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BARBER, MARGIE MARTIN - age 84, of Knoxville, passed away Saturday, December 6, 1997, at St. Mary's Medical Center. She was preceded in death by husband, Harold J. Barber; and was a member of Christ United Methodist Church and a past matron of O.E.S. Survived by son and daughter-in-law, Harold E. and Martha H. Barber of Halls; grandsons, Frank H. Barber and wife Kim of Murphy, N.C., and Stephen J. Barber of Knoxville; great-grandchildren, Mallory, Amanda and Trevor Barber of Murphy, N.C.; sister, Bertyl Officer of Athens, Ohio; several nieces and nephews. Funeral service 1 p.m. Monday, Mynatt's Chapel, Dr. Bruce Marston officiating. Interment Halls Memory Gardens. Arrangements by Mynatt's. 

BROWN, MRS. HELEN RUSSELL - age 86, of North Knoxville, died Friday, December 5, 1997. She was a member of Second United Methodist Church. Preceded in death by husband, Herman A. Brown; and son, Thomas A. Brown. Survivors: daughter, Barbara Brown Cheek, Knoxville; son, Russell O. Brown, Shreveport, La.; daughter-in-law, Sandra A. Brown; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Family and friends will meet at the entrance to Lynnhurst Cemetery at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday for an 11 a.m. graveside service and interment, Rev. John Shepard officiating. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Monday at Stevens Mortuary, Oglewood Avenue at Broadway. 

BURNETT, AMBROSE CALVIN - age 77, of Knoxville, passed away December 6, 1997, in Lexington, Va. He was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church and a retired mechanical engineer with ALCOA. Survivors: wife of 54 years, Barbara Duncan Burnett; daughters and sons-in-law, Carole and Tom Ireland, Knoxville, Anne and Dean Jackson, Nashville, Trayce and Kevin Sowders, Knoxville; daughter, Ammy Burnett, Knoxville; son and daughter-in-law, A.C. and Mitzi Burnett, Knoxville; sons, Harrison Alan Burnett, Nashville; grandchildren, Mark Shetterly, Adam, Amanda and Noah Burnett, Knoxville, Caleb and Sylar Sowders, Knoxville, Stacy Fesser, Arizona, Travis and Brent Jackson, Nashville; sisters, Lilliam Ford, Virginia Deaton, Alice Hoskins, and Grace Drummer; brother, Dr. Harrison Burnett, Arizona; several nieces and nephews. Funeral service 2 p.m. Wednesday, McCarty's Evergreen Chapel, Rev. Ron Ramsey officiating. The family will receive friends 6-9 p.m. Tuesday at McCarty's Evergreen Chapel, 7426 Asheville Hwy. 

CABAGE, BURNETH RUSSELL SR. - age 71, of Knoxville, died at 11:37 p.m. Saturday, December 6, 1997, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Member of Wallace Memorial Bapatist Church. Preceded in death by parents, James Clayton and Nellie Ruth Arms Cabage; sister, Mary Ann Singletary; brothers, Bill and Harold Cabage. Survivors: wife, Reubena W. Cabage, Knoxville; daughter and son-in-law, Teresa and Clyde Green, Seymour, Tenn.; son and daughter-in-law, Russell and Pat Cabage, Karns; son, Mike Cabage, Powell; grandchildren, Jennifer and Jerry Owen, Jeffery and Robin Cabage, Knoxville, Travis Cabage, all of Karns; great-granddaughter, Megan Leigh Cabage, Knoxville; sister and brother-in-law, Helen and Jay Maach, Humbolt, Iowa; brothers and sisters-in-law, Ralph and Vera Cabage, J.C. and Shirley Cabage, Herbert and Marcella Cabage, Ray and June Cabage, all of Knoxville; sister-in-law, Grace Cabage, Maryville. Funeral service 7 p.m. Monday at Stevens Chapel. Family and friends will meet at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at Sherwood Memorial Gardens for an 11 a.m. graveside service and interment. The family will receive friends immediately following the 7 p.m. Chapel Service Monday at Stevens Mortuary, Oglewood Avenue at Broadway. 

