Obituaries

Nancy Bonine Jones
Worked At McKee Bakery And Walmart

Nancy Bonine Jones, 68, passed away on July 16, 2025, at Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bradley Jones; her parents, David C. Bonine, Sr., and Oma Lee Turner Bonine; and two brothers, David ... more

Nancy Bonine Jones
William E. Morton
Former Rossville Councilman Worked Several Supervisor Jobs

William E. Morton, 96, of Rossville, Georgia passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2025. He was born on August 20, 1928, in Geraldine, Alabama. William grew up on Sand Mountain and moved to Chattanooga where he began working ... more

William E. Morton
Karen Starks Glenn
Had A Lifelong Dedication To Education

Karen Starks Glenn, 68, was born on December 2, 1956, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to the late Charles Alvin Starks and Margaret Paris Starks. As the youngest of six children, Karen’s childhood was filled with fond memories ... more

Karen Starks Glenn
Shirley Louise Clark Lockwood
Employed Over 20 Years At The Lutheran School

Shirley Louise Clark Lockwood, age 87, of Ringgold, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to the late William “Lefty” Clark ... more

Shirley Louise Clark Lockwood
Marlene Frances Sparks
Remembered For Her Quiet Strength, Warm Heart, And Love

Marlene Frances Sparks, 86, of Hixson, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 17, 2025. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Donald Sparks; daughter, Diana Morgan; great-grandchild, Kennedy McClure; her ... more

Marlene Frances Sparks
Peggy Delores Green Bentley
Active Member Of Jones Memorial United Methodist Church

Peggy Delores Green Bentley, 89, of Ringgold, Georgia, went home to be with her precious Lord and Savior on Thursday, July 17, 2025, surrounded by her family. She was born in Chattanooga, Tennesee, on Oct. 5, 1935, ... more

Peggy Delores Green Bentley
Betty Melton Holder
Longtime Meadowview Baptist Member Was Ag Service Office Manager

Betty Melton Holder, 89, passed away Thursday, July 17, 2025. Betty was a faithful member of Meadowview Baptist Church for 45 years. She was employed as an office manager for Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service ... more

Betty Melton Holder
Susan Lee Neale
Associate Professor Of Mathematics At Chattanooga State

Susan Lee Neale, 70, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, passed away in her home on July 6, 2025, surrounded by family and love. A devoted mother, grandmother, sister, teacher, and friend, Susan lived a life defined by family, friends, ... more

Susan Lee Neale
Anna Lee Greb Holman
Beloved Member Of Ooltewah United Methodist Church

Anna Lee Greb Holman, 96, of Ooltewah, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 17, 2025. Born on July 21, 1928, in Chattanooga, Oklahoma, Anna Lee was the beloved daughter of Frederick Karl and Ola Mae (Smith) Greb. ... more

Anna Lee Greb Holman
Rufus Sanders
U.S. Army Veteran Retired From TVA

Rufus Sanders, of Hixson, Tennessee passed away on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. Rufus was born in Dunlap, Tennessee and was a graduate of Whitwell High School. He served our country in the United States Army during the ... more

Rufus Sanders
Deborah Jean Davis
Budget Manager For Hamilton County Finance

Deborah Jean Davis, beloved wife and mother, passed away from a heart attack at her home shortly after 9 a.m. on Monday, July 14, 2025 at the age of 70 years old. She had been suffering from terminal squamous cell carcinoma ... more

Deborah Jean Davis
Myra “Kathryn” Pickett
Head Majorette At Red Bank High Loved Trips To UT Games

Myra “Kathryn” Pickett, 77, of Chattanooga, passed away at her home peacefully on Monday, July 14, 2025. She enjoyed spending most of her time with her husband, Bill Pickett, her mother, Mary Rhinehart, her children, grandchildren ... more

Myra “Kathryn” Pickett
Sandra Ann (Walker) Benton
Worked For Dr. C.Y. Liu Over 30 Years

