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Rockwood, Tennessee Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Rockwood, Tennessee & Surrounding Areas
Virginia Faye Presley
Dec 16, 2022
Ms. Virginia Faye Hale Presley, age 55, of Crossville, TN passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2022 in Knoxville, TN. She was born December 8, 1967 to Clayton Hale Sr. and Jewell Lee Hale in Crossville, TN. She was a shift manager for years at McDonalds. She is preceded in death by her parents: Clayton and Jewell Hale; brother: Clayton...
Mae Francis Thompson
Dec 14, 2022
Mae Francis Thompson took her flight home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 7, 2022. She was born to the late Frankie Lucille Ewing and Willie Thompson Jr. on January 28, 1950. Mae attended the elementary school in Emory Gap, TN. She, along with other students from the Emory Gap School, integrated into the South Harriman Middle School...
Jack R Slaven
Dec 13, 2022
Loving brother and uncle, Mr. Jack R. Slaven, age 84, passed away Monday, December 12,2022 at his home. He was born June 30, 1938 to C.V. Slaven and Nora Hamby Slaven in Scott County, TN. Jack enlisted in the Army and later on became a chemical operator at USEC in Paducah, KY. He loved the outdoors and looking out over...
Linda Carol Parris Smith
Dec 12, 2022
On December 11, 2022, Linda Carol Parris Smith went to be with the Lord as a result of complications from MS, which she has fought against for 32 years. Linda was born May 4, 1946, to father Holman Parris and mother Imogene Parris.
She lived in the Glen Alice community until she graduated from Rockwood High School in 1964. She...
Gracie J. Ferguson
Dec 12, 2022
Mrs. Gracie J. Ferguson, age 82, a resident of (Midtown) Harriman, Tennessee passed away Saturday, December 10, 2022, at the Roane Medical Center, Harriman, Tennessee. She was born September 8, 1940, in Whitley City, Kentucky. Mrs. Ferguson was a member of the Piney Grove Baptist Church in Midtown. Mrs. Grace was former Co-Owner and Co-Operator of Ferguson’s Market in Midtown...
Calvin “Ham” Eskridge
Dec 12, 2022
Calvin H. Eskridge, fondly known as “Ham”, was a servant of God and man. He departed this life on December 9, 2022, from UT Hospital in Knoxville, TN. He was born in the Emory Gap community of Harriman, to the late Lady Byrd Eskridge Jackson and Rufus C. Hill, on September 24, 1942. He attended elementary school at Emory Gap...
Noel Ray Helton
Dec 12, 2022
December 12, 2022
Mr. Noel Ray Helton, age 71 of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at his home. He was born on November 30, 1951, in Rockwood, Tennessee. He was a chemical operator at the Y-12 plant in Oak Ridge Tennessee from which he retired. Mr. Helton was a veteran of the United States Air...
Clarence Earl Johnston
Dec 12, 2022
Mr. Clarence Earl Johnston, age 91, of Rockwood, TN passed away Saturday, December 10, 2022. He was born November 18, 1931 to Glen and Grace Johnston in Rockwood, TN. He went on to enlist in the Navy and afterwards became a meter reader for Rockwood Gas. He is preceded in death by his parents: Glen and Grace Johnston; brothers: Jack...
Ta-Shayna Nikole Davison
Dec 10, 2022
Ta-Shayna Nikole Davison a loving dedicated mother, sister, and aunt. Beloved daughter of the late Annetta Johnson and Robert Davison passed away peacefully on November 30, 2022. She was a 1997 graduate of Harriman High School and furthered her education at Roane State Community College receiving her Associates Degree. Upon graduation she attended Middle Tennessee State University and ultimately earned...
Peggy Hill
Dec 8, 2022
Mrs. Peggy Hill, age 83 of Rockwood, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 6, 2022, at the Roane Medical Center in Harriman. Peggy was a long-time faithful member of Clymersville Baptist Church in Rockwood, and she dearly loved her church family. She was a lot of things to a lot of people, but what describes Peggy...
