Janie Merceil Williams Roach – age 73, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2022. Janie was a graduate of Holston High School class of 1967. She loved camping and going on vacations with friends and family. Janie was a Sunday school teacher at John Sevier Baptist Church and also worked in the nursery at Oakland Baptist Church. She loved her church family and everyone she came into contact with and will be missed by all.
Preceded in death by, father, Hollis Williams; mother, Wanda Lee Underwood; step-father, Walter Underwood; mother-in-law, Hattie Roach; and father-in-law, Frank Roach.
Survived by spouse, Wayne Roach; children, Katie Adams, Sherry (Ricky) Mull, and Scotty (Lee Ann) Roach; sister, Linda (Gary) Wheeler; sister-in-law, Grace (Jim) Sauceman; grandchildren, Timmy Brooks, Lexy Lane Roach, Garret Boring, and Grant Boring; great-granddaughter, Serenity Brooks; nephews, Jimmy Wheeler, Jimmy Sauceman, and Greg Sauceman; and niece, Kim Givens.
Family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00 PM on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at Bridges Funeral Home followed by the funeral service at 7:00 PM with Stacy Lawson officiating. Family and friends will meet at Roseberry Baptist Church Cemetery in Mascot, Tennessee for a 1:00 PM interment. In lieu of flowers, family request donations to be made to Oakland Baptist Church, 15050 Lakeshore Drive, Rutledge, TN, 37861. Pallbearers: Garret Boring, Grant Boring, Timmy Brooks, Jimmy Jordan, Greg Sauceman, and Jimmy Sauceman. Honorary Pallbearers: Jerry Lynch, Wayne Lynch, Frank Hall, and Jimmy Wheeler. Arrangements by Bridges Funeral Home, 5430 Rutledge Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37924, 865-523-4999. www.bridgesfuneralhome.com.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Janie Merceil Williams Roach January 26 1949 March 4 2022..
Death notice for the town of: Knoxville, Province: T-N