Frances Romans, 87, of Pikeville, went to be with the Lord Friday, December 3, 2016. She attended Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Frances loved taking care of others and especially her family. Frances was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Romans; parents, James Doc and Ora Brewer Evans; brother, James Evans; grandchild, Jason Fields; nephew,…

Wilma H. Johnson, 87, of Pikeville, went to be with the Lord Thursday, December 1, 2016. She was of the Baptist faith. Wilma loved quilting and fishing. Wilma was preceded in death by her husband, Flay Johnson; parents, Aaron and Oma Hitchcock Johnson; sister, Ila Pursley Vanwinkle; brothers, Milton, James “Parker,” Grady, and Wenton Holland.…

Marianna Jean Dotson, 84, fell asleep in death on November 25, 2016. She was born on January 19, 1932 to the late Leslie and Mildred Ross Moore in Danville, Illinois. She married Robert J. Dotson on May 3, 1952. Shortly thereafter they moved to Sanford, Florida, and in 1968 they started a full-time ministry that…

Timothy Dale Bridgeman, 50 of Pikeville, affectionately known as Douglas went to join his heavenly family on Wednesday November 30, 2016. He was of the Church of God faith. He was formerly employed with TDOC at BCCX and at Taft Youth Center. He was an avid University of Tennessee Football fan, he also enjoyed playing…

Tommie Sue (Robinson) Burchard of Spring City, went to sleep in Jesus on November 7, 2016. Born on February 7, 1944, to Tom and Artie Robinson, she was the retired Supervisor of Patient Access at Erlanger Bledsoe in Pikeville. She was an active, long-term member of and organist at the Pikeville Seventh-day Adventist Church, until…

Shirley Swafford Wendland, 75, of Bledsoe County, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, November 18, 2016. She was of the Baptist faith. Shirley was born March 22, 1941 in Lick Holler, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, delivered by her grandmother, Ova France Swafford. Shirley worked at Ralston Purina Company in Battle Creek, Michigan after her…

Herbert Edward Swafford, 79, of Battle Creek, Michigan and formerly of Pikeville, died Sunday morning, November 20, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Swafford was born in the second month on the sixth day, 1937 in Pikeville, Tennessee to Marshall and Margaret Marie (Rothwell) Swafford. He was a graduate of the…

Peter Carroll “Pete” Roberson, 92 of Pikeville, passed peacefully from this life at home where he was born, November 17, 2016, one day after his 92nd birthday. He was a member of the church of Christ. Pete served as an aviation mechanic in the Navy. He was a farmer, master carpenter, brick mason, and electrician.…

Martha Lou Brown DeBord, 81, of Pikeville passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2016. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and a retired business owner of The Loom. She was preceded in death by her husband, Loyd DeBord; her parents; J and Fannie Crawford Brown; brothers, J. Brown, Jr., Gordon Brown, Robert Brown,…

Edward Brown, 81, of Pikeville, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 9, 2016. Ed was a member and attended the Pikeville Church of God. He was always finding ways to help others and was very interested in tractors. He was preceded in death by parents, Marshall and Letha Hitchcox Brown; sisters Angie…