O'Neal, Vivian Hill

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Vivian Hill O’Neal, 68, daughter of the late Willie G. Hill, died on February 19, 2013.

Survivors include her sons, Leslie, Jerome, Brian; siblings, Lorena, Gina, Alvin; niece, Iva; grandchildren; other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be on Thursday, Feb. 21, at noon in the chapel. Interment will be in Highland Cemetery.

The body will lie in state from 12-6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20, at the funeral home.

May 21, 2013

Pointer, Patsy

Eileen L. Trippler, 95, of East Ridge, died on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, at Chattanooga National Cemetery. There will ... (click for more)

Ida Geraldine Houchin, 85, of Chattanooga, died on Monday, May 20, 2013, in a local health care facility. She was the daughter of the late James and Myrtle Swartout and was preceded ... (click for more)

Patsy Pointer, 85, died on May 21, 2013 at a local health care facility. Arrangements will be announced by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 622-9995. (click for more)

Obituaries

Eileen L. Trippler, 95, of East Ridge, died on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, at Chattanooga National Cemetery. There will not be any visitation prior to the burial. Additional information will be announced by the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory, and Florist. (click for more)

Houchin, Ida Geraldine

Ida Geraldine Houchin, 85, of Chattanooga, died on Monday, May 20, 2013, in a local health care facility. She was the daughter of the late James and Myrtle Swartout and was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Houchin and two children, Brenda Keller and Wesley Dobbins. Ida was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include two brothers, Robert (Ruth) Swartout, ... (click for more)

Area Obituaries

Nash, Lynn Anthony (South Pittsburg)

Lynn Anthony Nash, 48, of South Pittsburg, TN, passed away, Sunday, May 19, 2013. She was preceded in death by her father, Jimmy D. Anthony; and a brother, Duane Anthony. She is survived by her mother, Nellie Martin (James) Kilgore; sons, Brandon (Tracey) Clemons and Stefan (Shellie) Clemons; granddaughters, Karah and Kaylie Clemons; sister, Kim (Allen) Trussell; nieces and ... (click for more)

Peardon-Russell, Thelma Harris (Jasper)

Thelma Harris Peardon-Russell, 88, of the Ladds Community near Jasper, TN, died Sunday, May 19, 2013 in a Chattanooga hospital. She was born September 1, 1924 in Spring City, TN to the late Calvin and Jeanette Newby Harris; and was also preceded in death by her husband, Marion Carl Peardon, Sr.; husband, Homer Russell; daughter, Brenda Peardon; three sisters; ... (click for more)

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