Area Obituaries

Charles James Ekvall died on March 1, 2024 after a short but heroic fight with pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his wife, Teri (Couts) Ekvall; son COL (Retired) Charles J. “Jim” Ekvall and his wife LeAnn; and daughters Noelle and her husband Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Gordon Snodgrass and Cher (Smith) and her husband David.…

LeAnn Marie Day, 55, of Graysville, Tennessee passed away March 1, 2024. She attended the Dunlap Church of Christ and was a former member of the Soddy Church of Christ. LeAnn served as an Executive Administrative Assistant at Blue Cross Blue Shield for thirty-five years. She loved doing for others and one of her favorite…

Ray Donald Austin Jr., 66, of Tucson, Arizona, passed away February 25, 2024. He was raised in Dunlap, where he graduated from Sequatchie County High School in 1975. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Lowell Austin, Ruth Hamblen Austin, Buck and Mae Belle Land Long; father, Ray Donald Austin, Sr.; and nephew, William…

Ray D. Austin, Jr., iron worker, “rodgod”, was unexpectedly taken from us too soon. For Ray, life was a party. He always had time for a friend or a beer. He remained true to himself his whole life. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Ray is survived by his wife, two daughters, a…

Kenneth Leonard Massengale, 62, of Dunlap, Tennessee passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 20, 2024. He enjoyed spending time with his wife fishing at Chester Frost Park, working on cars, riding motorcycles, collecting knives and guns. He was preceded in death by his father, Kenneth Eugene Teague; sister, Regina Massengale; and grandparents, Jess and Gertrude…

David Ramirez, 14, of Dunlap, Tennessee passed away Saturday, February 17, 2024. He was of the Catholic faith and was a student at Sequatchie County Middle School. He was a loving son and brother. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Felipe Cervantes Peres and Feliciana Angulo Luna; great-grandmother, Lucia Velasco Moria; and aunt,…

Charline Hobbs Johnson, 94, passed away February 21, 2024 at NHC Healthcare in Dunlap, Tennessee. She was born Charline Evella Heard to the late Creed Bates Heard and Lora Freiley Heard on June 4, 1929 in Dunlap, Tennessee. As a child growing up in Dunlap in the 1930’s and 40’s, she was raised in a…

Alma Louise Hamblen of Dunlap, Tennessee was born April 30, 1977 and passed away unexpectedly at her home on February 7, 2024. She was proceeded in death by her father, Dewey Edward Hamblen; mother, Peggy Jo Hamblen; and an infant son, Brandon Lugar. She is survived by her brother, James Roy (Candice) Hamblen; nephew, Jax…

James David Goss, 74 of Dunlap, Tennessee passed away Friday, February 23, 2024. He was a loving husband, loved to collect oddities and drawing. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Benson and Doris Griffin Goss; sister, Shirley Foster He is survived by his wife, Nancy Brazier Goss; children, David, Shawn and Cody…

Billy R. Clark, 70, of Dunlap, Tennessee passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at Hospice Care Center in Chattanooga. He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Wilma Clark; and brother, David Clark. He is survived by his daughter, Wendy (Chris) Johnson; son, Billy “Chris” Clark, both of Dunlap; five grandchildren, Tommy (Gracie)…