Gloria Ditmore Obituary

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Gloria Ditmore of Knoxville, Tennessee, who passed away on October 19, 2025, at the age of 83, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Gloria Ditmore to show support.

As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Gloria may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.

She was predeceased by: her husband William Patrick Ditmore; and her parents, Felt S. Ables and Mona Smith Ables. She is survived by: her sister Wanda Ables Luttrell; her stepdaughter Patti Kirk; her stepgrandchildren, Emily Douglas, Sadie (Luke) and Andrew Kirk (Kathryn); and her cousins, Sandra Pendegrass and Barbara Henry.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 25th 2025 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM at the Grassy Valley Baptist Church (10637 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37922). A funeral service will be held on Saturday, October 25th 2025 from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM at the same location.