KNOXVILLE, TN – Dorothy J. McKinney Moore was a true trailblazer in Knoxville law enforcement who retired with 25-years of service. At the age of 30, she became the second African-American female…
Dave Anderson Sr. (age 72)
OAK RIDGE, TN – Chief Master Sergeant (Ret) Dave Anderson Sr, past NAACP President, Oak Ridge Chapter was born December 2, 1947, in Jacksonville, Florida to the late John William and Francis…
Emmett Bowman Yette, Beloved Educator, Coach and Mentor, dies
Emmett Yette, a retired educator, coach, and mentor to many youths. After graduating from Tennessee State University, Mr. Yette’s coaching and teaching career spanned from Campbell High School in Rockwood, Tennessee, to…
Harold Agnew, Sr. (age 92) beloved singer, musician and barber dies
KNOXVILLE, TN (October 28, 2020) – Harold Agnew, Sr. was born to Henry and Allie Agnew in Anderson, S.C., on February 23, 1928. He retired several months ago due to the pandemic….
Prof. Robert E. Boyd dies
Professor Robert E. Boyd was a passionate educator. He retired in 2018 from Pellissippi State Community College where he taught for 50 years. Before returning to Knoxville in1995, he was a middle…
Vera Ferguson-Williams
Vera Ferguson-Williams died on Friday, Sept. 11, in Little Rock, AK. She was married to Alfred Williams, a member of the Clinton 12, for 25-years before his passing last year on March…
Beloved Rev. Dr. Donald Lee Derrickson Sr. died
Dr. D. L. Derrickson Sr., departed this life, August 19, 2020, in Knoxville, TN. For 50 years Dr. Derrickson pastored Rock Temple Church of God in Christ on Maria Ave. in Mechanicsville,…
Dwight Hardin, local entertainer has Died
Knoxville, TN – Vernon Dwight Hardin, a well-known vocalist and percussionist, departed this life, April 16, 2020, at U. T. Medical Hospital after a brief bout with a very aggressive cancer. Dwight…
In Memory of Dennis Eugene Foster aka Ronnie Love
Eulogy of DENNIS EUGENE FOSTER aka Ronnie Love; was born November 13, 1950, to Heloise Hampton and Oscar Foster, Jr. in Bessemer AL., and transitioned peacefully on March 22, 2018, at his home…