CAUGHRON, WILLIAM HAROLD (RED)- age 82, of Maryville, passed away Sunday morning, December 7, 1997, at Blount Memorial Hospital. Retired from Alcoa and a member of the 25 year club. Veteran of the U.S. Army having served during World War II. Preceded in death by parents, William D. and Carrie Caughron; step-son, Robert Lee Whaley. Survivors: wife, Odella Yarberry Caughron; son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Barbara Caughron of Maryville; granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Lisa and Ervil McKeehan of Maryville; great-grandson, Tim McKeehan; step-daughters and step-sons-in-law, Shirley and Joe McHarge of Rockford, Wilda Faye and Victor Wilhoite, Sr. of Seymour; several step-grandchildren; several step-great-grandchildren; sisters, Gladys Hill, Ocie Hancock, Maxine Walker, all of Maryville; brother and sister-in-law, Ronald and Sarah Caughron of Maryville; several nieces and nephews. Funeral service 7 p.m. Monday at Miller Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. George Macht, Rev. Max Kelley, Rev. Herman Helton, officiating. Family and friends will meet at Grandview Cemetery at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday for the interment service. The family will receive friends 6-7 p.m. Monday at Miller Funeral Home, Maryville. 

CLAY, GLENN E. - Retired Master Chief Boatswain's Mate, age 66, of Knoxville, passed away December 7, 1997, at home. Preceded in death by father, Harry Clay, mother, Edna Evans and brothers, George and Earl Clay. Survivors: wife, Rosario (Rose) Clay; daughter, Gloria Clay; daughter and son-in-law, Tina and Rick Justice; sons and daughters-in-law, Steve and Vickie Clay, Joe and Nancy Clay, John Clay and Cathy Bessant; grandchildren, Rose, Marie, Kina, Daniel, Karen and Merideth; great-granddaughter, Chelsie; brothers and sisters-in-law, Joe and Regina Clay, Pete and Ruby Clay and Paul Clay; sisters, Linda Marsh, Doloris Marino, Peggy Catlin, Norma McCoy, Vicki Doering and Pam Galman; special aunt, Annie Crawford, and many, many more aunts and uncles who he loved dearly. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at Mynatt's. 

CLINE, ROBERT R. (BOB) - age 78, of Robinson Drive, Loudon, died early Sunday morning at Ft. Sanders Parkwest Hospital. For many years he and his father, Al Cline operated a dry cleaning plant in Loudon. He obtained rank of Major in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and was responsible for completing 55 missions over the channel. Preceded in death by wife, Jane McClenagan Cline. Survivors: cousins, Lee Ashe, Marty Romano, and Cathy Hoskins, all of Lenoir City, Carol Simpson of Atlanta, and William and Richard House. The family will receive friends 1-2 p.m. Tuesday at McGill-Karnes Funeral Home Funeral service 2 p.m. with the Rev. A.D. Lewis officiating. Interment will follow in Loudon County Memorial Gardens, with complete military rites provided by Loudon VFW post #5150 and American Legion Post #120. McGill-Karnes Funeral Home in charge. 

COX, HARRIETT WEBB - age 86, of Crossville, died December 6, 1997, at Cumberland Medical Center in Crossville, Tenn. She was of the Presbyterian faith. Survivors: sister, Mary Will Rogers, Fairfield Glade; sisters-in-law, Evelyn Webb, Flonnis West, Lucille Kelly, Mary Cox; nieces, Linda Lewis, Janice Reeves, Sue Kennedy. Funeral service 3 p.m. Wednesday, Rose Mann Chapel, Rev. Fred W. Lewis officiating. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery. Family requests that memorials be made to the American Heart Association or the Fairfield Glade Baptist Church Building Fund. The family will receive friends 2-3 p.m. Wednesday at Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel. 

