Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
William Rhea (Bill) Crowder
William Rhea (Bill) Crowder, 62, of Maryville, died Tuesday, September 13, 2011. He graduated from Alcoa High School and attended Hiwassee College. He served 10 years in the Navy aboard the USS Lexington. He was employed at the Knox County Health Department in the dental clinic. His last employment was as a CNA at Colonial Hills Nursing Center. He is preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Lucile Crowder. He is survived by two sons, Joe Don and David Michael Crowder; grandchildren, Ty, Joshua, and Josie Marie; aunts, Ruth Richards and Rachael Walker; several cousins. Bill was blessed with many friends who have been very supportive of him including Gail and Mike Burris, Debbie and Dennis Casey, Kathy Hillard, Barbrey Parker, Sharon Wiley. A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Monday, September 26, at Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, 920 Cherokee Street, Maryville. Remembering his love for animals, especially cats, memorial contributions may be made to Blount County Humane Society, 1005 East Broadway, Maryville, TN 37804. McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home in charge, 982-6812
Donald Linginfelter
Donald Linginfelter, 54, of Greenback, died Thursday, October 6, 2011, at Blount Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home.
James Lee ‘Jimmy’ Acuff
James Lee “Jimmy” Acuff, age 81, from Seymour, Tenn., peacefully went to be with the Lord on October 8, 2011. He proudly served in the U.S. Army and was a faithful member of South Knox Worship Center and The Lighthouse Evangel. Preceded in death by father, Hunley W. Acuff; mother, Jesse Donahue; daughter, Denise Acuff; three sisters; four brothers. Survived by loving and devoted wife, Ruth Acuff; daughter, Dana (Rod) Hall; granddaughters, Lynsey Young, Morgan Hall, Tara Acuff; brothers, Jack (Bonnie) Acuff, Johnny (Minnie) Haun, Jerry (Alma) Haun; sisters, Bobby Lyle, Oma A. Acuff; and many other special family and friends. Family will receive friends on Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. in the chapel of Berry Funeral Home with the service to follow at 8 p.m., Rev. Mike Vandergriff officiating. Family and friends will meet at Woodlawn Cemetery
on Wednesday at noon for interment
services. Arrangements by Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway.
William Dale Everett
William Dale Everett, age 79, of Maryville, passed away Friday, September 30, 2011, at Patricia Neal Rehab Center. Dale retired from City of Maryville Police Department after 30 years of service. He also was past master of New Providence Masonic Lodge #128. Preceded in death by parents, Raymond and Mattie Everett; brother, Don Everett. He is survived by wife of 54 years, Juanita “Tead” Everett; son and daughter-in-law, Ronny and Jan Everett; son, Dennis Everett; grandchildren, Nick and Courtney Everett, Sabra and Eric Plemons, great-grandchildren, Parker Everett and Ella Rose Plemons; sister-in-law, Dee Everett; aunts, Maxie Blevins and Myrtle Everett; several cousins, nieces and nephews. Masonic service will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, October 1, 2011, in the West Chapel of Smith Funeral and Cremation Service. Family and friends will assemble for graveside service and interment
at 3 p.m. on Sunday, October 2, 2011, at Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 p.m. Saturday prior to the service. Smith Funeral and Cremation Service, Maryville.
Samuel Alfred ‘Al’ Jones
Mr. Samuel Alfred “Al” Jones, age 88, died September 27, 2011. Preceded in death by daughter Carol Jones. Survived by loving wife of 66 years, Dorothy Cottier Jones; daughter, Leslie Higgins (Chuck), Nashville, Tenn.; son Hugh Jones (Carol), Coral Springs, Fla.; grandchildren, Melinda Higgins, San Antonio, Texas; Dylan Jones; Nova Jonesand Griffin Jones; all of Coral Springs, Fla. Mr. Jones retired as vice president of ALCOA after 37 years of service. He was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 1, 2011, at Calvary United Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Dr. Steve Angus and Rev. Libby Baxter. The family wishes to express their sincere thanks to the staff at Woodcrest Heath Center. Memorials may be made to Vanderbilt Parkinson Disease Center, 1611 21st Ave., South, A-0118, Nashville, TN 37232, or Unity House of Habitat for Humanity at Calvary United Methodist Church, 3701 Hillsboro Rd., Nashville, TN 37215. Visitation with the family will be from 10 a.m. on Saturday until the time of service at the church. Marshall Donnelly Combs, 615-327-1111
Roy E. Valentine Sr.
