Janet Marie King
Dec 13, 2025
Janet Marie (Hickman) King, age 72 of Graysville, passed away at her home on Saturday, December 13, 2025. She was born in Dayton, Ohio, on July 23, 1953, the daughter of the late Willie Homer Hickman and Nellie Marie (Johnson) Hickman. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Carl Albert King.
Janet lived in Dayton, Tennessee, most of her...
Rolland Charles "RC" McGhee
Dec 11, 2025
Rolland Charles “RC” McGhee, age 63 of Spring City, passed away at his home on Thursday, December 11, 2025. He was born in Rockwood on November 11, 1962, the son of the late Rawland and Norma (Newby) McGhee.
RC graduated from Rhea County High School in 1981 and spent most of his life in Spring City. As a journeyman electrician, he...
Teresa Lea Dunn
Dec 11, 2025
Teresa Lea Dunn, age 69 of Evensville, passed away at her home on Thursday, December 11, 2025. She was born in Dayton on February 12, 1956, the daughter of the late Doyle Montgomery and Margie Helen (Tennyson) Montgomery. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Mike Montgomery.
Teresa was a lifelong resident of Dayton and a 1974 graduate of...
Violanda "Vickie" Reffitt
Dec 8, 2025
Violanda “Vickie” Reffitt, age 87 of Dayton, TN, formerly of Hillsboro, OH, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2025, at Life Care of Rhea County. She was born in Benevento, Italy on September 5, 1938, the daughter of the late Antonio Ruggiero and Angiolina (Beatrice) Ruggiero. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Orville Reffitt, and her son,...
Gloria Monica Shipwash
Dec 2, 2025
Gloria Monica Shipwash, age 76 of Spring City, passed on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at her home. She was born in Chattanooga on November 13, 1949, the daughter of the late James and Roberta (Whitfield) McCulley.
A devoted Baptist, Gloria made Spring City her home for the past 25 years. She dedicated her professional life to quality control at Dixie Yarns,...
Barbara Ann Snyder
Nov 25, 2025
Barbara Ann (Doss) Snyder, age 76 of Dayton, passed away at her home on Tuesday, November 25, 2025. She was born in Dayton on December 15, 1948, the daughter of the late Lester James Doss and Pauline Ray (Riley). She was also preceded in death by her brother, Rev. Ronnie Doss; and her sister, Caroline Dotson.
Barbara spent most of her...
Jonathan Chad Grant
Nov 8, 2025
Jonathan “Chad” Grant, age 40 of Chattanooga, passed away at Erlanger Hospital on Saturday, November 8, 2025. He was born in Chattanooga on May 18, 1985, the son of Bobby and Johnnie (Minnis) Grant of Chattanooga, who both survive him.
Chad lived most of his life in Chattanooga and was employed as a carpenter with his dad. He was a big...
Diana Lee Hale
Nov 1, 2025
Diana Lee Hale, age 69 of Dayton, passed away at Decatur Wellness and Rehabilitation Center on Saturday, November 1, 2025. She was born in Midland, Michigan, on August 5, 1956, the daughter of the late William and Goldie (Loper) Yats. She was also preceded in death by her son, Jeffrey Hale.
Diana moved to Dayton in 2013 from Kenosha, Wisconsin. She...
James Gerhardt Lorenzen
Oct 31, 2025
James Gerhardt Lorenzen, age 81 of Dayton, passed away on Friday, October 31, 2025, at his home. He was born in Chicago, IL, on November 9, 1943, the son of the late Adolf “Abe” and Bernice (Olsen) Lorenzen. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Carol Lorraine (Abramson) Lorenzen.
James earned his Bachelor of Arts degree, was a longtime...
Walter Otto Gerber III
Oct 30, 2025
Walter Otto Gerber III, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer for over year on Thursday, October 30, 2025 at his home in Spring City, Tennessee. He was born on November 20, 1944 in Lynn, Massachusetts, the son of the late Walter Otto Gerber, Jr. and Lorraine (VanDusen) Gerber. He was also preceded in death by his late wife,...
