Cdr. Clifton Fayne Willis influenced many lives through his teaching of JROTC at Central and Bearden high schools after his retirement from active duty in the U.S. Navy. He passed …
Lee A. Cate: The vastness of 98 years
The Rev. Lee Albert Cate passed away on July 12, 2022, after turning 98 on Father’s Day, June 19. His obituary writer said it best: “It is so hard to …
Watt family active in town’s history
Eric “Opie” Watt, a former Farragut resident, has died at his home in Edmond, Oklahoma. He was 58. He was the son of Bob and Betty Watt. Farragut’s annual fishing …
Services Tuesday for Helen Mincey
A longtime Knox County businesswoman has died.
Helen Elizabeth Mincey, 81, of Corryton passed away on July 9, 2022. She was the owner of Helen’s Flower, a business she started in …
Halloween celebration planned for ‘costume queen’
Ramona Ann Didier, who died on June 29, 2022, at age 81, is a part of Knoxville’s lore.
The daughter of Ruth and Donald “Big Don” Buttry, she ran the family …
Requiem for the Jester: We won’t see his like again
He was a wisecracking funnyman whose T-shirt bore the logo, “Call me when you’re serious,” and he meant it.
Most people are pretty good at something. But Tom Jester was one …
South Knoxville gardening guru Lisa Stanley dies at 63
Lisa Diane Allen Stanley, the face of Stanley’s Greenhouses to thousands of customers, lost her 2½-year battle with cancer on Sunday, June 19. She was 63.
Married to Rocky Stanley, head …
Services Saturday for Les Dale
Leslie S. Dale was called Mr. Memphis (and he was that), but when he lived in Knoxville, he left quite a legacy. He died June 3, 2022, just two days …