Area Obituaries

Thelma Jean Matney, 78, of Pikeville, Tennessee died October 15, 2020 at home with family by her side. She loved spending time with her children and grandchildren, reading her Bible, and was of the Church of God faith.  Thelma enjoyed preaching at different Church of Gods in our surrounding counties and was the cook at…

Cindy Maria Downs Hupp went home to be with the Lord on October 15, 2020 at the age of 60. She was born in Chattanooga to Elizabeth and Cecil Downs. She was loved by many and spent her life working in hosiery mills and as a CNA of nursing homes all over Tennessee. Her body…

James “Eddie” Evans, age 88, of Pikeville, Tennessee, died, Friday, October 16, 2020 at Erlanger Medical Center. He was a member of First Baptist Church.  He was a 50+ year member of St. Elmo 437 F & AM and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving during the Korean War. He was preceded in…

Ruth Blaylock Moore, 94, of Pikeville, Tennessee went to meet her Heavenly Father and claim her reward in Heaven on Saturday, October 10, 2020, and join her husband and son who were waiting for her. She was born in the Litton Community in Bledsoe County. Ruth was a member of First Southern Baptist Church where…

Grant Thomas Judkins, 4, of Crossville, Tennessee died Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at home with family by his side. Grant loved his teddy bears and enjoyed fishing. Survivors include his mother, Ashley Hickman and step-dad, Matt Cowart; father, Clarence Judkins; brothers, Jared Hickman, Royce and Jacob Judkins, and Brayden Cowart; sister, Kaylee Judkins; great-grandparents, Randall…

Martin David Jennings, 57, of Pikeville, Tennessee, died, Sunday, October 11, 2020. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mark Lee and Allene Jennings; and brother, Daniel Lee Jennings. He is survived by his sisters, Regeina (Johnny) Brackett of Oak Ridge and Lora Jennings of Knoxville; and nephew,…

Daniel Ovid Mosley, 88, of Spencer, Tennessee, passed from this life September 28, 2020 at his home. He was a member of the church of Christ and a faithful minister of the gospel of Christ for more than 50 years. He was a veteran of the United States Army having served in the Korean War;…

Charlotte Katherine “Kate” Liddle, 82, of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee passed away September 29, 2020. Kate was an avid gardener. She enjoyed going to Panama City Beach, playing cards and drinking coffee. She was a proud Democrat who kept her TV tuned to CNN. She was very proud of her dogs, Bouncer, Griz and Sam. Kate…

George Washington Heard, Jr., 85, of Pikeville, Tennessee died Friday, October 2, 2020 with family by his side. Jr., as everyone called him, was operator of heavy equipment and built Twin Lakes. In 1984 he bought a garage where he and his sons ran Heard Tire Center for 21 years before closing it in 2005.…

Roberta Hale Collier, 97, of Pikeville, Tennessee, died Tuesday, September 30, 2020 at Bledsoe County Nursing Home. She was a member of Bethel Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband Clyde Collier; parents, Robert Hale and Linnie Simmons Frady; great-grandson, Alex Sutherland; sisters, Wilma Hale, Reva Walling, Willene Morgan; brothers Charles…