Hamilton County Obituaries I - L

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Ingle, Mae 

INGLE - MRS. MAE, 49, died at her home Ooltewah, Tenn., late Thursday afternoon.  She is survived by her husband, Troy Ingle; four children, J. V., Hershell, James and Edna Mae Ingle, all of Ooltewah; mother, Mrs. Nancy Willerson, Rome, Ga.; six brothers, James and William Willerson, Ooltewah; Earvie and Bob Willerson, Rome, Ga.; Roy and Charlie Willerson, Shannon, Ga.; four sisters, Mrs. Sallie Freeman and Mrs. Martha Culberson, Shannon, Ga.; Mrs. Ethel Rush, Adairsville, Ga.; and Fannie Davie, Rome, Ga.  The body will be taken to the residence the morning to remain until the hour of service which will be announced by the National Funeral Home. 

Chattanooga Times May 16 1947 Pg 13

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Ingle, Nettie M.

INGLE - MRS NETTIE M., 71, of 6655 Harrison Heights Drive, died Wednesday in a local hospital.  A lifelong resident of Chattanooga, she attended Bartlebaugh Baptist Church.  Survivors include her husband, Troy Ingle, Harrison; two sons, Bill Wooden, Chattanooga, and Leon Wooden, Cleveland, Ohio; three daughters, Edna Stiner, Ooltewah, Ruby Dillon, Cleveland, Ohio, and Jo Ann Hollis, Harrison; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.  Services will be held at 4 p.m. Friday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. John Ferguson officiating.  Burial will be in Bartlebaugh Cemetery.  The family will receive friends after noon today at Turner Funeral Home. 

The Chattanooga Times, July 3 1986 Pg A8

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Ingle, Troy Ed 

INGLE - TROY ED, 78, of  Wooden Rd, died Friday at his home.  He was a native of Chatsworth, Ga., and had lived in Chattanooga most of his life.  He was a retired long-time employee of General Motors, and was of the Baptist faith.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Nettie M. Ingle.  Survivors include four daughters, Edna Barrett, Cleveland, Ohio; Edna Stiner, Ooltewah; Jo Ann Hollis, Ooltewah; Ruby Dillon, Cleveland; five sons, James Ingle and Hershel Ingle, both of Ooltewah; John Ingle, Cleveland; Bill Wooten [Wooden], Chattanooga; Leon Wooten [Wooden], Cleveland; three sisters, Maxie Gray, Chatsworth, Odell Randolph, Atlanta, Bertha Lee Payne, Dalton, Ga.; several grandchildren, nieces and nephews.  Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Don Ingle officiating.  Burial will be in Casey’s Spring Cemetery.  Arrangements by the Valley View Chapel of Lane Funeral Home. 

The Chattanooga Times September 20 1986 Pg A6     

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Jackson, John N. 

JACKSON - JOHN N., Graveside funeral services for John N. Jackson, who passed away Wednesday morning in Tryon, N. C., will be held at Forest Hills Cemetery this morning at 11:30, with Dr. James L. Fowle officiating.  Wann-Chapman Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Chattanooga Times May 16 1947 Pg 13

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Jenkins, Barbara Louise 

Jenkins, Barbara Louise, 29, of Trenton, GA., died at 10:05 p.m. Saturday at her residence.  She was a lifetime resident of Trenton and was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church, Trenton.  She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Nettie Jenkins, Trenton; two brothers, Spencer Jenkins, Trenton, David Jenkinis, Apison, TN.; two sisters, Miss Gloria Jenkins, Trenton, and Mrs. Marilyn Scott, Chattanooga, TN and several neices and nephews.  Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Monday at Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Bill Goolsby officiating.  Pallbearers will be Ted Camp, Jack Mullins, James M. Case, Orloon Battles, Jerry Adkins, and Roy Reed.  Honorary pallbearers will be the ladies of the Bible Class of Calvary Baptist.  Burial will be in the Baptist Cemetery.  The body is at Moore Funeral Home.
The Chattanooga Times, May 19, 1969.

Note: Daughter of Nettie Perkins and Samuel P. Jenkins born 1-13-1940.

Submitted by Marilyn Jenkins Watkins
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Jenkins, Ephraim A. "Eph" 

Jenkins, Ephraim A. (Eph), 76, died last night after a long illness.  He was born in Trenton, Georgia, and for the last 40 years lived in Chattanooga as a building contractor.  he is survived by his wife, Archie A. Jenkins, two daughters, Mrs. W. H. Brown of Chickamauga, GA., and Mrs. Edna Chitty of Rossville, GA.  Two sons, Webster J. Jenkins of Ohio and Cecil Jenkins of Chickamauga; a sister, Mrs. Martha Tinker of Trenton, GA and 12 grandchildren, one of which, Charles Chitty, Jr., is serving with the Marines overseas.  Funeral services will be held at the Chapel of the Eugene Turner Funeral Home at 9:30 Tuesday morning with the Rev. W. M. Tidwell officiating, assisted by the Rev. Guy C. Rainwater.  Interment will be in Chattanooga Memorial Park.  Pallbearers will be A. E. Garner, S. R. Green, Joe Coffey, H. D. Henson, Floyd Humphrey, and Robert Allen.  Arrangements by Eugene Turner Funeral Home.
The Chattanooga Times, September 13, 1943.

Note: Born 1867, son of William "Dutch" Jenkins and Elizabeth Hargis Jenkins

Submitted by Marilyn Jenkins Watkins
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Jenkins, James Jones 

James J. Jenkins, an aged and highly respected citizen of St. Elmo, died Saturday night at his home, 1212 Grant Street, St. Elmo.  The remains were sent to Trenton, Georgia, yesterday afternoon for burial.  The deceased was 66 years of age.
The Chattanooga Times, January 9, 1911.

Note: Born 6-21-1845, son of William "Dutch" Jenkins and Frances Davis Jenkins

Submitted by Marilyn Jenkins Watkins
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Jenkins, James Andrew 

James Jenkins' Rites Held Today at 2 p.m.

Funeral services for James Andrew (Andy) Jenkins, 77, of 3102 13th Avenue, who died Wednesday, were held at 2 p.m. today in the Lane Funeral Home Chapel.  The Rev. Larry Draper officiated and burial was in Fort Hill Cemetery in Cleveland, TN.

Mr. Jenkins had been an employee of the News Free Press stereotype department for the past 36 years before his retirement in March of 1970.  He was a member and past president of the Stereotypers Local No. 77 and was also a member and deacon of Woodland Park Baptist Church.

Pallbearers included Tom Spencer, R. L. Shields, Raymond Keller, Carl Hammett, Howard Goggin, and James Moss.  Honorary pallbearers were the Men's Bible Class of Woodland Park Baptist Church and the Stereotype's Union Local No. 77.  Arrangements by Lane Funeral Home.
The Chattanooga News Free-Press, September 10, 1971.

Submitted by Marilyn Jenkins Watkins
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Jenkins, Mrs. James J. 

Mrs. James J. Jenkins, aged 57, died at her home 400 Carter Street, yesterday evening at 8:00.  Mrs. Jenkins was taken ill with a stroke of paralysis at 9:30 yesterday morning and was unable to survive.  She is survived by four sons, R. G., J. L. J. R., and J. A. Jenkins, all of this city, and also by two brothers and three sisters, none of whom reside in this section.  She was the mother of J. B. Jenkins, a member of the local police department.  Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
The Chattanooga Times, July 11, 1915.

Submitted by Marilyn Jenkins Watkins
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Jenkins, Joseph W. 

    Jenkins, Joe W.; age 79, died Monday night at the residence in Trenton, GA.  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sally Jenkins; three daughters, Miss Mary Jenkins, Trenton; Mrs. Annie Davis, Trenton; Mrs. Mark Veal, Flat Rock, AL.; two sons, Claud Jenkins of Soddy, TN.; Sam Jenkins, Rossville, GA.; one brother, J. A. Jenkins, Trenton; one sister, Mrs. Rebecca Davis, Florida.  Funeral services will be held at the Church of Christ, Trenton, GA., at 10 o'clock Thursday, with Joe Mayhew conducting.  Interment will be in Deerhead Cove Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be Junior Wheeler, Homer Rhiner, Charley Gray, J. F. Reeves, Aaron Fleming and Brown Newby.  Honorary pallbearers will be Russell Gatlin, Ike Wheeler, Shad Hale, Dr. Middleton, Fletcher Allison, Jim Pace, John Murphy, J. M. Carroll and James Case.  The body will be at the residence Wednesday morning.  National Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Chattanooga Times, January 3, 1945.

Note: Son of George W. Jenkins. Husband of Sarah Catherine Roberts Jenkins

Submitted by Marilyn Jenkins Watkins
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Jenkins, Mary Edith 

Mary Edith Jenkins, 9 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gibson Jenkins, died at 10 o'clock yesterday morning at the home of her parents, 2516 Avenue E, East Lake, after a few weeks illness.  She is survived by her parents and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Allen of St. Elmo.  The body will be taken today to Trenton, GA where funeral and interment will take place.
The Chattanooga Times, November 26, 1915.

Submitted by Marilyn Jenkins Watkins
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 Jenkins, Mary Sue Veal

    Jenkins, Mrs. Mary Sue, 42, wife of J. B. Jenkins, of Route 3, Rising Fawn, GA, died in a local hospital Sunday afternoon.  She was a member of the Church of Christ, Trenton, GA.  Surviving are her husband, one daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Faye Buffington, two sons, Clarence Willard and Jerry Kowns Jenkins, Route 3, Rising Fawn, GA; two sisters Mrs. Zelphia Timberlake and Mrs. Bobbie Lou Brock, California; five brothers, Same Veal, E. J. Veal, Edgar Veal, Mark Veal of Rising Fawn, GA, and Melvin Veal, Chattanooga.  One grandson, Machel Anthony Buffington, and several nieces and nephews.  The body will be at the residence on Scenic Highway, Lookout Mountain, after 3:00 this afternoon.  Funeral arrangements will be announced by J. Avery Bryan Company.
The Chattanooga Times, July 27, 1953.

Submitted by Marilyn Jenkins Watkins
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Jenkins, R. G. 

R. G. Jenkins, age 39, died at his home 4100 Tennessee Avenue at 8:00 last night after a lingering illness.  He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Nellie May, four brothers, W. J. W., J. L., A. J. and J. B. Jenkins; one sister, Mrs. Laura Castleberry.  He was a member of the St. Elmo Church of Christ.  Funeral services will be held at 7:00 this morning from the residence, the Rev. Ramsey officiating.  The body will be taken to Trenton for interment.
The Chattanooga Times, June 21, 1917.

Submitted by Marilyn Jenkins Watkins
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 Jenkins, Samuel Park

    Jenkins, Samuel Park, 47, died in a local hospital early Friday morning.  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nettie (Perkins) Jenkins, two sons, Spencer and David LeBron Jenkins, three daughters, Gloria, Barbara and Marilyn Jenkins of Trenton, GA, one brother, Claud Jenkins, Chattanooga; three sisters, Mrs. Mark Veal, Mrs. George Davis, and Miss Mary Jenkins, all of Trenton.  Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Church of Christ, Trenton, GA, conducted by Joe Mayhew, minister.  Burial will be in Deer Head Cove, Rising Fawn, GA.  The body is at National Funeral Home and will remain there until the hour of service.
The Chattanooga Times, April 5, 1947.

Note: Son of Joseph Walker Jenkins

Submitted by Marilyn Jenkins Watkins
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Jenkins, Sarah Catherine Roberts 

  Jenkins, Mrs. Sarah "Sallie", age 78, of Trenton, GA., died Sunday morning in a local hospital.  Mrs. Jenkins was a member of the Trenton Church of Christ and the widow of the late Joe W. Jenkins.  She was a resident of Dade County, GA, for a number of years.  Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. George Davis, Mrs. Mark Veal, both of Trenton; Mrs. Arthur Sutton of Sanford, NC; one son, Claud Jenkins of Chattanooga; 18 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.  Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the Trenton, GA Church of Christ with the minister Joe Mayhew officiating.  Pallbearers will be James Case, Martin Carroll, John Murphey, Kenneth Cureton, Bus Stephens and Randall Mayhew.  Interment in the Deerhead Cove Cemetery.  The body will be taken to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mark Veal, in  Trenton late this afternoon.  Arrangements by the R. J. Coulter Funeral Home.
The Chattanooga Times, December 21, 1953.

Note: Wife of Joseph W. Jenkins.

Submitted by Marilyn Jenkins Watkins
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Jenkins, Viola Parrish 

Jenkins, Mrs. Viola Parrish, 94, died at her residence, Whiteside, TN, 12:30 o'clock Friday afternoon.  Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Leon Miller and Mrs. Nettie Austin, Whiteside, TN; three sons, W. R. Jenkins, Trenton, GA., C. E. Jenkins, Whiteside, TN; Jim Jenkins, Verda, KY.; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Nancy Parrish, Kingston, GA and Mrs. Minerva Parrish, Chickamauga, GA.; 26 grandchildren, 56 great-grandchildren, 6 great-great-grandchildren.  Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the High Point Baptist Church, High Point, GA., the Rev. Luther Hixson officiating.  Interment will be in the High Point Cemetery.  The body will be at the home after 10:30 this morning until the hour of the service.  Arrangements by J. Avery Bryan Co., Inc.
The Chattanooga Times, February 21, 1948.

Submitted by Marilyn Jenkins Watkins
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Jennings, Virginia Josephine Young 

Virginia Josephine Young Jennings, 69, of Apison, passed away Saturday, July 24, 2004, at a Nashville hospital.  A lifelong resident of the North Georgia area, she was a former employee of Conagra and was of the Baptist faith.  She is preceded in death by her parents, Gus and Rowena Henson Young, and son, Larry Howard.  She is survived by two daughters, Vicki "Lynn" Johnson and Jamie Strickland, both of Apison; two sons, Mike Howard of Apison and Tim Howard of Houston , Texas ; one brother, Don Young of Rossville; 16 grandchildren ; four great-grandchildren ; and one niece. Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Junior Bryson officiating.  The family will receive friends from 2-9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at the funeral home.  Arrangements are by Wilson Funeral Home, Wallis-Stewart Chapel, Ringgold , Ga. , 24-hour obituary line, 861-1060.

Chattanooga Times Free-Press July 26, 2004

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Johns, Maude Hendricks
Johns - Mrs. Maude Hendricks, 89, widow of James Newton Johns, and resident of Big Spring community, Meigs County, Tennessee, died unexpectedly Friday in an Athens, Tenn. hospital.  She was the daughter of the late James Thomas Henddricks and May Brown Hendricks.  She was a charter member of Good Hope Baptist Church.  Survivors:  Three sons,  James Johns, Cleveland,  Alfred and Harvey, Big Springs, two daughters, Mrs. Leonard Couch, Hixon, Tenn., Mrs. Willard Clonch, Trenton, Ohio, nine grandchildren, two great grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. C. F. Falls, Chattanooga, Mrs. Eliza Lane, Georgetown, Tenn.  Funeral Sunday at  p.m. in Good Hope Baptist Church with the Rev. John Henry.  Burial in Beta Cemetery.  Pallbearers:  Roger Jiles, Roy and Lawrence Ashley, Gene Charles, Joe and Gene Hendricks.  The body is at the home of a son, Harvey Johns in the Big Spring community.  Ziegler Funeral Home, Athens, in charge.
The Chattanooga Times, March 30, 1974, Page 9.

