Obituaries
Obituaries for Schubert Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Dorothy "Dot" Sexton
Dec 22, 2025
The family will receive friends Saturday, December 27, 2025 at Schubert Funeral Home from 11:00-12:00 EST with the funeral to follow at 12:00 EST. Interment will follow in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Deer Lodge.
Robert “Bobby” Hicks
Dec 22, 2025
The family is composing the obituary and setting the service times, please check back for the full obituary.
Carol Bell
Dec 22, 2025
The family will receive friends Monday, December 29, 2025 at Schubert Funeral Home from 1:00-2:00 p.m. with the funeral to follow at 2:00 p.m. with Bro. Taylor Adams and Bro. Kevin Ward officiating. Interment will follow in the Bell Family Cemetery in Harriman.
Michael Carnes
Dec 21, 2025
The family is honoring Michael's wishes for cremation. No services will be scheduled.
David F. Rogers
Dec 21, 2025
David Francis Rogers, 81, passed away on December 21, 2025, at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He was born on February 22, 1944, in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, and raised in Coalfield, Tennessee. A lifelong resident of Coalfield, he carried the spirit of his community with him throughout his life, grounded in the values and connections formed in the...
Rodney Ezra Jones
Dec 17, 2025
Rodney Ezra Jones, age 48 of Knoxville, formerly of New York. Unexpectedly passed away on December 17, 2025. Rodney had the best heart, and he loved his children dearly. Rodney had a million-dollar smile. He could make you laugh for hours.
Rodney was the son of Rev. Dr. Herbert and Evelyn Jones.
He is preceded in death by both his parents and...
Vickie Adkins
Dec 17, 2025
Vickie Lynn Adkins, age 53, of Deer Lodge went home to be with the Lord on December 17, 2025. A loving wife, mother, and grandmother who exemplified strength, love, and unwavering faith.
Born April 12, 1972 to the late Trudy Berry & Willis Brown, the only daughter out of 5 sons, Vickie learned the values of resilience and hard work from...
Joshua Shelton
Dec 16, 2025
Joshua Roy Shelton
December 1, 1989 – December 16, 2025
Joshua Roy Shelton, 36, of Alexander, North Carolina, passed away unexpectedly on December 16, 2025. Joshua was born on December 1, 1989 in Lenoir, North Carolina, Caldwell County.
Joshua was the son of Frederick and Janine Shelton. Joshua was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Roy and Georgia Shelton; his maternal grandparents,...
Ricky Morgan
Dec 15, 2025
Ricky Lynn Morgan, age 63 of Wartburg passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family.
Ricky was an avid outdoorsman who loved to travel, fish, mow, ride 4wheelers, and camp. He was a sergeant at Morgan County Jail for 16 years. He also worked in security for DOE for 3 years. Ricky was proud to call himself a Christian...
Rita Swint
Dec 15, 2025
Rita Faye Swint, born March 9, 1951 in Gobey, Tennessee, passed away quietly in her home in Wartburg on December 14, 2025. She was the beloved daughter of the late Pleas and Maxine Hall. Rita was a devoted and loving daughter, grandmother, nanny, mother, sister, and wife. She had a beautiful soul and was a nurturer and caretaker by nature....
Sherry Reed
Dec 14, 2025
Sherry Reed age 60, of the Coal Hill Community went home to be with the Lord, Sunday December 14, 2025 at Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville surrounded by her loving family after a long battle with Kidney Disease. Sherry was born April 14, 1965 in Scott County. She was the daughter of the late Mack and Columbia Harness. She was...
Patricia Lyons
Dec 13, 2025
Patricia Lyons, age 65, passed away peacefully at her home in Wartburg on Saturday December 13, 2025. She loved serving on the Morgan County Fair Association and at the Senior Center in Wartburg.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Odie and Irene Garrett; sisters, Mary Catherine and Eva June Weatherford; and brother Wayne Garrett.
She is survived by her husband...
Betty Lou Chaney
Dec 12, 2025
Betty Lou Chaney, age 72, was born on July 6, 1953, and departed this life peacefully at her home on Friday morning, December 12, 2025, surrounded by the love of her family.
She was preceded in death by her father, Bill Moore; her beloved son, Billy Jack Chaney; and her sister, Peggy Sue Chaney. Betty Lou was a devoted wife, mother,...
