Latest Headlines

Byrdwell, Marvin Mack, Jr. (Trenton)

  • Friday, March 24, 2023
Marvin Mack Byrdwell, Jr., 92, of Trenton, passed away on Monday, March 20, 2023 in a local hospital.

Mr. Byrdwell was born in Chattanooga on March 21, 1930 to the late Marvin & Violet Wheeler Byrdwell. He was retired from the Gwinnett County Board of Education.

Graveside services will be held on Friday, March 24 at 4 p.m. at the Bryant Church of God Cemetery. There will be no visitation at the funeral home.

Online condolences may be shared at ryanfuneralhome.net.

Arrangements are under the care of Ryan Funeral Home & Crematory, Trenton.
Latest Headlines
Latest Hamilton County Arrest Report
  • Breaking News
  • 5/13/2025
Baylor Soccer Advances To State Soccer Quarterfinals
  • Prep Sports
  • 5/12/2025
Developer Pulls Plug On $800 Million, 190-Acre East Chattanooga Project; Tucker Baptist Senior Housing Advances
  • Breaking News
  • 5/12/2025
Planning Commission Sends Plan Hamilton On To County Commission For Review
  • Breaking News
  • 5/12/2025
Man Who Had Been Charged In Daughter's Murder Pleads Guilty To Reduced Charge
Man Who Had Been Charged In Daughter's Murder Pleads Guilty To Reduced Charge
  • Breaking News
  • 5/12/2025
No Citizen Appears For Lookout Mountain, Ga., Budget Session
  • Breaking News
  • 5/12/2025
Obituaries
Sherry Cole, Sr.
Sherry Cole, Sr.
  • 5/10/2025

Our beloved Papa, Sherry Cole, Sr., born on June 10, 1926, passed away at his home in Hixson, TN on May 9, 2025, at the age of 98. His family was the most important thing in his life. He is ... more

Ora Lee Moore
Ora Lee Moore
  • 5/10/2025

Mrs. Ora Lee Moore, 97, Matriarch of the family, left her earthly life peacefully on May 6, 2025 for God’s Heavenly City. She was affectionately known as Momma, Me-maw, and Aunt Tootsie. A ... more

Merle Belz Backer
Merle Belz Backer
  • 5/9/2025

With much sadness and a heavy heart, the family of Merle Belz Backer announces her recent passing. Merle was a devoted and caring mother, loving wife, beloved family member, and cherished friend. ... more

