Area Obituaries

Edward Mitchell Bolin, 55, of Pikeville, Tennessee died Saturday, April 17, 2018. He loved his family, enjoyed fishing, rock & roll and blues music.  Mitch did a lot of wood working and was good at making friends easily. Mitchell was preceded in death by his parents, Richard and Wilma Jean Smith Bolin; step daughter, Rebecca…

Betty Jo Blankenship, 70, of Pikeville, Tennessee, died Wednesday,April 18, 2018. She was a member of Sampson Freewill Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Emory and Ollie Baker; sisters, Nina Blankenship, Vonda Miller and Bobbie Robinson; and brother, Hugh Baker. She is survived by her husband, Johnny Blankenship; children, Jerry (Susan)…

Rev. Alma Ruth Snider, 81, of Pikeville, Tennessee, died Sunday, April 15, 2018. She was a retired Church of God pastor. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hershel Snider; and daughter, Nyla Snider. She is survived by her children, Lorena Snider of Dayton, and David (Karina) Snider of Conroe, Texas; grandchildren, Joshua and…

Bennett Isaiah Pendergrass, 70, a resident of Athens, Tennessee passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Pikeville on February 2, 1948 to the late Robert and Anna Lou Hale Pendergrass. Bennett was a faithful member of Dayton Church of Christ. He drove a…

J.D. Angel, 78, of Pikeville, Tennessee died Thursday, April 12, 2018. He attended Whole Armor Full Gospel Church and many other churches over the years. He was a disc jockey at WUAT for 30 years. He was a musician and played on the Grand Ole Opry when he was six years old. He custom-made petal…

Dr. Peter J. Wotowiec, 82, died Sunday, March 25, 2018. He was an educator at Ohio State University. He had a Bachelors in Horticulture, Masters in Agriculture and a Doctorate in Vocational Education. He excelled in business ventures and as an educator. He also enjoyed hiking, photography, woodworking, traveling and building (carpentry). He traveled extensively…

William Jefferson “Jeff” Sullivan, 63, passed away on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at his home in Dayton. Jeff was the oldest of three children born to Richard and Lorine (Brady) Sullivan on August 22, 1954, in Pikeville, Tennessee. Jeff was raised on Dayton mountain where he learned how to work the land and drive a…

Daniel (Dan) David Stanley, Sr. passed away at the age of 79 on March 22, 2018, due to complications after surgery. He was born in Clarence, New York on January 28, 1939. Dan married Carroll (Lee) Timms on June 18, 1959. They were happily married for 55 years until her death in 2014. Dan and…

  George Houston Reed, 78, of Pikeville, Tennessee died Friday, March 30, 2018. He was a member of Pikeville United Methodist Church. George served in the United States Navy. He was a graduate of John A. Gupton Mortuary College. George was the owner of Putnam-Reed Funeral Home in Pikeville, Standefer-Reed Funeral Home in Dunlap, and…

Shirley Jean Guy, 64, of Brockdell died Sunday, April 1, 2018. She was a member of Old Cumberland The Baptist Church of Christ.  She retired from Hardee’s in Dunlap after 20+ years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Bessie Daggett Davis; brother, Charles Davis; sisters, Mary Ruth Reed, Barbara Faye Davis…