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Adams, Dale Everett, age 65, of Lenoir City, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2004 at his home. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Lenoir City. Dale was a professional land surveyor and a retired machine design engineer. He served in the Army National Guard. He was preceded in death by his father, J. E. Adams and an infant son. Survived by his wife of 39 years, Barbara MacMillan Adams; daughter, Amanda Pearce and husband, Robert of Knoxville; two much loved and "FANTASTIC" grandchildren, Jared and Katie Pearce of Knoxville; mother, Thelma Adams of Lenoir City; brother, Dink Adams and wife, Carol of Powell, sisters, Voncile Dykes and husband, Joel of Brandon, FL, Dorothy Ramsey and husband, Lowell, Janice Campbell and husband, Ken, and Marty Baker- Witt and husband, James all of Knoxville; many nieces and nephews and their children. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:15 p.m. Friday at Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City with funeral services to follow at 7:30 p.m. with Rev. Dick DeMerchant officiating. Family and friends will gather at 1 p.m. Saturday at Highland Memorial Cemetery in Knoxville for graveside services. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is serving the family of Dale E. Adams.
Moran, Adena Lunsford Campbell, age 42, of West Knoxville, passed away Thursday afternoon, January 29, 2004 at St. Mary's Residential Hospice. Adena was preceded in death by her father, Kenneth Lovell Lunsford. Survivors: son, William Aaron Campbell of Nashville; mother, Reva Baxter Day of West Knoxville; sister and brother-in-law, Susan Kenethe and Billy Ray Bradford of Farragut; fiancee, Ray Villenasor of West Knoxville. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday in the Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Farragut Church of Christ Bldg. Fund, 136 Smith Road, Farragut, TN 37922.
Petty, Sharon Thompson, age 48, of Lenoir City, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2004, at the Loudon Health Care Center. She was of the Baptist Faith and a former musician. Sharon was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil Petty and her mother, Shirley Corley Thompson. She is survived by her father, Bernice Thompson; brothers: Allan, Mike and Darryl Thompson; mother-in-law, with whom she had made her home, Maggie Petty. Family and friends will gather at 10 a.m. Monday morning in the Lakeview Cemetery for graveside services and interment with Rev. Eddie Click officiating. Friends may call at their convenience at Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City.
Knable, Mary Jane, age 54, born January 9, 1950 passed away from a lingering illness on January 31, 2004. Ms. Knable was formerly employed by the University Of Tennessee. She was preceded in death by her parents, J.W. Wilburn Jr. and Mary Lou Wilburn.. She is survived by her son, Adam Knable of Maryville; step-mother, Aldene Wilburn; sister and brother-in-law, Andrea Millard and Dr. Bobby Millard of White Pine; brother and sister-in-law, Jim and Phyllis Wilburn; brother, Jeff Wilburn of Lenoir City; aunt and uncle, Helen and Ralph Shipley; nephews, Ryan Willburn of Portland, Oregon, Dr. Joe Millard of Knoxville, Michael Millard of Orlando, Fla.; nieces, Julie Wilburn Peeler of Chapel Hill, N.C., Tracey Beth Wilburn of Knoxville; cousins, Ann Allen and Ed Shipley. Family will receive friends from 6-7 p.m. Thursday, February 5, 2004 at Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City, with a Memorial Service to follow at 7 p.m. in the Click Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Mark Gooden, Julie Wilburn and David Peeler officiating. The family requests that Memorial expressions be made to St. Mary’s Hospice,7447 Andersonville Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee 37938, who served Ms. Knable with compassionate professionalism. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is serving the family of Jane Knable.
Chambers, Myrtle Alice (Myrtie), age 81, of Lenoir City, passed away Sunday morning, January 2, 2005. Myrtle was a member of First Baptist Church in Lenoir City and retired from Charles H. Bacon Hosiery Mill. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mack W. Chambers; brother, Raymond Collins; sisters, Anna Faye Kirkland and Imogene Collins. Survived by sisters, Frances Melton of Lenoir City and Beryl Dean Law of Marietta, GA; 4 nephews and one niece. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City. Funeral services will follow at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday with Rev. Dick DeMerchant officiating. Family and friends will gather at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Loudon Co. Memorial Gardens for graveside services. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to First Baptist Church Building Fund, 2085 Simpson Road E., Lenoir City, TN 37772 . Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is serving the family of Myrtie Chambers.
