Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
RECHENBACH, SHIRLEY JEAN - age 64, died suddenly Sunday afternoon, April 8, 2001, at her home, while she was working in her flower garden. Her caring and giving ways will be missed greatly by her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Virgil and Bernice, and her brother, Virgil Ponto, Jr. She is survived by her loving husband, Tom Rechenbach; children and grandchildren, Randi and Bob McBrayer and their children, Amy and Christopher, Rae Jean and Ray Bettmeng and their children, Matthew and Lauren, Renee and Bill Wiesehuegel and their children, Holly and Jonathan, Todd and Ann Rechenbach and their children, Josiah, Jacob, and James. A Celebration of Mrs. Rechenbach's Life will be held Tuesday at 6 p.m. at St. Mark United Methodist Church. There will be a private interment
service held Wednesday. The family will receive friends at the home immediately following the church service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests, memorials be made to St. Mark UMW Day Circle, 7001 Northshore Dr., Knoxville, TN 37919. Arrangements by Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel.
ROWAN, JAMES (CAP) - passed away on Sunday afternoon, April 8, 2001, at his home, after a lengthy illness. Preceded in death by parents, Pauline Rowan Johnson and James Rowan, Sr.; sisters, Lillian Johnson, Jewell Hodges, and Barbara Jean Rowan. He is survived by his devoted and loving wife, Bessie; daughters, Patricia Love, Jonetta and Arica Rowan; grandchildren, Clark Love, Ebony and Jeffrey Love of Memphis, Courey, Latronis, and I'yonna Rowan, and Jasmine Bradford; brother, Harvey Rowan of Detroit, Mich.; sisters, Margaret Walton, of Knoxville and Grace (Charles) Cooper, of Pontiac, Mich.; aunt, Agnes Hatley, of Knoxville; cousin, Carrie Barksdale, of Harriman; and so many other relatives and friends who loved him. Cap's memorial service will be held on Thursday, April 12, 2001, at 12 Noon at Unity Mortuary Chapel, Bishop Tommy Glenn of Greater Shiloh Holiness Church officiating, assisted by Rev. William R. Kilby of Silver Springs, Md. Interment
in Tennessee State Veterans cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please send gifts of contributions to Greater Shiloh Holiness Church, 2526 Martin Luther King Ave., Knoxville, TN 37915. Arrangements by Unity Mortuary.
SCANLON, CHARLES E. - age 87, of the Tellico Village Community, Loudon, Tenn., formerly of Clearwater, Fla., and Southfield, Mich., passed away Saturday April 7, 2001, at the Parkwest Hospital. Charles was born in Braddock, Penn. He was a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church. He was retired from Ford Motor Co. Industrial Relations in Dearborn, Mich. He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Zielinski; parents, Stella Manning Scanlon and Edward Scanlon; brother, Robert Scanlon; sister, Rita Scanlon. Survived by children, James Scanlon and wife, Maureen of Dearborn, Mich., Anne Grayewski and husband, David of Loudon, Tenn., and Richard Scanlon and wife, Kathleen of Northport, Mich.; eight grandchildren; 12 great- grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 14, at Sullivan Funeral Home in Royal Oak, Mich. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City, Tenn. is serving the Scanlon Family.
SHEA, JAMES THOMAS III - age 64, of Knoxville, died Sunday, April 8, 2001. He attended the University of Tennessee and was retired as Vice President of Finance for Fruit of the Loom Corporation. Survivors: wife, Barbara Greenlee Shea; sons and daughter-in-law, James T. Shea IV, and Mike and Kelly Shea; grandchildren, Rachel and Michael Shea, all of Knoxville; sister, Judy A. Shea of Jacksonville, Fla.; uncle, John Shea of Seymour. Family and friends will meet at Calvary cemetery Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. for a graveside service with Father Xavier Mankel officiating. Arrangements by Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel.
