Loudon, TN Obituaries

Sep 22, 2015

Jerry Foster, age 66, of Knoxville, passed away at his home on Tuesday, September 22, 2015. He was a member of Blairland Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Sissy Foster; son, Ryne Foster and wife, Sheena; daughter, Brett Foster; sister, Carolyn Hill; and good friends, Marvin Feezell, John Napier, Bill Thompson, Kim Shell and Charles White. The family...

Sep 12, 2015

Glenn Converse Huffine, age 77 of Oakridge, formally of Loudon went to be with our Lord and savior on September 12, 2015. He enjoyed tinkering with lawnmowers and small engines, loved old cars, Nascar racing and especially his two grandchildren with whom he shared all his knowledge. He was preceded in death by parents: Jess and Bonnie (Bisplinghoff) Huffine; infant...

Sep 11, 2015

James William Gryder, 46 of Loudon passed away Friday September 11, 2015 at Home. James is preceded in death by parents, Bobby Ray and Martha Lee McCauley Gryder; foster mother/aunt, Martha Jane Gryder; foster father, Robert Lawson. Survivors, wife, Donna Powell Gryder; sisters, Rebekah Bennett and Jeff Shaver; children, Shiann, and Shawnee Shaver, Petula and Derek Caylor, and chil- dren,...

Sep 7, 2015

Robin Markowicz, age 43 of Loudon, passed away Monday afternoon, September 7, 2015 at Vanderbilt Medical Center. She was a member of New Macedonia Baptist Church. Preceded in death by her grandparents, JR and Nadean Howard, and Austin and Beulah Davis. Robin is survived by her husband, Jerry Markowicz; daughter, Kristen and son, Brody. Also survived by parents, Robert and...

Sep 7, 2015

Herman "Allen" Watson, 79 of Loudon, passed away Monday morning, September 7, 2015. He was very loving and generous husband, father, grandfather and friend. He will be missed greatly by his family and friends. Allen was a member and deacon at Prospect Baptist Church. He was also an electrician and member of IBEW Local 760 for 55 years. Preceded in...

Sep 6, 2015

Deborah Ann Bonner, 64, of Loudon, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015 at Parwest Medical Center. She was a retired bookkeeper. Preceded in death by brothers, Sherman Akin, Jr. and John Akin. Survivors: children, Randy Bonner and wife, Tiffany, Rhonda Grice, Bobby Bonner and wife, Angela, all of Pensacola, FL; grandchildren, Mary E. Grice, Meagan Grice, Anna Lee Grice, Rebecca,...

Sep 2, 2015

Billy Joe Millsaps, Sr. 84, of Philadelphia, peacefully went home to be with Jesus September 2, 2015. A lifelong member of Philadelphia First Baptist Church for 71 years. He began working for Union Carbide of Loudon in 1957 and retired from Viskase Corporation, Loudon in 1993 after 36 years of service. Bill was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great...

Aug 29, 2015

Fred Wilburn Lane, 51 of Sweetwater, lost his battle with a long standing illness, August 29, 2015. Preceded in death by his father, Melvin Lane and brother, Ferdinand Lane. He is survived by his wife, Deneise of Sweetwater; mother, Dorothy Lane of Philadelphia; children, Rocky and Kristin Palmer Lane and their sons, Houston and Landen, Brandi Lane and her son,...

Aug 29, 2015

Jimmy "Dale" Presley Sr. age 54 of Sweetwater passed away August 29, 2015. Preceded in death by; Parents, Jimmy Hugh and June Elizabeth McDonald Presley, brother, Terry Lynn Presley and nephew, Terry Lynn Presley jr., grandparents, Ed and Olivia Tallent Presley, Chester and Genevea Guider McDonald. Survivors, son‘s, Jimmy Dale Presley Jr. Shandan Presley, Jayden Presley daughter, Cheyenne Presley McCarter...

Aug 28, 2015

Ezekiel James "Zeke" Lineham, age 23, of Loudon, passed away Friday, August 28, 2015. Survived by father, Mark Lineham; brothers, Josh and Zac Lineham; sister, Misty Ryan; step sisters, Heather Robinson and Ashley Kerr; mother, Beth Lineham; grandparents, Robert and Harriet Lineham; Carl (Bud) and Shirley Hicks; Rusty & Sandra Hawkins, Tim & Robin Jenkins, Jeff & Susan Anderson, Jamie...

