Obituaries

Rockwood, Tennessee Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Rockwood, Tennessee & Surrounding Areas

Mrs. Mollie Marie Richards

Mrs. Mollie Marie Richards

Aug 12, 2021

Mrs. Molly Marie Richards, age 84, a resident of Kingston, Tennessee passed away Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at her home. She was born June 28, 1937, in Wilder, Tennessee. Mrs. Richards was a member of First Baptist Church, Rockwood where she taught the 3- and 4-year-old Sunday School Class for many years. She was also a Girl Scout Leader for...

William Allen Richardson Iii

William Allen Richardson Iii

Aug 10, 2021

Mr. William Allen Richardson III, age 66 of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away August 9, 2021. Mr. Richardson loved his simple country life and enjoyed working on old cars and drawing in his spare time. He also enjoyed helping others. Most of his childhood was spent in Seoul, Korea where his parents served as missionaries.

He was preceded in death by...

Lyda Lou Edwards-Painter

Lyda Lou Edwards-Painter

Aug 7, 2021

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Lyda Lou Edwards-Painter, age 90 a former resident of Rockwood, TN currently a resident of Dallas TX passed away June 20,2021.  She was born April 1, 1931 in Gilbert South Carolina.  When she lived in Rockwood she was a active member of First Baptist Church of Rockwood ad was formerly employed by Big Emory Baptist Association.  She loved to...

Mr. Arbie Lee Hampton

Mr. Arbie Lee Hampton

Aug 7, 2021

Mr. Arbie Lee Hampton, age 83, a former resident of Rockwood, Tennessee, passed away Thursday, August 5, 2021 at the Sweetwater Nursing Center, Sweetwater, Tennessee. He was of the Baptist faith and a retired mechanic and formerly employed as a maintenance worker with the Steel Mill and Tennessee Valley Authority. Mr. Hampton served in the United State Army.

Mr. Hampton...

Nelta Jane Hamilton

Nelta Jane Hamilton

Aug 6, 2021

Nelta Jane Hamilton, age 82 of Rockwood, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 5th, 2021, at the Roane Medical Center in Harriman. She was born on February 11th, 1939 in Ten Mile, TN. She loved her grandchildren dearly. She enjoyed drawing, writing, and solving puzzles. She is preceded in death by her husband: George Ed Hamilton;...

Sonya Denise Daugherty

Sonya Denise Daugherty

Aug 6, 2021

Mrs. Sonya Denise Skidmore Daugherty, age 61, of Rockwood, TN passed away Thursday, August 5, 2021.  She was born September 3, 1959 to Richard and Rose Skidmore.  She was a custodian for 22 years at Midtown Elementary Schools. Sonya and Uliss ran the roads on their dirt bikes when they were kids.  She loved riding everywhere but only if it...

Mr. James Gilbert “Gil” Hamby

Mr. James Gilbert “Gil” Hamby

Aug 2, 2021

Mr. James Gilbert “Gil” Hamby, age 65, a resident of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away Sunday, August 1, 2021, at the Roane Medical Center, Harriman, Tennessee. He was born May 30, 1956, in Nashville, Tennessee. Gil was a member of the First Baptist Church, Rockwood, Tennessee and was retired from the State of Tennessee, Department of Transportation. He was preceded in...

Mrs. Devona Mae “Bonnie” Fritts

Mrs. Devona Mae “Bonnie” Fritts

Aug 2, 2021

Mrs. Devona Mae “Bonnie” Fritts, age 79, a resident of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away Friday, July 23, 2021, in the Roane Medical Center, Harriman, Tennessee. She was born February 9, 1942, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. She was preceded in death by her father, Howard L. Harding, Sr.; mother, Florence L. Hall Harding; and her husband, Billy D. Fritts, Sr., and several...

Frances “Nanny” Louise Sneed-Mclean

Frances “Nanny” Louise Sneed-Mclean

Aug 2, 2021

Frances “Nanny” Louise Sneed-McLean, age 65 of Westel, TN, was born in Soddy Daisy, TN, on December 31st, 1945. She went home to see her Heavenly Father peacefully on August 1st, 2021. She was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church. She worked as a CAN for 40 years. She was a loving mother and grandmother to nearly everyone she...

Jack “Clyde” Smith

Jack “Clyde” Smith

Aug 2, 2021

Jack “Clyde” Smith, age 96 of Rockwood, TN, passed away on Sunday, August 1st, 2021, at Signature Healthcare in Rockwood. He was born on April 11th, 1925, in Marvel, Alabama. He was a Merchant Marine under the U.S. Coast Guard. He served in North Africa and at Normandy during D-Day invasion. He continued his career with Merchant Marine and traveled...