Beck, Donald Ray, age 58, of Lenoir City, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2005 at the Ft. Sanders Parkwest Medical Center. He was of the Baptist Faith. Preceded in death by his parents, William L. Beck Sr. and Reba Grant Beck. He is survived by his brothers, William L. (Jack) Beck Jr. of Lenoir City and T.A. (Tab) Beck of Harrison, TN; sister, Dr. Beverly Beck Smith of Douglasville, GA; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday at Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City. Family and friends will gather at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Chattanooga Memorial Park Cemetery for graveside services and interment with Dr. Mark Gooden officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to: Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 1008, Knoxville, TN 37939-9910. Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City is serving the family of Donald Ray Beck.
Lane, Estelle Ann, age 43, of Lenoir City, passed away suddenly Saturday, January 1, 2005 at her home. She was preceded in death by parents, Eldred and Lillian Lane and infant sister, Ruth Lane. Survived by son, Michael Lane of Nashville; daughter, Michelle Lane of Lenoir City; brothers, James, Mike, Joe, Troy and Tom Lane; sister, Kathy Hout; several nieces,nephews and cousins; special friend, Michael West and many other friends. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday in the Click Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Morgan Davis will officiate. Burial will follow in South Holston Cemetery. Lenoir City is serving the family of Estelle Ann Lane.
McKain, Robert Lee, age 68, of the Tellico Village Community, Loudon, TN, formerly of Baltimore, MD, passed away suddenly January 3, 2005. Bob was born in Wolf Summit, WV. He retired from Standard Register, was founder of Oriole Software and was an executive vice-president of Black and Decker. Bob was an avid golfer and a fan of West Virginia University sports. Preceded in death by brother Bill McKain and twin brother Dick McKain; sisters Betty McKain and Evelyn Tiano; parents William D. and Minnie C. McKain. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Deborah McKain; children Greg McKain and wife Lynn of Baltimore, MD, Cheryl Wingler and husband Doug of Baltimore, MD, Gary McKain of Atlanta, GA., Brian McKain and wife Patsy of Haymarket, VA.; grandsons, Dan and Greg Jagielski of Baltimore, MD., Patrick McKain of Haymarket, VA.; sister Kay Phetterplace of Bradford, PA. and sister and brother-in-law Flo and Bob McCarty of Bridgeport, WV.; sisters-in-law, Nola McKain of Parkersburg, WV and Mary Lou McKain of Wheeling, WV; and many nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, January 6, 2005, at Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church with Pastor James Kirk officiating. A reception will follow the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Bob’s name to the charity of your choice. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City, TN is serving the family of Robert McKain.
Dutton, Tee G., age 77, of Kingston formerly of the Cave Creek Community passed away Monday, January 3, 2005. She was a member of New Providence Baptist Church for over 50 years. She was a loving wife, mother and devoted grandmother. Preceded in death by parents, Edgar William Galyon and Nancy Electie Malone; brothers, S. J. Galyon and sister, Bonettta Alloway. Survived by her husband of 58 years, Carl H. Dutton; son and daughter-in-law, Jimmy and Susie Dutton of Kingston; grandsons, Adam Dutton of Johnson City and Jeff Dutton of Kingston; sisters, Edna Faye Gardner of Lawton, OK, Phyllis Norman and husband, Charles of Roane Co.; several beloved nieces, nephews, cousins and special friends. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Wednesday at Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City. Funeral services will follow at 8 p.m. Wednesday with Rev. Kyle Beverly officiating. Family and friends will gather at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Loudon Co. Memorial Gardens for graveside services. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the American Cancer Society, P. O. Box 154, Loudon, TN 37774 Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is serving the family of Tee G. Dutton.
