NORRIS, AVENE, ESTELL, 77, of Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee, passed away Friday, May 17, 2013 at her home with her family at her side. She attended New Life Ministry Church. She was born in Whitwell, Tennessee on June 3, 1935 to William and Mattie McGowan Griffith who preceded her in death along with her husband, Billy J. Norris; sisters, Ida Layne and Beatrice Kilgore; brothers, Stan, Lee, Max, Jim and J.C. Griffith. She
SITZ, CARL, HOUSTON, age 69, of Tracy City, Tennessee, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2013 in Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. He was a retired logger and a member of Mt. Calvary Apostolic Church. Born October 6, 1943, he was a son of the late James Sitz and Thelma Coppinger Sitz and was preceded in death by a brother, Ralph Sitz; step-son, Jim Manley. Survivors include his wife, Geneva Fredrick
HAMPTON, MELVIN, H., 76, of Jasper, TN, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2013. He was born in Palmer, TN and was a longtime resident of Jasper, TN. He was owner and operator of Hampton Trucking for 50 years and was a member of Sewanee Lodge #405 in Tracy City, TN. He was an enthusiastic motorcyclist and strong supporter of the Trail of Tears. He was an accomplished guitar player and
CLENDENON, LUCILLE, SANDERS, 68, of Palmer, TN, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at her home. She was a member of Bibleway Holiness Church. She was born in Palmer on July 22, 1944 to Henry James and Ethel Mae Scott Sanders who preceded her in death along with her husband, Junior Clendenon; brothers, William B. “Pee Wee”, James H. ” Jim” and Amos Sanders. She is survived by her daughters, Glenda
DUNWOODY, GEORGIE, E., age 91, of Tracy City, TN, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at Manchester Health Care Center. She was born February 11, 1922 in Grundy County, a daughter of the late Edgar Meeks and Cleo Myers Meeks. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Dunwoody; granddaughter, Rhonda Lynn Nunley; brother, Rennie Meeks. She was a member of the Tracy City First United Methodist Church. Survivors
JACKSON, WILLIAM “EDDIE”, age 58, of Sherwood, TN, departed this life Sunday, April 7, 2013 at Emerald-Hodgson Hospital in Sewanee. He died in Faith. He was an artist loving to draw as well as hunt. Mr. Jackson was disabled in 1996 due to a stroke but before becoming disabled he was a logger. He was a loving, and caring father, brother, uncle and cousin. He will be greatly missed by
KNOTT, MANUEL, MELVIN, age 90, of the Subligna Community of Summerville, Georgia passed away Sunday, March 31, 2013 in Oak View Health & Rehab in Summerville. He was born in Sewanee on May 23, 1922 a son of the late Oscar Luck Knott and Carrie Long Knott. Also preceding him in death was his wife, Savannah Smith Knott; brother, Archie Ray Knott; sister, Sue Butner; father and mother-in-law, Edd and
The Nineteenth Annual St. Jude Softball Tournament has been set for June
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