Obituaries
Knoxville, TN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Knoxville and Knox County, TN
Harold Eric Witt
May 24, 2025
Harold Eric Witt, age 79, went home to be with the Lord on May 24, 2025. He was a member of Green Acres Baptist Church, where he was lovingly known as “the chewing gum man”. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He worked for many years at Young Mine and retired from Robertshaw. He is preceded...
Mary Loretta Hodges
May 24, 2025
Mary Loretta Hodges, age 85, of Knoxville passed away Saturday, May 24, 2025. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dallas Hodges; sisters, Barbara Carmon and Peggy Flemming; brothers, Walter Carl Gray, Jr. and Ralph Gray. She is survived by her 3 daughters, Patricia Williams, Becky Bell (Mike) and Kathy Thomas (Pete); son, Kevin Hodges (Brandi); sisters, Frances Beeler...
Clyde "Eddie" Garrett
May 23, 2025
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Clyde “Eddie” Garrett, age 71, of Knoxville, passed away Friday, May 23, 2025. He was a member of Broadway Baptist Church. Eddie retired from Denso Manufacturing.Eddie is preceded in death by his parents, Jack and Sally Garett. He is survived by daughters Lisa and Leslie Garrett; grandchildren, Courtney and Chase Styles; and great...
Timothy Paul Doane
May 21, 2025
Timothy Doane Sr., age 57, of Knoxville, passed away of May 21, 2025. He is preceded in death by his father Clarence Doane Sr.; mother Lorene Myers-Doane; brothers Melvin Doane Sr., Mikey Doane, Sammy Dobbins, and sister Sameda Cloud. He is survived by his wife Mary Jane Doane; siblings Susan Pratt, Clarence Doane Jr., Roy Dobbins, Elvis Doane, Vicky Johnson,...
Marvin Thomas Lane
May 21, 2025
Marvin Thomas Lane, age 88, of Knoxville, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on May 21, 2025, just 48 hours after the love of his life, Betty Lane. They were married for 67 years. He was a longtime member of Central Baptist Church of Fountain City and a former student at Fulton High School.Marvin retired from the Knoxville Academy...
Ramona Elaine Beeler
May 20, 2025
Ramona Elaine Beeler, 78, of Corryton, Tennessee, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Born in Knoxville on January 31, 1947, Ramona lived a life full of love, strength, and an enduring appreciation for the outdoors.
An avid outdoorswoman, Ramona found joy in deer hunting, gardening, camping, and simply spending time under the open sky. More than...
Charles Harold Carr
May 20, 2025
Charles Harold Carr, age 84, passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
He is preceded in death by his father, William Lee Carr; mother, Leona Carr (Cook); daughter, Rhistina Oglesby; 3 brothers and 4 sisters.
Survived by wife of 46 years, Joan Carr; daughters, Kim Cherry (Ray) and Vicky Cardwell; sons, Terry Carr (Jess), Ricky Carr, and Randy Carr (Tracy); grandchildren, Cayden,...
Nellie "June" Oakley
May 20, 2025
Nellie “June” Oakley lost her battle to pancreatic cancer, and went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. She was born on April 29, 1948. June was a lifelong resident of Halls, and a charter member of Central Baptist Church of Fountain City. She was a Cum Laude Alumni from the University of Tennessee, which began a generational...
Judy L. Kinser
May 20, 2025
Judy L. Kinser, age 83 of Knoxville, went to be with the Lord May 20, 2025. She was a member of The Salvation Army. She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Preceded in death by mother Pauline Shields, sister Barbara Wooliver, and son Scott Kinser. Survived by children Steve A. Kinser, Perry Kinser, and Kimberly Laugherty,...
Ronnie Harmon
May 19, 2025
Ronnie William Harmon, age 75 of Powell, Tennessee went to be with his Heavenly Father on May 19, 2025. Ronnie was born September 29, 1949, in the Whitaker Hollow area of the Island Ford community in Lake City, Tennessee to the late Dave Harmon and Ethel Cole Harmon.
