"Fireball" Timothy Woodall

"Fireball" Timothy Woodall obituary, Rockwood, TN

"Fireball" Timothy Woodall

"Fireball" Woodall Obituary

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"Fireball" Timothy Woodall, age 61 of Rockwood, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. He was born on May 31, 1964. Fireball was a member of the First Christian Church - Disciples of Christ in Rockwood. He was a graduate of the Harriman Occupational School. Fireball, as everyone knew him, was the most passionate fan of the Rockwood Tigers Football program. He became an honorary lifetime football trainer for the tigers and you could always find him every Friday night wearing the green and gold, as close to the sidelines as he could get. In addition to the Tigers, he was a huge NASCAR fan and follow the races religiously. For those who didn't see him on Friday nights, everyone else saw Fireball at the car wash in Rockwood, or at Interstate Motors where he worked as an attendant. He is preceded in death by his father: Dean Woodall; uncle: Jack Woodall; grandparents: Herbert & Flossie Woodall, Charles & Mary Trammell; aunts: Jane Pierce, Frances Long, Violet Cates, and Aileen Mullins. He is survived by:

Mother: Joan Woodall

Brother: Wes Woodall (Joyce)

Niece & Nephew: Lexie & Ben

Aunts: Shirley Byrd, Bonnie McKinney (Steve), Wanda Smart (George), Sheila Winstead, Janice Ellison (Glen), Louise Woodall

Uncles: Jimmy Woodall (Darlene), Tommy Woodall (Margaret), and Herbert Woodall

Host of many cousins and friends

A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, August 16th, 2025, at 11:00 am at the First Christian Church - Disciples of Christ in Rockwood. A reception and receiving of friends will follow at the church after the service. At the request of the family, they ask that anyone in attendance please wear a Rockwood Tigers shirt of a NASCAR shirt. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations be made to the First Christian Church - Disciples of Christ in Rockwood. Cremation arrangements have been made and Evans Mortuary is proud to serve the family of "Fireball" Timothy Woodall. 

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Evans Mortuary

805 North Gateway Avenue P.O. Box 6, Rockwood, TN 37854

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