John Allison
John Calvin Allison died Friday, May 19, 2000, at his home. He was 57.
Mr. Allison was a member of Alhouse Church of Christ and a former employee of Rose Gate Nursing Home. He was preceded in death by his son, Randall Chapman; and parents, John and Lillie Anderson.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Allison; three sons, Jeffrey Bernard, Kenneth Lamar and Delwin Dewayne Allison; daughter, Vanessa Elaine Bishop, all of Chattanooga; five brothers, Roy Lee and Johnny Allison, both of Bridgeport, Ala., Howard J., James Earl and Walter H. Allison, all of Columbus, Ohio; six sisters, Margie A. Redd and Donna E. Clayton, both of Bridgeport, Ala., Glenda Johnson, Mary E. Cunningham, Jean I. Patrick, all of Columbus, and Particia Earls, South Pittsburg, Tenn.; and 11 grandchildren.
The funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. CDT at Alhouse Church of Christ in Bridgeport with Nathanial Garner officiating. Burial will be in Lloyds Cemetery in Bridgeport.
Visitation will be today after 1 p.m. EDT at Taylor Funeral Home and one hour before the service Tuesday at the church.
Johnny Blackwell
Johnny Lee Blackwell died Sunday, May 21, 2000, in a Tampa, Fla., hospital. He was 53.
Arrangements will be announced by Franklin-Strickland Funeral Home.
Elizabeth Brock
Elizabeth K. "Betty" Brock died Tuesday, May 16, 2000, at her home. She was 72.
A memorial service will be today at 4 p.m. in the chapel of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church with John P. Lee Jr. officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Chattanooga, 165 Hamm Road, Chattanooga, TN 37405, or the American Cancer Society, 850 Fort Wood St., Chattanooga, TN 37401.
Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home, East Brainerd Road.
Catherine Brown
Catherine Brown died Sunday, May 21, 2000, in a local hospital. She was 76.
Arrangements will be announced by Franklin-Strickland Funeral Home.
Darlene Conley
Darlene Stowe Conley of Hixson died Friday, May 19, 2000. She was 41.
Burial will be today at 10 a.m. at Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
Arrangements are by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home.
Lillie Crittenden
Lillie Mae Crittenden of Hixson died Saturday, May 20, 2000, in a local hospital. She was 74.
The funeral will be today at 10 a.m. at the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home. Burial will be in Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
Virginia Daniel
Virginia B. Daniel died Thursday, May 18, 2000, in a local hospital. She was 87.
The funeral will be today at 1 p.m. at the West Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home. Burial will be in Chattanooga National Cemetery.
Visitation will be today from noon until 1 p.m. at the funeral home.
Selena Davidson
Selena Davidson died Thursday, May 18, 2000, in a local hospital.
Arrangements will be announced by Franklin-Strickland Funeral Home.
Gloria Douglas
Gloria Ann Douglas died Saturday, May 20, 2000, in a local hospital. She was 41.
Arrangements will be announced by Taylor Funeral Home.
Ezra Fears
Ezra Fears, founder and 25-year pastor of Piney Woods Baptist Church and the owner of Fears Construction Co., died Tuesday, May 16, 2000, at his home. He was 75.
The funeral will be today at noon at New Emanuel Baptist Church with minister A.L. Domineck officiating. Burial will be in National Cemetery.
The body will be at the church one hour before the service.
Arrangements are by Taylor Funeral Home.
Helen Henley
Helen P. Henley died Friday, May 19, 2000, in a local health care facility. She was 87.
Arrangements will be announced by the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home in Rossville, Ga.
Andreana Hill
Andreana Hill died Sunday, May 21, 2000, at her home. She was an infant.
Arrangements will be announced by Taylor Funeral Home.
Sterling Holland
Sterling R. "Bob" Holland of Hixson died Thursday, May 18, 2000, in a boating accident. He was 66.
The funeral will be today at 10 a.m. at the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home with the Rev. Al Goss officiating. Burial will be in Chattanooga National Cemetery.
Edel Houston
Edel F. Houston died Thursday, May 18, 2000, in a local hospital. He was 53.
The funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at the Avondale Chapel of Franklin-Strickland Funeral Home with the Rev. John Hampton officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hills Cemetery.
Archie Low
Archie H. Low of East Ridge died Thursday, May 18, 2000. He was 81.
Visitation will be Tuesday after 11 a.m. at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home in Rossville.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 850 Fort Wood St., Chattanooga, TN 37403, or a favorite charity.
Walter Maschke
Walter Joachim Maschke of East Ridge died Friday, May 12, 2000, at his home. He was 60.
A memorial service will be Tuesday at noon at Heritage Funeral Home, Battlefield Parkway.
Russell Morgan
Russell M. Morgan died Sunday, May 21, 2000, at his home. He was 91.
Mr. Morgan was a member of Soddy Church of God and a retired machinist at Combustion Engineering with 21 years of service. He was also a member of Machinists Local 84.
Survivors include his wife, Gertrude Morgan; son, Billy Morgan, Soddy-Daisy; five daughters, Barbara Weaver, Cartersville, Ga., Brenda Oneil, Mount Juliet, Tenn., Gloria Colbaugh, Lawrenceville, Ga., Carol Champion, Daytona Beach, Fla., and Janice Waldrap, Cleveland, Tenn.; two sisters, Ruby Wilson and Pauline Varner, both of Soddy-Daisy.
The funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Soddy Chuch of God with the Rev. Edward L. Williams and the Rev. Marshall E. Roberson officiating. Burial will be in Varner Cemetery.
Visitation will be today after 3 p.m. at Williamson and Sons Funeral Home.
