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LAUDERDALE COUNTY, TENNESSEE DEATH NOTICES FROM 2004
Dennis Gordon Keener, 67, of Powell, passed away March 4 at home. He was of the Baptist faith and was employed with K-Trans with 31 years of service. Survivors include wife, Sharon Keener; sons, Timothy and Dennis Keener; daughter, Melanie Smith; five grandchildren; sister, Terry Brown; brother, Tommy Harvey. Lynnhurst-Greenwood Cemetery.
Reva Huffaker LaForge, 88, a longtime resident of Garden Dr. in Fountain City, passed away March 5 in Hermitage, Tenn. She was preceded in death by her first husband, William Jack Huffaker, and second husband, Robert M. LaForge. She was a former member of Fountain City United Methodist Church, presently a member of Belmont United Methodist, Nashville. She was retired from State of Tennessee Health Department, Speech and Hearing. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law Craig J. and Nancy Huffaker; grandson, Aaron J. Huffaker, stepsons John V. (Martha) LaForge, James M. (Ruth) LaForge; and friends Louise and Dave Redmond. Family and friends will meet at 10:45 a.m. March 9 at Lynnhurst cemetery for a graveside service at 11 a.m. Memorials may be made to Fountain City United Methodist Church 212 Hotel Ave. Knoxville, TN 37918. Gentry-Griffey Chapel.
Joe A. Major Jr., 67, of Knoxville, passed away March 5 at Parkwest Hospital. He is survived by sons, Joe A. Major and Jeff E. Major and their mother, Charlotte; three grandchildren; sisters and brother-in-law, Nancy and E.H. Penery of Powell, Barbara Pilkay Atkins, Peggy Boling. Weaver Funeral Home.
Tracy Lynn Pate, 29, of Halls, passed away at home March 3. Survivors include husband, Chris Pate; father and mother, William and Elleane Harrison; sisters, Cheri Caldwell and Stephanie Edwards; brothers, Shawn Harrison, Stephen Harrison and Bryan Cole; grandmother, Tappy Bryan. Mynatt Funeral Home.
Margaret Ann Reagan Thacker, 70, of Maynardville, passed away Feb. 29. She was a member of Nave Hill Baptist Church. preceded in death by husband, the Rev. Porter Thacker; daughter, Marlene Williams. Survivors include children and spouses: Bob Thacker, Jack and Teresa Thacker, Bill and Jean Thacker, Betty Cameron; five grandchildren; sister, Betty Vandergriff. Cooke Mortuary.
Patrick H. Viles, 48, of Maynardville, passed away March 3 at St. Mary’s. He was a member of Fairview Baptist Church in Union County. Survivors include children and spouses: Pam and John Pendergrass, Tiffany Gresham; four grandchildren; siblings and spouses: Mike and Debbie Viles, Sherry and Eric VanFlorecke. Mynatt Funeral Home.
June Rose Henson Beeler, 79, of Knoxville, passed away Feb. 27 at St. Mary’s. She was a member of North Knoxville Baptist Church and was retired from Standard Knitting Mills after 42 years of service. preceded in death by husband, Lynn Beeler. Survivors include children and spouses: Rose Lynn and Butch Parker; Danny and Jayme Beeler; daughter-in-law, Kim Beeler; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brother, Bill Henson. Weaver Funeral Home.
Charles L. Berry, 68, of Knoxville, had services Feb. 29 at Highland Memorial Parks. He was retired from Whirlpool and was previously branch manager for RCA Service Co. in Knoxville. Survivors include wife, Susan Berry; son and daughter, Alan Berry and Lynn Davis; stepdaughters, Jennifer White and Whitney Malonee; sister, Isabell King.
Milas “Mutt” Butcher, 72, of Maynardville, passed away Feb. 27 at Ft. Sanders. Survivors include wife of 32 years, Peggy Butcher; children and spouses, Brenda and Terry Chesney, James “Bo” Butcher, Mark Butcher, Linda and Mike Dyer; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Ailor Mortuary.
Anna Mae Carr, 82, of Knoxville, passed away Feb. 25. She was a founding member of Browns Gap Baptist Church and the last charter member. She was preceded in death by husband, Claude Carr, and children, Carolyn and Jimmy Carr. Survivors include children and spouses: Elizabeth and Robert Walker, Joanne and Robert Brown, Linda and the late Johnny Gosnell, Kathy and Larry Hamilton, Vicky and James McGhee, Susan and Bert Hall, the Rev. Bruce and Judy Carr; stepdaughter, Barbara Bridges; stepson and spouse, Don and Jo Carr; 31 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; brothers, John and Earl Douglas. Mynatt Funeral Home.
