Central High Tennessee Alumni Obituaries

The Reverend C. Clifton Garris a native of Washington NC went home to be with the Lord on December 29 2025. After graduation from Washington High School Cliff enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and honorably served with the Flying Tigers as a Radar Technician from 1956 1962. Cliff attended Rollins Coll...

was born on March 6 1970 to the late Donnell Rodgers Sr. and Jo Ann Robertson Rodgers. He peacefully transitioned to his heavenly home on Saturday April 26 2025 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital following a brief but acute illness. A proud graduate of Central High School in Shelbyville Donnell was a...

Brent Wallace Anderson 82 of McCammon Idaho passed away on Sunday December 14 2025. He was born June 9 1943 in Blackfoot Idaho the second of nine children born to Wallace Owen and Vivian Darrington Anderson. He grew up in the RiversideThomas area and graduated from Snake River High School in 1961. B...

After a lengthy illness and with family beside him Retired Capt. William Bill Carl Dixon Jr. age 95 used the golden key and entered that palace of eternity on November 17 2025. William was the son of the late W. Carl Dixon Sr. and Mary L. Dixon. He was born in the Avondale area of Chattanooga. He ha...

Reba Carol Grimes Adams age 77 of Murfreesboro TN passed away Monday December 29 2025. A native of Rutherford County TN she was the daughter of the late Jesse Frank Grimes and Lula Faye Carter Grimes. Reba was also preceded in death by her twin sister Rita Neil Grimes Worley. Reba is survived by her...

Rachel Bradford Horsley 92 of Fayetteville passed away on November 13 2025 surrounded by family and loved ones at home. She was born August 12 1933 in Lincoln County Tennessee to the late Robert Anderson and Elsie Mae Sandlin Bradford. Services are to be held at 2 PM at Higgins Funeral Home on Monda...

Charles Gregory Greg Riddle of Lynchburg TN passed away on December 9 2025. A celebration of his life will be held on Friday December 12 2025 from 530 PM until 830 PM at Higgins Funeral Home. A private burial will take place at Lynchburg Cemetery. Greg was born in Fayetteville TN on May 21 1961 to B...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Nancy Carolyn Moyers age 76 of Petersburg Tennessee. Carolyn passed away peacefully on December 27 2025 at Huntsville Hospital surrounded by the love of her family. Born on October 17 1949 in Lincoln County Tennessee Carolyn was the daughter of...

John Burns Smiley 74 of Fayetteville a devoted husband father grandfather and man of unwavering faith entered his heavenly home on November 23 2025 in Huntsville Alabama. Born in Nashville TN on December 12 1950 Johns commitment to the Lord and his community began early. He graduated from Central Hi...

Christopher Byrum a man of steadfast faith and dedicated service was called home on December 18 2025 at the age of 38. Born on November 26 1987 in Memphis Chris grew up with a heart for his community.A graduate of Millington Central High School Chris first distinguished himself through his involveme...

William Samuel Drake, known affectionately as Sam to his friends and family, passed away peacefully on Christmas Day, 2025, at the Hospice of Southern Kentucky. Born on April 21, 1931, in Central City, Kentucky, Sam's life was a testament to the values of kindness, friendliness, and wisdom that he e...

William Samuel Drake, known affectionately as Sam to his friends and family, passed away peacefully on Christmas Day, 2025, at the Hospice of Southern Kentucky. Born on April 21, 1931, in Central City, Kentucky, Sam's life was a testament to the values of kindness, friendliness, and wisdom that he e...

Sara Jane Locke 75 of Dayton Tennessee passed away on Thursday January 12026 at Hospice of Chattanooga. Mrs. Locke was born January 91950. She was a member of the Ford and Locke families pioneer residents of Rhea County. Mrs. Locke was a devoted mother and grandmother and will be missed by many life...

Dr. Doug Gibbons Hooper age 68 passed away on December 27 2025. He was born on July 11 1957 in Nashville TN to T.M. and Juanita Hooper of Smithville Tennessee. A lifelong resident of Smithville Doug graduated from DeKalb County High School in 1975 and from Tennessee Technological University in 1979....

Mr. Troy Simelton Jr. was born on April 8 1950 in Ripley Mississippi to the union of the late Troy Simelton Sr. and Virgie Smith Simelton. He grew up in a closeknit family where he learned the values of faith hard work and commitment to others that guided him throughout his life. Troy received his e...