COX, NORMA BOWLING - of Knoxville, passed away Saturday morning at her home. Faithful and devoted member of Spring Hill Baptist Church. Preceded in death by mother and father, Clifford and Gertie Bowling; brother, Dillard Bowling. Survivors: niece and husband, Darlene and Bill Allender; several aunts and cousins; five great-nieces and nephews. Service 11 a.m. Monday, Mynatt's Chapel, Rev. Clyde Lakins officiating. Interment, Old Gray Cemetery. Pallbearers will be cousins. Honorary pallbearer: Bradley McDaniel. Arrangements by Mynatt's. 

FRANCIS, LILLIE E. - age 70, of Knoxville, passed away Friday, December 5, 1997, at St. Mary's Hospital. Retired from Wilkerson Window Company, member of Ridgedale Baptist Church. Survivors: husband, Charles M. Francis; daughter, Janice Lindsey, Maryville; son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Vickie Francis, Knoxville; grandchildren, Amanda and Bryan Lindsey and Jennifer Francis; two sisters; three brothers; several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Funeral services 8 p.m. Monday, Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel. Rev. Michael Kinkead will officiate. Family and friends will meet at Lynnhurst Cemetery 11 a.m. Tuesday for entombment services. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Monday at Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel of Berry Funeral Home, 2300 W. Adair Drive. 

GREEN, MOLLIE - age 80, of Sebring, Fla., formerly of Knoxville, passed away Saturday, December 6, 1997, in Orlando, Fla. She was preceded in death by husband, Kimsey Green. Survivors: daughters, Crickett Pratt of Knoxville, Betty Greene, Sebring, Fla.; sons, John Ellis, Sebring, Fla., Billy Ellis, Lake Pracid, Fla., Ralph Huskey, Oliver Springs, Tenn.; 18 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Funeral 8 p.m. Tuesday, McCarty's Evergreen Chapel. Family and friends will meet at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at Greenwood Cemetery for a 11 a.m. committal service. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at McCarty's Evergreen Chapel, 7426 Asheville Hwy. 

GYWN, JOANNE ATKINS - age 65, of Knoxville, passed away Sunday afternoon at the home of her daughter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel. 

HALL, ANNA LEE WHITE - of Knoxville, passed away Saturday, December 6, 1997, at Hillcrest. Member of Gillespie Ave Baptist Church. Retired from Glenmore Clothing Company. Preceded in death by parents, A.B. and Maggie White; brothers, Wilmer and Jimmy White; niece, Kathie Fife. Survivors: husband of 48 years, Charles E. Hall; sister, Nina Blankenship, both of Knoxville; several nieces and nephews. Funeral service 11 a.m. Tuesday, Rose Chapel, Rev. C.W. Turner and Rev. Roger H. Barnes officiating. Interment in Highland Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers: David, Charles and Randy White, Michael and Gregg Blankenship, and Gregg Warwick. The family wishes to express their appreciation to the staff and employees of Hillcrest North Nursing Home for the many acts of kindness and excellent care given from hearts of love. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Monday at Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel. 

HARVEY, ROBERT DEXTER - age 73 of Fort Worth, Texas, passed away at a local hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. He was born November 8, 1924, in Concord, Tenn. He was a account sales representative of paper forms. Survivors: wife, Mary Ellen Harvey; son and daughter-in-law, Rodney Harvey and his wife, Teri; daughter and son-in-law, Dabni Harvey and her husband, Gordon Bellamy; grandchildren, Chase and Allison; brother, A.S. Harvey; sisters, Roberta Jones of Knoxville, Tenn., Lydia Joyner; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Monday. Funeral service will be 3 p.m. Tuesday, December 9, 1997, at the Drawing Room of Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Arrangements by Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home, 702 8th Avenue, Ft. Worth, Texas. (817) 336-0345. 

HENTON, ANNIE MAE - age 83, of Alcoa, passed away Saturday evening at Blount Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Foothills Funeral Home, Maryville. 

HERRICK, C.J. (JULES) - age 94, of Lexington, Ky., widower of Loretto Rives Herrick, died Friday, December 5, 1997, in Lexington. Survivors: son, Charles J.''Jack'' (Mary Ann) Herrick, Jr.; 2 grandchildren, Michael Herrick, Tracey Herrick Smith, all of Knoxville. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday in Lexington, Ky. W.R. Milward Mortuary - Broadway, in charge of arrangements. 

