Obituaries

Jun 22, 2024

Roy Dan Sutton age 84 of LaFollette, passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2024. He was born on December 6, 1939, to the late Solomon Sutton and Dovie (Miller) Sutton. Roy was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed gardening and restoring old cars. Roy retired from the United States Air Force as a E-6 with 20 plus...

Jun 20, 2024

Billy Joe "Bill" LeMarr, age 76 of Jacksboro, passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2024, at his home. He was born on December 25, 1947, to the late Euing "Bud" LeMarr and Vireta (McNeil) LeMarr. Bill was a member Elm Grove Baptist Church who loved laying in the floor watching TV, carpentry, and was a jack of...

Jun 20, 2024

Earl Bray age 88 of LaFollette, passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2024, at his home.  He was born on October 20, 1935, to the late Jim and Lissie Bray. Earl was a member of Fincastle Church of God and a 51-year member of the Labors International Union of North America. He also enjoyed listening to Gospel...

Jun 19, 2024

Jerry Meadows, age 75 departed this life on Wednesday June 19, 2024. He was born on September 17, 1948.  Jerry proudly served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam Conflict from August 18, 1968 through August 18, 1970. He received two Purple Hearts for wounds he received in action, he was awarded the Air Medal...

Jun 17, 2024

Marshall Thomas Daugherty age 87 of Jacksboro, went home to be his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday June 17, 2024. He was born May 23, 1937, in Jacksboro to the late James R. and Milvina (Tackett) Daugherty. Marshall's church membership was at Macedonia Baptist Church but had been attending Indian Creek Baptist Church. He enjoyed...

Jun 15, 2024

Cora Lea Duncan, age 98 of Jacksboro, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, June 15, 2024, at her home. She was born on May 16, 1926, to the late Daniel Seiber and Sallie Riggs Seiber. Cora enjoyed gardening, quilting, flowers, cooking, she loved playing Bingo, puzzle books, watching T.V. singing and yodeling, but she...

Jun 9, 2024

April Elizabeth Johnston, age 72 passed away on Sunday June 9, 2024. She was born on May 6, 1952 to the late Milton and Virginia Smith Paxton. April loved her children and grandkids very much. She enjoyed traveling, and spending time with her family.

April is survived by her husband, Charles Johnston of LaFollette; sons,...

Jun 7, 2024

Floyd Eugene Walden, age 58 passed away on Friday June 7, 2024. He was born on January 24, 1966 to the late Everrette McCellen and Edith Walden.. Floyd enjoyed fishing, spending time with his family, and loved his dogs and animals.

In addition to his parents, Floyd is preceded in death by his brother, George...

Jun 7, 2024

Skyler Lee Wallace, age 13 went home to be with the Lord on Friday June 7, 2024. He was born on November 13, 2010. Skyler loved his family, video games and lived for basketball with aspirations of being a D1 athlete and an NBA star. He loved his JMS basketball team and his Run n Gun AAU...

Jun 6, 2024

Mary Atlas Monday, age 85, of LaFollette, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on June 6, 2024, at home surrounded by her family. Mary Atlas is now reunited with her husband of 65 years, Carl, her son, Marvin, her parents, Elmer "Bud" Carroll and Clara Lee Carroll as well as all her brothers, Vernon,...

Jun 5, 2024

Stephan K. Whaley, age 73 passed away on Wednesday June 5, 2024.  He was born on April 15, 1951 to the late Gleen and Anna Marie Johnson Whaley.

Stephan is survived by his son, Steve Whaley of Sevierville; and sister, Karen DeGraaf of Griffith, IN.

Mr. Whaley's wishes were to be cremated.

Jun 4, 2024

David Glenn Miller, age 75 went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday June 4, 2024. He was a loving husband of 53 years, father, grandfather, great grandfather that enjoyed spending time with his family especially his grandchildren. Honorably served his country from 1967 – 1970 in the Army where he served 2 terms in Vietnam...

May 31, 2024

Lynn Michelle Hensley, age 56, went to her heavenly home on May 31st. She was preceded in death by her Father Charles Daniel Sampson.

She is survived by her mother, Georgia Marie Sampson, her husband Ronald Hensley, her son Bobby Russell and wife Megan, and their children Silas and Evelyn Russell, and her son Michael...

May 31, 2024

Justin Bradley Smith, age 44 departed this life on Friday May 31, 2024. Brad is of the Christian Faith. Brad loved his family more than anything. He also loved hots rods, muscle cars and little trucks (low riders). He never met a stranger and made friends wherever he went.

He is survived by parents Howard...

May 28, 2024

Cynthia "Cindi" Elaine Woolum Ariks was born on April 5, 1959, in Rockwood, Tennessee. She left her earthly life on May 28, 2024, at her home in Kingston. Cindi was a baptized Christian and knew Jesus as her Lord and Savior. She now resides safely in her Father's arms.

Cindi, as she is known to...

May 24, 2024

Rodney Eaddy age 71 departed this life on Friday May 24, 2024. He was born on May 15, 1953 to the late Geoffrey and Paula Poston Eaddy. Rodney was a proud member of the U.S. Army where he served in Vietnam from 1971 to 1979. He enjoyed dirt track racing in car #22, hunting, and caramel frappes...

May 21, 2024

Geraldine "Geri" Hess, age 90 of LaFollette departed this life happy on Tuesday May, 21, 2024. She enjoyed spending time with her family. She loved to sing, play music, and dance.

She is preceded in death by Carol J Duty; brothers, Ancil, Kenneth, Earl, and Lewis Evans; sisters, Artie, Vada, Katherine, Georgia, and June.

May 20, 2024

Ernestine Richardson, age 96 of LaFollette, passed away on Monday, May 20, 2024, at LaFollette Court Assisted Living. She was born on March 7, 1928, to the late Jack Bronson and Tampa (Carmichael) Livingston. Ernestine enjoyed reading, shopping, sewing, loved cooking, traveling, and most of all she enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.

In addition...

May 17, 2024

Norma J. Gerber, age 85 of Caryville, departed this life on Friday, May 17, 2024 at her home. She was born July 10, 1938.

She is preceded in death by her husband, James M. Gerber; her father, Raymond Sargent; her stepmother, Rebecca Sargent; her birthmother, Carmen Atkins; her brother, Fred Sargent; and her sister Sharon...

May 16, 2024

Carl Thomas "Tommy" Swafford, age 63 of Jacksboro went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 16, 2024, surrounded by his family. He was born on February 7, 1961. Tommy was a loving husband of 41 years, father and grandfather that enjoyed, going to church, spending time with his family, and turkey hunting.  He was...