Aug 22, 2015

Jack W. Melson 66 of Kingston passed away Saturday August 22, 2015 at home. Jack was retired from the Knoxville Police Department and a U.S. Marine. Preceded in death by; parents, Virgil and Florence Gann Melson. Survivors, wife of 48 ½ years Sandra McClurg Melson, sons, Jack D. Melson of Knoxville, James D. Melson of Loudon. 3 grandchildren and 3...

Aug 22, 2015

Kevin James Fifield, age 33 of Lenoir City, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2015. Survived by mother, Pamela Fifield of Lenoir City; and father, Kevin Nichols, of Loudon.

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Aug 12, 2015

Margaret Stiefel, age 71 of Loudon went home to be with Jesus, Wednesday August 12, 2015, after a courageous battle with cancer. Preceded in death by parents, Morgan and Stella Hendricks Catron; brother, Bobby Lee; sister, Norma Lee and daughter, Stella Renee' Neil. Survived by husband, Leland Stiefel, of Philadelphia; son, Timothy Ray, of Indiana; sisters, Linda and Edward Moore,...

Aug 10, 2015

Malcolm Lee Allison, age 73, of the Solway community, passed away Monday, August 10, 2015 at Parkwest Medical Center. He was a member of the Beaver Ridge Lodge, # 366 F & AM and served in the United States Army. Preceded in death by parents, George F. and Josie Coward Allison; wife, Effie C. Allison; brothers, Walter, W. S., Angelo,...

Aug 4, 2015

Virginia Faye Jones Hart, age 80 of Philadelphia, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2015, at her home. She was a member of Prospect Baptist Church. Preceded in death by husband, Dallas Hart; parents, Joe and Elizabeth Easter Jones; and brother, Gary Jones. Survivors: daughters and sons-in-law, Karen and Richard Wade and Donna and Rick Sampson, of Loudon; son and daughter-in-law,...

Jul 28, 2015

Cheryl L. (Sherri) Barfield, age 57, of Loudon, formerly of Kokomo, Indiana, passed away Tuesday morning, July 28, 2015. Preceded in death by her father, Merlin Altman; mother, Ruth Simpson and sister, Marion Rawls. She is survived by her husband, Michael Barfield; children, Michelle Goff, Michael Goff and Elizabeth Hodges; eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren; brothers, David Altman and...

Jul 14, 2015

Johnny Leon Hatley, 45 of Sweetwater, passed away suddenly at UT Hospital, Tuesday, July 14, 2015. Preceded in death by father, Ernest Paul Hatley. Survivors; wife, Robin Letsinger Hatley; children, Justin Hatley, Dustin Hatley and fiance, Carrie Chesser and Kassye Hatley, all of Sweetwater; grandchildren, Summer Chesser and Aaron Humfleet; mother, Virginia Brummitt Hatley; brothers, Ernest P. Hatley, II and...

Jul 11, 2015

Wanda Faye Millsaps, 76, of Philadelphia passed away Saturday morning July 11, 2015 at home. Wanda was a member of the First Baptist Church in Philadelphia and avid doll collector. She is preceded in death by, parents Homer and Margaret (Giles) Watts; sister, Barbara Stricklan; brother, James"Tater" Watts. Survivors, husband, Billy Joe Millsaps of Philadelphia; daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and...

Jul 6, 2015

Irene Kyker, 84, of Philadelphia, passed away Monday morning July 6, 2015 at Woods Nursing Home. Irene was a Member of First Baptist Church in Philadelphia. Preceded in death by parents, William Henry and Mary Lee Smith Allmon; husband, J. Wesley Kyker, infant brother, Robert; brothers, Aubry, Harold, James. Survivors: children, Donna Miller, John Kyker Jr., Teresa McDonald and husband,...

Jul 3, 2015

Charlcie Belcher Porter passed away peacefully at Kindred Nursing Home in Loudon, Tennessee on July 3, 2015. She was 76 years old. Charlcie was born on August 21, 1938 in Loudon, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Avery and Margaret Russell. She was their eldest daughter of five girls. She married Chester Bill Belcher, and he preceded her in death...