Felix Ooten
Dec 11, 2025
Felix Esco Ooten, age 88, of Kingston passed into eternal rest on Thursday Morning, December 11, 2025, at the Lantern at Morning Pointe in Lenoir City, TN.
Felix was born on April 9, 1937, in Oakdale, TN., to Vera Viola Hamby Ooten and Clarence Ooten. He worked all his life starting at a young age delivering newspapers. He worked at the...
Christine Phillips
Dec 10, 2025
Christine Phillips, age 63 went to meet the Lord on December 10, 2025.
The most important thing she would want anyone to know about her is that she loved the Lord, her girls, Amy and Arianna, her family and her pup Axel.
She is survived by Bobby Phillips, her sisters, nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her two “adopted children”...
Frank Austin
Dec 9, 2025
Frank Rutledge Austin, age 84 of Oakdale, went home to be with the Lord, December the 9th, 2025, after a brief battle with lung disease. He was born February the 4th, 1941 in Chattanooga, TN, the son of the late Frank and Isabel Austin.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother James Austin, sisters Peggy...
Jimmy Barber
Dec 9, 2025
Elder Jimmy Keith Barber, age 81, of Harriman, TN, passed away on December 9th, 2025. He was an attentive Pastor to multiple congregations throughout the years, avid scholar of the Bible and Theology, and published author. He retired from Whirlpool Corporation in 2017 and was a beloved coworker and friend to many there. It was a common sight to see...
Billy J. Hurst
Dec 9, 2025
Mr. Billy J. Hurst, age 97, of Deer Lodge, TN, passed away on Tuesday morning, December 9, 2025. Born on September 11, 1928, he lived a long and meaningful life marked by devotion to family, service to country, and pride in his work.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 51 years, Margurite; his parents, Dave and Lucy...
Fulton Wayne Freels
Dec 7, 2025
Fulton Wayne Freels, age 25, of Sunbright, passed away peacefully at his home on December 7, 2025. Fulton was welcomed into heaven by his beloved fiancée, Nevaeh Ballard, and his grandparents, Omer and Bonnie Freels, who preceded him in death. He leaves behind his father, Tony Freels; his mother, Teresa Wray, and husband Shane; his sister, Breanna Kilgore, and husband...
Dorothy "Dot" Sexton
Dec 22, 2025
The family will receive friends Saturday, December 27, 2025 at Schubert Funeral Home from 11:00-12:00 EST with the funeral to follow at 12:00 EST. Interment will follow in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Deer Lodge.
Robert “Bobby” Hicks
Dec 22, 2025
The family is composing the obituary and setting the service times, please check back for the full obituary.
Carol Bell
Dec 22, 2025
The family will receive friends Monday, December 29, 2025 at Schubert Funeral Home from 1:00-2:00 p.m. with the funeral to follow at 2:00 p.m. with Bro. Taylor Adams and Bro. Kevin Ward officiating. Interment will follow in the Bell Family Cemetery in Harriman.
Michael Carnes
Dec 21, 2025
The family is honoring Michael's wishes for cremation. No services will be scheduled.
David F. Rogers
Dec 21, 2025
David Francis Rogers, 81, passed away on December 21, 2025, at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He was born on February 22, 1944, in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, and raised in Coalfield, Tennessee. A lifelong resident of Coalfield, he carried the spirit of his community with him throughout his life, grounded in the values and connections formed in the...
Rodney Ezra Jones
Dec 17, 2025
Rodney Ezra Jones, age 48 of Knoxville, formerly of New York. Unexpectedly passed away on December 17, 2025. Rodney had the best heart, and he loved his children dearly. Rodney had a million-dollar smile. He could make you laugh for hours.
Rodney was the son of Rev. Dr. Herbert and Evelyn Jones.
He is preceded in death by both his parents and...
Vickie Adkins
Dec 17, 2025
Vickie Lynn Adkins, age 53, of Deer Lodge went home to be with the Lord on December 17, 2025. A loving wife, mother, and grandmother who exemplified strength, love, and unwavering faith.
Born April 12, 1972 to the late Trudy Berry & Willis Brown, the only daughter out of 5 sons, Vickie learned the values of resilience and hard work from...
Joshua Shelton
Dec 16, 2025
Joshua Roy Shelton
December 1, 1989 – December 16, 2025
Joshua Roy Shelton, 36, of Alexander, North Carolina, passed away unexpectedly on December 16, 2025. Joshua was born on December 1, 1989 in Lenoir, North Carolina, Caldwell County.
