Area Obituaries

Nathan Drew Barker, 37, of Graysville, Tennessee, passed away Friday, September 6, 2024. He loved his family, his motorcycles and horseback riding. He was a hard worker and was employed by Dunlap Stone. Drew was a graduate of Sequatchie County High School. He will be dearly missed by his family and friends. He was preceded…

Danny Rayburn Dishman, 73, of Dunlap, Tennessee passed away Sunday, September 1, 2024. He was a former pastor and loved the Lord. He was a loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He always had a kind heart and loved to fish and hunt. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sharon Jean Britton Dishman; his…

John Helge Hageman, 95, of Dunlap, Tennessee passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2024. He was a Veteran of the US Marines. He was a well known resident of Dunlap since 1984. He loved animals and his family. In his later years, he enjoyed his visits to Waffle House where he would enjoy drinking coffee. He…

Judith “Judy” Diane Rector Gravitt, 80, of  Signal Mountain, Tennessee passed away peacefully in her sleep, Monday, August 26, 2024. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She loved spending time with her pets, sewing, quilting, crocheting and embroidery. She was preceded in death by the love of her life, Lowell Lewis; parents, William Rector…

Margaret Ann Hackler O’Neal, 84, went home to be with the Lord on August 22, 2024. Margaret loved the Lord and read her Bible faithfully. She was a member of Word of Life Assembly of God. She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Gaynell Bates Hackler; two sisters, one brother, two children…

James “Eric” Miller, 52, of Dunlap, Tennessee passed away Sunday, August 25, 2024 at Erlanger Sequatchie. Eric was a loving husband and brother. Eric was of the Baptist faith and a massive fan of the Tennessee Volunteers (Go VOLS!) He was preceded in death by his father, James F. Miller; and his grandparents. He is…

Jamie Rena Ashley Christian, 36, of Dunlap, Tennessee passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2024 She was preceded in death by her mother, Tammy Everett Ashley; grandfather, Jerry Lee Dotson, Sr.; and grandparents, R.J. and Pearl Everett. She is survived by her children, McKenzie, Ryan and Kyler Johnson; father of her children, Jason Johnson; grandmother, Linda…

Rosella Jane “Mammie” Ross, 88, was born on June 7, 1936 in McEwen, Tennessee and passed away on August 11, 2024 in Dunlap at NHC Sequatchie Memory Care Unit, where she was a resident for the last 6-1/2 years. She was a lifelong resident of Waverly, Tennessee until dementia worsened and she required more intensive…

William Martin Penley, 74, of Whitwell, Tennessee, passed away Friday, August 16, 2024 at his residence. He was a Veteran of the US Air Force. He loved to fish and loved college sports, especially the TN Volunteers—Go Vols!!  He would help anyone who needed it without any expectations or judgment. He was very loved by…

Virginia Michelle Pollard Landers, 44, of Chattanooga, Tennessee passed away Thursday, August 15, 2024. She was preceded in death by her father, Clifford Howard White; grandmother, Mildred Layne; grandfather, Franklin Leon Pollard; uncles, Johnny and “Little Man” Pollard; aunt, Charlene Pollard Schaffer She is survived by her mother and stepfather, Dora Pollard Hicks and Ronald…