Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
TURNER, MR. HAROLD - age 67 of Little Valley Road, Maynardville passed away 1 p.m. Saturday March 3, 2001 at St. Mary's Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was of the Baptist faith. Preceded in death by grandparents, Frank and Zura Hamley, Kimmie and Bell Turner; father, Seigle Turner, wife, Anna Mae Turner. Survivors; mother, Grace Hamley Turner of Maynardville; brothers, Robert Gene Turner, Sr., San Antonio, TX, Jack Turner; brother and sister in law, Charles and Kay Turner; sister and brother in law, Peggy and Roy Carter, all of Maynardville. Several nieces and nephews. Funeral services 8 p.m. Monday Cooke Mortuary Chapel, Rev. Burney Hutchison officiating. Graveside services 10 a.m. Tuesday, Ousley cemetery, Maynardville. Pallbearers; Jimmy Carter, Rick Carter, Mike Turner, Kenny Turner, Eddie Turner, Todd Helton. Honorary pallbearers; J.C. Ray, Albert Sharp, Vaughn Graves, Sonny Malone. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Monday Cooke Mortuary Maynardville.
WEAVER, ALMA CHRISTINE - age 83 of Karns, passed away Friday March 2, 2001. She was a member of Karns Church of Christ. Preceded in death by husband, Edgar Weaver. Survived by sons and daughters in law, Lanny and Marie Weaver of Luttrell, Darrell and Betty Weaver of Louisville, Ky.; son, Bobby Weaver of Ala.; grandchildren, Jennifer, Tammy, Eddie and Connie Weaver, Amy Weaver Cordrey and Sarah Weaver, Thomas, David and Rachel Weaver; great grandchildren, Dillon Weaver and Blake Wallace; sisters, Betty Easton, Libby Bray; brother, Darrell Fritts; several nieces and nephews. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Woodhaven Funeral Home with Brother Edwin Jones officiating. Interment
will follow at Woodhaven Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Monday at Woodhaven Funeral Home, 160 Edgemoor Road.
WEBB, N. EDWARD - age 58 of Corryton departed this life on Sunday March 4, 2001 after a valiant battle with cancer. He attended Bookwalter United Methodist Church and was a correctional officer with the Knox Co. Sheriff's Department. Preceded in death by his father, Newman Webb and father in law, Ozell Evans. He is survived by his wife, Linda Webb of Corryton and son, Newman Webb of Corryton; mother, Anthony Webb of Knoxville; mother in law, Marian Evans of Knoxville; sisters, Carleen Weaver, Becky Wayland & husband, Art, and Minerva Ridner all of Knoxville; sister in law, Robin Cate & husband, Dennis of New Market; aunt, Dixie Lamb Bell of Knoxville; 4 nephews, 5 nieces; 3 great nephews & 1 great niece. Funeral service 4 p.m. Wednesday at Bookwalter United Methodist Church with Rev. Tom Ballard officiating. Interment
will follow in the Book Walter cemetery. Pallbearers; Lynn Lamb, Gene Webb, Art Wayland, Jim Cassidy, Darrell Wheat & Jim Taylor. The body will lie in state 1 hour prior to the service at the church. The family will receive friends 6-9 p.m. Tuesday at Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel.
WICKER, MR. THOMAS MACK - age 74 of Niota, Tenn. died Saturday in Athens Regional Medical Center of Athens, Tenn. He was a native and life long resident to McMinn County, Tenn. He was retired from Martin-Marietta as a Supervisor. He was a member of Union-McMinn Baptist Church. Survivors: wife, Meda Rebecca Anderson Wicker, Niota, Tenn.; two daughters, Janie Wilson, Niota, Tenn., Connie Coffey, Niota, Tenn.; 6 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren; brother, Lawrence Wicker, Niota, Tenn.; two sisters, Hazel Black, Fontana, Calif., Grace McLendon, .Conn.; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services 3 p.m. Monday in Union-McMinn Baptist Church with Rev. Bill Roberts and Bryan Coffey officiating. Interment
will follow in Union-McMinn cemetery. Those wishing may make Memorial Contributions to the Building Fund of Union-McMinn Baptist Church P.O. Box 269 Niota, Tenn. 37826. Arrangements are by Laycock-Hobbs Funeral Home, Athens, Tenn.
