Obituaries in Knoxville, TN

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...

Barbara Ann Moore, 78, a former chairperson of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville broadcasting department, died at Life Care Center of Athens on Dec. 7, 2025, after a years-long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Barbara was born on Jan. 18, 1947, in Memphis, Tenn., to parents Edwin E. Moore and Mi...

Gail Davis Cox, age 84 passed away on October 19, 2025 at her residence in Knoxville Tennessee. She was born in Knoxville on March 23 1941, the daughter of the late Claude B and Elsie Davis.Gail was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, William H. Cox Jr, her oldest son Gregory W Cox and g...

James Earl Wilson11/27/1944-11/20/2025Jim “Poppa” Wilson departed this earth surrounded by friends and family on Thursday, November 20, 2025, one week prior to his 81st birthday. Jim was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was a retired and valued member of the Knoxville Police Department (...

Judith “Judy” Underwood Brewer, age 83 of Knoxville, TN passed away peacefully on Monday, June 30, 2025, at Beverly Park Place Health and Rehab. She was of the Baptist Faith. She graduated from Fulton High School in 1960 and from UT Memorial Research Center & Hospital School of Nursing in 1963 a...