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Isabella Griffey Herron

Isabella Griffey Herron

Sep 15, 2009

ISABELLA GRIFFEY HERRON, age 87, of Jefferson City, TN passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at Jefferson County Nursing Home. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Jefferson City. Born May 21, 1922 in Knox County to James and Sallie Griffey, her family later moved to Jefferson County where she pursued a nursing career. She met and married...

Patricia Faye Hickle

Patricia Faye Hickle

Sep 13, 2009

PATRICIA FAYE HICKLE, age 62, of New Market, TN passed away Sunday, September 13, 2009 after a lingering battle with heart complications. She was born September 29, 1946. She is survived by her husband, Ernest J. Hickle. They had been married for forty-four years. She is also survived by daughter, Rebecca (Becky) Hubbard and husband Nathan; and son, Mike Hickle,...

Mike "Bingo" McCoig

Mike "Bingo" McCoig

Sep 13, 2009

MIKE "BINGO" MCCOIG, age 54, of White Pine, TN passed away at Morristown Hamblen Healthcare System on September 13, 2009. He is preceded in death by his father, Ernest "Bingo" McCoig, and Diane Surrett, the mother of his daughter. He is survived by his daughter, Tina (Jeff) Shaffer of Alaska; grandchildren, Ty, Brooke and Kayla Shaffer; mother, Pat McCoig of...

Paul Ratliff

Paul Ratliff

Sep 12, 2009

GENE PAUL RATLIFF, age 63, of Bean Station, TN and formerly of Pikeville, KY passed away suddenly Saturday, September 12, 2009 at his residence. Member of First Baptist Church of Morristown, TN. He was a retired truck driver with UPS and served in the U. S. Army during the Vietnam era. Preceded in death by his father, Paul E. Ratliff;...

Glenda Rose (Smith) Bidgood

Glenda Rose (Smith) Bidgood

Sep 12, 2009

GLENDA ROSE (SMITH) BIDGOOD, age 78, of Dandridge, TN, formerly of Rockaway, New Jersey, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2009 following a brief illness. She was born and raised in Rockaway, New Jersey, the daughter of the late Preston and Gladys Hammell Smith. Preceded in death by her husband, Robert L. Bidgood; brothers, Sherwin, Lealiyn and Kenyon Smith. Glenda was...

Helen J. Morelock

Helen J. Morelock

Sep 12, 2009

HELEN J. MORELOCK, age 81, of Talbott, TN passed away Saturday, September 12, 2009 at her daughter?s home in Knoxville following an extended illness. She was born in Greene County, TN. Preceded in death by her parents, Oscar and Nanny Johnson; several brothers and sisters; and her loving husband, William ?Tito? Morelock. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law,...

James Ponder "Bud" Seahorn

James Ponder "Bud" Seahorn

Sep 11, 2009

JAMES PONDER "BUD" SEAHORN, age 88, of Dandridge, TN (Chestnut Hill community), passed away Friday, September 11, 2009 at the Jefferson County Nursing Home following an extended illness. He was a retired long-time employee of Bush Brothers and Co. Preceded in death by his wife, Louise Sartain Seahorn and son, James S. "Jim" Seahorn. He is survived by his son,...

Ruth B. Gmeinweiser

Ruth B. Gmeinweiser

Sep 10, 2009

RUTH B. GMEINSWEISER, formerly of Jefferson City, TN, died on Thursday, September 10, 2009 at Autumn Care Nursing Home in Waynesville, North Carolina. She was born in Lawrence County, Tennessee on September 21, 1915, the daughter of the late P. D. Bridges and his wife, Ada Pullen Bridges. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Clarence H. (?Nebb?)...

Joyce C. Peak

Joyce C. Peak

Sep 8, 2009

JOYCE C. PEAK, age 77, of Newport, TN (Point Pleasant community) passed away suddenly Tuesday afternoon, September 8, 2009 at her home. She was preceded in death by her parents, Garrett Calfee and Mae Fox; loving husband of 38 years, Henry Lee Peak; and daughter-in-law, Martha Jane Peak. She is survived by her sister, Lenora (W.E.) Rines of Newport and...

Carol Diana Stallings

Carol Diana Stallings

Sep 7, 2009

CAROL DIANA STALLINGS, of Morristown, TN passed into eternal peace on September 7, 2009 following a brief illness. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Morristown. Diana is survived by her parents, J. Wallace and Carol Stallings; siblings, John Stallings, Stuart Stallings(Jan), Deb Stallings (Carol Whichard), Steve Stallings and Kathee Stallings (Lynne Hatcher); and a multitude of beloved...