WILLIAMS, MR. THOMAS (TOMMY) - age 56, of Blaine, passed away 6:30 a.m. Sunday, March 4, 2001, at U. T. Medical Center. He was a member of Willow Springs Baptist Church. Preceded in death by son, Ricky Williams. Survivors: wife, Patricia Ann Williams; sons, Tony Williams, and Thomas Williams; daughter, Missy Cardwell; granddaughters, Olivia Cardwell and Hanna Williams; grandsons, Anthony, Erick and Cameron Williams; brothers, Paul Williams of Jefferson City, Ray Williams of Blaine; sister, Shirley Yates of Blaine; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Monday with funeral services following at 8 p.m. at Willow Springs Baptist Church, Luttrell, Rev. Travis Williams officiating. The body will lie in state 2-3 p.m. Wednesday at Indian Ridge Baptist Church, Blaine, with interment
to follow at Indian Ridge cemetery. Cooke Mortuary, Maynardville, in charge.
WYNN, JAMES MITCHEL - born on August 15, 1909, departed this life on March 2, 2001, at Eden Park Health Care Center in Utica, NY. He is preceded in death by his first wife, Martha Morris Wynn; parents, George and Nora Wynn; granddaughter, Jennifer Wynn; sisters, Estelle Duff and Ruth Wynn; and brothers, Charles and Fred Wynn. He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Irene M. Wynn; brother and sister in law, Glenn & Margaret Wynn of Maryville, Tenn.; sons and daughters in law, Jim & Naomi Wynn of Knoxville, Tenn., and Fred & Sally Wynn of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; nephew, Glenn Wynn, Jr. of Nashville, Tenn.; stepson and wife, Leslie A. & Janet Gillett, of London, England; step daughter and husband, Shirley & Sam Brodie of Rome, NY; grandchildren, Rick Wynn of Natick, MA, Andrew Wynn of Oak Ridge, Tenn., Mitchel, Michael and Elizabeth Wynn of Knoxville, Tenn.; step grandchildren, Brent, Ethan, Lee, Amanda and Scott. He is also survived by three great grandchildren and two step great grandchildren. He retired from the Civil Service, 485 Engineering, at Griffiss Air Force Base, Rome, NY, in 1983. Mr. Wynn was a 50 year member of the Masonic Lodge in Athens, Tenn. and Eastern Star Chapter #126, O.E.S. Also, Athens Commandry #34 Knight Templar, McMinn Chapter #74 Royal Arch Masons, and Athens Council #118 Cryptic Masons, in Tenn. and Ziyara Temple A.A.O.N.M.S., Utica, NY. He was a volunteer at the Eastern Star Home in Oriskany, NY for many years. The family will receive friends, Tuesday from 4-7 p.m. at the J.W. Dimbleby Funeral Home, Forty Main St., Whitesboro, NY. Oriskany Lodge #799 F&AM will conduct ritualistic services at 7 p.m. followed by the funeral service. Interment
will be at Lynnhurst cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
YORK, FERVIE B. - age 90, of 4231 King George Drive, Lower Paxton Township, Penn., passed away Friday, March 2, 2001, in Harrisburg Hospital. She was a member of the First Church of the Brethren, Harrisburg. Surviving are three sons, Roger York of Wichita, Kansas, Joseph York of Harrisburg, and Danny York of Duncannon, a daughter, Jamie York of New Mexico, a brother, Kenneth Johnson of Knoxville, Tenn.; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Richardson Funeral Home, Inc., Enola. Burial will be in Shoops cemetery Susquehanna Township. Viewing will be held from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Richardson Funeral Home, Enola, Penn., in charge of arrangements.
