All Obituaries

Rogersville:  Carrie Alice Smith Crawford, age 92 of Rogersville, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at her home.  She was a member of Tunnell Hill Missionary Baptist Church.  Mrs. Crawford was retired from the Hawkins County Board of Education.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Onnie Crawford; infant son; daughter, Wilma Smith Jennings; parents, Wallace and Laura Myers Smith; grandson, Phillip Smith; granddaughter, Tina Jones; infant great great-grandson;...

Rogersville:  Ruth Seay Wheeler, age 90, of Rogersville, passed away, Monday, September 23, 2019 at her residence after a period of declining health. She was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny William "Bill" Wheeler; parents, James and Janie Dean Seay; sisters, Ina Seay, Bessie Reed, Bonnie Walker, Thelma Gray and Loraine Williams. brothers, Charlie Seay, Junior Seay and Jess Seay. Survivors include a daughter, Loretta Saults and husband, Jim of Chucky; son, Alfred W....

Rogersville:  Dorothy Barlow Pearson, age 88 of Rogersville, passed away, Sunday, September 22, 2019 at Life Care Center of Gray.  She was a member of First Christian Church of Rogersville.  Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, W.C. "Bill" and Alice Melton Barlow. She is survived by her daughter, Libby Killebrew and husband, Myron of Rogersville; granddaughters, Meghan Grace DeCaro of Bulls Gap and Caitlyn Rose Killebrew of Knoxville; great-grandson,...

Rogersville:  Charles "Humpy" Willis, age 80 of Rogersville, passed away, Monday, September 2, 2019 at Ballad Health Holston Valley Medical Center.  He was retired from AFG following 30+ years of service.  Humpy was a veteran having served in the U.S. Army.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Ezra and Betty Hurd Willis; sisters, Virginia Winstead, Geneva Hurd and Evelyn Lawson; brother, Eugene "Speedy" Willis. He is survived by wife of 57 years,...

Rogersville, TN: Susan Boehm Farrow, age 74, of Rogersville, TN passed away Thursday, August 29, 2019 at Ballad Health Holston Valley Medical Center. She received a Bachelor’s Degree from Carson-Newman College. Mrs. Farrow was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Earl Farrow; parents, Paul John William and Lena Maye Horton Boehm. She is survived by her sons, Jeshua David Farrow and wife, Kendra Farrow of Starkville, MS and Jonathan Daniel Farrow of Rogersville, TN. Visitation...

Rogersville:  Horace E. Saunders, Jr., age 91 of Rogersville, passed away, Sunday, August 11, 2019 at his residence.  He was born in Pampa, TX.  Mr. Saunders was a member of Rogersville Church of Christ and was a faithful Christian for almost 80 years.  He was a veteran of World War II having served in the U.S. Air Force from 1946-1949.  In addition to active duty he served in the ROTC and reserves for several years.  He received a bachelor's degree from the...

Rogersville: Debra Ann Smith Painter, age 48, of Rogersville, passed away Friday, August 16, 2019. She was preceded in death by her brother, Sean P. Smith and step brother, Tracy B. Carter. Survivors include her mother, Lynda Hines Carter of Bulls Gap; father, Bruce Smith of Callahan, FL sisters, Denise Scheller and husband, Jeremy of Greeneville and Veronica Smith and husband, Scott of Jacksonville Beach, FL; fiance', Anthony Elmore of Rogersville; step father, O'Dell Carter of...

Rogersville:  Lauveda Agnes Goodson, age 87 of Rogersville, passed away, Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Greeneville Community Hospital East.  She was a member of Butchers Valley Primitive Baptist Church.  Mrs. Goodson was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Marce A. Goodson; sons, Marce Alan Goodson, Laverne A. Goodson and an infant son; parents, Henry and Vada Wright McLain; sister, Christine Stinson; brother, Jerry McLain. She is survived by her sons, Ray Goodson of...

Rogersville:  Betty S. Bailey, age 80 of Rogersville, passed away, Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at Church Hill Health Care & Rehab.  She was a Sunday School teacher for 30 years at several churches including Savage Baptist Church in Maryland, Tunnell Hill Missionary Baptist Church and Rogersville First Baptist Church where she was a member.  Mrs. Bailey was preceded in death by her parents, Clay and Sarah Mae Gonce Lawson; sister, Mary Jones. She is survived by her husband...

Surgoinsville:  Linda Lawson Winegar, age 69 of Surgoinsville, passed away, Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at Ballad Health Holston Valley Medical Center following a brief illness.  She was retired from Surgoinsville Elementary following 28 years of service.  Mrs. Winegar was a member of First Baptist Church of Surgoinsville.  She was preceded in death by her parents, James S. and Betty Lee Orr Lawson; brother, Scott Lawson; niece, Melanie Shaw Griffith. She is survived by her...