Johnson, Elizabeth M. 

Elizabeth M. Johnson, 92, of Chattanooga, died on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2005, in a local health care facility.
Mrs. Johnson lived many years in Sarasota, FL, moving to Chattanooga in recent years to be near her family.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ruleph Johnson, who died in 1992 at age 99.
She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Philip A. Johnson, Ph.D., and Carol K. Johnson, Chattanooga, David M. Johnson, DO, and Linda Johnson, Freeport, ME; six grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be private.
Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home, 7454 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, TN.
Sarasota (FL) Herald Tribune, January 27, 2005.
 

Johnston, Fannie Julian 

 MRS. JOHNSTON PASSES AT 92

Chattanoogan Mother of 2 Baseball Players

Mrs. Fannie Julian Johnston, 92, widow of James H. Johnston and mother of two former major league baseball players, died early this morning in a
local hospital.

Her sons, W.R. (Doc) Johnston and J.H. Johnston, residents of this city, opposed each other in the 1920 World Series. The former was playing on the
Cleveland team and the latter for Brooklyn. Their major league careers began in 1912 and lasted for approximately 10 years.

Mrs. Johnston was the daughter of the Rev. George Julian pioneer Methodist circuit rider. She and her family moved to Bradley County while she was
very young. She married there in 1880.

Prominent in church work and community improvement projects, Mrs. Johnston and her husband contributed greatly to the civic betterment of Bradley
County and Tyner, where they lived until the Government took over their farm for a defense plant.

SURVIVORS LISTED

In addition to her two sons Mrs. Johnston is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Claude Johnson, Nashville, Tenn, and Mrs. L. G. Smith, Miami Fla.; two
other sons, W. B. Johnston and C. M. Johnston of Chattanooga; 16 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services have been planned for 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon a J. Avery Bryan Funeral Home with the Revs. O. R. Tarwater and C. S. Lundy
officiating. Interment will be in Tyner Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be her nephews, Fred Helms, John Helms, Ben Johnston, Ray Johnston, James Barger, Mack Moore, A. C. (Scrappy) Moore and Herschel
Broyles. The body will remain at the Funeral Home until the hour of the service.
Chattanooga News-Free Press,  February 26, 1952

Submitted by Patricia Johnston Treadwell

Johnston, James H. 

 J. H. JOHNSTON DIES AT AGE 90

Funeral Services for James H. (Uncle Jimmy) Johnston, 90, who died last night at his home, Route 2, East Chattanooga, will be held at 2 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon at the chapel of the J. Avery Bryan Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Baptist Cemetery at Tyner.

The following nephews will serve as pall bearers: Fred Helms, John Helms, Ben Johnston, James Barger, Mack Moore, Ray Johnston, Cecil (Scrappy) Moore and Herschel Broyles.

A retired farmer and member of an old county family, Mr. Johnston had resided in the Tyner community since 1907. He was a member of the Manker
Memorial Methodist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Fanny Julian Johnston; two daughters, Mrs. Claude Johnson, Nashville and Mrs. L. G. Smith, Miami, Fla.; four sons, Warren B., Clifton M., Wheeler R. (Doc) and Jimmy Johnston, all of Chattanooga; two sisters, Mrs. Addie Brenizer and Mrs. Alice Helms, Chattanooga; two brothers, Lyle Johnston, Cleveland and J. W. Johnston, Chattanooga; 16 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.

Two of Mr. Johnston's sons Wheeler R. (Doc) and Jimmy Johnston are former major league baseball stars, the former having played for years with the Cleveland Indians, and Jimmy with Brooklyn. The two once played on opposite teams during the World Series.
The Chattanooga Times,  Tuesday,  March 29, 1949.

Submitted by Patricia Johnston Treadwell

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Jones, Alice W. 

Mrs. Alice W. Jones, 91, widow of David T. Jones, owner of the former Jones Machine and Foundry company here, died Friday night in Hialeah, Fla. Mrs. Jones died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Rosetta J. Dobbs. She had been a resident of Chattanooga more than 50 years. She is survived by the daughter, Mrs. Dobbs; granddaughter, Mrs. Jack Wingett; grandsons, David T. Dobbs and Nick Dobbs, Jr., all of Hialeah and a
number of nieces and nephews in Chattanooga . Funeral services and burial will be in Hialeah . The body is at the Slade Funeral Home there.
The Chattanooga Times, January 10, 1960.

Submitted by Claudia O'Leary
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Jones, John Joseph 

Jones – John Joseph, age 68, died at his home near Sale Creek Thursday evening. Survived by wife, Mary; two daughters, Mrs. Martha Alexander, Mrs. Maggie Tabor; also three sons, Milo, Leonard and Jess. Funeral arrangements announced later by Coulters.
The Chattanooga Times; December 7, 1934

Note from submitter:  My Great-Grandfather, son of Alexander Jones

Submitted by Fran Tabor
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Jones, Mary Alice Cunningham 

Jones – Mrs. Mary Alice, 87, widow of John J. Jones, died Saturday evening at the home of Mrs. Charlie Everett in Graysville, Tenn. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Martha Alexander, Rockwood, Tenn.; tow sons, James M. Jones, Flint, Mich.; Jesse A. Jones, Golden Colo.; one sister, Mrs. Betty Roy, Flint, Mich.; one half sister, Mrs. Pearl Housch, Chickamauga, Ga.; 34 grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. She was a member of the Sale Creek Methodist Church, where funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. The Revs. Virgil Wilkey, J. Lee Collins and E.J. Collins will officiate. Burial will be in Welch Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Richard Gann, Charley Gann, Jones Gann, Arnold Elsea, Rom Shipley and Ernest Francisco. The body is at the funeral home. Coulter Funeral Home of Dayton, Tenn., is in charge.
The Chattanooga Times, June 10, 1956.

Note from submitter:  My Great-Grandmother, daughter of Dr. James Edson Cunningham of Chattanooga

Submitted by Fran Tabor
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Jones, Oscar B.
Oscar B. Jones' Rites Planned

 Funeral services for Oscar B. Jones, 55, owner of the Becker Meat Market on East Eighth Street, who died Saturday night at his home at 420 East Fifth Street, will be held at 3:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the National Funeral Home.

 The Rev. George J. Flanigen will officiate, and burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

 Active pallbearers will be W. M. Coughlin, Tom Curtis, Kenneth Stevenson, Fred Bass, Lyn Samples and J. A. Smith. Honorary pallbearers will be Earl Bostain, members of the Elks Club and members of the Chattanooga Half-Century Club.

 Before purchasing the Becker Meat Market two years ago, Mr. Jones had been an employee of the City Meat Market for 22 years.

 He was a member of the Half-Century Club, the Chattanooga Lodge of Elks and of SS. Peter and Paul's Catholic Church. He was a veteran of World War I and was a member of the American Legion.

 Survivors include his wife, the former Miss Ida L. Newman of Brookwood, Ala.; three sisters, Mrs. Rose Tery Finigan, Los Angeles; Mrs. Helen Blount, Shreveport, La.; and Mrs. W. L. Martin, Chattanooga; three brothers, Paul Jones, Chattanooga; Ed Jones, Los Angeles and Theodore S. Jones, Kansas City, Mo.

Submitted by Gary P. Martin
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Keith, James D. 

Victim of Wreck
Dies of Injuries

James Keith, 64, was hurt in a 3-car mishap
Friday at Alton Park Bridge.

James D. Keith, 64, of 600 E. Peachtree Street, Rossville died in Newell Hospital at 8:45 a.m. yesterday of injuries received in a three-car traffic accident at the north end of Wilson Bridge in Alton Park last Friday afternoon.  Keith received chest and internal injuries, including probably rib fractures and a fracture of the right collarbone.  He appeared to be in fairly good condition upon arrival at the hospital and discussed the accident with Traffic Patrolman Harry E. Schroyer, Jr.  The condition of the injured man took a marked turn for the worse Saturday and he was placed on the critical list.  Keith was the driver of one of the cars involved in the collision.  He was accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Pearl Keith, 63, and their two grandchildren, Jackie Keith, 10, and Judy Keith, 8, of 1715 Read Avenue.  The boy was injured seriously, suffering a basal fracture of the skull, a broken jaw and a fracture of the left leg.  His sister had a minor head injury.  Mrs. Keith received rib fractures, a broken leg and a severe cut across her right kneecap.  According to a report filed by Patrolman Schroyer, the Keith car was traveling south on Wilson Road and was halted at the north end of the bridge to permit a crossing by a northbound machine operated by Mack A. Mahan, 23, of 1605 1/2 Mitchell Ave.  The officer said Keith's car had the road partially blocked.  He reported that the evidence indicated Mahan was driving too fast over the one-lane wooden bridge.  The Mahan machine crashed into Keith's car knocking it back into a third car driven by Clyde Chastain, Jr., 25, of 207 Spruce St., Rossville.  Keith's automobile plunged into a ditch and the Mahan car caught fire.  Mahan was cited to court on a charge of reckless driving.  Surviving Keith are his wife; a daughter, Mrs. A. J. Martin, of Fairhope, Ala.; four sons, Billy Keith, Rockford, Ill., John Keith, Chattanooga, James C. Keith, U.S. Army, stationed in Korea, and David E. Keith, U.S. Army; a sister, Mrs. Maude Womack, Russell, Ark. and five grandchildren.  Funeral services will be announced.  The body is at the Turner Funeral Home.  Keith was a native of Ohio, moving to the Chattanooga area a little more than 45 years ago.  For about 20 years he was associated with the Lookout Paint Manufacturing Co. and was a foreman for a number of years.  He was later employed by the W. S. Dickey Clay Manufacturing Co,, retiring in 1948.  He was a veteran of World War I and was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America.

The Chattanooga Times November 28, 1955.

Keith, James D., 64, of 600 East Peachtree Street, Rossville, died Sunday morning in a local hospital from injuries received in an automobile accident Friday.  He was a native of Ohio but had resided in this area for more than 45 years.  For some 20 years he was associated with the Lookout Paint Manufacturing Company and was a foreman for the company for a number of years.  Later he was employed by the W. S. Dickey Clay Manufacturing Company, from which he retired in 1948.  Mr. Keith was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and a veteran of World War I.  Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Pearl Lee Keith, Rossville; daughter, Mrs. A. J. Martin, Fairhope, Ala.; four sons, Billy Keith, Rockford, Ill., John D. Keith, Chattanooga, James C. Keith, U.S. Army, stationed in Korea and David E. Keith, U.S. Army, stationed in El Paso, Texas; sister, Mrs. Maude Womack, Russell, Ark.  Also surviving are five grandchildren.  Funeral arrangements will be announced.  The body will remain at the Turner Funeral Home.

The Chattanooga Times November 28, 1955.

Submitted by Paula Brewer Franklin
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Keith, James Cory 

Keith, James C., Sgt. 1st class James C. Keith, 26, died Tuesday in Ft. Lee, Va.  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Willie Mae Keith, Chattanooga; mother, Mrs. Pearl Keith, Chattanooga; brothers, John D. Keith, Chattanooga; Billy E. Keith, Chicago, Ill.; Col. David E. Keith, U.S. Army; sister, Mrs. Leona Mae Martin, Fairhope, Ala.  Funeral services will be held at 1 o'clock Friday afternoon from the chapel of the National Funeral Home with Revs. Raymond Ashby, A. W. McQueen and Hugh P. Mincey officiating.  Interment will be in National Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Lyle Holland, Claude Taylor, Buddy Dyer, James Fowler, Joe Hannah and Billy Born.  The body is at the funeral home.  Arrangements are by the National Funeral Home.

The Chattanooga Times October 17, 1956.

Personal notes for James C. Keith:  He was preceded in death by his father, James D. Keith.

Submitted by Paula Brewer Franklin
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Keith, John Delmar 

Keith Killed In Auto Wreck

 Georgia Textile Worker Dies in Accident Near Dalton.

Dalton, GA. --- John D. Keith, 42, of Rt. 1, Rocky Face, GA, supervisor at Lawtex Corp. here, was killed about 5:15 p.m. Friday when his car went out of control and crashed on a curve north of here.  The accident occurred on Mill Creek Road.  Keith was pronounced dead on arrival at a Dalton hospital.  He was apparently alone in the auto at the time.  A former Chattanoogan, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Keith, Rocky Face, one son Jackie Alan Keith, Rocky Face; two daughters, Misses Judy and Wanda Gail Keith, Rocky Face; his mother, Mrs. Pearl Keith, Rossville; two brothers, David Keith, Rossville, and Bill Keith, Rockford, Ill.; one sister, Mrs Leona Martin, Fairhope, Ala.; one grandson, James Alan Keith, Rocky Face.  Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Lindsey Memorial Baptist Church in Rocky Face with the Rev. Jackie Johnson and the Rev. Emmitt Babb officiating.

The Chattanooga Times May 23, 1965.

Keith, John D., 42, of Rt. 1, Rocky Face, Ga., died Friday night in a Dalton, Ga. hospital from injuries received in an automobile accident.  Mr. Keith formerly lived in Chattanooga, but for the past five years he had made his home in Rocky Face, Ga.  He was a supervisor for the Lawtex Corp. in Dalton, Ga.  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Keith, Rocky Face, Ga.; son, Jackie Alan Keith, Rocky Face, Ga; two daughters, Misses Judy and Wanda Gail Keith, Rocky Face, Ga.; mother, Mrs. Pearl Keith, Rossville, Ga.; brothers, David Keith, Rossville, Ga., and Bill Keith, Rockford, Ill.; sister, Mrs. Leona Martin, Fairhope, Ala.; grandson, James Alan Keith, Rocky Face, Ga.  Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Lindsey Memorial Baptist Church with Rev. Jackie Johnson and Rev. Emmett Babb officiating.  Interment will be in Lindsey Memorial Church cemetery, Rocky Face, Ga.  The body is at the residence in Rocky Face, Ga.  Arrangements are by the Chattanooga Funeral Home.

The Chattanooga Times May 23, 1965.

Personal notes for John D. Keith:   He was preceded in death by his father James D. Keith and brother James C. Keith.  His wife's maiden name was Mary Elizabeth Ingraham.

Submitted by Paula Brewer Franklin
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Keith, Pearl Lee 

Keith, Mrs. Pearl Lee, 88, formerly of Missionay Ridge, Chattanooga, died Friday morning in Stapleton, Ala. where she had lived for the past several years.  She is survived by a son, David Eugene Keith; daughter, Mrs. Leona Martin, both of Stapleton; 10 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.  Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. George Underwood officiating.  Burial will be in National Cemetery.  The family will receive friends after 5 p.m. Sunday at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home, Inc.
Chattanooga Times on May 8, 1982.

