Archive Obituaries - December 2005

Pickell, Margaret Ann Amos - age 73 of Lenoir City, passed away Thursday evening, December 1, 2005 at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. Margaret was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and touched the lives of many who considered her a special friend. She was an active life-long member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, serving faithfully in many capacities through the years including mission trips around the world. She was retired from Martin Marietta Energy Systems, held district leadership positions in Toastmasters International, and was an active member of her community. She was preceded in death by: son, Randy Pickell; parents, Fred and Bessie (Whitaker) Amos; brother, Charles Amos; infant sister, Aldene Amos and nephew, Marvin Amos. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, James E. Pickell, Sr. of Lenoir City, TN; daughter and son-in-law, Connie and Vic Stacy of Knoxville, TN; son and daughter-in-law, James E. Jr. and Lori Pickell of Louisville, TN; grandchildren, Brandon Lanham of Minneapolis, MN, Angela Lanham of Phoenix, AZ, Jennifer Pickell-Webb and husband, Jason of Lenoir City, Candace Stacy of Tampa, FL, Jill Thurman and husband, Andrew of Atlanta, GA, Tanner Lee of Louisville, TN; great grand-children, Caelen Demaret of Phoenix, AZ, Alyssa and Mason Webb of Lenoir City, TN; sister and brother-in-law, Jane and Arthur Hyde of Lenoir City, TN; brothers and sisters-in-law, Fred and Ruth Amos of Adams, NY, Tom and Sue Amos of Chattanooga, TN, Larry and Linda Amos of Gainesboro, TN, Pat Amos of Maryville, TN; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Frances and Earl Brackett of Lenoir City, TN; aunts, Nelle Wilkerson, Emma Lee Amos, Artie Amos, Sue Amos all of Lenoir City, TN and Faye Dyer of Dayton, OH; nieces and nephews, Valerie Hall, Malvin Amos, Marlene Filmer, Darlene Mundy, Karen Nicholson, Edward Amos, Keith Amos, Dawn Goutremout, Craig Amos, Steve Hyde, Melinda Duke, Beverly Miller, Lisa Crawford, Rusty Amos, Scot Amos and Tami Lehman; many great-nieces/nephews and cousins. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturday at Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City. The body will lie in state from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Sunday at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Funeral services will follow at 2:00 p.m. Rev. Glenn Gamble, Rev. Brent Sims and Rev. Bryant Bush will officiate. Interment will follow in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Pickell Memorial Mission Fund, in care of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, 2144 Old Highway 95, Lenoir City, TN 37771, Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is serving the family of Margaret Pickell.

Petty, Maggie Spoon - age 93 of Lenoir City, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2005 at Parkwest Medical Center. She was preceded in death by parents, Frank and Lydia Spoon; husband, James Petty; son, Cecil Petty Sr.; great granddaughter, Laura Green; brothers, Roy and Charlie; sisters, Myra, Lucy, Cora and Myrtle. Survived by sons, Jody Petty and wife, Darlene of Murfreesboro, Avery Petty and wife, Barbara of Lenoir City; grandchildren, Carole Bartell of CA, Cecil Petty Jr. of Lenoir City, Brenda Green of Franklin, Keith Petty of Nashville and Randy Petty of Knoxville; 7 great grandchildren; 1 great great grandchild; sister, Della Packett of Lenoir City; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. in the Click Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dick DeMerchant officiating. Burial will follow in Lakeview Cemetery. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is serving the family of Maggie Spoon Petty.

Rasar, Charles - age 83 of Loudon, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2005. He was a member of Pine Top Primitive Baptist Church. A retired engineer from W.L.I.L. Radio Station. Charles was a veteran of W. W. II serving in the U. S. Army. Preceded in death by parents, Harvey and Emma Rasar; brother, Ray Rasar. Survived by his wife of 58 years, Edna Brown Rasar; children, Wayne Rasar and wife, Rhonda, Sandra Dean and husband, Lowell all of Loudon; grandchildren, Mark Myers, Marty Myers, Nick Rasar, Nathaniel Rasar, Jerry Weatherly, Misty Brindle, Canda Sims and Leslie Dean; 7 great grandchildren; sisters, Ruth Williams and Anita Crisp both of Lenoir City; brothers, Billy Rasar of Madisonville and Bobby Rasar of Sweetwater; many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:15 p.m. Monday at Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City with funeral services to follow at 7:30 p.m. Elder Ronny Whitehead and Elder Mike Boring will officiate. Family and friends will gather by 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Click Funeral Home and proceed to Pine Grove Cemetery for 11 a.m. graveside services. Grandsons will serve as pall bearers. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is serving the family of Charles Rasar.

