2018-12-11
WILLIAM ROBERT “BILLY BOB” MOORE
William Robert “Billy Bob” Moore was born on March 7, 1937 to the late Wallace and Lucille Fields Moore. He passed peacefully into eternity on Thursday, November 22, 2018 at his home. Billy Bob was preceded in death by his parents; brothers; George, Dallas, and Frank Moore; sisters, Mariah Beene, Bennie Harrison and Annie Ford; special nephew, George Moore, Jr.; […]
Arrest made in WHS fire investigation
On 12/2/2018 a fire was reported at the Whitwell High School. As a result of this fire, an investigation was initiated by the Marion County Sheriff’s Department which resulted in a determination that the fire was intentionally set. Information was obtained from the scene and other sources which resulted in identifying Robert Cameron Dalton as a suspect. On 12/3/2018, the […]
JAMES A DAVIS
James A. Davis age 91 of Whitwell passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2018. He was preceded in death by his wife, Emma Lou Davis; sons, Timothy Davis and David Davis; granddaughter, Tasha Davis; great granddaughter, Cassidy Roop; parents, B.T. “Doc” & Maude Davis; sisters, Odell Scott, Josephine Stewart, Mary Ruth Broadway, Doris Davis, Anita Davis; daughter in laws, Onita Davis […]
WANDA COPPINGER WEBB
The calling of the Lord on Friday Morning, November 30th, 2018, took Wanda Coppinger Webb to the lovely heavens of Home. Wanda was born on September 15, 1947 to the proud parents Jess and Nellie Mae Coppinger. She spent her lifetime in the beautiful community of Sequatchie, Tennessee. Wanda’s first job was working at the Marion County Courthouse where she […]
DOROTHY RUTH PICKETT
Pickett, Dorothy, Dorothy Ruth “Dot” Pickett age 78 of Whitwell passed away Thursday, November 29, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter & Nettia Roberson; sisters, Ora Mae Guyton, Bertha Collins, Virginia Wiley, Ruby Aultman. Mrs. Pickett was a member of the First Baptist Church of Whitwell and volunteered as a Pink Lady at Grandview Hospital for […]
JOAN ASHBURN
Joan Ashburn, age 81, of Whitwell, TN passed away Thursday morning, November 29, 2018 at her home. She was a member of Cedar Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church and a member of the Cherokee Chapter #301 Order of Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by her husband, J.R. Ashburn, Jr.; parents, Chester and Bette Ross; sister, Ann Ross; brother, John […]
Whitwell Tigers bring home 2018 1A State Champions trophy
Whitwell High School Tiger football program played in the first state championship game in the school’s history on Saturday, December 1. The football program that was thought, by many, to have peaked last season proved that adage untrue by winning the 2018 Class 1A State Championship over the Cornersville Bulldogs in a nail-biter by a 7-6 score. Both programs entered […]
