Obituaries

Robert Grady Love
Loving Husband, Father, Grandfather, Friend, And Pastor

Robert Grady Love, 83, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. He was born in Paw Creek, NC to the late Robert and Nancy Love. Grady attended Erskine College in Due West, ... more

Robert Grady Love
Joseph Harlen Howe
Longtime Chemist With Dow Chemical

Joseph Harlen Howe, 95, of Ooltewah, Tennessee, passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Joseph was born in Saginaw, Mi., on Sept. 11, 1928, the son of the late Joseph Kyle Howe and Loma Kerr Howe. He earned his Botany ... more

Don Earl Adair
Retired From Delta Airlines After More Than 30 Years

Don Earl Adair, of Hixson, Tennessee, was born on September 29, 1943, to Margaret Adair. He was the youngest of five. He passed away on April 30, 2024. Don graduated from City High School and worked for Hubbuch Glass Company ... more

Don Earl Adair
Walter Julius “Joe” Crutcher
Retired From Vulcan Materials And Enjoyed Life To The Fullest

Walter Julius Crutcher “Joe” was called to take his eternal rest on April 26, 2024. Joe was born on Aug. 9, 1939. Joe was a 1958 graduate from Howard High School. He was a father, grandfather and great-grandfather and ... more

Walter Julius “Joe” Crutcher
Thomas Hugh Lawson
Enjoyed Music, The Tennessee Volunteers, And Spending Time With His Children And Family

Thomas Hugh Lawson, 30, of Rossville, Georgia, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2024. He was born on March 6, 1994 in East Ridge, to Terry Lawson and Julie Kay. Thomas attended Lakeview Fort Oglethorpe High School and ... more

Thomas Hugh Lawson
William Thomas Radcliffe, Jr.
U.S. Army Veteran And Active Member Of Lookout Valley Baptist Church

William Thomas Radcliffe, Jr., 88, of Lookout Valley, passed away early April 30, 2024 at Morning Pointe Assisted Living after a short battle with cancer. Bill lived in Chattanooga, from 1977 to the present. He was ... more

William Thomas Radcliffe, Jr.
Jean Clark Phillips
Held Long Career With DuPont

Jean Clark Phillips, 87, went home to be with Jesus on Sunday, April 28, 2024. She was born on Aug. 4, 1936, in Chattanooga, Tn. Her life was one of dedication and service to Jesus Christ. She was a loving mother and grandmother, ... more

Jean Clark Phillips
Vernon “Judd” Judge
Co-Owner Of Judd & Jeannie's Hair Care

Vernon “Judd” Judge, 89, of Soddy Daisy, passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at his residence. Vernon was born and raised in Scottsboro, Al., where he left to work in Chattanooga at Coca Cola and later became a barber ... more

Vernon “Judd” Judge
Tammy Lou Morgan Herrell
Attended Brainerd Hills Baptist Church

Tammy Lou Morgan Herrell, 59, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. A native of Chattanooga, she attended Brainerd Hills Baptist Church. She was preceded in death ... more

Tammy Lou Morgan Herrell
Rick Hart
Dedicated His Career To Helping Others

Rick Hart, 61, of Bridgton, Maine, passed away on April 28, 2024. He was born on April 18, 1963, in Bedford, England, UK. His family moved to the United States when he was young where he spent most of his life in Tennessee. ... more

Rick Hart
Robert “Bob” Long
U.S. Army Veteran Held Long Career In Management

Robert “Bob” Long, a Vietnam veteran of the U.S. Army and longtime resident of North Georgia, passed away on April 28,2024, surrounded by family. He was born on Oct. 24, 1946, to Robert and Mary Lou Long in Rainsville, ... more

Robert “Bob” Long
Loraine Ollis Peterson Drake
Longtime Waitress At Loveman's Luncheonette And Had An Infectious Personality

Loraine Ollis Peterson Drake, 89, of Rossville, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2024. She was born on Nov. 24, 1934 in Erwin, Tn., to the late Walter and Vergie Ollis. Loraine was of the Christian faith. She ... more

Loraine Ollis Peterson Drake
Dennis “Moe” Walker
Never Met A Stranger And Was An Honest, Trustworthy Man

Dennis “Moe” Walker, 90, of Knoxville, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 28, 2024. Moe was born on February 23, 1934 as the youngest boy of nine children to Ballard Ira and Luvernia Walker in Knoxville. ... more

Dennis “Moe” Walker
Cassandra Barrow Owten

Cassandra Barrow Owten, 69, passed away on May 1, 2024, in Chattanooga. She was born on November 2, 1954, in Chattanooga. Arrangements will be announced by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 423 622-9995. more

Emma Claire Giles Davenport
Educator In Chattanooga For Almost 40 Years

Emma Claire Giles Davenport, 88, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Ascension Living Alexian Village Health Center, Signal Mountain, Tennessee. She was preceded in death by her husband, Warren R. Davenport; her ... more

Emma Claire Giles Davenport
Carolyn Dolores “Tootsie” Kuritz (LaFayette)
Well-Known Hairstylist For Over 50 Years

Carolyn Dolores “Tootsie” Kuritz, 76, of LaFayette, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2024, surrounded by her loved ones. Tootsie was the second youngest of six children born to the late Robert and Della Hilburn. Tootsie ... more

Carolyn Dolores “Tootsie” Kuritz (LaFayette)
Barry Lee Suggs (Calhoun)
Devoted Father And Well-Loved Friend

Barry Lee Suggs, son of Alvin and Patsy Suggs, was born on October 21, 1974, in Calhoun, Georgia. Barry spent many of his later years living in Bartow County, Ga., while working and building up his construction company, ... more

Barry Lee Suggs (Calhoun)
Cheryl Trentham (Dalton)

Cheryl Trentham, 64, of Dalton, Georgia, departed this life Thursday afternoon, April 25, 2024, at a local hospital. She was born on Sept. 23, 1959, in Baltimore, Md., a daughter of the late Louise Warner and William Reuschling. ... more

Cheryl Trentham (Dalton)
Juan Carlos Enriquez (Winder)

Juan Carlos Enriquez, 51, of Winder, Georgia, and formerly of Dalton, Georgia, departed this life on Monday morning, April 22, 2024, at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia, from the results of an ... more

Juan Carlos Enriquez (Winder)
Clyde "Sug" Iles
U.S. Army Veteran Retired From Combustion Engineering

Clyde “Sug” Raymond Iles, 89, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2024, with his family by his side. He was born in Sale Creek on June 12, 1934, son of Clyde and Beatrice (Elsea) Iles. Clyde grew up on a small farm, and graduated ... more

Clyde "Sug" Iles
Rick Hart
Rick Hart
  • 5/1/2024

Rick Hart, 61, of Bridgton, Maine, passed away on April 28, 2024. He was born on April 18, 1963, in Bedford, England, UK. His family moved to the United States when he ... more

Dan Fleser: Vols Hampered, Helped By Portal
Dan Fleser: Vols Hampered, Helped By Portal
  • 5/1/2024

Some thoughts and a pertinent question regarding Tennessee athletics: Managing a program in the transfer-portal era begins with accepting the vagaries associated with it. ... more

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