LaFollette Obituaries

Nov 24, 2014

Wanda Teague , age 69 of LaFollette, went home to be with the Lord Monday, November 24, 2014.  Wanda loved the outdoors and fishing.  Wanda was a member of New Canaan Baptist Church.  Preceded in Death by parents, Robert (Henry) and Cordie Dyke, Sisters, Helen Ruth Dyke and Earlene Dyke, and Brother, Winford Dyke.

She...

Nov 22, 2014

Wanda Heatherly Carden, 86, lifelong resident of LaFollette, Tennessee, passed away, Saturday November 22, 2014, in Brentwood, Tennessee at the home of her daughter.

She was born May 1, 1928, to A.J. Heatherly and Zora Roach Heatherly.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Joe M. Carden, Jr., brothers Eugene and...

Nov 18, 2014

Mrs. Ella Mae Fugate age 99 of LaFollette passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2014.  She was a member of East LaFollette Baptist Church.  Preceded in death by Husband, Wade Fugate, Grandson, Kenneth Scott Fugate, Parents, M. G. and Allie Walker, Brothers, Neil and Albert Walker, and Sister, Grace Smith.

Survivors:  Son, Charles Fugate and wife, Nancy, Robert...

Nov 16, 2014

Dr. Marshall Everett Rasnake, 90, of LaFollette, died Sunday, November 16, 2014 at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, TN.

Marshall was born July 7, 1924 in LaFollette, TN to Mark and Kate Rasnake.

In 1940, Marshall graduated from Jacksboro High School.  He served three years in the U.S. Navy.  He went on to further...

Nov 13, 2014

Mr. Luther Smiddy passed away on Thursday, November 13, 2014.  He was 82 years old.  .  He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Maggie Baird Smiddy, and beloved Son, Grant Smiddy; Father and Mother, Dewey and Bell Smiddy; Brothers and Sisters-in-law, Chester and Lillian Smiddy, Willie and Almedia Smiddy, Henry and Bonnie Smiddy, Frank and Lois Smiddy,...

Nov 11, 2014

Mrs. Betty Jean Miller age 68 of LaFollette, passed away Tuesday, November 11, 2014.  Preceded in death by Parents, Elouise and Lou Lewis and Brother, Joe Lewis.

Survivors:  Husband, William H. Martin; Daughter, Rochelle Gardner; Grandchildren, Jacob, Brianna, Malachi, Peyton, Paxton, John Paul, Journey, Cameron, Jason, and Samantha; Sister, Karen Morrison and Margie Strothers; Brothers,...

Nov 11, 2014

Mr. Charles “Mack” Hatmaker age 79 of the Stinking Creek Community, Pioneer went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, November 11, 2014.  He was a U.S. Army Veteran, and of the Church of God Faith, and a retired coal miner.  He loved people, horses, and four wheeling.  Preceded in death by Parents, Bert Hatmaker and Mae...

Nov 9, 2014

Randy Lee Williams , age 48, of Caryville passed away Sunday, November 9, 2014.  He was a member of Clear Branch Baptist Church.  Preceded in death by Mother, Pauline Wilson Williams Daugherty.

Survivors:  Children, Josh Lee Williams and Randy Lee Williams, Jr. of Texas; Father, Fred Williams and wife, Edith; Stepfather, Carl Daugherty, Sr.; Sisters,...

Nov 8, 2014

Michael Eugene Ward age 27 of Caryville, passed away Saturday, November 8, 2014.  He was a member of Little Cove Creek Baptist Church.  Preceded in death by Grandfather, Murphy York.

Survivors:  Mother, Martha Ward; Father, Marvin Ward and fiance’ Bertha Ivey; Sister, Amanda Ward; Grandparents, Ancil Ward, Barbara Ward, and Ruby York.  Several Aunts, Uncles,...

Nov 8, 2014

Sheila K. McCarty Jeffers age 64 of LaFollette, passed away Saturday, November 8, 2014.  She was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church.  Preceded in death by Parents, Glenn McCarty and Lula Shoffner McCarty, Brothers, Carl H. Moore and Kenneth M. Moore, Sister, Mona M. Moore, and Brother-in-Law, Everette Lowe.

Survivors:  Children, Keith Jeffers and Erica...

