Obituaries
Rockwood, Tennessee Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Rockwood, Tennessee & Surrounding Areas
Michael Roger Alt
Feb 28, 2022
Michael Roger Alt, age 72 of Rockwood, passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2022, at the Roane Medical Center in Harriman, TN. He was born on July 12, 1949, in Danville, Illinois. He attended the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Harriman. His favorite thing to do in his free time was fish. He previously worked as the Executive Director of...
James Timothy “Tim” Goss
Feb 28, 2022
James Timothy “Tim” Goss, age 63 of Rockwood, passed away on Saturday, February 26th, 2022, at the Select Specialty Hospital in Knoxville, TN. He was born on September 27th, 1958, in Rockwood. He never met a stranger. He enjoyed camping on the mountain and working with Operation R.E.A.C.H. for the kids. He attended and was a member of Asbury Chapel...
Martha Lee Beets Beeler
Feb 28, 2022
Martha Lee Beets Beeler age 82, of Knoxville, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, February 26, 2022. Preceded in death by her parents, Roney and Mabel Beets, husband of 57 years, William (Bill) Beeler, sisters, Mildred Mason and Rubye Wagner, and son-in-law, Pantelis Merianos. Martha loved life, family, friends, working in her yard, and country music. She was...
Billy Joe Leffew
Feb 25, 2022
Billy Joe Leffew, age 88 of Rockwood, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at his home. He was born on October 24, 1933, in Rockwood. He was a member and deacon at the Rockwood Church of Christ. He was known as the “candy man”, as he always had a selection of candy to give...
Franklin “Frank” D. Carney
Feb 24, 2022
Frank D. Carney, age, 85 of Rockwood, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 19th, 2022, at the Roane Medical Center in Harriman. He was born on February 5th, 1937, in Rockwood to the late Jessie James Carney and Mary Elizabeth Norfleet-Carney. Frank was a U.S. Army Veteran. He was a member of the American Legion Post...
Ken “Red” Cline
Feb 24, 2022
Ken “Red” Cline, age 79 of Harriman, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at the Roane Medical Center in Harriman. He was born on July 8, 1942, in Athens, Tennessee. He was a U.S. Army veteran and served in the Vietnam War. He attended and was a member of Potter’s House Fellowship in Harriman....
Sandra Fay Lowery
Feb 22, 2022
February 22, 2022
Sandra Fay Lowery, age 63, formerly of Rockwood, Tennessee, passed away at UT Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Monday, February 21, 2022. She was a member of Vestal Baptist Church, Knoxville, Tennessee. She is preceded in death by her mother, Golda Grant and her daughter, Candida Dawn Hudgins.
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Wendy Paulena Martin Jackson
Feb 21, 2022
Mrs. Wendy Paulena Martin Jackson, age 57, a resident of Harriman, Tennessee passed away Saturday, February 19, 2022, at her home. She was born January 30, 1965, in Harriman, Tennessee. She believed strongly in God. Wendy was an avid animal lover and was Founder and Coordinator of the East Tennessee Pitbull Rescue (ETPR). She loved her family and loved doing...
Wanda Galyon
Feb 21, 2022
Wanda Galyon, age 72 of Harriman, passed away on Sunday, February 20, 2022, at the Roane Medical Center in Harriman, TN. She was born on September 26th, 1949, in Athens, AL. Wanda was a licensed cosmetologist, and also worked for over 20 years for the United States Postal Service. She attended the Harriman Church of Christ, where she was also...
Charles Eugene Graves
Feb 19, 2022
Charles Eugene Graves, age 91 of Harriman, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 18th, 2022, at his home with his family by his side. He was born on December 19th, 1930, in Harriman, TN. Gene was a U.S. Navy Veteran. He worked for over 40 years at the Roane Hosiery Mill as a supervisor. He had...
Louise Amanda King Butler
Feb 19, 2022
Louise Amanda King Butler, age 92, went home to her heavenly home on February 17, 2022. She was born on October 12, 1929. Having grown up in Rockwood, TN, she always considered it her home town no matter where life took her after graduating from Rockwood High School. The work ethic she developed in Rockwood was honed as an employee...
Edith Pelfrey Jones Snow
Feb 19, 2022
Edith Pelfrey Jones Snow, age 87 of Rockwood, passed away on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at the Signature Healthcare of Rockwood. She was born on January 29th, 1935 in Rockwood. She loved her grandchildren and enjoyed spending time with them and gossiping. She also loved to shop. She is preceded in death by her parents: George & Sally Pelfrey; Husbands:...
Dan Harold “Shotgun” Poole
Feb 19, 2022
Mr. Dan H. “Shotgun” Poole, age 78, a resident of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at his home. He was born June 7, 1943, in Harriman, Tennessee. Mr. Poole was a retired Pipefitter and loved the outdoors, riding his Harley-Davidson Motorcycle, and his dogs, especially the Jack Russel’s that he was known for raising. He was preceded...
Ritchie Lee Adcox
Feb 16, 2022
Mr. Ritchie Lee Adcox age 59 of Lebanon passed away February 15, 2022, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He was born in Rockwood, TN, son of Rolland E. Adcox and the late Judy Goldston Adcox. He was a 1981 graduate of Mt. Juliet High School and retired from AVCO in 2006.
Ritchie’s medical battle began when he was twenty-six years...
Arvel Mcnelly
Feb 16, 2022
Arvel McNelly entered the Kingdom of Heaven on February 15th, 2022, at the age of 94. Mr. McNelly was a retired Civil Engineer with TDOT, a former mayor of Rockwood, and a member of the Roane County 911 board. He served on many committees and boards serving the Rockwood and Roane County area during his lifetime. He was a...
Margerine Denese “Niecey” Davidson
Feb 16, 2022
Margerine Denese “Niecey” Davidson, age 50 of Rockwood, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 9th, 2022, at the Roane Medical Center in Harriman. She was born on November 27th, 1971, in Detroit, Michigan. Niecey was a family person. She loved dogs, and being around her friends and family, she had a huge heart and the more...
Ann Albrose Hendrix Bingham
Feb 15, 2022
Ann Albrose Bingham, age 76 of Rockwood, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 14th, 2022, at the Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, TN. She was born on January 10th, 1946 in Harriman, TN. She was a loving grandmother, mother and sister. She loved the Lord and her family. She was a wonderful baker, and she worked as...
Brandon Michael Cofer
Feb 15, 2022
Brandon Michael Cofer, age 28 of Harriman, passed away on Sunday, February 13th, 2022, in Chattanooga, TN. He was born on January 21st, 1994, in Rockwood. He was a loving, kindhearted guy who would do anything for anyone and never met a stranger. He had a wonderful sense of humor. He was a master of all trades. He worked for...
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...