Walker, Rev. Robert C. - born May 15, 1911, passed away December 3, 2005. He was born in Grainger County, TN later moving to Lenoir City, TN and Chickamauga, GA. Rev. Walker while working most of his years with Southern Railway, pastored many churches locally and in Chickamuga, GA. He was instrumental in organizing five new churches. For the past five years, he has served as weekly devotional leader at Farragut Health Care Center. After retiring, he returned to Tennessee where he was known for his tomatoes and other vegetables that he sold by the roadside. Rev. Walker was preceded in death by his wife, Mae Hammer Walker; son, Lendell Walker; son-in-law, Gene Brown and daughter-in-law, Brenda Walker. He is survived by his wife, Florence (Pon) Walker; daughters, Laverne Walker Brown, Enzelle Silvey and husband, Ben of Lenoir City; sons, Darrell Walker and wife, Pat of Ellenwood, GA, Xan Walker and wife, Cricket of Lenoir City, Dorman Walker and wife, Susie of Canton, GA; 10 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; 5 great great grandchildren; 6 step grandchildren; 14 step great grandchildren; 3 step great great grandchildren; daughter-in-law, Gemma Lou Hite and husband, Tom; 2 step sons, J. S. Armstrong and wife, Martha Dean and Gordon Armstrong and wife, Gail; several nieces and nephews; sisters-in-law, Hattie Walker and Christine Hammer; brother-in-law, Gary Hammons. The family will receive friends from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday at Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City. A receiving of friends will be held from 5 to 6:45 p.m. Tuesday at Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City with funeral services following at 7 p.m. in the Click Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Steve Walker (grandson), Darrell Walker and Rev. James Clayton will officiate. Family and friends will gather by 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Click Funeral Home and proceed to Loudon Co. Memorial Gardens for 11 a.m. graveside services. Grandsons will serve as pall bearers. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is serving the family of Rev. Robert C. Walker.

Bruner, Willie Mae, age 82 of Knoxville, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 3, 2005, at the Baptist Health Care Center in Lenoir City. Willie grew up in the Cave Creek Community in Roane County and made her home in North Knoxville. She was a member of Alice Bell Baptist Church. Willie Mae and her husband owned and operated W.C. Bruner Construction Company. She was preceded in death by her husband, W.C. Bruner; parents, R.C. Dutton and Ada Cook Dutton. Willie Mae is survived by her daughter, Rhonda Davis of Knoxville; step-daughter, Daphana Marcella Page of Woodruff, SC; grandson, Andy Massey; great-grandchildren, Chas Massey and Katie Massey of Woodruff, SC; sisters: Alma (Rassie) Condrey and husband, Glen, Bobbie Hamby and husband, Gene of all Lenoir City, Nancy Covington and husband, Robert of Atlanta; brother, Kenneth Dutton and wife, Kay of Lenoir City; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 2-3 p.m. Monday at Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City. Family and friends will then proceed to the Lenoir City Cemetery for a 3 p.m. graveside service with Rev. Dick DeMerchant officiating. Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City is serving the family of Willie Mae Bruner.

Brown, Scott Charles - age 37 of Indianapolis, IN died on Thursday, December 1, 2005. He was born on July 31, 1968 in Hannibal, MO, to Richard W. Brown and Elizabeth Sue Brown. Scott was a graduate of Barrington High School and the University of Illinois in 1991. He has worked in the hospitality business, specifically, with hotels in Knoxville, Phoenix, Des Moines, and Indianapolis. In Indianapolis, he was the Assistant General Manager with the Adams Mark Hotel downtown and more recently, with the Radisson Hotel as the Assistant Director of Sales. Scott was an avid golfer. Scott is survived by his fiancee’, Lisa Sproull; one daughter, Madison Elizabeth Brown of Stephanville, TX; his parents, Elizabeth Sue Brown and Richard W. Brown of Tellico Village; siblings, Michael W. Brown of Nashville and Kari L. Zeitz (Jon) of Knoxville; uncles, Charles Shoop (Penny) of Loleta, CA and Lynn Brown (Susan) of St. Louis, MO. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, December 8th, at the Tellico Village Community Church. Interment will follow in the Lakeview Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the home of his parents following the burial. You may visit the website: www.lifestorynet.com to read Scott’s life story. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to STAR (Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding), 11800 Highway 11E, Lenoir City, TN 37772 or the Make A Wish Foundation, 6325 Digital Way, STE. 150, Indianapolis, IN 46278-1697. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is serving the family of Scott Charles Brown.

Dean, Steven Glenn - age 31 of Lenoir City, passed away suddenly Tuesday, December 6, 2005. He was baptized at Central United Methodist Church in Lenoir City. Preceded in death by mother, Judith Ann Dean; grandparents, Claude and Pauline Dean of Norton, VA, Thomas and Lodema Sanders. Survived by his wife, Sandra (Cissy) Dean of Lenoir City; son, Elijah James (Eli) Dean; father, Earl G. Dean all of Lenoir City; aunts and uncles, David and Peggy Brown of Lenoir City, Dough and Kathy Fore of Knoxville, Jimmy and Roy Dean of Norton, VA; cousin, Tony Brown of Lenoir City. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City. Funeral services will follow at 7 p.m. in the Click Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Mark Gooden officiating. Family and friends will gather at 11 a.m. Friday in Lakeview Cemetery for graveside services. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is serving the family of Steven Glenn Dean.