BEELER, EARL DOUGLAS - age 57, formerly of Knoxville, passed away Fri., March 2, 2001, in Covington, Ga. He moved from Knoxville to Covington 17 years ago, and was a Foreman with Pittman Construction Company for the past 11 years. He was preceded in death by parents, Ernest and Gertrude Beeler and a sister, Wanda Green. Survived by wife, Linda Elizabeth Beeler; brother and sister-in-law, Arlie and Susie Beeler of Knoxville; sisters and brothers-in-law, Ernestine and Kyle King of Chester Town, Md., June and R. C. Owen of Knoxville; mother-in-law, Lillian Hutchison of Knoxville; brothers-in-law, Mike Beeler of Covington, Ga., and Joe Green of Knoxville; several nieces and nephews. Funeral service 11 a.m. Tues., Mynatt's Chapel, Rev. Steve Kelly and Rev. Oliver Wolfenbarger officiating. Interment
in Woodlawn cemetery. Honorary Pallbearers will be George Lee and Ronnie Wolfenbarger. Active pallbearers will be Randy, Kevin and Kenny Byrd, Clifton Daniels, Stacy Drury and Don Moore. Arrangements by Mynatt's.
COBB, REGINA BLANCHE - died in Concord, North Carolina, where she had recently resided with her sister. Miss Cobb was born September 3, 1912, the daughter of John D. F. Cobb and Blanche Summers Cobb in Boone Station Township, Alarnance County, North Carolina. She attended grade school in Norfolk, Va., and graduated from the Gibsonville High School, in North Carolina. She was a life member of Friedens Lutheran Church, where she was active as teacher of the Regina Cobb Bible Study Class, President of the Women of the Church, and lay leader. She was also a member of the Alpha Alpha Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma International, an honor society for women educators. In addition, she was a member of The Keen Agers Club, Friends of Rose Garden Club of Gibsonville and the Smoky Mountain Manuscript Club. She is survived by a sister, Anna Lois Cobb Bulla, of Concord, N.C. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and trained to teach the deaf at the Morganton, North Carolina School for the Deaf. She began her teaching career at the Tennessee School for the Deaf at Knoxville, and retired from the same school after more than 40 years of service to the deaf. She also served as supervising teacher in Alabama school at Talladega and the South Carolina School at Spartanburg. The Regina Cobb Traveling Cheer Leaders Trophy was established in her honor by the Mason Dixon Athletic Conference, which includes schools for the deaf from ten southern states. She made the first presentation of the trophy in 1979. Then in 1999, after 20 years of retirement, she was invited to make the presentation of this trophy at the annual Mason Dixon Tournament. She was named Teacher of the Year in 1969 by the Knoxville Anchor Club. Services will be at Friedens Lutheran Church, Gibsonville, N.C., on Wednesday, March 7, 2001, at 11 a.m. with the Reverend Richard Rhoades officiating. Interment
will follow in the family plot of the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to Friedens Lutheran Church, NC Hwy 61, Gibsonville, NC 27249, and to the American Heart Association (NC office), PO Box 4390, Chapel Hill, NC 27515-4390. The family will receive friends at the church, at 10 a.m., prior to the service. Forbis and Dick Funeral Home, of Greensboro, N.C., will be in charge of arrangements.
COBBLE, JOE ALLEN - age 72 of Lenoir City, formerly of Fountain City, passed away early Sunday morning March 4, 2001, at Park West Hospital. Joe was a graduate of Central High School class of 1946 and attended the University of Tennessee. He was an accomplished artist and an avid golfer. Joe was preceded in death by his parents, James Ernest and Vorus Ware Cobble; brother, Jim Cobble. He will be missed by his sisters, Jean Drennen, Dorothy Cobble and Judy Sylvester; sister in law, Jean Johnson Cobble; nieces, Jen Drennen, Amy Martin, Katey Durham and Megan Dunn; nephews, Jimmy Cobble and Ben Durham; loving and faithful friends, Courtney and Nell Strange. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Click Funeral Home Lenoir City is serving the Cobble family.
