Miscellaneous Hamilton County, Tennessee Obituaries
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Obituaries for Friday, September 1, 2000
HAMILTON COUNTY Effie Burrell Effie Burrell died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2000, in a local hospital. She was 87. She taught in Chattanooga Public Schools and was a member of First Baptist
Church, East Eighth Street, where she served on the Deaconess Board and
the Ladies Guild. She was a
Survivors include a daughter, Glenda Stropshire, Rossville; son, George
Burrell, Chattanooga; sister, Frances Thomas; brother, Raymond Atkins,
both of Chattanooga; three
A graveside service will be Saturday in Forest Hills Cemetery with the Rev. Adam McKee III officiating. There will be no visitation at the Trammell Chapel of Hardwick & Sons Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements. Alvin Daniels Sr. Alvin Lee "Tank'' Daniels Sr. died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2000, in a local health care facility. He was 71. The funeral will be today at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Bozentown with pastor Frank Ball and pastor Darryl Van Hood officiating. Burial will be in Chattanooga National Cemetery. Arrangements are by the Avondale Chapel of Franklin-Strickland Funeral Home. Ethel Daniels Ethel Daniels died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, at her home. She was 80. Arrangements will be announced by the Avondale Chapel of Franklin-Strickland Funeral Home. Henry Freeman Henry Edward Freeman died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, in a local hospital. He was 65. Survivors include three daughters, Patricia Davis, Fort Oglethorpe,
Sheree Freeman, Chattanooga, and Janee Willett, Columbus, Ga.; sister,
Peggy Haley, Chattanooga; three
The funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home with Carol Harrison officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hills Cemetery. Visitation will be today from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Clarise Hickey Clarise Nash Hickey died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000, at her home. She was 83. The funeral will be today at 1 p.m. at the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home with the Rev. Tony Walliser officiating. Burial will be in Hamilton Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Chattanooga, 58 Commons, Suite 101, 4755 Highway 58, Chattanooga, TN 37416. William Hightower William Doyle Hightower died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000, in a local hospital. He was 66. The funeral will be today at 11 a.m. at Hillcrest Baptist Church. Burial will be Sunday at 2 p.m. CDT at Rambo Cemetery in Marshall, Ark. Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home. William King William Edward "Bill'' King died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000. He was 80. Burial will be today at 11:30 a.m. in Chattanooga National Cemetery. A memorial service will follow at 1 p.m. at Brainerd Church of Christ with minister Ronnie Missledine officiating. Arrangements are by the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home. James McDaniel James D. McDaniel died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000, at his home. He was 75. Arrangements will be announced by the Dodds Avenue Chapel of Turner Funeral Home. William Mizell William Howard Mizell of Signal Mountain died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000, in a local hospital. He was 80. A graveside service will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in Chattanooga National Cemetery with Dr. William Dudley officiating. The family will receive friends Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Coulter Chapel of Lane Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Chattanooga, 58 Commons,
Suite 101, 4355 Highway 58, Chattanooga, TN 37416, or Signal Mountain Presbyterian
Church, 612 James
Robert Mosley Robert T. Mosley of Signal Mountain died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000, in a local hospital. He was 69. The funeral will be today at 11 a.m. at Signal Mountain Church of Christ with minister Greg Nance and minister C.G. Griffith officiating. The body will be at the church one hour before the service. Burial will be in Chattanooga Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 850
Fort Wood St., Chattanooga, TN 37403, or the American Heart Association,
519 E. Fourth St., Chattanooga, TN
