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Rockwood, Tennessee Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Rockwood, Tennessee & Surrounding Areas
Alvin Allen Aytes
Oct 19, 2020
Mr. Alvin Allen Aytes, age 50 of the Ozone community of Rockwood, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2020 at his home with his family by his side. He was of the Baptist Faith. He was born on January 21st, 1970 in Rockwood. Mr. Aytes was a 1992 graduate of Cumberland County High School, and was a member of the...
Thomas Claude Ellis Jr
Oct 16, 2020
Mr. Thomas Claude Ellis Jr, age 95 of Rockwood, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 14th, 2020 at the UT Medical Center in Knoxville, TN. Mr. Ellis was a WWII veteran, serving in the U.S. Army. He retired after 30 years of service with Bellsouth in 1981. He loved UT Sports. He was truly a great...
Jessie Bell Jones
Oct 13, 2020
Mrs. Jessie Bell Jones passed peacefully at home, with her family by her side, on Saturday, October 10th at the age of 91. Born on August 25, 1929, Mrs. Jones was a native and lifelong resident of Harriman, TN. She served faithfully as a member of the New Century United Methodist Church for her entire life honoring God as a lay delegate for many years, an active participant in the New Century United Methodist...
Patty Neal
Oct 12, 2020
Patty Neal, Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother, was called to her heavenly home on October 11th, 2020 at 3:00 am where she passed peacefully at her home in Harriman, TN. Patty leaves behind a family that will forever miss her. Patty loved the Lord, her son, and grandchildren, family, and friends. She loved no more than cooking for her family,...
Janet R. Smith
Oct 10, 2020
Janet R. Smith, age 67 of Rockwood, passed away on Friday, October 9, 2020 at her home with her family by her side. She was born on August 16th, 1953. Janet was an artist, scientist, and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. She was also the author of “One Gift of Grace, My Path Through to the Other Side of Disease”. She is preceded in death by...
David Earl Milligan
Oct 8, 2020
David Earl Milligan, age 52, passed away peacefully on October 7, 2020, at Cumberland Medical Center after a three-week battle with COVID-19 and pneumonia.
David was born in Parma, Michigan, on March 28, 1968, to the late Keith Franklin Milligan and Iris Janet Milligan née Hunt.
At age nine, after the death of his father in 1977, David and his...
Eddie Au
Oct 5, 2020
Eddie Au, age 67, a resident of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away Sunday, October 4, 2020 at his home. He was born April 16, 1953 in LaFollette, Tennessee and was part of the Templeton family for 13 years. Eddie loved to be on the go to anywhere and everywhere, all the time. He enjoyed camping trips, car shows, and eating out....
William Thomas “Tommy” Boyd
Oct 5, 2020
William Thomas “Tommy” Boyd, age 63, passed away at home on October 2nd, 2020 in Rockwood. He was a loving husband, father, and Papa. He was a retired plumber and heat and air installer. He enjoyed wood working. He is preceded in death by his maternal grandparents: Jess and Cecil Gamble; Mother: Jessie Mae Freels; Step-father: Vaden Freels; Father: Bill...
Richard Leroy Manson
Oct 1, 2020
Richard Leroy Manson age 73 of Myrtle Beach, SC died on June 13,2020 in his home with family by his side. Richard was born on February 9,1947 to Hazel Meritt Manson and Gerald Manson in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He would later go on to serve our country in the United States Navy from 1964-1968. After getting out of the Navy...
Milburn Ronald Benson
Sep 30, 2020
Mr. Milburn Ronald Benson, age 87 of Rockwood, passed away on Monday, September 28th, 2020 at his home in Rockwood. He was born on January 10th, 1933. He was a U.S. Army Veteran. He loved to watch westerns and wrestling. He worked at the Cumberland County Convenience Center for over 20 years. He is preceded in death by his parents:...