Reynolds, Marie Belcher, age 74, of Lenoir City, passed away Monday, January 3, 2005. She was retired from Yale and Town. Marie attended Silver Ridge Baptist Church. Preceded in death by her husband, Robert K. Reynolds; son, Ray Reynolds; parents, Oscar and Gladys Belcher; sisters, Callie Moore, Ruth West, Ruby Russell and Tena Huff; brothers, Ben, Bill and Gene Belcher, Albert Wilson. Survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Kay and Ricky Turpin, Faye and Wallace Bailey, Mae and Petie Denton, Gaye and Bruce Keeble all of Lenoir City; sister, Louise Shaver of Loudon; brother, Kenneth Belcher of Lenoir City; grandchildren, Dewayne Hall, Angie Lynn, Tina Sexton, Shannon Kirkland, Seth and Sean Denton, Missy Key and Roy Keeble; 9 great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. The family would like to give a special thanks to Barbara Bowers, Sheila Risher and the Hospice Group. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Wednesday at the Click-Hawkins Chapel, 102 B Street, Lenoir City. Funeral services will follow at 8 p.m. with Rev. Nathan Huff officiating. Family and friends will gather at Click-Hawkins Chapel by 10:30 a.m. Thursday and proceed to Loudon Co. Memorial Gardens for 11 a.m. graveside services. Click-Hawkins Chapel, Lenoir City is serving the family of Marie B. Reynolds.
McNeeley, Margarette G., age 82, of Lenoir City, TN passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2005. Mrs. McNeeley was born August 17, 1922. She was retired from Eaton Lock Plant in Lenoir City. She was a fifty year member of the Order of the Eastern Star and a member of Antioch Baptist Church. For the previous sixteen years she had resided in Jacksonville, Fl. and recently in Gallatin, TN She was preceded in death by her husband, Ellard McNeeley Sr.; parents, Ira and Blanche Quillen; sisters, Kathleen Hammontree, Ruth Dyer and Hazel Vineyard; brother, Earl Quillen. She is survived by her children, Jackie Howard of Gallatin, TN and Ellard McNeeley, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL; grandson, David R. Howard of Gallatin, TN; brothers, Robert and Gene Quillen of Lenoir City, TN; sister, Shirley Pratt of Corryton, TN; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, January 6th at Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday in the Click Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ronnie White and Rev. William Dyer officiating. Burial will follow in Hickory Valley Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Alive Hospice, 1210 Patterson Street, Nashville, TN 37203. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is serving the family of Margarette G. McNeeley.
SCALES, Jeane Mulder, 85, of Farragut and formerly of Atlanta, GA, passed away Friday morning, Jan. 7, 2005. She was preceded in death by her former husband and business partner, Charles Philip Scales. They were owners of Warehouse Distributors Inc., an automotive parts distributor in Atlanta. She was survived by 3 daughters Phylis Garrison of Farragut, Irene Robinson of Macon, GA, and Doris Davis of Powder Springs, GA, as well as her 93 year-old brother, John Mulder of Las Vegas, NV. Grandchildren include: Chris Simmons, Claudia Stallings, Jenny Aguilar, Paula Lewis, Alan Davis and Jackie Castellow and there are 6 great-grandchildren. Jeane was an active Kappa Delta alumnae, helping to establish the chapter at Vanderbilt University in Nashville; a volunteer at Egleston Children's Hospital and a member of Sandy Springs Christian Church, both in Atlanta. Family will receive friends for a memorial service, celebrating her life, at the Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel at 2:00 on Monday, January 10 with the Reverend Catherine Nance officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Alzheimers' Association Georgia Chapter, 1925 Century Blvd #10, Atlanta, GA 30345 or go to www.alzga.org. Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel 11915 Kingston Pike is serving the family of Jeane Scales.
Kuzara, Dr. J. Raymond, age 81, of the Tellico Village Community, Loudon, TN formerly of Lake Orion, Mi., passed away Thursday, January 6, 2005 at his home. He was a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Lenoir City. A veteran with the U. S. Navy serving during W. W. II. Dr. Kuzara was a retired optometrist. He was a lifetime member of Knights of Columbus. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Charlotte Walter Kuzara; children: Mark Kuzara and wife, Sandi of Friendsville, TN, David Kuzara and wife, Anne of Chelmsford, Mass., Eric Kuzara and wife, Lori of Colorado Springs Co. and Anne Kuzara of Tellico Village; sister, Mary Gallinat of Oxford, Mi.; grandchildren: Brian and Matt Kuzara, Alison and Meredith Kuzara, Brandon and Claire Kuzara; many nieces and nephews. A funeral mass will be held 11 a.m. Monday, January 10, 2005 at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church with Father David Boettner officiating. A luncheon will follow at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church Building Fund, 1580 St. Thomas Way, Lenoir City, TN 37772. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City, TN is serving the family of Dr. J. Raymond Kuzara.
