Richard Thomas Glover, age 67, was born on September 2, 1955 to Stanley Richard Glover and Alison Ruth Harper Glover in Plymouth, Massachusetts and passed away on June 30, 2023 in Knoxville, TN. He was a musician and an aircraft mechanic. He was a producer/ song writer and had a band in Florida. He loved playing his guitar. he was a scuba diver and an avid Christian.
Richard is survived by his wife- Lorraine Glover; children- Brandon and Derrick Glover; siblings- Robyn Smith (Donald), Mari-jane Shore (Brian), and Alison Raab (Nick), and mother, Alison Ruth Blongren (Roy). He was preceded in death by his father and siblings- Greta Collins, Roy L. Glover, and Roy Albert Blomgren.
Diana Ledbetter, age 81, was born on January 10,1942 to Tom and Kathryn Day Swafford in Akron, Ohio and passed away on July 1, 2023 in Crossville, TN. She was an insurance administrator and enjoyed flower arranging and designing, singing and music, and cooking and baking. Her favorite enjoyment was her grandbabies and great grandbabies.
Diana is survived by her children- Bobby Smith, Debbie Smith Green and Richard, and Gina Smith Adams and Lynn; five grand children- John Lansford, Thomas Lansford, Dustin Adams, Kyle Adams, and Caleb Harris; and seven great grand children.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, Williard Ledbetter, Grand parents- Ty and Emma Swafford, and the grandparents she was raised by- Richard and Beulah Loden Day, and her siblings- Richard Swafford and Linda Swafford.
The family will receive friends on Thursday, July 6, 2023, at Crossville Memorial Funeral Home from 11 to 1 with service to follow. Bro. Mark Hall will officiate with burial in Crossville City Cemetery.
Richard Howard Jr., age 31, was born on August 10, 1991 to Richard Howard and April Ford in Anderson, IN and passed away on June 26, 2023 in Crossville, TN.
Richard enjoyed fishing, hunting, and playing video games, but most of all, he loved his kids.
He is survived by his parents Richard Howard and April Ford; children Abigail Haney, Dalton Howard, Jordan Howard, Trae Howard, Colbie Howard, and Aubrey Howard; best friend Erica Shipwash; and siblings Sandra Howard, Brian Dayton, and Isabella Ritzko.
Richard was preceded in death by his daughter Katelynn Howard.
Gary Lynn Rogers, age 63, was born on February 12, 1960 with his twin, Larry Rogers, to the late George and Sibyl Rogers, in Crossville, TN. Gary passed away at CMC on June 25, 2023. He attended Cumberland Fellowship with his wife and family. Gary was a proud Sergeant in the United States Army Signal Corps. After serving in the Army he successfully pursued his passion as a draftsman/engineer. He enjoyed his many years at Crossville Inc. in the Engineering Department and the many lifelong friendships made throughout the company. He especially had a heart for teaching. As the Drafting Instructor at Tennessee College of Applied Technology, he touched many lives with his mentorship, leadership, skills, and knowledge of the industry.
Gary was a family man and enjoyed his time spent with the love of his life, Vera. They were high school sweethearts, and if you ever saw one, you always saw the other. They truly spent their 44 years of marriage by each other’s side. His favorite thing in life was being surrounded by his family no matter where they were, just as long as they were all together. He was so proud of his family. He was rich in love. He wore many hats in his life, but “Daddy” and “Papa” were his favorites. He loved his daughter Desiree and son Gary Jr. with all his heart. He welcomed son-in-law Rodney and daughter-in-law Anne Marie into his family with open arms, and he always felt like he won the lottery with the blessings of his 3 grandchildren, Audrey, Garrison, and Alexander. He loved his family and they loved him.
He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Vera Rogers, daughter Vera Desiree Wellman (Rodney), son Gary Lynn Rogers Jr (Anne Marie), granddaughter Audrey Wellman, and grandsons Gary Lynn Rogers III “Garrison” and Alexander Rogers.
He is also survived by his siblings Bob Bell of Cookeville, TN, Jim (Cindy) Rogers of Collinsville, AL, Tom Rogers of Wartburg, TN, Tammie (Randall) Dye of Crossville, TN, brothers-in-law Alan Patton and Harvey Patton both of Crossville, TN, sister-in-law Anita Rogers of Dallas, GA, and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews.
In addition to his parents, Gary is preceded in death by his twin brother, Larry Rogers, and sisters Kathy Patton and Debbie Patton, sisters-in-law Pat Bell, Claudine Rogers, and Debbie Bell.
Pallbearers will be nephews Toby Patton, Christopher Marsh, Willie Patton, Josh Dye, Justin Dye, and Andrew Wright, with Honorary Pallbearers grandsons Garrison and Alexander Rogers.