Darlene Lands
Sep 28, 2020
Darlene Lands, wife, Mom, Mimi, Grandma, passed away on September 26th, 2020 at age 63 at the Roane Medical Center in Harriman. Darlene leaves behind a family that will forever miss her. Darlene loved the Lord and loved her family. She loved nothing more than cooking for her family, babysitting grandkids, and living a quiet life on our farm. Darlene...
Mrs. Jimmie Jean Booth
Sep 27, 2020
Mrs. Jimmie Jean Booth, age 86 of Rockwood, Tennessee, Formerly of Dry Hill Community, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2020 at Victorian Square assisted Living. She was member of Mt. Teaman Baptist Church in Dry Hill Community. Jimmie was a Secretary and in PreNeed Sales at Booth Funeral Home for 20 years. The family would like to thank the staff...
Betty Jane Mcdaniel Hurst
Sep 26, 2020
Betty Jane Hurst, age 69 of Rockwood, passed away on Thursday, September 24th, 2020 at the Harriman Care & Rehab in Harriman, TN. She was born on March 9th, 1951 in Harriman, TN. She loved to crochet, watch soap operas, flowers, and hummingbirds. She is preceded in death by her parents: Arthur F McDaniel & Minnie B McDaniel; Siblings: Jim...
Mrs. Ruth Ann Walker
Sep 26, 2020
Mrs. Ruth Ann Walker, age 77, a resident of Kingston, Tennessee passed away Thursday, September 24, 2020 at the Parkwest Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee. She was born August 18, 1943 in Michigan. Mrs. Walker was an active member of Luminary United Methodist Church for over 35 years, working in various capacities in the church including being a part of the...
Mrs. Gail Golliher
Sep 24, 2020
Mrs. Gail Golliher, age 77 of Athens, Tennessee formerly of Rockwood, passed away on Thursday, September 24th, 2020 at her residence. Gail was of the Baptist Faith. She loved to clog, scrapbook, and play the piano. She was born September 3rd, 1943. She retired from Martin Marietta as an Administrative Assistant.
Survivors include:
Husband of 58 years: Onnis “Red” Golliher...
Mrs. Della Maude Pugh
Sep 20, 2020
Della and William Pugh, Jr. Mrs. Della Maude Pugh, age 83, a resident of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020 at her residence. She was born June 24, 1937 in Crab Orchard, Tennessee. Mrs. Pugh was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lige Cox and Mattie A. Lemons Cox; husband, William Pugh,...
Mrs. Ruth Ann Johnson Cook
Sep 20, 2020
Mrs. Ruth Ann Johnson Cook, age 76, a resident of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020 at her residence. She was born April 13, 1944 in Easley, South Carolina. Mrs. Cook was a retired Microfilmer with the Tennessee Valley Authority. She loved fabric and enjoyed cross stitching, crocheting, and especially quilting. Ruth loved children and was happiest when...
Albert Jones
Sep 17, 2020
Albert Jones, age 52 of Rockwood, passed away on Wednesday, September 16th, 2020 in Rockwood, TN. He was born on March 15th, 1968 in Vero Beach, FL. He is preceded in death by his parents: Elbert Jones Sr & Estell Jones; and his twin brother: Elbert Jones Jr.
He leaves behind the love of his life, his children: Albert Jones,...
Carla Sue Howard Perkins
Sep 15, 2020
Carla Sue Howard Perkins, 73, of Knoxville, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 13, 2020, following a brief illness at Park West Hospital. She was born in Rockwood, Tennessee on January 1, 1947. As the only child of Edna Jo Johnson Howard, she was loved and nurtured by the First Baptist Church, many life-long friends, and the...
Joseph Keith Eskridge Sr.
Sep 10, 2020
Joseph Keith Eskridge Sr. was born on March 16, 1957, in Harriman, TN. He was the last of six children born to the late J.C. and Lillian Eskridge and raised by John and Alma Eskridge. He was called to rest on Sunday, September 6, 2020.
Joe was a leader and a mentor to all in Roane County. Many remember him...
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