Mr. Clifford “Buster” Kindred

Mr. Clifford “Buster” Kindred

Aug 1, 2021



Mr. Clifford Buster Kindred, age 91, a resident of the Daysville Community of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away Saturday, July 31, 2021, at his home. Buster, as he was known, was born September 29, 1929, at home in Cumberland County, Tennessee. He was a member of the Mt. Vernal Baptist Church in Rockwood. Mr. Kindred was a retired Rural Mail...

Ronald Eugene Treadway Sr.

Ronald Eugene Treadway Sr.

Jul 31, 2021

Ronald Eugene Treadway Sr, age 63 of Rockwood, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 31, 2021, at Signature Health Care in Rockwood. He was born on December 16th, 1957, in Ozone, TN. He is preceded in death by his parents: Virgil Treadway and Evelyn Hickey; Daughters: Elishea Gilreath, Becky Everett; and son: Ronald Treadway Jr. He...

Mrs. Earlene B. Gresham

Mrs. Earlene B. Gresham

Jul 27, 2021



Mrs. Earlene B. Gresham, age 82, a resident of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away Monday, July 26, 2021, at her home. She was born January 10, 1939, in Muddy Pond, Tennessee. Mrs. Gresham was a member of the Mt. Vernal Baptist Church in Rockwood and was a formerly employed at the Rockwood Hosiery Mill. She loved to garden and hunting...

Mr. Randy E. Moore

Mr. Randy E. Moore

Jul 26, 2021

Mr. Randy E. Moore, age 72, a resident of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021, at the Parkwest Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee. He was born May 8, 1949, in Harrisburg, Arkansas. Randy was a member of the Post Oak Church of Christ in Rockwood, Tennessee and was a retired Fixer with W.R. Hosiery in Fort Payne, Alabama. Randy...

Alice Blanton Clark

Alice Blanton Clark

Jul 26, 2021

Alice Blanton Clark, age 66 of Rockwood, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 25th, 2021, with her family by her side. She was born on June 23rd, 1955, in Rockwood, TN to Martin and Helen Blanton. She wholeheartedly loved people and had a caring heart, living a selfless life and showing love to everyone she met....

Mr. Bill Morris

Mr. Bill Morris

Jul 25, 2021

Mr. Bill Morris, age 68, a resident of Chatsworth, Georgia, formerly of the Daysville Community of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away Friday, July 23, 2021 in Chatsworth.

Family and friends will meet on Sunday, July 25, 2021 at 12:00 noon (E.D.T.) in the Daysville Cemetery in Cumberland County, Tennessee for graveside services and interment with James Lynn officiating.

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Dr. Patricia Anne Smith

Dr. Patricia Anne Smith

Jul 22, 2021

Dr. Patricia Anne Smith, 85, of Rockwood/Knoxville passed away on July 4th, 2021. She was a  professor and Professor Emeritus at Northeastern Illinois University. She was also a graduate of Carson-Newman College and Northwestern University. She loved her pets, reading mysteries, seeing family members, Lady Vols Basketball, and lake life.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Randall Watson...

James Franklin Hood

James Franklin Hood

Jul 17, 2021

Hood, James Franklin (age 88) of Seymour, TN died peacefully at home on July 16th, 2021 having finished his race and keeping the faith while doing so.  Reverend Hood was an ordained minister of the United Methodist Church, and served forty years in the South Carolina Conference.  Reverend Hood is preceded in death by his parents, E.C. and Birdie Mae...

Diana Lee Nance Wolfe

Diana Lee Nance Wolfe

Jul 16, 2021

Mrs. Diana Lee Nance Wolfe, age 59, of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away Friday, July 16, 2021, at Roane Medical Center. She was born January 25, 1962, to Carl and Virginia Nance. She was a custodian for several years at Harriman City Schools. She loved to sew and collect what nots in her spare time that she was not happily caring...

Ford Pierson Mccuistion

Ford Pierson Mccuistion

Jul 15, 2021

Mr. Ford Pierson McCuistion, Jr., age 82 of Dutton, Alabama passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at his home. Ford McCuistion was born in Tennessee to Ford P. McCuistion, Sr and Nelle Copper McCuistion. Ford retired from the TVA’s Bellefonte Nuclear Power plant where he worked as a blacksmith. Ford was a Jack-of-All-Trades and a Master of Many. He was...

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