O'Hair, Richard Hicks (Dick), Of West Knoxville TN, died Sunday Dec. 4, following surgery for Pancreatic Cancer. He was born July 30, 1923 in Muskogee, OK to Ralph M. & Clara Hicks O’Hair. He grew up in Rock Hill SC and graduated from Winthrop Training School in 1941. His college education was interrupted for three years by World War II, and as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Infantry he saw action in France, Austria and Germany. He graduated from Davidson College in 1947 where he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, Football, Wrestling and Track teams, ODK, and 1946 All-State Football Team. He also played for the Charlotte Clippers semi-pro football club. He married the former Harriette Dixon Grice on June 26, 1948. He was self-employed for many years in the insurance and estate planning field in Charlotte and worked for several years as a substitute teacher at Oak Ridge High School. In 1997, at the age of 74 he earned his MBA from Tusculum College. He was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church and later of First Presbyterian Church in Oak Ridge, serving as an Elder and teacher. He was devoted to his children and grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Frances O’Hair Gayle. He is survived by caregiver and daughter Bonnie O’Hair Murray and husband Sydney of the home, Amy O’Hair-Smith and husband Joe of Charlotte, a son Richard (Hap) O’Hair, Jr. and wife Karen of High Point, NC, the children’s mother Harriette Grice O’Hair, grandchildren Sydney Murray III, Richard O’Hair III, Colin Smith, Ashley O’Hair and Keely Smith and a brother Ralph M. O’Hair, Jr. Interment will be in the East TN State Veterans Cemetery. A memorial service will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church in Oak Ridge with full military honors. A reception will follow at the church. Memorials may be sent to First Presbyterian Church, PO Box 6106 Oak Ridge, TN 37831. Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel 11915 Kingston Pike is serving the O'Hair family.

Amburn, Rev. Marion Hartsell - age 72 of Lenoir City, went to be the with Lord on Friday, December 9, 2005. He was a retired minister and ordained Elder with the Church of the Nazarene. Hartsell pastored over 40 years in Georgia, Tennessee and South Carolina. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army serving in Germany. Preceded in death by parents, Joe H. Amburn and Myrtle Amburn; sister, Ernestine Snyder; brothers, Charles Amburn and Wayne Amburn. Survived by his wife of 48 years, Shirley Thompson Amburn; daughter, Sharon Amburn Harper and husband, Rev. Greg Harper of Lenoir City; grandchildren, Brett Harper and Lindsey Harper both of Lenoir City; brothers, Bill Amburn of Kentucky, Jimmy Amburn and wife, Bobbie of Ft. Oglethorpe, GA, Floyd Amburn and wife, Viva of Chattanooga, Clyde Amburn and wife, Linda of Loudon, and Eddie Amburn of Loudon; sisters, Wanda McCulley and husband, Allen of Loudon, Josephine Currier and husband, Wayne of Philadelphia, Jean and Jane Amburn both of Loudon; many nieces and nephews; cousins, Harold Amburn and wife, Margaret of Loudon, Dale Amburn and wife, Melanie of Knoxville; brother-in-law, Carl E. Thompson and wife, Helen of Athens. The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City. The body will lie in state from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the First Church of the Nazarene. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. Sunday at the church. Rev. David Smith, Rev. Greg Harper and Rev. Morgan Davis will officiate. Burial will follow in Hickory Valley Cemetery. Military Honors will be conferred by VFW Post 5150, American Legion Post 120, 70 and 256. Pallbearers will be Carl E. Thompson, Jr., Bobby Amburn, Craig Amburn, Tommy McCulley, Joe Currier, Walter Amburn and Eddie Stockton. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is serving the family of Marion Hartsell Amburn.

Dutton, Arthur Martin - age 82 of Knoxville, passed away Friday December 9, 2005. He attended Second United Methodist Church in Knoxville and was the owner of Arthur’s Beauty Salon for many years. Arthur was a veteran of WWII serving in the U.S. Navy. He was formerly active in the Lions Club and was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution. Preceded in death by his wife, Juanita Dutton; parents, Charles M. and Freddie Dutton; brother, Ashley Dutton; sisters, Ruth Eldridge and Mary Gustafson. He is survived by his wife, Alma Yard Dutton of Knoxville; daughter, Zenita Beeler and husband David of Powder Springs, GA; step-daughter, Carol Worthington and husband Bob of Knoxville; step-son, Bud Yard and wife Lora of Knoxville; grandchildren, Michael and Melissa Beeler of Calhoun, GA, Martin Beeler and Mitchell Beeler of New York City and Cassie Lynch of Chattanooga; 3 great-grandchildren, Ashley, Will and Zack Beeler of Calhoun, Ga.; brother, Paul Dutton and wife Helen of Lenoir City, sister, Anna Lee Preston of Loudon; many loving nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Sunday at Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City. Funeral Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in the Click Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. M.C. Taylor officiating. Interment will follow in Oral Cemetery with full military honors conferred by VFW Post 5150 and American Legion Post 120, 70 and 256. Click Funeral Home is serving the family of Arthur Dutton.

