Rheba Hackworth, age 71, a resident of Oliver Springs, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, Jan. 24, at her home while surrounded by family and friends.
Mrs. Hackworth was born Sept. 21, 1941, in the Fork Mountain Community in Anderson County. She moved to the lower camp of Windrock Mountain in 1955. Following her marriage, she lived in Louisiana and Georgia before moving back to Oliver Springs in 1960.
Rheba was a loving mother, wife, grandmother, great-grandmother, and special friend to all that knew her. She was a faithful Christian and a member of the Orchard View Baptist Church.
Before her retirement, she was employed at Roane Hosiery, J.C.Penney, Oliver Springs Flower and Garden, and Continuum Courtyards of Oak Ridge.