Sequatchie County, TN, Genealogy & History

JOHNSON, Penelope Sawyer – (d. 1906)

Thu, 05 Sep 2013 05:26:41 +0000

Franklin DAVIS was in town Thursday morning and brought the news that Mrs. John I. JOHNSON had died Wednesday night.

Source: Dunlap Times, July 21, 1906

Editorial Note: This appears to be referencing Penelope Sawyers Johnson.

JOHNSON, Penelope Sawyer – Not Expected to Live (1906)

Thu, 05 Sep 2013 05:13:41 +0000

We are sorry to hear that Mrs. J.I. JOHNSON, of Brock, is very low and not expected to live. Mrs. JOHNSON was a Sawyer before she married. She is a good wife and mother and good neighbor. (pg. 3)

Source: Dunlap Times, July 21, 1906.

Editorial Note: This appears to be referencing Penelope Sawyers Johnson, wife of J.I. Johnson.

FARLEY, John – (d. 1906)

Thu, 05 Sep 2013 03:35:50 +0000

DIED — Last Sunday evening at about 6 o’clock John FARLEY, aged about 24 years. Mr. FARLEY had been sick with fever for some time. He leaves a young wife and two children, father and mother, sisters and brothers to … Continue reading →

CASEY, Rose Marie Cooper (d. 2005)

Fri, 30 Aug 2013 06:04:44 +0000

Rose Marie Cooper Casey of Sequatchie, Tenn., died Saturday, April 2. She was 35. Services: Tuesday, April 5, at 2 p.m. in the Wallis Memorial Chapel of Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home with Edward Hughes officiating. Burial: LaFayette Cemetery. Visitation: Monday, April 4, from 6-9 p.m. at the funeral home. Arrangements by Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home, LaFayette.

WALKER COUNTY MESSENGER April 29, 2005

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CARPENTER, Laura (d. 1998)

Wed, 28 Aug 2013 06:04:43 +0000

Laura Carpenter, Sercives will be at 11 a.m. CDT Thursday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Franklin Waldrop and the Rev. Melvin Owens officiating. Burial will be in Town Creek Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice. Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. today at Rainsville (Ala) Funeral Home.

CHATTANOOGA TIMES 5/6/1998

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BURNETTE, Alma Jean (d. 2004)

Mon, 26 Aug 2013 06:04:42 +0000

Alma Jean Burnette of East Ridge, Tenn., died Monday, Sept. 13, in a local health care facility. She was 72. A native of Sequatchie County, Tenn., she had lived in the East Ridge and Chattanooga area for most of her life. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church in Rossville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marion H. Burnette; son, Timothy Burnette. Survivors include her sons and daughter-in-law, David and Terri Burnette, Richard L. Burnette, all of Dayton, Tenn.; grandson, Brian D. Burnette of Chattanooga, Tenn. Services: Thursday, Sept. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home with Chaplain John McCarty officiating. Visitation: Thursday, Sept. 16, from 6-7:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Arrangements by Lane Funeral Home, Rossville.

WALKER COUNTY MESSENGER Sept. 15, 2004

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BOWMAN, William (d. 2005)

Sat, 24 Aug 2013 06:04:40 +0000

William “Bill” Bowman of Chickamauga died Sunday, July 31. He was 74. He was born in Chattanooga, Tenn., to the late Clyde and Pauline Bowman. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force and retired from Corely Manufacturing, where he was a welder for 35 years. He was of the Protestant faith and a member of the D.A.V. He was preceded in death by his nephew, Larry Randall Crook. Survivors include his wife, Wanda Bowman; daughters, Terri Johnston and Trisha Bowman, both of Chickamauga; grandson, Jeremy Johnston; great-granddaughter, Ariana; sister, Mary Crook of Dunlap, Tenn.; nephews, Gary Lomenick and Tony Crook. Services: Tuesday, Aug. 2, at 2 p.m., at Chattanooga Veterans National Cemetery. Online register book at www.wilsonfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Wilson Funeral Home, Chickamauga.

WALKER COUNTY MESSENGER Aug. 2, 2005

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BEAN, Hester “Nana” Elizabeth Cox (d. 2005)

Thu, 22 Aug 2013 06:04:36 +0000

Hester “Nana” Elizabeth Cox Bean of Ringgold died Friday, Dec. 9, at her residence. She was 75. A native of Palmer, Tenn., she had resided in the Ringgold area for the past 20 years and was of the Protestant faith. She was preceded in death by her father, William Cox; sister, Gracie Lee Layne. Survivors include her husband of 59 years, Clyde “Papa” Bean of Ringgold; mother, Annie Bell Shrum Cox of Sequatchie, Tenn.; two children, Ernest Bean of Decatur, Ala., Patricia Holland of Hixson, Tenn.; one sister, Ruth Mathis of Ringgold; one brother, Paul Cox of Sequatchie; five grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren; special niece, Alycia Johnson of Athens, Tenn.; several other nieces and nephews. Services: Sunday, Dec. 11, at 3 p.m. at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery with pastor Erik Christensen officiating. Visitation: Sunday from 1-2:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Arrangements by Wilson Funeral Home, Ringgold.

WALKER COUNTY MESSENGER Dec 15, 2005

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WOOLFORD, Betty Marie Austin (d. 2004)

Sun, 18 Aug 2013 08:03:56 +0000

WALKER COUNTY MESSENGER April 26, 2004

Betty Marie Austin Woolford of Chickamauga died Saturday, April 24. She was 83. She was born in Sequatchie Valley, Tenn. and had lived in Chickamauga since the 1960’s. She was a homemaker and a Pentecostal. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Woolford; parents, Will and Virty Mae Songer Austin; and brothers, Herman and Homer Austin. Survivors include her sister-in-law, Mae Austin of Chickamauga; several nieces and nephews. Services: Tuesday, April 27, at 11 a.m. in the J. Avery Bryan Chapel of Wilson Funeral Home with Rev. Wilton Grimes officiating. Burial: Garrets Chapel Cemetery. Visitation: Monday, April 26, from 1-3 p.m. and 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Arrangements by Wilson Funeral Home, Chickamauga.

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1924 Sequatchie County High School Recital

Sun, 18 Aug 2013 08:02:27 +0000

Contributed By: Dennis Lambert dennylambert@bellsouth.net

South Pittsburg (Tennessee) Historic Preservation Society Historian