Joshua was the son of Frederick and Janine Shelton. Joshua was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Roy and Georgia Shelton; his maternal grandparents,...
Ricky Morgan
Dec 15, 2025
Ricky Lynn Morgan, age 63 of Wartburg passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family.
Ricky was an avid outdoorsman who loved to travel, fish, mow, ride 4wheelers, and camp. He was a sergeant at Morgan County Jail for 16 years. He also worked in security for DOE for 3 years. Ricky was proud to call himself a Christian...
Rita Swint
Dec 15, 2025
Rita Faye Swint, born March 9, 1951 in Gobey, Tennessee, passed away quietly in her home in Wartburg on December 14, 2025. She was the beloved daughter of the late Pleas and Maxine Hall. Rita was a devoted and loving daughter, grandmother, nanny, mother, sister, and wife. She had a beautiful soul and was a nurturer and caretaker by nature....
Sherry Reed
Dec 14, 2025
Sherry Reed age 60, of the Coal Hill Community went home to be with the Lord, Sunday December 14, 2025 at Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville surrounded by her loving family after a long battle with Kidney Disease. Sherry was born April 14, 1965 in Scott County. She was the daughter of the late Mack and Columbia Harness. She was...
Patricia Lyons
Dec 13, 2025
Patricia Lyons, age 65, passed away peacefully at her home in Wartburg on Saturday December 13, 2025. She loved serving on the Morgan County Fair Association and at the Senior Center in Wartburg.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Odie and Irene Garrett; sisters, Mary Catherine and Eva June Weatherford; and brother Wayne Garrett.
She is survived by her husband...
Betty Lou Chaney
Dec 12, 2025
Betty Lou Chaney, age 72, was born on July 6, 1953, and departed this life peacefully at her home on Friday morning, December 12, 2025, surrounded by the love of her family.
She was preceded in death by her father, Bill Moore; her beloved son, Billy Jack Chaney; and her sister, Peggy Sue Chaney. Betty Lou was a devoted wife, mother,...
Felix Ooten
Dec 11, 2025
Felix Esco Ooten, age 88, of Kingston passed into eternal rest on Thursday Morning, December 11, 2025, at the Lantern at Morning Pointe in Lenoir City, TN.
Felix was born on April 9, 1937, in Oakdale, TN., to Vera Viola Hamby Ooten and Clarence Ooten. He worked all his life starting at a young age delivering newspapers. He worked at the...
Christine Phillips
Dec 10, 2025
Christine Phillips, age 63 went to meet the Lord on December 10, 2025.
The most important thing she would want anyone to know about her is that she loved the Lord, her girls, Amy and Arianna, her family and her pup Axel.
She is survived by Bobby Phillips, her sisters, nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her two “adopted children”...
Frank Austin
Dec 9, 2025
Frank Rutledge Austin, age 84 of Oakdale, went home to be with the Lord, December the 9th, 2025, after a brief battle with lung disease. He was born February the 4th, 1941 in Chattanooga, TN, the son of the late Frank and Isabel Austin.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother James Austin, sisters Peggy...
Jimmy Barber
Dec 9, 2025
Elder Jimmy Keith Barber, age 81, of Harriman, TN, passed away on December 9th, 2025. He was an attentive Pastor to multiple congregations throughout the years, avid scholar of the Bible and Theology, and published author. He retired from Whirlpool Corporation in 2017 and was a beloved coworker and friend to many there. It was a common sight to see...
Billy J. Hurst
Dec 9, 2025
Mr. Billy J. Hurst, age 97, of Deer Lodge, TN, passed away on Tuesday morning, December 9, 2025. Born on September 11, 1928, he lived a long and meaningful life marked by devotion to family, service to country, and pride in his work.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 51 years, Margurite; his parents, Dave and Lucy...
Fulton Wayne Freels
Dec 7, 2025
Fulton Wayne Freels, age 25, of Sunbright, passed away peacefully at his home on December 7, 2025. Fulton was welcomed into heaven by his beloved fiancée, Nevaeh Ballard, and his grandparents, Omer and Bonnie Freels, who preceded him in death. He leaves behind his father, Tony Freels; his mother, Teresa Wray, and husband Shane; his sister, Breanna Kilgore, and husband...
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