Obituaries
Knoxville, TN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Knoxville and Knox County, TN
Sarah Jane Ausmus
Jun 8, 2022
Sarah Jane Ausmus, 81, passed away at Fort Sanders Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee Wednesday, June 8th, 2022, surrounded by her family. Sarah was born in Hickory, NC on June 10th, 1940 as the middle child of three. Sarah graduated from Fulton High School in 1958 and studied liberal arts at the University of Tennessee. Sarah led her life with her...
Dorothy Ann Hyde
Jun 8, 2022
Dorothy Ann (Smart) Hyde of Knoxville, Tennessee, suddenly passed away on June 8, 2022. Dorothy was a spirited and loving person who cared deeply about her family. Her sense of humor will forever live in the mind of everyone who knew her. She had quick wit and an endless supply of funny sayings that were all her own. Dorothy was...
Lucie Kay Wilkerson
Jun 8, 2022
Lucie Kay Andes Wilkerson, age 69 of Knoxville, Tennessee went to be with the Lord on the evening of Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Lucie was a faithful member of Wallace Memorial Baptist Church. She was a loving person who cared deeply for her family and others. She was an amazing mother, loving wife and grandmother. She attended Fulton High School...
Bobby Ray Hill
Jun 8, 2022
Bobby Ray Hill, age 87 of Corryton, TN passed away Wednesday morning, June 8, 2022. He was born August 7, 1934. Bobby was a devout Christian and lifelong member of Cedar Ford Baptist Church and will be remembered as a devout husband, father, grandfather and friend. Bobby was preceded in death by his parents, Benny and Clara Hill, along with...
Dennis Wayne Bryant
Jun 7, 2022
Dennis Wayne Bryant, age 74, of Maynardville, TN passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Dennis was a member of the TN Striped Bass Association and a Vietnam Era Army veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy and Polly Spurlock Stewart; his biological mother, Ola Mae Fretner. He will be missed by his wife Georgia Bryant; daughter, Angela...
Robin Ann Patty
Jun 7, 2022
Robin Ann (McCarroll) Patty went home to be with the Lord June 7, 2022 after a long battle with cancer. Robin is preceded in death by her mother Betty McCarroll and daughter Rebecca Loop. She is survived by husband Boyd Patty; son, Emmanuel (Poppy) Patty; sisters, Rita Stephens, Gloria Stephens, Donna Cockrum; father, Bobby McCarroll. Family will receive friends for...
Robert Leach
Jun 6, 2022
Robert Leach, age 85 of Knoxville, passed away on June 6, 2022. He was a member of Beaver Creek Cumberland Presbyterian. He is preceded in death by his mother; Mildred Leach, and cousins; Mary Jane Goodman and George Leach. He is survived by his cousins; Steven (Brenda) Leach, Dolores (Neil) Ownby, Renee Warren, Shellie (Steve) Hall, and Robert (Diane) Goodman....
Joseph Orlando Quinones
Jun 5, 2022
Joseph Orlando Quinones, age 38, passed away on June 5, 2022. Preceded in death by brother, Edwin Quinones. Survived by mother, Brenda Quinones; children, Mya Quinones, Kayne Quinones, Joseph Quinones and Jazzlyn Quinones; sister, Chasity Quinones; many other cousins, relatives, friends, church family, and his work family, the McClain Company who he worked with. Friends may visit with the family...
Ann L. Barnes
Jun 4, 2022
Ann Lynn (Sumter) Barnes, age 81, of Knoxville went to be with the Lord on June 4, 2022. She was a member of Salem Baptist Church and New Providence Church in Lenoir City. She worked as an office manager for Knoxville Cardiovascular Group for many years before retiring. Her favorite thing to do was spend time with her friends and...
Linda Sue Craig
Jun 3, 2022
Linda Sue Chandley Craig, age 77, went home to be with the Lord on June 3, 2022. She was a member of Redemption Church. She loved watching and playing golf. She was a softball, golf, volleyball and soccer mom. She loved her family more than anything. Preceded by daughter Joni Craig Welch and parents Troy and Bobbie Chandley. Survived by...
