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Obituaries


Orr, Carrel Lester

Saturday, June 8, 2019

Carrel Lester Orr, 86, of Mayakka City, Florida, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2019, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  

He was a native of Fayetteville, Tn.  Carrel was retired from the Manitee County Parks and Recreation and was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Johnnie and Bernice Pack Orr.

Survivors include his three children, Tammy Wilson, Debra Gillis and Billy Joe Townsend, Jr.; five grandchildren, Cheyenne Wilson, Wayne Gillis, Dexter Gillis, Brittany Cantu and Zachary Townsend; four sisters, Opal Pigg of Fayetteville, Tn., Barbara Gail Swenson of Huntsville, Al., Carline Polly of Memphis, and Pamela Comstock of Louisville, Ky.; several nieces and nephews.

Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12, at Chattanooga National Cemetery with military honors.  There will be no visitation.

Arrangements are by the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, 404 South Moore Road, East Ridge, Tn. 37412.

Please share your thoughts and memories at www.ChattanoogaEastChapel.com.


July 22, 2019

Forkner, Joan

July 22, 2019

Wilson, Ralph Virgil, Jr.

July 22, 2019

Garner, Jackie Orrell


Joan Forkner, 73, of Signal Mountain, died on July 22, 2019. Arrangements are by Lane Funeral Home, 601 Ashland Terrace, Chattanooga, Tn. 37415, 423 877-3524, Lanefh.com. (click for more)

Ralph Virgil Wilson, Jr., 95, passed away at his home in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and entered the presence of his Lord on Friday, July 19, 2019. He was born December 11, 1923 to Ralph V. Wilson, ... (click for more)

Jackie Orrell Garner, 85, of Chattanooga passed away on Monday, July 22, 2019. He was of the Baptist faith. Jackie was retired from Sherman Reilly where he was very involved in the union. ... (click for more)


Obituaries

Forkner, Joan

Joan Forkner, 73, of Signal Mountain, died on July 22, 2019. Arrangements are by Lane Funeral Home, 601 Ashland Terrace, Chattanooga, Tn. 37415, 423 877-3524, Lanefh.com. (click for more)

Wilson, Ralph Virgil, Jr.

Ralph Virgil Wilson, Jr., 95, passed away at his home in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and entered the presence of his Lord on Friday, July 19, 2019. He was born December 11, 1923 to Ralph V. Wilson, Sr. and Stella Rumley Wilson of Kernersville, NC where he grew up. He had spent the past 25 years living in Chattanooga, Tn., near his daughter and family. R. V. loved the Lord and ... (click for more)

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Goddard, Johnnie Ruth (Dalton)

Johnnie Ruth Goddard, age 89, of the Pleasant Grove Community, Dalton, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2019 at Hamilton Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her parents, Theodore and Mezza Mae Walker; son, Jimmy Ray Goddard; sisters, Marie Pearson and Ophelia Gowin; and brothers, Alvin and Kenneth Walker. Mrs. Goddard was a member of Grove Level Baptist Church. She ... (click for more)

Hatfield, Mae Edith (Jasper)

As the angels sang, the Lord called Mae Edith Hatfield home on Friday, June 21, 2019. Edith lived her entire life in the Jasper, Tn. area where she raised her family. She had worked for numerous businesses in this area as a housekeeper and cook. Edith was known for her hard work and dedication to each of her employers. Edith was of the Baptist faith and loved her Lord and ... (click for more)

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