Personal notes about Pearl Keith, she was preceded in death by her husband, James D. Keith; sons, James Cory Keith and John Delmar Keith. Pearl also had another son named Billy.  It is not known if he was still living at her death as no mention of him was made in the obituary.

Submitted by Paula Brewer Franklin
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Kelley, Richard G. 

KELLEY - RICHARD G., of 3810 Pin Oak Drive, died Tuesday from injuries suffered in an automobile accident.   A member of Shepherd Church of Christ, he was a former pastor of Southeast Second Street Church of Christ, Cleveland, Tenn., and Steele Street Church of Christ, Lafayette, Ga.  An  employee of Colonial Baking Co., he was a graduate of  Nashville Christian Institute.  Arrangements by Crombie’s Funeral Service.  Chattanooga Times July 3 1986 Pg A8

The Chattanooga Times, July 3 1986 Pg A8

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Kennedy, Thomas David 

KENNEDY - THOMAS DAVID, funeral services for Thomas Davis Kennedy, 35, of Chickamauga, Ga., who died Saturday, will be held at 10 o’clock this morning at the chapel of J. Avery Bryan Co., Chickamauga, Ga., Rev. James Tate and Rev. Roy C. Phillips officiating.  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edith Hawk Kennedy, Chickamauga, Ga., and one sister, Mrs. Arthur Hagam, Phoenix, Ariz.  Interment will be in Chickamauga Cemetery.  Pallbearers:  Robert I. Edwards, W.R. Huff Sr., W. R. Huff Jr., Clarence Jeffries, Nathan Rhea and W. H. Keenan.  The body is at the Funeral Home of J. Avery Bryan Co. in Chickamauga.  Chattanooga Times February 16 1960 Pg 9

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Kent, Sara Louise Fryar 

Sara Louise Fryar Kent, 85, died Wednesday, July 28, 2004, at a local nursing home She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Herman "Bill" Kent; daughter, Betty Frances Kent; and son, James Sydney Kent. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Joyce Kent, Rossville; brother, William T. Fryar, Soddy Daisy, and Archie Elmore Fryar, Harrison; sister, Betty Mae Larson, Chattanooga; grandchildren, James Donald Kent and his wife Sandy, Cooper City, Fla., William Lewis Kent, Cartersville, Ga., and Steve Phillip Kent and his wife Sarah Kent, Chattanooga; and great-grandchildren, Stacy Kent and Sydney Kent. Funeral services will be held 2 p. m. Saturday, July 31, 2004, at Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Aline Summerlin officiating. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery.

Submitted by Robert Tanner
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Key, Nancy Elizabeth Bice 

Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Key died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Cathcart, 9 Fair Oak Place, early yesterday morning.  Mrs. Key was a well known resident of St. Elmo, having lived here all of her life. She is survived by two sons; R. L. Key of Savannah, GA, Albert J. Key of Sharonville, Ohio, three daughters; Mrs. G. H. Williams of Rock Springs, GA; Mrs. E. C. Corbin & Mrs. Cathcart of this city; a sister Mrs. H. H. Watkins, of Dallas, TX; a brother, J. J. Bice of this city & 11 grandchildren.  The body will be at the home of her daughter, 9 Fair Oak Place, until her funeral, which will be announced later by J. H. Wann & Son.
The Chattanooga Times, July 23, 1936, page 7.

Note: Sister to Texas Anna Bice Key, Burlie E. Bice Watkins, Alice M. Bice Shattuck, Joseph Johnson Bice and Robert L. Bice.

Submitted by Joyce Sealy
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Key, Texas Anna Bice 

Mrs. Anna Key, aged 65, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. H. Mynett,  204 Johnson Pike, yesterday morning at 5:40 after a lingering illness.  She is survived by two sons, H. A. Key of Muscle Shoals, Ala. & J. W. Hixon of Gary, Ind.  two daughters, Mrs. T. U. Frye & Mrs. R. H. Mynett, of St. Elmo; two sisters Mrs. Elizabeth Key, of this city, & Mrs. Burly Watkins, of Dallas, TX.  Funeral will be held from the residence this afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. U.S. Thomas officiating.  Interment in Fryar Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be W. E. Jeff, John Adams, W. B. Schoolfield, John Frye, H. A. True & Fred Baumgartner.
The Chattanooga Times,  August 11, 1922.

Additional Notes from submitter: Texanna's tombstone in Fryar Cemetery denotes her date of death as October 10, 1922. Her death certificate states her date of death as August 10, 1922. Texas Anna Bice was the daughter of Alberry Bice & Martha Jane Shubird. Also known as Texanna Key. Texanna married 1st George Hixon Apr. 24, 1874 Hamilton County, Tennessee. Married 2nd to Mr. Key his 1st name unknown, she married him some time after the death of George Hixon, George died Dec. 13, 1885

Submitted by Joyce Sealy
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Kimsey Dr. Warren Harrison 

KIMSEY - DR. WARREN HARRISON, 66, of Austin, Ark., died there Wednesday.  He Practices Neurological surgery in Chattanooga for 22 years, beginning in 1954.  He held a B. S. degree from UT-Knoxville and a medical degree from UT Medical School in Memphis.  He interned at Baptist Hospital, Memphis, and completed his post-graduate work in neurological surgery at Harvey Cushing Hospital, Boston, and the Neurological Institute of Presbyterian Hospital, New York.  He has been a member of several professional societies, including Chattanooga-Hamilton County Medical Society, Tennessee and American Medical associates, American Society of Neurological Surgeons, American Neurological Association, Harvey Cushing Society and Phi Beta Medical Fraternity.  He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, where he spent eight years in the Army Medical Corps.  At the time of his death he was a practicing physician and consultant for Remmington Arms Corp. of Lonoke , Ark., a colonel in the U. S. Army Medical Corps Reserve and president of the Lonoke Medical Society.  While a Chattanooga resident, he was a member of Christ Episcopal Church, Chattanooga Music Club, City farmers Club and Fairyland Club.  A 32nd degree Mason, he was a member of the Scottish Rite and was a member and physician of the Alhambra Shrine Temple.  He was president of the Chattanooga Opera Association in 1959 and vice president of the Chattanooga Cotton Ball Association, 1975-1960.  A native of Rhea County, Tenn., he was a son the late Rolla W. and Rebecca Harrison Kimsey and was preceded in death by a daughter, Elizabeth Kimsey.  Survivors include his wife, Joanne Thomison Kimsey, Austin; two daughters, Joanne Kimsey Williams, Austin and Jennifer Kimsey LeRoux, San Diego; brother, Alden F. Kimsey, Calispell, Mont.; sister, Becky Newbern, Nesbittm, Miss.  Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. today in Rhea Memory gardens, Dayton, Tenn., with the Rev. Walt Spivey officiating.  The body will be at the funeral home until the time of the service.  Arrangements by Sawyer’s Funeral Service, Dayton. 

Chattanooga Times June 7 1986 Pg A8

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King, Adam DeWayne

Adam DeWayne King, 20, of Chattanooga, died Saturday, November 26, 2005 as the result of an automobile accident.  He was employed by A-Affordable Fencing.He is survived by his daughter, Kayla King; parents, Tommy and Rhonda King; sister, Samantha King; brother, Brandon (Jennifer Friscia) King; grandparents, Ruby Waller, Danny Carlisle, Percy Lane and Judy Lane; niece, Angelena King; several aunts, uncles and cousins; and girlfriend Tasha Grey.
Funeral services are 1 p.m. Thursday in the Coulter Chapel with Rev. Herbert Chauncey officiating. Burial is in McNabb Cemetery.Visitation is 4-9 p.m. Tuesday and after 11 a.m. Wednesday.Arrangements are by Lane Funeral Home, Coulter Chapel, 601 Ashland Terrace.
chattanoogan.com - November, 2005

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 King, Mildred Marie Sunderland

Mildred Marie King of Hixson died Friday, Sept 13, 1996, in a local hospital. She was 57.
  A lifelong resident of Chattanooga, she was a former employee of Kingston Pencil Factory and was a Baptist.
  Survivors include her husband, Tommy King; six daughters, Wanda Samples, Jasper; Wilma B. Miles, Hixson; Rebecca King, Hixson; Karen Stewart, Georgia; Kimberly Nail, Montlake, Tenn.; four sons, Tommy King, Jr. and Richard King, both of Hixson; Jackie King, Chattanooga, and Jimmy King, Hixson; mother, Elsie Sunderland, Soddy Daisy; three brothers, Lonnie and George Sunderland, both of Soddy Daisy, and James Sunderland, Suck Creek Mountain; and 23 grandchildren.
  Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in the Coulter Chapel of Lane Funeral Home with the Rev. Herbert Chancey officiating. Burial will be in Chattanooga Memorial Park.
  The family will receive friends after 10 a.m. today at the funeral home.
The Chattanooga Times Free Press, September 5, 1996

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Kinsey, L. E. 

KINSEY - L. E., 76, of 211 S. Howell Ave., died Friday in a local nursing home.  The Summerville, Ga., native had lived in Chattanooga the past 65 years and was preceded in death by his wife, Hannah Jo Kinsey.  A U. S. Navy veteran of World War II, he worked at Davenport Hosiery Mills for over 30 years.  He retired from Flexible Foam of Chattanooga in 1974.  Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. David E. (Joyce) Miller; two grandchildren, Terrye L. and Brian D. Miller, all of Chattanooga; several nieces and nephews.  Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Bill Plemmons officiating.  Burial will be National Cemetery.  The family will receive friends 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday at the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home. 

Chattanooga Times June 7 1986 Pg A8

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Kirk, Robbie Long 

Kirk--Mrs. Robbie Long, of 301 Fleming Ave., Lakeworth, Fla., died in a Lakeworth hospital Tuesday morning. She was a former resident of Chattanooga. She was the widow of the late Dewey Allen Kirk of Lakeworth. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Mary Alice Duckett of Lakeworth; two sisters, Mrs. Evelyn Morgan of Chattanooga, and Mrs. Rose Stein of Rome, Ga.; one brother, Frank W. Long of Chicago; several nieces and nephews. Services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in the West Chapel of the Chattanooga Funeral Home, the Rev. James Hutto officiating. Burial will be in Hamilton Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be nephews. Chattanooga Funeral West Chapel, in charge of arrangements.Chattanooga Times, March 29, 1979. 

Submitted by Faye Louise Simpson
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Knight, Claude

KNIGHT - CLAUDE, aged 41 years, died at his home near Bartlebaugh at 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon following an illness of several days.  Mr. Knight is survived by his wife and five children - John, aged 12; Nettie, aged 9; Addie, aged 7; Joe, aged 4; and Bertha, aged 2 years; his mother, Mrs. Mary Smith, and three sisters, Mrs. Stella Howard, Mrs. Fannie Massengale and Miss Dollie Knight, all of Bartlebaugh.  The funeral services and interment took place at the Bartlebaugh cemetery yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock. 

The Chattanooga Times October 2 1922 Pg 3

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 Knight, Eliza

KNIGHT - MRS. ELIZA, 67, Rt. 2, East Chattanooga, Tenn., died Monday afternoon at the residence.  She was the widow of Claude Knight and lifelong resident of the Bartlebaugh community.  She was a member of the Bartlebaugh Baptist Church.  Survivors are two sons, Johnny Knight, Harrison, Tenn. And Joe Knight, East Chattanooga, Rt. 2; three daughters, Mrs. Troy Ingle, Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. R. A. Hawk, Rt. 2, East Chattanooga and Mrs. Walter Crisp, Chattanooga; one brother, John H. Shoaltz, Clarkston, Mich., one sister, Mrs. Nettie Gardenshire, East Chattanooga; also several nieces and nephews; also 18 grandchildren.  Funeral arrangements will be announced by Coulter’s.  The remains will be taken to the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. A. Hawk, in Bartlebaugh at noon today. 

The Chattanooga Times February 16 1960 Pg 9

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Knight, Johnny 

KNIGHT - JOHNNY, 55, Harrison, Tenn., died Sunday night in a local hospital from injuries received in an automobile accident March 21.  Survivors are three sons, Henry LeRoy Knight, Long Beach, Calif.; John Henry Knight, Harrison, Tenn.. And Michael Knight, Chattanooga; six daughters, Mrs. Virginia Redman, Bell Garden, Calif.; Mrs. Alice Walters, Ooltewah, Tenn.; Mrs. Clair Deslatte, Compton, Calif.; Mrs. Sander Hargus, Resedo, Calif., and Mrs. Barbara Davis, Resedo, Calif., and Mrs. Christine Boyd, Long Beach, Calif.; one brother, Joe Knight of Chattanooga; three sisters, Mrs. Bertha Crisp and Mrs. Addie Mae Hawk, both of Chattanooga, and Mrs. Nettie Ingle, Cleveland, Ohio.  There are 10 grandchildren.  Funeral services will be held at 2:30 this afternoon from the Thomas Chapel with Rev. Douglas Cravens and Rev. Frank Frantz officiating.  Interment will be in the Bartlebaugh Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be Bill Smith, Everett Ellis, Jack Ellis, Bill Ellis, Fres Swaggerty and Jackie Phillips.  The body is at the residence.  Funeral arrangements by Coulter’s - Ashland Terrace. 

Chattanooga Times March 31 1964 Pg 9

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Knight, Joseph C. 

KNIGHT - JOSEPH C., 65, of  Champion Road, Harrison, died Thursday in a local hospital.  A lifelong resident of Hamilton County, he was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II.  He was of the Baptist faith.  Survivors include his wife, Laura Mongar Knight; three daughter, Wilma Collins and Tina Knight, both of Harrison, and Jean Guest, Rossville; two sisters, Nettie Ingle, Harrison, and Bertha Crisp, Chattanooga; three grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.  Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Charlie Sartin officiating.  Burial will be in Bartlebaugh Cemetery.  Arrangements by the Valley View Chapel of Lane Funeral Home. 

The Chattanooga Times November 3 1984 Pg A12

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Knight, Lula Tine 

KNIGHT - MRS. LULA TINE, 87, of Evensville, Tenn., died Wednesday in the Rhea County Medical Center.  Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday from the First Christian Community Church of Dayton with the Rev. Gary Smith and the Rev. Henry McCaleb officiating.  Burial will follow Kelly Cemetery.  Survivors include two daughters, Inez Knight of Dayton and Elsa Bowen of New Britain, Conn.; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. 

Chattanooga Times August 4 1980 Pg A4

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Knight, Mary Belle Beach

KNIGHT - MRS. MARY BELLE, 40, Rt. 1, Harrison, Tenn., died early Friday morning in a local hospital.  She was lifelong resident of Harrison.  Survivors are husband, Jonny Knight, Harrison, Tenn.; two sons, Henry Leroy Knight and Michie Pittman, both of Harrison; six daughters, Mrs. Virginia Redman, Miss Clara May Knight, Miss Barbara Knight, Miss Sandra Knight, Miss Alice Fay Knight and Miss Christine Knight, all of Harrison; parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Beech, Harrison; three brothers, W. A. Beech, Huntsville, Ala., Paul Beech, Chattanooga and Charles H. Beech, Jacksonville, Fla.; five sisters, Mrs. Sylvia Ricketts, Soddy, Mrs. Ann Caldwell, Gary, Ind., Lula May Buckner, griffin, Ind., Mrs. Betty Keton, Greenville, S. C. and Bessie Kerwin, Tarts, California; two grandchildren, James Redman and Conner Redman.  Funeral services will be held at 2:30 Sunday afternoon from the Thomas chapel with Rev. Douglas Cravens officiating.  Interment will be in Bartlebaugh Cemetery.  The body is at the residence.  Funeral arrangements by R. J. Coulter Funeral Home. 