COLLINS, CECIL DENNIS, SR. - age 64 McHaffey Rd. Powell, Claxton community, passed away Monday at UT Hospital. Preceded in death by his wife, "Carolyn A. Collins and his parents, "Harvey and Leona Collins". Survivors: sons, Cecil Dennis Collins, Jr. and his wife, Jeanette of Powell, Chris Alan Collins of Powell, Cameron Dwayne Collins of Powell; 2 grandchildren. Funeral services 8 p.m. Wednesday Holley-Gamble Chapel in Clinton, Rev. Gary Jenkins officiating. Interment
will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Woodhaven Memorial Gardens. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Wed. at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton.
COX, MARGARET (NANNIE) ELLIOTT (HEATHERLY) - age 87 died at 11:40 a.m. on Sat., Mar. 3, 2001 at St. Mary's Medical Center. Member of Norwood Baptist Church. Preceded in death by husband, Edward Cox; parents, George and Suda Heatherly and brother, Ralph Heatherly. Survived by daughter, Linda Cox; daughters and sons in law, Margaret and David Clapp, Carolyn and Bill Satterfield, ; granddaughters, Jennifer and Rachel Clapp; Robin Cross and husband, David Cross; great granddaughter, Danielle Nowicky; brothers, Elmer Healtherly, Gene Heatherly, and John Heatherly; special friends, Mike Childress, Bobby Edge, Andy and Laura Rauhuff. Funeral services at 8 p.m. Tues. at Stevens Mortuary Chapel. Pastor Mark Sasser officiating. Family and friends will meet at Glenwood cemetery at 1:45 p.m. Wed. for a 2 p.m. graveside service and interment. Pallbearers: Wayne Carnes, Mike Childress, Bobby Edge, Andy Rauhuff, Mike Reynolds, Bob York. Memorials may be made to Norwood Baptist Church Building Fund, 1725 Wilson Road, Norwood, Tenn. 37912 or to Grace Baptist Building Fund, 7171 Oak Ridge Highway, Knoxville, 37921. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Tues. at Stevens Mortuary Oglewood at Broadway.
CREECH, JOHN WILLIAM, JR. - age 71, of Knoxville, passed away Sun., March 4, 2001, at Ft. Sanders Regional Medical Center. A member of Chilhowee Hills Baptist Church. Former owner of Creech Coal Company and former West Knoxville Real Estate Broker. Preceded in death by parents, John William, Sr. and Edith V. Creech. Survivors: wife, Freida Johnson Creech; sons, David and wife Ginni Creech and John W. III; daughters, Merry Ann and husband Monte Hall, Sherry Lou Creech, Lisa Jane Creech, and Laura Creech-Yarber and husband Jeff Yarber; grandchildren, Steve and Courtney Hall, Michael Garcia, Michelle Guerra, and Sarah and John Adam Creech; brother, Richard D. Creech and wife Charlene; nephew, Bo Creech. Funeral service 2 p.m. Tues., Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel, Rev. Tom King officiating. Interment
in Lynnhurst cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation of East Tennessee, 4450 Walker Blvd., Suite 2, Knoxville, TN 37917. Arrangements by Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel of Berry Funeral Home.
