Glenn R. Morgan of Dayton passed away Sunday, June 17, 2018 at Life Care Center of Rhea County. Glenn was a lifelong resident of Rhea County and a member of Spivey Methodist Church in Dayton.  He worked many years as an auto mechanic at his own shop and at Charlie Walters Ford in Dayton. He served as a City of Dayton police officer and a Rhea County Constable. He also farmed and was an over-the-road truck driver. He is preceded in death by his parents Alfred John Morgan and...

Nancy "Janie" Dillard of Dayton passed away June 14, 2018 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Nancy was a lifelong resident of Rhea County and of the Baptist faith. She was a mother and a grandmother and she worked as a caregiver for 18 years. She loved to fish. She is preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Dixie Hard Barnes; sister, Frances Ledford; brothers, Albert Ray and Gary Barnes and niece, Tina Ledford. She is survived by her husband, Larry Wayne...

John Robert "Bobby" Beasley passed away June 12, 2018 at his residence in Harriman, TN. Bobby was raised in Rhea County and attended Rhea Central High School. He is a US Army veteran and was a member of the 101st Airborne in Vietnam. He retired from Y12 Oakridge after 30 years. Bobby attended Liberty Baptist Church in Kingston, TN. He loved the Lord and his family, especially his 3 grandkids. He loved working on classic and antique cars and enjoyed taking unplanned road trips with...

Stephen Odell Thurman, 62, of Nashville, passed away on Friday, June 8, 2018. He was a graduate of Red Bank High School, MTSU Class of 1979 and owner of The Nordell Company. He was a member of Tusculum Hills Baptist Church and the Nashville Assoc. of Talent Directors. He is preceded in death by his father, Odell Thurman and his grandparents, Allen and Erma Thurman and maternal grandparents, Whit and Robbie Harris. Survivors include his mother, Norene Harris Thurman, of Dayton, TN; two...

Chris passed away peacefully after a short battle with cancer at his home surrounded by family. He was a lifelong resident of the Brayton Mountain and Dayton areas. Chris had so many artistic and mechanical talents that he enjoyed sharing with everyone. He was always willing to help someone in need or making ironworks and woodcraft designs to share. He had a very special gift of making custom bird houses. He also enjoyed gardening and passing along his seasonal crops to friends, family and...

Jessie was a lifelong resident of Rhea County and a member of the Seventh Day International Church of God. She is preceded in death by her parents, Everett Sutton and Nettie Scholzs Sutton; husband, Fenton Travis; son James Fenton Travis and his wife Sharon Ann and several brothers and sisters. She is survived by her children, Stanley "Goober" (Dana) Travis, Dayton, TN, Judy (Jeff) Thomas, Graysville, TN, Wesley Kevin Travis, Dayton, TN; several brothers and sisters; grandchildren...

Arvil was a lifelong resident of Rhea County and a member of Graysville Seventh Day Adventist Church. He served in the United States Army and is a veteran of the Korean War. He was self-employed, moved mobile homes and was a school bus driver for several years. He loved old cars, building projects and gardening. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charlie and Ruby Walker Ward; sister Ruth Motes; brother, C.E. Ward and granddaughters, Brandy Ward Burns and Megan Nicole Ward. He is...

Frances was a life-long resident of Rhea County and was born on May 17, 1940 to the late Albert and Ethel Allen. She was a member of Blessed Hope Church of God where she taught Sunday school for many years. She retired from Keyser-Roth in Dayton with over 15 years of service as a packager. Frances loved her family and shared many wonderful memories over the years. She was also a "Nanny" to many other special people and will be truly missed by all who knew her. She is preceded in...

Jo was a resident of Rhea County for 64 years. She moved here from Savannah, GA. She was a member of Graysville Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Elmer B. Thurman; parents, John D. Collins and Mary Rebecca Jordan Collins; sisters, Lillian Beene and Betty Jenkins; brothers, J.T. Collins and Wayne Collins. She is survived by her son, David E. (Sandra) Thurman; sisters, Alice (Junior) Sneed, Barbara Frashier and several nieces and nephews. Special thanks to Andy and...

Betty was a lifelong resident of Rhea County and an active and faithful member of Ogdon Baptist Church. She taught school for 30 years at Walden Ridge Elementary and farmed with her husband for 66 years on Dayton Mountain. Betty loved quilting, flowers, gardening, cooking and the Braves. She is preceded in death by her parents, William Soddy Jewell and Cora Gillett Jewell; 5 sisters, 6 brothers and grandson, Thomas Varney. She is survived by her husband, Lee Roy Hudson, Dayton, TN; children,...