HUTTON, RUTH V. - age 83, of Maryville, passed away Sunday, December 7, at the family home. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Mary Houston; and son, Bill Hutton. Survivors include grandchildren, Billy Dean and Melanie Hutton, Dale and Glenda Hutton, and Tina Hutton, all of Maryville; great-grrandchildrn, Ashley Hutton of Maryville; brother, Mitchell Houston of Maryville; sisters, Golda Myers and Maggie Spence, both of Maryville. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Dotson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mark Myers officiating. Interment will follow in Grandview Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12-2 p.m. Tuesday at Dotson Funeral Home, Maryville. 

JOHNSON, ESTLE LEE - age 77, of the Halls Community, born July 10, 1920, passed away 6:45 a.m. Sunday, December 7, 1997, at Ft. Sanders Regional Medcial Center. Member of Second United Methodist Church, Knoxville. Retired employee of Interstate Motorfreight and a member of Teamster Local 519, U.S. Army Veteran of World War II and was a lifetime member of V.F.W. Post #8682, Maynardville. Preceded in death by wife, Helen Johnson; parents, Curtis and Lola Graves Johnson. Survivors: sons and daughters-in-law, Rick and Glenda Johnson, Corryton, Ted and Sandy Johnson, Knoxville; three grandchildren, April, Matt and Nathan; one great-grandchild, Austyn Cutshall. Funeral service 8 p.m. Monday, Cooke Mortuary Chapel, Elder Hugh Brummitt officiating. Interment 11 a.m. Tuesday, Monroe Cemetery. Pallbearers: Leo Graves, Swan Graves, Coy Graves, Ronnie Graves, Carson Tolliver, Jimmy Sexton, Robert Davis, Jerry Simmons. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Monday, Cooke Mortuary, Maynardville. 

JOHNSON, FRANK H. - age 75, of Dandridge, formerly of Midway Rd., Strawberry Plains, Tenn. passed away Sunday, December 7, 1997, at James H. Quillen VA Medical Center at Mountain Home, Tenn. He was a retired member of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, veteran of the U.S. Army and WW II, and was a retired farmer and carpenter. Preceded in death by parents, Fred and Mattie Cates Johnson; sister, Edith Clifton. Survivors: wife, Mildred Jones Johnson of Dandridge; sistere, Ruby Franklin; special friends, Jim and Jenny Russell and their children; several nieces and nephews. Funeral service Tuesday, 8 p.m. at Farrar Dandridge Chapel with Rev. Gene Chesey officiating. Interment graveside services Wednesdsay, 11 a.m. at Deep Springs Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday, 6-8 p.m. at Farrar Funeral Home, Dandridge. 

LENDERMAN, JAMES LEON - age 66, of Oak Ridge, passed away on Saturday, December 6, 1997, at the Methodist Medical Center. Employed at Martin Marietta K-25. Preceded in death by parents and a grandchild, Elizabeth Lenderman in 1990, and a stepson, Scott Angel in 1981. Survived by wife, June Angel Lenderman, Oak Ridge; sons, James Edward Lenderman and wife, Valerie, of Oak Ridge, Benny Leon Lenderman and wife, Cindy, of Claxton, William S. Lenderman and wife, Jennifer, of Oak Ridge; daughter, Janice Elaine Ashley and husband, Larry, of Joyner, Tenn.; brother, Kenneth E. Lenderman and wife, Ora, Jackson, S.C.; two stepsons, Tim Angel of Hickory, N.C., formerly of Oak Ridge, and Kevin C. Angel of Oak Ridge; stepdaughter, Kathy Angel of Knoxville, formerly of Oak Ridge; brother-in-law, E. Dean Neeley and wife, Deborah, of Ten Mile, Tenn.; aunt, Bernice Tallent of Maryville; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral services are Monday, December 8, 1997, at 8 p.m. at Weatherford Mortuary with Rev. Willie Aiken officiating. Graveside services are Tuesday, December 9, 1997, at 2 p.m. at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Monday, December 8, 1997, from 6-8 p.m. at Weatherford Mortuary, Oak Ridge. 

