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Rockwood, Tennessee Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Rockwood, Tennessee & Surrounding Areas
Shields Everette Black Jr
Jan 14, 2022
Mr. Shields Everette Black Jr, age 75 of Knoxville, passed away on Wednesday, January 12th, 2022, at his home. He was born on April 9th, 1946, in Harriman, TN. Shields worked as a hairdresser in Knoxville. He was of the Baptist faith. He is preceded in death by his parents: Shields Everette Black Sr and Dorothy Irene Reed. He is...
Sarah Dianne Powers
Jan 11, 2022
Ms. Sarah Dianne Powers, age 71, of Spring City, Tennessee passed away on January 10, 2022. She was born on January 1, 1951, in Spring City, Tennessee. Sarah was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed watching NCIS, Criminal Minds, Greys Anatomy and the Hallmark channel. She loved her kids, grandkids and her sister who was her best friend. She was...
Johnny Morrell Hall
Jan 11, 2022
Johnny Morrell Hall, age 84, passed away January 10, 2022, at his residence in Rockwood, Tennessee. Mr. Hall was a member of the Pentecostal Worship Center in Spring City, Tennessee. Johnny was a retired truck driver from Purdy Brothers Trucking Company, and he was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He was preceded in death by Momma and...
Robert Keith Rich
Jan 11, 2022
Robert Keith Rich, age 63, of Rockwood, Tennessee, passed away January 10, 2022. He was a contractor supervisor for East Tennessee Subway with more than 18 years of service and of the Baptist faith. He is preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Barbara Rich. He is survived by:
Wife of 23 years: Barbara Rich of Rockwood, TN
Daughters: ...
Mr. Donald Conrad Green
Jan 10, 2022
Mr. Donald Conrad Green, age 89, of Spring City, Tennessee, passed away January 9, 2022. He was born July 5, 1932, in Fullerton, California to Harry and Helen Hogan Green. He was employed by the United States Postal Service as a Postal Carrier. Donald was a veteran of the Korean war serving in the U.S. Navy. He was an avid...
Edward Daniel Prather Sr
Jan 9, 2022
Mr. Edward Daniel Prather Sr, age 78 of Rockwood, formerly of Georgia, went home to be with the Lord on Satu
, January 8th, 2022, at his home with his family by his side. He was born on February 3rd, 1943, in Rome, GA. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and worked as a maintenance supervisor. He is preceded in...
Mr. George R. Simpson Jr.
Jan 7, 2022
Mr. George R. Simpson Jr., age 64 of Harriman, TN passed away at his home Wednesday, January 5, 2022. He was born March 15, 1957 in Rockwood, TN to George R. Simpson Sr and Edna Faye Fraley Simpson. He was a veteran of the US military and even received a purple heart, then later on took on a job dealing...
Amanda Fay Mathis
Jan 4, 2022
Amanda Fay Mathis, age 43 of Rockwood, passed away on Friday, December 31st, 2021, in Kingston. She was born on September 19th, 1978, in Roane County. She is survived by:
Children: Austin Shane Draper
Kristian Draper
Destiny Boles
D.J. Mathis
Jaden Mathis
Braden Boles
Christopher Diesel
Grandchildren: Ellie Draper
Lucas Shane Draper
And several other extended family members and...
Steve “Cowboy” Roberts
Jan 4, 2022
Mr. Steve “Cowboy” Roberts, age 70, a resident of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away Sunday, January 2, 2022, at the Methodist Medical Center, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He was born April 14, 1951, in Rockwood, Tennessee. Steve was a retired Highway Maintenance Worker with the Tennessee Department of Transportation and was a U.S. Marine Corps Veteran of the Vietnam War. He was...
Mary Frances Jolly
Jan 2, 2022
Mrs. Mary Frances Jolly, age 89, of Harriman, TN passed away January 1, 2022. She was born on April 22, 1932. She was a member of Clymersville Baptist Church. Mary loved her job at General Motors and still enjoyed working after she retired from there. She worked for Walmart and did wood working as well. What she enjoyed most of...
