Knox County, TN Obituaries (P-R):

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PARROTT, HELEN BAILEY -- age 42, passed away Sunday at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge. She resided on Route 8, Foley Hill Road, Clinton. Member of Carroll Hollow Baptist Church. Survivors: husband, Ernest D. Parrott; sons, Bryan, Michael and Rodney Parrott; mother, Irene Hoskins; sisters, Ruby Webber, Pauline Lowe, Mary Ann Bailey; brothers, William and J.B. Bailey, all of Clinton; several nieces and nephews. Funeral service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Holley-Gamble Chapel, Rev. Bedford Bullock, Rev. Jack Rosenbalm officiating. Interment farmers Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home, Clinton.

Source: unknown (?Knoxville News Sentinel)
Date of Obituary: January, 1989
Submitted by: Peggie Seay-Kirby (kirby@lcs.net)

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PATTON, HUBERT A. -- age 73, of 5544 Washington Pike, departed this life Sunday, Jan. 22, 1989, at UT Hospital. Preceded in death by parents, Charles and Sarah Patton. He leaves to mourn his passing; wife, Geraldine C. Patton; daughters and sons-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. Eddie (Barbara) Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick (Charlotte) Greene, Mr. and Mrs. John (Jamesena) Watson, Patricia Johnson, all of Knoxville, Shirley Patton, Chicago, Ill.; son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. (Bertha) Patton, Knoxville; granddaughters, Carmen Greene, Jackie and Jacquetta Watson, Traci King, Cathy Moore; grandsons, Eddie Moore Jr., Anthony Burems, Christon and Marques Patton; one grandson-in-law; two great-grandsons; devoted foster sister, J. Corina Martin; devoted cousin, Daniel W. Crippen; three uncles; one aunt; a host of other relatives and friends. The family will receive friends 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 1989, at Unity Mortuary Chapel. Funeral service to follow at 7:30 p.m., Dr. John D. Howell officiating...

Source: unknown (?Knoxville News Sentinel)
Date of Obituary: January, 1989
Submitted by: Peggie Seay-Kirby (kirby@lcs.net)

RAPER, Will ----- age 60, passed away Tuesday morning at his home in Englewood. Survivors: sisters, Annie Barnett, Pearl Raper, both of Englewood; brothers; Charles Raper, Winter Haven, Fla., Jim Raper, Englewood. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday

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Source: Knoxville News Sentinel
Date of Obituary: Wed. Feb.12, 1964
Submitted by: Deborah (plants@planetlink.net)

REYNOLDS, HOWARD, SR. - age 76, of Knoxville, passed away Saturday evening at St. Mary's Medical Center. Lifelong resident of Knox County, retired from Knox Glass Company and member of Flint Gap Baptist Church. Preceded in death by parents, Bert and Emma Reynolds; sisters, Maybell Reynolds and Nellie King; brothers, Berton, Carl and Robert Reynolds; grandson, Scott Hancock. Survivors: wife, Christine Richards Reynolds; sons, John, Steve, and Don Reynolds of Knoxville; daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and Ronnie Hancock of Jefferson City, Barbara and Charles Reed of Tellico Plains, Debra and Anthony Stallans of Jefferson City; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters-in-law, Frank and Ruth Reynolds of Knoxville, Kenneth and Aglene Reynolds of Florida. Family and friends will assemble 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at Stoney Point Cemetery for an 11 a.m. interment service, Rev. William Bradley and Rev. Edward Luttrell officiating. Arrangements by McCarty Mortuary, 4004 Holston Drive, Knoxville.

Source: Knoxville News Sentinel
Date of Obituary: November 17, 1998

ROBERTSON, ANSEN JAMES, 66, of 3605 East Kesterwood Road, passed away at 7pm, Wednesday at St. Mary's Hospital. Member of Fourth Presbyterian Church and of its board of trustees. He was a former Sunday school superintendent, member of the Board of Deacons and was an elder and treasurer of the church. Member of NCPA and American Legion. Before his retirement last year, He was general auditor with TVA for 25 years, manager of TVA employees credit union. Survivors: wife, Mrs. Thelma (Tiny) Robertson; daughter, Mrs. S. A. Bradford Jr., Miami, Fla., son, James D. Robertson, Chattanooga; sisters, Mrs. Margaret Telford, Freemont, Neb., Mrs. W B Browning, Chicago, Ill., brother, Fred H. Robertson, Van Nuys, Calif., four grandchildren. Service 2 pm Friday at Gentry's chapel. Rev. W. Harold Hunter officiating. Interment in Lynnhurst Cemetery. Active pallbearers; James R. Ogden, Walter A. Jensen, Henry H. Blackburn, Miles W. Haberley, Donald Montgomery, B T Smith. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Board of Elders, Deacons and Trustees of Fourth Presbyterian Church, Gifford Cruze Newton, B. Dicks, Hobart Johnson, Franklin Pitcher, Luther C. Wallace. Gentry's in charge.

Source: Knoxville Journal
Date of Obituary: Friday, June 2, 1961

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Rudder, Robert L. died Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock at his home on the Maryville Pike. He is survived by his widow and nine children. Joel S. Rudder, member of the county court, Sam, Grover and Pink Rudder. Mrs. Laura Moore, Mrs. Lola Thurman, Mrs. Tennie Kidd, Mrs. Lucy Jackson: 10 (could be 40) grandchildren; 30 great grandchildren: two sister, Mrs. Mary Davidson, of Harriman, Tenn., and Mrs. Florence Rudder of Vestal; one brother, B.R. Rudder, Washington. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Mount Olive Baptist church. Rev. S. C. Grigsby, assisted by Rev. S.P. Angel will officiate. Interment will be in Mount Olive cemetery. Active pallbearers: John Kidd, Albert Rudder, Robert Thurman, Luther Jackson, Howard Rudder and John Rudder. Honorary: Cecil Moore, Robert Rudder. Mr. Rudder was a veteran of the Civil War, have served with distinction in Company Seventh or Eleventh Tennessee Infantry Regiment.

"This is exactly how it was worded and printed. Some of the letters or numbers hard to make out. It had been folded many times."

Submitted by: Katie Race [lasamel@yahoo.com]
Date of Obituary: Nov 9, 1925

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Sharp, Silas, age 78, of 208 Tomlinson Street, died at 7:20 pm Wednesday at University of Tennessee Hospital. He was a retired employee at Morgan Ice Company. Survived by daughters, Mrs. J. O. Nix, Mrs. Arnie Fairchild, Knoxville, Mrs. Helen Carey, Mrs Agnes Lemay, Elizbethtown, Ky., sons, Carl Sharp, Elizabethtown, Ky., John Sharp, Peoria, Ill., Charles Sharp, Knoxville; 10 grandchildren.
Funeral 2 pm Saturday, Zion Baptist Church, Rev. Leonard Loveday officiating. Interment, Church cemetery.

Source: The Knoxville Journal
Date: Friday, June 2, 1961

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