Area Obituaries

Thomas J. Ferguson, 89, of Graysville, Tennessee, died Thursday morning, January 24, 2019 at Hospice of Chattanooga. He was preceded in death by his mother, Dolly Ferguson; wife, Loretta Ferguson; and son, Larry J. Ferguson. He is survived by his daughters, Gale Ferguson, Anita Lockhart and Sue Ferguson; son, Terry Ferguson; loving niece, Josephine Reel;…

James Robert Brewer, 68, of Pikeville, Tennessee, died Monday morning, January 28, 2019 at his home. He was a member of New Hope The Baptist Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lee and Nellie Mae Hubbard Brewer; sister, Myrtle Lee Burgess; and brothers, Charles Leslie Brewer and Hubert Ray Brewer.…

Houston Vader Dodson, 88, of Pikeville, died Sunday morning, January 20, 2019 at Erlanger Bledsoe. He attended Brockdell Church of God and served as Bledsoe County Road Supervisor for 14 years. He was also a farmer and ran a timber business. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Dill. He is survived by…

Norlee Reece, 78, of Pikeville, Tennessee, died Monday, January 14, 2019 at Hospice of Chattanooga. He was a member of the Chattanooga Kennel Club and the St. Bernard Club of America. He was a long time professional dog handler and well-respected in the dog show world, known as a person that made all feel welcome…

Charles Terry Seals, 65, of Dunlap, Tennessee, passed away January 5, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lenard and Ruth Cooley Seals; sister, Ruby Seals Harris. He is survived by wife, Kathy Brewer Seals; daughter, Charla Kate (Charles “Pup”) Finley; two grandchildren, Lily and Jack Finley; brothers, Clarence and Perry Seals; niece,…

Mildred Kathryn Harmon, 83, of Chattanooga, Tennessee died Tuesday, January 1, 2019, at the home of her son in Lenoir City, Tennessee. She was born February 3, 1935 in Pikeville, Tennessee to the late Wilson Houston and Clara Mae Holliday. She was preceded in death by her husband, E.J. Harmon; brothers, Edward Holliday, Randall Holliday,…

John Fred Fonville, 66, of Fall Creek Falls, Pikeville, Tennessee passed away at Kindred Hospital in Chattanooga on Saturday, January 5, 2019. He was born April 3, 1952 in Chattanooga, Tennessee to the late Thomas Graves Fonville and Mary Ruth Bibb Fonville. John graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor’s degree in Business…

Sharon Smith Woodsmall, 70, died Sunday, December 30, 2018 at her home. Sharon was a hairdresser in Pikeville for several years. Preceding her in death were her parents, Beecher and Eunice Smith; brothers, Alan, Gerald, and Jimmy Smith. Survivors include her husband Densel Breen Woodsmall; sons, Bobby (Tina) Angel, Densel Breen (Linda) Woodsmall, Jr., and…

Clyde H. “Bud” Rothwell, 82, of Dayton, passed away on Friday, December 28, 2018 at Laurelbrook Nursing Home in Dayton. Bud was a lifelong resident of Rhea County and was co-owner of C&R Builders of Dayton. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Nellie Rothwell; two sisters, Ruth Swafford and Gladys Hamilton;…

Alice Jervae Kinney, 79, died Thursday, December 20, 2018 at the local nursing home. Jervae was born in Beech Grove, Kentucky March 6, 1939. She grew up in the Evansville, Indiana area and worked at Whirlpool as an administrative assistant before marrying E.C. Kinney in 1959. They moved to Florida and spent the next 30…