Barbara Murdock
Barbara Ann Murdock died Sunday, May 21, 2000, in a local hospital.
Arrangements will be announced by the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home.
Margaret Pearce
Margaret McClure Pearce died Saturday, May 20, 2000, at her home. She was 84.
Mrs. Pearce was a native of Chattanooga and a graduate of Central High School. She was retired from American Lava/3M Corp. with more than 30 years of service. Mrs. Pearce was a member, former Sunday school teacher and choir member of Ridgedale Baptist Church. She was the widow of Joe Pearce.
Survivors include her son, Jerry Pearce, New Johnsonville, Tenn.; daughter, Peggy Pearce Powell, Atlanta; brother, Kenneth McClure; two sisters, Katherine Burgess and Eleanor Draper, all of Chattanooga; two grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Heritage Funeral Home with Dr. Larry Draper and Dr. Bill Owens officiating. Burial will be in Chattanooga Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be today from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 519 East Fourth St. 37403.
Arrangements will be announced by Heritage Funeral Home.
The Rev. R. Frank Rich
The Rev. R. Frank Rich died Saturday, May 20, 2000, in a local health care facility. He was 88.
The funeral will be today at 11:30 a.m. at the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home with Dr. Donald E. Dunn and Dr. James Elkins officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to your church missionary program.
James Roberts
James Clyde Roberts of Harrison, Tenn., died Thursday, May 18, 2000, in a local nursing facility. He was 90.
The funeral will be today at 11 a.m. at Ekklesia Baptist Tabernacle with Dr. Ken Roberts officiating. Burial will be in Lakewood Memory Gardens, East.
The body will be at the church one hour before the service.
Arrangements are by the Highway 58 Chapel of Turner Funeral Home.
Margaret Roberts
Margaret J. Roberts died Friday, May 19, 2000, at her home.
Arrangements will be announced by Taylor Funeral Home.
Wallace Roland
Wallace Roland died Tuesday, May 16, 2000, in a local hospital. He was 76.
The funeral will be today at noon at Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church with pastor William H. Ryan Jr. officiating. Burial will be in National Cemetery.
The body will be at the church one hour before the service.
Arrangements are by Taylor Funeral Home.
Lakisha Sanders
Lakisha DeQuan Sanders died Saturday, May 20, 2000, in a local hospital. She was 26.
Arrangements will be announced by Taylor Funeral Home.
Leonard Sholtz
Leonard F. Sholtz of Ooltewah died Saturday, May 20, 2000, at his home. He was 78.
The funeral will be Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Valley View Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home with the Rev. Bob Willerson officiating. Burial will be in Lakewood Memory Gardens, East.
Visitation will be today from 2 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
David Skidmore
David Skidmore of Ooltewah died Saturday, May 20, 2000, in a local hospital. He was 29.
Mr. Skidmore was an employee of East Brainerd Lumber Co. and a member of Apolistic United Pentecostal Church in Harlan, Ky. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Skidmore.
Survivors include his wife, Ra'Ann Bennett Skidmore; son, D.J. Skidmore, Ooltewah; mother, Carolyn Skidmore Wade, Cranks, Ky.; four brothers, Robert D. and Greg Skidmore, both of Rossville, Philip Skidmore, Chattanooga, and the Rev. Ricky Skidmore, Harlan, Ky.; sister, Cathy Skidmore, Cranks.
The funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home with the Rev. Bob Johnson and the Rev. Luke Camlic officiating. Burial will be in Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be today from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
Lillian Smith
Lillian Beatrice Benson Smith died Thursday, May 18, 2000, in a local hospital. She was 85.
Ms. Smith was a member of Trinity Missionary Baptist Church where she served on the usher board. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Claudia Mae Lindsey.
Survivors include two daughters, Juanita Benson Burt, Inglewood, Calif., Joan Benson Baylor, Chattanooga; son, Eddie Robinson, Chattanooga; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be Tuesday at Trinity Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Steve Underwood officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hills Cemetery.
Visitation will be today from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Avondale Chapel of Franklin-Strickland Funeral Home.
Timmy Smith
Timmy Charles Smith died Friday, May 19, 2000, at his home. He was 68.
A memorial service will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Williamson and Sons Funeral Home in Soddy-Daisy with the Rev. James Cross officiating.
Melvin Wheeler
Melvin Leonard Wheeler of East Ridge died Saturday, May 20, 2000, in a Meigs County health care facility. He was 81.
Mr. Wheeler was an Army veteran of World War II and a longtime employee of Newton Chevrolet. He attended East Ridge Bible Church.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy "Ellen" Erwin Wheeler.
A graveside service will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Chattanooga National Cemetery with Dr. Marvin Dobson officiating.
There will be no visitation.
Memorial contributions may be made to East Ridge Bible Church, 4112 Bennett Road, East Ridge, TN 37412.
Arrangements are by Covenant Funeral Service.
Thia Whittington
Thia Ann Whittington died Friday, May 19, 2000, at her home. She was 36.
A graveside service will be today at 10 a.m. in Chattanooga National Cemetery.
Arrangements are by the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home.
Kathy Wilder
Kathy A. Wilder died Saturday, May 20, 2000, in a local hospital.
Arrangements will be announced by the Coulter Chapel of Lane Funeral Home.
Wilma Williams
Wilma Williams died Friday, May 19, 2000, in a local nursing home. She was 80.
A graveside service will be today at 11 a.m. in Tennessee-Georgia Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends today from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Brainerd Baptist Church chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to Brainerd Baptist Kindergarten, 300 Brookfield Ave., Chattanooga, TN 37411.
Arrangements are by the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home.
