Obituaries

Chattanooga, Tennessee Obituaries

Hermenia E. Bloodworth Coffee

Hermenia E. Bloodworth Coffee

Jun 27, 2022

Hermenia E. Bloodworth (Hermie) Coffee, of Ooltewah, TN, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, June 27, 2022. She was a member of East Lake Baptist Church, Spring Creek Baptist Church & later Chattanooga Valley Church of the Nazarene in Flintstone, GA. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, ceramics, board & card games and attending her children & grandchildrens sporting...

Howard Clinton Peters

Howard Clinton Peters

Jun 24, 2022

Howard Clinton Peters, 76, of Ringgold GA, passed away on June 24, 2022 surrounded by his loving family.

A lifelong resident of Ringgold, he served his country in Vietnam in the United States Marine Corp in 1969 and 1970. He was honorably discharged and returned home to Georgia.

Howard was a business owner in the...

Sandra Louise Hughes

Sandra Louise Hughes

Jun 15, 2022

Born February 22, 1940 to Frances OBannon and Foster Petrie, Sandra Louise Petrie Hughes passed June 15, 2022 after a long illness.

She was predeceased by children, Patrick Hughes and Kelly Hughes Linderman and grandson, Dylan Linderman.

Survivors include brother, Dick (Jeanette) Petrie and sons, Michael (Karin), Matthew, and William (Jordan) Hughes. Also surviving are...

Richard Keith Reiffenstein

Richard Keith Reiffenstein

Jun 12, 2022

Richard Keith Reiffenstein, 28, of Ooltewah, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2022. He was smart, funny, kind, creative, and thoughtful. He was loved and will be missed greatly.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Fred and Betty Pell and Kurt and Angela Reiffenstein.

He is survived by parents, Keith and Laura Reiffenstein; sisters,...

Dorothy Arendale Brady

Dorothy Arendale Brady

Jun 5, 2022

Dorothy Arendale Brady, 87, a lifelong resident of Harrison, TN, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, June 5, 2022.

She was predeceased by her parents, Alvis & Maude Arendale; husband of 68 years, William Kenneth Brady; sisters & brothers-in-law, Sarah Ozell & Lamar Dietz, Katherine & Bobby Stokes; brothers & sisters-in-law, Alvis & Betty Arendale, Jr.,...

Roger Dale England

Roger Dale England

Jun 3, 2022

Roger Dale England, 61, of Harrison, passed away June 3rd after a lengthy illness. He graduated from Central High School in 1978. He also served one year with the Tennessee Army National Guard. He was a roofer, auto body man & mechanic. He was creative with art and loved trying new things. He also loved to travel, make moonshine...

Ruby Diane Scanlan

Ruby Diane Scanlan

Jun 2, 2022

Ruby Diane Childress Scanlan, 88, of Chattanooga, Tennessee passed away peacefully, Thursday, June 2, 2022. She was one of the first families in Clinton, TN. She moved to Chattanooga at a young age and lived in the Highland Park area. She was a graduate of Central High School and retired from Southern Valley Optical. She greatly enjoyed caring for...

Lois Moore Jones

Lois Moore Jones

May 29, 2022

Lois Moore Jones, 73 of Ooltewah, TN was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 29, 2022.

As a lifelong resident of the Chattanooga area, she fulfilled many roles in her lifefrom homemaker to truck driver, and pretty much anything in between. She seldom had a conversation without mentioning her faith in...

Wayne Franklin Mcpherson

Wayne Franklin Mcpherson

May 24, 2022

Wayne F. McPherson (89) passed away peacefully on May 24, 2022 in his home surrounded by family.

One of four children, Wayne was born to Kenneth C. and Lucy Kate Manry on March 2nd in Culbert, GA. His family later relocated to Macon, GA where he attended Lanier High School for Boys and excelled in ROTC. Upon...

