Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Olga Delaney
Olga Mae Ragle Delaney, formerly of Chattanooga, died Wednesday, March 10, 1999, in Huntersville, N.C. She was 90.
She was the widow of Branch Franklin Delaney.
Survivors include two daughters, Dorothy D. Sharp, Cornelius, N.C., and Barbara D. Hofer, Savannah, Ga.; two sisters, Recy Morriseey, Black Mountain, N.C., and Lucille R. Saffeed, Okeechobee, Fla.; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be Monday at 1:30 p.m. at Chattanooga National cemetery with the Rev. Ray Morrison officiating.
Arrangements are by the West Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home.
Helen Ford
Helen Watts Ford of Chattanooga died Wednesday, March 10, 1999. She was 62.
Services will be today at noon CST at the Sequatchie Valley Memorial Funeral Home with the Rev. Tim Bracken officiating.
Burial will be in Sequatchie Valley Memorial Gardens.
Fred Gray
Fred Van Gray of Hixson died Thursday, March 11, 1999, at his home. He was 79.
He was a longtime resident of the Chattanooga area and a U.S. Marine veteran of World War II.
Mr. Gray was a former employee of Messick's Green House and a Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Waldon Gray; five children, Frieda, Gary Vann and Debra Gray, Charlene Whitt, and Janet Kubiszak, all of Hixson; two sisters, Willie Gann, Charleston, S.C., and Joyce McMillen, Chattanooga; and one brother, Cecil Gray, Georgia.
Services will be Monday at 2:30 p.m. at the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home with the Rev. Jimmy Murphy officiating.
The family will receive friends today after 2 p.m. and all day Sunday at the funeral home.
Willie Gray
Willie Gray died Sunday, March 7, 1999, in a local hospital. He was 61.
Arrangements will be announced by Franklin-Strickland Funeral Home.
Georgia Green
Georgia Green of Hixson died Thursday, March 11, 1999, in a local nursing home. She was 75.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Green; and a sister, Irene Ellis.
Graveside services will be today at 11 a.m. at Hamilton Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Milford Bowman officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 6925 Shallowford Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
Arrangements are by Williamson & Sons Funeral Home.
Donald Grob
Donald Charles 'Don' Grob Sr., retired assistant safety director for the Electric Power Board of Chattanooga, died Wednesday, March 10, 1999, at his home. He was 80.
Services will be today at 10 a.m. at Chattanooga Funeral Home, North, with the Rev. Mike Hubble and the Rev. Harold Buck officiating.
Burial will be in Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
Ruby Holland
Ruby Holland died Tuesday, March 9, 1999, in a local nursing home. She was 69.
Arrangements will be announced by Franklin-Strickland Funeral Home.
Mary Hollifield
Mary Elizabeth Hollifield died Thursday, March 11, 1999, at a family member's home. She was 82.
Survivors include one daughter, Sandra Sterchi, Chattanooga; one brother, retired Lt. Col. James Fred Akin Jr., Lillian, Ala.; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Chattanooga National cemetery with Dr. Dewayne Cole officiating.
The family will receive friends Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m. at the East Chapel, Chattanooga Funeral Home.
Connie Horton
Connie Horton Jr. died Monday, March 8, 1999, in a local hospital. He was 76.
Services will be today at noon at the Avondale Chapel of Franklin-Strickland Funeral Home with the Rev. Frank Ball officiating.
Burial will be at Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
LeRoy Hughes
LeRoy Hughes of Smyrna, Ga., formerly of Chattanooga, died Thursday, March 4, 1999, at the home of his daughter.
A memorial service will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at Second Missionary Baptist Church in Chattanooga.
Arrangements are by Hanley-Shelton Funeral Home, Marietta, Ga.
Clifford Lauderdale
Clifford Lauderdale died Monday, March 8, 1999. He was 93.
Services will be held today at 11 a.m. at Christ Church Episcopal with the Rev. Dr. Harry Lawrence officiating.
Burial will be at Forest Hills cemetery.
Arrangements are by Franklin-Strickland Funeral Home.
Sonya McCann
Sonya Lynn McCann of Red Bank died Tuesday, March 9, 1999, in a local hospital. She was 40.
She was a longtime resident of the Chattanooga area and a member of New City Fellowship Church.
