Obituaries

Rockwood, Tennessee Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Rockwood, Tennessee & Surrounding Areas

Albert Cook

Albert Cook

Mar 31, 2026

Mr. Albert Cook, age 84, a resident of Rockwood, Tennessee went Home to be with the Lord and his Beloved Wife, Ruth on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, from his home with his family by his side. He was born October 6, 1941, in Owen County, Kentucky. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran, later transferring to the Civil Service side...

Barbara Grace Tillson Bowman

Barbara Grace Tillson Bowman

Mar 31, 2026

Mrs. Barbara Grace Tillson Bowman, age 98 of Rockwood, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 31st, 2026, at her home. She was born on February 15th, 1928, in Augusta, Maine. Barbara was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend to so many she knew. She was a veteran and helped serve with the US Women's...

Barbara Theresa West

Barbara Theresa West

Mar 30, 2026

Barbara Theresa West, age 68 of Stearns, KY, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 30th, 2026. She was born on July 12th, 1957, in Kansas City, MO. She was a loving mother and grandmother, and her family was the most important thing in this world to her, especially her grandbabies. She also enjoyed going to church...

Daniel Anthony Gile

Daniel Anthony Gile

Jan 3, 2026

Mr. Daniel Anthony Gile, age 46, of Knoxville, TN passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2026. He was born on April 9, 1979 in Rockwood, TN. He was a carpenter for many years and enjoyed his job at Dave's Cabinet shop in Rockwood, TN. He loved being outdoors and playing the drums any chance he could. He is proceeded in...

Wanda Melton Smith

Wanda Melton Smith

Mar 26, 2026

Mrs. Wanda Melton Smith, age 91, a resident of the Pine Orchard Community of Morgan County, Tennessee passed away March 26, 2026, at the Terra Bella of Athens in Athens, Tennessee. She was born September 30, 1934, in Lancing, Tennessee. She was an active member of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Harriman, Tennessee. Wanda and her husband James owned...

Linda Joan Davis Plemens

Linda Joan Davis Plemens

Mar 25, 2026

Linda Joan Davis Plemens of Rockwood, Tenn. passed away on March 25, 2026.

Born Oct. 3, 1944 in Ducktown, Tenn., she moved with her family to Rockwood in the early 1950s, graduating from Rockwood High School in 1962. She married Raymond Edward Plemens on July 22, 1965, and together they raised two children — Pruette and Nancy.

A graduate of Knoxville Business...

Faye Hamby Abston

Faye Hamby Abston

Mar 24, 2026

Mrs. Faye Hamby Abston, age 86, a resident of the Ozone community of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at her home. She was born September 14, 1939, in the Millstone Mountain community of Cumberland County, Tennessee. She was a member of the Rockwood Church of Christ and supported her husband in Ministry. She loved to...

Kimberly Todd "G.K." Clay

Kimberly Todd "G.K." Clay

Mar 22, 2026

Kimberly Todd Clay, age 60, of Rockwood, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on March 22, 2026, surrounded by her family and friends who loved her dearly.

Born on June 4, 1965, in Rockwood, Tennessee, Kimberly was a lifelong member of the community she loved so dearly. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and friend whose presence brought comfort and...

Charles Edward Bane

Charles Edward Bane

Mar 22, 2026

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

 To every thing there is a season,

and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

 a time to be born, and a time to die;

a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

 a time to kill, and a time to heal;

a time to break down, and a time to build up;

 a time to weep, and...

Donna Sue Daughtry

Donna Sue Daughtry

Mar 21, 2026

Donna Daughtry, age 82, Fort Worth, Texas, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 21, 2026.

Donna was born in Pratt, Kansas and raised in Amarillo, Texas. She married Johnie Daughtry, with whom she had four children. She was a devoted wife for 49 years.

Donna found her greatest joy in her family, who were the center of her life. She was a...

Betty Ellen Dean Keylon

Betty Ellen Dean Keylon

Mar 21, 2026

Mrs. Betty Ellen Dean Keylon, age 86, of Grandview, TN passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2026 in Knoxville, TN with her family by her side. She was born on March 21, 1940 to Frank Dean and Ruth Fox Dean in Detroit, MI. She worked at the steel mill for several years before becoming a saw operator at La-Z-Boy for...

Matt Goddard

Matt Goddard

Mar 21, 2026

Matt Goddard, age 38 of Rockwood, passed away on Saturday, March 21st, 2026. He was born on May 21st, 1987. Matt was employed with Rockwood Electric Utility where he has worked for the last 15 years. He was also a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Rockwood. He was a 2005 graduate of Rockwood High School, where he played...

Louise Butler

Louise Butler

Mar 13, 2026

Louise Butler, age 94 of Rockwood, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 13th, 2026. She was born on March 19th, 1931. She was a member of the Eureka Baptist Church in Rockwood. She worked for many years with the Roane County School system as a cafeteria worker. Before working with the schools, she had helped work...

Emma Lee Hayes Eldridge

Emma Lee Hayes Eldridge

Mar 12, 2026

Mrs. Emma Lee Hayes Eldridge, age 77, of Knoxville, TN, formerly of Rockwood, TN, passed away at Parkwest Medical Center with her family by her side. She was born in Rockwood, TN on October 6, 1948 to Allen Milford Hayes and Margie Treadway Hayes. She found a job as a gemstone examiner for Jewelry TV for 15 years and loved...

Andreene Marie Witt

Andreene Marie Witt

Mar 12, 2026

Andreene Marie Witt, age 76 of Harriman, passed away on Thursday, March 12th, 2026. She was born on May 13th, 1948, in McDonald, Pennsylvania. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She worked for many years in HR with ORAU before retirement. She loved to spend her time tending to her garden, cooking and baking with her family,...

Anthony "Tony" Wayne Morlock

Anthony "Tony" Wayne Morlock

Mar 8, 2026

Anthony "Tony" Wayne Morlock, age 53 of Spring City, passed away on March 8th, 2026. He was born on February 11th, 1973, in Rockwood. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved to fish and hunt. Most of all, he loved his family and to them, he was the best father in the world and a proud uncle. He worked as...

Jimmy Gene Pelfrey

Jimmy Gene Pelfrey

Mar 7, 2026

Mr. Jimmy Gene Pelfrey, age 88, a lifelong resident of Rockwood, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at his home with his family by his side. He was born September 14, 1937, in Rockwood, Tennessee. Jim was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Rockwood where he served as and Elder. He was also a member...

Cathy Ivey Hickey

Cathy Ivey Hickey

Mar 6, 2026

Ms. Cathy Ivey Hickey, age 69, a resident of Sequatchie, Tennessee, formerly of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away Friday, March 6, 2026, at her home. She was born October 11, 1956, in Rockwood, Tennessee. Cathy was a retired Welcome Center Assistant with the State of Tennessee Department of Tourist Development with over 27 years of service. She was preceded in death...

Sarah Diane Huckaby

Sarah Diane Huckaby

Mar 3, 2026

In loving memory of Sara Diane Smith Huckaby, usually known as "Diane"

She was a very hardworking woman, even in these last few years. She always remained her independent self while always cleaning, cooking, or finding something to do. She stayed busy all the time. Diane loved her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Diane was also a very blunt person, to know...

Michelle Lynn Mosier Bishop

Michelle Lynn Mosier Bishop

Feb 25, 2026

Mrs. Michelle Lynn Mosier Bishop, age 50, of Jasper, GA on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at her home. She was born on July 3, 1975 to Edward Mosier and Donna Barber Mosier in Allegany, NY. She was a devoted mother and grandmother and loved spending time with her family as much as we could. Michelle worked at Pizza Station in...