{"id":381631,"date":"2025-12-31T02:09:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T02:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/381631\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T02:09:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T02:09:18","slug":"14-year-old-alabama-teen-dies-of-flu-complications-at-chattanooga-hospital-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/381631\/","title":{"rendered":"14-year-old Alabama teen dies of flu complications at Chattanooga hospital Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. \u2014 A 14-year-old from Alabama reportedly died from flu-related complications at a hospital in Chattanooga on Monday.<\/p>\n

Noah \u201cSmo\u201d Smothers’ was a freshman at Ider High School.<\/p>\n

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Photo via Ider High School.<\/p>\n

The school posted on social media, informing the community of Smothers’ passing:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is with deepest regrets that we share about the passing of one of our beloved students. Noah \u2018Smo\u2019 Smothers was an Ider Hornet through and through, exemplifying strength of character and a bright young mind. He was a friend to many and will be missed dearly by all who knew him at our little school. Please keep his family and friends in your prayers as they endure this difficult time. For anyone wishing to express their condolences, his arrangements are attached below.\u201d<\/p>\n

New Home Baptist Church in Pisgah also shared a message, saying that Smothers was a member of their church.<\/p>\n

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Photo via{ }New Home Baptist Church.<\/p>\n

Smothers died at the Children\u2019s Hospital at Erlanger (formerly TC Thompson Children\u2019s Hospital) from \u201ccomplications related to influenza.\u201d<\/p>\n

“We extend our deepest condolences to the Smothers family in the passing of their son. Noah \u2018Smo\u2019 Smothers, the 14 year old son of Mark and Charlene Smothers, passed away early this morning at TC Thompson Children\u2019s Hospital from complications related to influenza. Noah was an active member of NHBC youth and was such a kind young man! While our hearts are breaking, we can rest assured knowing that Noah is in the arms of Jesus. What a blessing to see him baptized not long ago. Because of his decision to accept Jesus as his savior, we can have the peace of knowing that we can see him again! Please keep his family in your prayers in the difficult days ahead.”<\/p>\n

Noah’s sister also posted to Facebook, saying…<\/p>\n

“Our hearts are broken. Our best friend, brother, my first baby. There\u2019s not words to describe the hurt we are feeling right now. But we have the peace of knowing that he is with our Lord and savior. It was such an honor to be his sister. He loved big and always had jokes to tell. Hold your loved ones extra close and let them know how much you love them. It\u2019s my prayer that Noah\u2019s life helps to bring others closer to God. And that if you don\u2019t know Him as your Lord that He will open your heart.”<\/p>\n

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An obituary <\/a>says Smothers was on the basketball team and “enjoyed spending time with family and friends.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. \u2014 A 14-year-old from Alabama reportedly died from flu-related complications at a hospital in Chattanooga on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":381632,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[64,63,137,500],"class_list":{"0":"post-381631","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-healthcare","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-health","11":"tag-healthcare"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=381631"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381631\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/381632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=381631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=381631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=381631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}