Services will be held on Thursday, June 29, 2023 at Crossville Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5-7pm with the service immediately following at 7pm, brother-in-law Eddie Frady officiating. Burial procession will start at Crossville Memorial Funeral Home at 11am on Friday, June 30, 2023. Burial will be at 12pm Hales Chapel Cemetery.
Gary never knew a stranger and genuinely loved everyone he met.
Michael Miller, age 25, was born on June 9, 1998 to Robert and Amy Miller in Crossville, TN and passed away on June 16, 2023 in Crossville, TN.
Michael loved riding motorcycles and shooting guns. He enjoyed playing softball, disc golf, and other games with his brothers. And he also enjoyed working in the shop with his dad.
He is survived by his wife Camie Grace (Threet) Miller; parents Robert Craig and Amy Beth (Johnson) Miller; parents-in-law Keith and Cheryl Threet; brothers Aaron (Amy) Miller and Jeremy (Abigail) Miller; sister-in-law Karli Threet (TJ Guffey); aunts and uncles Dawn (Scott) Whitehead, Kelly (Michael) Rice, Sharon (Paul) Meinerding, and Jim (Pam) Miller; and grandparents Floyd and Beth Johnson.
Michael was preceded in death by his grandparents Robert and Martha Miller.
Services will be held on Saturday, June 24, 2023 at Crossville Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 11am-2pm, with the service to follow at 2pm, Pastor Terry May officiating.
John E. Lockwood, age 70, was born December 16, 1952, to the parents Elisha L Lockwood and Zdenka Z Lockwood in Sparta, Tennessee.
John’s life was filled with years of happiness and generosity – a career at Carter Avery Dennison, the tradition of farming and raising chickens, and hunting especially, “coon hunting”. Horse-shoe pitching gave him many hours of pleasure winning trophies at the local and state competition. Along the way he recognized the value of his religion and very much appreciated the local friends and families of the Baptist Church.
John is the third of four children, was raised in the Sparta/Crossville area, and graduated from Cumberland County High School. John is survived by two sisters: Famey Lanora Lockwood and Rose Anna Pietrogallo, two nieces: Ashlara Austin Gibby and Teresa Ann Lawson, six great nieces and nephews, and one great-great-niece. Family members who have preceded him in death: parents; sister: Zdenka L Austin; nephew: Ashley Burg.
Knowing the rewards of freedom, John proudly served in the National Guard, Vietnam era continuing the lineage of a military family – from his Father who served in WWII, Famey Lanora who served in the Air Force, Vietnam era to the newest family member, a Marine, nephew Simeon Remsen.
John made the transition back to the Heavens above on June 8, 2023. He was in the company of a life-long friend and his newest friend; both appreciating his humor and jokes.
John, his family and friends thank the Doctors, Nurses and Healthcare Professionals who provided healthcare to him for many years.
The Graveside service will be held at New Pleasant Hill Cemetery on Friday, June 16, 2023 at 2:00pm.
The Rev. Dr. Richard (Dick) Thomas Disseler, Sr. of Pleasant Hill, Tennessee passed away on Sunday, June 11th, 2023. Dick was born on January 1st,1930 in Quincy, Illinois. He was the son of Albert and Flora (Bentrop) Disseler.
He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Eloise Ruth (Grunewald) Disseler, of Pleasant Hill, Tenn.; son Tom Disseler (Shirley) of Salisbury, NC; daughters, Amy Disseler of Tampa, Fla., Ellen Disseler of St. Louis, Mo.; grandsons Steven Disseler (Alison) of Bedford, Mass., Ryan Disseler (Leigh) of Salisbury, NC; granddaughter Sarah Faichney of Aspen, Colo.; great grandson Grayson Disseler of Salisbury, NC, step great granddaughter Rachel Faichney of Tampa, Fla., sister-in-law Julie Disseler of Milwaukee, Wis., nephews, nieces, grand nephews and nieces.
Dick graduated from Quincy High School in 1947. Was drafted in the U.S. Army on April 15th,1951 with an honorable discharge on Dec. 15th,1953 as Retired 1st Lt and awarded the Bronze Star for Meritorious Service in 1953. After the Army he enrolled at Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, Illinois and graduated with a B.A. in 1957. He then went on to Eden Seminary in St. Louis, Mo. where he received his Master of Divinity Degree in 1960. Dick did go on to earn his Doctor of Divinity Degree while serving a church later in his career.
