-9995.

• Laura Blevins

  Laura Johnson Blevins passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, at the age of 87. She was born in Guild, Tenn., the only child of the late James and Mary …

• Aurellia Boaz

  Aurellia Mitchell Boaz, 84, entered eternal rest on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014. She was born on Nov. 27, 1929 in Hallsboro, N. C., and was christened Albert Aurellia Elizabeth Mitchell. …

• Charlotte Burrows

  Charlotte Welton Burrows, 51, has gone to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. She was a native of Chattanooga and a resident of Harrison. Charlotte …

• Johnny Chambers

  Johnny E Chambers, 54, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, at his residence. Funeral at 11 a.m. today, Sept. 19, 2014, from the W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel with Brother …

• Annie Cooke

  Annie Cooke, 91, died Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. Survivors: children, Mary Lou George, James Allen Cooke Jr. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church. Visitation is 11 …

• John Cooper Jr.

  John E. Cooper Jr., formerly of Chattanooga, passed away Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, in a hospital in Chicago, Ill. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Karen Cooper; parents, …

• Benjamin Cross

  Benjamin Jesse Parker Cross, 6-months, of Harrison, passed away Monday, Sept. 15, 2014. Benjamin was the grandson of the late Larry Hall and Kurt Reiffenstein. Survivors include his parents, Marcus …

• Sylvester Daniel Jr.

  Sylvester Daniel Jr., 51 of Chattanooga, passed away Friday morning, Sept. 12, 2014, in a local hospital. He was the son of Evelyn Daniel and Sylvester Daniel Sr. He was …

• Thomas Edington

  Thomas Casteel Edington, 80, of Ooltewah, passed away on Wednesday morning, Sept. 17, 2014, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born on Oct. 20, 1933 in Knoxville, …

• Leon Elsea Jr.

  Leon Elsea Jr. O.L. "Leon" Elsea Jr., 84, of Hixson, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. Services will be held at 11 a.m. today, Sept. 19, 2014, in the …

• ADA FLETCHER

  who departed this life on September 19, 2011, at Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston, Mass. She was born on July 25th, 1925, to kind and caring parents, Samuel and …

• Dr. Richard Garth

  Dr. Richard E. Garth, of Amelia Island, Fla., died on Sept. 13, 2014, after a long and eventful life. He was 88 at the time of his death. He was …

• JoAnn Gilreath

  JoAnn Layne Gilreath, 77, peacefully entered the Gates of Heaven at home with her husband, T.J. Gilreath and daughter, Rhonda Gilreath-Franklin at her bedside on Wednesday evening, Sept. 17, 2014. …

• Doris Goff

  Doris Arlene Jones Goff, 88, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, from W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel. Entombment will follow in Mausoleum …

• Farris Hawkins

  Farris Martin Hawkins, 70, died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family after a year long battle with cancer on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. Farris was a lifelong resident …

• C.W. Hill Jr.

  "Bud" Hill, Jr., 74, formerly of Tennessee, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at Grace Presbyterian in Blairsville. Cochran Funeral …

• Robert Hudson

  Doug Hudson ROSSVILLE Robert Douglas Hudson, 68, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. He was born to the late Charlie and Susie Hudson on Nov. 18, 1945 in Chattanooga. He …

• Alice Jackson

  Alice Jackson, 105, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, in Cleveland. She was born on Oct. 31, 1908 in the Big Springs Community in Meigs County. Mrs. Jackson …

• Mary Martin

  Mary "Pug" Ellen Kelly Martin, 75, died Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, at her residence. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Dayton with Rev. Milton Knox officiating. Interment …

• Comer McCaulley

  Comer V. McCaulley, 83, of Chattanooga, passed away Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, in a local hospital. Funeral at noon today in the chapel of Taylor Funeral Home with Pastor Ternae …

• Julia McClain

  Julia Grace Richardson McClain passed away Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014. She was a faithful member of Orchard Knob Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie …

• Fred Murillo

  Wil Murillo Wilfredo "Wil" Jose Murillo, 60, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014 Wil born in Managua, Nicaragua to the late Angela Rosa Mendoza Rojas and Wilfredo Socorro Murillo …

• Shirley Murphy

  Shirley Natalie Murphy, 81, a resident of Chattanooga, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. She was born in Gary, Ind., on July 25, 1933 and has resided in the …

• Dianne Nail

  Dianne Hughes Nail, 66, died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. Funeral is set for 2 p.m. today, Sept. 19, from W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel with burial in Beulah Cemetery. Rev. Shannon …

• Tyrone Pulliam

  Tyrone Danielle Pulliam, 33, of Chattanooga, passed away recently at a local hospital. He was employed by Millenium Cab Co. Tyrone has joined his mother, Valerie Hines Pulliam; and grandfather, …

• BELINDA RUFFIN

  Mother, Blessed is the man who persevere under trials, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who …

• Tonia Sandridge

  Tonia Sandridge, 45, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014, in Chattanooga. Arrangements by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 622-9995.

• Dylan Sutton

  Justin Dylan Sutton, 11, died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, at Rhea Medical Center. A lifetime resident of Spring City, Dylan was born on June 11, 2003. He was a student …

• Roy Voiles

  LaFAYETTE Roy Neal Voiles passed away Sept. 9, 2014, following an extended illness. Loving son to WillaBell, brother to Harley, husband to Christy, father to Amber and Britney, grandfather to …

• Joe Webb

  Joe O. Webb, 84, of the Cumberland Hills community near Athens, died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. A lifelong resident of McMinn County, he was …

• Shields Wilson

  Shields Wilson died peacefully at home on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, with family at his side. He was born on Nov. 14, 1920, in Boonshill, Tenn., graduated from The Webb …