Dutton, Margaret Neeley - age 90, Margaret was born on September 22, 1915 and passed away Sunday, December 13, 2005 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. She was affectionately known as Granny Margaret to almost all who knew her and will be greatly missed by her family and friends. She retired from Eaton Corporation in 1977. Granny Margaret was an avid gardener who loved her family, her church and "Coon Creek," her beloved home. She was a member of the Second Baptist Church of Lenoir City. She was preceded in death by her husband, James K. Dutton; her parents, Charles Lee Neeley and Eva Ault Neeley Langley Collins; grandsons, Billy Joe Packett, Jr. and Teddy Joe Packett; sister, Ruby Ritchey and Hazel Lena Neeley; brothers, C. J. Neeley, Melvin Eugene Neeley, Glen Leroy "Bozie" Neeley and James Kennedy Neeley. She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Jimmie Faye Dutton and Billy Joe Packett with whom she made her home in Antioch, Tennessee; and son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth Lynn and Mary Bradley Dutton of Lenoir City; grandchildren, Timothy Lynn Packett and wife Lesa of Concord, Tennessee, Kenneth William Dutton and wife Amy of Hendersonville, Tennessee, Tracy Renee Packett and husband John Maupin of Murphreesboro, Tennessee, Richard Scott Dutton of Lenoir City, Tennessee, and Lisa Marie Dutton of Knoxville, Tennessee; great-grandchildren, Kristy Dutton and husband Joey Hudson, Megan Dutton, Brianna Dutton, Kara Dutton, Rhyan Maupin and Justin Maupin; great-great grandaughter, Alexandria Hudson; sisters, Ella Ruth Neeley Ryan of Lenoir City, Tennessee, Christine "Pat" Neeley and husband Rudy McConnell of Antioch, Tennessee; brothers, William Leon Neeley of Weaver, Alabama, Billy Hugh Neeley and wife Loraine of Seattle, Washington, and Tommy Lynn Collins and wife Jean of North Little Rock, Arkansas; many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Thursday at Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City with funeral services at 1:00 P.M. Friday at Click's Lenoir City followed by burial in Lakeview Cemetery, Lenoir City. The Rev. George Seay and Rev. Douglas Henson officiating. Click Funeral Home is serving the family of Margaret Dutton.

Baker, Mack Christopher, Born December 13, 1954, passed away at 7:30 a.m. on December 12, 2005 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mack will be celebrating his 51st birthday in heaven with his Lord Jesus Christ. Mack struggled valiantly with cancer for the past six years. He and Amy worked often with the Mission of Hope. He loved his church, and church family of First Baptist Church Concord. He was a member of the Buddy Bradley Sunday School Class. He served his country in the United States Marines. Mack worked as a courier for DOE and a videographer for Lockheed. He is survived by his devoted wife of 28 years, Amy White Baker; son, Daniel Christopher Baker; mother and step father, Juanita and Bill Foutz; sister and brother-in-law, Marlin and Charles Turner all of Knoxville; brother and sister-in-law, David and Beverly Baker of Maryville; mother-in-law, Anita White of Knoxville; father-in-law, Russell White and wife, Margaret of Powell; sisters-in-law, Holly White of Knoxville, Laurie White of Maryville; brother-in-law, Bill White and wife, Jan Lester of Knoxville; special friends, Trish Holst, Dorothy and Buddy Bradley and all the members of the Buddy Bradley Sunday School Class; nieces, Lisa Stafford of Hilton Head, SC, Charlette Ardrey of Medina, OH, Megan White; nephews, Andrew White and Zachary Baker all of Knoxville. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church Concord with a Celebration of Life to follow at 8 p.m with Rev. Steve Peek officiating. Family and friends will gather at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the East Tennessee State Veterans' Cemetery for graveside service with full military honors conferred by the U S Marine Corp with Taps to be played by Bill White. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Mission of Hope, P O Box 22312, Knoxville, TN 37933. Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel 11915 Kingston Pike is serving the Baker family.

Hanna, Stanley Michael (Mike), Age 54 of Knoxville, TN, formerly of Beryl, WVA, passed away Friday evening, December 9, 2005 at his home. Mike was a member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church. He was a member of Cedar Bluff Racquet Club and was an avid tennis player and golfer. Mike had a highly successful 30 year career in sales and sales management. He started in sales with Air-Shields in 1982. Mike later was employed by Omnicell Inc. As VP of Sales and operations. Mike is presently employed as Executive VP of Sales and Marketing of One Source Returns. Mike was preceded in death by his parents, Margaret and John Hanna. Survivors: wife, Nancy Hanna; children, Donna Hanna of Richmond, VA, Mike Hanna and wife,Veronica of Kyle, TX; sister and brother-in-law, Karen and Barry Robertson of Virginia Beach, VA; nephews, Brian and Jason Robertson. A mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday December 17 at St. John Neumann Catholic Church with Father John Dowling celebrant. The family will receive friends at Mike and Nancy's home following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel 11915 Kingston Pike is serving the Hanna family.

Smith, Alice Isabelle - age 76 of Greenback, passed away suddenly Tuesday, December 13, 2005 at her home. She was a member of the Church of Latter Day Saints. Preceded in death by husband, Avery Smith; brother, Robert Rogers and sister, Grace Rogers. Survived by son, Gary Smith and wife, Desiree’ of Greenback; sisters, Marian Carter, Frances Leko, Ellen Truitt, Ruthie Cox, and Audrey King; brother, William Rogers; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City. Family and friends will gather at 2 p.m. Saturday in Axley Chapel Cemetery for graveside services. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is serving the family of Alice Isabelle Smith.

