Bernice Oakes, 88, of Pikeville died Saturday, September 3, 2011. She was a charter member of Pineland Gospel Mission. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Oakes; sisters, Beulah Knight and Ella Rose Miller; brothers, Carl, William and Ernest Loyd. Survivors include daughters, Rama Smith of Crossville, Lovetta (James) Howard of Pikeville; son…

Cwilla Swafford, 99, of Pikeville, died Monday, August 29, 2011 at the Life Care Center of Rhea County. She was a member of Summer City Baptist Church and was employed for 30-plus years at Robinson Manufacturing. She was preceded in death by her husband John Swafford. Survivors include daughters Joyce (Harold) Winsett of Dayton and…

Noah Ryan Melton, 20, passed away tragically on Saturday August 27, 2011. Noah’s love of hunting, fishing and all things sports, gave him a passion for life that those left behind will always remember and cherish. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Paul Melton, Huston and Wanda Ross. He is survived by his…

N. J. Farmer, 90, of Crossville, went to see his Savior on Monday, August 29, 2011. He was born to the late Floyd Farmer and America Farmer-Knight on June 2, 1921 in Pikeville. He lived in Pikeville until entering the U.S. Army Air Force in September 1942. He served in the Tenth Air Force during…

Martha Smith passed away on August 21, 2011 after a brief illness. She was born in 1925 in Smithville, Georgia to Theophilus Grady and Lula Lunsford, and spent her formative years on a family farm in Baker Hill, Alabama. She graduated from Baker Hill High School in the class of 1944 and attended Troy State…

James Earl Potts, 78, a Bledsoe County resident, died Wednesday, August 17, 2011 in a local hospital. He was a machinist and a millwright. He retired from Millwrights Local 654. He owned and operated Jim’s Trailer Repair for many years. He served in the U.S. Navy. His proudest accomplishment was his family and his farm.…

Elizabeth Brown, 82, of Pikeville, died Tuesday, August 16, 2011. She was a nurse for 50 plus years, a member of First Southern Baptist Church, a 1947 graduate of BCHS, a member of the Business and Professional Women’s Club and Cold Springs FCE Club. Preceding her in death was her husband Clarence Brown, and she…

Billie Sue Blaylock, 79, of Pikeville, died Tuesday, August 16, 2011. She retired from First National Bank of Pikeville after 41 years of service. She was a 1950 graduate of BCHS, member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and a member of Cold Springs FCE Club. She was preceded in death by husband Harold B. Blaylock,…

Dwight Lathem, 45, of Pikeville, formerly of Lathemtown, Georgia passed away unexpectedly on August 2, 2011. He was a logger by trade, who loved the outdoors. His favorite pastimes were to go fishing and to collect arrowheads. He was preceded in death by his father, James Randall Lathem. He is survived by his wife of…

Mauvine Jordan Brown, born January 22, 1920, the matriarch of the Brown family and last surviving child of John and Cordia Jordan, passed away on August 15, 2011 at 91 years of age. She was a charter member of the Home Demonstration Club and a member of the Pikeville Church of God. She enjoyed entering…