LOVIN, FRITZ W. - age 75, of the Indian Hills subdivision, Sweetwater, passed away Saturday, December 6, 1997, at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Kyker Funeral Home, Sweetwater. 

LOWREY, EVA SWAFFORD - age 91, passed away Sunday, December 7, 1997. Mrs. Lowrey was a member of Wallace Memorial Baptist Church where she formerly taught Sunday school. She also attended Dutch Valley Church of God. Mrs. Lowrey taught in the Bradley County School System for 40 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. L.A. Lowrey. She is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Zenobia and David Booth, Knoxville, Jo Ann and Floyd Long, Knoxville, Betty and Ernie Cates, Murfreesboro, Shirley (Crystal) and Jay Wallis, Niota, Jeannie and David Fritts, Largo, Fla., Bernice and Harold Pickle, Birmingham, Ala.; 11 grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; one great-greagt-grandchild; sister, Belle Swafford, Cleveland. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Highland Memorial Chapel. Rev. Jack Dean will be officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at Highland Memorial Funeral Home, 588-0567. 

MCCORD, SONIA LUSK - age 49, of Friendsville, died at 6:43 a.m. Sunday, December 7, 1997. at U.T. Hospital. She was a member of the East Side Church of Christ and a member of the Mountain Laurel Garden Club. She was a kindergarten teacher at Porter Elementary. Survivors include husband, Larry T. McCord; sons, Landon Troy McCord and Ryan Pete McCord; daughters, Liesl Kanet McCord, and Konia Laree McCord, all of Friendsville; mother, Alma Lusk of Manchester, Tenn.; brother and sister-in-law, Kenneth Rex and Jane Lusk of Manchester, Tenn. Funeral service will be 3 p.m. Tuesday, December 9, 1997, at East Side Church of Christ with ministers Darryl Tripp and Steve Riley officiating. Interment will be at Grandview Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-3 p.m. Tuesday at East Side Church of Christ. Smith Mortuary in charge of arrangements. 

POLLOCK, EMMA MAPLES - age 92, died Saturday, December 6, 1997. She was a native of Gatlinburg and former school teacher in the Sugarlands in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Survivors: daughter, Jean Conner; grandchildren, Gail Newman and husband, Carl, Deborah Gritzmacher and husband, Tom, Mike Conner; great-grandchildren, Kirby Smith, Debbie Phillips, Tina Potter, Katherine Gritzmacher, Elizabeth Gritzmacher, Steven Conner, Brook Conner; sister, Hattie Ogle McGiffin; nieces, Annette Ogle, Lib Dunn; nephews, Earl Ogle, Tom Ogle. Funeral service 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church of Gatlinburg, Rev. Jon Roebuck and Rev. W.W. Cope officiating. Entombment 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Chapel Mausoleum of Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens in Pigeon Forge. The family will receive friends 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church of Gatlinburg. Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville, in charge. 

PRESSLEY, CHARLES WAYNE - age 57, of Knoxville, passed away 4:43 a.m. Sunday December 7, 1997 at Ft. Sanders Regional Medical Center. He was of the Baptist faith and retired from BFI. Preceded in death by parents, Sam and Ceastie Pressley; brother, Harlon Pressley. Survivors: wife, Wanda Pressley, children, Lee, Teresa, Melody, Ricky, Christina, Patricia, David, and J.R. Grandson, C.J.; brothers and sisters-in-law, James and Helen Pressley, Bill and Betty Pressley, sisters Imogene Browning and Barbara Watson; devoted brother-in-law, Charles Watson; several nieces and nephews. Funeral service 8 p.m. Tuesday, McCarty Chapel, Rev. Charles Watson and Rev. Bill Pressley officiating. The family will meet at McCarty Mortuary 12:45 p.m. Wednesday and proceed to Chilhowee Cemetery, Seymour, for a 2 p.m. graveside service. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at McCarty Mortuary, 4004 Holston Drive. 

