All Obituaries

Joseph Harden Jr., 50, of Lawrenceville, Ga, passed away on Friday, November 1, 2019. Joseph was born in Macon, GA on April 11, 1969 and was a 1987 graduate from Kirkman Technical High School. He was employed with UPS for 30 years where he was a FT Irreg Driver and served as a Union Steward. He had a passion for music that was so great that he was both a musicophile and audiophile. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Mae W. Harden; grandparents Mary Ella & Will...

Pamala Williams, 77, passed away Sunday, September 8, 2019, at a local hospital.  In God’s providence, Pamala was raised by her paternal grandparents, Dewey and Corrine Jackson, father of Oliver “Buster” Jackson in Chicago, Illinois. Her mother, Elma and brother, Robert, preceded her in death. She came to Chattanooga in 1975 with her friend, Linda White, a sister from another mother, to obtain a teaching degree at UTC.     Her “New...

Joyce Cummings Tucker, a Presbyterian pastor, author, and prominent leader in theological education, died on July 12, 2019 in New York City following a brief illness.  She lived in Princeton, NJ.  Tucker was born July 31, 1941 to John William Cummings and Anita Murray Cummings in Chattanooga, TN.  She attended Girls Preparatory School and Duke University, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa upon graduation.  Tucker received a Master’s Degree in Religious...

Ruth Carolyn Cox Burbage, 76, died at home on Tuesday, June 11, 2019.  She was born Dec. 1, 1942, to Robert and Helen Cox of Marcella, NJ.  Ruth was raised in NJ and TX, she was a long-time resident of Round O, SC until moving to GA during her battle with Alzheimer’s.  She enjoyed Cowboy Church of LaFayette, sewing, quilting, embroidery, cooking, baking and reading. Ruth was a very caring and giving person always willing to help someone in need.  She was a...

LaBron Nathaniel Reeves was born on April 8, 1944 to the late Annie Laura Evans Reeves (Chattanooga) and Archie David Reeves Sr. ( Alabama). At the age of 75, he made his transition from this Earthly life into eternal life with Christ on Friday May 31st 2019. He graduated from Howard High School class of 1963 where he excelled in academics, basketball and other school activities and then went to Tennessee State University where he majored in Business. He was a social activist during the...

Antwon Devon Lee was born March 17, 1990 in Nashville, TN to Nicole Lee and Timothy Dillard.  He transitioned from his earthly home to his heavenly home on April 22, 2019. Antwon was a 2008 graduate of the Howard School of Academics and Technology.  After graduating, he attended school at Chattanooga State.  Also as a young man, Antwon worked at the Hardwick & Sons Funeral Home; thus receiving his nickname “Funeral Home.”   Antwon was a loving son and...

Mr. Ernest A Sanders, 93, died on April 11, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  He was born on February 8, 1926 in Barnwell, South Carolina.  Mr. Sanders moved to Chattanooga and united with First Baptist Church East 8th Street. He served as a faithful Deacon  and member until declining health.  Ernest worked for American National Bank and eventually retired. Mr. Sanders was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Coker Sanders, Mother, Mary Magdalene Sanders,...

  David Lee Dorris II was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on July 19, 1942. He was the third of five siblings born to David and Minnie (Ballou) Dorris.  At an early age he attended Friendship Baptist Church and eventually joined Grace Memorial CME Church. He attended public schools:  Joseph E. Smith, Calvin Donaldson and Howard High. After visiting relatives one summer in New York City, David decided to relocate...

Ronald Edward Wilson Jr., 31, of Ringgold, GA went home to be with the Lord on February 6, 2019. proceeded in death by his grandmother Brenda Prigmore and uncle George Elvis Moore, Jr. and is survived by his loving parents Tim and Tammy Dunaway of Ringgold, GA, biological father Ronald Edward Wilson, SR of Chattanooga, TN, two children Braidon Ledford of Ringgold, GA Landon Palmer of Trenton, GA, fiancé Juanza Gilbert Albertville Alabama, brothers Larry Linebaugh, Stephen Dunaway,...

David L. Bulloch, 57, passed away on December 14, 2018. He was born October 11, 1961 and graduated from Kirkman Technical High School. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Walter Bulloch, Sr. and Maxine McIntosh of Chattanooga TN, Clifford and Ruby Davis of Barnesville, GA, and father Ernest H. Bulloch, Sr. He is survived by his mother Ruth M. Bulloch and his siblings Ernest Bulloch, Jr., Antonio Franklin, Sandra Bulloch (Bennie) Ward, Samuel (Angela) Bulloch, and Frank (Kania)...