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LAUDERDALE COUNTY, TENNESSEE DEATH NOTICES FROM 2004
George Albert “G.A.” Burton, 81, of Corryton, passed away Nov. 5. Member of Corryton Baptist Church, U.S. Army veteran of WWII. Survived by wife of 57 years, Kathelene Burton; sons, Joe and George Burton; daughter, Betty White, and their families; sisters, Sybil Delozier, Evelyn King, Neil Zavels. Mynatt Funeral Home.
Lorn James Chesney, 87, of Corryton, passed away Nov. 11. Member of Highland Baptist Church and retired from Standard Knitting Mills. preceded in death by wife, Bessie Hayes Chesney. Survivors: wife, Hazel Irick Chesney; children, James Chesney, Barbara DeMarcus, Brenda Frye and their families. Mynatt Funeral Home.
Denise Merritt Craig, 47, of Maynardville, passed away Nov. 3. preceded in death by son, John David Craig. Survivors: son, Benny Lawson; sisters, Debbi Howard, Lisa Rutherford, Lori Foust, Melanie Stanfield, and their families. Cooke Mortuary.
Dan W. Faulkner, 86, passed away Nov. 8. Member of North Hills Baptist Church, a 32nd Degree Mason in Burlington Lodge #763 F&AM, and a member of the Knoxville Scottish Rite Bodies. preceded in death by his brother, Clyde and granddaughter, Chasity Lane. Survived by his wife of 63 years, Katherine; daughters Rhoda Shiflet, Teresa Larson, Pam Widby; son , Dan Faulkner, Jr.; and their families; and sister, Mildred Mathes. Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel.
Alma E. Kitts Gaines, 84, of Luttrell, passed away Nov. 3. Member of Fellowship Christian Church in Luttrell. preceded in death by husband, Golden Gaines. Survivors include daughters, Charlotte Wilkerson, Myrna Hopper, Shelia Loy and their families; sister, Reba Davis Williams. Ailor Mortuary.
Helen Louise “Mom” Gatlin, 83, passed away Nov. 9. She was of the Baptist faith, and was preceded in death by her husband, Clifford Gatlin. Survivors include sons, Cary and Rick Gatlin; daughter, Shelia McMahan, and their families; brothers, Curtis and Ed Williams; sisters, Lorraine King, Nelle Sparks and Margaret Beckner. Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel.
Thomas C. Gunnels passed away Nov. 11. He was retired district manager of State Farm Insurance. Survivors: wife, Frankie Regas Gunnels; daughters, Susan Terrill and Sandra Harville and their families. Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel.
Johnie Adams “Mimi” Harrill, 75, of Madisonville, passed away Nov. 7. preceded in death by husband, Bob Harrill, a 7-term state representative; brother: Bobby Adams. Survived by daughter and son-in-law, Teresa and Don Coram of Fountain City. Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel.
Howard Eugene Hendrix, 70, of Halls, passed away Nov. 3. Veteran of Korean War. Survivors: wife, Doris Hendrix; stepchildren: Mary Ruth Barker, Alice Cropley; brothers: Douglas Lee Hendrix, Bill Hendrix; and their families. Cooke Mortuary.
Irene Seelig Howells, 85, formerly of Fountain City, died Nov. 9. She graduated from Central High School, then obtained a nursing degree from UT and went on to become one to the first flight attendants at Delta Air Lines. preceded in death by husbands, Walter J. Seelig II and Phillip Howells. Former member of Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church. Survived by brother, Robert Smith; sister, Inez Burke; sons, Walter Seelig, Rodney Seelig and their families; daughter, Patricia Impson; former daughter-in-law, Phyllis Seelig and their families. Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel.
Mildred Larue Keesling Hunley, passed away Nov. 6. preceded in death by husband, Jay Hunley. Survived by daughter, Dr. Nancy Melinda Hunley; sister, Nancy K. Brummette. Mynatt Funeral Home.
Trula Mae Monroe Lody, 94, of Maynardville, passed away Nov. 8. Retired from Palm Beach factory after working there for 30 years; Baptist. preceded in death by husband, Cecil Lody. Survivors: daughters, Lena Mae Tharp, Alice Guinn and families; sisters and brother, Susie Matthews, Barbara “Bobbie” Johnson, John E. Monroe Jr. and families. Ailor Mortuary.
Grace Prater Moody, 95, of Powell, passed away Nov. 12. Member of the Claxton Church of God. preceded in death by husband, J.L. Moody; sons, Jimmie and Earl Moody. Survived by daughters, Juanita Shelton, Sandra Dodson; sons, Ralph, Jerry, Gene and David Moody, and their families. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home.
Florence Burress Moore, 80, of Fountain City, died Nov. 6. Member of Fountain City United Methodist Church and retired co-owner of Moore’s Deli in downtown Knoxville. Survivors: husband, Ray L. Moore; sons, Robert Jones and Dennis Ray Jones and their families. Rose Mortuary.
