Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Rocky Top & Anderson County, TN.

Edith Mae West

Edith Mae West

Jul 17, 2017

Edith Mae West, age 59, of Caryville, Tennessee, passed away on Monday, July 17, 2017 at her residence. Edith was born on November 7, 1957 in Campbell County, Tennessee to the late Jasper Byrge and Ellen Marie Duncan Byrge. She was a member of Midway Baptist Church in LaFollette. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, and watching westerns. In addition to...

Viola Faye Beach

Viola Faye Beach

Jul 16, 2017

Viola Faye Beach, age 74, of Heiskell, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, July 16, 2017 at her residence. Viola was born in Greeneville, Tennessee on September 22, 1942 to the late Faine J. Malone and Viola Shelton. She was a member of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Heiskell. She enjoyed puzzles, listening to music, and spending...

Rev. Houston Willard Carroll

Rev. Houston Willard Carroll

Jul 13, 2017

Rev. Houston Willard Carroll, age 65, of Clinton, Tennessee went to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 13, 2017. Houston was born on July 26, 1951 in Harriman, Tennessee to the late Sammie and Hazel Seiber Carroll. Houston was the Pastor of Anchor of Hope Baptist Church in Lake City. He was a founding member of the Briceville...

Nancy Ann Hubbard

Nancy Ann Hubbard

Jul 11, 2017

Nancy Ann Hubbard, age 78 of Lake City, Tennessee, passed away on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at the Select Specialty Hospital North in Powell. She was born on July 10 , 1939 in Harlan County, KY to the late Berry Hale and Anna Mary Reed. She was a member of Beech Grove Baptist Church in Lake City and loved...

Roger "Bo" David Lamb

Roger "Bo" David Lamb

Jul 7, 2017

Roger David "Bo" Lamb, age 68, of Clinton, Tennessee passed away on Friday, July 7, 2017 at the Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center of Knoxville. Bo was born on February 11, 1949 in Clinton, Tennessee to the late Berlean Sr. and Graylon Abbott Lamb. Bo was a truck driver for DJP Transportation and served in the United States Army...

Mildred Martin

Mildred Martin

Jun 27, 2017

Mildred Mullins Martin returned to her heavenly home on June 27, 2017 in Monroe, NC at the age of 99. Mildred is survived by her children, Colene Busey, Loretta (Richard) Avery, Louise Beard, Vickie (Mack) Loftis, Mona (Mike) Rowe, Elmer Martin, Jr., Laney Martin, Lonnie (Veronica) Martin, and Donnie (Karen) Martin; daughter-in-law, Sharon Martin; siblings, Imogene Arthur, Cecile Pauley,...

Evelyn Shafer

Evelyn Shafer

Jun 26, 2017

At this time, no services are scheduled.

David Austin Toler Sr.

David Austin Toler Sr.

Jun 23, 2017

David Austin Toler Sr.

December 16, 1941 - June 23, 2017

Dave Toler went home to be with the Lord on June 23, 2017 after he won his battle with cancer at 75 years of age. The son of Sidney Martin Toler and Irene Elizabeth Whitten Toler, grandson of Pete and Lydia Toler...

Adelee Wilson

Adelee Wilson

Jun 21, 2017

Adelee Wilson, age 77, of Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. She was born in Anderson County, Tennessee on October 20, 1939 to the late Jessie White and Ella Brown White. In addition to her parents, Adelee is preceded in death by her sisters, Ada Workman and Anna Mae Johnson, brother Noah White, and her husband, Jay...

Emma Lorene Riseden

Emma Lorene Riseden

Jun 18, 2017

Emma Lorene Riseden, age 87 of LaFollette, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2017 at the Tennova Nursing Home in LaFollette. She was born on December 5, 1929 in Anderson County, Tennessee to the late Ervin and Vera Poore Tucker. She was a nutritional agent for the University of Tennessee. She was a member of Stanfield Church of...