PRATER, ROBERT M. – age 61, formerly of Concord, TN, passed away suddenly on Sunday, December 11, 2005, at his home in Westmont, IL. Born Feb 11, 1944 and reared in rural Knox County, Robert graduated from Farragut High School, Class of 1961, where he was a member of the baseball team. He also attended DeVry Institute in Chicago. Upon his retirement this year, Robert planned to move his family back to his beloved East Tennessee to be among family and friends. Always a country boy at heart, he was an avid gardener who loved working in his flower gardens raising many varieties around his home. His many birdfeeders and birdbaths attracted finches, cardinals, and other birds he loved to watch. Robert enjoyed building a roaring fire, having a pizza and watching golf on TV with his wife. Friends and family knew him as a hardworking, good-natured man, who loved to playfully tease and tell stories of his childhood on the farm. Longtime co-workers described him as classy, down-to-earth, and personable. He always made people feel at ease. He will be deeply missed by his wife, son, family, and all who knew him. Robert was preceded in death by: his parents, Dewey Adam Prater and Dora Paul Prater Lawhorn; brothers, Paul F. (Joe) Prater and Jackie Prater; nephew Joey Prater; stepbrother, Samuel Lawhorn; and step-sister, Lillian Hall. He is survived by: his devoted wife and best friend of 37 years, Jayne Willis Prater; beloved son, Jack Allan (Honey Bear) Prater, both of Westmont; sister and brother-in-law, Karen and Jerry Sisk of Farragut; brothers and sisters-in-law, Gene and Carol Prater of Lenoir City, Tom and Kathy Prater of Jacksonville, FL, and Gary Prater of Rocklin, CA; special sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Marilyn and Jim Platte of Naperville, IL; stepsister, Nell McKelvey; stepbrother, Howard Lawhorn and wife Betty, and stepsister-in-law, Neta Lawhorn. Several nieces, nephews and cousins, whom he loved dearly, are also left to mourn his passing. The family will receive friends from 11-11:30 am Saturday at Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City. The funeral service will follow at 11:30 with Rev. Paul Cowell officiating. Interment will be held at Shady Grove Baptist Church cemetery immediately following the services. Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City is serving the family of Robert Prater.

Virginia Olive Carter, age 97, died 12/17/05, at Lenoir City TN. A life-long resident of the city, she was the daughter of Eugene Bardwell Carter, former President of Holston Manufacturing Co. and Martha America (Mattie) Dyer Carter. A socialite, Carter made her debut at the Cherokee Country Club, Knoxville, TN in 1928, and completed her education at Gunston Hall, a finishing school, in Washington, DC. Later, she married Frederic Pitcairn Brandt, an "All Southern" end on the Univ. of TN football team. They had no children.
The Carters were among the founders of The Church of the Resurrection, Episcopal, Lenoir City-Loudon and Blanche Dyer Hooper, New York City, made a substantial contribution to the building of it. They remained active in both church and community.

Ms. Carter is descended from the Jefferson and Dyer families of Virginia and a cousin, many generations removed, of President Thomas Jefferson. Ms. Carter will be laid to rest with her parents and Dyer grandparents at Greenhill Cemetery, Danville, VA at 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 21. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to individual charities and notification given to George Dyer, PO Box 200, Spencer, VA 24165, telephone numbers 276-957-2063 or 919-829-5718. Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City, TN is in charge of arrangements.

Grizzle, Sibyl Lucetta “Lucy” - age 50 of Lenoir City passed away Tuesday December 20, 2005 at Parkwest Medical Center. Lucy was a client of the Adult Community Training and was loved and will be missed by all. She was preceded in death by her father, Luther H. Grizzle. She is survived by her mother, Sibyl Dysart Grizzle; brother, Ronald W. Grizzle and wife Barbara of Lenoir City; sister, Val Doris Alexander and husband John of Oak Ridge; nephews, Randall Grizzle and wife Brenda Kaye of Hamilton, OH, Ronald G. Grizzle of Lenoir City; great-nephews, James and Randy Grizzle of Hamilton, OH; special friends, Tanjelia and Jr. Baker, Bob and Mildred Rogers and Denise Evertson. The family will receive friends from 6-7:45 p.m. Thursday with Funeral Services to follow at 8 p.m. in the Click Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Darrell Stevens officiating. The family will receive friends from 2-3 p.m. Friday with Funeral Services to follow at 3 p.m. in the Pine Log United Methodist Church in Rydell, GA. with Rev. Quillian Millsap officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Serving as pall bearers will be Jr. Baker, James Grizzle, Randy Grizzle, Randall Grizzle, Ronald Grizzle and John Alexander. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is serving the family of Lucy Grizzle.

Vineyard, Edward Earl - age 83 of Lenoir City, passed away Wednesday at Blount Memorial Hospital. Ed attended Hickory Valley Baptist Church. He was retired from Caterpillar Tractor Co. and was a member of U. A. W. Union. Preceded in death by wife, Judith Vineyard; parents, John and Myrtle Vineyard; sisters, Juanita Haskins and Betty Vineyard; brothers, Chuck and James Vineyard. Survived by his four children, Jeanette Waters of Glendale, Kimberly Nichols of Maryville, Edward O. Vineyard and wife, Kathy of Glendale, James Edward Vineyard and wife, Lisa of Maryville; 13 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 12 to 2 p.m. Friday at Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. Friday in the Click Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charles Carpenter officiating. Burial will follow in Lakeview Cemetery. Military honors will be conferred by VFW Post 5150, American Legion Post 120, 70 and 256. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is serving the family of Edward E. Vineyard.

