Hattie Elizabeth Davis age 87, of LaFollette passed away on December 31, 2012. She was a member of Forks Grove Baptist Church. Mrs. Davis enjoyed sewing, fishing, reading, and listening to gospel tapes, she loved her family very much.

She was preceded in death by her husband: Alvis Davis. Parents: Swepson and Nannie Miller Sutton. Brothers: Hosea Sutton, Bill Sutton and Charles Sutton. Sister: Ailene Sutton.

She is survived by sons: Jimmy Sutton and Charles A. Davis both of LaFollette. Daughters: Reita Royer of LaFollette, Astria Richardson and husband Ray of LaFollette and Lassie Steakley and husband Jimmy of Florida. 6 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild. Several nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be 8 PM Wednesday January 2, 2013 from 6 until 8 PM in Martin Wilson Chapel. Funeral service will follow at 8:00 PM with Rev. Alvis Richardson and Rev. Leroy Braden officiating. Interment will be 1 PM Thursday January 3, 2013 in Davis Chapel Cemetery.

Martin Wilson Funeral Home of LaFollette in charge of these arrangements.




Ethel Hignite age 98 of LaFollette, passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2012. She was of the Baptist Faith and preceded in death by husband James Hignite, parents Tom & Mahala Howard Gillum.

Survivors: Daughters Doris Miller & Wanda Meredith Hill, LaFollette

                  Son: Howard Hignite, Kennesaw, GA

                  Grandchildren: Kim Miller Day, Kay Miller Turner, David Arnold (Arnie) Meredith, Lora Hignite Beatty, James D. Hignite,  Francine Hignite Cirillo & Frank Hignite.    17 Great-grandchildren

                   Sisters: Edna Gillum Overton & Ella Gillum Shepherd

                   Brother: Howard Gillum

                   Several Nieces & Nephews

Funeral Service 2 p.m. Friday Cross-Smith Chapel

Rev. Kenny Gillum officiating

Interment in Woodlawn Cemetery

The family will receive friends 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday at Cross-Smith Funeral Home

Arrangements by Cross-Smith Funeral Home


Nell Powers Wright died Wednesday, December 26, 2012.   Mrs. Wright was a Campbell County school teacher for 29 years where she taught all elementary school grades.  She was born in Jacksboro, Tennessee on March 20, 1925 to Larry Carson Powers and Mary Agnes Clotfelter Powers.  After graduating from Central High School in Jacksboro she travelled to New York City where she worked as a model with the John Robert Powers agency for a short time before returning to Tennessee to attend East Tennessee State University.  She married Dudley Victor Wright of LaFollette in 1945 and received a B.S. degree from Lincoln Memorial University in 1958.  Mrs. Wright was a charter member of the Knoxville Chapter of Daughters of the Nile, an international fraternal organization that serves as a social and charitable organization and works to raise money for the Shriners Hospital for children.  She was a member of the East TN Education Association, National Education Association, and the First Baptist Church of LaFollette.  She lived in Jacksboro and LaFollette for 78 years before moving to Knoxville in 2002 to be near her daughter.  For the past 3 1/2 years, she was a resident of the Brakebill Nursing Home in Knoxville.

Mrs. Wright was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and her sister June Powers Bivens.  She is survived by her daughter Sharon Wright Cottrell and husband Brad, two grandchildren Jason Cottrell and wife Angela and Suzanne Cottrell Christensen and husband Jeff, four great grandchildren Katie, Kenzie, Jake, and Olivia Cottrell all of Knoxville, two nephews David and Eric Bivens of Mechanicsville, Virginia, and brother William Barton Powers of Limestone, Tennessee.

The family will receive friends from 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm on Sunday, January 6, 2012 at Cross-Smith Funeral Home in LaFollette with funeral services following at 2:00 pm in the Cross-Smith Funeral Home chapel with Dr. Duane Mills officiating.  Interment will be at Jacksboro Cemetery following the service.