Chattanooga Times February 28 1959 Pg 11

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Lane, William E.  Sr

LANE - WILLIAM E. SR., 77, of 2840 Durand Ave., died Friday in a local hospital.  A native of Thomasville, Ga., he had lived most of his life in Chattanooga.  He was a member of First-Centenary United Methodist Church, where he taught the Foster-Martin Sunday School Class.  A retired 28-year employee of Fowler Brothers Furniture Co., he was a member of the Hill City Masonic Lodge 0603.  He was the son of the late John M. and Minnie Murchison Lane.  Survivors include his wife, Margaret P. Lane, Chattanooga; two sons, William E. Lane Jr., Chattanooga, John H. Lane, Atlanta; daughter, Margaret Scruggs, Chattanooga; three sisters, Sue Erwin, Chattanooga, Gertrude Jackson and Marjorie Fogg, both of Melbourne, Fla.; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.  The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.  Arrangements will be announced by Turner Funeral Home. 

The Chattanooga Times September 20 1986 Pg A6

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Lang, Ernest L. 

Funeral of Ernest L. Lang.

The funeral of Ernest L. Lang whose death was announced yesterday, will take place from the residence, 124 Read avenue, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 , conducted by the Rev. Dr. Robinson of the Univeralist church. The pallbearers will be Red Linster, Charlie Brown, W. B. Walker, Cal Barnett and Walter Holloway.
The Chattanooga Times, May 12, 1911.

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Lasley, Jack 

LASLEY—JACK, 83, of Soddy, Tenn., died at the residence at an early hour Friday morning after a lingering illness. He was a lifelong resident of Soddy, a member of a pioneer family and a retired coal miner. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Maggie Lasley of Soddy; two sons, Walter and Elmer Lasley of Flint, Mich.; two daughters, Mrs. James Uren, Flint, and Mrs. Mollie Lively, Soddy; brother John Lasley, Rt. 1 Soddy; four sisters, Mrs. Milzie Payne, Soddy; Mrs. Maude Bumpus, Chattanooga; Mrs. Para Lee Manning, Daisy, and Mrs. Lizzie Eustice, Soddy; 22 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. The body is at the residence. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Soddy Church of God. The Revs. Howard McGee, J. W. Davenport, B. R. Moore and Vester Bennett officiating. Burial will be in Presbyterian Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be grandsons; honorary pallbearers, Roy Uren, Clarence Elliott, Dr. Ed Jenkins, Dr. Martin Caldwell, Murl Levi, Charley McEwin, Ben Wease, Fate Lasley, Richard Lasley, Walter Ewton, Jack Manning and members of the Soddy Church of God. Arrangements are by the Williamson Funeral Home.

The Chattanooga Times, Saturday, 15 November 1958, p. 9, col. 8.

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Lasley, John L. 

LASLEY—JOHN L., 88, of Rt. 1, Soddy, died at his residence Saturday morning. He attended the Baptist church and was a retired farmer. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Emma Smith Lasley, Soddy; five daughters, Mrs. Eula Mae Fyke, Mrs. Maxine Cowthon, both of Nashville; Mrs. Ina-Jean Lowe, Charleston S.C.; Mrs. Martha Varner and Mrs. Mildred Pyle, both of Soddy; two sisters, Mrs. Maude Bumpus, Chattanooga, and Mrs. Millzie Payne, Soddy; 10 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. Don Lasley officiating. Internment will follow in the Varner Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Fred Fritts, Coy Higgins, George Higgins, Mart Eustice, Walt Lasley and Paul Manning. The body will remain at the funeral home. Arrangements are by Williamson and Son, Highway 27, Soddy-Daisy.

The Chattanooga Times, Sunday, 21 October 1973, p. A-15, col. 7.

Submitted by Noah Lasley
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Lasley, Marshall 

    Funeral services for Marshall Lasley, 68, of 605 N. Bragg Ave., Lookout Mountain, who died Thursday, will be held at 3 p.m. today at the Church of the Good Shepherd on Lookout Mountain, with the Rev. Harold E. Barrett officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hills Cemetery.
    Pallbearers will be Dudley Bryan, Robert F. Evans, Robert Shackleford, James Abshire, T. L. Montague, Jr., William L. Montague, N. Thayer Montague, Neil Thomas, Jr., and Dr. E. White Patton. The family requests no flowers.

    The body is at the Wann Funeral Home.
The Chattanooga Times, Saturday, October 7, 1961

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Laughlin, Peggy June Stone  

    Died January 14, 2000 in Liberty, Tx. Born November 26.1930 in Chattanooga, Tn, she was the daughter of Roger W. Stone and wife, Hazel Holt {Stone}. A graduate of UC, native of Ooltewah, Tn. Taught school several years at Ooltewah High, two years in Europe for the US armed forces, one year in England and second in Germany where she met James Milton Laughlin of Goldthwaite, Tx. who she married June 06, 1959 after his discharge from USAF. Peggy and Jim made their home in Temple, Tx. where their two daughters, Sarah Tim and Monica Lee were born. She retired from Texas school system in 1995. Her husband Jim passed away in October 1997. Survivors are daughters; Sarah Minter Hottman and husband Tom, Liberty and Monica Kattner and husband Gordon of Devers, Tx. Brother: R. Jack Stone and wife Betty C. of Oviedo, FL. grandchildren; Dan and Amy Minter of Liberty and Noah and Kay Kattner of Devers, Tx.

Submitted by R. Jack Stone
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Lawson, Alfred Clarence 

LAWSON - ALFRED CLARENCE, aged 70, passed away unexpectedly Monday morning in an Athens, Tenn., hospital.  He was the son of the late George F. and Alice Haynes Lawson.  He was an employee of the L & N Railroad for 55 years as baggage master.  Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Thursia Watson Lawson; two sons, A. C. Lawson Jr. of Morristown, Tenn. And Wayne Lawson of San Francisco; daughter, Mrs. Mary Alice Whittaker of Athens; six grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Miller and Mrs. Mable Lawson of Athens; three brother, Glenn and Frank Lawson, both of Athens, and Clyde Lawson of Sacramento. Calif.  Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the chapel of the Evans funeral Home with Brother Bill Yates officiating.  Burial in McMinn Memory Gardens.  Evans Funeral Home in charge.  Chattanooga Times February 16 1960 Pg 9

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 Lawson,  Alice Gray

LAWSON, MRS. ALICE GRAY, 61, resident of Marion County for many years, died in the New Home community near South Pittsburg, Tuesday morning after a lingering illness. Surviving are a husband, Frank Lawson, three daughters, Mrs. Arvel Lee Myers, Rossville, Mrs. Richard Brooks, Bridgeport, Ala; and Miss Myrtle Lawson, South Pittsburg; five sons, Sam of Rockford, Ill.; Ed., T. L., Charlie, all of South Pittsburg; six grandsons. Funeral services will be conducted from the Antioch Baptist Church near South Pittsburg at 2:30 p.m. (CST) Wednesday with Rev. Hugh Easlerly officiating. Interment will follow in the Harrison Chapel Cemetery, Long Island, Ala. Rogers Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Chattanooga Times, Chattanooga, TN; Wednesday, August 19, 1959, page 9, column 8. [Copied 11 August 2003, Sue Forrester]

Submitted by Sue Forrester

 Lawson, Margaret Louise Tinker

LAWSON - MARGARET LOUISE TINKER, 75, of Ooltewah, died Friday in a local hospital.  A Chattanooga resident most of her life, she was a member of East Chattanooga Baptist Church and Chattanooga Senior Neighbors.  She was the widow of Slover W. Lawson.  Survivors include a daughter, Sue Dodson Allmond, Ooltewah; four grandchildren, Mrs. Freddie (Tenna) Cross, Mrs. Jessie (Robin) Wagner, Mrs. Charles (Tracy) Bright, and Billy Dodson; aunt, Lola Ray; five great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and cousins.  Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home chapel with Brother Harry Harmon and the Rev. Tom Sparrow officiating.  Burial will be in the Chattanooga Memorial Park.  The family is receiving friends at Turner Funeral Home. 

Chattanooga Times June 7 1986 Pg A8

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Lazenby, Maggie Treece 

LAZENBY – MRS. MAGGIE TREECE, age 83 years, died at the residence of her daughter Mrs. W. Ed Hays, 827 Cherokee Lane , Signal Mountain , early Sunday morning. Surviving are her daughter, Mrs. W. Ed Hays, Signal Mountain , and one son, Earl Lazenby, of Kendale , Fla. Also survived by seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Mrs. Lazenby was the widow of the late Arthur L. Lazenby. Funeral services conducted by the Rev. William S. Thorington will be held in the chapel of the National Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock . Interment will be in Chattanooga Memorial Park . Pallbearers will be Bob Borin, J. Roy Bennett, W. R. Fenn, P. S. Henderson, S. H. Hubbard and C. Fred Randle. The body will remain at the funeral home until the hour of service.
The Chattanooga Daily Times, Monday, February 7, 1944 .

Note from submitter: Mary M. (Maggie) Treece was the daughter of Lewis Jefferson and Christina Wilson Treece.

Submitted by Dennis C. Wilson

Leamon, Alvin A.  

 Alvin A. Leamon, 69, of 419 Broughton Street, died Friday morning in a local hospital.
      Mr. Leamon was a member of Harrison Baptist Church.
      Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mabel Evelyn McDaniel Leamon; two sons, Ray Leamon of Knoxville, and LeRoy Leamon of Chattanooga.
      Two daughters, Mrs. Sarah McDaniel of Spring City, Tenn., and Mrs. Linda Davis of Rossville, Georgia.
      Two sisters, Mrs. Hugh (Lou) Combs of Chattanooga and Mrs. Clarence (Susie) Benton of Benton, Tenn.
      Four brothers, J. A. Leamon and Wallace Leamon both of Chattanooga, William (Bud) Leamon of Cleveland, Tenn., and George T. Leamon of Columbus, Georgia.
      Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Chattanooga Funeral Home, East Chapel.

Submitted by Susan Kendall
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LEAMON, GEORGE THOMAS 

    Funeral services for George Thomas Leamon, Sr., 87, lifelong resident of Chattanooga and Hamilton County, and retired farmer, who died at his residence on Morris Hill Road, Friday night, will be held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at Morris Hill Baptist Church.  Reverend Taylor Castleberry, pastor, and Reverend L. K. Weaver will officiate.  Born August 3, 1875, Mr. Leamon was the son of W. H. Leamon and Bessie Morgan Leamon, pioneer residents of Hamilton County.  He was a member of Morris Hill Baptist Church.  His survivors are two daughters, Mrs. H. T. Combs, Chattanooga, and Mrs. Clarence Benton, Benton, Tenn,; five sons, James A. Leamon, Alvin A. Leamon and George Wallace Leamon, Chattanooga.; W. H. Leamon, Cleveland, Tenn,; and George T. Leamon, Jr., Bristol, Tenn.; two sisters, Mrs. Gussie Weatherford and Mrs. George Miller, both of Lupton City, Tenn.; two brothers, Anderson Leamon and Frank Leamon, Chattanooga; 13 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.  Interment in Hamilton Memorial Gardens.  Pallbearers will be the grandsons.  The body is at the funeral home of J. Avery Bryan Co.  It will be taken to the church to lie in state for one hour before the service.

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LEAMON, LUTHER  
Died February 11, 1961

Luther Leamon, 81, died early this morning in a local hospital.
      He had been a member of the Masonic Order since 1918 and was a past master of Harrison Masonic Lodge 114, F & AM.
      Mr. Leamon is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Leamon; three daughters, Mrs. Sam Bush, Route 2 East Chattanooga; Mrs. Joe Watkins, Chattanooga, and Mrs. Paul Roberts, Lawrence, Kansas; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. L. H. Weatherford and Mrs. Mary Miller, both of Lupton City, and Mrs. R. E. Wilson, Ooltewah; three brothers, George and Anderson Leamon, both of Chattanooga, and Frank Leamon, Ooltewah.
      Funeral Plans will be announced by National Funeral Home.  

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Leamon, Mrs. Mary E.

Mrs. Mary E. Leamon, 77, of Champion Road, Route 2, died Wednesday in a local hospital.  She was a member of the Bartlebaugh Baptist Church and past matron of the Harrison Eastern Star No. 56.
      Mrs. Leamon is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Rubye Watkins, Chattanooga; Mrs. Blondie Roberts, Barnesville, Ga.; one step-daughter, Mrs. Ida Bush, Chattanooga; two half-brothers, Willard Welch, Hollywood, Ala.; Hiram Welch, Soddy; four half-sisters, Mrs. Flora Roberts, Hixson; Mrs. Stella Clemons, Mrs. Annie Hickman, Soddy; Mrs. Lou Varner, Chattanooga; ten grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
      Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday at the Bartlebaugh Baptist Church with the Rev. Sam DePaul, the Rev. C. E. Blevins and the Rev. Bill Mauldin officiating.  Pallbearers will be the grandsons.  The body will lie in state one hour at the church before services.
      Interment will be in Bartlebaugh Cemetery.  The body is at the Chattanooga Funeral Home East Chapel.
Chattanooga Times, 9/29/66

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Leffew, Jeffrey 

Jeffrey Leffew, 36, Salem, Ore., and formerly of Sarasota,  Florida died Jan. 28, 2006.
He was born Nov. 20, 1968, in Soddy Daisy, Tenn., and was an Army veteran. He graduated in 1987 from Sarasota High School where he was captain of the debating team and a drum major in the band. He was a Baptist.
Survivors include a son, Steffan of Beavercreek, Ohio; his father and stepmother, Paul and Carolyn of Sarasota; and brothers Christopher and William of Indianapolis.
A memorial will be Feb. 18 at Calvary Baptist Church, 9111 Lowell Road, Hixson, Tenn.

Sarasota Herald Tribune, February 10, 2006

Levi, Abb

Levi, Abb, aged 53, passed away at his residence on Signal Mountain last night. Surviving are his widow; two daughters, Mrs. Louise Wimberly and Mrs. Marie Davis; three sons, William, Cecil and Robert Levi; three sisters, Mrs. Olery, Mrs. Simons and Mrs. Henry Witt. Funeral services will be announced later by Coulter's.
Chattanooga Times, December 22, 1934, page 3

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 Levi, Charles M.

