Earnest Lee Payne Sr. passed away June 22, 2021 at Fort Sanders Regional Hospital .  Arrangements are forthcoming.  His remains rest at Patton Funeral Home 1-800-824-8283 or www.pattonfuneralhome1962.com  

Alonzo Montgomery passed away June 17, 2021 at Fort Sanders Regional Hospital .  Arrangements are forthcoming.  His remains rest at Patton Funeral Home 1-800-824-8283 or www.pattonfuneralhome1962.com

On Sunday, June 13, 2021, while in the comfort of her home and in the presence of loved ones, Debra (Debbie) walked into the loving arms of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Her journey here on Earth was completed. She attended College Hill and North Lee School. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, where she served on the Ushers Board, she also enjoyed cooking, reading, and mentoring to family and loved ones. Debra was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wyse (Alma)...

James Oscar “Radio” Miller gained his wings on Saturday, June 12, 2021. He was born March 5, 1939, in Knoxville, Tennessee and raised in the Mucktown Community. He attended Old Austin High School and was a devoted longtime member of Wilder Missionary Baptist Church.  While at Wilder Missionary Baptist Church, he was a Trustee and had several other duties in the church. He was a welder by trade and worked several years at Dempster Brothers before...

Gregory Allen Thompson, Jr., age 50, departed this life peacefully on June 12, 2021 at Tennova Hospital surrounded by family and friends. He was preceded in death by his sister, Veronica Lynn Thompson and grandparents, Mildred and John Jones, Ollie Jewell, and Louis Thompson; aunts: Norma Jones and Johnye Bell Westfield; uncles: Hubert, and Williams Jones. He leaves to cherish his memory his parents, Gregory, Sr. and Frankie Thompson; brothers, Jeffrey and Michael Thompson; aunts: Gayle...

Pearlie Mae Bassett passed away at the age of 83 on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at her residence.  Her passing followed a short illness. She was a graduate of Austin High School.  Prior to retirement, she owned and operated Bassett Boarding Home for mentally challenged adults for 40 years. She was a member of Emmanuel United Presbyterian Church. Preceded in death by husband of 58 years, Elbert Bassett, Sr; daughter, Vanessa Truitt; son-in-law, Nelson Truitt; granddaughter,...

Robert Neal Goldston age 58, passed away at Tennova Hospital.  He was born in Cleveland to the late Jo Clara and Hugh Marshall Goldston Sr.  He is proceeded in death by his parents; two brothers, Hugh Marshall, Jr., and Gary Lamar Goldston.    Robert was a graduate of Bradley High School and a retiree of Walden Security, he also served as a Cleveland Police Officer for many years and while on duty he had a habit of checking on...

Mr. Charles D. Simpson, also known as "Man", of Knoxville, departed this life on June 4, 2021. Preceded in death by his father, Charles Bradley and grandparents, John and Coreaner Simpson, Charles and Nora Bradley. Left to mourn his passing: daughters, Demetria and Rihanna Simpson; son, Giovanni Simpson; mother, Pearl Simpson; sisters, Nancy Ann, Sylvia and Mary Allison Bradley; brother, Eric Bradley of Athens, TN; aunts, Priscilla Ligon and Susan Cannon; uncle,...

Alma Wells Badgett passed away June 4, 2021 at Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY.  Arrangements are forthcoming.  Her remains rest at Patton Funeral Home 1-800-824-8283 or www.pattonfuneralhome1962.com  

Thelma Jordan Simmons was born February 1, 1945 in Knoxville, TN. Thelma went home to be with the Lord on June 3, 2021. She was welcomed home by her second husband James Simmons, her first husband Richard Dotson, her mother Laura Jordan Freeman and her father B C Holloway. Thelma was a licensed cosmetologist for over 30 years and was an ordained minister. Thelma was the eldest of 11 children, and she ran the family like she was the mother of all until the end. Thelma ministered to and...