Marlowe Ralph “Marlin” Westmoreland, age 78, of Harriman, passed away at the Renaissance Terrace. He was born May 28, 1942 in Harriman. Marlin was a retired Corrections Officer with the Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Morgan County. He loved playing the guitar and had his own band. He loved dogs and will be missed. He was preceded in death by his parents: Dewey Melvin Westmoreland and Glenna Mae Lawson Westmoreland; wife: Bertha Mae Woody Westmoreland; brothers: Billie Westmoreland, Shirley Westmoreland, and Roy Westmoreland; and sisters: Thelma Hedgecoth, Wilma Carroll, Wanda Powers, Dollie Suttles, and Imogene Semanski. Survivors include sons: Chuck Westmoreland & wife, Sherwood of Knoxville and Alan Westmoreland of Wartburg; and several extended family members and friends. Cremation arrangements have been made and no services are being scheduled. Obituary by Evans Mortuary in Rockwood.