Emanuel "Mel" Scavone

EMANUEL "MEL" SCAVONE, age 84, of Dandridge, TN and formerly of Hollywood, FL passed away Monday evening, April 20, 2009 at the Life Care Center of Jefferson City. He was a member of the Church of the Little Flower Catholic Church of Hollywood, FL; a veteran of the U. S. Army and World War II; and was a retired T. V. service technician, having owned his own business, and also worked for Motorola. Preceded in death by his wife, Frances Scavone. He is survived by his children, Amelia Blake of Franklin, TN; Salvatore Scavone of Hollywood, FL, and Anthony P. Scavone of Dandridge, TN; grandchildren, Christopher, Joseph and Jonathan Scavone, and Bianca Blake; great-grandchildren, Michael Scavone and Raymond Blake; brothers, Dominick Scavone of Memphis, TN and Frankie Scavone of Okeechubbe, FL. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Farrar Funeral Home in Dandridge, TN. The body will be taken to Boyd's Family Funeral Home in Hollywood, FL, where the family will receive friends Friday evening from 6:00 until 9:00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning at the St. Stephens Catholic Church in Hollywood, FL. Entombment to follow at Hollywood Memorial Gardens. ARRANGEMENTS BY FARRAR FUNERAL HOME IN DANDRIDGE, TN (865) 397-2711.