Peggy Brakin Roberson, 62, of Pikeville, passed away Friday, June 3, 2011 in a local health care facility. She was of Baptist faith. She loved hiking and other activities in the Smokey Mountains which were the home of both her ancestral families. She often shared information on early life in the Smokies as learned from…

Willie Mae Keener, 88, of Pikeville, died Wednesday, June 15, 2011. She was a member of Sequatchie Valley Church of Christ. She is survived by two daughters, Etta J. Putnam of Chattanooga; Reta F. Hargis of Monterey; one son, Carl A. Smith of Dunlap; five grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; several cousins, nieces and nephews. Funeral services…

Rhonda Jean Gifford, 48, of Pikeville, died Friday, June 17, 2011. She was a member the Mt. Crest Church of God of Prophecy. Survivors include her parents, Edgar and Jean Gifford of Pikeville; brothers, Jimmy (Anita) Gifford and Darrell (Deanna) Gifford of Pikeville; several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. Services were held Monday, June 20,…

Hailey Lashay Freeman-Sweeney, 1, of Tullahoma, died accidentally on June 6, 2011. She was born August 14, 2009 to Dillon Sweeney and Aerial Freeman. She was preceded in death by maternal great-grandparents, Leroy Smith and Betty Jean Stafford, and maternal grandfather, Johnny Freeman. She is survived by her mother, Ariel Freeman; father, Dylan Sweeney; maternal…

Rex Dion Swafford, 70, of LaVergne, formerly of Pikeville, passed away at Vanderbilt Hospital on June 1, 2011. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Swafford and Elnore McReynolds; and a brother, Bobby Swafford. He is survived by his daughters, Gina (Bryon) Miller and Nancy Swafford; grandchildren, Joseph, Malina, and Trinity Miller, Brandon…

Harry Gunn Evans, 94, died June 5, 2011 at the VNA Hospice House of Vero Beach, Florida.   He was born in Whitwell, Tennessee and retired to Florida 30 years ago from Franklin Lakes, N.J.   He graduated from Georgia Tech with an Engineering degree. He was a member of the ROTC. He served four…

Ernest Otto Daggett, 82, of Bryan, Ohio passed away at 9:40 p.m. on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance. He was born August 10, 1928 in Cold Springs to the late Levi and Janie (Dodson) Daggett. A WWII Navy veteran, he married Mary Caroline King on January 6, 1945.…

Henry Songer, 62, of Pikeville, died Tuesday, May 31, 2011. He attended Keener Hill Church of God. Songer was preceded in death by wife, Rose Songer; son, Steven Songer and father, Earl Songer. Survivors include his daughters, Tammy Sullivan and Melissa (David) Parsons, both of Dunlap; son, James Songer of Pikeville; eight grandchildren; one great-granddaughter;…

Cordell “Gomer” Kirby, 75, of Nashville, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2011. He was born July 14, 1935 in Spencer, the oldest son of Paul and Carrie (Evans) Kirby. He worked for over 20 years in road construction as a pipe layer. He loved the outdoors, especially coon and deer hunting. He will always be…

Pansy Jo Collier, 78, of Medway, Ohio, passed away Friday, June 3, 2011, while a resident of Oakwood Village in Springfield, Ohio. She was a long-term resident of Fairborn and Medway, Ohio prior to moving to Oakwood Village in 2008. Collier was born on March 23, 1933, in Marion County, the daughter of the late…