Levi, Charles M., aged 45, died Saturday afternoon at his home in Soddy. He is survived by his daughter, Thelma, and one son Quince; parents Mr. and Mrs. J. W. W. Levi; sisters, Mrs. Queen McDonald, Mrs. Henry Hale and Mrs. Sam Parton, all of Soddy, Tenn. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the house. Interment will be in the Presbyterian Cemetery at Soddy. Pallbearers will be Robert Levi, Cleveland Levi, Charlie Weese, Harrison Reneau, Benard Weese and Lester Levi. Arrangements in charge of Coulter's.
Chattanooga Times, April 29, 1929, page 3

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Levi, Donald W

Donald W. Levi, aged 31, son of Mrs. Martha Levi, died at the residence, 3201 Avenue L, East Lake, Saturday night. Mr. Levi was a member of the city fire department. Surviving relatives are his mother; two sisters, Mrs. Thomas Warren and Mrs. D. S. Randell, and a brother, Pete, all of this city. The funeral takes place this afternoon at 3:30 from the home of Mrs. Randell, 1025 East Sixteenth Street, the Rev. T. S. McCallie officiating. Interment will take place in Forest Hills cemetery in the police and firemen's plat.
Chattanooga Times, November 25, 1918, page 3.

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 Levi, Eddie 

Eddie L. Levi, Pfc.

The body of Private First Class Eddie L. Levi will arrive in Dayton at 12:54 Tuesday and be taken to the home of his mother, Mrs. Laura A. Levi, in Bakewell. Pfc. Levi entered the service Nov. 11, 1942, and lost his life on Okinawa May 5, 1945. Surviving are his mother and one brother, Sam Levi of Bakewell; two sisters, Mrs. Arvill Hodge and Mrs. Willard Hodge of Sale Creek; father William Levi of Chattanooga. Funeral services will be held at the National Cemetery, with the Soddy post of the American Legion in charge of military honors. The post will also furnish pallbearers and are asked to meet the train at Dayton Tuesday. Sawyers Funeral Service in charge.
Chattanooga Times, February 7, 1949, page 7

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Levi, George Washington

George W. Levi, Soddy Boy, Gives Life for Freedom

George W. Levi, the Soddy boy who died in France Oct. 3, as a result of a gas attack, was a member of the 117th infantry, 30th Division, company H, which was trained at Camp Sevier, Greenville, S.C. George left for Camp Gordon with the second contingent of selectmen, Oct. 3 , 1917, and sailed for France the following spring. He was 22 years old and had been at the front for several months before taking part in the battle where he received injuries which resulted in his death. The following letter from a British chaplain was received by his mother previous to the report of his death:

"Dear Mrs. Levi:

"Your son George is with us suffering from severe gas poisoning. I send this brief note in the hope that you may be comforted in the knowledge that George is receiving every care and tenderness from American doctors and nurses in Lakeside Cleveland Hospital."

Mr. and Mrs. Levi have another son, Fred, who is seeing active service in France. George was the youngest of the family.
Chattanooga Times, November 5, 1918

Note: George Washington Levi was the son of James William Washington and Martha Harper Levi.

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Levi, George A. 

Levi, George A., 81, died Saturday in a local hospital. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Callie Levi; five children, Carl, Fred, and Will Levi, Mrs. Lilly Merritt all of Chattanooga; Mrs. Pearl Wells, Akron, Ohio; sister Mrs. John Dowlin, Chattanooga; two brothers, Oscar Levi, Chattanooga, and Will Levi, Arkansas. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in the chapel of the National Funeral Home. Rev. Leslie Boyd officiating. Interment will be in Levi Cemetery. Pallbearers will be the grandsons and nephews. Clifford Jackson, Carl Levi, Jr., W. K. Levi, Jr., Earl Dowlin, Roy Dowlin, and Kelly Marable. The body is at the funeral home. National Funeral Home in charge.
Chattanooga Times, August 13th, 1949

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Levi, Gilbert 

 Gilbert Levi, 89, veteran of the War Between the States, died yesterday morning at 1:30 at the residence of his son, Oscar Levi, 108 Greenleaf street. He served in Company A, Sixth Tennessee infantry regiment, and after the war was a Primitive Baptist minister for forty-five years, his age forcing him to retire.

 Mr. Levi is survived by three sons, George and Oscar Levi, of Chattanooga, and William of Texarkana, Ark.; one daughter, Mrs. Laura Dowlen, of Chattanooga; thirteen grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren.

 Funeral services will be held at the residence, 108 Greenleaf street, tomorrow afternoon at 2:30, the Rev. R. O. Raulston officiating. The pallbearers will be Earl and Roy Dowlen, Carl, Fred, and Willie Levi and Fred Merritt, all grandsons of the deceased. Interment will be at Levi cemetery, near Red Bank. National Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Chattanooga Times, November 29, 1934

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Levi, James W. W. 

Funeral services for James W. W. Levi, who died at his Soddy home Sunday afternoon, will be held at the Oak Street Baptist Church in Soddy at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The Revs. W. H. Black, A. T. Hayes and Hobart Goolsby officiating. Interment will be in the Presbyterian Cemetery. Active pallbearers are Robert and Richard Levi, Richard Gann, Benoy and Charlie Summers, and Harrison Reneau; honorary Groomer Jett, Oscar Jett, Charlie Summers, Will Templeton, James Lust, Ed Wilcox, Mr. Burton, Hardy Hughes, Paul Thrasher, Abel McGill, Oscar Millard and Rob Joseph. After 9 o'clock this morning, the body will be at the residence. Coulter's in charge.
Chattanooga Times, September 21, 1937, page 7

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Levi, John M

J. H. Levi, aged 66, died at his home on Signal Mountain at 12:20 o'clock Sunday morning. He is survived by three sons, George A., Walter L. and Arthur C., all of Chattanooga, and two daughters, Mrs. Ed Brown, of Chattanooga, and Mrs. W. A. Brown of Falling Water, Tenn. Funeral services will probably be held Monday. 
Chattanooga Times, April 19, 1925, page 3.

[Note: The names on the obituary are not consistent. "L. M. Levi" is on the header. "J. H. Levi" in the body of the obituary. Actually, his name was John M. Levi.]

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Levi, Martha 

Mrs. Martha Levi, 71, died at her home, 9 Fannin Street, Thursday night at 11:40. She was the widow of the late Peter Levi, a veteran of the Civil War, who served with the Nineteenth New York Infantry. Mrs. Levi is survived by three children, Mrs. T. J. Warren, Mrs. Mina Randall, and a son, Peter Levi, of Chattanooga, and one brother, living in Racine, Wis.

Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 9 from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Mina Randall, 11 Fannin Street. Interment will be in the National Cemetery.
Chattanooga Times, January 15, 1921, page 3.

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Levi, Mary Etta Tittle 

The funeral of Mrs. Mary Etta Levi, aged 65, who died suddenly at her home near Williams Island Sunday morning at 7, was held yesterday afternoon at 3 at Tittle Cemetery, the Rev. R. O. Restow officiating. She is survived by her husband, Gilbert Levi, three sons, G. A. and G. O. of Chattanooga, and W. R. of Texas; one sister and two brothers. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon.
Chattanooga Times, May 9, 1916, page 3  

Note: Second wife of Gilbert Levi.

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Levi, Mary Eliza 

Levi, Mrs. Mary Eliza, 66, of Soddy, Tenn, died in a local hospital Friday night. She is survived by her husband, Richard Brooks Levi; four sons, William C., Richard C., Carl E. and James C. Levi, of Soddy; two daughters, Mrs. Elmer Morgan and Miss Clilya Levi, of Soddy; one brother, James Payne; a sister, Mrs. Luther Gray, of Columbus, Kan., and fifteen grandchildren. Funeral services will be held from the Oak Street Baptist Church at Soddy at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, the Revs. Robert Franklin and W. H. Black officiating. Active pallbearers will be Bob Milligan, J. E. Summers, Sr., Jimmie Lusk, Groomer Jett, John Clift and Bill Ottinger. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Ladies' Bible Class of the Oak Street Baptist Church of Soddy. Interment will be in the Presbyterian Cemetery. Coulter's in charge.
Chattanooga Times, May 6, 1939, page 7

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 Levi, Mrs. H. H

Mrs. H. H. Levi died at her residence in Soddy, Tenn., at an early hour Thursday evening. She was a member of the Baptist Church of Midway, Tenn., for a good many years and a very prominent citizen of the Soddy community. She is survived by her husband, Mr. H. H. Levi; three sons, Edward Levi of Soddy, Earl Levi of Chattanooga and Joe Levi of Ooltewah, Tenn.; three daughters, Mrs. John Fritts, Mrs. Henegar Parker and Miss Edna Levi, all of Soddy; three sisters, Mrs. A. M. Neal of Detroit, Mrs. John L. Lasley and Hrs. Hazel S. Neal of Soddy, Tenn.; also 24 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the Midway Baptist Church at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, with the Rev. A. R. Franklin officiating. Interment will follow in the Union Fork Cemetery. Arrangements are by the R. J. Coulter Funeral Home.
Chattanooga Times, September 2, 1949, page15.

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Levi, Martha Harper 

Mrs. J. W. Levi, 80, died at 6:30 o'clock yesterday morning at her home in Soddy. She is survived by her husband, J. W. Levi; three sons, J. T., F. O., of Denning, Ark., and W. A. Levi of Soddy; three daughters, Mrs. Queen McCuiston, Mrs. Pearl Parton and Mrs. Gertie Haile of Soddy; twenty-one grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mrs. Levi was a member of the Oak Street Baptist Church of Soddy and was a Gold Star mother, her youngest son having been killed in the World War.

Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Oak Street Baptist Church at Soddy, the Revs. Roy Austin and A. T. Hayes officiating. Interment will be in the Presbyterian Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Hicks Armor, Frank Greene, Elmer Levi, Bob Rogers, Alton Levi and Benoy Weese. Arrangements are by Coulter's.
Chattanooga Times, November 22, 1936, page 14

Note: Wife of James William Washington Levi

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Levi, T. J. (Tom)

Levi, T. J. (Tom), age 73, prominent lifelong resident of Soddy, died suddenly Friday at his home of a heart attack. Mr. Levi was a charter member of the Baptist Church at Soddy; a member of the Woodmen of the World Lodge for the past 26 years and had been connected with the Hamilton County Department of Education for the past four years. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Rosa MacMillian Levi; three daughters, Mrs. Ernest Dykes, Mrs. Robert Rogers, and Mrs. Hicks Armor, all of Chattanooga; five sons, Mandriel and Nathaniel Levi, both of Chattanooga, and Robert, Lester, and Alton Levi, all of Soddy; one sister Mrs. Rene Gann, and one brother R. B. Levi, both of Soddy; also, 11 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Oak Street Baptist Church of Soddy, the Revs. William Sisk, George L. Day, O. E. Nix and Mr. Mannas officiating.  Chattanooga Times, July 23, 1944, page 19

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Levi, William 

Levi, William, 68, of 638 North Market Street, died Monday morning at the residence. He is survived by his wife; five daughters, Mrs. Velma Abney, Mrs. Beddie Young, Mrs. Christine Powers, Miss Theabon Levi, Mrs. Marjorie Levi Cabe of Chattanooga; one son, James Manning, Chattanooga; three sisters, Mrs. H. T. Hale, Soddy, Tenn., and Mrs. Sam Partin, Soddy Tenn.; Mrs. Queen McCuiston, Athens, Tenn.; two brothers, John Levi, Alex., Ark., and Fred Levi, Denning, Ark; also six grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from the Calvary Baptist Church, with Revs. Hobart Linkous, Ray Hughes and W. T. McMahan conducting. Burial will be in Chattanooga Memorial Park. The body is at the residence of the son James Manning, 712 Spears Avenue, where it will remain until the hour of service. Arrangements are by the National Funeral Home.
Chattanooga Times, November 30, 1948

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Levi, William C. 

Levi, William C., age 51, died suddenly Saturday afternoon while attending a meeting in Soddy, Tenn. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rose Levi; two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Helen Sheets of Chattanooga and Miss Thelma Levi, and two sons, Wilburn Levi, Herschel Levi, all of Soddy, Tenn: father R. B. Levi of Soddy; three brothers, Cleveland, John, Elmer Levi of Soddy; two sisters Mrs. Cleo Morgan and Mrs. Cecil Levi of Soddy; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. The body will be at the residence at Soddy, Tenn., Sunday afternoon. Funeral arrangements will be announced by R. J. Coulter Funeral Home.
Chattanooga Times, September 12, 1948, page 25

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Lewallen, Betty Matilda 

Lewallen-Betty Matilda, died at a local hospital Sunday afternoon.  Surviving are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lewallen; two brothers; grandfather, David S. Mitchell; grandmother, Mrs. T. A. Lewallen.  Funeral services will be held today at 2:30 o’clock from Coulter’s chapel, with the Rev. R. R. Denny officiating.  Interment in Ooltewah cemetery. Coulter’s in charge.

Chattanooga Times 10-2-1933 pg. 2

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Lewallen, James Franklin 

LEWALLEN, James Franklin - Mr. Lewallen, 46, of 7721 Nautical Way, died Sunday morning in a local hospital.  He was very active in the Westview Cumberland Presbyterian Church, a veteran of the Korean War and was scoutmaster for the Boys Scouts of America for a number of years.

He was a lifelong resident of Hamilton County. Mr. Lewallen is survived by his wife, Mrs. Linda Lewallen, Chattanooga; two daughters, Mrs. Connie Roach, Mrs. Linda Wofford, both of Chattanooga; one son, Steve Franklin Lewallen, Chattanooga, one grandson, Anthony Todd Roach, Chattanooga; mother, Mrs. Bessie M. Lewallen, Chattanooga; sister, Mrs. Dorothy Anthony, Gadsden, Alabama.  The body will be in the North Chapel of the Chattanooga Funeral Home and Funeral Arrangements will be announced.

Chattanooga Times, September 16, 1974

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Lewallen, John David 

CMDR. Lewallen Dies At 47; Navy Veteran

Cmdr. John David Lewallen, 47, formerly of Chattanooga, died Tuesday at his Virginia Beach, VA., home.

He was a 30-year Navy veteran and had planned to retire soon.  He is survived here by his mother, Mrs. Bessie Lewallen; his brother, J. F. Lewallen; and an aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Hartline of Chattanooga.

Others surviving are his wife, Mrs. Wanda Lewallen; a daughter, Debbie, and a son, John D. Jr., both of Virginia, Beach, and a sister, Mrs. Dorothy Anthony of Boaz, Ala.

The funeral was Thursday at 11 a.m. at Similli Funeral Home, Virginia Beach.  Burial was 2 p.m. Friday at Arlington National Cemetery.

Chattanooga Times, 8-19-1967

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Long, Mary J. 

