Ruth Phillips Croley Obituary

We are sad to announce that, on September 22, 2025 we had to say goodbye to Ruth Phillips Croley of Knoxville, Tennessee. 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 Ruth Phillips Croley to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Frank Phillips and Bertha Phillips; her husband Robert Croley; her daughter Karen Ruth Croley; her grandson Jamie Mottern; and her siblings, Elide Phillips, Clarence Phillips, Jettie Justice, Faye Rowe and Barbara Jean Webb.

She is survived by: her children, Pamela Kaye Mottern, Cathy Croley Barnes and James John Croley III; and her great grandchildren, Jeremiah Mottern, Gavin Mottern, Ezra Mottern, Ellie Mottern, Jonathan Mottern, Isabella Mottern, Iris Mottern, Jennifer Croley Barnes, Isabella Ruth Croley and Olivia. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.