Obituaries

Rockwood, Tennessee Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Rockwood, Tennessee & Surrounding Areas

Beulah M. “Sue” Cole

Beulah M. “Sue” Cole

Feb 18, 2023

Mrs. Beulah M. “Sue” Cole, the longtime resident of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away on Friday, February 17, 2023. Born in middle Tennessee on August 28, 1920, she spent her childhood in Fairview, Tennessee, near Nashville. She had 3 brothers and 7 half-siblings. She married Glenn Cole, of North Carolina, in 1935 and began raising her family shortly after.

During her...

Donald Edwin Price

Donald Edwin Price

Feb 18, 2023

Mr. Donald Edwin Price, age 82 passed away Thursday, February 16, 2023, at Select Specialty Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was born on March 26, 1940, in Anderson, Indiana. He was the owner of Birds and More. Mr. Price attended Gateway Baptist Church in Rockwood, Tennessee. He is preceded in death by his parents Leonard and Mattie Ruth Price, great...

Brenda Sue Bryant Pressley

Brenda Sue Bryant Pressley

Feb 17, 2023

Mrs. Brenda Sue Bryant Pressley, age 55, a resident of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away Monday, February 6, 2023, at her home. She was born August 9, 1967, in Harriman, Tennessee. She loved spending time with her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her mother, Treva Bryant.

 

Survivors include:

 

Son:                                         Carl Dustin Bryant (Paige Hill) of Oakdale, TN

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Robert S. Hicks Jr. (Bob)

Robert S. Hicks Jr. (Bob)

Feb 17, 2023

Mr. Robert S. Hicks, Jr. (Bob), formerly of Rockwood, passed away Friday, January 20, 2023. Born November 18, 1938, in Rockwood, Tennessee. He graduated from the University of Tennessee, Memphis, pharmacy school and came back to Rockwood to operate George’s Pharmacy with his grandfather, Dave L. Smith. He merged with Live & Let Live after Dave’s Passing.

A man of...

Raymond Stacey Golliher

Raymond Stacey Golliher

Feb 16, 2023

Mr. Raymond Stacey Golliher, age 57, a resident of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at the Methodist Medical Center, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He was born February 23, 1965 in Rockwood, Tennessee. Raymond was a member of the Liberty Baptist Church in Crossville Tennessee, and he was a former machine operator with Richards Industries in Rockwood. He was...

Helen Collins

Helen Collins

Feb 13, 2023

Mrs. Helen Collins was born June 4, 1934, and passed away on February 12, 2023. She is preceded in death by her father, Arnold Henry Adcox, mother, Lula Dell Letner, brother, Ernest Adcox, husband, Leonard (Shorty) Collins and son, Stephen Collins. She is survived by:

Children: Geneva Johnson (Michael) of Crossville, Tennessee

Betty Porter of Harriman, Tennessee

Cathy Collins of...

Ronnie Brasel

Ronnie Brasel

Feb 12, 2023

Mr. Ronnie Brasel, age 74 of Rockwood, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2023. He was born on July 27, 1948. Ronnie was a U.S. Army Veteran, stationed at the DMZ in Korea during his military service. He was a father to two children, Wayne and Mandy. He worked for many years as a roofer and as a contractor. He...

Dolores Brackett Leffew

Dolores Brackett Leffew

Feb 10, 2023

Dolores Brackett Leffew, age 82 of Rockwood, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 9, 2023. She was born on October 26, 1940 in Ft. Payne, Alabama. She was a graduate of Erlanger Hospital School of Nursing, Tennessee Technological Institute, and the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Nursing where she obtained her Master’s Degree. She later...

Bill Bowen

Bill Bowen

Feb 10, 2023

Mr. Bill Bowen, age 53 of Rockwood, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. He was born on May 22, 1969, in Rockwood. Bill loved his family and his children more than anything in this world. His friend, Todd Wicks, wrote a beautiful memoir about him that the family would like to be shared as his obituary and story. “Bill,...

Regina “Jeannie” Ann Moore

Regina “Jeannie” Ann Moore

Feb 6, 2023

Mrs. Regina “Jeannie” Ann Moore, age 69 of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2023, at Fort Sanders Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee. She was born on February 17, 1953, in Rockwood, Tennessee. She was a member of Assemblies of God in Harriman, Tennessee. She was an active church member for many years and loved her grandchildren. Regina was...