    Long-Mrs. Mary J., age 87, died Thursday afternoon at the residence of her daughter,
Mrs. J. H. Morgan, 5005 Beulah Ave. She was the widow of J. M. Long and had been a
resident of Chattanooga for the past 50 years. Survivors are three sons: J. H. Long and J.
C. Long, both of Chattanooga, and F. W. Long, Chicago, Ill. Four daughters: Mrs. D. A.
Kirk and Mrs. J. H. Morgan, both of Chattanooga; Mrs. W. L. Simpson, Trenton, Ga., and
Mrs. D. W. Stein, Rome, Ga. Also 25 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 oclock this afternoon from the Coulter Chapel with
Rev. Jimmy Ball Officiating. Interment will be in the Long Cemetery, Rising Fawn, Ga.
Grandsons will serve as active pallbearers. The body will remain at the R. J. Coulter
Funeral Home. (Florists 11:45 a.m. please).
Chattanooga Times, December 14, 1957.

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 Lindholm, Eric

Death of E. Lindholm

    E. Lindholm, sixty-seven years of age, who has been a citizen of Chattanooga for the past thirty-six years, died at 10:50 o’clock last night at his home, 618 East Fifth street, following an illness of over two months. Mr. Lindholm was born in Sweden. He emigrated to the United States as a young man, coming to Chattanooga in 1871, where he secured employment as a brick mason. He was a regular attendant at the services of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. Mr. Lindholm is survived by three sons – David, Godfrey and Oscar Lindholm, all of Atlanta; and six daughters – Mrs. W. S. Shelton, Mrs. Annie Jones, Mrs. Sam Whitman, Misses Tilda, Hilda and Fannie May Lindholm, of this city. The funeral arrangements will be made on the arrival of Mr. Lindholm’s sons from Atlanta.
The Chattanooga Daily Times, November 20, 1907. 

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Liner, Ella Watts 

MRS. ELLA WATTS LINER RITES TODAY
Funeral Set at Mission Ridge Baptist Church

 Mrs. Ella Liner, 54, wife of C. L. Liner and a member of a prominent Mission Ridge family died at her home July 19, 1941 at 6:30 PM. Other than her husband, she is survived by two sons, G. C. Liner, Chattanooga, and Roy Monds, Rossville, GA; three daughters, Mrs. Irene Gilreath, Rossville, Mrs. Ruby Lee Long, Chattanooga; Mrs. Louise Mullis, Chickamauga; Mrs. Nannie D. Wilson, Rossville, and Mrs. Willie Bell Elkins, Chattanooga. Funeral services will be held at Mission Ridge Baptist Church at 10 o'clock Monday morning with the Revs. A. C. Stephens and A. L. Lowrance officiating.  Interment in Tennessee-Georgia Memorial Park.  The body is at the residence. 
The Chattanooga Times, July 20, 1941

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Livingston, Carl D.  Sr.

Carl D. Livingston Sr., 79, for 65 years a resident of Chattanooga, died at his home in Tallahassee, Fla., Saturday at 4 p.m.

He was an employe [sic] of Ross-Meehan Foundries and Hercules Powder Co. in Chattanooga.

He leaves his widow, Mrs.. Helen Livingston, and his daughter, Miss June Livingston, both of Chattanooga; his sister, Mrs. June Livingston, Signal Mountain, and his brother, Harry Livingston, Dallas, Tex.

Services will be Monday in Tallahassee.

Chattanooga Times, 5 Jan. 1964

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Livingston, Clarence

Funeral of Clarence Livingston

The funeral of Clarence Livingston was held yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the home of his father-in-law in St.. Elmo. The services were conducted by the Rev. T. S. McCallie and H. E. Partridge. Commissioner T. C. Betterton paid a most splendid tribute to he dead office in a short speech. The ceremony was short but impressive. The funeral, headed by the mounted squad, fellow patrolmen of Livingston, proceeded to Forest Hills cemetery, where the body was interred. There were many who went to the cemetery and bedecked the grave with beautiful floral designs.

Chattanooga Times, 3 Sep 1912

WILL DIE OF HIS WOUNDS

Patrolman Livingston Shot by Burglar.

Caught Them in Act of Burglarizing Dillard’s Saloon on Main Street.

UNKNOWN NEGRO MEN RESPONSIBLE FOR CRIME

BEGGED FOR MERCY, THEN SHOT IN DARK

On of the Most Popular Men in the Entire Department ­— Assailants Escape, but Score of Determined Men Seek to Effect Their Capture — Livingson [sic] Has Wife and Two Children.

Livingstone [sic] died at Erlanger hospital at 2:35 o’clock this morning while on the operating table.

Clarence Livingston, a member of the mounted squad of the local police force, was shot and fatally wounded at 1:15 this morning by two unknown negro burglars. The shooting occurred in the rear of Dillard’s saloon, 717 East Main street.

Livingston was struck in the stomach by the only bullet fired. He was rushed to Erlanger hospital in Wann’s ambulance at an early hour this morning and was on the operating table, although there was no hope held out for his recovery.

Both of the negroes escaped, and despite the fact that all available members of the police force and scores of deputy sheriffs were rushed to the scene from both police and jail, no trace of them had been found. There is but one clue to their identity. One of them is believed to have been working on the Mission ridge tunnel work.

When shot Livingston was standing with his flash light in his left hand talking to one of the burglars. He had seen their light in the saloon and had gone around through the alley to investigate. One of the men was caught in the building, and was at once arrested by Livingston. While the two were in conversation Charles McWhorter, a negro barber, who had noticed the officer go behind the house, came up. McWhorter was within a few feet of Livingston when the shot was fired that will probably end his career.

The man who did the shooting was hid beneath the house. After his companion had been arrested, the presence of a second man became known in some way, and Livingston called on him to come from under the house. One of the negroes was begging that they be turned loose, appealing to the officer for mercy on the grounds that he was a poor, hardworking man and that he had been forced to steal because of his inability to meet the daily expense of life.

The patrolman said that he had found them in the act of burglarizing the property of another, and that he had to arrest them. He was visibly affected by the appeal, however, according to the statements of McWhorter, and expressed sympathy for the negro.

It was just as he uttered this sentence that the hidden burglar, taking advantage of the fearless position of the officer, fired. The bullet struck the flashlight in the left hand of the patrolman, glanced only a fraction of an inch, and plowed its way into his stomach. He sank to the ground without a word, but attempted to pull his pistol after he sank. After one or two feeble attempts, which sapped the remaining strength, he lay still.

McWhorter immediately game an alarm but the tow assailants escaped before they could be caught. Several persons saw them run from around the building, go west on Main street for a few feet, and then turn south on the tracks of the Belt railway.

Within a few minutes news of the brutal shooting had reached police headquarters and the wagon with a number of patrolmen was rushed to the scene. The unconscious man was sent to Erlanger hospital. When picked up he was barely breathing and it was evident even to those who knew nothing of medical science that he had but a few minutes to live.

Capt. Will Hackett was in charge of the squad that went to work on the case. He was joined by Capt. Smith, of the plainclothes force and it was only a short time until the street was filled with uniformed and plainclothes men and deputy sheriffs, drawn not only by their sense of duty and their oath of office, but by a love for their dying comrade and a fierce desire to see his assailants caught and made to pay the penalty of their crime.

Clarence Livingston was one of the most popular men on the local police force and one of the most efficient. His loyalty and bravery had never been questioned during his four years of service, and no member of either the uniformed or plainclothes force stood higher in the estimation of his superiors than Livingston. He has participated in some of the most important arrests made in recent years, and his efficiency and courage have been tested repeatedly.

He was married and lived at 507 St. Elmo avenue, where news of the shooting was told to a forlorn and sorrowful wife and two small children last night.

Chattanooga Times, 1 Sep 1912

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Livingston, David 

David Livingston, age 78, died at the home of his daughter, Mr. R. H. Brown, 40 Eighth street, St. Elmo, last night at 7:30 o'clock. The deceased had been sick for a long time, and, while his death was not unexpected, it is learned of with deep regret in St. Elmo, where he was well known. The deceased was born in Johnstown, Pa., and came to Chattanooga several years ago to make his home with his daughter, Mrs. Brown. He is survived by H. S. Livingston, of East Lake; E. L. Livingston, Robert Livingston and Mrs. Mollies Soles, all of Pennsylvania. The funeral will take place from the St. Elmo M. E. church tonight at 7 o'clock, after which the body will be forwarded to McKeesport, Pa., for interment.
The Chattanooga Times, January 23, 1912.

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Livingston, Harry S. 

Harry Livingston
Dies at Age of 72

Harry S. Livingston, aged 72, one of the best known residents of East Lake, died at his home, 3108 Ave M, yesterday afternoon at 1 o¹clock after a short illness. He is survived by his wife, two sons, C. D., of this city, and H. W. Livingston, of Atlanta, Ga.; two daughters Mrs. G.O. Bates of this city
and Mrs. W. S. Sitton, of Teloga, GA.; two brother Robert W., of Pittsburgh, Pa., and two sisters, Mrs. Anderson Sole, of McKeesport Pa., and Mrs. R. H. Brown, of this city. Mr. Livingston had been a resident of East Lake for more than thirty years and had been connected with the Ross-Mehan foundry or the same length of time. Mr. Livingston was  was a molder, and in his young years was active in union labor circles. Funeral will be held from the home Thursday afternoon at 2 o¹clock, the Rev. Mr. Adams and the Rev. T. S. McCallie officiating. Interment will be in Forest Hill cemetery. Pallbearers will be Matt Brown, Richard Brown, Charley Hunt, Harry Hunt, A. M. Hill and C. A. Carpenter. The Chattanooga Times, Wednesday, February 24, 1926.

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 Livingston, Mary Margaret Hornning

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Margaret Livingston, 95, who died Sunday night at her residence on Signal Mountain, will be held at 3 p.m. today at National Funeral Home. Dr. W. S. Thorington, pastor of Signal Mountain Presbyterian Church, of which Mrs. Livingston was the eldest living member, will officiate. Burial will be in Forest Hills Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Carl Livingston, Earl Livingston, Richard Brown, Carl Brown, Anderson Brown and Will Brown.

Mrs. Livingston is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Mabel Bates, Chattanooga; two sons, Carl Livingston, Tallahassee, Fla.; Harry Livingston, Marietta, Ga.; several grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Annie Hunt, Chattanooga. She was the widow of Harry S. Livingston.

Wife of Harry S. Livingston; Married March 2, 1880 Hamilton County, Tennessee

The Chattanooga Times, January 31, 1956.

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 Livingston, Monnie Ross

Livingston ­ Mrs. Monnie Ross, age 86, 4705 St. Elmo Ave., died Thursday in a local nursing home. She was the widow of Clarence L. Livingston; a life-long resident of the Chattanooga area, a lifelong member of the St. Elmo United Methodist Church and the mother of the late Earl J. Livingston and Ruth Livingston. She is survived by a son, Carl L. Livingston; three sisters, Mrs. Mallie Ross, Mrs. W. P. Means and Mrs. Harry P. Smith, all of Chattanooga; two granddaughters, Mrs. Jerry Hayes of Chattanooga and Miss Carol Livingston of Nashville, Tenn., and two great-grandsons, Richard and Ronald King both of Chattanooga. Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday in the West Chapel of the Chattanooga Funeral Home with the Rev. John W. Duck officiating. Interment will be in Forest Hills Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Hugh White, Roy Nelms, Ray Gladish, John Martin, Jerry Hayes and Bob Davis. The body is at the Chattanooga Funeral Home, West Chapel where the family will receive friends Friday 2 p.m.-4 p.m.,. and 7 p.m.-9 p.m.

Chattanooga Times 3 Nov. 1972

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Livingston, Robert E. 

Robert E. Livingston
Dies at Home After a Very Brief Illness.

Robert E. Livingston, age 33, died at the home, 3108 Avenue L, East lake,yesterday afternoon at 2:30 after a few days illness of pneumonia. He is survived by his father and mother, Mrs. and Mrs. H. S. Livingston, two brothers C. D. and W. H. Livingston and two sisters, Mrs. G.O. Bates and
Mrs. W. S. Sitton, of Teloga, GA. The funeral will be held from his residence this afternoon at 2:30 , the Rev. Arthur A. Wood officiating. The body will be interred in Forest Hills Cemetery. He was a member of the iron workers union, and was a brother of the late Clarence L. Livingston who was a policeman and was murdered a few years ago by an unknown person.
The Chattanooga Times, Thursday, May 17, 1917.

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William Livingston

William Livingston

Brother of Mrs. John T. Moseley Dies in Gulfport.

William Livingston, aged 62 years, died at 4 o’clock yesterday morning in Gulfport, Miss., where he was stricken with apoplexy last Saturday. When stricken Mr. Livingston was several miles in the country attending to business for his ???, the American Wire Fence company, of Chicago. One week before he came to Chattanooga to visit his wife and the family of his brother-in-law, John T. Moseley, on East Fifth street. The trip to Chattanooga was made from a considerable distance, Mr.. Livingston having taken a sudden notion that he should come home. When here he was apparently in perfect health and in jovial mood. News of his serious condition was telegraphed here last Saturday and his wife of ex Chief of Police Moseley, started at once for Gulfport. The a????? man never regained consciousness.

Surviving Mr. Livingston are his widow, the sister of Mrs. Moseley; two sisters, Mrs. Plumber, of San Antonio, Tex., and Mrs. Beard, of Lebanon, Tenn.; and one brother, who resides in California, and was reared in Nashville, and was well known there socially and in a business way. He was for many years one of the Nashville’s business men, and considered that city his home, although his wife spent a greater portion of her time with her sister in this city.

The body will reach Nashville some time today and interment will be in mount Olivet cemetery in that city. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.

During his residence in Chatanooga (sic) Mr. Livingston was connected with several of the large hardware houses at various times, and was well known throughout the city.

Mrs. J. T. Moseley left for Nashville yesterday to attend the funeral.

Chattanooga Times 16 Feb 1911

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 Long, Austin Harold

Austin Harold Long, 79, of Chattanooga, died on Tuesday, February 21, 2006.

Mr. Long was a lifelong resident of Chattanooga, of the Baptist faith and is now resting at home in glory. He served in the US Navy during WWII and received the Bronze Star. He retired after 30 years as distribution manager from Brock Candy Company.

He was the most loving husband, father and grandfather in the whole wide world. He was quietly strong and loved by all who knew him.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Hubert Long and Bessie Carroll; sisters, Kathleen Harmon, Charlotte Harrell and brother, Freddie Long.

He is survived by his loving wife of 34 years, Patsy Long; daughters, Wanda Morrow, Harrison, Penny Leffew, Hixson, Susan Rearden, Chattanooga; sons, Ronnie Long, Mannheim, Germany, Harold Long, Chattanooga; nine grandchildren, five great grandchildren; sisters, Ann Emanuel, Ocala, Florida, Phyllis Patty, Chattanooga, Glenda Jeffers, McDonald, Nancy Long, Apison; brothers, Glenn Long, Ocala, FL, Bill Long, Decatur, AL, Dale Long, Chattanooga, Eddie Long, Ooltewah, and several nieces and nephews.

Condolences may be sent at www.heritagefh.com.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of the funeral home with Sam Harris officiating. Burial will follow at Hamilton Memorial Gardens with full military honors. Gene Penney, Jimmy Leffew, Terry Cramer, Gary Winningham, Lonnie Jeffers, Donald Patty and Al Youngblood will serve as pallbearers.