Roger Sebby, 63, of Powell, passed away Nov. 11. Active member of Powell First Baptist; owner and operator of S&W Laboratories in Knoxville for 28 years. Graduate of UT. Survived by wife, Marilyn Peters Sebby; daughters, Karen Sebby, Jeanie Phillips; sister, Nancy Parrott; brothers, John, David, Charles Sebby and their families. Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel.
Iva Arden Shubert, 74, of Powell, passed away Nov. 3. Member First Baptist Powell and was presently attending Greenway Baptist Church. Retired manager of Powell Elementary cafeteria. Survivors: husband of 53 years, Jackie “Gene” Shubert; daughter, Dawn Shubert; sisters, Evelyn Shubert and Dee Proaps. Click Funeral Home.
Patricia Ann Sinclair, 58, passed away Nov. 4. Survivors: sons, Tim and Scott Sinclair; mother, Jewell Norton; sisters, Sandra Barker, Melanie Norton, Lois Douglas, Linda Norman; brother, John Norton and families. Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel.
Joseph Harlan Stooksbury, 51, passed away Nov. 8. Member of Smithwood Baptist Church. Survivors: wife, Sandra Kay Stooksbury; parents, Roscoe and Arbutus Stooksbury; sisters, Clyda Glick and Claudine Ogle. Mynatt Funeral Home.
Nancy Evelyn Welch, 94, a resident of the Holston Hills community for more than 50 years and daughter of the late William Thomas and Flora Ellen Richardson Welch of Fountain City, died Nov. 8. She graduated from UT and was one of the first women commissioned officers in the U.S. Navy. She worked for TVA and was a member of First Baptist Church of Knoxville. Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel.
Betty Rhodes Williamson, 72, of Halls, passed away Nov. 7. Retired from Standard Knitting Mills. Member of Bon View Baptist Church. Survivors: husband, Homer Eugene Williamson; brother, Robert Rhodes. Mynatt Funeral Home.
Evelyn Marguirite “Margie” Woodcock, 64, of Maynardville, passed away Nov. 2. A Baptist, she owned Gene and Margie Ceramics of Halls. Survivors: husband, Daniel “Gene” Woodcock; children, Tammy Banks, Gina Mays, Dan Woodcock and their families; siblings: Gladys Brooks, Louise Jones, Paul Higgins. Cooke Mortuary.
Karen Dale Munsey Wynn, 51, of Maynardville, passed away Nov. 12. Member of Hubbs Grove Baptist Church. Owner/operator of Munsey’s Beauty Shop for 33 years. Survivors: brothers, Joe Ed and Gale “Bea Bub” Munsey; sister, Angela Carol “Cookie” Lundin, and their families. Cooke Mortuary.
Forrest Ward Childers, 85, of Fountain City, passed away Nov. 5. He was retired from C&C Trucking Co. of Kentucky and a veteran of the U.S. Army in WWII. Survivors include wife, Mildred Irene Childers; sons, Forrest D. and Dennis R. Childers and their families; brothers, Fawn and Bobby Childers and their families. Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel.
Martha Green Deatherage, 88, passed away Nov. 4. Member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. preceded in death by husband, Charles B. Deatherage. Survived by sister, Althaire Green; brothers, Tom and Bill Green; daughters, Charlotte Vaughn, Mary Francis Bowman, Martha Hatchett; sons, Richard, Bill, Tom and Cam Deatherage and their families. Rose Mortuary.
Frederick Green, 93, of Halls, died Nov. 4. preceded in death by wife, Lucy A. Green. He was a Baptist, had retired from the U.S. Postal Service and was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Jimmy and Angie Green of Corryton, and their family. Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel.
Clyde E. Hale, 88, passed away Oct. 25. Member of Black Oak Ridge Baptist Church. preceded in death by first wife, Zola Byrd Hale. Survived by wife, Jewell Merritt Hale; children, Shirley Farrington, Patsy Williford, Debby Watson, Ed Hale; stepchildren, Raymond Merritt, Jack Merritt and Melba Welch, and their families. Mynatt Funeral Home.
Merl T. “Rabbit” Haire, 79, passed away Nov. 4. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II in Hawaii and Japan and retired from Texaco after 32 years as a tanker driver. In 1971, he won the Texaco Rodeo (a tanker driver competition) in Nashville and Stone Mountain, Ga., to earn a trip to Las Vegas. Survived by his wife of 53 years, Ruby Brown Haire; son, Terry L. Haire. Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel.
Blanche E. Williams Holbert, 90, passed away Nov. 1. Member of Salem Baptist Church. preceded in death by husband, Marshall Holbert. Survived by children Virginia Smith, Norma Watson, Doyle Holbert and their families. Mynatt Funeral Home.
Patricia Mary Homer, 70, passed away Nov. 4. Member of Holy Ghost Catholic Church and a retired RN with St. Mary’s. preceded in death by husband, Herb Homer; sister, Janice Johnson. Survivors: children Trish Russell, Todd Homer and their families; brother, John Groat. Rose Mortuary.
