Area Obituaries

STEVEN GASS Steven Dale Gass, age 48, of Higdon, Ala., passed away July 21, 2022. He was devoted to the medical field, working at CHI Memorial in Ft. Oglethorpe as a paramedic. He was the first paramedic in Alabama to score perfectly on his Boards. Steven also enjoyed landscaping and flipping real estate. He was…

LORETTA CASTLEBERRY Loretta Castleberry, 87, of Rising Fawn, passed away Friday, July 22, 2022. She was a wonderful mother who was always there when we needed her. She also had many friends and loved her church community of Rising Fawn Baptist Church. She was a member of the Esther Sunday School class and a graduate…

ROGER DALE BEARDEN Roger Dale Bearden, 70, of Trenton, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2022. He was born March 5, 1952, to the late Travis and Aleene Porter Bearden. Roger Dale retired from FESCO where he worked as a Master Electrician. He was a loving father, brother, uncle and friend who will be dearly missed…

WES GENTRY Wesley “Wes” Harding Gentry, 58, of Trenton, passed away Monday, June 27, 2022. He was born Nov. 9, 1963 to the late Warren and Ruth Gentry. He loved the outdoors, especially fishing, hiking, flowers and gardening. Wes was of the Church of God faith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in…

REV. DONALD MORELAND Rev. Donald Moreland, 81, of Trenton, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2022. Brother Don pastored 16 churches and had preached the gospel for more than 55 years. He had a heart for his sheep. He visited them and was a comfort to them in troubled times. He ministered to the haves and…

JOYCE BARKLEY Joyce W. Barkley, 86, of Bryant, Ala., passed away June 13, 2022. She was born Sept. 7, 1935, to James and Essie Willmon. Joyce loved to travel and took many pictures of her travels and family. She attended Sequatchie Valley Holiness Church. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband,…

HELEN BRADFORD Helen Ruth Bradford, 89, of Trenton, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2022. Mrs. Bradford was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Joe Bradford; parents, Charlie and Mildred Shankles; brothers, Charles and Harold Shankles. Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, Ken and…

FRANKLIN HARRISON Franklin D. Harrison, 83, of Trenton, passed away Friday, June 3, 2022. He served his country in the U.S. Army, enjoyed farming, NASCAR, and spending time with his family, especially his grandkids. He was a member of Bryant Baptist Church and often volunteered to mow the church lawn to honor and serve his…

SUE BROWN Sue Arms Brown, 79, of Dunlap, Tenn., passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022. She was born on Oct. 2, 1942, to the late Ed and Mildred Arms in Chattanooga, Tenn. Ms. Brown was of the Baptist faith and lived on Cagle Mountain in Dunlap, worked in retail sales, and loved working in the…

WYATT CASE Wyatt Cash Case, infant son of Madison and D.J. Case of Trenton, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022. In addition to his parents survivors include his brother, Pryor; grandparents, LaShawn Case of Lookout Mountain, Jada and Royce Case of Sand Mountain, and Kathy and Tony Gossett of Rising Fawn; great–grandmothers, Patricia Bailey of…