STANSBERRY, GERRI BREEN - age 55, of Zeldas Way, Dandridge, Tenn., formerly of Monmouth Junction, N.J., passed away Monday, April 9, 2001. Survivors: husband, Johnny C. Stansberry; daughter, Noel S. Breen, both of Dandridge; son, Steve Wisniewski of South Bound Brook, N.J., Brian M. Stansberry of Cookeville, Tenn., and Ben T. Stansberry of Greenback, Tenn.; grandson, Stephen Wisniewski; sister, Lucille Romer and husband Art of Dandridge. Special extended family, Ruble, Virsey, and Tarra Miller. Funeral services Thursday, 7:30 p.m. at Farrar Dandridge Chapel with Father Bertrend Bedemers officiating. Interment
graveside services, Friday 10 a.m. at Piedmont cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Farrar Funeral Home, Dandridge.
SWINSON, GERALD (GENE) - age 75, of Knoxville, passed away 7 p.m. Sunday, April 8, 2001, at St. Mary's Residential Hospice. Member of 1st Comforter Church and a Veteran of World War II. He was also an avid card player and loved his family and his church. Preceded in death by brother, Everett Swinson. Survivors: children, Kitty Matchett of Maryville, Judy Haygood of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., Jerry and wife, Julie Swinson of St. Augustine, Fla., Gena Roberts of Tucson, Ariz., Terra Swinson of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., Patty Flowers of Niceville, Fla., Tommy and Karen Swinson of Knoxville, Johnette and Eugene Kramer of Kankakee, Ill., 15 grandchildren and 5 great- grandchildren, fiancé, Velma Sieber; former wives, Ardella Moulton and Audrey Swinson. Funeral service 7 p.m. Wednesday, Mynatt's Chapel, Rev. Jim Hensley officiating. Family and friends will meet 11:15 a.m. Thursday at Mynatt's and proceed to Tennessee State Veterans' cemetery for interment
at 12 noon. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family or to St. Mary's Residential Hospice in Halls. The family will receive friends 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at Mynatt's.
THORNHILL, GLENN G. - age 67, of Mascot, Tenn., passed away Monday, April 9, 2001, at Riverview Nursing Home. He is a member of Mascot Church of God. Preceded in death by wife, Mary F. Thornhill; daughter, Darlene Price, and brother, Darrell Thornhill. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Danny and Sharon Thornhill of Knoxville; daughter and son-in-law, Denise and William Berry of South Carolina; son-in-law, Mike Price of South Carolina; grandchildren, Lester, Danny, and G. G. Thornhill of Knoxville, Summer, Alice, and Rebecca Thornhill of South Carolina, Niki Price, Michelle Loosier, and Jessica Ivey of South Carolina, William Berry of South Carolina; five great-grandchildren; brothers, Jimmy and Lester Thornhill of Mascot and Clarence Thornhill of Knoxville; sister, Mae Lowery of Mascot. Graveside services will be held Thursday, April 12, 2001, in the Tennessee Veterans cemetery at 10 a.m. with Rev. Rocky Johnson officiating, with the East Tennessee Veterans Honor Guard assisting. Family and friends will meet at the cemetery, 9:45 a.m. Thursday. McCarty Mortuary, 4004 Holston Drive, in charge of arrangements.
UNDERWOOD, EARL LEON - age 70, of Loudon, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2001, at his home. Earl was a member of Hensley Chapel Primitive Baptist Church. A retired carpenter, he was preceded in death by his son, David Underwood; mother and stepfather, Pearl and Elmer Pierce; grandparents, Walter and Ollie Underwood; brother, J.C. Pierce. He is survived by his children: Rebecca Gail Silvey of Lenoir City, John Underwood and wife Betty, Walter Underwood, Douglas Underwood, and Donna Purdy and husband Jerry, all of Loudon, Teresa Hardin and husband Nathaniel of Lenoir City; the mother of his children, Doris Underwood of Loudon; 12 grandchildren; brothers, Verlin Pierce and wife Beta of Englewood, and Terry Pierce and wife Sheila of Lenoir City; sister, Janice Fine of Lenoir City; two nieces and four nephews; special friends, Kim Presley and Julia Hawkins. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City. Family and friends will gather at 11 a.m. Friday in the Loudon County Memorial Gardens for graveside services with full military honors conferred by the East Tenn. Veterans Honor Guard. Click Funeral Home, in Lenoir City, is serving the family of Earl Underwood.