The family will receive friends from 3–8 p.m. on Thursday at Heritage Funeral Home, 7454 E. Brainerd Road, Chattanooga.

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Long, Mary Ellen Shropshire

LONG, MRS. ELLEN aged 64, died at an early hour yesterday morning at the residence, 1207 Duncan Avenue.  Mrs. Long was a member of the Avondale Baptist church.  She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Emma Mason, of this city, and Mrs. Edith Kelly, of Birmingham; two sons, Elbert and Andy Long, of this city; five sisters, Mrs. Jack Smallon, Mrs. Lula Pearson, Mrs. Josie Michaels, all of this city;  Mrs. Addie Hixon, and Mrs. Charley McDaniel of Harrison.  Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Avondale Baptist church, the Rev D. B. Bowers officiating.  Interment will follow in the Sylar cemetery, north of Ooltewah.  Pallbearers will be Harry Hodge, Sam Wade, Pierce Austin, Charles Ray, Edward Wolfe and Mitchell Smith.  Arrangements are in charge of Coulter's. 
The Chattanooga Times,  August 25, 1928.

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Long, Frank Wood 

LONG -- FRANK WOOD, 74, of Chicago, Ill., died Tuesday in an Illinois Masonic Hispital. He was a son of the late John M. and Mary J. Moore Long. Survivors include two sisters, Evelyn Long Morgan, Chattanooga, and Rose Long Stein, Rome, Ga.; several nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Bill Brown officiating. Burial will be in Long Cemetery. The family will receive friends after 6 p.m. Friday at Ryan Funeral Home, Trenton, Ga.
 August 30, 1984 

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Long, James Clifford 

LONG -- JAMES CLIFFORD, age 70, died Thursday in a local hospital. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Gloria Jones of Chattanooga and Mrs. Eleanor Perkinson of Fayetteville, N.C.; two brothers, John H. Long of Chattanooga and Frank W. Long of Chicago, Ill.; three sisters, Mrs. D. A. Kirk of Lake Worth, Fla.; Mrs. E. W. Stein of Rome, Ga., and Mrs. James H. Morgan of Chattanooga and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Long Cemetery, Dade County, Georgia.
Pallbearers will be Willard Long, Jimmy Long, Homer Long, Johnny Long, Howard Long and Bernard Long. The body is at the Chattanooga Funeral Home, east chapel.
Chattanooga Times, May 9, 1970. 

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Long, Mary J.

    Long-Mrs. Mary J., age 87, died Thursday afternoon at the residence of her daughter ,Mrs. J. H. Morgan, 5005 Beulah Ave. She was the widow of J. M. Long and had been a resident of Chattanooga for the past 50 years. Survivors are three sons: J. H. Long and J. C. Long, both of Chattanooga, and F. W. Long, Chicago, Ill. Four daughters: Mrs. D. A. Kirk and Mrs. J. H. Morgan, both of Chattanooga; Mrs. W. L. Simpson, Trenton, Ga., and Mrs. D. W. Stein, Rome, Ga. Also 25 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 oclock this afternoon from the Coulter Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Ball Officiating. Interment will be in the Long Cemetery, Rising Fawn, Ga. Grandsons will serve as active pallbearers. The body will remain at the R. J. Coulter Funeral Home. (Florists 11:45 a.m. please).
Chattanooga Times, December 14, 1957.

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Long, Nelsie 

Landscape Designer Was WWII Red Cross Volunteer

Nelsie Gertrude Scholze Long, 89, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2004, following recent illness. Nelsie was educated at Bright School, Girls Preparatory School, University of Southern California, Smith College and University of Georgia. During World War II, she served in the American Red Cross in Africa, England and Italy. Following the war, she entered Harvard University and was among the first female graduates, attaining both bachelor's and master's degrees in landscape architecture. She designed commercial landscapes in Milwaukee, Wis., for the Schlitz Brewery and in South Bend, Ind.
While in the Midwest, she designed many residential gardens and specialized in garden designs to be enjoyed by handicapped personnel. She assisted in landscape development for Reflection Riding and designed landscapes for many residences in the Chattanooga area. Nelsie had held membership in many organizations, including the Junior League of Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain Fairyland Club and the Georgia Architects Association. She attended First Presbyterian Church, Union Chapel of Summertown, Signal Mountain. Her parents were Sim Perry Long and Sophia Scholze Long. She was predeceased by her sisters, Elizabeth Long Holbrook and Gertrude Long Muessel, and a brother, Robert Scholze Long. She is survived by a sister, Sylvia Long Harrison; nephews, Richard, David and Mark Dwyer, Sim and Michael Long, Roger Mixter, Christopher, Gordon, Richard and Bill Muessel; and nieces, Joan Templeton, Pamela Cunningham, Christina Haden and Linda Trotter.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to First Presbyterian Church, Union Chapel, Reflection Riding and the Chattanooga
Community Kitchen. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Wann Funeral Home.
Posted January 5, 2004

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Long, Nora Bell Dill 

CHATTANOOGA TIMES, 12 MAY 1975:
Mrs. Nora Bell Long, a resident of Rt. 2 Harrison, died in a Chattanooga hospital early Saturday morning following an illness of several months. She was the daughter of the late John Dill and Narsiss Groom Dill, and had spent most of her life in Ooltewah and Harrison communities.  She was a charter member of the New Bethel Baptist Church, and at the time of her death was the oldest member of the church.  Survivors include six daughters, Mrs. Stella Neeley, Mrs. Robbie Smith, Mrs. Georgia Ramey, Mrs. Pauline Lackey, Mrs. Melba Norrell, all of Harrison, and Mrs. Nanny Edmondson, Nashville; one son J. B. Long, Old Fort, Tenn.; 24 grandchildren; 60 great-grandchildren, and nine great-great grandchildren, one brother, Cleve Dilll, Harrison; several neices and nephews.   Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Wildwood Chapel, Buckner Funeral Home, with the Revs. James Malone, pastor of the Pine Ridge Baptist Church, Vern Duncan, pastor, New Bethel Baptist Church, and Donny Holder, pastor, Denny Hill Baptist Church, officiating.  Interment will be in McDonald Cemetery, Snow Hill, with
Junior Neeley, Delbert Bancroft, Donald Norrell, James Crooks, Charles Lackey, and Terry Ramey serving as casket-bearers.  The family will receive friends at
the Wildwood Chapel until the hour of service.  Burckner Funeral in charge of arrangements.
The Chattanooga Times, May 12, 1975.

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Long,  Robert S. "Robin

 Robert S. "Robin" Long, 43, of Dayton, Tenn., died Saturday in an auto accident.  He graduated from an auctioneer school and was employed with Serodino Inc. for 13 years.  A member of Union Chapel of Signal Mountain, he was preceded in death by his mother, Barbara Watkins Long.  Survivors include two sons, Robert S. Long III and Jason E. Long, both of Tracy City, Tenn.; father, Robert S. Long, Sr., Chattanooga; sister, Melinda Trotter, Dalton, Ga.; two brothers, Sim Terry Long II, Athens, Tenn., Michael W. Long, Dayton; several nieces and nephews. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. John Strange officiating.  Burial will be in Spizey Cemetery in Dayton.  The family will receive friends all day today at Williamson and Sons Funeral Home, Soddy-Daisy.
Chattanooga Times, December 11, 1989. 

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Long, Robert "Bob" Scholze  Sr.

 Robert "Bob" Scholze Long Sr., 85, of Chattanooga, died on Tuesday, July 29, 2003.
A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. today, Friday, in Forest Hills Cemetery. The family would like to express its sincere thanks and gratitude to the doctors and staff of Memorial Hospital and Alexian Village for their love and support. Memorial contributions may be made to the Union Chapel, "Little Brown Church," P.O. Box 2038, Chattanooga, TN 37409. Arrangements are by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, 5401 Highway 153.
Posted August 1, 2003.

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Long, Sim Perry 

SIM P. LONG DIES AT HIS HOME HERE

Prominent Real Estate man was Ill for Four Months. Sim Perry Long 65, prominent Chattanooga real estate operator and owner of extensive farm property, died yesterday afternoon at his home, 1112 Dallas Road, after an illness of four months. A native Chattanoogan, Mr. Long was born on January 30, 1879. He was the son of the late John T. Long and Mrs. Elizabeth Roberson Long, who moved to this section from Ohio. The Longs first settled in Meigs County and later moved into Hamilton County, settling on a farm at Ooltewah.**  They then moved to Chattanooga. Sim Perry Long made his first appearance in the business life of the city at the age of 12 or 13 when he delivered groceries for C. C. Wells. A prominent Chattanooga woman told Mr. Long some time ago that her memory went back to "a bright, smiling and friendly boy who brought the groceries."

FATHER RAILROAD ENGINEER

Mr. Long's father was a railroad engineer and is said to have been the man who brought the first train to Chattanooga over the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway, which is now part of the Southern Railway System. Mr. Long was in the real estate business for many years and specialized in the handling of farms and large acreage of mineral and timber lands. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Chattanooga Half-Century Club. One June 12, 1912, he married Miss Sophia Scholze. He is survived by his wife; a son Lt. Robert S. Long, now serving in France; four daughters, Miss Nelsie Long, who is with the American Red Cross in Africa; Miss Sylvia Long of this city, Mrs. Elizabeth Long Mixter, wife of Lt. Roger Mixter, stationed at a camp in the East, and Mrs. Gertrude Long Richardson, Wife of Capt. William Richardson, now in Australia; two grandchildren, Elizabeth and Joan Mixter, and a brother, Matt Long of Cleveland, TN. Funeral services will be held from the Long home at 10:20 a.m. tomorrow, with Dr. James L. Fowle, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Interment will be in Forrest Hills Cemetery. Officers and directors of the Half-Century Club and member who were close friends of Mr. Long will serve as an honorary escort, it was announced.The Chattanooga Times, September 22, 1944.  

Lovelady, Alfred,

 80, of Soddy-Daisy, died Thursday at a local hospital. Survivors include his daughter, Wilma Bethune, East Ridge, five grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Melvin Walker officiating. Burial will be in Lovelady Cemetery. Arrangements by Williamson and Sons Funeral Home.

Chattanooga Times, November 2, 1991

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Lovelady, Daniel Robert 

LOVELADY - DAN R. age 60, of Daisy, Tenn. died in Suburban Hospital Tuesday at 6 a.m. after a lingering illness. He was a lifelong resident of Soddy-Daisy community and son of the late L. M. and Jane Roberts Lovelady, pioneer settlers of the Soddy-Daisy community. He had been an employee of Combustion Engineering Co. for the past 16 years and was a member of the machinist local. He was a veteran of WWII. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Mittylene O. Lovelady of Daisy, two brothers, Alfred and James Lovelady of Soddy, two sisters, Mrs. R. D. Hughes and Mrs. J. E. Young, also of Soddy; also several nieces and nephews. The body will remain at the funeral home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Williamson Funeral Home of Soddy.
Chattanooga Times, September 21, 1960

Chattanooga Times, September 21, 1960; Pg. 9

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Lovelady, Estill Reid 

ESTILL LOVELADY, EX-TEACHER, DEAD
Illness Forced Retirement from Hamilton Schools after 31 Years.
  Prof. Estill Reid Lovelady, 57-year-old retired Hamilton County teacher and a veteran of World War 1, died at his residence at Soddy some time Sunday  night.
   The retired teacher was found dead in bed by a member of the household of his sister, Mrs. Andy Shipley, where he made his home. Mr. Lovelady had been in ill health for the past several years.
   Hiss illness forced his retirement from the Hamilton County school system afer 31 years of service. He underwent surgery about three months ago.
   A native of Hamilton County, Prof. Lovelady was born on the farm of his parents, Madison and Jane Roberts Lovelady. His grandfather, the late James Lovelady, was a pioneer settler in Hamilton County, coming to Tennessee from North Carolina.
   Prof. Lovelady was educated in the Hamilton County schools, having graduated from Soddy High School more than 30 years ago. Later he was a student at East Tennessee Teachers College. He went overseas with the army in World War I and saw combat duty on the western front. Upon returning, he took up classroom work and had been a teacher in the Hamilton County school system since the early 1920's.
   Taught at Soddy
   Prof. Lovelady taught for years at the Soddy Elementary School. He also once was a member of the faculty of the Daisy Elementary School.
   He belonged to Cherokee Post No. 107, American Legion, and Lodge No. 418, F&AM, of which he was a past master.
   Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m.at Soddy Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Charles E. Bell and the Rev. J. B. McRee officiating. Burial will be in Lovelady Cemetery.
   Active pallbearers will be Stancel Mulkey, Joe Lovelady, Melvin Lovelady, George Irwin, Glen Card and Leonard Morgan.
   Honorary pallbearers are Supt. Roy Smith of the Hamilton County schools. County Judge Wilkes T. Thrasher, Prof. J. D. Bales, W. H. Hale, Prof. Earnest Eldridge, W. H. Eldridge, Prof. T. J. Bond, Prof. Kyle Snyder, David Eldridge, A. R. Franklin, Tom Lynch, Leland Gann, Amon Hale, Walter Curvin, Jack Jenkins, John Grismby, Fred Skillern, Clarence Hale, Clarence Elliott,Lewis James and members of the Cherokee Post 107 of the American Legion.
   Masons will have charge of graveside service.
Chattanooga Times, July 1, 1952 

Lovelady, James Joseph 

James J. Lovelady, 74, of Soddy, Tenn. died in a Chattanooga hospital Monday afternoon.  He was the son of the late Matt and Nancy Jane Roberts, Lovelady, pioneer settlers of Soddy.  A member of the Soddy Church of Christ and a retired carpenter. Survivors, wife Edith Caldwell Lovelady, Soddy; two daughters, Mrs. George Irwin, Soddy, Mrs. William Daughtry, Chattanooga, one son, James C. Lovelady, Lawndale, Calif.; two sisters, Ruth Hughes, Mrs. Blanche Young, both of Soddy, and a brother, Alfred Lovelady, Soddy, nine grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. The body will remain at the funeral home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Williamson & Son Funeral Home, Highway 27, Soddy.

Chattanooga Times, June 24, 1969.

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Lovelady, Lewis Matteson "Matt"

LOVELADY - L. M. (MATT), 83, passed away at a local hospital at 7:25 p.m. last night. Survivors, two daughters, Mrs. Blanch Young and Mrs. Ruth Shipley, Soddy; five sons, J. J. Lovelady, Red Bank, E. R., P. M. and Alfred Lovelady, Soddy; D. R. Lovelady, Daisy; brother, Dan A. Lovelady, Soddy; a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The body is at the Bryan Funeral Home. Funeral plans will be announced by the J. Avery Bryan Company.
Chattanooga Times, February 14, 1948

Chattanooga Times, February 14, 1948; Pg. 9

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 Lovelady, Orris Davis

Mrs. Orris D. Lovelady, 60, of Daisy died Sunday night [Oct 26, 1959]. Mrs. Lovelady retired as a teacher in the Hamilton county school system in 1956. Her last assignment was at Daisy Elementary School.