During his time at Elmhurst College, Dick met the love of his life, Eloise, who was a recent graduate of Elmhurst College as well. They dated for over two years and were married on Jan. 29th,1956 in Dayton, Ohio with his father-in-law and two brothers-in-law officiating the wedding. Over their more than 67 years of marriage they hardly ever spent a night apart from each other. Dick was also a devoted father of three who stayed very active in his kid’s lives all the way through adulthood. He is remembered as a dad who would hurry home from the office to have dinner with the family and then participate in games around the table before going back to church for committee meetings and the like.
In 1960 Dick was ordained to ministry and had his first church as a pastor at the First United Church of Christ in Troy, Ohio. Dick and Eloise and their three children lived in Troy until moving on to Deer Park, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati, in 1969 where he became the senior pastor at Trinity UCC there. In 1975 Dick was called to be only the second pastor of the United Church (UCC) of Marco Island, Florida. Dick and Eloise both call that decision to move the family so far away a real leap of faith. It was there that Dick’s ministry really flourished and took hold. Dick was involved in many community events over the years along with his ministry duties. This church was also very involved in building homes for Habitat for Humanity in Immokalee, almost an hour away and only the second of its kind for this organization at the time. Along with his professional work Dick also was an avid golfer and tennis player. They finished raising their family in this community and stayed there for 21 years before retiring in 1996.
After retirement from active ministry, he and Eloise moved to Uplands Village in Pleasant Hill, Tennessee and have been there ever since. It was there that they bought their first home together and was used for many family visits, and neighborhood get togethers over the years. Dick remained active in retirement and while still playing golf and tennis on a regular basis also became a Master Gardener. Shortly after arriving at Uplands a friend of Dick’s introduced him to the Cumberland County Playhouse where he found he had a real love and interest for acting. Some of his more major roles were as the General in White Christmas and as the Judge in To Kill a Mockingbird. Something that he and Eloise started doing while still on Marco Island was leading groups on tours to many different parts of the world. They kept leading these tours while in retirement as well, with memorable trips to Europe, The Holy Land and Alaska to name a few. Both Dick and Eloise have truly enjoyed their 27 years of retirement together.
A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 15th at Pleasant Hill Community Church. The family will receive friends following the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Pleasant Hill Community Church, Eden Theological Seminary, or Cumberland County Playhouse.
Linda Bell, age 60, was born on June 4, 1963 to Clovis and Linda Potter in Muncie, IN and passed away on June 6, 2023 at her home in Crossville, TN.
Linda enjoyed gardening, sewing, and spending time with her family.
She is survived by her husband Larry Bell; children Bobby Bell and Matthew (Stacy) Bell; grandchildren Aerial, Grace-Lynn, Bayla, Bentley, and Brooklyn; siblings Clovis Rocky Potter, Terry Dean Potter, and Rick Potter; aunt Peanut Blackburn; uncle Larry Dyle; and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Linda was preceded in death by her parents Clovis and Linda (Dyle) Potter.
Services will be held on Saturday, June 10, 2023 at Crossville Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 10-11am with the service to follow at 11am, Terry Potter officiating. Burial will be at Potters Chapel Cemetery in Morgan County immediately following the service.
Michael Adams, age 55, was born on January 25, 1968 to Mike and Barbara Adams in Trenton, MI and passed away on June 5, 2023 in Crossville, TN.
Michael enjoyed tinkering with cars, playing video games, and hanging out with his family.
He is survived by his siblings Beverly (Michael) Almo, Steven Adams, and Brenda (Jerry) Hale; nieces and nephews Marissa Adams, Jessica Wyatt, Barbara Almo, and Michael Almo; and great nephews Jeremy and Jayden.
Michael was preceded in death by his parents Mike and Barbara Ann (Davis) Adams.
Per his families request, there are no services scheduled at this time.
LaVon Chilcote II, age 65, was born on February 21, 1958 to LaVon and Donna Chilcote in Dayton, OH and passed away on June 4, 2023 in Crossville, TN.
He is survived by his wife Jennifer Chilcote; daughters Lyric (James) Cunningham and Amanda (Mark) Morris; grandchildren Zoe and David; sister LaDonna Sorrell; sisters-in-law Joyce Carr, Marcia Dickson, Judy (Steve) Root, Jim (Beth) Andres; and Cindy Andres; aunt Diana (Jim) Snider; uncle Tom (Betty) Chilcote; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
LaVon was preceded in death by his parents LaVon and Donna (Bray) Chilcote; and his brother Dana Chilcote.
Memorial Services will held as as follows:
Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 11:00am at First English Lutheran Church, 220 N. Columbus Street, Lancaster, OH.
Saturday, June 24, 2023 at 1:00pm at Christ Lutheran Church, 481 Snead Drive, Crossville, TN.
