Obituaries

Obituaries for November 17, 2013

• Bobby Ables

  Bobby Glenn Ables, 65, a lifetime resident of Soddy-Daisy went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. He was a member of Gospel Assembly Church. His …

• Barbara Allmon

  Barbara Rich Allmon, 77, died Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. Survivors, daughters, Debbie Mitchell, Teresa Lee, Donna Tucker, Peggy Dotson, Linda Quillen, Nancy Edgman, Janice Gwin; 15 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren. Funeral, …

• J. Guy Beatty Jr.

  Guy Beatty Jr. died on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, at Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was a highly respected and successful business lawyer and a partner with Miller …

• Sigmund Blatt

  Sigmund Blatt, 85, of Chattanooga, died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013 in a local health care facility. Arrangements will be announced by Hamilton Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 4506 Hixson Pike …

• Glenn Boggs

  Glenn George Boggs, 90, passed away peacefully early Friday Morning, Nov. 15, 2013 at his daughter and son-in-laws home in Chattanooga, Tenn. He was born on Aug. 12, 1923 in …

• Sam Burgess, Jr.

  Samuel Denton Burgess Jr. went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 at the age of 84. Born Jan. 4, 1929 in …

• Kenneth Burnham

  Kenneth A. Burnham, 65, of Collegedale, passed away Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013, in a Harriman, Tenn., health care facility. He was the son of the late Lucius Albert Burnham and …

• Arnelle Byrd

  Arnelle S. Byrd passed away on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, after a long battle with cancer. Survivors include three sons, Carl C. Byrd III and family, James M. Byrd and …

• James Cooper

  James Ray Cooper, 41, passed away Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. He was a lifelong resident of the North Georgia area and was of the Baptist faith. He was employed with …

• Belissa Crabtree

  Belissa Joy Pickett Crabtree, 55, passed away Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. She was of Church of God faith. Joy was loved deeply by her family and friends. Those left to …

• Albert Drake Jr.

  Albert Lee Drake Jr., 90, passed away Friday Nov. 15, 2013 at Life Care Center of Rhea Co. A longtime resident of Rhea Co., he was retired from Combustion Engineering …

• Latasha Gilmore

  Latasha Nicole Gilmore Garner, 31, of Chattanooga, passed away Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, in a local hospital. She was preceded in death by her brother, Corey Gilmore; and sister, Monica …

• Madeline Gist

  Madeline Elizabeth Gaston went to be with God in a new glorious body on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013, at 5:40 a.m. She was born the third child, Nov. 25, 1926, …

• Nellie Griffith

  Nellie L. "Nell" Griffith, 92, of Red Bank, went home to be with the Lord peacefully at her home on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, with her family by her side. …

• Gary Grimsley

  Gary Lee Grimsley, 68, died Friday Nov. 15, 2013 in a local hospital. He was a lifelong resident of the Chattanooga and North Georgia area and was a Veteran of …

• Edwin Harris

  Edwin Lee Harris, 81, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. He was the son of the late James Walter Harris Jr. and Ollie Torbett Harris. …

• Billy Hatcher

  Billy Gene Hatcher, 64, passed away Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. He was born in Clay County, Tenn., to the late Genie and Mildred Lorena Hatcher but had lived most of …

• Virginia Hodge

  Virginia Jo Scott Hodge, formerly of Sale Creek, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, from injuries she received in an automobile accident. She was …

• Jackie Feagans Jacki

  e Lee Feagans, 66, of Chattanooga, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday Nov. 18, at Lane Funeral Home, Ashland Terrace with Pastor …

• Jerry Law

  Jerry Mark Law, 56, of Chattanooga, died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. Jerry was born Oct. 29, 1957 in Montezuma, Ga., to Marcy …

• Anthony Lewis

  Anthony Lewis, of Chattanooga, passed away Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013 at his residence. Arrangements will be announced later by Taylor Funeral Home of Chattanooga, Inc.

• Carlton Lewis

  Carlton Maxwell Lewis, 56, died Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Survivors, children, Ray Lewis, Kristy Greene, Patricia Lewis; brother, Bill Youngblood; 9 Grandchildren; 1 Great-grandchild. Graveside service 2 p.m. today at …

• Thomas Littleton

  Thomas Lee Littleton, 59, passed away peacefully Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013 at Health Center at Standifer Place. A 25 year resident of West Palm Beach, Fla., he worked as a …

• James Long

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• Brandon Lowe

  LaFAYETTE Brandon Sean Lowe, 19, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. He was loved by many and blessed by all of the …

• Ronald McGough

  Ronald Earl McGough, 60, died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, at his residence. He worked as a salesman and was resident of the North Georgia area for 35 years. Ronnie was …

• Gene Ownbey

  Earl Eugene "Gene" Ownbey, 80, of Chattanooga, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. He was the son of the late Early and Laura Ownbey and was preceded in death by …

• Johnny Pack

  Johnny Lloyd Pack, 68, passed away on Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, at Erlanger Medical Center. Johnny was retired from U.S. Postal Service as a Postmaster in Trenton, Ga. He was …

• Frankie Perry

  Frankie Perry, 63, passed away Saturday Nov. 16, 2013. Condolences may be sent to www.lane-southcrestchapel.com. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral …

• Madge Ramsey

  Madge R. Ramsey, 82, passed away on Friday, Nov. 15, 2013 in a local healthcare facility. She was a member of First Baptist Church, a member of the First Families …

• Betty Rhodes

  LaFAYETTE Betty Jean Mead Rhodes, 67, passed away Thursday Nov. 14, 2013 at Heritage Healthcare of LaFayette. She was a resident of the North Georgia area for most of her …

• Beatrice Riggs

  Beatrice M. Riggs, 78, died Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. Funeral services at 3 p.m. today in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Mt. Zion Cemetery. Visitation …

• Martha Roberson

  Martha Jean (Bruce) Roberson, 83, of Chattanooga, Tenn., passed away Friday, Nov. 8, 2013 in Battle Creek, MI., in a local hospital there. She was preceded in death by her …

• Phillip Samples

  Phillip Glenn Samples, 66, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. He was born on March 24, 1947 to Alice Samples, and …

• Thomas Seay

  Thomas Stokes Seay, our beloved Papa, went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Tom will be remembered by all who knew him as a kind, …

• Tammy Standridge

  Tammy Ann Standridge, 42, died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013 in a local hospital. Tammy was a life long resident of the North Georgia area and member of Catoosa Baptist Tabernacle. …

• Frederick Sterchi II

  Fla. Frederick William Sterchi III, 78, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. Mr. Sterchi was born on Nov. 14, 1934 in Chattanooga, as part of the Sterchi Diary Family. …

• Regina Wallin

  Regina Walker Wallin, of Ocala, Fla., passed away Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. She was born June 8, 1935. Raised in this area until she was 20, she moved to Philadelphia …

• Jack Watson

  Jack L. Watson of Signal Mountain, died Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Born June 5, 1918, in Charlotte, N.C., he graduated from Duke University and proudly served as a Naval submarine …

• Barbara Weldon

  Barbara Ellen Weldon, 61, formerly of Ider, died Friday, Nov. 15, 2013 at Grandview Medical Center. Mrs. Weldon was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Lillie Brown Bowers; …

• Elmer Wilken, Jr.

  Elmer Edwin Wilken, Jr. 79 formerly of Chattanooga passed away Saturday Nov. 16, 2013 in Charlotte N.C. Arrangements will be announced by Lane Funeral Home 601 Ashland Terrace, 877-3524.