OBITUARIES

MICHAEL A. SEXTON, age 36, of Blaine, TN was called home to be with the Lord on April 11, 2012. A member of Flint Gap Baptist Church, Michael had a big heart and now he has a new body. Preceded by mother, Shirley Sexton and brother, William Allen Sexton. Survived by wife, Scarlett; children, Spencer, Caitlin and Reuben; father, Jim;...

STELLA GRACE EDWARDS, age 75, of White Pine, TN left the sufferings of this world and went to be with her precious Lord on Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Morristown Hamblen Healthcare Systems. She is preceded in death by her mother and father, Robert M. and Ruth Salyer; brother, Wallace Lell and sister, Velma Elam. She is survived by and...

REV. THOMAS (TOM) JARNIGAN, age 65, of Rutledge, TN went to his heavenly home on April 28, 2013 after a brief illness. Tom was of the Baptist faith, and was a Baptist minister for over 40 years, and also worked as a funeral director for many years. Tom is preceded in death by his father, James, and mother, Alma Hill...

Tammy D. (Maggie) Ford, age 54, of Talbott, TN went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 3, 2013. Preceded in death by her mother, Hazel Ruth Lowery. She is survived by her loving husband of 32 years, Jimmy D. Ford; daughters, Misty Claxton (Mike) and Jennifer Armstrong (Michael); six grandchildren, Anthony, Austin, Taylor, Megan, Blake and Jordan; brothers,...

JAMES LEE MCKINLEY, age 62, of Dandridge, TN went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 26, 2009. He was a member of Lighthouse Full Gospel Church, Haynes Road, Dandridge; a graduate of Maury High School, and a United States Air Force veteran. He is preceded in death by his father, Aubrey McKinley; mother, Elizabeth Cheeseman Kerr; grandparents, Claude...

KENNETH E. SIMPSON, age 81, of Strawberry Plains, TN went to be with the Lord at Jefferson Memorial Hospital on Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 10:32 p.m. He was a faithful member of the Paw Paw Hollow Baptist Church and was a fifty year member of the French Broad Lodge #588 F & AM. Kenneth was a veteran of the...

Ezra M. McElhaney, age 82, of Rutledge, TN, left this world of suffering on February 6, 2003 at 6:00 a.m. at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. He was a retired employee of Sears in Knoxville and was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served in World War II. He is survived by his wife, Norma Dene McElhaney of Rutledge; daughter,...

WANDA FAYE LEE, age 62 of White Pine, TN went home to be with the Lord on August 14, 2005. She attended Gregg's Chapel Freewill Baptist Church. Preceded in death by mother, Mary Kate Walker and brother, John Floyd Walker. Survived by husband of 40 years, Charles H. Lee; sons, Steven Ray Lee and wife, Brenda of Morristown, Allen Dewayne...

MARION STELLA HONEYCUTT DIRL, of Jefferson City, TN, departed this earth on July 31, 2011. She was born to Leoda Parks and Fred Honeycutt on July 16, 1916. She graduated from Nelson Merry High School and retired from Jefferson Memorial Hospital in 1981 after many years of service. She was a faithful member of Martha Davis Baptist Church. She is...

LUKUS ELWOOD KANDARCZYK, age 4 months, of Dandridge, TN went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at Children's Hospital of Knoxville. He was born May 5, 2007, the precious son of Jeremy Obright and Jessica Kandarczyk. He is survived by his mother and father; sister, Viktoria Kandarczyk; maternal grandmother, Victoria Bentley; paternal grandparents, James and Terri Obright;...

LEE DOYLE KINSLER, age 79, of White Pine, TNwent to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at Morristown Hamblen Hospital. He was a member of Sartain Springs Baptist Church in White Pine. He was preceded in death by his parents, Reverend Jim and Maryann Kinsler; six brothers; two sisters and a grandchild. He is survived by his...

CLARA JEWEL DALTON MCCORD, age 89, of Sevierville, TN went to be with the Lord on March 1, 2011. She and her late husband, Bryant Dalton, were owners of Dalton Grocery on Chapman Highway in Sevierville. Clara was preceded in death by her parents, Jasper and Nora Humphrey; husbands, William Bryant Dalton and Stanley McCord; grandson, B. J. Dalton. She...

HARRELL BRITT JORDAN, of Talbott, TN, born May 31, 1952 has lost his battle with diabetes on June 7, 2010 at Ft. Sanders Medical Center in Knoxville. Harrell lived in Jefferson County all of his life and loved his farm and many friends. He was a member of Nina Baptist Church and later became a member of Mansfield Gap Baptist...

STEVEN "TINY" LEE, age 43, of Morristown, TN went to be with the Lord on September 11, 2008 at his home. He was a member of Gregg Freewill Baptist Church in the Piedmont community and was a truck driver for Everhart Transportation. Preceded in death by his mother, Wanda Lee. He is survived by his wife, Brenda Lee; sons, Roger...