Alberta Cox
Alberta Davis Cox died Sunday, May 7, 2000, in a local hospital. She was 97.
Arrangements will be announced by Franklin-Strickland Funeral Home.
Cora Durham
Cora Lee Dunn Durham died Saturday, May 6, 2000, in a local hospital. She was 72.
She was a member of Ridge Crest Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her husband, Carl "Cooter-Bull" Durham, and a brother, Jack Waldrop.
Survivors include four daughters, Dorothy Smalley, Carolyn Bowman, Robbie Moore and Marie Stout, all of Chattanooga; two sons, Raymond Moore, Michigan, and Richard Durham, Chattanooga; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Chattanooga Memorial Park with the Rev. John Livingston officiating.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 9 p.m. at Williamson & Sons Funeral Home.
Juanita Goins
Juanita Goins, a local businesswoman, died Thursday, May 4, 2000, in a local hospital. She was 78.
The funeral will be today at 1 p.m. at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home with the Rev. Donnie Fine and the Rev. Gary Harris officiating. Burial will be in Lakewood Memory Gardens, South.
Bobby Hood
Bobby Leon Hood died Saturday, May 6, 2000, of injuries from an automobile accident. He was 34.
He was an employee of Pro-Coat Painting and attended the Church of God.
He was preceded in death by his father, Sam Hood, and his mother, Shirley Morgan.
Survivors include his wife, Pamela Bales Hood; daughter, Brittany Hood; son, Bobby Hood Jr.; stepfather, Wayne S. Morgan, all of Chattanooga; sisters, Kathy Westmoreland and Sheila Sisk, Harrison; and two brothers, Sam Hood, Pikeville, Tenn., and Leslie Hood, Ringgold, Ga.
The funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Williamson & Sons Funeral Home with the Rev. Fred Bradford officiating.
Burial will be in Levi Cemetery.
Visitation will be today after 11 a.m. at the funeral home.
Ricky Johnson
Ricky Arney Johnson died Wednesday, May 3, 2000, at his home. He was 42.
The funeral will be today at 1 p.m. at Taylor Funeral Home. Burial will be in Chattanooga National Cemetery.
Wilma Lee
Wilma Crawley Lee of Sale Creek died Thursday, May 4, 2000, in South Hill, Va. She was 92.
The funeral will be today at 11 a.m. at Williamson & Sons Funeral Home with minister Eugene Crawley and minister Jim Clements officiating. Burial will be in Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
Gladys Lewis
Gladys Lewis died Wednesday, May 3, 2000, in a local life care facility. She was 83.
She was born and educated in Hooker, Ga. She retired from Wedgewood Cleaners and was a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church where she served on the Mothers Board, as an usher and in the choir.
She was preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. Allen Lewis Sr.
Survivors include three nephews, Walter Paris, Chattanooga, Leonard Martin, Jasper, Tenn., Clifford Paris, Wildwood, Ga.; and two nieces, Peggy Martin, Jasper, Tenn., and Bobbie Paris, Wildwood, Ga.
The funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Hooker, Ga., with the Rev. Jessie Broadnax officiating.
Burial will be in Chattanooga National Cemetery.
Visitation will be today at the Central Avenue Chapel of Franklin-Strickland and one hour before the service at the church.
Mirma McCarley
Mirma Burleson McCarley died Saturday, May 6, 2000, at her home. She was 87.
Mrs. McCarley was a teacher and coach at schools in Marion County, Ala., for more than 15 years and worked for Munsingwear Apparel for 23 years. She was a member of Ridgedale Baptist Church and was involved in Bethlehem Methodist and Pleasant Grove Baptist Churches in Hamilton, Ala., for more than 75 years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clovie McCarley.
Survivors include a son, Mack B. McCarley, Chattanooga; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Hamilton Funeral Home in Hamilton, Ala.
Burial will be in Bethlehem Cemetery.
The family will receive friends today from 4 to 9 p.m. at the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home and Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Ridgedale Baptist Church, 1831 Hickory Valley Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
Linda Meeks
Linda Cox Meeks died Sunday, May 7, 2000, in a local hospital. She was 56.
She was a lifelong resident of Chattanooga, a graduate of Red Bank High School and a member of White Oak Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Rance and Jerrie Cox; a sister, Corky Smith; and a brother, Bill Cox.
