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LAUDERDALE COUNTY, TENNESSEE DEATH NOTICES FROM 2005
Sarah Francis Baker, 85, passed away Feb. 24. Member of Salem Baptist Church. preceded in death by husband, Sammie J. Baker; son, Samuel Edgar Baker. Survived by daughter, Gwen Brock; brother Joe Fruts; and their families. Mynatt Funeral Home.
Rudolph J. “Rudy” Baross, 54, died Feb. 20. U.S. Navy veteran; employee of UT for 30 years. Survived by wife, Ramona Baross; sisters: Cynthia Bardon, Cherine Gagnow, Christine Thomsen, Catherine Baross; and their families. Stevens Mortuary.
The Rev. James R. Capps, 76, of Corryton, passed away Feb. 18. Member of Bethel Baptist Church; former pastor of Hinds Creek, Byrams Fork and Emory Valley Baptist churches; U.S. Army veteran; member of the Union County American Legion Post #212; employee of Ailor Mortuary. Survived by brother, J.B. Capps, and his family. Ailor Mortuary.
Willard H. “Bill” Chadwick, 79, passed away Feb. 20. U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Annabelle Cox Chadwick; six nieces and two nephews; brother-in-law and wife, Ernest and Hazel Vinsant; and their families. Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel.
Glenda Kaye Childress, 53, passed away Feb. 20. Member of American Baptist Church. Survived by husband of 37 years, Rainey Childress; sons: Darrin, Mike and Brandon Childress; mother: Velma Capps; sisters: Brenda Dugger, Donna Kesterson; brothers: James and Buster Capps; and their families. Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel.
Donald Lee Davis, 57, passed away Feb. 25. Member of Fellowship Christian Church; Vietnam veteran. Survived by wife, Tina Davis; daughters, Madaline and Christin; sons, Tucker and Chad; mother Hazel Clark; brother, Ron Davis; sister, Joan Davis; and their families. Cooke Mortuary.
Christine Bulah Bates Downing, 83, died Feb. 20. Member of Oakwood Baptist Church. Survived by her sister, Nell Brooks; brother, J.H. Bates; sister-in-law, Irene Bates; and their families. Stevens.
Onie Stair Faulkner, 84, of Blaine, passed away Feb. 18. preceded in death by husband, Charles Faulkner. Survived by daughters, Betty Faulkner and Mary Viar; sons, Vaughn and Frankie Faulkner; sister, Lois Viar; brothers, James and Arthur Stair; and their families. Smith Funeral Home.
Rose Clear Hogan, 93, died Feb. 24. Member of Smithwood Baptist Church and the TEL Sunday School Class. preceded in death by husband, Julius West “Jack” Hogan. Survivors include her nieces: Gladys Cox Burnette, Jean Henry Boyd, Sharyn Garner Mize, Margaret Alice, Mary Joyce, and Elizabeth Ann; and their families. Stevens.
Tommy Hopson, 77, of Maynardville, passed away Feb. 18. Member of Hubbs Grove Baptist Church; 3rd District road commissioner of Union County for many years. preceded in death by wife, Bernice Hopson; sister; Margaret Davis. Survived by daughter, Diane Ledford; sisters, Inez Chesney, Mary Brown, Ruby Martin; brother, Bill Hopson; and their families. Ailor Mortuary.
Reva Rose Owens Jenkins, 91, passed away Feb. 19. Member of Chilhowee Hills Baptist Church. preceded in death by her husband, Mack A. Jenkins. Survived by son, Gerald Jenkins; daughters, Deanie Johnson; Linda Baker, Bobbie Graham; sister, Annette Long; and their families. Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel.
William Hall Kirby Jr., 80, of Powell, died Feb. 22. Member of Second United Methodist Church; wholesale florist for 40 years. preceded in death by sister, Helen Rice Kirby. Survived by his wife, Salina Key Kirby; son, Mike Kirby; and their families. Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel.
Martha Iva Loy, 82, passed away Feb. 23. Member of Inskip Baptist Church and the Order of Eastern Star for more than 30 years. Survived by husband, James Roscoe Loy; daughter, Ann Owens; son, Ronald Loy; brother, Clifford Lamb; sister, Mary Alice Jones; and their families. Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel.
Flora Mae Lynn, 89, passed away Feb. 19. Member of New Harvest Church of God. preceded in death by husband, Dillard Lynn. Survived by sons: Leroy, Claude, Johnny, Jerry; daughter, Martha J. Smith; brother, Claude W. Gentry; sisters: Laura Jones, Mildred Yearout, Junie Craig: and their families. Mynatt Funeral Home.
James E. Matlock, 92, passed away Feb. 17. Member of St. Luke United Methodist Church; retired as a self-employed grocer. U.S. Navy veteran. Survived by his wife, Catherine Matlock; daughters, Judy Grillo, Joan Hipps, Janet Guy; son, James E. Matlock Jr.; sister, Margaret Owen; and their families. Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel.
Iva R. McGhee, 67, passed away Feb. 19. Member of North Knoxville Baptist Church; retired payroll clerk from Housecall Home Health. preceded in death by husband, William McGhee; son, William Rodney McGhee. Survived by daughter, Teresa King; brother, William “Bill” Coatney; and their families. Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel.