PROFFITT, JAMES HAROLD - age 74, of Corryton, died 8:03 p.m. Saturday, December 6, 1997, at home. Member of Lakeview Baptist Church. Survivors: wife, Ruth Shelton Proffitt, Corryton; daughter and son-in-law, Frances and Troy, Jr. Phillips; sons and daughters-in-law, James and Julia Proffitt, Tommy and Patsy Proffitt, all of Knoxville; stepchildren, Carolyn and Ray Caldwell, Pam and Doug Parker, all of Corryton, Jeff and Sue Shelton, Mascot, June Browning, Freda and David Boles, Rose and Mike Branch, and Vickie and Larry Ford, all of Knoxville; two grandchildren; ten step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; sisters, Margaret Ann Holbert, Knoxville, Dorothy Davis, Strawberry Plains. Funeral service 8 p.m. Monday at Stevens Chapel, Rev. John Lawson and Rev. Andy Lynn officiating. Family and friends will meet at Tennessee Veterans Cemetery at 11:45 a.m. Teusday for a 12 noon graveside service and interment. Full military honors will be presented by East Tennessee Veteran Honor Guard. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Monday at Stevens Mortuary, Oglewood Avenue at Broadway. 

PYLE, ELBERT EUGENE - age 56, of Andersonville, died Saturday, December 6, 1997. He enjoyed fishing. Mr. Pyle retired from KUB in 1994. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lewis and Della Mae Pyle. He is survived by his wife, Frances Dean Pyle; two daughters, Michelle Pyle and Jessica Pyle and her fiancee', Wayne Golden; sons, Bruce Pyle and his wife, Angela, Roger Pyle and his wife, Linda, of Andersonville, and by Brian Hayes; two grandsons, Charles Pyle and Darin Pyle; two granddaughters, Brandy Pyle and Cierra Pyle; aunt, Rosa Pyle, all of Andersonville. The family will receive friends Monday, December 8, 1997, from 7-9 p.m. in the chapel of the Anderson County Funeral Home. Funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 9, 1997, at the Fauth Baptist Church in Andersonville, with the Rev. Ray Bell officiating. Interment will be in the New Home Cemetery. Arrangements by Anderson County Funeral Home, Clinton. 

SCHIERBAUM, LUCINDA MAXWELL - age 70, of Knoxville, passed away Saturday, December 6, 1997, at Ft. Sanders Regional Medical Center. Member of Holy Ghost Catholic Church and the Ladies of Charity. Preceded in death by parents and brothers, Jack and Ken Maxwell. Survivors: husband, George Schierbaum; daughters, Judith Ann Gamble, both of Knoxville, Carol Marie Faniola, Johnson City, Sandra Jean Overstreet, Jasper, Tenn., Nancy Lee Scarlett, Seymour; son, Thomas Patrick Schierbaum, Knoxville; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral mass will be held Tuesday (time pending) at Holy Ghost Catholic Church with Father Xavier Mankel officiating. Interment in Calvary Cemetery. Memorial may be made to St. Joseph Catholic School, c/o Holy Ghost Catholic Church, 1041 N. Central Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday with Rosary Services at 8 p.m. at Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel. 

SMITH, FRED W. - age 78, of Sevierville, died Sunday, December 7, 1997, at Sevier County Health Care Center. He was preceded in death by his wife, Girtha Smith. Survivors: son, Willie G. Smith of Maryville; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; step-children, Nervie Huskey, Wynetta Johnson, Ellar Maples, Rue Brackins, Herman Greene. Funeral service 2 p.m. Tuesday in the East Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home, Rev. Buddy Seals and Rev. Bobby Benson officiating. Interment in Middle Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Monday at Atchley Funeral Home in Sevierville. 

