On Wednesday, December 6, 2023, Carolyn Virginia Ellis Cooper, beloved mother and friend,  passed away at the age of 79 in Chattanooga, TN after a prolonged respiratory illness. Carolyn was born on October 26,1944 in Chattanooga, TN to Wallace Edward Ellis and Elwanda Lassetter.  She began her career as an Electronic Technician with Olan Mills in 1975 and was well known during her career in the Photo Services Department as someone who could be relied on for her technical skills...

Gina Halenar, 54, of Rossville passed away Friday, December 1, 2023. Gina was born March 29, 1969 to Thomas Haskett and the late Katherine Gee Steele. She was a lifelong resident of the North Georgia Area and member of Delray Baptist Church. She worked for many years as an accountant for University Surgical Associates. The only thing Gina loved more than anything else was spending time with her family. Survivors include her loving husband of 32 years, Jim Halenar; children, Amber (John)...

Mary Florence Hobson Benson, age 93, departed this life peacefully in Hilton Head Island on Monday, November 20, 2023. She had been a resident of Chattanooga Tennessee since 2006. Mary Florence was born on October 5, 1930, in Luebo, Belgian Congo, Africa as the only daughter of Reverend John Kemp Hobson and Rowena Williamson who were Presbyterian missionaries. As a child, she attended boarding school at Lubondai at the Central School for Missionary Children.  After graduation she came...

Victoria Day Manley, 57, of Chattanooga passed away Thursday, November 30, 2023. Vicky was born August 29, 1966 in Fort Oglethorpe, GA to the late Bill and Donna Robison Day. She was a lifelong resident of the North Georgia/ Tennessee area and member of City Church of Chattanooga. She worked for many years as a RN at multiple locations and most recently served as a Hospice Nurse for Adoration Hospice. Vicky loved spending time with her family and taking care of them by either cooking a...

Harold Samuel "Sam" Turner Jr, peacefully departed from this earthly life on November 28, 2023, at the age of 78 in Chickamauga, Georgia. He was born on August 22, 1945, in Ringgold, Georgia, to the late Harold and Frances Turner. Sam attended Lafayette High School and later served his country in the National Guard. Following his time in the National Guard, Sam embarked on a career with the Georgia Department of Transportation, where he served for 34 years. Even after retiring, he...

Family will receive friends from 12 PM - 2 PM, Saturday at Heritage Funeral Home & Crematory for the funeral ritual.  Arrangements by Heritage Funeral Home & Crematory. 

Annette North, 84, of Flintstone passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 23, 2023 in her home surrounded by loved ones. She lived most of her life in Flintstone, GA and had also lived in High Point, GA for a short time. She was a member of the Chattanooga Valley Church of Christ and had worked several years as Supervisor at Pruitts and had retired from the Grocery Industry after many years of service. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, David McGregor North; parents, Giles...

Dr. Richard James Bowers aka “Daddy Bowers” was born on March 28, 1946, in Herington, KS and left this world November 22, 2023, in Chattanooga, TN. He attended the Council Grove, KS high school and then Wentworth military academy in Lexington, MO before graduating from University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS. He then graduated from Kansas City University Medical School, the same medical school from which his father, Dr. James E Bowers, and his daughter Dr. Maria Bowers Headrick...

Thomas Albert “Coach” Qualey passed away November 22ndat age 90.  He was born in Dayton, Kentucky and grew up in Bellevue, Kentucky where he met his first wife, Jean Taylor. His sophomore year at Bellevue High School, he was on the basketball team that won the Kentucky State Championship.  Tom was an all-state basketball player, tennis state doubles champion and singles finalist. He attended Western Kentucky University for one year on a basketball scholarship before...