Ronnie was a retired asbestos insulator with Local 46. Ronnie was an avid...
Betty Fay Lane
May 19, 2025
Betty Mouron Lane, age 93, of Knoxville, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on May 19, 2025. She was a longtime member of Central Baptist Church of Fountain City. Betty was a 1950 graduate of Halls High School and attended the University of Tennessee, where she studied accounting. She was a lifelong fan of all things Tennessee Athletics.She worked...
Violet Parsley
May 19, 2025
Violet Parsley, 96 years of age formerly of Knoxville TN, passed away May 19, 2025. She was a resident Brooksdale Memory Care in Cleveland TN and a member of Dutch Valley Church of God. She retired from Standard Knitting Mill after 40 years of service. Violet was a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great- grandmother. She loved the lord and...
Carol Lee (Wilkerson) Cruze
May 18, 2025
Carol Wilkerson Cruze, 69, of Knoxville, after a 16 year battle with ovarian cancer, moved peacefully on Sunday, May 18, 2025 from this world into the promised Paradise of our heavenly Father. Carol graduated with the Gibbs High School class of 1974 and went on to graduate from the UTK Business School of Marketing. Spending the next 25 years being...
Jana Lynn Gladden
May 17, 2025
Jana Lynn Gladden, age 64, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2025 after a brief but courageous battle against cancer. A graduate of Powell High School’s Class of 1978 and of the Atlanta School of Massage, she spent the bulk of her career in the healthcare industry. Always an athlete, Jana played basketball on her high school girls team and...
Billy "Bill" Ray Dockery
May 17, 2025
Billy “Bill” Ray Dockery age 60 of Knoxville, Tennessee passed away on May 17, 2025. Billy was a devoted and beloved truck driver.
He is preceded in death by his mother, Betty Jeffries; father, William Dockery; daughter, Courtney Hunley.
Billy is survived by his wife, Robin Dockery; brothers, Tommy Dockery, Daniel Ferguson; son, Cory Radcliff; daughters, Dakota (Dustin) Bunch, Danielle (Reece) Wynn,...
Dean Richards
May 17, 2025
Delmar Dean Richards, age 88 of Powell, TN, passed away May 17, 2025. He was a member of Cedar Grove Baptist Church, a former member of Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, and a deacon and choir leader of Emmanuel Baptist Church. Dean also served in the US Army. Preceded in death by beloved wife of 67 years Geraldine (West) Richards,...
David Terrell Clift Sr.
May 16, 2025
David Terrell Clift, 86, of Knoxville, TN went to be with the Lord on May 16th, 2025, joining his loving parents Edward (EB) and Ceora Clift and brother Ray Clift who preceded him in death.
For Terrell, nothing was more important than family. His greatest accomplishment was being a father to his 3 children and papaw to his 6 grandchildren and...
Vicki Ezell Wilkerson
May 16, 2025
Vicki Ezell Wilkerson, peacefully passed away at home on Friday, May 16, 2025, at the young age of 62. Vicki was a proud child of the Happy Holler neighborhood. A Fulton High School 1980 graduate and received her BS from Florida State in Counseling. She spent many years helping clients as a drug and alcohol counselor in Knoxville and leading/participating...
Raymond Henry Barger Sr.
May 16, 2025
Raymond Henry Barger Sr., age 97 of Knoxville, TN went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 16, 2025. He worked at Sanitary Laundry Linen Supply for almost 50 years and retired from Burns Mailing and Printing. Raymond was a lifetime member of Shriners Krebela Temple. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and a member of the Scottish Rite....
Charles Ault Harrington
May 14, 2025
Charles A. Harrington, 84, of Knoxville, TN, passed away peacefully at his home on May 14, 2025. A devoted son, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Charles lived a life that was full of support and enthusiasm for both his family and his community. Charles’ professional journey began at a remarkably young age. He started selling insurance at Harrington Insurance Agency...
