BBBTV12 Serving Anderson, Roane, and Morgan Counties
The Rockwood community will gather on to remember and honor the following individuals who were tragically killed in the Roane Iron Company’s Rockwood Mine (Rogers Section) Mining Disaster 100 years ago on October 4, 1926, as well as their families, the survivors, and those who assisted in the rescue and recovery efforts. The Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (E.D.T.) at the Rockwood Homecoming Park at the corner of W. Rockwood Street and S. Front Street in Downtown Rockwood. The City of Rockwood particularly invites any family members and descendants of the miners to attend. This is a public event and everyone is welcome. This posting is courtesy of Evans Mortuary.
MINERS HONORED AND REMEBERED
KILLED
WILLIE “WILL” ARMOUR
FRANK BOLES
DAVE BRUMMETT
P.C. CRAVEN
WALTER CUNNINGHAM
JESSIE “JESS” DALE
C.B. DAVIS
W.C. “BILLY” ELLIOT
J.A. FREELS
PHILIP GALYON
BEN F. GIBSON
A.J. GRIFFIS
H.H. GRIFFIS
FRANK HINDS
LEE JOLLY
VAN KIRBY
HARRY LINGO
GEORGE C. “G.C.” McCOY
IRA NELSON
GEORGE RIDDLE
WILL RODGERS
E.G. SMITH
HECTOR SMITH
CLARENCE C. STEVENS
SAM TAYLOR
CLYDE TEAGUE
SEWELL “S.P.” WHITTIER
KNOWN SURVIVORS OF THE IMMEDIATE EFFECTED AREA
EBBIE DAVIS
E.G. BOLES
WILL TEAGUE
ARTHUR TEAGUE