WARD, JOSIE WALKER - age 88, born April 14, 1912, in Little Greenbrier in the Smoky Mountains, passed away at 11:04 Sunday at St. Mary's Residential Hospice in Halls. Faithful lifetime servant of the Lord and member of Eighth Ave. Church of God and Dutch Valley Church of God for over 50 years. Preceded in death by husband, James David Ward. Left to cherish her memory: devoted son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Joan Ward; devoted grandson, J. David Ward, III; sister, and brother-in-law, Marjorie and Otis Shelton of Maryville, and a host of loving nieces and nephews; adopted grandson, Frank Harrison, and special friend, Peg McKissick. The family will receive friends from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday with the funeral service at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Dutch Valley Church of God with Rev. Jack Dean and Rev. Corky Alexander officiating. Interment
10 a.m. Friday at Greenwood cemetery. Pallbearers: Andy Hurst, Calvin Hicks, Tony Metler, J.V. Doan Jr., Rev. Jim Mulkey, Rev. Darren Hatfield, Jim Taylor and Rubel Harrison. Honorary pallbearers: Rev. Daniel Lynch, Harold Fowler, Joe Doan Sr., Roy Conley, Francis Cain, Raymond Pruett, Alvin Wood and Jack Starkey. The family requests donations to the Scholarship Fund at St. Mary's Residential Hospice in Halls, in lieu of flowers. Arrangements by Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel of Berry Funeral Home, 2300 W. Adair Dr.
WILLIAMS, ELBERT - age 84, of Niota, passed away Wednesday. He was a native of Monroe County and a resident of McMinn County most of his life. He was the son of the late Taylor and Minnie Milsaps Williams. Preceded in death by brother, Grover Williams. A member of East Niota Baptist Church, a retired employee of Alcoa Aluminum Company of America, being a member of the Alcoa 25 Year Club. A former member of the Oak Ridge Police Horse Mounted Patrol and the Oak Ridge Police Department. Survivors: wife, Mary Deakin Williams of Niota; two daughters and sons-in-law, Ann and Darrell Patterson of Chattanooga, and Betty and William Bryant of Athens; three sisters, Dona Burns of Lenoir City, Hazel Pressley of Athens, and Audrey Ratledge of Athens; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in the Chapel of Laycock-Hobbs Funeral Home with Rev. Oran Creasman officiating. Burial will follow in McMinn Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6-9 p.m. at Laycock-Hobbs Funeral Home, in Athens, Tenn.
UNDERWOOD, IRENE T. CAWOOD RAPER - age 78, of Knoxville, born January 13, 1923, in Campbell County, Tenn., passed on to be with her heavenly Father at 3:50 p.m., Saturday, April 7, 2001, at her home, after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Member of Clear Springs Baptist Church. Retired Supervisor from Palm Beach Co., after 45 years service. Preceded in death by parents, William (Bill) and Lillie Cawood; sister, Thelma Huffman, and husbands, J.D. Raper and Don Underwood. Survivors: daughter and son-in-law, Ginger and Harry Cameron; special grandson and wife, Chuck and Karen Wright; grandson and wife, Chris and Kim Wright; granddaughter and husband, Cara and Doug Adams; great-grandchildren, Caitlyn Wright, Brandon and Cheyanne Adams, and Will Wright; brother and sister-in-law, former County Commissioner, Jess and Cindy Cawood; sister, Loma Black; several nieces and nephews, and many friends. Special thanks and gratitude go out to St. Mary's Hospice nurses, Marti, Ann, Debbie and Laura for all their compassion and care and to her special friends, Norma Kennedy, Nola Tharpe and Ida Lee for all their love and time spent during her illness. Family and friends will meet at Mynatt's by 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and proceed to Greenwood cemetery for interment
at 11 a.m., Rev. Jerry Vittetoe and Rev. Steve Tipton officiating. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Arrangements by Mynatt's.
