Elizabeth Felknor

Felknor, Myra Elizabeth McMurray, age 99, of Dandridge, died Tuesday, July 15, after a long and fruitful life. She was preceded in death by her parents, Benjamin Wallace and Eva Blackburn McMurray, her husband of 61 years, Edward Stanley Felknor, and her sisters and brothers-in-law, Mildred and Ralph Rankin and Harriette and Donald Blackburn. She is survived by her daughter, Sue Munro, of Richmond, VA and her daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and Alex Pasetti, of Dandridge, her granddaughters and their husbands, Emily and Thomas Scott of Richmond, and Mary Beth and Tim Strange of Morristown, and three great grand-children, Zoe and Henry Scott and Emma Strange, as well as several nieces and nephews. A life-long Presbyterian, she was first a member of Hebron PC and later of Westminster PC in White Pine where she served as elder, SundaySchool teacher, children’s music director, and moderator of Presbyterian Women. Mrs. Felknor attended Maryville College and graduated from Carson Newman. She taught school for 32 years and in her later years enjoyed visits from many of her former students. She belonged to the JCEA, TEA, NEA, and held a life-time membership in the PTA. She was an active participant in Delta Kappa Gamma, Jefferson Woman’s Club, Samuel Doak DAR, APTA, FCE, Martha Dandridge Garden Club, and the Jefferson County Farm Bureau. She served two terms on the Jefferson County Library Board. The family will receive friends from 5-7 pm on Friday, July 18, at Farrar Funeral Home in White Pine. The service will be at 2 pm Saturday at Hopewell Presbyterian Church in Dandridge with Dr. Paul Brewer and the Rev. Andrew Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at Seahorn’s Chapel Cemetery.