Area Obituaries

Janice Faye King Worley, 51, of Dunlap, Tennessee passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2024. She was preceded in death by her parents, Norman “Mo” King and Versie Jane Farley King; twin stillborn babies; husband, Tracy Worley; mother-in-law, Tulla Belle King; father-in-law, Nolan “Pap” King; sister-in-law, Veronica King; and brother-in-law, Presley King. She is survived by…

Alvin Roy Reed, 48, of Signal Mountain, Tennessee passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, February 18, 2024. Roy was a former volunteer fire fighter with Signal Mountain and Waldens Ridge Fire Departments. He was also formerly employed in park maintenance at Chester Frost Park which was a job that he dearly loved. He was an avid…

Rufus Johnson, 78, of Dunlap, Tennessee passed away Thursday, February 15, 2024 at Hospice Care Center. He was of the church of Christ faith. Rufus served as a board member of BTC Fiber, served as a trustee of the Johnson-Lewis Cemetery, and was a farmer. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sue Herron…

Margaret Ann Bonner Johnson passed away February 10, 2024 surrounded by her family. She was born in 1935 in Ringgold Georgia, a small town just outside of Chattanooga, Tennessee. She married Stuart Johnson in 1962 and they moved to a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama in 1980. Together they raised three children. She was an amazing…

Charles M. Hixson, 89, of Hixson, Tennessee, formerly of Dunlap passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at Morning Pointe Assisted Living. He was a member of Hixson United Methodist Church and Valley Brook Golf and Country Club. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herman and Margie Hixson; brother, Harland Hixson. He is…

Clinton Joel Dennis, 78, of Dunlap, Tennessee passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2024. He was a graduate of Sequatchie County High School. He lived most of his adult life in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he enjoyed gambling, ice cream, crab leg Tuesdays and his dogs. He was preceded in death by his parents, Chester and…

Dean “Deanie” Smith Barker, 80, passed away February 12, 2024 from complications of Parkinson’s disease. She was a retired teacher, having taught middle school in Catoosa County, Georgia, Hamilton County and Sequatchie County, Tennessee. Deanie was preceded in death by her parents, Curtis Smith and Johnnie Young Smith Fabricus; brothers, Donald (Myrtle) Smith and Jimmy…

Harold Allen Miller, 67, of Dunlap, Tennessee passed away Friday, February 9, 2024 peacefully at the Hospice of Chattanooga Care Center. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and all around outdoors man. He loved to hunt deer, wild hogs and turkeys. He was very good with his hands doing home construction, welding and working…

Andrew Lee (Junior) Lewis, 92, went to be with the Lord Jesus at his home on Fredonia Mountain on Friday, February 9, 2024. He was a member of Restoration Pointe Church of God. He served in his church and community, enjoyed cutting wood and operating a sawmill, gardening, bluegrass gospel music and he loved to…

Thomas Edward Rector, 83, of Dunlap, Tennessee passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at NHC Healthcare. He was a simple man who had a love of electronics, computers, and genealogy. He was preceded in death by his wife, Grace Narramore Rector; parents, John and Edith Rector; and sister, Barbara Jane Snyder. He is survived by…