Obituaries

KNOXVILLE – Former WATE Channel 6 Chief Meteorologist Matt Hinkin, a familiar and trusted presence in East Tennessee homes for more than three decades, died March 16, 2026, in Knoxville.…

RUTLEDGE – Penny Satterfield Hazeltine, beloved former Rutledge resident and the heart behind The Down Home restaurant, passed away February 13, 2026 at UT Medical Hospital in Knoxville after bravely…

WASHBURN – Robert Boston Nicley, a lifelong farmer, public servant and faithful church leader whose roots in Grainger County stretched back to before Tennessee achieved statehood, passed away peacefully February…

Ruby Coffey Ruby Evelyn Coffey, age 81, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday, January 16, 2026.  Ruby was saved at a young age at Bridgeport Missionary…

Romans 8:18 (KJV) For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.   Conard…

JoAnn Roach – age 84, went home to be with her Savior after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease on January 4, 2026. She was born on July 1, 1941.…

Yvette Dalton, age 61, of Rutledge, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 24, 2025. She was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny “Frank” Dalton; mother, Shirley Reagan; grandparents, Paris…

JAMES E. TATE JR. James E. Tate Jr., “Jimmy,” 82, of Bean Station earned his angel wings Christmas Night, while we celebrated the birth of Christ, every star shone just…

Patsy A. Tate, 80, of Bean Station, lost her courageous battle with cancer on December 6, 2025. She is preceded in death by her husband Marvin Tate and brother Estel…