Area Obituaries

Cleady Brock, 81, of Pikeville, Tennessee, died October 12, 2017. He was a Christian man. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Pearl Brock; brothers, Roy, Eugene, Elbert Lee, Jesse Ray, Clifford and Earl Brock; and sister, Beulah McMillen. He is survived by his wife, Mary Brock of Pikeville; son, Donald (Shirley)…

Bobbie Edwardlene Holland, 49, of Pikeville, died Friday, October 6, 2017. She was a member of Lee Station Church of God. Bobbie loved her pets, especially her dogs, her grandchild, and watching wrestling. She was loved and appreciated by all her family members. Survivors include her daughters, Ashley Ann Brewer and Wendy Joyce Holland of…

  Shirley Ann Shannon Hitchcox, 75, of Dunlap passed away Monday, October 9, 2017.     She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Cleo Keedy Shannon; son, Rickey Hitchcox; and brothers, Clifford and Billy Shannon;     Survivors include her sister, Linda Brock; brothers, Tom (Josie) Shannon, Earl ( Sandra) Shannon, Paul…

Helen M. Keedy, 84, of Pikeville, Tennessee, died at her home in Nine Mile on Saturday morning, September 30, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Keedy; grandson, Jason Keedy; brothers, Carl, Ray, Paul and Bill Hedgecoth; sisters, Ruby Reece and Martha Jones; and son-in-law, Tony Lawson. She is survived by four…

Josephine D. “Jo” Hoover, 91, passed away on September 28, 2017 at Hospice of Chattanooga Facility in Dayton. Jo was a longtime resident of Rhea County and a member of the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Evensville. She was a swimming instructor, a Pathfinder director for SDA, a riveter at Douglas Air Force Base…

Adam Grissom, 37, passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at the Erlanger Bledsoe ER from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born in McMinnville on September 23, 1980. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Sparta Ward. He was a proud member of the NRA and…

Ben H. DeBord, 83, of Pikeville, Tennessee, died at Standifer Place on Sunday, October 1, 2017. He was a member of Wheeler Hill Church of Christ, and the Delaware Lodge #46 F & AM of Muncie, Indiana. He was a veteran of the United States Army, and went on to retire from General Motors after…

Donna Paulette Campbell Underwood, 61, of Pikeville, Tennessee, died Saturday, September 16, 2017. She was of the Church of Christ faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Alice Campbell; and brother, Kenny Campbell. She is survived by her husband, Noel Underwood; her daughter, Alicia Miller of Murfreesboro; step-daughter, Pam Roberson of…

Claude Lewis Knight, 85, of Gardendale, Alabama, died Monday, September 11, 2017. He was born on October 10, 1931 in Pikeville. Claude attended Gardendale First Baptist Church, and worked with the Shriners for over 50 years. Preceding Claude in death were his parents, Syd and Catherine Knight; brother, Howard Knight; sister, Evelyn Phillips. Survivors include…