All Obituaries

Winnie Byrd Cooper, age 87, of Bean Station, passed away Friday, January 24, 2020 at her home. She attended Barnard’s Grove Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, David H. Cooper, Sr.; parents, E.A. and Cecil Irene Byrd; sister, Mary Alice Russell; grandson, Bryson Avery.   Survivors include her children, David H. Cooper, Jr. (Marilyn), Teresa Cameron, Cheryl Avery (David); grandchildren, Carmody Tisdale; David Cooper III., Lindsey Wolfe, Cody Cameron; 7...

Donna Jeffers, age 69 of Morristown, passed away Wed. Jan. 21, 2020 at her residence. She was preceded in death by her parents: Paul and Georgie Jeffers, sister: Carolyn Stubblefield, brother: Charles “Eddie” Jeffers, nephews: Darwin and Mark Stubblefield and special friend: Janice Crawford. Donna leaves her brother: Paul (Geraldine) Jeffers; niece: Beverly (Frankie) Weston; nephews: Charles (Amanda) Stubblefield, Jeff Jeffers, PJ Jeffers, and Derek Jeffers. Several great and...

Dewane “ Wayne” Bishop 76 of Grainger County, TN, passed away Friday, January 10, 2020 at Heritage Nursing Home after a long  hard struggle with lung cancer. He was preceded in death by his Mother, Helen Bishop. He is survived by his daughters, Cathy (Colen) Owens, Kim Bishop, Brandee Hannah and son Dennis Gulley. Grandchildren: David ( Allison) Coffey, Tanner Mantooth, Bethany Mantooth, Marissa Gulley, Austin Gulley, Joey & Brandon Hannah. Great-Grand Children:...

Carolyn S. Jones (Peters), age 73 of Morristown, TN, passed away Friday afternoon, at Morristown Hamblen Healthcare System.  She was preceded in death by her parents: Roscoe and Jean Peters of Morristown and step daughter: Kelly Jones. She leaves her husband Bobby J. Jones of Morristown, stepson: Matthew Jones (Kerri) of Farragut, stepdaughter: Dr. Mindy Johnson (Chris) of Versailles, KY; grandchildren: Kayla Austin Jones of Nashville, TN, Tucker Jones of Farragut, and Noah,...

Mark Gilbert, 64 of Morristown, passed away Friday, January 10, 2020 at Jefferson Park at Dandridge. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Morristown and had been a faithful employee of JTEKT for over 20 years. Preceding him in death is his father: Ralph Gilbert. Mark leaves his mother: Dorothy Mitchell Gilbert; brother and sister-in-law: Jack and Pat Gilbert; nephews: Eric (Aimee) and Chris (Nikki) Gilbert.  Great nieces and nephews whom he loved very much: AnnMarie, Brooklyn,...

Doris Ann Miller, 74 of Morristown, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020 at her residence. She retired from Shelby Williams after 32 years of service. She was preceded in death by her parents: Leck and Beulah Muscik; brothers: Elmer Howerton, Sam Musick, Harry Muscik, and Joe Muscik; sisters: Lydia “Tiny” Pollard and Lexie Smith. Her faithful companions: Sadie Mie and Baby Jade. Doris leaves her son Frankie Miller, grandson: Christopher Miller, sister: Ruth Porter; special...

Jenell Dobbins, age 90 of Morristown, TN, formally of Gadsden, AL, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Jefferson Park at Dandridge. She was preceded in death by her husband: C.J. Dobbins, parents: Walter and Fannie Heard Jimmerson; brothers: Roy and Carl Jimmerson and sister: Ruth Dunn. Jenell leaves her son: Darrell (Elizabeth “Betsy”) Dobbins; granddaughter: Emily Jenell Wilson (Eli Campbell); grandson: John Dobbins (Megan Kell), great grandson: Blake Wilson, special...

Beulah Brooks Clarkson, 90, passed away at her home in Morristown, TN, on January 3, 2020 after a brief illness, surrounded by her family. Beulah was born on June 3, 1929 on a farm in Harrogate, TN. She and her twin brother, Buford, were the youngest of George and Cornie Brooks’ ten children.  She played high school basketball at Forge Ridge in Claiborne County and later became an avid Lady Vols fan. She married Donald Ray Clarkson and moved to Morristown in 1951. They...

Doris Jean Bumgarner, 84 of Whitesburg, Tennessee, formally of Logan County, West Virginia died and received her crown of glory on January 3, 2020 in her home in Tennessee after a long battle with cancer.  Doris was born on December 30th, 1935 at Holden, West Virginia to Cecil and Goldie (Thornsberry) Stafford.  She was a graduate of Logan High School and lived most of her life in Curry Hollow at 7&8 Holden and Guyane Terrace in Logan.  She married her husband of 62 years,...

Louise Sentelle Pellett, 99 passed away January 1, 2020 at Regency Retirement Village.  Louise was born June 22, 1910 in Buncombe County North Carolina.  Orphaned at the age of five, she was sent, along with her younger brother, to live in an orphanage.  They were taken from the orphanage by their older sister to be raised in a loving, family environment.  Graduating from high school at age sixteen, Louise worked for a company credit union in Canton, North Carolina during...