OBITUARIES

Steve Smith

Steve Smith

Jul 4, 2024

Gregory Steven Smith, 71, passed away on July 4 at home in Knoxville. Steve was born in Rogersville, Tennessee, in 1953 to Evelyn and Palmer Smith. After graduating as valedictorian from Rogersville High School, he continued on to the University of Tennessee, where he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. He met and married Ann in July 1975, and he...

Robert Gipson

Robert Gipson

Jul 2, 2024

There are no services planned at this time. 

Wallace Wade Tidwell

Wallace Wade Tidwell

Jun 29, 2024

With heavy hearts we're deeply saddened due to our dear friend Wallace Wade Tidwell Jr. having to leave us 6/29/24. Born on 11/17/52, all who knew him well, remark on his meticulous work ethics with whatever he ventured to do, being construction work of late, his love for his English Mastif, Bentley & foremost for his fervent desire to inform...

Fleetwood Finazzo

Fleetwood Finazzo

Jun 28, 2024

There are no services planned at this time. 

Yvonne Porter

Yvonne Porter

Jun 24, 2024

There are no services planned at this time. 

John Nathan Wells

John Nathan Wells

Jun 20, 2024

John Nathan Wells, age 59 a resident of Knoxville, TN, entered into eternal rest on June 20, 2024, at West Hills Health and Rehab. 

John was preceded in death by his Wife, Belinda Ethridge Wells, 

Mother, Dezora Wells, Father, Clarence Wells, Sr., Grandmothers, Aurora Knaff (Calvin Knaff, Sr.), Millie Esther Wells (Hughie Wells). Aunts; Jane Ann Johnson, Edna Knaff, Betty Ann Knaff,...

Robert Lemoine Schenley

Robert Lemoine Schenley

Jun 17, 2024

There are no services planned at this time. 

Deidre Marie Russell

Deidre Marie Russell

Jun 17, 2024

The obituary is forthcoming.

Fran Silver

Fran Silver

Jun 17, 2024

Fran Silver, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, friend, wife, and companion, died Monday, June 17th at the age of 94. She leaves behind her daughter Chaya Silver (Maryland), her three grandchildren and their families. Emma, married to Caleb Parrott (Oak Ridge), Max married to Rachelle Kromash, father to Fran’s great granddaughter Eloise (Johnson City, and Silver, with partner, Chloe Martin-Poteet (Washington...

Norma Clinton Smith

Norma Clinton Smith

Jun 16, 2024

Norma Clinton Smith

 

Norma Clinton Smith passed away Sunday, June 16th, 2024 at Canterfield Assisted Living in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

 

Born August 4, 1925 in Pulaski County, Indiana, she was the fourth of five daughters of the late James Daniel and Clara Belle Collins. Her mother died when Norma was three. Her oldest sister Leila Phae helped raise her four sisters while...

Mark Robert Cragle

Mark Robert Cragle

Jun 16, 2024

Mark Robert Cragle, age 64, of Knoxville passed away on Sunday June 16, 2024. 

Mark was an Army Veteran Paratrooper of the 82nd Airborne. He collected vintage comic books, and loved cooking and spending time with his family. Mark loved college football, especially the Virginia Tech Hokies and Army.

He is preceded in death by parents, Ray and Phyllis Cragle, and brother...

Hee Joong Kim

Hee Joong Kim

Jun 14, 2024

Hee Joong Kim left this life quietly on June 14, 2024, at New York Presbyterian-Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, with his family. He was 90.

He was born in Seoul, South Korea, and emigrated to the U.S. in 1952, at the height of the Korean Conflict. He left the war-torn, Third World country at the age of 18 alone,...

Nancy Slice Hardin

Nancy Slice Hardin

Jun 5, 2024

Nancy Slice Hardin, 90, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed peacefully into the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on June 5, 2024, in Oak Ridge, TN, with family by her side. Nancy Katherine was born December 22, 1933 in Winchester, Kentucky to John Russell Jones, Sr. and Martha Keene Jones. Her family moved often during her childhood,...

Barbara Pullen Player

Barbara Pullen Player

Jun 2, 2024

Barbara Pullen-Player passed away  peacefully at her residence at The Alexander Guest House, Oak Ridge, TN, June 2, 2024. Barbara was born to Earl and Virginia Whitaker in Umatilla, FL, February 19, 1933. 

Barbara loved to tell stories about her time as a young girl living on the showboat, Majestic, which navigated up and down the Ohio River. Her parents were...

Gretchen Hofmann

Gretchen Hofmann

Jun 1, 2024

There are no services planned at this time. 

Carol Jean McCarty

Carol Jean McCarty

May 26, 2024

Carol Jean (Pryor) McCarty of Knoxville, Tennessee, passed away early on May 26, 2024, at the age of 74.She was born on September 29, 1949, to Edward Evo Pryor and Mary Emily (Gray) Pryor in Sidney, OH. She was the third of nine children. Her siblings in birth order: Sally, Ray, Carol, Nancy, David, Tommy, Shirley, Debbie, and Bobby.Carol was...

John Arthur Iacovino

John Arthur Iacovino

May 11, 2024

John Arthur Iacovino

1 March 1936 – 11 May 2024

John Iacovino, after several weeks of declining health, died peacefully in his own home, surrounded by his family.

John leaves Jo Ellen, his wife of 65 years, and their children: Anthony Iacovino and his wife, Estelle; Julie Whallen and her husband, Andrew; Gabrielle Fernandez and her husband, Raul; and Susannah Enkema and her...

William 'Bill' Lewis Jackson

William 'Bill' Lewis Jackson

May 5, 2024

William Lewis (Bill) Jackson of Oak Ridge, TN, died May 5, 2024 at the age of 73. He was born June 22, 1950 in Oak Ridge to Robert Lester Jackson, Sr. and Lora Fern Renner Jackson, both of whom preceded him in death.He grew up in Oak Ridge, the Karns community of Knoxville, and Potomac, Maryland. He attended Karns High...

Kristopher Dashawn Harshaw

Kristopher Dashawn Harshaw

May 5, 2024

Kristopher Dashawn Harshaw September 6, 1997-May 5, 2024He was preceded in death by his grandfather and grandmother, Charles Ernest Ellis and Vercella Mae Ellis; grandfather, Tommy Gene McCray; uncle, Tommy Gene Meade; aunt, Cheryl Ann McKnight, and lil cousin KaiReese Bradley.He leaves to cherish his memories his mother and stepfather, Jerry and Sharon Everett, devoted brothers Anthony Harris Jr., Kelvin...

William Lawrence Cochran Sr.

William Lawrence Cochran Sr.

May 3, 2024

William L. Cochran Sr., age 86, passed away peacefully on May 3rd, 2024, at his home in Oak Ridge. Most people knew him by his nickname Deisel. He was born March 28, 1938, in the Leewood area of Cabin Creek, West Virginia. He was the fourth of five children born to Robert L. Cochran and Edna Hamilton Cochran. Throughout his...