Earnest Hershell Smith of Dayton, TN passed away April 4, 2020 at The Courtyard in Dayton. He was a member of Mountain View United Methodist Church, Toast Masters International, National Association for Amateur Radio, Watts Bar Chapter of the TVA Retiree Association and a veteran of United States Navy in WWII. He is preceded in death by his parents, Boyd and Bertie Henderson Smith; his wife, Joline McClure Smith and brothers Owen Smith and Spencer Smith. He is survived by his...

Van Marler, 54, of Evensville, TN passed away April 1, 2020 at Rhea Medical Center. Van was a longtime resident of Rhea County and a member of Soddy Church of Christ. He was a 1983 graduate of The Baylor School, a realtor since 1999, managing broker at Coldwell Banker Pryor Realty, Spring City and 2 times Realtor of the Year for River Counties Association of Realtors. Van was a loving husband and father, a teacher and mentor to others, fair, honest and loved by family and friends....

Angie Marie Neal Jenkins Hunter, 78, passed away April 1, 2020 at Spring City Healthcare and Rehab Center in Spring City, TN. Angie was a longtime resident of Rhea County after relocating from Pikeville, TN. She is of the Baptist faith and member of Victory Baptist Church, Dayton, TN. She is preceded in death by her spouse, Buel Hunter; parents, Bert and Rosie Neal; brothers, Bill Neal, Don Neal and Jackie Neal; sisters, Lucy Edna Thurman, AddieLou Smith, Mary Ann Jones; granddaughter,...

Kenneth Allen Gore, 47, passed away March 30, 2020 at his home in Dayton, TN. Kenneth was a resident of Rhea County and a member of North Etowah Baptist Church. He loved fishing, singing, playing his guitar and being with family. He is preceded in death by his step-father, Don McWilliams; father, Kenneth Lee Gore and half-sister, Audrey Goins. He is survived by his son, Christian Poullon; mother, Debbie McWilliams ; sister, Shannon (Bartley) Matthews; brothers, Joe (Elaine) Gore of N.C.,...

John T.”Sonny” Maynor, 93, of Dayton, TN passed away March 28, 2020 at his home.  Sonny wanted his obituary to say he simply lived and died, but what a life he lived. Sonny never met a stranger and spent his life caring for others.  Born to Tom and Junnie Maynor, he lived his entire life in Dayton, other than two stints in the Navy during World War II and the Korean Conflict. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Farris Maynor; parents, and brother Roy Lee...

Stanley passed away March 25, 2020 at Rhea Medical Center in Dayton, TN. Stanley was born November 18, 1937 in Homestead, TN. He lived most of his life in Evensville, TN with his wife of 58 years, Diane Crowe McPherson. Together, they raised five children, Will (Kim) McPherson, Sherry (Chuck) Keltch, Kathy (Dean) Swafford, Lisa (Skip) Mason, John (Christina McPherson. He was very proud of his 10 grandchildren, Tony Keltch, Paige (Christopher) Brown, Joshua Mason, Zac Holbrook, Hannah-Kate...

Leela Agnes Tollett, 83, passed away March 20, 2020 at her home in Dayton, TN. Agnes was a lifelong resident of Rhea County and a member of Salem Baptist Church. She loved going to Senior Neighbors, playing bingo and spending time with her lady friends at The Courtyard. She is preceded in death by her husband, Frank Tollett; parents, John Hudson Shaver and Allie Housley Shaver; son, Timothy Randall Tollett; brother, Olin Shaver and sisters, Kathryn Pegues and Mildred Raines and...

Clifford Ollen Henderson, 76, passed away March 20, 2020 at his home in Evensville, TN. Clifford was a lifelong resident of Rhea County and of the Baptist faith. He worked 29 years at Polyloom Corp. as a system operator. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He is preceded in death by his parents, Carlos and Evelyn Felts Henderson and brothers, Tommy, Leo, Clyde and Carlos Henderson Jr. He is survived by wife, Jan Corder Henderson of Evensville, TN; son, James Henderson of Evensville, TN;...

Richard Bishop passed away March 16, 2020 at Life Care Center of Rhea County in Dayton, TN. Richard was born in Pennsylvania, lived many years in New York and was happy to be a resident of Dayton, TN for 22 years. He was the beloved husband of 69 years to Virginia Bishop, loving father to Pauline Chiarelli (Angelo), Richard James Bishop (Cheryl) and Kathleen Lund, adoring grandfather to Lianne Bishop (Daniel), Jeffrey Bishop and Tyler Lund and loving great grandfather to Daniel. There will...

Jack Franklin Curtis, 84, passed away March 13, 2020 at his home in Dayton, TN. Jack was a longtime resident of Rhea County and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints. He served in the National Guard and was a member of the First Responders with Rigsby and Kiuka Fire Hall, Carpenter’s local #74 of Chattanooga, Order of the Arrow and the Y Indian Guides. He worked as a carpenter at TVA and served many callings in his church. He is preceded in death by his parents,...