Mary Frances Lea Baines age 91 of Lebanon passed away Monday Nov. 17 2025 at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital in Lebanon. She was born April 3 1934 daughter of the late Jessie Herbert Lea and Elizabeth Frances Williams Lea. Her formative years were spent in Watertown where she was a 1951 graduate o...

Charita Manette Upkins passed away on Thursday December 11 2025. She was born on May 16 1966 the daughter of Betty Ann Carson. She is survived by her husband of nearly 30 years Louis Upkins and her two children Caleb Upkins and Zoe Upkins. Born and raised in Memphis Charita graduated from Central Hi...

Evon Tinsley Buckta passed away peacefully on Monday January 12 2026 at her home in Scottsville Kentucky. She was born on June 28 1943 in Warren County Kentucky to Elijah Harper Tinsley and Minnie Jane Loafman Tinsley. Evon graduated as salutatorian from Alvaton High School in Alvaton Kentucky in 19...

Dorcas Bruce Morgan, age 93, passed away peacefully on September 11, 2025. She was born in Parrottsville, Tennessee on November 25, 1931, and was a lifelong resident of Knoxville. She graduated from Knoxville High School (Class of 1949) and Draughon’s Business College. She was a member of Central...

JAMES RALPH HICKMAN, Sr. - age 84, passed away Tuesday, January 13 at Sacred Grounds Hospice in Knoxville. Ralph was born in Knoxville on December 19, 1941 to James E. Hickman and Mary McClellan Hickman. His family moved to Fountain City when Ralph was four years old, and he spent the rest of his li...

Randel Edward Summers, age 69, passed away at home surrounded by loved ones on October 7, 2025. He was a lifelong resident of Knoxville TN. He graduated from Central High school in the Class of 1974. Randy served six years in the United States Air Force. During his service, he met his loving wife wh...

Evan Spencer Bowers, age 83, of Knoxville, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 20th, 2025. He was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd and Hazel Bowers, his brother Boyd (Pete) Bowers, and his loving wife of over 61 years, Caroline.Evan is survived by children, Christopher Bowers (Bonni...

Carol Ann Easterday, age 81, of Knoxville, Tennessee entered heaven to be with Jesus Saturday morning, July 19, 2025.She was preceded in death by her parents, Boyd and Dorothy (King) Hobby; Jack Easterday, her loving and devoted husband of 58 years; and her daughters, Julia Ann Easterday and Dr. Ang...

90 of Oak Grove Alabama formerly of Barbourville Kentucky was called home on Wednesday December 24 2025. He is survived by two daughters Lisa Ann Bingham Weldon Steve of Oak Grove Alabama and Donna Lynn Bingham of Oak Grove Alabama three granddaughters Katie Weldon Derek of Dunwoody Georgia Casey We...

Don DeWees age 82 of Macomb Illinois formerly of Astoria Illinois passed away at 558 am Tuesday November 3 2020 at his home. He was born on October 27 1938 in Cleveland Tennessee the son of Willard and Mary Gilliland DeWees. On June 19 1960 Don married Betty Ann Cufaude in Mason City Illinois. Sh...

Bobby Joe Fawcett age 70 of Table Grove Illinois passed away at 710 pm on Friday September 10 2021 at his home. He was born on July 11 1951 in Canton Illinois the son of Delbert L. and Wanda R. Cooper Fawcett. He married Brenda Parr on November 18 1983 in Lewistown Illinois. She survives. Also su...

Gloria LaGaye Jones Harris, was born January 4, 1947, in Sharon, Tennessee to the late Charlie I. Jones and Marion K. Rogers Jones. In 1957, at the age of ten, Gloria and her family moved to South Bend, Indianna where she would spend her formative years and build a life filled with love, laughter an...

In lieu of flowers memorial donations in Cynthias memory may be directed to The Dixon Carter Fund at a loving wife devoted moder chemies pudnute aut woman of profound faith departed from this earthly life for elemul ner on tanter 8t 2025 at her home. She was bom on March 10 1959 in Flint Machagat so...

Joanne King Mason age 89 passed peacefully on December 31 2025 and joined her heavenly father. She was born on August 11 1936 in Bedford County Tennessee. She was preceded in death by her parents Charles and Sarah King Petersburg Tennessee and her brothers Charles Jerry Bill and Clayton. Joanne marr...