Arrangements are by the Coulter Chapel of Lane Funeral Home. Frederick Patterson Jr. Frederick D. Patterson Jr. died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, in a local hospital. He was 79. Arrangements will be announced by Taylor Funeral Home. Michael Peoples Arrangements will be announced by Taylor Funeral Home. Clarence Putman Clarence Putman, a former resident of Bristol, Va., and Chattanooga, died Monday, Aug. 21, 2000, in Fairfax, Va. He was 87. A memorial service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at First-Centenary United Methodist Church in Chattanooga. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church. Arrangements are by Old Town Funeral Choices, Alexandria, Va. Reba Ricketts Reba Pauline "Granny'' Ricketts of Soddy-Daisy died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, at her home. She was 73. The funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Williamson & Sons Funeral Home with the Rev. Doyle Thrasher officiating. Burial will be in Varner Cemetery. Visitation will be today after 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Kathleen Russell Kathleen Foster Russell died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000, at her home. She was 91. The funeral will be today at 1 p.m. at the West Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home with the Rev. Max Cooper officiating. Burial will be in Chickamauga City Cemetery. Visitation will be today from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Cedrick Sivils Cedrick Sivils, infant son of Yolanda Woods and Fredrick Sivils, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, in a local hospital. A graveside service will be today at 10 a.m. in Lakewood Memory Gardens, East, with minister Kenneth Ware officiating. Arrangements are by Franklin-Strickland Funeral Home. Fredrick Sivils Fredrick Sivils, infant son of Yolanda Woods and Fredrick Sivils, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, in a local hospital. Arrangements are by Franklin-Strickland Funeral Home. Otto Stevenson Otto Stevenson died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, in a local hospital. He was 92. Arrangements will be announced by the Avondale Chapel of Franklin-Strickland Funeral Home. Kathleen Stewart Kathleen Stewart died Sunday, Aug. 27, 2000, in a hospital in Tullahoma. She was 46. She was a member of McDowell Memorial Church of God in Christ. Survivors include a son, Michael Stewart; father and stepmother, R.B.
and Ina Smith, Chattanooga; grandmother, Lula Mohead, Chattanooga; four
sisters, Cynthia Hayes, Gwendolyn
The funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Taylor Funeral Home with elder C.H. Douglas officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hills Cemetery. Visitation will be today from 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Tyrance Stokes Tyrance Vantwan Labron Stokes, infant son of Angela and Ralph Stokes Jr., died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000, in a local hospital. Other survivors include three sisters, Tiffany, Deyaunna and Aleidra
Stokes, all of Chattanooga; brother, Jimmy Stokes, Chattanooga; grandmothers,
Barbara Horne, Chattanooga, and
A graveside service will be today at 3 p.m. in Lakewood Memory Gardens, East. Visitation will be today at 1:30 p.m. at the Coulter Chapel of Lane Funeral Home. Allen Taylor Allen C. Taylor died Monday, Aug. 28, 2000, in Detroit. He was 84. He was a former member of New Zion Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Allene Ward; stepson, David Wilson; sister, Frances Sawyer; brother, Samuel Taylor; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. The funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Avondale Chapel of Franklin-Strickland Funeral Home with pastor Kevin Adams officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hills Cemetery. Visitation will be after noon today at the funeral home. Eva Whitehead Eva jean Whitehead died Friday, Aug. 25, 2000, in a local nursing home. She was 47. She was a graduate of Howard High School, a member of Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church and a former employee of Synthetic Industries. She was preceded in death by her parents, Steve and Rosa Lee Whitehead; sister, Catherine Whitehead; and three brothers, Charlie and Horace Whitehead and Willie Stubbs. Survivors include three daughters, Cassandra Satterwhite, Sherry and
Sabrina Trammell; two sisters, Rosa Ann Staton and Mattie East Lawarence,
both of Chattanooga; son, David