Redmond, James E. (Eddie) - age 58 of Lenoir City, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2005. Eddie was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving in the United States Army. He had resided at Loudon Health Care Center for the last several years. Eddie was preceded in death by his grandmother, Mamie Glass and his father, James I. Redmond. He is survived by his mother, Katherine Jenkins of Lenoir City; brother and sister-in-law, Dwight L. and Georgia Redmond of Lenoir City; son, Donnie Redmond and wife, Tanya; daughter, Carolyn Redmond all of Lenoir City; 5 grandchildren, Bradley & Seth, Chelsea, Colby and Destiny; niece, Tabitha Redmond of Denver, CO and many cousins. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Friday in the Click Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Ernie Varner officiating. Burial will follow in the Lenoir City Cemetery with full military honors being conferred by VFW Post 5150 and American Legion Posts 120, 70 and 256. Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City is serving the family of Eddie Redmond.

Bailey, Nellie Early - age 84 of Greenback, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2005. She was of the Baptist Faith. Preceded in death by husband, Hugh Bailey; parents, Jim and Stella Early; brother, Zack Early and sister, Virginia Ledbetter. Survived by children, Sharron Hamilton of Mountain City, Bill Bailey and wife, Nancy of Middleville, MI, Jim Bailey and wife, Linda of Greenback; brother, James Early of Lenoir City; several grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City. Family and friends will gather at 10 a.m. Saturday in Jackson Cemetery in Greenback for graveside services. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is serving the family of Nellie Early Bailey.

Jane Anne Hanson Boyd - Age 70 of Concord Hills Farragut, TN, formerly of Greeneville, TN, passed away Thursday afternoon, December 22, 2005 at Baptist Hospital West, after a long battle with cancer. Jane was born November 5, 1935 in Lebanon, VA, daughter of the late Albert Bragg Hanson and Janie Ketron Hanson. She was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church in Greeneville for many years and was currently a member of Concord United Methodist Church in Farragut. Jane was a retired teacher from the Greeneville City School System. Survivors: husband, Billy Boyd; daughter, Catherine Boyd Shope; grandsons, Brandon Boyd Shope and Bryan Blake Shope all of Knoxville, TN; sisters and brothers-in-law, Carolyn and Bob Fox of Greer, SC, Frances and Jimmy Gregory of Lebanon, VA; sister-in-law, Nancy Clevinger of Lebanon, VA; several nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. The family will receive friends from 12 to 1:45 p.m. Monday in the Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel followed by funeral services at 2 p.m. with Rev. Larry Trotter officiating. Interment will be in the Edgewood Cemetery, 229 Gallaher View Road, Knoxville. Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel 11915 Kingston Pike is serving the Boyd family.

Allen, Elizabeth Bailey (Susie) - age 80 of Lenoir City, passed away Friday, December 23, 2005. She was of the Baptist Faith. A former employee of Curtis Pontiac Buick, Curtis - Tipton Ford and Dependable Motors. She was preceded in death by her husband, Avery M. Allen; brother, James Hugh Bailey and sister, Emma Jane Allen. Survived by sister, Nelle Bailey Tuck of Lenoir City; nephews, John Tuck of Lenoir City, William Hugh Bailey of Middleville, MI and James A. Bailey of Greenback; nieces, Barbara Allen of Lenoir City and Sharron Hamilton of Mountain City; great nephew, Derrick Allen of Lenoir City. The family will receive friends from 12-1:45 p.m. Tuesday, December 27, at Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City. Family and friends will proceed to the Lakeview Cemetery for graveside services and interment at 2 p.m. with Rev. Gary Baker officiating. Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City is serving the family of Susie Allen.

Moser, Clarence Cecil - age 71 of Lenoir City, passed away early Friday morning, December 23, 2005, at Loudon Health Care Center. He was a member of Sixth Avenue Church of God. Cecil was a member of Lenoir City Lion’s Club. He was a former employee of Yale Security and retired from K-25 in Oak Ridge. He was preceded in death by parents, William Elisha Moser and Mary Russell Moser; brothers, J. W. Moser, Kenneth Moser and Wayne Moser. Survived by wife, Edna Mae Preston Moser; sons, Steve Moser and wife, Joy of Maryville, Preston Moser and wife, Gail of Athens, Mark Moser and wife, Tammy of Maryville; grandsons, J. P. Moser and wife, T.C. of Athens, Anthony Moser and wife, Melanie of Lenoir City, Matthew Moser (ABE3) serving in the US Navy in Norfolk, VA, Blair and Luke Moser of Maryville; sister, Judy Bass of Fife, AL; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 12-2 p.m. Monday, December 26, with funeral services following at 2 p.m. at Sixth Avenue Church of God in Lenoir City. Dr. Ernie Varner and Rev. Fred Cook will officiate. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is serving the family of Clarence Cecil Moser.

White, Bobbie Sue - age 73 of Lenoir City, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2005 at the U. T. Medical Center. She was of the Baptist Faith. Preceded in death by her husband, James (Jim) White. Survived by children, Sue McCurry and husband, Glenn of Loudon, Jimmy White and wife, Janice of Decatur, Robert White and wife, Shirley of Knoxville, Buddy Joe White and wife, Linda of Lenoir City, Kathy Nobles and husband, James of North Carolina, Ann Akins and husband, Bruner of Unitia, Lynn White and wife, Misti of Lenoir City; sister, Bess Lawhon of Kingston; brother, James Thornburg of Texas; several grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City. Family and friends will gather at Click Funeral Home by 10:30 a.m. Tuesday and proceed to Unitia Cemetery for graveside services at 11 a.m. with Rev. Steve Weaver officiating. Serving as pallbearers: Rick Skidmore, John Hill, Anthony Stinnett, Stanley Johnson, Tom Keener, Tim Burress. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is serving the family of Bobbie Sue White.