Obituaries
Cornelius Dewayne Julian
Cornelius Dewayne Julian
  • 5/9/2025
Katherine “Kathy” Helen Papastavro Whitely
Katherine “Kathy” Helen Papastavro Whitely
  • 5/8/2025
Paul Gene Adcock
Paul Gene Adcock
  • 5/8/2025
Judith "Judy" Lynn Martin Nunley
Judith "Judy" Lynn Martin Nunley
  • 5/8/2025
Paul Richard Dragoo
Paul Richard Dragoo
  • 5/8/2025
Breaking News
Planning Commission Sends Plan Hamilton On To County Commission For Review
  • 5/12/2025
Developer Pulls Plug On $800 Million, 190-Acre East Chattanooga Project; Tucker Baptist Senior Housing Advances
  • 5/12/2025
South Florida Man Charged In 2 Traffic Deaths In Fiery Crash On I-75 Sunday Afternoon
South Florida Man Charged In 2 Traffic Deaths In Fiery Crash On I-75 Sunday Afternoon
  • 5/12/2025
Latest Hamilton County Arrest Report
  • 5/13/2025
Man Who Had Been Charged In Daughter's Murder Pleads Guilty To Reduced Charge
Man Who Had Been Charged In Daughter's Murder Pleads Guilty To Reduced Charge
  • 5/12/2025
Sports
UTC Basketball Named 'Amateur Male Team Of The Year'
  • 5/12/2025
Dan Fleser: Vols Lose Series To Vandy Despite Ensley Heroics
  • 5/12/2025
Lookouts Swept In DH With Smokies
  • 5/12/2025
Late Comeback Bid Falls Short In Loss To #10/11 Vanderbilt
Late Comeback Bid Falls Short In Loss To #10/11 Vanderbilt
  • 5/12/2025
Lady Vols Earn No. 7 National Seed, Host Regionals For 20th Consecutive Season
  • 5/12/2025
Happenings
Ferris Robinson: Experiencing Rain Thai Bistro Express
Ferris Robinson: Experiencing Rain Thai Bistro Express
  • 5/12/2025
John Shearer: Baylor Grad Jada Walker Honored As Only Local UT Torchbearer
John Shearer: Baylor Grad Jada Walker Honored As Only Local UT Torchbearer
  • 5/9/2025
Jerry Summers: Scopes - Stone Fizz
Jerry Summers: Scopes - Stone Fizz
  • 5/12/2025
Cool Off This Summer With Free Family Movies At Patriot Hall In Ringgold
Cool Off This Summer With Free Family Movies At Patriot Hall In Ringgold
  • 5/12/2025
Free Movie "Iron Man" At Chester Frost Park May 23
Free Movie "Iron Man" At Chester Frost Park May 23
  • 5/12/2025
Entertainment
2 Local Jewel Awards Winners Are Headed To NYC To Perform On Broadway
2 Local Jewel Awards Winners Are Headed To NYC To Perform On Broadway
  • 5/12/2025
Gospel Singer Squire Parsons Dies At 77; Had Many Chattanooga Ties
Gospel Singer Squire Parsons Dies At 77; Had Many Chattanooga Ties
  • 5/6/2025
Tennessee Folk Artist Mimi Nikkel Releases “Coming Home” Honoring Mothers
Tennessee Folk Artist Mimi Nikkel Releases “Coming Home” Honoring Mothers
  • 5/7/2025
Best Of Grizzard: Mother's Day 2025
Best Of Grizzard: Mother's Day 2025
  • 5/9/2025
Chattanooga Live Music Upcoming Events Features Angel Snow
Chattanooga Live Music Upcoming Events Features Angel Snow
  • 5/8/2025
Opinion
A Mother's Day Celebration
  • 5/10/2025
Send Your Opinions To Chattanoogan.com; Include Your Full Name, Address, Phone Number For Verification
  • 5/9/2025
Precarious Pedestal
  • 5/9/2025
Dining
Jefferson’s Restaurants Announce Inaugural “Teacher Of The Year” Winners
Jefferson’s Restaurants Announce Inaugural “Teacher Of The Year” Winners
  • 5/6/2025
Red Bank Announces 2nd Saturday Market Schedule For 2025
Red Bank Announces 2nd Saturday Market Schedule For 2025
  • 5/2/2025
Chattanooga Burger Week Crowns Winners
Chattanooga Burger Week Crowns Winners
  • 5/1/2025
Business
Wamp Administration Launches Council On Career & Technical Education
  • 5/12/2025
Gas Prices Rise 3.4 Cents In Chattanooga
  • 5/12/2025
TN Supreme Court: Hospital That Disclosed Patient Information Waived Its Protection Under State Law
  • 5/9/2025
Real Estate
26 Townhomes Planned On Min Tom Drive
  • 5/11/2025
24 Townhomes On Drawing Board For Pinewood Drive In East Brainerd
  • 5/11/2025
Knights Inn In Lookout Valley Sells For Just Over $2 Million
Knights Inn In Lookout Valley Sells For Just Over $2 Million
  • 5/8/2025
Student Scene
UTC Selected For IIE American Passport Project Grant
  • 5/9/2025
EPB, TVA Present $25,000 School Uplift Grant To Stone Creek Elementary
EPB, TVA Present $25,000 School Uplift Grant To Stone Creek Elementary
  • 5/9/2025
Bledsoe County Schools Celebrate STEM Designation For 2 Schools
Bledsoe County Schools Celebrate STEM Designation For 2 Schools
  • 5/9/2025
Living Well
New Facility Planned On Tyner Road For Center For Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics
  • 5/11/2025
Anonymous $1.27 Million Gift To Given Children’s Hospital At Erlanger
  • 5/7/2025
Celebrating Ageless Talent: Morning Pointe Foundation Opens Auditions For 6th Annual Chattanooga Show
Celebrating Ageless Talent: Morning Pointe Foundation Opens Auditions For 6th Annual Chattanooga Show
  • 5/8/2025
Memories
Chattanooga's Olympia Park And The Fourth Of July 1902
Chattanooga's Olympia Park And The Fourth Of July 1902
  • 5/10/2025
"Dead Men Do Tell Tales: Captain John Farquahr’s Story" Program Planned For May 24
  • 5/9/2025
"Shot And Shell Belching From The Heights - Garrity’s Alabama Battery" Program Is May 26
  • 5/9/2025
Outdoors
Hike-A-Thon 2025 Raises Over $259,000 To Protect Tennessee's Lands And Waters
Hike-A-Thon 2025 Raises Over $259,000 To Protect Tennessee's Lands And Waters
  • 5/8/2025
White Oak Mountain Ranger: The Old Way
White Oak Mountain Ranger: The Old Way
  • 5/5/2025
Reflection Riding Announces Fundraiser "Brunch & Blooms" May 10
Reflection Riding Announces Fundraiser "Brunch & Blooms" May 10
  • 5/5/2025
Travel
Ten Ruminations (Or Lessons) From 11 Years Living Abroad
  • 5/6/2025
New Film At The Tennessee Aquarium IMAX 3D Theater Showcases Earth’s Largest Land Animal On Chattanooga’s Biggest Screen
New Film At The Tennessee Aquarium IMAX 3D Theater Showcases Earth’s Largest Land Animal On Chattanooga’s Biggest Screen
  • 5/1/2025
Chattanooga Tourism Announces Chattanooga Weekend Highlights
  • 4/30/2025
Church
Bob Tamasy: Like It Or Not, There's Only One Way To Get In
Bob Tamasy: Like It Or Not, There's Only One Way To Get In
  • 5/12/2025
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Invites Community To Mother's Day Service May 11
  • 5/8/2025
"This Is My Momma And I'm Glad" Is Sermon Topic At Middle Valley Church Of God On Sunday
  • 5/7/2025
Obituaries
Ronald James “Ron” Carelli
Ronald James “Ron” Carelli
  • 5/12/2025
Edward Majoras
Edward Majoras
  • 5/12/2025
Joyce Ann Tudor
Joyce Ann Tudor
  • 5/12/2025
Government
HCSO Corrections Services Re-Entry Program Hosts Inmate Job Fair
HCSO Corrections Services Re-Entry Program Hosts Inmate Job Fair
  • 5/9/2025
Renovations Begin On Katie Lamb Public Library In Collegedale
  • 5/8/2025
Crash Results In DUI Charge - And Other Collegedale Police Calls
  • 5/12/2025