SUMMERS, MRS. MINNIE - age 80, of Oakdale, died December 6, 1997. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wiley Summers; parents, Bill and Myra Norris; brothers, Clyde, Junior and Kenneth Norris; sisters, Juanita and Willie Mae. She is survived by her three children, Chester and wife, Peggy Summers of Knoxville, Judy and husband, Evert Kittrell of Wartburg, Jeanie and husband, Mickey Bingham of Oakdale. Also surviving are six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Myrtle Bingham and Roselene Dicken, both of Oakdale. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 9, 1997l, at White Oak Baptist Church, Rev. Fred Copeland officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The body will lie in state one hour before services. The family will receive friends Monday evening, December 8, 1997, from 6-9 p.m. at Schubert Funeral Home, Wartburg. 

TURNER, DEWEY - age 81 of 397 Highway 113, White Pine, passed away Saturday, December 6, 1997, at Cocke County Baptist Hospital. He was owner of the Dewey Turner Construction Company, and was a prominent farmer of the White Pine Community. Member of Nina Baptist Church. Veteran of World War II. Preceded in death by his wife, Belle Chrisman Turner, March 10, 1996, and was the son of the late Alex and Flora Lane Turner, also sisters and brothers, Lucy Edmonds, Viola Brown, Dozier Turner, Leonard Turner and Clyde Turner. Survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Glen and Velva Turner, John K. and Nancy B. Turner, all of White Pine, Robert L. and Peggy Turner of Baneberry; grandchildren, John K. Turner, II, Lee Turner, Suzanne Turner and Belinda Turner; step-granddaughter, Vanessa Johnson, all of White Pine; several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held Monday 7:30 p.m. from the Nina Baptist Church with Rev. Bill Witt and Rev. Charles Harrison officiating. Interment in Dandridge Memorial Gardens Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. The body will be moved to the church at 4:30 p.m. Monday where The family will receive friends 5:30-7:30 p.m. prior to services. Farrar's of White Pine in charge. 

WHITE, CAROL - age 41 of Knoxville, passed away Friday at University Hospital. She was a member of First Apostolic Church. Preceded in death by parents, Ruth and Ulice Ogle of Knoxville. Survivors: son, Tom Hopkins of Knoxville; sisters, Linda Ellison and Mary Kitts of Knoxville; several nieces and nephews; special friend, Robert Covington of Knoxville. Funeral service 7 p.m. Monday at the home of Linda Ellison, Rev. Billy McCool officiating. Weaver Funeral Home in charge. 

WILLIAMS, MRS. SADIE - of Knoxville, entered into eternal rest December 6, 1997, at Baptist Hospital. She was a faithful member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church. Widow of the late James Williams. An employee of Albers family for over 30 years. Survivors: brother and sister-in-law, Ben T. (Pauline) Smith of Lebanon, Tenn. and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family to include Mrs. Nora Turk, the Albers family (three generations), Isabel McMahan, Emma Rawls, and the Smith family children. The family will receive friends 12:3-1 p.m. Wednesday at Mt. Olive Baptist Church. Funeral service to follow at 1 p.m. with Rev. George Lyons officiating. Interment to follow in Knoxville National Cemetery. Jarnigan and Son Mortuary in charge. 

WOODS, DR. RAYMOND FLOYD - age 79, of Knoxville, died at 3:45 a.m. Sunday December 7th at St. Mary's Medical Center. He was a retired dentist in Fountain City, and a superb fisherman, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Survivors: wife of 57 years, Inalee Ruth Brooks Woods of Fountain City; daughter, Dr. Janice Woods Yusk of Louisville, Ky.; daughter and son-in-law Jeanne Woods and Dr. James E. Fickle of Memphis, Tenn.; grandchildren, Cynthia Merryman Long of Memphis, Tenn., Angela Merryman Boheler of Little Rock, Ark., John David Yusk of Nashville, Tenn., and Lisa Ashley Yusk of Chicago, Ill,; great-grandson, Bryce Montgomery Long of Memphis, Tenn.; sisters, Barbara Woods Gouge and Virginia Woods Raney of Knoxville, Tenn. Funeral service 2 p.m. Tuesday at Stevens Chapel, Rev. Scott R. Gouge officiating. Interment Lynnhurst Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Monday at Stevens Mortuary, Oglewood Avenue at Broadway.

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