Roy E. Valentine Sr., age 88, of Alcoa, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2011, at Maryville Health Care. He was a retired electrician at ALCOA and also owned several restaurant including Dubbs for many years. He was a loyal member of Broadway Baptist Church and served in the Army Air Force during WWII. Special thanks to caregivers Sherry Knox, Jan Shepard; sisters-in-law, Linda Lamb and Brenda Ewell. He is preceded in death by his wife, Wilma Valentine; and son, Roy E. Valentine Jr. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Jan and Doug McClanahan and son, R. Craig Valentine. Grandchildren, Susan Valentine and husband Andrew Wilson, Brad McClanhan and wife Ashley; great-grandchildren, Jackson and Cole McClanahan. Brother and sister-in-law, Earl and Sara Valentine and brother, Frank Valentine. The funeral service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Webster officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 until 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. The family and friends will meet at Clarks Grove Cemetery
10 a.m. Tuesday for the interment.
Reverend Dr. Philip Bembower
The Reverend Dr. Philip Bembower, honorably retired from East Tennessee Presbytery, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2011, in Knoxville. He suffered a stroke on July 17, 2011, and never fully recovered from it. “Phil” as he was known far and wide, was a 1945 graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary. Through a career that lasted over 60 years, he served pastorates in Philadelphia, Pa., Middle Point, Ohio; Ashland, Ky., Pikeville, Ky., and Bowling Green, Ky. He served as Director of the Upper Big Sandy Larger Parish, an undertaking of the Presbyterian Board of National Missions, in the early 1950’s, during which time he founded four congregations and 19 Sunday Schools. He served on the faculty of Pikeville College, Pikeville, Ky., where he was Academic Dean and Dean of the Faculty. In 1974, he became Executive Presbyter of Muskingum Valley Presbytery, a position from which he retired to become pastor of the West Tokyo Union Church in Japan. In retirement, he served as interim pastor to a number of congregations across the state of Kentucky and in East Tennessee. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 55 years, Catherine “Bonny” Bembower; parents, William and Hester Cooke Bembower; brother, Weldon Bembower of Los Angeles, Calif., and sister, Hester Bembower Pfeil of Santa Barbara, Calif. He is survived by his only brother, Dean Bembower, Atlanta, New York; daughter, Hope Bembower Sibson and husband, Steve Sibson of Joliet, Ill.; son, Paul Bembower and wife, Margaret Bader Bembower of Farmington, Mo., and daughter, Margaret Bembower Manrod of Knoxville. Phil basked in, and returned with equal enthusiasm, the love and friendship of all six grandchildren and their very special spouses and was delighted by his six grandchildren. These beloved ones are Abigail Bembower and Anna McRoy Bembower and child, Eli of St. Louis, Mo.; Isabel Sibson of Christ Church, New Zealand, Sally Sibson of New York City; Matthew Manrod and Jennifer Walton Manrod and children, Bobby, Frankie and Katie of Knoxville; William Ehren Manrod and Colleen Pennoyer Manrod and children, Will and Sophie, also of Knoxville. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will take place Sunday, October 9 at 2 p.m. at New Providence Presbyterian Church in Maryville, with the Reverend Dr. Emily Anderson officiating. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to Presbyterian Hunger Program, General Hunger Fund, 100 Witherspoon Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202.
Dr. Paul Wilfried Hoffmann
Dr. Paul Wilfried Hoffmann, longtime physician and former Blount Memorial Hospital chief of staff, died Friday, September 30, 2011, at the hospital. He was 74.
The doctor suffered cardiac arrest on Tuesday in a grocery store and never regained consciousness, according to his wife, Mary Hoffmann.
Hoffmann enjoyed a long career in medicine in Blount County, starting as an ear, nose and throat doctor in 1972, until his retirement in early February 2010.
“He liked ear surgery, because he loved a challenge and working with smaller parts, where the success rate was very good, ” his wife said.
His two children, Paul E. Hoffmann and Susie Hoffmann, both followed in his footsteps, becoming physicians in specialized areas.
“He was a great leader and mentor, well-respected in the medical field, ” Susie Hoffmann said. “A lot of people have told me he was instrumental in helping Blount Memorial Hospital, and was a kind person.”
