Wendell Lee Brown, 61, longtime resident of Pikeville, died on January 3, 2012 at his home after an extended illness.  He was born March 15, 1950 to the late Marshall Brown and Leatha Brown Humble. He was a member of the Lee Station Baptist Church. He was employed by both Dayton Products and Eclipse Manufacturing…

Beckie Cunningham, 62, of Mansfield, Ohio, died December 22, 2011 after a brief illness. She was a homemaker for most of her life in the Mansfield, Ohio area after being born to George W. and Viola Hale in Pikeville, on December 23, 1948. She married George “Red” Cunningham on March 20, 1969 and moved to…

W.A. “Dub” Blankenship, age 94 of Pikeville, died Monday, December 19, 2011. Preceding him in death was his wife Johnnie Ann Blankenship; daughter Shelby Jean Ferguson; sister Alberta Troy; brothers Charlie, John, Jess, Giles and Loyd Blankenship. Survivors include sons Dale (Gail) Blankenship, Pikeville; Don (Barbara) Blankenship, Chattanooga; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; several nieces and…

Susie Alma Walker, 90, of 87 Harve Lewis Road in Bledsoe County died December 30, 2011 at her home. She was a member of New Hope The Baptist Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Walker; two grandchildren, Frances Braziel and Sam Pugh, Jr.; son-in-law, Milton Mills, Sr.; parents, Harve…

Geneva Perry Nichols, 96, of Morristown, died Sunday, January 1, 2012. She was a member of Manley Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl A. Nichols; a daughter, Joyce Ferguson; two sisters, Fleta Perry and Norma Hendrix; four brothers, Clarence, Eston, Carl and Arnold Perry. She is survived by one daughter,…

Kenny Ray Fann, 40, of Pikeville went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 14, 2011. He attended the Lighthouse Full Gospel Church. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Fann, Sr., and a nephew, Roger Lynn. He is survived and will be missed by his mother, Margaret Fann; brothers, Alvin…

Sherry K. Ellis, 63, of Ringgold, Georgia, died Sunday, January 1, 2012. Survivors include her husband, Troy Hicks of Ringgold, Georgia; daughters Kayla Scott of Lafayette, Georgia and Tonya Manery of Ringgold, Georgia; son Lindell Manery of Whitwell; several grandchildren; and mother Sadie Miller of Dayton. Services were held January 3 in the funeral home…

Randall “Randy” Eikel, 50, of Pikeville, died Monday, December 19, 2011. He was a member of Lee Station Baptist Church Eikel was preceded in death by a grandchild, Thomas Bradley Burns; and brother, Perry D. Eikel. Survivors include daughter, Tonya (Luke) Burns of Pikeville; two sons, Chris and Daniel Eikel of Pikeville; two brothers, Tim…

Earl Presley, 85, of Pikeville, died Thursday, December 1, 2011. He attended the West End Church of God He was preceded in death by wife, Nora Smith Presley; infant daughter, Genelle Presley; son, Junior Presley; four sisters; two brothers; daughter-in-law, Beulah McMillen. Survivors include two daughters, Brenda Campbell and Mary (Roy) Bowman of Pikeville; grandchildren,…

Billy Joe Davis, 59, of Jasper, lost his fight with cancer on December 2, 2011 at his home in the Marion County Park. He was of the Church of Christ faith. He was a salesman for Glidden Paint in Chattanooga for 25 years. He was Fire Chief for Hale Town Fire Department for 2 years.…