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Area Obituaries

Robert Lee Hale

Robert Lee Hale, 84, of Manchester, Tennessee, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at Manchester Health Care Center in Manchester. He was born October 14, 1934 in Pikeville, Tennessee, son of the late William Franklin Hale & Rena (Arnett) Hale. After proudly serving his country in the United States Navy from 1952 to 1965 as…

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Patricia”Patsy” Ellis

Patricia “Patsy” Ann Rollins Arnold Ellis, 80, of Dayton, Tennessee, died Sunday, October 21, 2018. Patsy enjoyed sewing, cross stitching, playing on a ladies’ golf league, loved watching all sports – especially basketball as she played on the team at Spring City High School. She was a member of First Southern Baptist Church. Patsy was…

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Helen Ann Brock Myers

Helen Ann Brock Myers, 62, of Pikeville, Tennessee passed away October 13, 2018. Helen was a gentle woman who enjoyed flower gardening and cooking. Foremost, she loved her family and we loved her.  Helen will be very missed by the Brock Family, Bolin Family, the Martino Family, and the Allison Family. She is preceded in…

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William “Bill” Joe Gideon

William “Bill” Joe Gideon, 69, passed away on Saturday, October 20, 2018, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Bill was born in Hobbs, New Mexico, on February 25, 1949, to the late Dewey and Loretta Farmer Gideon. He was a graduate of Bledsoe County High School, a member of Scottsboro First Baptist Church,…

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Joan Curtis Smith

Joan Curtis Smith passed away Friday, October 5, 2018 at Cumberland Medical Center in Crossville. A celebration of life service will be held Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Collier Cemetery in the Lusk Community of Bledsoe County. Smith is survived by her daughters, Wanda Smith of Rockwood, Brenda Wentworth of Chattanooga and…

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Janet Louise Barkley

Janet Louise Barkley, daughter of the late Frank Ferdinand Zykan and Freda Graff Zykan was born on February 2, 1936 in St. Charles, Missouri. She was the fifteenth child of seventeen children. She was a homemaker and of Baptist faith. At the age of 17 she was swept off of her feet by Harold Barkley,…

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Norman Dotson

Norman Dotson, 80, of Pikeville, Tennessee died Wednesday, September 26, 2018. He was preceded in death by his parents, Eules and Roxie Dotson; brothers, Luther Dotson, Isiah Dotson, Walter Dotson, Cleveland Dotson, Jack Songer, JM Songer, Johnnie Lee Scarbrough, General Dotson; sisters, Ora Keener, Mary Helton; and special friend, Janie Mahan. He is survived by…

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Mary Ruth (Creason) Crosby

Mary Ruth (Creason) Crosby, 84, of Pikeville, Tennessee died on Saturday, September 29, 2018. She was a member of Cold Springs Church of Christ and retired from Taft Youth Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Luther Crosby; parents, Fred and Susie Creason; brothers, J.D. Creason and Walter Creason; sister, Ruby Billingsley; and…

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Lillian Margaret Greason

Lillian Margaret Gilbert Creason of Sparta, Tennessee, formerly of Pikeville, was promoted to heaven on Thursday, September 27, 2018 in Life Care of Sparta. Lillian was of the Church of God faith and a member of the family of God. She was a housewife and enjoyed working in her flower gardens. She was preceded in…

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Tina Marie Cooley

Tina Marie Cooley, 55, of Pikeville, Tennessee died Sunday, September 30, 2018. She was preceded in death by her mother, Shelby Tollett; and grandparents, Ralph and Marie Anders. She is survived by her husband, Carlton Cooley of Pikeville; sons, Jonathan (Raquel) Cooley of Cleveland, Jacob (Erin) Cooley of Pikeville; and Joshua Cooley of Jacksonville, Florida;…

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