Jonathon Allen Hance

Jonathon Allen Hance

Sep 7, 2009

JONATHON ALLEN HANCE, age 24, of Dandridge, TN passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 7, 2009 at his home. He was a 2003 graduate of Jefferson County High School, and was also a four year veteran of the United States Air Force, serving in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. He was currently serving in the Tennessee Air National Guard,...

Margaret Gentry Dearien

Margaret Gentry Dearien

Sep 5, 2009

MARGARET GENTRY DEARIEN, age 74, of Jefferson City, Tennessee died Saturday, September 5, 2009 at Saint Mary?s Hospital in Knoxville, TN after a long battle against lung disease. Born in the small town of Gauley Bridge, WV on June 9, 1935 to John and Margaret Gentry, she moved with her family to Charleston, WV where she grew up. Margaret, known...

Shirley D. McDaniel

Shirley D. McDaniel

Sep 5, 2009

SHIRLEY D. MCDANIEL, age 68, of Jefferson City, TN passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2009 at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. She is preceded in death by her parents, Otha and Blanche Cox; daughter, Ladonna Collins; and sister, Virginia Bolden. She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church and attended Mill Springs Baptist Church. Survived by her husband of 47 years,...

Robert Louis Griffin

Robert Louis Griffin

Sep 5, 2009

ROBERT LOUIS GRIFFIN, age 75, of Jefferson City, TN, formerly of Indianapolis, IN passed away on September 5, 2009. He was born in Paxton, Illinois, son of Gerald and Eura Mell Griffin. He passed away at home after an extended illness with his loving wife of 51 years by his side. Mr. Griffin graduated from Paxton High School in 1951...

William "Art"` Baker

William "Art"` Baker

Sep 4, 2009

WILLIAM "ART" BAKER, age 68, of Dandridge, TN, formerly of Ridgeville and Portland, Indiana, passed away suddenly at his home on September 4, 2009. He was the former owner of Baker Grain in Indiana and owner of Advanced Computers in Tennessee, also numerous other ventures in Indiana. He was a member of the Smokey Mountain Computer Users Group and a...

Randy E. Kelly

Randy E. Kelly

Sep 4, 2009

RANDY E. KELLY, age 43, of Jefferson City, TN passed away at his home on September 4, 2009. He was a member of Green Hill Baptist Church and an employee of Nashua. Preceded in death by grandparents, Mitchell and Lucinda Kelly, and Ray and Grace Rector. He is survived by his son, Randall Kelly; parents, Robert and Blanche Kelly, sister,...

Lonas Hurd Tarr

Lonas Hurd Tarr

Sep 1, 2009

LONAS HURD TARR, age 89, of Jefferson City, TN passed away at 11:00 p.m. September 1, 2009 at Lifecare Nursing Home. Born on May 26, 1920 to Mabel Lewallen and Hurd Lonas Tarr, he was raised in Jefferson City and graduated from Carson-Newman College in May 1941. Mr. Tarr joined the US Army Air Corp just before World War II...

Sam W. Thompson

Sam W. Thompson

Aug 31, 2009

DR. SAM W. THOMPSON, age 70, of Jefferson County, TN passed away on August 31, 2009. He was a member of Church Street United Methodist Church in Knoxville. He attended Auburn University Veterinary School, and he received the Outstanding Senior Award in 1964 as well as the Upjohn Award for proficiency in clinical medicine. He served two years active duty...

Edward H.

Edward H.

Aug 30, 2009

EDWARD HICKS LOY, age 89, of Jefferson City, TN passed away on August 30, 2009 at Jefferson County Nursing Home. He was born on the family farm in Loyston, TN on March 4, 1920. He attended Hills Academy to begin his formal education, and moved to New Market with his family in 1935 as a result of the construction of...

Myrtle Marie Kinder Shaver

Myrtle Marie Kinder Shaver

Aug 29, 2009

MYRTLE M. SHAVER, age 79, of Jefferson City, TN passed away Saturday, August 29, 2009 at her residence. She will be best remembered as ?Mur-Mur? by all of the many children that she cared for over the past 40 years at ?Mur-Mur?s Playhouse.? She was preceded in death by her parents, James Franklin and Elizabeth Mae Kinder; and infant brothers,...