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Rockwood, Tennessee Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Rockwood, Tennessee & Surrounding Areas
Betty Jane Harvey Reed
Feb 12, 2022
The story of Betty Jane Harvey Reed is a story of a survivor, and one that can only be told in America. There are many words to describe Betty Reed—loving, feisty, sweet, stubborn, tenacious—but all who knew her could be certain of one thing: she never did anything halfway. She was never stubborn halfway, but she never loved you halfway...
Teresa Kay Edwards-Hammonds
Feb 12, 2022
Mrs. Teresa Kay Edwards-Hammonds, age 60 of Crossville, formerly of Roane County, passed away on Thursday, February 10th, 2022, at her home. She was born on February 14th, 1961, in Lincoln Park, Michigan. She loved her family, especially her grandchildren. They were the light of her world. She is preceded in death by her husband: Jimmy Turner Sr; Son: Phillip...
Addie Sue “Tootsie” Garren
Feb 11, 2022
Mrs. Addie Sue “Tootsie” Garren, age 87 of the Dogwood community, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 11, 2022, at the Uplands Village in Pleasant Hill, TN. She was born on April 29th, 1934, in the Dogwood Community. She was of the Baptist faith. She loved her family, and absolutely lived for her kids, grandchildren, and...
Jeff Mccuistion
Feb 11, 2022
Jeff McCuistion was born in Rockford, Illinois to Ford P. McCuistion, Jr and Virginia “Jenny” McCuistion. Jeff was a long-time resident of Dutton, Alabama. He enjoyed fishing when he was able and watching SEC football and rooting for the Vols. On weekends you could find Jeff with his friends at Liberty Lanes in Scottsboro. If you knew Jeff, you also...
Helen “Joanne” Watson
Feb 9, 2022
Helen “Joanne” Watson, age 89, of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away on February 7, 2022. She was born on December 16, 1932. Joanne was a member of Rockwood First Baptist Church for many years. She was the Valedictorian of her class at Rockwood High School in 1950. She spent her life as a teacher after completing her bachelor’s degree in vocational...
Doran “Doc” Michael Christensen
Feb 9, 2022
Doran “Doc” Michael Christensen was born July 7 1944 in Carroll IA and passed away at 77 years on January 27 2022 in Harriman TN. Those he loved and left behind are his wife, Bonnie Herndon Christensen; daughters Vasthi Wilson and Julia St Pierre; sister Joanna Christensen of Castle Rock CO; brother Paul (Sue) Christensen; daughter-in-law, Kim Lane, and son-in-law,...
Mary E. Hickey
Feb 9, 2022
Mary E. Hickey, fondly known as Bunny or Bun was born on April 8, 1937. She stepped out of time and into eternity on Monday February 7, 2022, surrounded by her family.
Mary was a life-long educator in the Harriman City School System, where she served over 30 years as librarian at Central Elementary. Prior to integration, Mary taught at...
Judy S Emory
Feb 7, 2022
Judy S. Emory, age 74 of Harriman, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 6th, 2022, at the Roane Medical Center in Harriman. She was born on June 4th, 1947, in Harriman. She retired from Coca-Cola, where she worked as an administrative assistant for a number of years. She was a member of the Emory Heights Missionary...
Jeannette Darlene Byrd
Feb 7, 2022
Mrs. Jeannette Darlene Byrd, age 63, of Rockwood, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, February 6, 2022, at her home with her children by her side. She was employed as a knitter for 16 years at Burlington/Kayser-Roth. She was of the Christian faith and attended the Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Troy Byrd, and...
Mildred Fay Hall Fritts
Feb 5, 2022
Mrs. Mildred Fay Hall Fritts, age 88, of Dalton, Georgia, formerly of Rockwood, passed away on Thursday, February 3, 2022. Mildred was born in Rockwood, Tennessee on December 4, 1933. She was a devoted homemaker to her family and was devoted to her faith in Jesus Christ. She is preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Ray (Buddy) Fritts;...
Wendi Bosnak Johnson
Feb 5, 2022
Mrs. Wendi Bosnak Johnson, age 45 of Harriman, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 25th, 2022, at the Roane Medical Center in Harriman. She was born on July 14th, 1976 in Cookeville, TN. Wendi graduated from Midway High School, receiving a basketball scholarship from Mars Hill College and Roane State Community College. She also received her...
Greta Janese “Jan” Cisson
Feb 5, 2022
Mrs. Greta Janese “Jan” Cisson, age 82 of Rockwood, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 4th, 2022, at the Victorian Square Assisted Living in Rockwood. She was born on April 30th, 1939, in Anderson County, TN. Jan retired from Rockwood Middle School where she worked as the school secretary. She touched the lives of many young...
Henry P. Eaton
Feb 4, 2022
Mr. Henry P. Eaton, age 78 of Rockwood, passed away on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2022, at the Cumberland Medical Center in Crossville. He was born on May 1st, 1943, in Rockwood, TN. He was a U.S. Army National Guard veteran. He loved to go riding four-wheelers, and his favorite spot to go was the Cove, followed closely by his brother’s...
John Franklin Love
Feb 2, 2022
John Franklin Love, age 96, of Harriman, Tennessee passed away on January 31, 2022, at his home. He was born on March 9, 1925, in the Mossy Grove Community to the late Henry E. Love Sr. and Cordelia Beard Love. As a young teen his family left the family farm to make a home on Clifty Street in Harriman. For...
Eva Jeanetta Kemmer Hamby
Jan 31, 2022
Mrs. Eva Jeanetta Kemmer Hamby, age 85 of Rockwood, formerly of the Grassy Cove community of Cumberland County, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 31, 2022, at her home with her family by her side. She was born on February 16th, 1936, in Crossville, TN. She was a member of the Asbury Chapel Methodist Church &...
Charles Ray King
Jan 30, 2022
Mr. Charles Ray King, age 95, passed away on January 30, 2022, at the Cumberland Medical Center, Crossville, Tennessee. Mr. King was a retired Unit First Sargeant from the Tennessee Army National Guard. He was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church, Rockwood, Tennessee, a past commander of American Legion Post #50, a member of the Roane County Military...
David Alan Waldo
Jan 29, 2022
Mr. David Alan Waldo, age 72, a resident of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee with his daughter, Amanda and granddaughter, Hannah by his side. He was born December 4, 1949, in Rockwood, Tennessee. David was a member of the Glen Alice Christian Church in Rockwood...
Mrs. Lemma L. Hayes
Jan 29, 2022
Mrs. Lemma L. Hayes, age 96, a resident of the Dogwood community of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away Friday, January 28, 2022, at her home. She was born July 22, 1925, in Clay County, Alabama and had been a resident of the Dogwood community for over 70 years. She was a member of the Dogwood Baptist Church where she previously served...
Virginia Christine Stout Davis
Jan 28, 2022
Virginia Christine Stout Davis, age 94, a resident of Oliver Springs, left this earthly journey for a different path on January 28th, 2022. She was born on March 24th, 1927, in Charlotte, MI. She and her family came to Oak Ridge in July of 1944 from Sumner County, TN. Christine retired from the State Area Vocational Technical School in Harriman...
Ron Lewis
Jan 27, 2022
Mr. Ron Lewis, age 51, a resident of Spring City, Tennessee passed away Monday, January 24, 2022, at the Tennova Turkey Creek Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee. He was born December 25, 1970, in Orange County, California. Ron loved his job working as a merchandiser for Coca-Cola and attended the Eureka Baptist Church in Rockwood, Tennessee. Ron was a “Family Man”...
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