Area Obituaries

Norene VanWinkle Land, 89, of Spencer, passed away Sunday, February 4, at Life Care of Sparta. A homemaker, she was born in Van Buren County to parents Jonah Lee VanWinkle and Bertha Mae Burgess VanWinkle, who proceeded her in death. Mrs. Land was proceeded in death by her husband Marion James Land; son, Johnny Howard…

Randel L. Hurd, 70, of Pikeville, Tennessee died January 31, 2018. He was of the Baptist faith and was an United States Marine Corp veteran serving three tours in Vietnam. He was also a member of the VFW and the IBEW. He was a retired lineman with TVA. He was preceded in death by his…

Eva Daniel, 76, of Pikeville, Tennessee died February 4, 2018. She was a lifelong resident of Bledsoe County and a devoted member of Frostbite House of Prayer. She was preceded in death by her parents, Cyrus and Lola Daniel; sisters, Alene Daniel and Ella Mae Peavyhouse; brothers, Herbert Daniel, Raymond Daniel, Lonas Daniel, Loy “Buddy”…

Mattie Cadle, 81, of Pikeville, died Monday, February 5, 2018. She enjoyed fishing, crafts, quilting, cooking, canning, and was an animal lover. Mattie attended First Baptist Church when she was able.    Preceding Mattie in death were her parents, Robert and Estelle Cope McGuire; daughter, Barbara Ann Stewart; sisters, Alice Marie Courier, and Estelle Raymond…

James Webb, 75, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at the Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro. He was born in Bledsoe County on January 22, 1942 to Charlie and Neva Mathis Webb who preceded him in death along with his brothers, Tom and Charles Webb; son, Jeffery Bo Walling.   He was a timber…

James Robert Schoolfield, Sr., age 94, was born on December 15, 1923, in Pikeville, Tennessee and passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early hours of Sunday morning, January 14 at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was the son of Emory Lurton Schoolfield (1888-1958), and Beulah Maude Pankey Schoolfield (1890-1980). He was preceded…

Our Dearly Beloved Frank Norris Hendrick, 79, left this life, for a better place, on January 12, at 12:40 a.m. EST. He was a devoted Christian, and loving husband. His many friends knew him for a hard-working, talented man, who judged no one, and accepted everyone for whatever he or she was. Frank was a…

Wanda Ruth Haston, 64, of Pikeville, Tennessee died Thursday, January 11, 2018. She was of the Baptist faith, a teacher for 25 years at Mary V. Wheeler Elementary. Wanda was very involved with St. Jude, enjoyed knitting, shopping, and reading. She was preceded in death by her mother, Hazel Bernice Simmons Britt. Survivors include her…

Betty Gillette, 91, of Dayton, Tennessee died Thursday, January 11, 2018. She was a member of Spivey Memorial United Methodist Church, enjoyed reading, knitting, crocheting, and loved to volunteer helping others with anything possible. Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Gilbert Gillette; parents, Amos S. and Bertha Herron Calhoon; brother, Henry Calhoon; and…

Pauline Edmons of Pikeville, Tennessee died January 8, 2018, at her home. She was 93. She was preceded in death by her parents, J. Brown and Fannie Crawford Brown; her husband, Leonard Edmons; siblings, Gordon Brown, Robert Brown, Mary Brown, Ollie Wade, Johnny Brown, Willard Brown, Landon Brown, J. Jr. Brown, I.E. Brown, Barbara Jean…