Marietta Dunlap, 84, of Knoxville, passed away Feb. 22 at Baptist Hospital. She was a member of Glen Oak Baptist Church. preceded in death by her daughter, Martha Dennis; sisters, Louise Fritts and Bonnie Fricks. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Faye Dunlap; sons, David Dunlap and Cleve Ogle; daughters, Marian Hall and Deloris Knisley; 16 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren. Weaver Funeral Home.
Elizabeth Weaver McCall Kirk Earl, 81, of Knoxville, passed away Feb. 27 at St. Mary’s. Member of Northside Baptist Church for 40 yearsnsportation Union. preceded in death by first husband of 52 years, Willie H. McCall; second husband of five years, Roy Kirk; brothers, Lon and Ernest Weaver. Survivors include husband, Boyd Earl; daughter, Delores Dyer; daughters and spouses, Judy and Joey Fortenberry, Angela and Wayne Pitard, Brenda and Clete Walles; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Stevens Mortuary.
Maude Gilbert, 78, of Halls, passed away Feb. 24. She is survived by her daughter and grandson, Sherry and Michael Weaver; brother, Charles; sisters, Eula, Edna, Hazel and Mabel. Mynatt Funeral Home.
Bill Burton Green Sr., 72, died Feb. 20 at St. Mary’s Hospice. He was retired after 30 years as a Marine having served in the Korean and Vietnam wars. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 10 years and was a longtime member of several civic organizations. He survived eight years after a heart transplant. Mr. Green was a member of Beaver Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church and was preceded in death by his son, Daniel James Green. Survivors include wife of 53 years, Nancy Green; children and spouses: Bill B. and Teresa Green Jr., Judy and Joe Brennan, Linda and Charlie Neal; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; mother, Muriel Adalou Bane of Powell. Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel.
Betty Lynn Grissom Hensley, 76, of Knoxville, died Feb. 21 at Baptist Hospital. She was a member of Emerald Avenue United Methodist Church and was retired from Baptist Hospital. preceded in death by husband, John Wesley Hensley Jr.; sister, Mary Rogers; granddaughter, Honey Hensley. Survivors include daughters, Deloris Outland, Pearl Whaley, Dotty Hunter Coram, Vickie Stockwell Clark, Kathy Whitson; sons, Don, John W. III and Jack Hensley; 22 grandchildren; several great grandchildren; sisters, Vivian Linkous, JoAnn Thomas, Doris Webber, Barbara Green, Margaret Lee; brothers, Ralph “Jr.” Grissom, John Grissom, Dan Grissom. Stevens Mortuary.
Robert Clayton Hembree, 82, of Fountain City, passed away Feb. 20 at St. Mary’s Hospice. He was a veteran of the Army Air Corps in WWII and a graduate of UT-Knoxville. He served as executive director of the Knoxville Housing Authority (now KCDC) for 19 years, vice president of Devel Corporation for five years, and manager of First Knox Utility District for 20 years. Mr. Hembree was a longtime member of Smithwood Baptist Church where services were held. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Mary Swafford Hembree; daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Ed Smith; son, James R. Hembree; brother, Charles R. Hembree. Stevens Mortuary.
Billy L. Kitchen Sr., 61, of Powell, passed away Feb. 21. He was of the Baptist faith. preceded in death by daughter, Tammy Lynn Kitchen. Survivors include companion of 29 years, Thelma Kitchen; daughters, Sheila and Annie Kitchen; son, William L. Kitchen Jr.; six grandchildren; brother, John Frank Kitchen; step sister, Lillie Pearson. Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel.
Donna Kathleen McClellan, 49, of Sebastopol, Calif., died Feb. 21. She grew up in Burbank and moved to Knoxville in 1973. She married
Tommy McClellan in Santa Barbara. Donna traveled extensively and made friends throughout the US. She loved music, family, friends and her grandchildren. preceded in death by mother and father and husband, Tommy. Survived by daughter, Chelsey Garcia; grandchildren, Evan Calixto, Nico Garcia and Angelia; sisters, Jitter Ramirez, Joanie Felty and Nancy Endy; niece, Brooke Witt of Sevierville; and many friends in Knoxville. Contributions to the San Francisco Zoological Society, Penguin Island, 1 Zoo Rd., San Francisco, CA 94132.
