Betty Gillette
Betty Gillette, 91, of Dayton, Tennessee died Thursday, January 11, 2018. She was a member of Spivey Memorial United Methodist Church, enjoyed reading, knitting, crocheting, and loved to volunteer helping others with anything possible. Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Gilbert Gillette; parents, Amos S. and Bertha Herron Calhoon; brother, Henry Calhoon; and…
Read MorePauline Edmons
Pauline Edmons of Pikeville, Tennessee died January 8, 2018, at her home. She was 93. She was preceded in death by her parents, J. Brown and Fannie Crawford Brown; her husband, Leonard Edmons; siblings, Gordon Brown, Robert Brown, Mary Brown, Ollie Wade, Johnny Brown, Willard Brown, Landon Brown, J. Jr. Brown, I.E. Brown, Barbara Jean…
Read MoreBledsoe County Schools Closed Friday
Bledsoe County Schools continue being closed through Friday, January 19, due to secondary road conditions. Friday night’s high school basketball games have been cancelled.
Read MoreKeith loses cabinet workshop to fire
A family-owned and operated cabinet workshop off Old Mountain Road in Bledsoe County was completely destroyed by fire January 4, according to firefighters. Custom made cabinets, building materials, and equipment were lost to the blaze. For more, see the January 11 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.
Read MoreOpening of textile factory delayed
Textile Corporation of America, the company that last summer promised 1,000 new jobs in Pikeville, say delays have caused the company to push back their original start date which was last known to be November 2017. For more, see the January 11 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.
Read MoreWeek of January 8
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Read MoreKenneth Wilson
Kenneth Wilson, 60, of Pikeville, Tennessee, died Tuesday, January 2, 2018. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Betty Wilson; and sister, Linda Davis. He is survived by his two sons, Kenneth (Michelle) Gray, Tujunga, California and Kyle Wilson; two granddaughters, Destiny and Heaven Gray; sister Kathy Dyer, Pikeville; five brothers Steve…
Read MoreMark Lloyd Stephens
Mark Lloyd Stephens, 88, of Pikeville, Tennessee, son of the late Mary Ross Lloyd and Mark Bates Stephens, passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2018. He was a retired cattle farmer. He received his B.S. Degree from Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, Tennessee, with a major in agronomy. He served as the director of Farm Bureau, A.S.C.…
Read MoreJoyce Elizabeth Maynore
Joyce Elizabeth Maynor, 85, of Pikeville, Tennessee died Sunday, January 7, 2018. She worked in the factory as a textile operator, but in her last few years, served as a cook at Fort Bluff and loved it. She also enjoyed sewing and became a caregiver for other residents in the nursing home where she resided.…
Read MoreMartha Rachael Hodges
Martha Rachael Hodges, 74, of Pikeville, Tennessee died Wednesday, January 3, 2018. Marty, as she was well known, was a member of First Southern Baptist Church, enjoyed singing, gardening, stain glass making, traveling and camping. She worked 21 years as supervisor of records at the Citrus County Sheriff’s Department in Florida. Martha was preceded in…
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