Carla Darcel Brown
Carla Darcel Brown was called home on August 27, 2019. A graduate of Rule High School class of 1982, she attended Knoxville College and Rhema Bible College. She was a member/exhorter and choir member of Oak Grove A.M.E…
Sammy Bail Taylor
Knoxville – Sammy Bail Taylor departed this life Tuesday, August 27, 2019, peacefully at home surrounded by loving family. Retired from Knoxville Utilities Board after 28 years. Preceded in death by wives, Margaret Taylor, Evelyn Taylor; parents, Jimmy…
Inner-city Concerns Welcomed at Meeting Thursday, Aug 5
MAJOR CAMPAIGN ISSUES FOR MAYORAL CANDIDATES as DEFINED BY COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS IN THE HEART OF KNOXVILLE Community Voices Coalition is a grassroots coalition that is making sure Gun Violence, Youth Opportunities, and Unaffordable Utilities continue to be major…
George Smith Jr.
George Smith Jr. “Jitty Bug” entered into God’s kingdom August 28, 2019. Preceded in death by parents Gertrude H. Willis and George H. Smith; wife Renae Lockett Smith; brothers Jimmy Lewis Willis, and George Smith Jr.; grandparents, and…
Edna L Kennedy, age 79
Edna L Kennedy passed away August 31, 2019 at Ft. Sanders Hospital. Arrangements are forthcoming. Her remains rest at Patton Funeral Home 1-800-824-8283 or www.pattonfuneralhome1962.com
Thomas Lavon Maddox
Knoxville – Thomas Lavon Maddox, “Von,” 76, Knoxville passed away, August 29, 2019 at NHC Knoxville. Preceded in death by parents: Christine and Wilmer Maddox and sisters: Sandra Gurley and Bonnie Flemmings. Survivors, niece, Christal (John “Binky”) Bourne;…
Joyce Elizabeth Tucker
KNOXVILLE, TN – Joyce Elizabeth Tucker passed away August 30, 2019 at her home. Arrangements are forthcoming. Her remains rest at Patton Funeral Home 1-800-824-8283 or www.pattonfuneralhome1962.com
Linda Diane Jones-Banks
KNOXVILLE, TN – Linda Diane Jones-Banks, 63, passed away August 30, 2019 . Arrangements are forthcoming. Her remains rest at Patton Funeral Home 1-800-824-8283 or www.pattonfuneralhome1962.com
Wilma Jean Stewart
OAK RIDGE, TN – Wilma Jean Stewart entered into eternal rest on August 24, 2019 at Parkwest Medical Center. She graduated from Oak Ridge High School Class of 1977, where she was a member of the cheerleading team…
Jamesena E. Easterly
(KNOXVILLE, TN) – Jamesena E. Easterly, departed this life, August 23, 2019, at her home. She was a member of Bethel AME Church. Her Children and their offsprings: Lawrence Williams Sr.; his children Lawrence Jr., Lorenzo and Latrice…
Jannie Lee Hunt
Knoxville – Jannie Lee Hunt, 81, of Knoxville, departed this life on Monday, August 26, 2019 at Fort Sanders Medical Center. She attended Canaan Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her mother Irene, father Buddy, 2…
Economic Portrayal of Poverty in America
Dr. Donald Bruce, Ph.D. Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research will talk about the federal definition of poverty, inequality, and mobility and how federal and state programs measures poverty and the holes in current safety nets. The…