Mrs. Lovelady was active in religious and civic affairs of the county for many years. She was the widow of Pryor M. Lovelady, a TVA employe (sic). Mrs. Lovelady is survived by a son, John M. Lovelady, Daisy; a brother, Paul Davis., Soddy; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will e held at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Daisy Methodist Church with the Revs. B. L. Chastain and Carl Athearn officiating. Burial will be in Lovelady Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Charles Millsaps, Glen Mayberry, John Teague, Louis Priddy, Jack Sullins, Kenny Brumlow and Freddie Schmid.

Chattanooga Times, October 28, 1959.

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 Lovelady, Pryor Madison

PRYOR LOVELADY, EX-DEPUTY, DEAD
Came from Pioneer Family of Daisy-Soddy --Rites Tomorrow at 2:30

Pryor Madison Lovelady, 54 year old former deputy sheriff and life-long resident of the Daisy-Soddy section, died early yesterday morning at his residence.

The former peace officer was a member of a family which became pioneer settlers in the north end of Hamilton County. His parents was Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Lovelady. He attended Hamilton County schools. 

For the past 30 years, Mr. Lovelady was a member of the Masonic Order of Soddy. He was also a member of the Daisy Methodist Church.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Orris D. Lovelady; son, John Lovelady, three brothers, James Lovelady and Alfred Lovelady of Soddy and Dan Lovelady of Daisy; two sisters, Mrs. Andrew Shipley and Mrs. Ervin Young of Soddy.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Daisy Methodist Church with the Rev. Harrison Marshall and the Rev. H. B. Tiller officiating. Interment will follow in the Lovelady Cemetery.

Active pallbearers, Taylor Grant, Herman Grant, Edwin Young, Charles Young, Joe Lovelady and James Lovelady

Honorary pallbearers, members of the Soddy Masonic Lodge, members of the Allen Bible Class of the Daisy Methodist Church.

The Chattanooga Times,20 Oct 1952

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Lovelady, William Alfred

LOVELADY, [William] ALFRED - 80, of Soddy-Daisy, died Thursday at a local hospital. Survivors include his daughter, Wilma Bethune, East Ridge; five grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home chapel, with the Rev. Melvin Walker officiating. Burial will be in Lovelady Cemetery. Arrangements by Williamson and Sons Funeral Home.

Chattanooga Times, November 2, 1991.

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Lovell, Martha Virginia Roark Moon 

Lovell – Martha V., 87, died at home, Rte. 1, Harrison, Tuesday night.  She was a member of the Friendship Church.  Survivors are: a son, Frank Lovell of Vienna, Georgia; three daughters, Mrs. Lethie Marr, Cleveland, Tennessee, Mrs. Mary E. McDade, Chattanooga, Mrs. Nelle Johnson, Harrison, Tennessee; step daughter Mrs. Lassie Raines, Chattanooga, two brother, Harrison Roark, Decherd, Tennessee, Burke Roark, Georgetown, Tennessee; three sisters, Laura Moon, Ooltewah, Tennessee, Mrs. Emma Bacon, Georgetown, and Mrs. Effie Parker, Knoxville; 26 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.  Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon from the Friendship Baptist Church with the Rev. W. B. Slatton and Rev. Ira Bishop officiating.  Interment will be in Ball Hill Cemetery.  The following grandsons will serve as pallbearers: DeWillis Moon, James Bettis, Bill Mitchell, Lewis Harris, Ronnie Lovell, Jesse Lovell.  The body is at he residence.  Arrangements are by the National Funeral Home.
Chattanooga Times December 17, 1959; Page 17.
Note: Daughter of John Lewis "Jack" Roark and Victoria Darleska Conner Roark
Widow of William Jonas Moon
Widow of Pleasant L. Lovell

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Lovell, Pleasant L. 

   Lovell - P. L.  passed away at his home near Birchwood Tuesday afternoon.  He is survived by his widow, Martha V. Lovell; five daughters, Mrs. Ida L. Moon, of Birchwood;  Mrs. Lassie B. Rains, of Chattanooga;  Mrs. Mercha V. Denton, of Georgetown;  Mrs. Mary E. Harris, of East Chattanooga; and Mrs. Nelle K. Johnson of Somersville, Alabama;  two sons, J. Frank, of Soddy and Holman L. of Birchwood;  one brother, George W. Lovell, of Chattanooga; eighteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren.  Mr. Lovell was born near Georgetown, Tenn.  Jun 11, 1856 and had spent the greater part of his life in this section.  He was for almost half a century a deacon in the Friendship Baptist Church where funeral services will be held this morning at 10 o'clock with the Rev. Tony Lewis officiating.  Interment will follow in the Bald Hill Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Doyle Smith, Thurman Waddell, Claude Scott, Clay Roark, Earl Malone and James Malone.  Coulter's in charge.
The Chattanooga Times, January 14, 1932.

Note from submitter: Martha V. Lovell was his second wife - she was Sarah Virginia Roark, widow of William Jonas Moon.  Pleasant's first wife was Sarah Martha Irvin.

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Lusk, Samuel 1919

Samuel Lusk, aged 71, died at his home at Suck Creek at an early hour yesterday morning.  He is survived by his wife, five sons and three daughters.  The funeral will be held this afternoon and the burial will follow in the family cemetery.

The Daily Times:  Chattanooga, Tennessee, Wednesday, October 22, 1919

Note from submitter: Samuel Lusk was married to 1.  Mary Dykes, 2.  Melinda Durham; father of Mary Melinda Lusk Massengale. Buried in Lusk Cemetery

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 Lyerly, Charles Abn

DEATH CLAIMS CAPT. LYERLY, LOCAL BANKE

For Years One of Chattanooga ’s Leading Citizens.

IN FAILING HEALTH FOR SEVERAL MONTHS

Important Factor in Upbuilding of Community – Funeral Services Will Be Held Wednesday Morning.

 Capt. Charles A. Lyerly, aged 78, one of Chattanooga ’s leading financiers and pioneer citizens, died at 4 o’clock Sunday morning at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. Gloria Lamb Greene, on Missionary ridge . Capt. Lyerly had been in failing health for about three years, but refused to retire from business, having appeared at the First National Bank, of which he was president, a week ago. He took sudden turns for the worse Saturday, going into a state of coma from which he never revived.

 All members of the immediate family in the city were at the bedside when he passed away.

 Capt. Lyerly is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Z. C. Patten, Jr., Mrs Irene Lamb; two sons, Maj. Ballard Lyerly and Charles A. Lyerly, Jr.; four grandchildren, Lowery H. Lamb, Jr., Walter E. Lamb, Mrs. Gloria Lamb Greene, Miss Dorothy Patten; a brother, Lonzo Lyerly, Meridian , Miss. , and a sister, Mrs. William Price, Gulfport , Miss. Capt. Lyerly’s wife, who was Miss Jennie H. Drane, died several years ago.

 Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning, the arrangements for which will be announced later. Z. C. Patten, Jr., who was in Maine , was reached by wire yesterday and will arrive in the city Tuesday night.

 Capt. Lyerly had been a leader in the financial business and civic affairs since his arrival here thirty-eight years ago. Besides being president of the First National bank, he was president of the First Trust Savings bank, treasurer of O. B. Andrews company, vice-president of Summerville Cotton mills, vice president of the Southeastern Express company, president of the First National bank at Fort Payne, Ala., director of the Alabama Great Southern railroad, director of the Tennessee Power company, and had many other business interests.

 At an early age Capt. Lyerly entered in the Confederate army and served with distinction. He was a member of N. B. Forrest camp. When the government organized the reserve bank system he was appointed a member of the advisory council and served with great ability. He also served several terms as president of the chamber of commerce.

 Capt. Lyerly always took lively interest in political affairs and served several terms as president of the board of councilmen during the old bicameral government system in Chattanooga . He was a staunch supporter of W. G. McAdoo for president in the last campaign and aided materially in capturing the Tennessee delegation for his candidate.

 Capt. Lyerly was a member of the Mountain City club, as well as many other social and business organizations. He and his family were communicants of the Episcopal church.

Sketch of Career of Capt. Lyerly.

 Charles Abner Lyerly was born in Enterprise , Clark county, Mississippi , on March 29, 1847. He was educated in the common schools of his native place, but at the age of 15 was obliged to leave school and seek work to help out on the family finances. He secured a place as clerk in a mercantile store, where he remained until he was 20. At that time, having saved a small sum of money, he started in business for himself, and until 1860 was a merchant in Enterprise . He was successful, but desiring a larger yield, he went to New Orleans and went into partnership with the late John P. Richardson in the wholesale dry goods business. He remained in this business until 1884, when he removed to Jackson , Miss. , and there organized the First National bank of Jackson . At the time he was interested in a cotton compress in that city. He was vice-president of the bank for six years, resigning at the end of this time to come to Chattanooga . He came to this city, which was destined to be his future home, in January, 1887, and organized the Chattanooga National bank, and for eighteen years was its president, it then being merged with the First National bank, and its affairs were liquidated. He was elected president of the First National bank, succeeding the late T. G. Montague, and served in this capacity until the time of his death. IN addition to his financial interests, Capt. Lyerly had found time to devote to agriculture and was the owner of one of the largest fruit farms in Georgia , upon which he grew peaches and apples of a fine quality.

Was a Lover of Fellowman.

 While Capt. Lyerly might well have been regarded as a typical, in many respects, an ideal banker, he was never all banker. Many persons would have readily and properly accorded him the honor of being dean of the banking vocation in Chattanooga , and there were abundant reasons for so considering him. But he was much more and other to the community than its leading banker and a chief captain of industry. He was essentially a sentimentalist. Not in the least given to proclaiming it from the house tops, like Abou Ben Adhem, he loved his fellow men.

 Herbert Spencer speaks of a great man, the secret of whose greatness was that when he entered his oratory he closed his laboratory, and when he entered his laboratory, he closed his oratory. It was thus in large measure that Capt. Lyerly for more than thirty-two years held front rank in Chattanooga business life; Chattanooga upbuilding; civic welfare promotion, and was yet accounted a sincere friend of the entire people. When he entered the bank, he was every inch a banker; when he left the bank he became in broad sense a public-spirited citizen, neighbor, friend, well-wisher to all mankind.

 As a neighbor, friend and well-wisher, he did not content himself with the passive qualities and conduct which may entitle him to be so ranked in a way, but he assumed the positive relation and became a wise counselor to his home people and to a much wider circle. It will be recalled that not infrequently he took time to make kindly suggestions about practical, every-day affairs, and his counsels were wise and sympathetic in marked measure. Not long since, he made public, upon his own volition, a bit of pertinent advice which somewhat surprised many of his friends and business acquaintances, no doubt, but after taking a long breath in contemplation of it, the consensus was, “Capt. Lyerly is just right about it, but it certainly took courage for a man in his position to come out and say those things.”

 His suggestion was that the people ought to be given respite from the too frequently occurring “drives” of that period. What he said must have proven a considerable stimulus to the community chest movement.

 When admonition seemed to him requisite in either public or private affairs, he did not hesitate to admonish, and he knew quite well how to do so trenchantly, if needs were. It required no deep learning in human character, nor special study in physiognomy as its insignia, to render perfect assurance that there were other elements than placidity and urbanity in his mental and spiritual organism. Those eyes of his, betimes sparkling with fun and good humor, always with intelligent appreciation of what was going on about him, were quite capable of dashing warning that what is often described by the term, “foolishness,” was not in order and would be distinctly dangerous. If vigorous protest or scathing denunciation became the appropriate order, he was fully equipped for the emergency, and if fight seemed inevitable, he was not at all incapable of meeting the inevitable efficiently.

Generosity One of Leading Traits.

 Generosity was a trait of his character which appeared to be second nature, but he never assumed the offensive role of professional benevolence. “Philandering philanthropy” was entirely foreign to his nature. His left hand was not kept unduly advised as to the doings of his right hand. Years ago, a man who had seemed prosperous and lived after the manner of prosperous men, died, and, as friends soon learned, left his family in circumstances of immediate embarrassment. Hugh Whiteside and another undertook by hurried canvass among friends to bridge over the immediate emergency for them. When Capt. Lyerly was approached, he, without comment, contributed a sum considerably in excess of what was expected. The suggestion was made to him that less would be regarded as entirely reasonable, but he ignored the suggestion, simply remarking: “I know the family, and am not surprised. I’m glad you gave me the opportunity.”

 Conservatism is a quality always associated in the popular mind with the efficient banker and the banking business, but as men are more and more appreciating these days, there is sometimes an excess of conservatism which proves a heavy handicap to legitimate business and prevents or retards community growth. It has acquired in America a characterization much more expressive than elegant, and that is “mossback” for the person who practices the method. While Capt. Lyerly was sufficiently conservative to be a safe banker, he was entirely free from the sluggish tendencies indicated by that term. Almost immediately on coming to Chattanooga he engaged in the banking business, and became president of a leading bank, the Chattanooga National, organized March 13, 1887 . He at once became interested in business affairs and, what might be properly termed ventures, not associated with banking, and in-so-far as general knowledge of his ventures extends, he was uniformly successful. This was not because he was what men call a lucky man; It was because he possessed excellent judgment and exercised it while giving sufficient play to a naturally enterprising, ambitious business spirit. One of his earliest investments of importance was part purchase of the old Winchester block, northeast corner of Seventh and Market, upon which the Richardson building was subsequently erected. He participated freely in boom activities. He was a leading promoter of the electric street railway system. In his banking operation some of the more notable enterprises have been: Acquisition of the Third National by the Chattanooga National; consolidation of the Chattanooga National and First National; establishment of the Avenue Band & Trust company; promotion of and participation in establishment of the First State Bank and Trust company, of which he was first president.

 Pausing for a moment to recall a few men of earlier days who were most intimately associated with banking in Chattanooga and whose names no longer appear upon the roll, among those that most readily suggest themselves are: John King, Tom Crutchfield, Allen C. Burns, in one group; and in another, W. P. Rathburn, T. G. Montague, John W. Faxon. Then Lyerly – third president of the oldest banking institution in Chattanooga , the First National, established in 1865.

 William P. Rathburn, Theodore G. Montague, Charles A. Lyerly – a triumvirate who will stand out in bold relief  before students of Chattanooga history for many years to come.

‘The Daily Times,” Chattanooga , Tennessee , Monday, August 10, 1925 .

Submitted by Dennis C. Wilson

Lynn, Charles Tillman 

Charles Tillman Lynn, 60, of East Ridge, passed away recently at his home.

He was born in Chattanooga to Manuel and Bertha Lynn, was a graduate of Kirkman High School Class of 1966, and a U.S. Army Veteran serving in Vietnam.

Surviving are his sister, Dianne Aytes and her husband, Rusty; and nephews, Frank Rozzell Jr. and his wife, Nikki, and Keith Rozzell and his wife, Heather.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Bertha Swain.

Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Chattanooga National Cemetery with the Rev. Joe Brown officiating and American Legion Post #95 providing military honors.

Please share your thoughts and condolences at www.mem.com.

Arrangements are by the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist. 404 S. Moore Road.

Chattanooga Times Free Press, April 19, 2009.