Area Obituaries

Oma Lee Yeargan, 69, of Pikeville, Tennessee went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 3, 2024. She was born September 18, 1954 in Dayton, Tennessee to Vaughn and Viola Morgan. Mrs. Yeargan was a lifelong resident of this area and was a member of Cranmore Cove Baptist Church. Oma had a great sense…

Jimmie Mae Haston Moody, 87, of Pikeville, Tennessee died Friday, March 1, 2024 at home with her loving family by her side. Jimmie was a member of Calvary Freewill Baptist Church. Jimmie loved spending time with her family, grandchildren, friends, and will be missed by all who knew her. In the past she enjoyed helping…

Phillip Gerald Linebarger, Jr., 66, of Augusta, Georgia, died Wednesday, February 28, 2024. Phillip was an electrical instrumentation engineer with the Savannah River Mission Completion in the Salt Waste Processing Facility.  He was of the Baptist faith, loved his family, and enjoyed playing with the grandkids. Phillip never met a stranger, liked working on cars,…

Phillip Mack Colvard, 85, of Pikeville, Tennessee died Tuesday, February 27, 2024. Phillip was a member and deacon at Lee Station Baptist Church. He worked as a Nuclear Valve Technician subcontractor. In his spare time, he enjoyed golfing, mechanical tinkering, building GO CARTS, Gospel music, and singing and caring for his wife Fran, including cooking. …

Stevie Grayson Bickford, 63, of Pikeville, Tennessee, passed from this life on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, with his family by his side, to live on in heaven with his Lord and Savior. Stevie was born on October 10, 1960, to the late Eugene Bickford and Pauline Brock Bickford. Stevie worked at the prison for 34…

Timothy Lane Hart, 64, of Pikeville, Tennessee died Sunday, February 25, 2024. Tim was a loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, and friend. He was a member of Sampson Freewill Baptist Church, a 1977 graduate of DeKalb County High School, and worked as a teacher and school bus driver for Van Buren County Board…

Estamae Daggett (nee Steakley), 98, of Carlisle Township, Ohio, passed away after a brief illness Sunday, February 25, 2024. Estamae was born on July 9, 1925, to George and Sally (nee Howard) Steakley in Pikeville, Tennessee. Estamae was raised in the Old Cumberland Baptist Church in Pikeville. She loved the Lord and read the Bible…

Ruth Mae Smith, 93, of Pikeville, Tennessee went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 17, 2024.  She was a member of Pikeville Church of God. She was preceded in death by her husband, Claude P. Smith, Sr.; infant son, Eddie Clyde Smith; infant granddaughter, Donna Gail Smith; granddaughter-in-law, Charity McCloud; brother, Clarence…

Janet Louise Spicer Vandergriff, 61, of Pikeville, Tennessee died Saturday, January 13, 2024. She enjoyed reading, watching TV, and spending time with her family. She was preceded in deaty by her father, Charles W. Spicer, Jr.; brothers, David, Mark and Bret Spicer; and son, Jared Pawley, She is survived by her children, Rachael Sullivan, Amber…

Mary Summers, 76, of Pikeville, Tennessee died Thursday, February 8, 2024, at her home. She was of the Church of God faith. She loved the beach, her children and her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Reuben Summers; life partner, Boss Keener; parents, Sarah Summers and Buster Neeley; sisters, Liz Summers and…