Stella "Faye" Faye Ward

Stella "Faye" Faye Ward

Jun 17, 2017

Stella Faye "Faye" Ward, born August 1, 1961, in Lake City, Tennessee, residing in Caryville, Tennessee, passed away peacefully at Physicians Regional Medical Center of Knoxville, Tennessee after a short illness surrounded by family on Saturday, June 17, 2017. She enjoyed spending her days painting, creating unique works of art out of rocks and sticks she collected, and being...

Bonnie Elizabeth Wilson

Bonnie Elizabeth Wilson

Jun 14, 2017

Bonnie Elizabeth Wilson, age 86 of Caryville, Tennessee, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at the Lafollette Medical Center. Bonnie was born on June 29, 1930 in Vasper, Tennessee to the late George Alexander and Lillie Mae Rains Caughorn. She was of the Baptist Faith. In addition to her parents, Bonnie is preceded in death by her husband...

Richard Curtis Lindsay

Richard Curtis Lindsay

Jun 14, 2017

Richard Curtis Lindsay, age 55, of Caryville, Tennessee, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Clinton, Tennessee on April 18, 1962. Richard was a member of the Mastin Lake Church of the Nazarene in Huntsville, Alabama. Richard was a news director at WAFF Channel 48 in Huntsville, Alabama for many years. Richard...

Freddie Paul Hatmaker

Freddie Paul Hatmaker

Jun 10, 2017

Freddie Paul Hatmaker, age 66, of Caryville, passed away on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at the LaFollette Medical Center. Freddie was born April 20, 1951 in Baltimore Maryland to the late Ernest Lee and Oma Duncan Hatmtmaker.  He worked as an employee of Rocky Top for 38 years. Freddie loved working on cars, collecting flashlights and knives and going...

Betty Jean Parrish

Betty Jean Parrish

Jun 8, 2017

Betty Jean Owens Parrish, age 85, of Crossville, Tennessee passed away on June 7, 2017 at her residence. Betty was born on July 16, 1931 in Coal Creek, Tennessee to the late Marion and Cordelia Daughtery Owens. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Rutherford Sr., sons, Ralph Rutherford Jr., Roger Rutherford,...

Lowell Carroll

Lowell Carroll

Jun 3, 2017

Lowell Carroll, age 65, of Oliver Springs, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at the Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. He was a lifelong resident of the Frost Bottom Community. He is preceded in death by his father, Robert Carroll and brother, Arlan D. (Cotton) Carroll.

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Fleda Lovely

Fleda Lovely

Jun 1, 2017

Fleda Louise Lovely, age 80, of Claxton, Tennessee, passed away on June 1, 2017 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born on August 16, 1936 in Caryville, Tennessee, she was the proud mother of five children. She and her husband, Donald, left their home in Lake City in 1965 to build a life for their family...

Dorothy M. Carden

Dorothy M. Carden

Jun 1, 2017

Dorothy M. Carden, age 77, of Jacksboro, Tennessee, passed away on June 1, 2017 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. She was born on Feburary 29, 1940 in Blanche, Kentucky to the late Parker and Alice Smith. She enjoyed gardening, flowers, and spending time with her grandkids. Dorothy was a member of Fratersville Baptist Church. In addition to...

James Robert Wonders

James Robert Wonders

May 17, 2017

James Robert Wonders, age 86, of Caryville, Tennessee passed away on May 17, 2017. He was born on April 3, 1931 in Ohio to the late Fred and Edith Swartout Wonders. He loved people. James also taught martial arts. In addition to his parents, James is preceded in death by his son, Ronnie Wonders, first wife, Sandy Baehr, and...

Anna Blanche (Lewallen)  Acton

Anna Blanche (Lewallen) Acton

May 15, 2017

Anna Blanche Lewallen Acton, born in Coal Creek, now Rocky Top, TN passed peacefully with her family around her on May 15, 2017. She is preceded in death by her parents, James and Lela Lewallen, and siblings, Jack, William (Bill), Homer, and Eloise. Her home church family was Clear Branch Baptist Church, and they added so many blessings to...

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