Jerry Dean Kelley, 79, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, passed away on Friday, December 14, 2018, in a local hospital. He was born June 23, 1939 in Sardis, Tn., to the late C. T. and Bertie Frances Kelley. Mr. Kelley attended UT Martin and went on to receive his bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Memphis. He began his career as a ... (click for more)

Billy Ray Elliott, Jr., 45, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, passed away on Friday, December 14, 2018. Arrangements will be announced by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 423 622-9995. (click for more)

Dorothy Bryant, 79, of Rock Spring, passed away on Friday, December 14, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Jessie Roach and Flavie Gilreath Roach; grandsons, Brad Rackley and Casey Rackley; sisters, Annie Kate Alexander, Elsie Barrett, Louise Greene, and Johnnie Roll; brothers, Charile Roach and Herman Roach. She is survived by her sons, Dale Rackley ... (click for more)

Betty Ruth Whatley, 89, a resident of Cleveland and formerly of Atlanta, Georgia, left this earth to be with her Savior on Saturday, December 8, 2018. Originally from Macon, Ga. she was married to her husband, Earl Whatley, for over 61 years. He was the love of her life. Betty studied Medical Technology and worked for years in the Atlanta area as a Medical Technologist. She was ... (click for more)

Bill Bennett, who served Hamilton County as assessor of property and a member of the County Commission, has died at 82. One of Chattanooga's most popular public servants, his experiences in a two-room schoolhouse helped hone his career. He was one of six boys, along with one girl, born to Ernest and Mary Roberts Bennett on the Cumberland Plateau. Ernest Bennett farmed and ... (click for more)

A 57-year-old inmate at the Hamilton County Jail died Friday morning after having difficulty breathing and being transported to a local hospital. He was identified as David Leonard Bulloch. The Sheriff's Office said, "At 3:30 a.m. , Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office deputies assigned to the Corrections Division were made aware that an inmate was having difficulty breathing. ... (click for more)