Patricia Ann Webb
Oct 25, 2025
Patricia A. (McCrery) Webb, 81, passed away peacefully on October 25, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.
Born and raised in Nottingham, Pennsylvania, Pat met the love of her life, Kirk L. Webb of Rising Sun, Maryland. The two were married on November 23, 1968, and shared a lifetime of love, laughter, and adventure.
After a short time in Elton, Maryland, Pat...
Lynne Irene Storm
Oct 22, 2025
Lynne Irene Storm, age 87 of Sale Creek, passed away at Laurelbrook Nursing Home in Dayton on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. She was born in Seattle, Washington, on March 26, 1938, the daughter of the late Lester Howard Newall and Opal Carolyn (Marshall) Newhall. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Sid Storm.
Lynne was a devoted Christian who...
Debbie Travis Anders
Oct 12, 2025
Debbie Travis Anders of Dayton, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, October 12, 2025. She was born on February 9, 1961, the daughter of the late Dean and Willa Dean (Rice) Travis. She is also preceded in death by her two brothers, Jim Travis and Leon Travis.
Dancing and gardening brought Debbie the greatest joy.
She leaves behind her two...
Teresa Dale Miller
Oct 12, 2025
Teresa Dale Miller, age 62 of the Brayton Community, passed away with her family by her side at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga on Sunday, October 12, 2025. She was born on August 2, 1963, in Chattanooga, the daughter of the late Fred Gann and her mother, Marilyn (Hindman) Gann, who survives her.
Teresa lived in the Brayton Community of Graysville since...
Dallas Earl Smith
Oct 8, 2025
Dallas Earl Smith of Dayton, passed away on October 8, 2025, at Spring City Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on November 9, 1943, in Rockwood, the son of the late Earl and Addie (Hall) Smith.
He received a Bachelor’s degree from Bryan College, a Master’s and Educational Specialist degrees from Tennessee Tech. Dallas spent forty-four years in public education...
Dennis Lynn "Denny" Roberts
Oct 5, 2025
Dennis “Denny” Lynn Roberts, age 61 of the Luminary community, passed away on October 5, 2025, at his home. He was born in Hixson on September 26, 1964, the son of Otis Roberts of the Luminary community and his late mother, Virginia Lee (Roberts) Roberts. He was also preceded in death by his grandparents, Manuel Lynn and Christine (Thurman) Roberts,...
Audie Van May
Sep 28, 2025
Rev. Audie Van May, age 77 of Dayton, passed away at his home on Sunday, September 28, 2025. He was born in Hixson, Tennessee, on October 2, 1947, the son of the late Grady and Imogene (Brown) May. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Larry Smith and Rick Smith, and his sister, Linda Mossette.
Audie lived in Dayton...
Ellen "Ellie" Marie Crawford
Sep 27, 2025
Ellen “Ellie” Marie Crawford, age 65 of Dayton, passed away at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga on Saturday, September 27, 2025. She was born in Toledo, Ohio, on June 2, 1960, the daughter of the late Ronald and Sally (Kruse) Kretz. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Sandy Kretz, and her grandson, Derren Fenter.
Ellie lived in Toledo, Ohio,...
Wayne Knight
Sep 15, 2025
Bobby “Wayne” Knight, age 53 of Evensville, passed away at his home early on Monday, September 15, 2025. He was born in Loudon on June 16, 1972, the son of the late D. L. Knight and Gracie (Berry) Knight of Evensville, who survives him. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Ann Knight, and his brothers, Robert Knight...
Cynthia Jean "Cindy" Elser
Sep 13, 2025
Cynthia Jean “Cindy” Elser, age 68 of Evensville, passed away at her home on Saturday, September 13, 2025. She was born in Nampa, Idaho, on December 12, 1956, the daughter of Frank Roy Dean Clevenger and Bonnie Jean (Spickelmier) Clevenger.
Cindy lived in Evensville for the last 30 years and retired from Walmart after 15 years of service. She was a...