The funeral will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church with Dr. W.H. Ryan Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Gardens. The body will be at Taylor Funeral Home after noon today. Barbara Womack Barbara L. Womack of Hixson died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000, in a local hospital. She was 54. The funeral will be today at 11 a.m. at Williamson & Sons Funeral Home with the Rev. Macus Clagg officiating. Burial will be in Hamilton County Memorial Park. Elsie York Arrangements will be announced by the Coulter Chapel of Lane Funeral Home. TENNESSEE Charles Angel PIKEVILLE -- Charles Edward Angel died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2000, in a local hospital. He was 70. The funeral will be today at 10 a.m. CDT at Pikeville Funeral Home. Burial will be in Iron Hill Cemetery. Hazel Dillard DAYTON -- Hazel J. "Maw'' Dillard died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000, in an area hospital. She was 97. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Dillard; two sons, Billy Ray and Thomas Dillard; and a daughter, Ruth Leffew. Survivors include four sons, Ed Dillard, Dayton, Jan Dillard, Evensville,
Tenn., James Dillard, East Leroy, Mich., and Stirl Dillard, Pikeville,
Tenn.; daughter, Jessi Hale; sister, Cora
The funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Vanderwall Funeral Home with the Rev. Kenneth Bolton and the Rev. Jackie Penny officiating. Burial will be in French Cemetery in Dayton. Visitation will be today after 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Cam Goins Jr. DECATUR -- Cam Jackson Goins Jr. died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, in a Chattanooga hospital. He was 54. He was a Baptist and was preceded in death by his father, Cam Jackson Goins Sr.; sister, Charlene Shelton; and brother, Jack Goins. The funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Ziegler Funeral Home with the Rev. Ken Goins officiating. Burial will be in Decatur Cemetery. Visitation will be today from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Stuart Groseclose BRISTOL -- Stuart Lane Groseclose died Monday, Aug. 28, 2000, in a Bristol hospital. A memorial service will be Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Fairview United Methodist Church in Hixson with the Rev. Gary Groff and the Rev. James Philpott officiating. Arrangements are by Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. Johnny Hogan DECATUR -- Johnny Franklin Hogan died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, at his home. He was 66. The funeral will be today at 10:30 a.m. in Harrison Cemetery with the Rev. Jimmy Simmons officiating. Arrangements are by the Highway 58 Chapel of Turner Funeral Home. Bernice McDonald KNOXVILLE -- Bernice Keene McDonald died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000. She was 93. She was the widow of Frank Dwight McDonald, former president of the
White Stores. She was a member of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
Knoxville, the P.E.O. and Sequoyah
She was the mother of the late Barbara McDonald Ladd and the sister of the late Clara Harmon. Survivors include a daughter, Carolyn Nichols, Naples, Fla.; daughters,
Nancy Newbold, Monterey, Tenn., and Susan Overton, Knoxville; sisters,
Thelma Keene and Ruth Cox, both of
Burial will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to New Hope Academy, 1325 W. Main St., Suite E., Franklin, TN 37064, or a favorite charity. The family will receive friends Saturday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Arrangements are by Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel, Knoxville. Rose Stampfli GRUETLI-LAAGER -- Rose Marie Stampfli died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2000, in an area hospital. She was 62. The funeral will be today at 10 a.m. at Foster & Son Funeral Home. Burial will be in Swiss Colony Cemetery in Gruetli-Laager. Memorial contributions may be made to the Swiss Historical Society or the American Cancer Society. Arrangements are by Foster & Son Funeral Home. Vesta Trewhitt CLEVELAND -- Vesta Velma Trewhitt died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000, in a local hospital. She was 91. She was a member of Big Spring Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter C. Trewhitt; sister, Eunice Shope; and brother, Marvin C. York. Survivors include a son, Gene Trewhitt, Cleveland; daughter, Martha
McClanahan, Cleveland; two sisters, Ruth McKay, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., and
Stella Watts, Chattanooga; six
The funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Fike Funeral Home with the Rev. Gary Thacker officiating. Burial will be in Hilcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be today from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Laura Williams SOUTH PITTSBURG -- Laura Bell Williams died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2000, in an area nursing facility. Burial will be in Sequatchie Valley Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be today from 7 to 8 p.m. CDT at the funeral home. GEORGIA John Boatwright TRENTON -- John T. Boatwright died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, at his home. He was 68. Mr. Boatwright was an employee of Nufoam Products of Chattanooga. He was preceded in death by a brother, Herbert Boatwright. Survivors include his wife, Peggy Boatwright; five sons, Jimmy, John
Lee, Zachery, Jeremiah and Jonathan Boatwright, all of Chattanooga; stepdaughter,
Kathy Lively; stepson, Billy
The funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. EDT at Ryan Funeral Home with the Rev. Mike Williams and the Rev. Roger Dehart officiating. Burial will be in Walker Chapel Cemetery in Fort Payne, Ala. Visitation will be today after 11:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Pauline Boss FORT OGLETHORPE -- Pauline P. Boss died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000, in a local hospital. A native of Sylacauga, Ala., she had spent most of her life in Dalton,
Ga., before moving to Fort Oglethorpe two years ago. She was a member of
Maple Grove Baptist Church and the
She was the widow of Richard Eugene Boss. The funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home with the Rev. Larry Morgan officiating. Burial will be in Varnell Cemetery. The family will receive friends today from 5 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. James Breeden RISING FAWN -- James R. Breeden died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000, at his home. He was 62. The funeral will be today at 4 p.m. EDT at Ryan Funeral Home with the Rev. Wayne Winters officiating. Burial will be in Lake Hills Memorial Gardens. Allen Gray Jr. LaFAYETTE -- Allen Gray Jr. died Monday, Aug. 28, 2000, at his home. He was 73. A memorial service will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses with brother David Dixon officiating. There will be no visitation at LaFayette Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements. Eulie McKeehan DALTON -- Eulie Spears Cordell McKeehan died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, in a Chattanooga hospital. She was 85. She was preceded in death by three sons, Donald, Cecil and Andrew Cordell, and was widowed by Andrew W. Cordell and Charlie E. McKeehan. Survivors include her sons, Charles and Harold Cordell, both of Summerville,
Ga.; daughters, Madilene Lovett, LaFayette, Ga., Sarah Sharrock, Ringgold,
Ga., Linda Beasley, Williamsburg,
The funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Lakeside Baptist Church with the Rev. Clyde Painter and the Rev. Dewey Blaylock officiating. Burial will be in Lakewood Memory Gardens, South. Maxine McSears SUMMERVILLE -- Maxine Loveless McSears died Monday, Aug. 28, 2000, in Rome, Ga. She was 54. The funeral will be today at 1 p.m. at Prospect Baptist Church in LaFayette, Ga., with the Rev. Jessie Porch and the Rev. Kevin Roach officiating. Burial will be in Summerville Cemetery. The body will be at the funeral home today after 11 a.m. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church. Arrangements are by Willis Funeral Home, Dalton. Billy McSpadden LaFAYETTE -- Billy McSpadden died Friday, Aug. 25, 2000, in Wayland, Mich. He was 10. Billy attended the Learning Center Public School Academy and was a member of Doirr Baptist Church. Survivors include his parents, David and Tammie McSpadden; a sister,
Luci McSpadden; grandparents, William and Juanita McSpadden, and Gene and
Bonnie Moyer;
A memorial service will be Sunday at 6 p.m. at Gordon Lake Wesleyan Church with pastor Jay Neal officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the DeVos Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic, Grand Rapids, Mich. Wayne Peterman ROSSVILLE -- Wayne Shannon Peterman died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000, in a local hospital. He was 65. Mr. Peterman, a native of Overton County, Tenn., retired from Rossville Paving Co. after 16 years there. He was a Baptist. He was preceded in death by his brother, Fred Peterman. The funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Speck Funeral Home in Livingston, Tenn., with the Rev. Joe Dodd officiating. Burial will be in Overton County Cemetery. Visitation will be today from 4 to 9 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Home, Battlefield Parkway, and Saturday from 2 to 9 p.m. CST at Speck Funeral Home in Livingston. Elizabeth Trask TRENTON -- Elizabeth Sue Phillips Trask died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, in a Chattanooga hospital. She was 63. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Ellijay, Ga. She supported her husband in camp ministry at the Sand Mountain Bible Camp for 20 years. She was a graduate of Tennessee Temple University. Survivors include her husband, the Rev. George Trask; two daughters,
