Aliyah JaNae Boyd – of Knoxville, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony (Jessica) Boyd, Sr. Aliyah was born September, 21, 2015 prematurely and stayed in the arms of her mom and dad for 45 minutes to get acquainted before she went to be with Jesus. She is survived by parents, Anthony Sr. and Jessica Hensley Boyd; brother, Anthony Jr.; grandparents, Traonna and Robert Smith, Jeff and Yvonne Hensley; great-grandparents, Helen Mills (Willie) and Gail Winton; a host of uncles, aunts, cousins and friends of the family. A graveside service will be held at Mt. Olive Cemetery on Sunday, September 27, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. with Rev. Jeffery L. Hensley Sr., officiating.

Tommy Phillip Brabson – age 79, departed this life on Friday, September 11, 2015 at Asbury Place, Maryville, TN. He was a faithful servant of God. He retired from Alcoa Aluminum Company with 40 years of service. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gloria Love Brabson; parents, Oscar and Margaret (Louise) Brabson. He leaves a devoted and loving daughter, Kristi Brabson; sister-in-law, Jeanette Love Stewart; special cousin, Chester (Mary) Brabson; nephews, Richard (Tonya) Stewart, Lance (Anita) Winton; niece, Vickie (Earl) Williams, and a host of other relatives and friends. Special thanks to Radiology and Oncology Department at Blount Memorial Hospital also to all the staff at Asbury Place. The family will receive friends on Thursday, September 17, 2015, from 11:00 AM until 12:00 Noon with funeral service to follow at Unity Mortuary Chapel with Rev. A.D. Baxter officiating. Interment will immediately follow at Sherwood Memorial Gardens. Services to conclude with military honors, full dove release and blanket presentation.

Thelmarine Brown Steele – transitioned on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at Fort Sanders Regional Hospital in Knoxville, TN. Thelmarine was born August 11, 1939 to Claude Brown and Beulah Odom Brown in Athens, GA. She was a beloved member of Lennon-Seney United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Claudine Brown Dodson. She is greatly missed by her husband, Tommy; sister, Dorothy Glass; devoted niece, Donna Johnson; and a host of family and friends. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, September 15, 2015from 11:00 AM until 12:00 Noon  with funeral services to follow at Lennon-Seney United Methodist Church, 2084 Dandridge Avenue Knoxville, TN 37915. Interment immediately to follow at East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, 2200 E. Governor John Sevier Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920. Service to conclude with full dove release and blanket presentation.

John Jefferson Lockhart of Knoxville gave his life to God Thursday, September 10, 2015. Preceded in death by his mother, Mary Imes; father, John Jr. Lockhart; sisters, June Williams, Ida Page; brothers, Oscar  and Allen Williams. He leaves to cherish his memory a very devoted niece, Kathy (Cannon) Weston; sisters, Elizabeth (John) Smith, Shirley Rahming, Norma (Cleveland) Drummond, Connie Evans, Regina Green, Joyce Jackson; brother, Vincent Imes; special nieces, Angel Green and Lara Osaro; close friends, Ms. Peggy, David Payne, Della Watson; a host of family too numerous to name and friends. The family will receive friends on Friday, September 18, 2015 from 12:00-12:30 at Unity Mortuary Chapel with service to follow at 12:30PM with Rev. Sister Elizabeth Smith officiating. Interment to follow at Mt. Olive Cemetery. Service to conclude with dove release and blanket presentation.

Ka’Zyrian Cordez Boatwright – passed away on September 9, 2015 at U.T. Medical Center. Survived by parents, Briauna Nicole Rader, father, Kwane Cortez Boatwright, Sr.; brothers, Kwane Cortez Boatwright, Jr., A’zyeon Carlmond Rader, Karter Rameek Boatwright; sister, Ka’Zyiah C’Auna Boatwright; grandparents, Shequitha Stewart, Carl Rader, Elaine Boatwright; devoted Jandl Stacy; great-grandparents, Angela Stewart , Fletcher Grady, Willie Mae Boatwright and James Boatwright. The family will receive friends on Sunday, September 20, 2015 from 1:30-2:00 PM at Unity Mortuary Chapel with service to follow at 2:00 PM with Pastor Dexter Mims officiating. Interment to follow at Mt. Olive Cemetery. Service to conclude with a dove release and blanket presentation.