Elino Phay Crownover

Elino Phay Crownover

May 23, 2022

Elino Phay Crownover, 64, of Chattanooga, TN, passed away at home after a battle with cancer, Monday, May 23, 2022. She worked as a CNA for several years along with being a homemaker. She was a devoted mother & loving grandmother. She also enjoyed family & friends, doing crosswords, coffee and she was a gifted painter. She also enjoyed...

Diana Lou White

Diana Lou White

May 17, 2022

Diana Lou White, 73, of Chattanooga, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. She was a member of the South Cleveland Church of God. She was a loving mother of four daughters.

She was predeceased by her mother, Marianna Miller.

Survivors include her husband, Jerry White; daughters, Shannon (Mark) Mentgen, Sherry...

Elizabeth Jimenez Pizarro

Elizabeth Jimenez Pizarro

May 16, 2022

Elizabeth Jimenez Pizarro, 62, of Chattanooga, went to be with the Lord, Monday, May 16, 2022.

Earl Frank Gordy Jr.

Earl Frank Gordy Jr.

May 10, 2022

Earl Frank Gordy, Jr. passed from this life on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Frank was a math teacher at Ringgold high school for 30 years before retiring. But Frank liked to be busy, so he continued teaching math for many years at Chattanooga State and continued private tutoring after retirement. He touched many lives during his years of teaching....

Cheri Bedell Peters

Cheri Bedell Peters

May 7, 2022

Cheri Peters of Sewanee went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 7, after a brave and tenacious seventeen-year battle with cancer.

Born in Gary, Indiana, on November 10, 1952, Cheri spent much of her childhood in the Philippines, where her parents had been called as missionaries and where she discovered her own life-long vocation...

Barbara Sue Acuff

Barbara Sue Acuff

May 4, 2022

Barbara Sue Acuff, 81, of Rossville, GA, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2022.

She was a member of Elizabeth Terrace Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, Hunley Acuff; sons & daughter-in-law, Jeff & Angela Acuff, James Acuff; daughters & son-in-law, Sherry & Van Reynolds, Deidre Chappelear with 13 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.

The...

Maria Angela 'Angie' Guffey

Maria Angela 'Angie' Guffey

May 4, 2022

Maria Angela "Angie" Guffey, 65, of Chattanooga, Tennessee passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, May 04, 2022. Angie was born on November 24, 1956 in San Diego, California, of the late Carl Eugene Guffey and Patricia Joanne Guffey. She was a devoted follower of Jesus Christ and a member of Lake Hills Church of God.

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David C. Bonine, Jr.

David C. Bonine, Jr.

May 1, 2022

David C. Bonine, Jr., 73, of Chattanooga was born on June 28, 1948.

He served his country in the U.S. Navy for four years. He was dispatcher for over twenty years, and then became a greeter at the Hixson Walmart for more than ten years. He was a true man of God that truly loved the Lord....

Carolyne Hibbitt Alsup

Carolyne Hibbitt Alsup

Apr 30, 2022

Carolyne Hibbitt Alsup, age 93, passed from this life peacefully on Saturday, April 30, 2022. Born in Itasca TX in 1928, she grew up in Denison TX and lived there until 2009. For the past 11 years, she was a resident at StoryPoint Assisted Living in Chattanooga.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Rev. Bruce...

Sandra Gail Harris

Sandra Gail Harris

Apr 29, 2022

Sandra Gail Harris, 64, of Cleveland, TN, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, April 29, 2022. She was a member of Michigan Avenue Baptist Church.

She was predeceased by her parents, Arthur "Shorty" & Josephine "Josie" Lynn.

Survivors include her husband, Gary Harris; sons, Timothy Lee Aaron, Casey (Holly) Harris, John Patrick Harris;...

William Kenneth Brady

William Kenneth Brady

Apr 26, 2022

William Kenneth, 87, a lifelong resident of Harrison, TN, went to be with the Lord, Monday, April 26, 2022.

He was predeceased by his parents, William Frank & Frances Brady.

Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Dorothy Arendale Brady; daughter, Kathy Estes; granddaughter, Katrina (Robert) Estes Floyd; great-grandchildren, Taylor & Haleigh Floyd; brother, Wayne...

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