Donna Kaye Ballinger, Sallisbury, Md., and Martha Sue Bagley, Pendergrass,
Ga.; three sons, Steve Trask, Granite
The funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Sand Mountain Bible Camp Tabernacle with Dr. Fred Russell and Dr. Don Richards officiating. Burial will be in the family plot. The body will be at the tabernacle one hour before the service. Visitation will be today after 2 p.m. at Ryan Funeral Home, Trenton, Ga. Stan Vreeland LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN -- Stan W. Vreeland died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000, in a local hospital. Survivors include his wife, Ethel Vreeland; two daughters, Joanne Stabile, Chattanooga, and Donna Vreeland, Denver; son, Warren Vreeland, Lookout Mountain; and five grandchildren. The funeral will be today at 3:30 p.m. at Lookout Mountain United Methodist Church with Dr. Tom Denton officiating. Arrangements are by the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home. ALABAMA Martha Cofield FYFFE -- Martha Imogene Cofield died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2000, in Ashville, Ala. She was 81. She was a member of the Sylvania Order of the Eastern Star. Survivors include three daughters, Juanzetta Mitchell, Owens Crossroads,
Ala., Sandra Triplett, Ashville, Ala., and Janis Cofield, Fyffe; two sons,
Dennis Cofield, El Paso, Texas, and
The funeral will be today at 2 p.m. CDT at Tenbroeck Baptist Church with the Rev. Hoyt Gilbert officiating. Burial will be in Tenbroeck Cemetery. Wilma Fraiser FYFFE -- Wilma Fraiser died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, at her home. She was 67. She was preceded in death by her husband, J.C. Fraiser; son, James Fraiser; and sister, Margaret Richards. Survivors include two daughters, Tammy Bryant and Melissa Fraiser, both
of Fyffe; brother, Aaron L. Dean, Flintstone, Ga.; four sisters, Aubie
M. Dean, Fort Payne, Ala., Estelle
The funeral will be today at 2 p.m. CDT at Rainsville Funeral Home with the Rev. Clinton Graham and the Rev. Roger Graham officiating. Burial will be in Green's Chapel Cemetery. Victoria Nyshay FORT PAYNE -- Victoria Nyshay died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2000. Arrangements will be announced by W.T. Wilson Funeral Home. Mary Shelton RAINSVILLE -- Mary Bell Shelton died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, in an area nursing home. She was 80. She was the widow of John M. Shelton. Survivors include three sons, Rudy Shelton, Ooltewah, John Shelton,
Marietta, Ga., and Marlon Shelton, Bedford, Texas; three daughters, Janice
Palmer, Fort Worth, Texas, Marilyn
The funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. CDT at Rainsville Funeral Home with the Rev. Bart Bowlin officiating. Burial will be in Green Haven Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be today from 2 to 4 and 5 to 9 p.m. CDT at the funeral home. Kathy Turner VALLEY HEAD -- Kathy Twilley Turner died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000, from injuries she sustained in an automobile accident. She was 42. Mrs. Turner was a massage therapist and owned her own business. She was preceded in death by her son, Brad Twilley. Survivors include her husband, Dalton Turner; parents, Clearon and Elsie
Twilley; sisters, Karen Mayo, Kellie Johnson, Lynne Hurtt and Karla Twilley,
all of Fort Payne; nieces and
The funeral will be today at 2 p.m. CDT at Wilson Funeral Home in Fort Payne. Burial will be in Walkers Chapel Cemetery. Mary Webb SCOTTSBORO -- Mary Maynor Webb died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, in an area hospital. She was 85. Survivors include her husband, Willard Webb; five stepchildren, Jesse
Tom Webb, Larkinsville, Ala., Edith Webb Rogers and Eugene Webb, both of
Hollywood, Ala., and Troy Webb,
The funeral will be today at 3 p.m. CDT at Scottsboro Funeral Home with the Rev. Roy Venable and the Rev. J.A. LInville officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Bethany Baptist Church, Scottsboro, AL 35768. |