DENMARK, PEARL WARWICK - born in Anderson County on July 29, 1909, died Feb. 28, 2001 in St. Paul, Minn., her home since 1964. Member of Peace Church and life member of V.F.W. She worked in tailoring for over 40 years. Preceded in death by husband, Henry Denmark; brothers, Clarence and Henry; infant sister; sister, Alma Melton; friend, Charles Roos. Survived by daughter, Grace and son in law, Donald Reeve; granddaughter, Delores (Steve) Priester; grandson, David Reeve, all of St. Paul, Minn. Also survived by great grandson, B.J. (Rachel) Priester of Washington, D.C.; brother, P.A. (Cleo) Warwick; sister in law, Maxine Warwick; sisters, Annas Kelley, Ruby Branam, Gerline (Glen) Blazier, Mae (Elmer) Weaver, and Bobbi (Ken) Breedin; brother in law, Andy Melton; many nieces and nephews. Family and friends will meet at Mynatt Funereal Home by 10:30 a.m. Wed. & proceed to New Gray cemetery for a graveside service at 11 a.m. Rev. Dennis Blazier officiating. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Tues. at Mynatt's.
FLATFORD, MR. WALTER E. - age 56, of Heiskell, went to be with the Lord at 5:56 a.m. Sun., March 4, 2001, at U. T. Medical Center. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran and a member of Dante Baptist Church, Knoxville. Preceded in death by parents, Oat and Lucille Flatford; brothers, Brownie, Lester, and Clifford Flatford; sisters, Effie Murdock and Zelda Burton. Survivors: wife, Karen Flatford of Heiskell; son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Jennifer Flatford of Knoxville; step children, Lisa and Melanie Whitson, and Michelle and Ronnie Lawson; granddaughter, Alyssa Pique, all of Heiskell; mother-in-law, Maxine Stokes; sister and brother-in-law, Edith and Kenneth Weaver of Powell; brother and sister-in-law, Hubert and Deanna Flatford of Maynardville, Ermil and Joan Flatford, and Paul and Ann Flatford, all of Halls; special mother, Bernice Flatford of Big Ridge. He was raised with nephews, Gene, Denny, Roger, Terry, and Randy Flatford, also Ronnie Flatford, deceased. Special nephews and family, Randy and Sherry Flatford and sons. Special nephews, Fenny Flatford of Big Ridge, and Larry Cooke of Alex, Ind.; sister-in-law, Edith Flatford; brothers and sisters-in-law, Paul and Janice Varner, Lee Stokes, and Gene and Judy Stokes. A host of nieces, nephews, other family and friends. Funeral services 8 p.m. Tues., Dante Baptist Church, Rev. Phillip Murphy and Rev. Jack Walker officiating with music by Gospel Harmony and Promise Land Singers. Interment
2 p.m. Wed., Ridenour cemetery, Big Ridge Community, with military rites by East TN Veterans Honor Guard. Pallbearers will be nephews. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Tues., Dante Baptist Church. Arrangements by Cooke Mortuary, Maynardville.
FUNCHES, MRS. MARY ANN - of Knoxville, departed this life, March 3, 2001 at Fort Sanders Hospital. Born Jan. 6, 1944 in Forest City, NC. Preceded in death by parents, Herbert and Georgia Williams, Sr.; daughter, Treese Thompson. She leaves to cherish memories, husband, Thomas Elder, Sr.; children, Patricia (Arthur) Howard, Angela Elder, Anthony, Tommy (Karen), Michael T. (Teresa) Thompson, Thomas (Sonny) Elder, Jr.; grandchildren she raised, LaToya Elder, Douglas Jones; eleven grandchildren; three great grandchildren; brothers, Johnny (Danny), Herbert Jr. (Georgia), Travis, Lewis, Joe (Nannette) Williams, Haywood Ross, Forest City, NC; sisters, Joyce Williams, Millie Wilkie, Spindale, NC, Tami (Chris) Hinton, Raleigh, NC; a host of nieces, nephews other relatives and friends to include, devoted friends, Susie Elder, Kathy Mack, Nannie Moore, Fannie Patterson and Margaret Howard. Family will receive friends, 1:30-2 p.m. Thurs. at Mount Calvary Baptist Church, funeral service, 2 p.m. Rev. Elbert Booker, officiating. Interment
Sherwood memorial Gardens. Family will assemble at 2312 E. Fifth Ave. Arrangements by Jarnigan & Son Mortuary.