Thrasher, Carl, age 82, of the Tellico Village Community, Loudon, TN formerly of Port Huron, Mi. passed away Friday, January 7, 2005. He was a member of Tellico Village Community Church. An active member of the Kiwanis Club in Port Huron and Tellico Village. Carl was an avid golfer. He was a member of the Elks Lodge and Masonic Lodge in Port Huron. Preceded in death by parents and sister, Pauline Jacobs. Survived by his wife of 58 years, Barbara Craig Thrasher; children, Susan Meeker and husband, Charles of Port Huron, Mi. and Craig Thrasher and wife, Mary Jo of Atlanta, Ga.; grandchildren, Adam Meeker and wife, Amy of Grand Rapids, Mi., Nicole Meeker- Fitchett and husband, Mark of Port Huron, Mi., Amy Meeker -Taylor and husband, Mike, Kelly Thrasher and Steven Thrasher all of Atlanta, Ga.; great grandchildren, Lindsay Meeker and Juliann Meeker of Grand Rapids, Mi.; sisters, Helen Ward of Cookeville, TN and Naomi Martyn of Palo Alto, Ca.; several nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held 4 p.m. Sunday, January 9, 2005 at Tellico Village Community Church with Rev. Martin Singley officiating. A reception will follow in the Christian Life Center. Services are planned for Port Huron in the Spring. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the American Red Cross Tsunami Relief Fund. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is serving the family of Carl Thrasher.
Plemons, Dorothy Pickel Dishner, age 83, of Lenoir City, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2005 at Ft. Loudoun Medical Center. She was of the Baptist faith. Preceded in death by parents, Charlie and Maude Pickel; husband, Charlie Plemons; sons, Joe Lee Dishner and Jackie Alvin Dishner. Dorothy is survived by her daughter, Charlotte Plemons Petty and husband, Bill of Harrison, TN; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; sister, Reba Wright of Knoxville along with several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. Wednesday followed by funeral services at 2 p.m. in the Click Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Eddie Click will officiate. Interment will follow in the Lenoir City Cemetery. Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City is serving the family of Dorothy Plemons.
Mitchell, Blake E., age 84, of Knoxville, passed away at noon on Sunday, January 9, 2005, at Baptist Hospital West. A graduate of Georgia Tech and licensed, professional engineer, he was employed by Union Carbide in Oak Ridge for 40 years and was part of the Manhattan Project. The project that he enjoyed most, in his long career, was the desalting of seawater. He was an avid golfer and charter member of both Deane Hill Country Club and Fox Den Country Club. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sarah Ruth and Paul J. Mitchell, and eldest brother, Raymond B. Mitchell. He leaves behind his beloved wife, June, son, Michael B. Mitchell, daughter, Jeanie M. Humphrey and son-in-law, Michael Lynn Humphrey, his cherished grandson, Michael Shane Humphrey. He also leaves behind a brother, Paul J. Mitchell, Jr. and sister, Sarah Ruth Bilbro, both of Griffin, Georgia. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel 11915 Kingston Pike is serving the Mitchell family.
Foster, Timothy Richard, age 43, of Pulaski, formerly of Knoxville and Erwin, passed away suddenly Friday, January 7, 2005 in Montana. Tim graduated from Unicoi County High School and from East Tennessee State University with a Bachelor's Degree in English, and a Master's Degree in English. He taught at ETSU, then moved to Knoxville and taught at Roane State and Pellissippi State. He moved to Pulaski, Tennessee to teach English at Martin Methodist University. Tim loved to snow ski, fish, deer hunt, and turkey hunt. He especially loved the "Big Sky" country in Montana, where he died doing what he loved the most, snow skiing in Whitefish, Montana. Tim was an intelligent, articulate, quiet, simple man with a gentle, unassuming way. He was his sister's very best friend. Tim was the son of Wilma Foster Huskins and Richard Esten Foster, both of Erwin and both deceased. Tim is survived by his sister and brother in law, Jill and Jay Beeler, and two nieces, Holly Marlowe and Taylor Womac, both of Knoxville. He leaves behind many who loved and admired him, extended family, friends, students, and faculty members. The family will receive friends from 5 to 6 p.m. Saturday, January 15 followed by a Celebration of Life at 6 p.m.at the Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel. Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel 11915 Kingston Pike is serving the family of Timothy Foster.
