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02/05/2026

Elsie Ann Price Ferrell, age 69, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 3, 2026. She enjoyed playing bluegrass music alongside her friends. Elsie loved spending time with her grandchildren "her babies". You could find her out thrifting or listening to her son, Rusty play music. Elsie was a lo...

02/05/2026

02/04/2026

Lewis Ray Royston Jr., age 69, took his eternal ride on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 after a brief illness while surrounded by family. Lewis was always happy and was known to be a jokester. He enjoyed making people laugh and pulling pranks. You could usually find Lewis riding his "hog" on any pretty ...

02/04/2026

Anna (Bray) Johnson, age 69, of Bulls Gap, Tennessee, formerly of DeKalb, Illinois, passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at Bristol Regional Medical Center in Tennessee.

Anna was born and raised in DeKalb, Illinois, and was a proud graduate of DeKalb High School, Class of 1974. She was ...

02/04/2026

Rogersville: Mary Ozeal Williams, age 91, of Rogersville, passed away, Monday, January 2, 2026 at Hancock Manor Nursing Home, Sneedville. She was saved at a young age and member of Stone Mountain Baptist church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fayne Williams; parents, John B. and Jenny ...

02/03/2026

Surgoinsville: Frank “Rudy” Alvis, age 79, of Surgoinsville, passed away, Friday, January 30, 2026 at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center. He was a member of Surgoinsville United Methodist Church where he actively served as a trustee, and on the SPRC and Worship Committees. Rudy was a veteran ...

02/03/2026

Four Chaplains Day honors the four chaplains aboard the SS Dorchester during WWII. The Dorchester, a troop ship carrying approximately 900, was struck by a German U-boat on February 3, 1943. The 4 Chaplains were a Methodist minister, Reformed Church minister, a Rabbi, and a Catholic Priest. After handing out out all of the remaining life jackets to the soldiers and helping them board the lifeboats, the 4 chaplains linked arms, sang hymns, and said prayers as they went down with the ship. May they rest in peace.

02/02/2026

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02/02/2026

Ethel Lois Sloan, age 87, passed away peacefully on February 1, 2026, at Nova Health and Rehab Center.

She was born on February 25, 1938, in Rogersville, Tennessee, to William George Horne and Volena Lawson Horne. Lois lived a life marked by her devotion to family and a deep love for c...