Survivors include three children, Jennifer Harrington, Red Bank, Christopher M. Harrington, Huntsville, Ala., and Jason Alexander Harrington, Talladega, Ala.; three sisters, Jackie Howard, Ramona Mannaa, and Aletta Peterson, all of Las Vegas; one brother, Astra Roy, Las Vegas; mother, Patricia Thompson, Genoa, W.Va., father, Raymond Kay, Sweetwater, Texas; and two grandchildren.
Services will be today at 2:30 p.m. at the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home with the Rev. Randy Nabors officiating.
The family will receive friends Saturday from noon until the time of service at the funeral home.
Josie McClure
Josie Ellen McClure of Rossville died Thursday, March 11, 1999, at her home. She was 79.She was a longtime resident of North Georgia, a member of South Rossville Baptist Church and its Grace Sunday School Class.
She was retired from J.C. Penny as an interior designer and was the widow of James C. McClure.
Survivors include three daughters, Jo Ann Taj, Stone Mountain, Ga., Deborah J. Cox, Graysville, Tenn., and Donna Cates, Rossville; two brothers, George Dub Lynch, Rocky Face, Ga., and Jackie Lynch, Dalton, Ga.; one sister, Alice Sallee, Red Bank; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be Monday at 11:30 a.m. at Heritage Funeral Home, Battlefield Parkway, with the Rev. Jeff Daniels officiating.
Burial will be in Chattanooga National cemetery.
The family will receive friends today and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Catherine Nevins
Catherine Grace Nevins died Thursday, March 11, 1999, in a local hospital. She was 89.
She was a native of Pittsburgh, Pa., and had lived in Los Angeles, prior to moving to Chattanooga 45 years ago.
She was a member of St. Stephens Catholic Church, the manager of St. Stephens Religious Shoppe, and was past president of the Chattanooga Newcomers Club.
She was the widow of James Edward Nevins.
Survivors include one son, Richard C. Nevins, Chicago; two daughters, Patricia A. Mason, Columbia, S.C., and Gail L. Nevins, Chattanooga; four grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at St. Stephen's Catholic Church with the Rev. P.J. McGinnity officiating.
Burial will be in Mount Olivet cemetery.
The family will receive friends Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m. with a rosary service at 7:30 p.m. at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Stephen's Catholic Church, 7111 Lee Highway, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home, East Brainerd Road.
Arthur Plettner
A memorial service for Dr. Arthur R. Plettner will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church, 7555 Ooltewah-Georgetown Road, with the Rev. Buckley Robbins officiating.
The family will receive friends at the church following the service.
Arrangements were made by the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home.
Lucy Powell
Lucy B. Powell of Red Bank died Friday, March 12, 1999, in a local hospital. She was 94.
She was the widow of Henry O. Powell, a member of White Oak Baptist Church and a longtime employee of the Industrial YMCA.
Survivors include three sisters, Bina Sullivan, Chattanooga, Martha Meachen, Jacksonville, Fla., and Wyona Cress, Hattiesburg, Miss.
Services will be Monday at 11:30 a.m. at the Coulter Chapel of Lane Funeral Home with Dr. John Franklin officiating.
Burial will be in Chattanooga Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends Sunday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
William Pratt
William Luster Pratt of East Ridge died Friday, March 12, 1999, at his home. He was 88.
A native of Paragould, Ark., he was a farmer until his retirement in 1983 when he relocated to Chattanooga.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Shirley Pratt.
Survivors include his wife, Wava M. Davidson Pratt; one sister, Marie Markley, Paragould; and two stepsons, Billy G. Davidson, Ringgold, Ga., and Donnie Davidson, Apison, Tenn.
Services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Heath Funeral Home in Paragould.
Burial will be in Gainesville cemetery.
Local arrangements are by the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home.
Mary Pritchett
Mary Sorrells Pritchett died Friday, March 12, 1999, at her home. She was 72.
She was a native of Cedar Town, Ga., and had lived in Albertville, Ala., prior to moving to Chattanooga 50 years ago.
Mrs. Pritchett was a member of Woodland Park Baptist Church, retired from DuPont after 32 years, and from Karen's Hallmark after 10 years.
Survivors include her husband, Ralph Pritchett; three daughters, Wanda Harris and Nancy Bunch, both of Ringgold, and Donna Zeanah, Ooltewah; and six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Heritage Funeral Home, East Brainerd Road, with the Rev. Haywood Cosby officiating.
Burial will be in Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Chattanooga, 165 Hamm Road, Hixson, TN 37343.
Visitation will be after noon today and Sunday at the funeral home.