Carrigan, Jenny L., age 48, of Knoxville, formerly of Maryville and Annapolis, MD, died Monday morning, January 10, 2005 at U T Medical Center. Jenny was a flight attendant with U S Airways with 17 years of service. She was preceded in death by her father, Charles (Chili) Carrigan. Survivors: mother, Betty A. Carrigan and many special friends and co workers. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday followed by a Celebration of Life at 7 p.m. in the Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel with Rev. Phillip Marshall officiating. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 871 Weisgarber Road, Knoxville, TN 37909. Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel 11915 Kingston Pike is serving the Carrigan family.
Pratt, Rev. Howard H., Sr., age 79, of Lenoir City, passed away Monday, January 10, 2005. He was a member of Bell Avenue Baptist Church. A Baptist Minister for over 45 years in Loudon and Knox Counties. Howard was retired from the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge. A member of Avery Masonic Lodge 593 F & AM and York Rite of Knoxville. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy serving during W. W. II on the U.S.S. Washington. Preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Agnes Pratt and second wife,Betty Wilkerson Pratt; parents, Frank and Minerva Pratt; brother, Ralph Pratt and sister, Barbara Pratt. Survived by his children: Linda Posey and husband, Clifton, Glenda Seay and husband, George, Brenda Johnson Yarnell and husband, Henry, Howard H. Pratt Jr. and wife, Oma; stepchildren: Roy Wilkerson and wife, Vickie, Renee’ Cusick and husband, Dwight, T. J. Wilkerson and wife, Susie; grandchildren: Joy Posey, Lisa Seay and Susie Lee; several step grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren; brother, Houston Pratt; sister, Irene Lively; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bell Ave. Baptist Church, Lenoir City. Funeral services will follow at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday with Rev. Ernest Gardner Jr. and Rev. Eddie Chasteen officiating. Family and friends will gather at Click Funeral Home by 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and proceed to Lakeview Cemetery for 11 a.m. graveside services. Military honors will be conferred by VFW Post 5150 and American Legion Post 120, 70 and 256. In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorials be made to Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home, 6623 Lee Highway, Chattanooga, TN 37421 Area ministers will serve as honorary pallbearers. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is serving the family of Rev. Howard H. Pratt. Sr.
Atkins, Lena Davis Bloomer, 102 years of age, passed away Monday morning, January 10, 2005 at Little Creek Sanatarium, Knoxville, Tennessee. She was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee, on August 26, 1902, and lived in Rogersville and Kingsport most of her life. She was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church, Petersburg, Virginia, where she lived for 32 years prior to her illness. She was the daughter of the late A.P. Davis and Paralee Bray Davis, both of Hawkins County, and was a descendant of one of the First Families of Tennessee. She was preceded in death by husbands Ray Lee Bloomer and Archie Atkins, and by one brother, Pat Davis, of Rogersville; two sisters, Hazel Davis, of Rogersville, and Kate (Mrs. Roy) Bledsoe, of Lindsay, California, and two sons-in-law. She is survived by daughters Mrs. William Wrigley (Virginia) of Atlanta, GA, and Mrs. Robert L. Richardson (Bette) of Indianapolis, Indiana, and one son, Kenneth R. Bloomer and daughter-in-law, Marion, of Knoxville, Tennessee. She also leaves 14 grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren, and five great great grandchildren. Lena will be remembered for her love of life and people, her appreciation of music, her love of playing bridge, her love for her entire family, and her 99 years of good health and youthful appearance and attitude. Friends and family are invited to graveside services at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, January 13, at East Lawn Memorial Gardens in Kingsport, Tennessee with Rev. Cabel Trent, Church Street United Methodist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee officiating. Pall bearers will be grandsons of Mrs. Atkins, Scott Richardson, Steve Richardson, Art Richardson, Keith Bloomer, Craig Bloomer, Philip Wrigley, Michael Wrigley and Bill Wrigley. The family would like to express its appreciation to the staff and management of Little Creek Sanatarium Knoxville, for the loving attention and care given to Mrs. Atkins during her residence there, as well to Reverend Cabel Trent for his time spent visiting and praying with her during her time in Knoxville. Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel 11915 Kingston Pike is serving the family of Lena David Bloomer Atkins.