Nov 7, 2014

Mr. Carl G. Lipps age 81 of LaFollette passed away Friday, November 7, 2014.  He was of the Baptist Faith, a U. S. Navy Veteran, a Mason, and member of Nolan Masonic Lodge in Pine Mountain Settlement School, KY.  He worked for Blue Diamond Coal Company for 42 years, was a Kentucky Colonel, and an avid reader. ...

Nov 6, 2014

Eula May Longmire Miller , age 69, of LaFollette passed away Thursday, November 6, 2014.  She was preceded in death by her parents Jess and Maggie Longmire of LaFollette and her sister, Ruth Buckner of Athens, TN.

Eula is survived by her husband, Henry Lee Miller of LaFollette; Sisters, Anne McGhee of LaFollette and Trula...

Oct 30, 2014

Mr. Ronald L. Walden age 58 of LaFollette passed away Thursday, October 30, 2014.  He was an electrician and well known small engine repairman, a Veteran of the U. S. Air Force.  Preceded in death by Father, Hubert Walden and Brother Gary Walden.

Survivors:   Wife of 21 years, Donna Walden; Children, Patricia Nuchols, Gary Walden...

Oct 29, 2014

Mr. Dorsey C. Stephens of LaFollette, formerly of Oneida, passed into a better life, Wednesday, October 29, 2014.  Preceded in death by Parents, Lem and Bertha Phillips Stephens, Three Brothers, and Four Sisters, Father and Mother-in-Law, Bart and Ora Jordan.

Dorsey leaves his Wife of 30 years, Elizabeth Jordan Stephens; Daughter, Melany Stephens Braumer of...

Oct 27, 2014

Mr. Terry Ratcliff of LaFollette went to be home with the Lord, Monday, October 27, 2014.  He was born to Bill and Lula Ratcliff in Jellico, TN on June 17, 1931.  He was a member of First Baptist Church of LaFollette and served as Sunday School Teacher, Deacon, and sang in the Choir.  He attended Carson-Newman College followed by...

Oct 24, 2014

Mrs. Rose F. Bryant age 82 of LaFollette passed away Friday, October 24, 2014.  She was a member of Pentecostal Lighthouse Church of God.  Preceded in death by Husbands, Joseph Morris and Jack Bryant, Son, Danny Morris, Parents, James Gillette and Dora Lowe Gillette, Grandaughter, Angela Hunley Burgoon, Sisters, Lucretia Hill, Francis Gillette, and special niece, Helen Jean Wilson....

Oct 24, 2014

Mrs. Carolyn J. Branam age 81 of LaFollette passed away Friday, October 24, 2014.  She was a member of Duff Baptist Church.  Preceded in death by Parents, Horace and Nannie Blankenship Johnson, Brother, James Harold Johnson.

Survivors: Husband of 61  years, Harold R. Branam; Sons, Harolyn Dean Branam and wife, Wanda, Darrell Anthony “Tony” Branam...

Oct 24, 2014

Mr. Nolan Welkins Baird age 96 passed away Friday, October 24, 2014.  He was a 20 year Veteran of the U. S. Navy, and a member of LaFollette United Methodist Church.  Preceded in death by Parents, Aaron Baird and Phoebe Hatmaker Baird, Brothers Adrion Baird, Nathan Baird and Virgil Baird, Sisters, Louise Bryant and Sophie Baird.

Oct 24, 2014

Billy Earl Welch , age 70 of LaFollette, passed away in Knoxville.  He was of the Baptist Faith.  Preceded in death by Parents, Loran and Hazel Patrick Welch, Brothers, Lonnie Welch, Loran Manuel Welch, Jr., Timothy Welch, Raymond Kenneth Welch, and Everette Welch, Sisters, Betty, Mattie, and Brenda,

Survivors:  Daughter, Brenda Welch; Sisters, Imogene Pierce,...

Oct 21, 2014

Kathleen Wright Carroll age 57 of Jacksboro passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2014.  Preceded in death by Parents, Henry and Betty Phillips Carroll.

Survivors: Daughters, Michelle Paul and husband Eddie; Daughter, Tabatha Skeene and husband Randy; Son, David Wright, Jr.; Four Grandchildren, Sydney Horne, Johnathon Paul, Abigayle Paul, and Ashlie Paul; Two Great-grandchildren; Brothers, Steve Carroll and...