Obituaries

Obituaries for September 27, 2013

• Curtis

  Curtis WaldropCurtis Ray Waldrop, 47, of Chattanooga died Monday, Sept. 16, 2013, at his home.A resident of Chattanooga for the past 25 years, Curtis was formerly employed as a supervisor …

• Erwin

  Erwin Latimer III Erwin David "Lat" Latimer III, of Lookout Mountain, Tenn., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013.Lat was born in Cleveland, Ohio on Nov. 30, 1923 to Erwin and …

• Kenneth

  Kenneth MillsKenneth Darrel Mills, 60, formerly of Flintstone, Ga., died Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013, in Atlanta.Announcement by Hardwick & Sons Funeral Home.

• Lester Adams

  Sr.Lester I. Adams Sr., 91, went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013.He was retired from the United States Labor Department, past Master of the …

• Jo Anne

  Jo Anne "Josie" Lott of East Ridge, passed away at the age of 65 on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013.A Memorial Service will be held at Wesley Memorial Untied Methodist Church …

• Thomas Bond

  Thomas Kendrick Bond, of Chattanooga, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. He was 93 years old.Tom was born in Philadelphia, Pa., where he lived with his mom and dad, …

• Gerlinda Bowman

  Gerlinda Bowman, 70, of Hixson, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013.She was a member of Dividing Ridge Church of God and preceded …

• Donna Byers

  TRACY CITY Donna Jo Byers, died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, at her residence.Graveside 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, in Gregg Cemetery, Tracy City with Minister Clayton Jones officiating.Online condolences can …

• Deborah Capetz

  Deborah S. Capetz, 59, went home to be with her Lord Jesus Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013.She was a member of Woodland Park Baptist Church and was formerly employed at Erlanger …

• Marion Crumbley

  Marion Louise Hanson Crumbley, of Signal Mountain, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013. She was 87 years old.Marion was born in Atlanta, and has been a longtime resident of the …

• Ruby Edwards

  INMEMORYRuby D. EdwardsFeb. 12, 1912 - Sept. 27, 2006"Although shes no longer here, her memories still lingers near."We love and miss you.Your family

• Tonya Frizzell

  Tonya Hatfield Frizzell, 42, of Soddy-Daisy, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013.Tonya was a graduate of Hixson High School and ECPC Business College. She was a member of New …

• Ray Hall

  IIRay Pierce Hall II, of Hixson, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, surrounded by his loving wife and family. He was 60 years old.He was a longtime resident of …

• Mary Hargis

  GRUETLI-LAAGER Mary Ethelene Hargis, 87, died at her home, Wednesday Sept. 25, 2013.She was born in Gruetli-Laager on Oct. 26, 1925, to Willie and Mary Mitchell Bean who preceded her …

• William Holden

  William "Bill" P. Holden, 70, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, at his home with his loving family at his side.He was an active member of Brainerd United Methodist …

• Martha Johnson

  Martha "Pepper" Jean Robinson Penson Johnson, 69, of Chattanooga, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013, at her residence.Funeral 2 p.m. today at Orchard Park SDA Church with Pastor Frank D. …

• Lawrence Lakins

  Jr.CLEVELAND Lawrence David "Larry" Lakins Jr. passed away in a Chattanooga hospital due to cardiac arrest on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013.He was born on June 7, 1970 to Lawrence and …

• Barbara Lansden

  Barbara H. Lansden, 77, loving wife of Carl Lansden and mother of Carl H. Lansden, went home to Heaven to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, Sept. 25, …

• Elizabeth Lyon

  Elizabeth Parris Lyon, 94, died Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013.A resident of Manor House Assisted Living in Chattanooga for the past 13 years, she was born in Athens, Tenn., to the …

• Patsy McGovern

  ROSSVILLE Patsy Anne McGovern, 69, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013.She has been a resident of Rossville most of her life and was a member of The Carpenters Church.She …

• Clarence Moats

  CLEVELAND Clarence Moats, 81, a native of the Polk County area passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, at his home in southeast Cleveland.Clarence was born in Benton, Tenn. on …

• Melba Morton

  Melba VonzaLee Morton, 90, departed this life with her family by her side on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013.She was of the Baptist faith and a retired salesperson.She was preceded in …

• ML Mulligan

  Marty Lee "M.L" Mulligan, 85, of Chattanooga, died on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, at St. Barnabas Healthcare Center.He was the son of the late Morty Lee and Willie Boone Mulligan. …

• Ted Oakes

  Theodore D Oakes, 79, of Hixson, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Red Bank.Ted graduated from Kirkman Technology School and worked at Combustion and Roadway Trucking Co.Ted was …

• Jimmy Oliver

  GROVE OAK Jimmy Lee Oliver, 81, died Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, at Erlanger.Funeral services at 11 a.m. CDT Saturday from Rainsville Funeral Home Chapel.Burial in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, www.rainsvillefuneralhome.com.Visitation will …

• Louis Pendergrass

  James Louis Pendergrass, 95, of Chattanooga, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013.Services will be 1 p.m. today, Sept. 27, 2013, graveside in Hamilton Memorial Gardens in the Chapel of Devotion …

• Kentory Ray

  Kentory LeBron Ray, age 11, earned his angel wings Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013.He joined Heaven with his grandmothers, Linda Smith and Madeline Preston. Kentory was a sixth-grader at Tyner Middle …

• Charles Reynolds

  DAYTON Charles Ray Reynolds, 73, died Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, at Erlanger in Chattanooga. He was born May 17, 1940 in Kentucky to the late Charles and Charlyne Gill Reynolds. …

• Mamie Richards

  Mamie Estelle Alley Richards, 91, of Soddy-Daisy, went home to be with the Lord, Jesus Christ and her beloved husband of 47 years, Alton Richards, on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013.She …

• Thomas Ruffin

  Thomas Melvin "Lil Thomas or LT" Ruffin III, age 11,passed away Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013.He was born Feb. 19, 2002, and a sixth-grade student at Tyner Middle School.Thomas loved playing …

• Suzanne Scott

  Suzanne Odom Scott, 81, of Signal Mountain, died Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, in a hospital after a short illness.She was a wife, mother, and teacher at Thrasher Elementary School. Sue …

• Ruth Tollett

  PIKEVILLE Ruth Lee Brown Tollett, 92, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013.She was a Christian and a member of Pikeville United Methodist Church. She was …

• Andrea Varnell

  Andrea L. Varnell, 65, of East Ridge, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, at her residence.Andrea was born in Chattanooga to Wilbur and Dorothy Porter and was a graduate …