Vandergriff, Bob - age 44 of Lenoir City, passed away Friday, December 23, 2005 at his home following a 6 month battle with cancer. He was of the Baptist Faith. Bob was an employee of Pilot Travel Center for 13 years. He was preceded in death by father, Ernest Vandergriff. Survived by his wife of 11 years, Phyllis Vandergriff; children, Haley and Brandon of the home; mother, Ethel Vandergriff of Lenoir City; brothers, David Vandergriff and wife, Rhonda of Lenoir City, Gary Vandergriff of Alabama; several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday at Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City. A memorial service will follow at 2 p.m. Monday in the Click Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dennis Kirk officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a fund for Bob’s children. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is serving the family of Bob Vandergriff.

Johnson, Elizabeth T. - age 83 of Lenoir City, passed away Friday, December 23, 2005 Woods Memorial Hospital in Etowah. She was a member of Paw Paw Plains Baptist Church. Elizabeth was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Local Chapter #188. She was a former employee of S & H Green Stamp Store in Knoxville. Elizabeth was an avid gardener who had a love for roses and other flowers. She loved to research family genealogy. Preceded in death by grandparents, Robert Bird Tate and Martha Clementine Ridge with whom she made her childhood home; parents, Charles D. Tate and Sammie E. Overton Tate; sister, Lucy Tate Luttrell and brother, William Tate. Survived by her husband of 64 years, Glyn (Dude) Johnson; daughters, Nancy Malone and husband, Pat of Lugoff, SC, Peggy Barnett and husband, Rex of Etowah; grandson, Joe Malone of Lugoff, SC; sisters, Hazel Crowe of Lenoir City and Nina Ball of Knoxville; half-sisters, Ruth Shubert and Nellie Manis; half-brothers, Roy, Jack, Albert and Donnie Tate; many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 5-6:45 p.m. Monday at Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City with funeral services to follow at 7 p.m. in the Click Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Ron Bailey will officiate. Family and friends will gather at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Woodlawn Cemetery for graveside services and interment. Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City is serving the family of Elizabeth Johnson.

Hickman, Gene Edward - age 67 of Lenoir City, passed away Friday, December 23, 2005 at his home. Gene was a member of Nelson Street Baptist Church and Fenders Antique Tractor and Engine Club. He retired in the early 1980's from Union Local #3 of Knoxville where he was a brick and block mason and from Loudon County Maintenance Dept. in 2000. He was preceded in death by parents, Bill and Ada Crox Hickman; brothers, Kenneth and Billy Hickman; father-in-law, Harold Bowden; mother-in-law, Lula “Tootie” Bowden. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Del Rose Bowden Hickman; daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Bob Arwood; son and daughter-in-law, Harold and Patricia Hickman; grandchildren, Gina Arwood, Leanne Wolfenbarger and husband, Frankie all of Lenoir City, Rev. Lee Hickman and wife, Christina of Wartburg ; great granddaughter due in February; step great grandsons, Matthew and Cole Wolfenbarger; sisters, Shirley Vittatoe and husband, Rev. Jerry Vittatoe of Knoxville, Mary Kate Belcher of Sweetwater; several nieces and nephews; uncle, James Crox of Lenoir City; devoted cousin, Bill Crox of Lenoir City. The family wishes to give a special thank you to Barbara Bowers R.N. and the staff of Home Health Care and Hospice Care of East Tennessee. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Click Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Wankowski and Rev. Lee Hickman officiating. Burial will follow in Lakeview Cemetery with Rev. Jerry Vittatoe officiating. Serving as pallbearers: Harold Hickman, Johnnie Seals Jr., Arnold Hickman, Brook Bowden, Archie Jenkins, Hardin Terry, Mike Rogers and Mark Robinson. Honorary pallbearers: Loudon County Maintenance, Fenders Antique Tractor and Engine Club and Bill Crox. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is serving the family of Gene E. Hickman.

Bowers, Virginia - of Lenoir City, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2005. She was preceded in death by husband, Herman Bowers; mother, Jessie Haneke and father, Arthur Skaggs. She is survived by her sons, Michael O. Bowers and David E. Bowers; daughter, Deborah Riggsbee; grandchildren, Kim Walker, Mark Bowers, Daniel England and Russel England; great grandchildren, Carrisa, Walker, Sara Walker and Jennifer Bowers. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City. Graveside services and interment will be held at a later date. Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City is serving the family of Virginia Bowers.

