Area Obituaries

Thomas J. “Bug Eyes” Lewis, 82, of Pikeville, Tennessee died Thursday, July 22, 2021. He served in the United States Air Force and the United States Army 82nd Air Borne. He retired from TVA and was a member of IBEW 175 (846). He was also a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church. He was preceded in…

Vicki Jane Johnson, 79, passed away Friday, July 16, 2021. She was born June 1, 1942 to George and Geraldine Skelly in Washington, D.C. Vicki grew up in Houston, Texas. She resided in Dunlap and was a member of Dunlap First Baptist Church. She was a retired homemaker and a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.…

Leland Ray Hall, 59, of Dunlap, passed away Monday, July 19, 2021. He was preceded in death by his mother, Effa Owensby Hester Swanger; father, Alvin Ray Hall; grandmother and grandfather, Anna Lee and Thomas Stewart; grandfather, LB Owensby; daughter, Kemmi Hall Ledford; and grandson, A.J. Ledford. He is survived by his daughter, Sarah Scruggs…

Dr. Charles Guy Graves, Jr. died quietly at his home in Dunlap Tennessee on July 20, 2021. His beloved wife of 66 years, Mary Lou Ekvall Graves, preceded him in death on October 31, 2017. He is survived by his four children and their spouses; Dr. Charles Graves III and Denise, Louella Freeman and Tim,…

Dorothy Custer Bass, 88, of Dunlap, passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at Hospice of Chattanooga Care Center. She was a member of St. Johns United Methodist Church where she sang in the choir. She also sang with Sweet Adeline’s Group. She was retired from Provident. She was preceded in death by her parents, Archie…

George L. Tholken, Jr. passed peacefully from this life on earth to his eternal home in heaven on July 5, 2021 in Dunlap, Tennessee at the home of his son, Gregory. George was born in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York on July 17, 1939 to George L. Tholken, Sr. and Sarah “Sally” Elizabeth Lamont Tholken. He grew…

Dorothy R. “Granny” Smith, 77, of Dunlap, Tennessee passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at Erlanger Medical Center. She was a member of Westside Baptist Church. Dorothy was a loving mother, grandmother, and a very caring person. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tommy Willis Smith; parents, Milo and Flora Hankins; sister, Idell…

Grace Marie Millican Robertson, 74, of Whitwell, Tennessee passed away Friday, July 16, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents, Grady and Minnie Elizabeth Walker Millican; son, Charles Corfitzson; sisters, Geraldine Hawkins and Hazel Sechler; brothers, Raymond, Jim and Levi Millican; and step-daughter, Dana Hicks She is survived by her husband, Bobby Robertson;…

Foster Barker Johnson, 90, of Dunlap, Tennessee passed away Saturday, July 3, 2021 at his residence. He was retired from the State Highway Department, he was a hard worker, a farmer, avid hunter, fisher and he loved horseshoes. He was preceded in death by his parents, Oliver Lewis and AlMeady Perry Johnson; sons, Michael and…

Jessica Lee Long Hernandez, 46, of Graysville, Tennessee passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at her residence. She was preceded in death by her father, Jessie Lee Long; and son, Dillon Long. Jessica is survived by her husband, Margarito “Coyote” Hernandez; mother, Anna Stephenson (Pat) Mussared; children, Cameron Hernandez (Scotty Brannon) and Khadejah Mussared; brother,…