Mary Swicegood Galyon
Dec 8, 2022
Mrs. Mary Swicegood Galyon, age 84, a resident of Kingston, Tennessee passed away Thursday, December 8, 2022, at the Waters of Sweetwater in Sweetwater, Tennessee. She was born July 4, 1938, in Roane County, Tennessee. Mrs. Galyon was a retired seamstress from Roane Hosiery in Harriman. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Swicegood and Nota Conley Swicegood;...
Wilma “Cookie” Ryans
Dec 7, 2022
Mrs. Wilma “Cookie” Ryans, age 78, a resident of Harriman, Tennessee passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at her home. She was born March 3, 1944, in Harriman, Tennessee. Mrs. Ryans was a member of the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Harriman and the Laurel Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. She also played the piano for several...
Ms. Bobbie Sue Bingham Johnston Spain
Dec 7, 2022
Ms. Bobbie Sue Bingham Johnston Spain, age 87of Rockwood, TN passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2022. She was born March 5, 1935 to Albert Leroy Bingham and Clara Edna Grace Bingham in Morgan County, TN. She was a house manager for Waylon Jennings for several years and after that she cleaned houses for her regular clients that depended on her....
Mrs. Earlene Smith
Dec 5, 2022
Mrs. Earlene Smith, age 94, of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2022, at her home after a long illness with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born on January 8, 1928, in Piper, Alabama. Earlene was a homemaker, and her greatest joy was attending church. She always went to the Church of God. She is preceded in death by...
Tony Dewayne Smith Sr
Dec 4, 2022
Mr. Tony Dewayne Smith Sr, age 39 of Harriman, formerly of Crossville, passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2022. He was born on October 20, 1983. Tony worked at DWK and attended If I Be Lifted Up Church. He is preceded in death by his grandfather: James Goldberg; Brother: Tyler Morris. He is survived by:
Son: Tony Smith Jr
Father: ...
Lorelei Ann Kemmerly
Dec 3, 2022
December 2, 2022
Mrs. Lorelei Ann Kemmerly, age 84, of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away on November 30, 2022, at Roane Medical Center. She attended North Point Church in Harriman, Tennessee and she enjoyed collecting salt and pepper shakers in her spare time. She is preceded in death by her father, Vernon Francis Micklon; mother, Shirley Lucille Richardson; and brother,...
Sharon Lee Goss
Dec 2, 2022
Mrs. Sharon Lee Goss, age 64 of Rockwood, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at the Roane Medical Center in Harriman. She was born on July 14, 1958, in Knoxville. She worked for 20+ years at the Baptist Hospital as a surgical tech, then taking on the role of being a special education bus driver for Roane County Schools....
Patricia Ann “Pat” Thompson
Nov 30, 2022
Patricia Ann “Pat” Thompson passed away early Monday morning, November 28, 2022, at her home in Rockwood. She was born July 1, 1935, in Eureka, Utah, to Harold Eugene and Agnes Marie Larsen. She graduated from Spanish Fork High School, Brigham Young University with a bachelor’s degree, and Middle Tennessee State University with a master’s degree in English. She taught...
Margaret Irene Evans
Nov 28, 2022
November 28, 2022
Mrs. Margaret Irene Evans, age 91, of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2022, at Wyndridge Health and Rehabilitation Center in Crossville, Tennessee. She was born on September 10, 1931in Cookeville, Tennessee. Margaret was a member of North Rockwood Baptist Church in Rockwood, Tennessee. She worked at Alba Health in Rockwood, Tennessee where she met...
Cricket Human Lewis
Nov 28, 2022
Mrs. Cricket Human Lewis, age 73 of Harriman, passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2022, at the Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge. She was born on March 28, 1949. She drove a school bus for the Roane County School system for 30+ years. She loved working in her yard, making flower arrangements, and her basketball team growing up. She...
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