Estle Sims Newman, 84, of Dunlap, passed away Friday, March 2, 2018 at her home. Mrs. Newman was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Joe Roy Newman; parents, Eschol and Mamie Cooley Sims; sisters, Vestel Sims, Verdean Brown, Loretta Ferguson and Bonnie Harvey; and brothers, Haskell Sims and Ivan Sims. Survivors include…

    Willie Rayburn Smith, age 67, of Dunlap, passed away Monday, February 26, 2018 at his home.     He was preceded in death by his wife, Marie Joyce Smith; parents, Kenny and Lucille Smith; and brother, Mike Smith.     He is survived by his two sons, Kenny (Shelley), and Willie (Nickola) Smith;…

Haskell Leon “Hack” Smith, 80, of Dunlap, passed away Friday, February 23, 2018 at his home. Mr. Smith served his country in the Air Force. He was a member of Dunlap Church of God and was retired from Wheland Foundry. He was preceded in death by parents, Joe Hershel and Vina Wright Smith; and brother,…

Johnny “Wilburn” Simmons, 79, passed away Monday February 26, 2018 at Southern Health System in Winchester. Wilburn was born in Chattanooga on November 8, 1938, the son of the late Arthur and Ruby (Swanner) Simmons. Wilburn lived most of his life in the Brayton Community.  He was formerly employed at Exceptional Enterprises.  He enjoyed watching…

Charles M. Shell, age 85, of Signal Mountain, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at Dekalb Regional Medical Center. He was a member of Lone Oak Baptist Church, and was retired from Combustion. Charles was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He also served in the United States Air Force. He was preceded in death…

David Wayne Lockhart, 66, of Dunlap, passed away Saturday, February 24, 2018 at his home. He was a member of the Sequatchie Valley Historical Association and a master woodworker who loved to play the fiddle. His mother, Velma Sims Lockhart, preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Fern Lockhart, Dunlap; daughter, Jennifer (Flavious) Barker,…

Edna “Christine” Prater King, 91, of Dunlap, Tennessee passed away Tuesday morning, February 27, 2018 at Memorial North Park. She was of the Baptist Faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray King; parents, Arthur and Emma Prater; two sisters, Effie Davis and Rena Myers. She is survived by three daughters, Wanda (Stanley)…

Gary Ray Dunham 69, passed away February 23, 2018 at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville from an extended illness. He was born May 23, 1948 to parents Raymond Hargis Dunham and Catherine E. Evans Dunham, who preceded him in death. A lifelong resident of Van Buren County, he attended Tabernacle Baptist Church of Dunlap and…

Phyllis Ann Boston Cribbs, 69, of Dunlap, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at her home. She was preceded in death by her mother, Mamie Frances Owensby Boston; father, Virgil Boston; brothers, Lloyd and Lavaughn Boston; nephew, Jeffery Lane Boston; and nieces, Brenda Littrell and Angela Boston Feagans. Survivors include her husband, David…