Sandra Ann (Walker) Benton, 80, of Apison, TN, beloved mother, sister, Mimi, and “Auntie Ann” passed away Saturday, July 12, 2025. She was born on September 13, 1944, in Key West, Florida to the late Roy and Helen (Baker) ... more

Sandra Ann (Walker) Benton
Elizabeth Louise (Betty) Erskine Yanik
Elementary Teacher Later Worked At BlueCross

Elizabeth Louise (Betty) Erskine Yanik, 85, of Chattanooga, TN, peacefully went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 12, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was the first child born to Scottish and Austrian immigrants ... more

Marian R. Schalk
U.S. Army Veteran And A Certified Medical Transcriptionist

Forever in our hearts, Marian R. Schalk passed away on July 11, 2025, at the age of 72. She was born in Nashville, and spent her formative years up to junior high in Chattanooga, her family moved to Connecticut for ... more

Marian R. Schalk
Timothy "Tim" Earl Herndon
Worked In Business Management Over 30 Years

A celebration of life service for Timothy "Tim" Earl Herndon, age 58, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 20, 2025 at Second Baptist Church Beech Island with Pastor Bobby Eubanks and Rev. Finley Limehouse officiating. ... more

James Reynolds Setliffe, Sr.
Vietnam Veteran, TVA Manager, Corporate Nuclear Security Specialist

We are saddened to announce the passing of James Reynolds Setliffe, Sr., 76, of East Ridge, Tennessee, who passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2025. He was born March 6, 1949 in Chattanooga to the late William Elmer Setliffe ... more

James Reynolds Setliffe, Sr.
Lauren Theresa McCann
Had A Long Nursing Home Career

Lauren Theresa McCann, 64, of Ooltewah, TN, passed away peacefully at home on July 15, 2025, surrounded by family after bravely battling metastatic breast cancer for four years. The daughter of Kenneth and JoAnne Scheub, ... more

Lauren Theresa McCann
Larry Earl Bowie
U.S. Army Veteran And Longtime Engineer With TVA

Larry Earl Bowie was born on Monday, December 31, 1945, in Merryville, Louisiana. On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, after a lengthy illness, God called him home to dwell with him in the glories of Paradise. He was the beloved son ... more

Larry Earl Bowie
Patrick Austin O’Brien
Played For The Chattanooga Lookouts And Oakland A's

Patrick Austin O’Brien, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was called home to be with his Heavenly Father on July 9, 2025. Born on February 7, 1954, in Yuba City, California, Pat was a beloved father, “Ampoo,” brother, coach, ... more

Patrick Austin O’Brien
Deborah Jean Davis
Deborah Jean Davis
  • 7/17/2025

Deborah Jean Davis, beloved wife and mother, passed away from a heart attack at her home shortly after 9 a.m. on Monday, July 14, 2025 at the age of 70 years old. She had ... more

Soddy Daisy Weighing Possible 20-Cent Tax Increase; Curbs Set On Smoke, Vape, CBD, Check Cashing Stores
  • 7/19/2025

Soddy Daisy is weighing a possible tax increase and that will be the recommendation of the city manager, officials said Thursday. At the first commission meeting in August, Soddy Daisy will have the first of two votes on the tax rate for fiscal year 2026. At this time, City Manager Burt Johnson is planning to propose raising the property tax rate to $1.10. That would create an additional $1 million for the city. After this year’s reassessments that increased the value of real estate, ... more

Chattanooga FC Women End Historic Season With 1-0 Loss In WPSL Semifinal
  • 7/19/2025

Chattanooga FC Women's historic 2025 season came to an end on Friday evening in Stillwater, Oklahoma after a narrow 1-0 defeat by California Storm in the WPSL Championship semifinal. CFC dominated play throughout large stretches of the match and created far more dangerous chances than its opposition, however a late goal from Storm forward Erica Grilione ultimately proved to be the decider. In the first half, Jordan Crockett found Reese McDermott with a beautiful long ball over ... more

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