Barron, Michael Allen - age 30 of Lenoir City, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2005. Preceded in death by grandparents, George W. Barron, Elizabeth Barron, William Clifford Chambers and Ethel Mae Matoy McNew; stepgrandfather, Howard Nitzsche; nephew, Christopher James. He is survived by his wife, Peggy Barron; children, Chase, Chaden and Brianna; father, Jackie L. Barron; mother, Mary Ann Johnson and husband, Charles C. Johnson; sisters, Joy E. Barron, Candy R. Barron and Janna K. Barron; special aunts Carolyn Hyett, Barbara Williams, Denise Akins and Penny Shastain; uncles, Howard Chambers, Tony Chambers, Bart A. Barron and Bill Elliot; nieces, Brittney N. Ramsey, Keira Barron, Tiana Barron Destiny Bright; nephews, Charles James, Deon and Reshodeny Barron; special friend, Brandy Smith; many cousins. The family will receive friends from 6-7:45 p.m. Tuesday followed by funeral services at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Click Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Donnie Moore officiating. Family and friends will gather by 10;30 a.m. Wednesday at Click Funeral Home and proceed to the Lakeview Cemetery for an 11 a.m. graveside service. Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City is serving the family of Michael Barron.

Mire, Robert Allen Shine “Beau” - age 24 of Tellico Village Community, Loudon, passed away early Wednesday, December 28, 2005. He was a 2000 graduate of Loudon High School. Beau was a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church and the ROTC. Preceded in death by his grandparents, Shine and Ethel Mire; cousin, Laura Mire Dorsa. Beau is survived by his parents, Robert Earl and Susan Mire; sisters, Jennifer Fraker and husband, Chris, Maleah Westenhaver and husband, Bradley; niece, Emma Grace; nephews, Tanner and Jackson; grandparents, Martha Corkran, Allen Bostic and Loyce Knight; great- grandmother, Mary Sue Knight; many other friends and family. Beau was the kindest of spirits who never met a soul he didn’t like. He is standing tall in Heaven to watch over us all now. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, December 31st at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Lenoir City. A funeral mass will held at 11 a.m. at the church with Father David Boettner officiating. Burial will follow in Lakeview Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at the church following the graveside service. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center in Knoxville or The Shepherd Center in Atlanta. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is serving the family of Beau Mire.

Lyles, Margaret Ann- age 63 of Loudon, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2005. She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. Preceded in death by son, Samuel Crutchfield; parents, Lon and Daisy Moats; several brothers and sisters. She is survived by her husband, Thomas Lyles; daughters, Melinda Gail Thompson and husband, Jeff of Sweetwater, Rebecca Ann Bond and husband, William of Loudon, Brenda Kay Thompson of Madisonville; son, Richard Crutchfield and wife, Betty of Athens; step-children, Avery Lyles and Frankie Lyles of Lenoir City, David Lyles and Michael Lyles both of Knoxville, Pamela Fagg of Lawrenceville, GA; 17 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren, nieces and nephews; brother, Haze Moats of Knoxville; sister, Flora Oebel of Texas. The family will receive friends from 6-7:45 p.m. Sunday followed by funeral services at 8 p.m. in the Click Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Eddie Chasteen and Rev. Bo Selvage will officiate. Family and friends will gather at the funeral home by 10:30 a.m. Monday and proceed to Woodlawn Cemetery in Lenoir City for graveside services and interment at 11 a.m. Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City is serving the family of Margaret Lyles.

Lyon, Willie Sue - age 78 of Lenoir City, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2005, at Park west Hospital. Sue was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. She retired from Genesco where she worked at the front office as a receptionist. Sue was a wonderful caring person who enjoyed friends and loved animals. She loved having friends in her home during the Holiday’s, she had more fun doing this every year. Sue loved her yard and her flowers. She always had a smile for everyone. She loved people and everybody loved her. Preceded in death by husband, J. W. Lyon; parents, Center and Mae Norman; sisters, Verna Pesterfield and Grace Buck; brothers, Virgil, Earl and Paul Harvey. Survived by sister and brother-in-law, Geneva and Charles Key of Atlanta, GA; several nieces, nephews and cousins. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday in the Click Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Ed Brown, Mr. Kenneth Ward and Mr. Doug Buck will officiate. Burial will follow in Cave Creek Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Loudon Co. and Roane Humane Society. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is serving the family of Sue Lyon.

Taylor Thomas Morgan Age 84 of Knoxville passed away early Friday morning, December 30, 2005 at Park West Hospital. Tom was a member of All Saints Catholic Church. He retired from the Internal Revenue Service with 30 years of government service. Tom was a highly decorated veteran of World War II serving with the 78th Infantry Division in the European Theater. He was a Tsgt. and the recipient of the EAME Theater Ribbon with 3 bronze stars and the bronze star. Tom was a graduate of the University of Tennessee. He was preceded in death by his parents, Taylor Harrison Morgan and Carmi Adel Boswell Morgan; brothers, Jasper W. Morgan, Gene Boswell Morgan and Jerry Andrew Morgan. Survivors: wife of 55 years, Mary Jean Fox Morgan; children and spouses, Susie Morgan Dean and Gordon, Thomas Michael Morgan and Betty Jo all of Knoxville; grandchildren, Danny Morgan, Amber Morgan, Tony Morgan, Cindy Dean Spencer, Jeff Dean and Julia Dean Best; great grandchildren, Kayla Spencer, Dyllan Spencer and Jaelyn Best; sisters-in-law, Jo Morgan of Nashville and Rowena Morgan of Florence, Al; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel. A Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at All Saints Catholic Church with Father Chris Michelson celebrant. Family and friends will gather at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the East Tennessee State Veteran's Cemetery for graveside services with full military honors conferred by the U S Army. Memorials may be made to All Saints Catholic Church. Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel 11915 Kingston Pike is serving the Morgan family.

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