Area Obituaries

Tommy Oral Johnson, 92, of Pikeville, Tennessee died December 16, 2020 at home with family by his side. Tommy was a truck driver most all his life starting work for his daddy at a young age at the Sawmill, Morgan Pallet Company, Harley Bickford Trucking, Roy Joe Angel Construction, and Eston Angel Construction. Tommy was…

Donald A. Carter, 80, of Pikeville, Tennessee, died Sunday, December 20, 2020. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Joyce Carter; son, Chris Carter; parents, Bernard and Phyllis Carter; brothers, John Carter, Robert Carter and Bernard Carter, Jr. He is survived by his daughter, Charee…

Clarence Paul Burgess, 77, of Pikeville, Tennessee died December 19, 2020. Clarence was a 1962 graduate of Bledsoe County High School, worked for Dr. Tom Cranwell doing farm work and also working with him at the clinic. He also worked as a truck driver with Combustion Engineering for 32 years. He attended Pikeville Church of…

Lawton Lewis Brown, Sr. age 80 of Smithville, Tennessee, died Friday, December 18, 2020, at Tri-Star Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. He was born November 08, 1940, in Pikeville, Tennessee, was a veteran and served his country in the U.S. Army, and was a member of the Earleyville Church of Christ. He retired from…

Brian Talbert, “the cannon man” died peacefully at his home in Pikeville, Tennessee, on Wednesday, December 9th, at the age of 81 with the love of his life and partner, Jo Ann McKinney, by his side. Brian was a well-known Civil War reenactor in the southeast for over 40 years as the Captain of the…

Colleen Kay Smith, 56, passed from this life Monday December 7, 2020 at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville from an extended illness. Kay was born November 6, 1964 in Pikeville, Tennessee to the late Nathaniel Angel and the late Joyce Lewis. Kay worked for 19 years as a bookkeeper/teller at Citizens/Citizens Tri-County Bank in Spencer. She…

Euthema “Tootsie” Payne, 97, of Pikeville, Tennessee died December 10, 2020. She was born to Harm and Sallie Rainey January 9, 1923 and the baby of six children in the Brockdell community. Tootsie married J. Brown Payne on December 20, 1946. They were married for 43 years before he passed away. They had two children,…

JoAnn Nichols, 61, of Graysville, Tennessee, died Saturday, December 12, 2020. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church in Dayton. She was preceded in death by her parents, Tom and Katherine Frazier. She is survived by her husband, Norman Nichols; children, Mary Jo (James) Copeland and Rebecca (Josh) Gooden; grandchildren, Alexandria Elizabeth Marcum, Zackery…

Howard Leroy D’Angelo, 79, of Pikeville, Tennessee died December 9, 2020. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War, working as a cook and a barber while in the service.  Howard operated his own Barber business in Pikeville from 1998-2015. He enjoyed Beehives, woodworking, and fishing. Howard was a member of The…

Lethy Lucille Clark, 81 of Pikeville, Tennessee passed away December 8, 2020 at her home in Pikeville. Lucille was born on May 30, 1939 in Bledsoe County, the daughter of the late Earl Snyder and Myrtle Elizabeth Pruitt. Lucille was also preceded in death by her husbands, Clifford Harold Clark and James Aelick. Lucille lived…