Carnes, Bobby Lamar (Lyerly)

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Bobby Lamar Carnes, 62, of Lyerly, GA, passed away Friday, August 17, 2012, at his residence. 

A Chattooga County native, he was born to the late Joseph Lonzo and Barbara Patterson Carnes on July 25, 1950. He was retired from Best Mfg. Company dipping plant and the City of Lyerly. 

Surviving are his wife, Debbie Potter Carnes; daughters, Pamela Christine Archer of Trion and Kimberly & Eric Brown of Lyerly; sons, Joey L. & Amanda Carnes and Bobby Ray & Nikki Carnes all of Lyerly; sisters, Charlotte & Job Maxson of Coldwater, Mich., Sandra & Harold DeBerry of Summerville; brother, Calvin Carnes of Albany, TX; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; special friend, Danny Chamlee; and mother & father-in-law, Katheryn & Joe Potter. 

Funeral services will be held Sunday, August 19 at 3 p.m. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Rev. Barry Brown officiating, interment in Lyerly Cemetery. Active Pallbearers will be Joseph DeBerry, Lamar DeBerry, Ryan Brown, Lee Pruitt, Danny Chamlee and Dennis Moseley; Honorary Pallbearers will be all Med Dogger Friends. 

The Family will receive friends Sunday, August 19 from 1-3 p.m. at the Earle Rainwater Funeral Home who is in charge of arrangements.


Curington, Nathaniel (Jasper)

Nathaniel Curington, 79, of Jasper, TN, died Friday, May 29, 2013 in a Chattanooga hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Rogers Funeral Home as soon as they are available. (click for more)

Slaughter, Keenan Scott (Jasper)

Keenan Scott Slaughter, 52, of Jasper, TN, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ed Slaughter and Millie Duvall Sloan. He was an employee of Lowes Home Improvement Store in Kimball, TN. He is survived by his companion, Jerry Henry; brothers, Eddie (Melody) Slaughter and Steve (Deborah) Slaughter; and several nieces and nephews. ... (click for more)

William "Bill" Wills Dowdy

William “Bill” Wills Dowdy, 82, died on May 23, at Community Care of Rutherford County in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, following a very brief illness. He was born Jan. 1, 1931, in Brownsville, Tn., to the late Arvil Odell Dowdy and Alma Juanita Bright Dowdy. Bill was a graduate of Red Bank High School. He earned his ChE in 1954 and his MS ChE in 1963 at Georgia School of Technology. ... (click for more)

Arvin Lucille King

Arvin Lucille King, 82, of Soddy Daisy, died on Friday, May 24, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert W. King, son, David L. King, parents, Walter M Jones and Alice Ada Freeman, and brothers, Walter Paul Jones and Lloyd G. Jones. She is survived by her daughter, Judy King Williams (Mark) of Sapphire, N.C., granddaughter, Cynthia Beth Brown (Whitney) ... (click for more)

Woman Killed In Early-Morning Wreck On Thrasher Pike

A woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash in the 1200 block of Thrasher Pike early Saturday morning. Soddy Daisy Police Chief Phillip Hamrick said a female passenger was ejected from the vehicle. She was transported to Erlanger Hospital by LifeForce helicopter about 3:15 a.m. The driver was transported by Hamilton County EMS. It is believed he had non-life threatening injuries. ... (click for more)

City May Move Forward On $47 Million Wilcox Tunnel Project

City officials may move forward on a $47 million project to upgrade the narrow Wilcox Tunnel through Missionary Ridge. The City Council on Tuesday is to consider a resolution to apply for a $25 million federal TIGER grant. The city would still have to come up with $21,825,000 through "local funds or grants." The city has already spent $175,000 on the project. Improving ... (click for more)