OBITUARIES
Knoxville, TN Obituaries
Local obituaries for families to remember their loved ones in Knoxville, Knox County and surrounding areas in TN
Ruby Brookshire
Dec 30, 2023
Ruby Lea Brookshire, age 86, went to be with her Lord on December 30, 2023. She passed peacefully while listening to Elvis sing gospel hymns on her and Jimmie’s 70th wedding anniversary. She is preceded in death by her husband Jimmie, and sons Danny, Randy, and Darris Brookshire.
She worked at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center as...
Michael Thomas Henderson, Sr.
Dec 29, 2023
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Lucille Bayse
Dec 28, 2023
Lucille "Shirley" Pope Newsome Bayse was born October 26, 1934, and passed away December 28, 2023, at the University of TN Medical Center. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church, Knoxville, TN. Preceded in death by her husband of 21 years, Robert N. Newsome, foster parents Harry Lee and Bura Gladys Hedrick, biological mom Pearl Greer, brothers Joe,...
Joyce Rose Baker
Dec 24, 2023
Doctor Joyce Rose Baker, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Tennessee Wesleyan University, passed away on December 24, 2023, surrounded by family at Parkwest Medical Center. She was born on November 17, 1945, in Galion, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lester G. and R. Janice Baker, and her brother, David, from Ohio.
Joyce is...
Martha I. Graves
Dec 19, 2023
Martha Irene Graves passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 19. She was born in Mexico City on October 1, 1934, and she was raised in Acapulco, where her grandfather owned a coffee plantation. Martha worked as an administrative secretary for the Mexican government before becoming an airline hostess. She had a passion for dance and became a dance instructor...
Gloria Vanvalkenburg
Dec 16, 2023
Gloria Jean VanValkenburg, age 75, of Knoxville, passed away on December 16th, 2023. Gloria was born on December 30, 1947, to James Gillis Goans Sr. and Katherine Maxine Hardin. She was a Rule High School graduate of 1965 and retired with her loving husband from Indian Creek Boat Dock in Dandridge, TN.
She cherished memories made with...
Ronald Simmons
Dec 9, 2023
Ronald Lee Simmons, 68, of Knoxville, passed away peacefully on December 9th, 2023 surrounded by his family. He was a member of First Calvary Baptist Church. He was a 1973 graduate of Rule High School And after graduation, he became a part of the Marine Corps. In his free time, he loved to play the guitar, watch sports, the...