Jim N. Brown
Dec 31, 2021
Jim N. Brown, age 80 of Kingston, made his final call on Thursday, December 30th, 2021. He was an avid auctioneer and loved auctions, NASCAR racing, and watching his grandchildren, in sporting events, his babies (Teko and Bella). He worked as an office manager with REU before retiring with 30+ years of experience. He was of the Christian faith. He...
Vernon Lee Ezell
Dec 29, 2021
Vernon Lee Ezell, 75, passed away in his home of natural causes Thursday December 23rd, 2021. He is preceded in death by his father, Herman Hump Ezell, his mother, Nettie Raye Daniels Ezell, two sisters, Lela Hendricks and Ruby Ladd, four brothers, Floyd, Bill, Freddy, and Chester Ezell, and one daughter, Jamie Ann Ezell. He is survived by:
Four children:...
Rollin Eugene “Gene” Plemons
Dec 29, 2021
December 28, 2021
Mr. Rollin “Gene” Plemons, age 91 of Rockwood, TN passed away Monday, December 27, 2021. He was born January 13, 1930 in Rockwood, TN. He was the best dad and papaw anyone could ever wish for. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, a member of Rockwood Lodge #403 F & AM, and a member...
Jeanne Denise Clem
Dec 28, 2021
Jeanne Denise Clem, age 67, formerly of Rockwood, Tennessee, passed away on December 28, 2021, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She was a quality auditor with the Department of Energy and worked at K-25, X-10, and Y-12 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. She also worked for the Department of Energy in Paducah, Kentucky and Portsmouth, Ohio. Jeanne was of the Baptist faith and...
Carolyn “Susie” Nance
Dec 28, 2021
Carolyn Sue “Susie” Nance, age 63 of Westel Community, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021 at U.T. Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. She was born October 15, 1958 in Rockwood, TN. Carolyn worked for Alba Health as a machine operator. She spent her life loving her family and loved her grandchildren; they were her whole life. Carolyn spent her life...
Boyd Johnson
Dec 27, 2021
Mr. Boyd Nathan Johnson, age 72 of Harriman, TN passed away on December 26, 2021, at Roane Medical Center. He was born on October 16, 1949. Boyd enjoyed collecting transistor radios, going to yard sales and flea markets. He attended Faith Primitive Baptist Church. He was a United States Navy Veteran. He was a good father and loving husband who...
Avery Peyton Barger
Dec 26, 2021
Avery Peyton Barger, age 22 of Spring City, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 23rd, 2021, at his home. He was a member of and attended the Macedonia Baptist Church, and also attended New Union Baptist Church in Dayton with his sister. He was an avid Tennessee football fan, golfer, and fisherman. He is survived by:
...
Julia Killeffer Corea
Dec 15, 2021
Mrs. Julia Killeffer Corea, age 85, a resident of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away
Saturday, December 11, 2021. Julia was a loving wife, mother, and Nana. She graduated from
Harriman High School and became a registered nurse after earning her Bachelor of Science in
Nursing from the University of Tennessee at Memphis. She was preceded in death by her
parents, Dr....
Robert “Bob” Martin
Dec 13, 2021
Mr. Robert “Bob” Martin, age 72 of Rockwood, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 11th, 2021, at the Select Specialty Hospital in Knoxville. Bob was born on April 4th, 1949, in Rockwood. He was a kind and loving man, always eager to help people. He loved the Lord and was an usher and member of the...
Robert “Rob” Carter
Dec 13, 2021
Mr. Robert “Rob” Carter, age 57, a resident of Knoxville, Tennessee passed away Thursday, December 9, 2021, at the Fort Loudoun Medical Center, Lenoir City, Tennessee. He was born May 2, 1964, in Marietta, Georgia. Rob was an avid car enthusiast and loved to work on them and sell them. His enthusiasm for automobiles even led him to forming...
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