Helen Jane (Nelson) Cook

Helen Jane (Nelson) Cook

Feb 6, 2023

Mrs. Helen Jane Nelson Cook, age 73, a resident of Oakdale, Tennessee passed away Saturday, February 4, 2023 at the Methodist Medical Center, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. She was born August 2, 1949, in Rockwood, Tennessee and was a life-long resident of Oakdale. Mrs. Cook was of the Christian faith. Helen touched the hearts and lives of many while serving as...

Alma Lee Holloway Evans

Alma Lee Holloway Evans

Feb 1, 2023

Mrs. Alma Lee Holloway Evans, age 76, a resident of Grandview, Tennessee passed away Monday, January 30, 2023, at the Rhea Medical Center, Dayton, Tennessee. She was born July 22, 1946, in Rockwood, Tennessee and was a lifelong resident of Grandview. Alma was of the Baptist Faith and was a wonderful Sister, Wife, Mother, and Grandmother. She was preceded in...

Ralph Edward Davidson Sr

Ralph Edward Davidson Sr

Jan 31, 2023

Mr. Ralph Edward Davidson Sr., age 71 of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2023, at the Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He was a member of Phillippi Primitive Baptist Church. He is preceded by his parents: Bossie and Eunice Davidson, two grandchildren: Isiah Jones and Ralph Zykel Davidson, one great grandchild: Kaleel Love, brother: Willie...

Mrs. Jimmie Nell Starring

Mrs. Jimmie Nell Starring

Jan 30, 2023

Mrs. Jimmie Nell Starring, age 94 of Rockwood, TN passed away Sunday, January 29,2023, in Harriman, TN. She was born July 17, 1928, to George Bowen and Lula Bell Freeman in Anderson, AL., in Lauderdale county. She and her sister Annie were later adopted by Mr. Alexander Presley and Sally Presley. Alexander Presley worked for the Army Corp of Engineers....

Violetta Jane Swykert

Violetta Jane Swykert

Jan 29, 2023

Mrs. Violetta Jane Swykert, age 79 of Kingston, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 26, 2023, at her home with her family by her side. She was born on April 22, 1943, in Chattanooga, TN. She worked most of her life as an RN. She was the head nurse at the Hawaiian Gardens in California, and...

William “Eddie” Manis

William “Eddie” Manis

Jan 27, 2023

William “Eddie” Manis, age 53, a resident of Spring City, Tennessee passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at the Roane Medical Center, Harriman, Tennessee. He was born April 29, 1969 in Harriman, Tennessee. Eddie was a Carpenter and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a good Father. He was preceded in death by his parents, Franklin “Soad” & Loretta Manis;...

Mrs. Nancy E. “Polly” Hamby

Mrs. Nancy E. “Polly” Hamby

Jan 27, 2023

Mrs. Nancy E. “Polly” Hamby, age 87, a resident of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at her home. She was born July 20, 1935, in Rockwood, Tennessee. Mrs. Hamby was a member of the Clymersville Baptist Church in Rockwood and was a retired sales clerk and manager with Goody’s Family Clothing in Rockwood. She was preceded in...

Doris Ann Clayton

Doris Ann Clayton

Jan 24, 2023

Doris Ann (Nelson) Clayton, passed away on January 24, 2023. Doris was raised in Rockwood, TN, and attended Rockwood High School before marrying Jerry Clayton in April 1955. Doris was a loving mother, grandmother, and Rockwood First Presbyterian Church member.   Doris played the piano and, loved reading, and watching movies, and was happily married to her husband Jerry for...

Mary Linda Flowers Day

Mary Linda Flowers Day

Jan 24, 2023

 

Ms. Mary Linda Flowers Day, age 70 of Maryville, TN passed away in Knoxville, TN on Saturday, January 21, 2023. She was born November 17, 1952 in Orange County, Florida to Robert Flowers and Avis Robinson Flowers. She worked as a nail tech artist and cosmetologist and ended up teaching students her art. Linda then obtained a job in...

Berry Hill Police Lt. (Ret.) William “Mike” Goodman

Berry Hill Police Lt. (Ret.) William “Mike” Goodman

Jan 20, 2023

William “Mike” Goodman, age 69, Retired Lieutenant with the Berry Hill Police Department in Berry Hill, Tennessee passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at his home in Rockwood, Tennessee with his family by his side. He was born November 17, 1953 in Nashville, Tennessee. Lieutenant (Ret.) Goodman was a long time Law Enforcement Officer, serving most of his...

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