Survivors include a son, Bryan K. Meeks, Chattanooga; two brothers, Wendell Cox, Chickamauga, Ga., and James "Tater" Smith, Chattanooga; two grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Coulter Chapel of Lane Funeral Home with the Rev. John Livingston officiating.
Burial will be in Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Arnold Parker
Arnold W. Parker of East Ridge and formerly of the Subligna community of Summerville, Ga., died Saturday, May 6, 2000, in a local hospital. He was 89.
He was a member of North Terrace Church of Christ and a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers veteran of World War II. He was a retired farmer and was preceded in death by his wife, Maude Margenia Phillips Parker.
Survivors include two sons, James and Arnold Parker, Atlanta, and Harold P. Parker, East Ridge; sisters, Kathryn Groover, Nashville, Hazel Haygood, Huntsville, Ala., Mildred Taylor, Opelika, Ala., Virginia Bruce, Columbus, Ga., and Elsie Abernathy, Cedartown, Ga.; brother, the Rev. Cecil Parker, Trion, Ga.; and three grandchildren.
The funeral will be today at 1 p.m. at J.D. Hill Funeral Home with minister Bill Morgan officiating.
Burial will be in Greenhills Memory Garden.
Marvin Sawyer
Marvin Laurance Sawyer of Ooltewah died Wednesday, May 3, 2000, at his home. He was 56.
A graveside service will be today at 2:30 p.m. at Chattanooga National Cemetery with elder E.W. Dempsey officiating.
A memorial service will be Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at 313 Bluebird Road, Ringgold, Ga.
Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home on Battlefield Parkway.
Leon Simmons
Leon Simmons died Friday, May 5, 2000, in a local hospital. He was 63.
Arrangements will be announced by Taylor Funeral Home.
Edith Smartt
Edith H. Smartt died Saturday, May 6, 2000, in a local hospital. She was 71.
She retired from Memorial Hospital after 15 years of service and was a member of Kelly's Ferry Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Jackson L. Smartt; two sons, Wayne and Jerry Newsom, Chattanooga; three daughters, Sandra Durham, Joyce DeFur, Chattanooga, and Christine Evans, Indiana; sisters, Ruby Waller, Betty Dennis, Chattanooga, and Flora Ritchie, Whitwell, Tenn.; brothers, Elmer, Cecil and Carl Lawson, all of Chattanooga; 15 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Kelly's Ferry Baptist Church with the Rev. Floyd McGee officiating.
The body will be at the church one hour prior to the service.
Burial will be in McNabb Cemetery.
Visitation will be today from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. at J. Avery Bryan Funeral Home, Chattanooga.
Dorothy Souders
Dorothy Sue Souders of East Ridge died Saturday, May 6, 2000, in a local hospital. She was 84.
The funeral will be today at 10 a.m. at the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home with the Rev. Tom Tucker officiating. Burial will be in Chattanooga National Cemetery.
A.L. Vandergriff
A.L. Vandergriff, owner of Bandag Tire Co., died Saturday, May 6, 2000, in a local hospital. He was 74.
He was a member of Union Springs Baptist Church and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Grace M. Vandergriff; daughter, Diane Manis, Chattanooga; sister, Anna Hales, Ocala, Fla.; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Hamilton Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Hoyt Hartman officiating.
Visitation will be today from 4 to 9 p.m. at the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home.
Nina Warmouth
Nina Warmouth of Soddy-Daisy died Saturday, May 6, 2000, in a local hospital. She was 69.
She retired from Provident Life and Accident Insurance Co. after more than 30 years. She was a member of Central Baptist Church of Hixson.
Survivors include her husband, Timothy M. Warmouth Jr.; two daughters, Cathy Campbell and Lisa Clark, both of Chattanooga; four sisters, Beatrice Thatcher, Chattanooga, Clara Wofford, Birmingham, Ala., Dorothy Thatcher, Atlanta, and Gerry White, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Central Baptist Church of Hixson with the Rev. David McNabb and the Rev. R.A. Sharp officiating.
Burial will be in Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
The body will be at the church one hour prior to the service.
Visitation will be today from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. at Williamson & Sons Funeral Home.
Arthel Whitehead
Arthel Louis Whitehead of Signal Mountain, died Friday, May 5, 2000, in a local health care facility. He was 92.
The funeral will be today at 3 p.m. at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home with the Rev. C.F. Strickland officiating. Burial will be in Tennessee-Georgia Memorial Park.