GOUGE, MR. BILLY LEE - age 28, of Coalfield, passed away Sat., March 3, 2001. He was born August 18, 1972, the son of Billy Gene and Jewel Wilson Gouge of Coalfield. He was preceded in death by his mother, Jewel Wilson Gouge; grandparents, James Oliver Gouge, Sr., and Rene Liles Gouge, also, Oscar Lee and Delberta Long Wilson. He is survived by his wife, Sue Bunch Gouge and daughter, Jessica of Petros; father and step mother, Billy Gene and Laura Gouge of Clinton; two sisters, Susan Gouge Daugherty and her husband, Eddie of Coalfield, and Teena Gouge Duncan of Knoxville; two nieces, Jennifer and Lisa Duncan of Knoxville; three nephews, Eddie Lee Daugherty and wife Maxsrine of Coalfield, Joshua Daugherty of Oak Ridge, and Daniel Daugherty and wife Kim of Coalfield; two great nephews, Robert Lee and Jonathan Daugherty, both of Coalfield; paternal uncles and their wives, Jimmy and Patsy Gouge, Jerry and Bea Gouge, all of Coalfield; paternal aunts, Rose Tarner, with whom he made his home, and Opal Covington, both of Coalfield, Sue Pelfrey and Kay Gamble, both of Harriman; maternal aunts, Mary Lee of Knoxville, Mollie Kennedy of TX, Bonnie Stubbs, Glenna Pack, Rosie Taylor, Nola Howard, Dixie Haynes, Gertie Johnson, all of Dutch Valley, Oliver Springs, and a host of cousins and friends, who loved him and will miss him greatly. The family will receive friends Tues., March 6, 2001, from 6-8 p.m. at Schubert Funeral Home, Wartburg. Funeral service will begin at 8 p.m. with Rev. Harold Duncan officiating. Graveside services will be on Wed. morning, 11 a.m., in the Robert Walker Long cemetery, Dutch Valley, Oliver Spr.
HAYES, IMOGENE KIRK - age 71 of Monday Road, Corryton passed away 8 p.m. Sat., March 3, 2001 at her home with her family. She was a member of Clear Branch Baptist Church. Preceded in death by mother, Ruth Lawson; father, Mansfield Kirk; brother, Bill Lawson; step father, Clyde Lawson. Survivors: husband of 49 years, James C. Hayes, Corryton; daughters and sons in law, Pam and Jerry Luttrell, Mary and Randall Roberts, all of Luttrell; sons and daughters in law, Eugene Lawson, Corryton, Jimmy Hayes and special friend; Earleen Loy, Maynardville, Charlie Hayes, Corryton, Steve and Kelly Hayes, Maynardville, Tim Hayes and special friend, Michelle Atkins, Corryton, Tony and Chasta Hayes, Maynardville, Darrell Hayes, Corryton; grandsons, Donald Lawson, Lee Luttrell, Dylan Hayes; granddaughters, Heather Sands, Jerri and Denise Lawson, Stacy Foland, Ashley Hayes, Taylor Hayes, Samatha Luttrell; step grandchildren, Chelsea and Brooke Day, Ashley and Maylee Duncan, Angie Railey, Jordan Purkey; six great grandchildren; loving sister, Christine Damewood, Maynardville; brothers, Robert (Bob) Lawson, Maiden, NC, Eugene Kirk, Ky.; a host of nieces and nephews. Dear friend, Lodean Atkins, Corryton. Funeral services 8 p.m. Tues., Cooke Mortuary Chapel, Rev. Glen Beeler, Rev. Bobby Kitts officiating with music by Sharon Loy and The Merritt Family. Interment
11 a.m. Wed. Wyrick cemetery at Clear Branch Church. pallbearers: sons and grandsons. The family will be at the home of Mary Roberts, 728 Tazewell Pike, Luttrell. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Tuesday Cooke Mortuary Maynardville.
