Area Obituaries

Billie Rose Henson, 74, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2025. She was born and raised in Pikeville, Tennessee, but had resided in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for several years. Billie loved music, reading, hunting arrowheads and other Native American artifacts, and spending time with the people she loved. Billie loved the outdoors and could usually be…

Diane Jean (Knotts) Brown, of Porch Rock Road, Pikeville, Tennessee passed away suddenly in a car accident on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at the age of 76. Diane was born and raised in Trafford, Pennsylvania. She attended Norwin High School, in Irwin, Pennsylvania. She and her family were long-term residents of West Palm Beach, Florida.…

Billie Rose Henson Billie Rose Henson, 74, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2025. She was born and raised in Pikeville, Tennessee, but had resided in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for several years. Billie loved music, reading, hunting arrowheads and other Native American artifacts, and spending time with the people she loved. Billie loved the outdoors and…

Donna Jean McMillen Donna Jean McMillen, 73, of Pikeville, Tennessee died Wednesday, April 16, 2025 with her loving family by her side. Donna was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She attended Mt. Crest United Methodist Church, and worked in the past as a teller for Citizens Tri-County Bank for many years. She…

Lucille May Smith Lucille May Smith, 87, of Pikeville, Tennessee, died on Monday, April 14, 2025. She was a member of Lee Station Church of God and a devoted Christian. She loved to travel and loved her children and grandchildren. She loved to color and read, especially her Bible. She wanted to help anyone she…

Kenny Tate, 68, of Pikeville, Tennessee, died Thursday, April 10, 2025. He was a member of Griffith Church of Christ. He was a musician and loved music. He was a member of the Bottom Dollar Band and Blue Grass Express Band. He also loved to fish, but most of all, he loved spending time with…

David Stanton Summers, 78, of Pikeville, Tennessee, died Saturday, April 12, 2025. He was a member of Lee Station Church of God. He was an avid fisherman. He enjoyed sharing his talents playing the guitar at church. He enjoyed preparing meals and spending time with his family. He was always ready to lend a hand…

Steve Myers, Sr., 76, of Pikeville, Tennessee, died Sunday, April 13, 2025. He was a charter member of Brockdell Volunteer Fire Department. He was on the cemetery committee of Cagle Cemetery. He loved NASCAR, enjoyed working with horses and cattle, but most of all, he enjoyed spending time with his granddaughters. He was preceded in…

Laura Jane Evans, 72, of Pikeville, Tennessee, passed away at her home on April 9, 2025. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Charles Wyatt; second husband, Porter Evans; mother, Marie Fuson; father, T.C. Wheeler; daughter, Carol Ann Wyatt; brother, Marvin Wheeler; sisters, Barbara McKendree, Sharon Wheeler Hodge. She is survived by her…

Mary “Evie” Thurman, 91, a lifelong resident of the Luminary community in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. She owned and operated Thurman’s Grocery in the Luminary community with her husband, Grady, before he passed in 2002. She continued in the business until the end of…