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Francis Mathieson, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at Alexian Village, Signal Mountain, TN. Frances was born in Port Chester, NY to the late Bert and Frances Riith and was a graduate of Greenwich, CT High School. Frances was a member of St. Augustine Church, Signal Mountain. She is preceded in death by son, Robert (Matt). She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Robert “Bob” Mathieson, grandson, Justin, sisters: Barbara, Karen and Kathleen, brother, Robert. Frances travelled...

John Lorenzo Fernandez, 66, passed away in his home on Sunday, July 5th. Growing up in New York he had a difficult childhood, but through the grace and strength of God came to a place of forgiveness and healing. Although he has no known living blood relatives, he is survived by his church family who loved him very much. John had been a faithful member of The Gathering since moving to Chattanooga in 2011. He spent most of his free time with his church friends and caring for his many cats....

Tinzley Ava-Grace Couch, April 20, 2012 – July 6, 2020 of Chattanooga. Tinzley Ava-Grace Couch was the sweetest, strongest, and most loved little girl. She won your heart with the first meeting. She will be missed but never forgotten by all who knew her. Even with all her health problems she was a trooper. She never complained and she was very self-reliant. Her sense of humor was one of a kind. She was a blessing sent from heaven for just a short time, however, we know she is in the best...

Clell Alden Byrd, 46, of Signal Mountain, passed away July 6, 2020. He was born in Chattanooga, on May 22, 1974 and lifelong resident of Signal Mountain. He attended Red Bank High School and Sequoyah Vocational School. Clell always had a smile and warm heart and a kind and loving man. He was a beloved son, father, brother, grandfather, uncle and friend to many. He is preceded in death by his father, Clarence Byrd and brother, Darrell Byrd. Survivors include his mother, Zella Byrd, daughter,...

Louise Ann DiCorpo, 90, a long-time resident of Westport , MA, died peaceably in her sleep on July 5th, 2020 at her current residence at NHC Healthcare facility in Dunlap, TN. Louise is survived by her daughter, Sandra (David) Franklin and three grandchildren: Katie (Erik) Lundgren of Washington, DC, Will Franklin of Chattanooga, TN and Becky (John Paul) Kuhn of Culver City, CA, along with two great grandsons, Teddy and Alex Lundgren. Louise was born in Fall River, MA on January 22, 1930 to...

Bobbye Griswold Dedman Schroeder, a retired teacher at Red Bank High School, died July 3, 2020, in Chattanooga at age 91. An enthusiastic spinner of tales, last fall Bobbye sat in her wheelchair in front of the courthouse in Jonesborough, Tennessee, a 90-year-old great-grandmother telling a ribald tale at the National Storytelling Festival for an appreciative audience. Although formally she taught typing, shorthand, and accounting at Red Bank from 1961 until she retired in 1990, her lessons...

On July 2, 2020, Janice Baumann Smith passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by loved ones.  Janice was a Chattanooga resident for 48 years, formally of her beloved hometown of Mountain Lakes, NJ.  Born on February 26, 1949, she was preceded in death by her parents George H. Baumann & Helen Price Baumann and her brother Ray Baumann of St. Louis, MO. Janice was a cherished wife, mother and grandmother.  She is survived by her husband Sgt. Major Robert "Bob" F. Smith USMC Ret., her...

Charles William Massengale, Sr., 75, of Chattanooga Valley and Suck Creek most of his life, passed away July 1, 2020. He was born Feb. 13, 1945. Preceded in death by wife, Bobby, daughters, Kimberly and Patricia Massengale. Survived by: son, Charles Massengale, Jr. of Chattanooga and daughter, Heather Flanagan of Chattanooga, grandsons: Shane, Blaine and Gauge, all of Chattanooga and great-grandchildren: McKenzie of Georgia and Danielle, Quintin, Colton and Crimson of Chattanooga. Visitation...

John Phillip Williams Jr., born October 14, 1937, unexpectedly passed away at his Signal Mountain home on July 1, 2020. He spent his youth with his parents John and Kathleen Williams in Knoxville, before continuing his education at Kentucky Military Institute with his younger brother Jim. From there, he attended the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, where he graduated with a degree in accounting, met, and later married the love of his life, Nancy Standifer Williams. Together they...

Sandra was reunited with her beloved parents and grandparents, Saturday, June 27, 2020. A graduate of the University of Chattanooga in 1966, with a B.A. in music, Sandra taught music to thousands of children over her 30 year career in Hamilton County. She was preceded in death by paternal grandparents, L.M. Baker and Jessie Baker, maternal grandparents, George Chambers and Reba Posey Chambers Cruse, parents, Jack C. Baker Sr. and Roberta Baker. She is survived by brothers, Jack C....