Angela Renee Smith
Jun 3, 2022
Angela Colvin Smith age 52 of Knoxville, Tennessee went home to be with her heavenly Father on Friday, June 3, 2022. Born December 25, 1969 at Sweetwater Hospital, Monroe County Tennessee. She attended Powell High School and Pellissippi State Community College. She was a certified HUC/ER Tech at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. The most important things in her...
Warren Eugene Peters
Jun 3, 2022
Warren Eugene “Gene” Peters, age 77 of Knoxville, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 3, 2022 at Bethesda Nursing Home in Cookeville after battling dementia and Parkinson’s for some years. Gene was a former sniper for the United States Army and then went on to serve in the Army Reserves for 10 years. Gene was preceded in death by his...
Walter L. Bravo Ramirez
Jun 2, 2022
Walter L. Bravo, age 36, went home to be with the Lord on June 2, 2022. He wrote songs, loved nature and all animals, collected tennis shoes, and loved to hear birds chirping. He is preceded in death by wife, Lindsay Danielle Bravo. He is survived by father and mother, Walter E. and Karla Bravo; sisters, Lee Bravo and Miladis...
Janis Kaye Free
Jun 1, 2022
Janis Kaye Free, age 73 of Knoxville, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. She enjoyed spending time watching Days of Our Lives and Hallmark Christmas movies, thrift shopping, and being with her family. Janis was preceded in death by her beloved parents, Roger “Buck” Stansberry Sr. and Eva Hampton; husband, Johnny Free; and granddaughter, Keira...
Mary Estel Mccroskey Laugherty
Jun 1, 2022
Mary McCroskey Laugherty, age 92 of Knoxville, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Mary was of the Baptist faith and a member of Black Oak Heights Baptist Church. She retired from Standard Knitting Mill after 42 years of service as a seamstress. Mary’s favorite pastime was sitting on the porch watching the birds, chipmunks,...
Nellie Leona Beeler
May 31, 2022
Nellie Leona Anderson Beeler, age 100, of Corryton, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at Beverly Park Place. She was born in Loyston, TN on August 22, 1921. Nellie was a long time, faithful member of Fairview Baptist Church. Nellie was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Dempsey Beeler; parents, Gip and Maude Anderson; brothers,...
Patricia Tackett
May 31, 2022
On Tuesday morning, May 31, 2022, Patricia Ann Tackett, 69, moved to her Heavenly home. Patricia was a kind woman, who loved Jesus and her family and set an example for her family that will lead them all their lives. Patricia was born in Jenkins, KY on May 01,1953 to the late Phyllis Pace and raised by Myrtle MacPeak. Married...
Mickie Chitwood
May 31, 2022
Mickie Chitwood, age 78 of Powell, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on May 31, 2022. She was preceded in death by her son, Mark Chitwood. She is survived by her husband, L.D. Chitwood, son, David of Bismark, ND, daughter, Tina Ridenour of Knoxville and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Friends and Family will meet at Greenwood Cemetery on...
Agnes Ellen Bruffett
May 31, 2022
Agnes Ellen (Young) Bruffett, 81 of Heiskell, TN, died on May 31, 2022 peacefully at home following a brief illness, surrounded by family and friends. Agnes was born in Waynesburg, Kentucky on October 11, 1940, to Ed and Emma Schuler. After graduating Memorial High School in 1959, she left the family farm to attend beauty school in Lexington, KY. She...
Alice-Dazia Jaclyn Mayes
May 30, 2022
Alice-Dazia Jaclyn Mayes went home to be with the Lord at 20 days old on May 30, 2022. She was tiny but mighty, and she put up a good fight. She was welcomed with open arms by her grandparents, Edward Lynn Mayes and April Michelle Mayes; cousin, Holden Mylo Mayes; aunt, Whitney Jaclyn King; and great-grandmother, Grace Katherine Shepherd. She...