Norma June Headrick Mills, 62, of Corryton, passed away Feb. 23 at home. She was a member of Mouth of Richland Baptist Church and a cafeteria supervisor at UT Hospital. Survivors include her husband, Herbert “Bud” Mills; sons, Ted, Michael and Darrell; brothers, Bob, Bill, Sam Jr. and Allen Headrick; sister, Barbara Bias; six grandchildren. Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel.
Leonard R. Phillips, 67, of Knoxville, passed away Feb. 25 at his home. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and a veteran of the U.S. Navyvid and Angelica Phillips; daughter and son-in-law, Sharon and C. Kent Ridenour; five grandchildren. Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel.
Katie Edwards Reynolds, 99, of Fountain City, formerly of Shreveport, La., died Feb. 23 at Hillcrest North. She was a member of Smithwood Baptist Church. She worked as a bookkeeper until her marriage to Irvin R. Reynolds, after which she worked as a homemaker and participated in civic clubs and church activities. She was president of both the local and state PTA. She is survived by her daughter, the Rev. Kay Reynolds, with whom she lived after moving from Shreveport, and her nephew, the Rev. J. Lloyd Edwards of Columbia, S.C.
Mary Hisaye Scheliga, of Sugar Land, Texas, passed away Feb. 22 at her family’s home in Powell. Her daughter and son-in-law are Paula and Brian Kearns of Powell. He is with Lighthouse Christian Church. Mrs. Scheliga was a certified engineer. She and her husband, the late Alfred Scheliga, worked together in the mapping industry until their retirement. Other survivors include grandchildren, Ethan Alfred Kearns and Hannah Kozaki Kearns; a son, Raymond Scheliga of Texas; his daughter, Ann Estelle Scheliga, and her mother, Beverly Scheliga; sister, Kim Weber. Mynatt Funeral Home.
Newell M. Sharpe, 85, died Feb. 24 at his South Knoxville home. He was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church and had retired from Exxon Corp. He was a decorated U.S. Army veteran serving during WWII. He was awarded a Purple Heart for his service with Gen. Patton in the Battle of the Bulge. He was preceded in death by his sister, Bobbie Kitts. Survivors include wife, Fern C. Sharpe; son, Richard M. Sharpe; three grandchildren; sister and brother-in-law, Imogene and Horace Dyer; brother-in-law, Harvey Kitts; two great-grandsons. Rose Mortuary.
June Needham Carson, 83, of Halls, passed away Feb. 8 at UT Hospital. She was of the Baptist faith and a retired portrait photographer. Survivors include husband, Charles Carson. Rose Mortuary.
Charles F. Chesney, 62, of Knoxville, passed away Feb. 5 at Fort Sanders. He was retired district manager with Kmart. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Burnett Chesney; children and spouses, Mike and Cissy Chesney, Terri and Frank Varjlen; four grandchildren. Rose Mortuary.
Charlotte Ann “Susie” Daniel, 56, of Knoxville, died Feb. 8 at St. Mary’s Residential Hospice. She was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church and had worked for 26 years as a nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital. Survivors include aunts, uncles, cousins. Rose Mortuaryt. Mary’s Hospice. She was a member of Central Baptist Church of Fountain City. preceded in death by her husband, Ponder Monroe Eslinger. Survivors include sisters, Mae Thomas and Lillian Hill; children and spouses, Marjorie and William Mullaly, Ponder “Jack” Jr. and Rosalind Eslinger; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Rose Mortuary.
Viola Fields, 75, of Powell, passed away Feb. 12 at her home. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Fields. Survivors include children and spouses, Jo Ann and Clayton Russell, Eugene and Becky Fields; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; sisters, Betty Campbell, Brenda McGhee and Coralee Proaps; brother, N.A. Coward. Gentry-Griffey Chapel.
Gladys Watson Folkner, of Powell, died Feb. 11. She was preceded in death by husband, John A. Folkner. Rose Mortuary.
Joan Lorell Dills “Granny” Gentry, 69, passed away Feb. 12. She was a member of Brickyard Baptist Church, Powell. Survivors include children and spouses: Robert and Debbie Dills, Freddie and Flora Dills, Teresa Bryant, Cathy and David Reed, Connie and Billy Fuqua; daughter-in-law, Robin Dills; 18 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; sister, Naomi Ball