Joseph E. McPherson, 78, passed away Feb. 22. Member of Christ United Methodist Church in Halls. WWII veteran; sang in the Gateway Quartet in the ’50s and the Smokyland Chapter of the SPEBSQSA; taught school in Knox County. Survived by his wife, Dorris McPherson; children: Glenn McPherson, Tony McPherson, Rebecca Humphreys, Charlotte Wilson, Marilyn Thurston; sister Francis Manola; and their families. Gentry-Griffey Chapel.
Charles Edward Mize, 85, of Seymour, passed away Feb. 20. Retired from Allied Structural Steel; WWII veteran. preceded in death by his first wife, Frankie Sutton Mize. Survived by wife, Ruth Evelina Mize; children: Carolyn Blaylock, Kenneth Mize, Carolyn Dossett, Beatrice Fletcher, Toni Litton, Kathy Collins; sister, Mary Jane Manes; brothers, Luther and Joe Mize; and their families. Highland South.
Donna Moore, 53, of Powell, passed away Feb. 19. Employed by UT Medical Center and House Calls Home Health Care. preceded in death by husband, Guy Moore. Survived by daughter, Ashley Moore; special daughter, Cayla Dean; and their families. Mynatt
Helen S. Peterson, 88, of Powell, passed away Feb. 23. Attended Heritage Fellowship in Oak Ridge. preceded in death by husband, J. Don Peterson. Survived by sons, Joe Don, Ralph Douglas and Charles Grady Peterson; and their families. Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel.
Harold Clifton Pool, 76, of Fairfield Glade in Crossville, passed away Feb. 22. Member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Survived by wife of 53 years, Mitzie Ann Pool; daughters, Lisa Lee and Lynn Ericson; sons, Blake and Michael Pool; sisters: Velma Rives, Clarice Gable, Mary Ruth Pool; brother, Herman M. Pool; and their families. Stevens.
John Walters Ramsey died Feb. 23. Retired nurseryman/landscaper; life member of Northside Kiwanis Club. Attended Washington Pike Methodist Church. preceded in death by wife, Margaret B. Ramsey; son, John R. Ramsey; brothers, George, Jim and Charles. Survived by daughter-in-law, Patricia “Pat” Ramsey; and her family. Stevens.
Samuel Wells Steele, 96, died Feb. 19. Retired from Fulton Co. in 1974; awarded multiple patents for his innovations; charter member of Messiah Lutheran Church; past president of Kiwanis Club of Knoxville; member of the Sons of the Revolution; Knoxville Quarterback Club; York Rite Mason; Cherokee Lodge # 728 F&AM. preceded in death by wife, Clara Lindsey Steele. Survived by son, Samuel L. Steele; daughter, Susan Venus; sister, Ruth Collins; and their families. Rose Mortuary.
James Haden Thompson, 83, of Maryville, passed away Feb. 19. Member of East Maryville Baptist Church; WWII veteran; worked for Alcoa Aluminum. preceded in death by wife, Doris Fortner Thompson. Survived by sons: Don and Dale Thompson; daughter, Judy Quinton; brother, Hoyt Thompson; sister, Inex Ballis; and their families. Smith Mortuary.
Shannon Joy Patterson Youakim, 32, of Andersonville passed away Feb. 21. Of the Church of God faith. Survived by her husband, Joe Youakim; son, Corey Spoon; father, Noel Patterson; mother, Molly Monday; sister, Noelle Walker; brother, Cain Boyd; and their families. Click Funeral Home.
Swaneze “Swanee” E. Young, 66, passed away Feb. 21. Survived by her husband, Jack Moritzkat; daughter Pam Leonard; sons, Peter Passman and Mark Passman; brothers Marlin and Harrell Lynch; sister, Inell Golden; and their families. Mynatt Funeral Home.
The Rev. George William Armbrister, 91, passed away Feb. 9. Served at Inskip Methodist Church from 1950-1955, where he led the congregation in relocating and building a new church on Cedar Lane. preceded in death by son, George William Armbrister Jr. Survived by wife, Isabel Gilmer Armbrister; son, Richard Lee Armbrister; siblings: Elliott Armbrister, Edwin Armbrister, Herbert Armbrister, Leo Gubser, Margaret Worsham, Helen Vaughn; and their families. Rose Mortuary.
Doris June Lawson Bates, 75, of Corryton, passed away Feb. 6. Member of Circle Assembly of God. Survived by daughter, Jeanne Ruth Bates Turner; brother, A.J. Lawson Sr.; and their families. Mynatt.
Nancy J. “Nanny” Beeler, 78, died Feb. 11. Baptist. preceded in death by husband of 58 years, James E. Beeler. Survived by daughters: Jeanie Beeler, Linda Rigsby, Rhonda Walters, Petrina DeLapp; sisters, Gladys Talent, Helen Webber; brother, Howell Norman; and their families. Stevens.
Pamela L. Beene, 44, passed away Feb. 6. Member of Redemption Church International of Knoxville. Survived by parents, Delores and Joe Leonard; husband, Jack Beene; sons, Travis Van Norstran and Tyler Beene; daughter, Tiffany Beene; sister, Kimberly Trent; brother, Joe Leonard Jr.; grandparents, Velma and Conrad Klein; and their families. Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel.