WORD, MAMIE SUE - age 88, of Maryville, passed away Tuesday morning, April 10, 2001, at Colonial Hills Nursing Center. She was preceded in death by husband, Allen Word. Survivors: daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and Don Jones of Villa Rica, Ga.; sons and daughters-in-law, Ralph and Jean Worde of Maryville, and Howard and Nancy Worde of Walland; grandchildren, Mark Jones, Scott Worde, Sheri Ownby, Cynthia Worde, and Randy Worde; six great-grandchildren. Family and friends will meet at Pine Grove cemetery, Greenback, at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 12, 2001, for graveside service and interment, Rev. Earl Taylor officiating. The family will receive friends from 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Miller Funeral Home, Maryville.
In Loving Memory of RONALD DWIGHT DAVIS 4-11-69 1-24-95 Happy 32nd Birthday Ronnie I love you and miss you so much Love, Mom
In Loving Memory of ROBERTA MILLS RAGLAND 12-9-1940 4-11-1998 Who passed away three years ago today. You are still in our hearts. Sadly Missed by Family and Grandchildren
AILOR, DEBORAH - age 84, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2001, at St. Mary's Hospital. She was a faithful long-time member of Central Baptist Church of Fountain City. Preceded in death by husband, Robert C. Ailor; parents; three brothers, and three sisters. Survivors: son, Harold J. Ailor and wife, Patricia of Corryton; daughter, Wanda Wyrick and husband, Robert of Knoxville; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren, and numerous other relatives. Funeral service 2 p.m. Friday at Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel with Dr. Marvin Cameron and Rev. Ralph Cox officiating. Interment
to follow in Lynnhurst cemetery. Pallbearers will be nephews. The family will receive friends 1-2 p.m. Friday before the service at Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel of Berry Funeral Home, 2300 W. Adair Dr.
AMMONS, OPHELIA ELEANOR PITTS - age 88, of Knoxville, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2001, at East Tennessee Baptist Hospital in Knoxville. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Robert Lee Pitts and Clarence Ammons, Sr. Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Roy Wendell "Slick" and Viola Pitts, Robert Comer and Rhonda Pitts, Clarence Edward Jr. and Jody Ammons, Bert Hoyle and Sue Ammons, all of Maryville; daughters and sons-in-law, Edith Marlene and Gene Burns of Knoxville, Kathleen and Dalvin Wagoner, Sr. of Powell, Geraldene and Robert "Pete" Hubbard, Sr., of Maryville, Ever Rita and Doc Underwood of Nashville, and Lorna Doone Brown of California; 15 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; sister, Mary Kathleen Holt of Florida. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, Maryville. A private funeral service with Rev. Ronnie Hepperly officiating will be held with the interment
to follow in Grandview cemetery. McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, Maryville.
ANDERSON, LAWRENCE H., JR. - age 52, of Maryville, passed away Thursday morning, April 12, 2001, at the family home. A Veteran of the U. S. Army, having served during the Vietnam Era. Preceded in death by father, Lawrence H. Anderson, Sr.; brother, Joseph Thomas Anderson. Survivors: children, Eric Bryant, Casey Anderson, and Kelsey O'Dell; mother, Jennie Butler Anderson of Maryville; sisters and brothers-in-law, Judy and Dan Bunch, Jr. of Maryville, Kathy and Pete Moreno of Texas; several nieces and nephews. Special friend, Lee Drumm of Maryville. Funeral service 8 p.m. Friday, April 13, 2001, Miller Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Harrison Hill and Rev. Ronald Morton officiating. Interment
2 p.m. Saturday at Chilhowee View cemetery with full military honors provided by the East Tennessee Veterans Honor Guard. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Miller Funeral Home, Maryville.
