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- Jerry McCarroll
Coalfield, TN
Jerry Lynn "Pete" McCarroll, age 71, of Coalfield, departed this world on Monday, April 18, 2016, to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He served four years in the Navy with a tour of duty in Vietnam. He was retired from Boeing and B&W Clinch River. His most recent job was with Allied Metals Recycling. He enjoyed family, golfing, reading, crossword puzzles, and fishing.
He is preceeded in death by his father, Kelso McCarroll; and step-son, Tim Futrell. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Erma Mayton McCarroll; his mother, Edna Mae McCarroll; his sons, Chad (Tonya) and Shane McCarroll; grandchildren, Caine, and Autumn McCarroll; brothers, Doug (Betty), Joe, and Rick McCarroll; step-son, Mike (Julie) Futrell; grandchildren; Karli, Joshua and Jacob Futrell, Dr. Jami (Dave) Goodwin; great-grandchildren, Jacob, Sara, Jacey, Sawyer, and Dawson Goodwin; special friends, Jim Rivers, Biff Wilson, and Jerry Armstrong, Steve Monday, Jackie Gallaher; and many extended family and friends. He was a member of Middle Creek Baptist Church.
A celebration of life will be held at Kyker Funeral Home in Harriman on Saturday, April 23rd, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Jude's Hospital or the Roane County Animal Shelter. www.kykerfuneralhomes.com
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Published in Knoxville News Sentinel on Apr. 22, 2016
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Pete McCarroll was murdered on Monday morning, April 18, 2016.
Family members said Erma could see Pete's body lying at the place he was murdered for hours. He worked for his brother-in-law, Jim Rivers, at Allied Metals. He went to work early Monday morning and was shot and hit in the head with a shovel and left dead. TBI is/are/was investigating.
COALFIELD, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Morgan County Sheriff's Department says the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is taking over a homicide investigation after a body was discovered early Monday morning.
County dispatch said a call came in around 6:25 a.m. for one man dead at Allied Metal Recovery and Refining on Gouge Hollow Road in Coalfield. Morgan County officers confirmed to Local 8 News that the death is being investigated as a homicide.
TBI said they received a call for assistance in the investigation from 9th District Attorney General Russell Johnson.
Family members tell Local 8 News the victim is Pete McCarroll. His wife says he left for work at Allied Metals on Monday morning at 5:30, and she got the call about his death just an hour later. McCarroll's relatives say they were told he may have been hit by a shovel.
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