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COFFER, Ida (1936)
Appeared in the Dayton Herald (Dayton, Tennessee) on April 30, 1936: Mrs. Ida Coffer, age 40, died Sunday at Kenvir, Ky. The body arrived in Dayton Monday afternoon. Surviving are her husband, Lloyd Coffer; two sons and five daughters. Funeral … Continue reading
TRAVIS, Ellen J. (1936)
Appeared in the Dayton Herald (Dayton, Tennessee) on April 30, 1936: Mrs. Ellen J. Travis, 68, died at her home, Dayton, Saturday. Survivors, five sons, Floyd, George, Echol, Cloud and Elester Travis; brother Johnnie Bolen. Funeral services were held from … Continue reading
MARSH, Mrs. Anga L. J. (1945)
Appeared in the Dayton Herald (Dayton, Tennessee) on Oct. 18, 1945: Mrs. Anga Letta Josephine Marsh, 91, died at her home near Spring City Monday morning. A member of a prominent pioneer family of Rhea County, she was the eldest … Continue reading
BROOKS, T. O. (1936)
Appeared in the Dayton Herald (Dayton, Tennessee) dated April 30, 1936: T.O. Brooks, aged 74, died Wednesday morning at his home at Dayton. Surviving are two daughters, one brother and one sister. Funeral services were held from the residence at … Continue reading
SUTTLES, Hattie (1936)
Appeared in the Dayton Herald (Dayton, Tennessee) on April 30, 1936: Mrs. Hattie Suttles, age 41, died at her residence near Dayton, Sunday night. Surviving are two sons, Earl and Thomas; four daughters, Mrs. Daisy Dotson, Mrs. Mayme Blalock and Misses Mary … Continue reading
RODDY, Peter Gibbs (1934)
Dayton, TN, March 15 – The Rev. P.G. Roddy, 86, died at his home on the Washington Ferry Road this morning after a long illness. The Rev. Mr. Roddy for more than a half century was a Baptist minister of … Continue reading
ASSID, Charles (1906)
Harriman, Tenn. – July 26 – News reached Harriman this morning of the finding of the dead body of Chas. ASSID in the woods about two miles south of Evansville [sic], Rhea County, yesterday. Two bullet holes in the body … Continue reading
WESTER, Julinda Evaline (1861)
Tribute to Julinda Evaline Wester The following was written by William Raleigh Clack. He and Eva were engaged to be married. The relationship must have been a strong one and recognized by their families, as descendants of each occasionally get … Continue reading
TAYLOR, Julia A. (1935)
Mrs. Julia A. Taylor, (91) widow of the late Osborne Taylor, died at her home ten miles north of Dayton, Tennessee, Saturday afternoon, following a brief illness. Her parents were the late Dempsey Findley and wife, Judith Venable Findley of … Continue reading
TAYLOR, James Osborne (1895)
A GOOD CITIZEN GONE The death of J.O. Taylor, after a long illness, December 6, 1895, Dayton, Tennessee. The death of James Osborne Taylor, at his home near Washington, (Tennessee) last Friday, removes one of the most honorable citizens of … Continue reading
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