Other successes included a stint as a flight surgeon and lieutenant colonel for the Tennessee Air National Guard until retirement.
Even after retirement, Hoffman volunteered at Blount Speech and Hearing.
Not always the successful physician, Hoffmann survived one of the worst bombings of World War II, the bombing of Dresden, Germany, in February 1945.
“He came to the United States with $50 in his pocket and carrying a suitcase, ” said his son, Paul Hoffmann.
He worked several jobs as he put himself through college, then medical school.
Hoffmann moved to Maryville because it reminded him of Bavaria, with the mountains and kind people, his son said.
At Hoffmann’s request, his body was donated to the UT Memphis School of Medicine.
Dr. Paul Wilfried Hoffmann
Dr. Paul Wilfried Hoffmann, age 74, of Maryville, passed away Friday, September 30, 2011, at Blount Memorial Hospital. He was a Maryville Ear, Nose and Throat Doctor from 1972 until his retirement in 2010. He was former Chief of Staff at Blount Memorial Hospital and was a retired Flight Surgeon and Lt. Colonel from the Tennessee Air National Guard. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Christa Hoffmann. Survivors include his wife, Mary Hoffmann; son, Paul Erich Hoffmann and wife Mitzi of Chattanooga; daughter, Susie Hoffmann and husband Albert Shih of Winston Salem, N.C.; stepchildren, Rachel Joseph of East Lansing, Mich., Jennifer Lewandowski and husband Eric of Holt, Mich.; grandchildren, Christa and Sophie Shih, Zachary Hoffmann, Thomas and Kristen Lewandowski; mother-in-law, Martha Wissman; brothers, Ekkehard Hoffmann, Dieter Hoffmann both of Germany; sisters, Gerhild Huber of Germany and Sigrid Spry of El Cajon, Calif. A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday in McCammon-Ammons-Click Chapel with Rev. Ralph Kirkpatrick officiating. The family will receive friends following the service at the funeral home. At Dr. Hoffmann's request, his body was donated to the UT Memphis School of Medicine. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Dr. Hoffmann's name, may be made to The Blount Memorial Hospital Foundation, Cardiac Care, 907 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, Maryville in charge, 982-6812
Mercedes ‘Mickey’ L. Bradford
Mercedes “Mickey” L. Bradford, age 83, of Maryville, passed away Friday, September 30, 2011, at Shannondale of Maryville. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Maryville, The Eastern Star, and former member of Everett Hills Baptist Church. Preceded in death by her husbands, James H. Maxwell and John C. Frye; parents, Roscoe and Maryland Pauline Berry Lewis. Survivors include her daughter, Ms. Frances M. Morris and husband Mr. Robert E. Morris of Monticello, Fla., grandson, Robert Alexander Morris and wife Carroll; great-grandchildren, Robert Connor Morris, Brittany Clark, Brandon Clark, Hillary Clark; uncle, C.K. Berry; cousin, Kenneth Berry and wife Dotti, and two additional second Maxwell cousins and children; additional family, Charles L. Moats and Alice Ann Moats; husband, Tutt Bradford and his children, Nancy Cain, Debbie Moon and husband Jerome Moon; five additional grandchildren and 13 addition great-grandchildren; Mr. Frye’s children, Martha Ann Kaczmarczyk and Joyce Grubb and Mickey’s three grandsons and six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m Tuesday, October 4, 2011, in McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charles L. Moats officiating. A private interment
will be held following the service in Sherwood Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Bradford was an asset to the community and loved by all who knew her. In lieu of flowers memorial donations in Mrs. Bradford’s memory may be made to First Baptist Church of Maryville or to a cause of choice. McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, Maryville, 982-6812.
Paul P. Dotson, Sr.
Paul P. Dotson, Sr., age 71, of Greenback, went to be with the Lord September 28, 2011, at his residence. He was a member of Howards Chapel Church. He loved to fish, camp, and loved his family. He was preceded in death by his wife, Alyse Faye Dotson; special friend, Geraldine (Gerry) Bullers; parents, William (Bill) Henry and Zona Mae Dotson; brothers, Luke and Tom Dotson; sisters, Bessie and Gene Hawkins. Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Pat and Kathy Dotson, Alf and Donna Dotson; grandchildren, Jessica and Michael Payne, Bill Dotson Jr. and Ashley, Nicole Placeres, Jason Sherwood and Brittany, Matthew and Teesha, Micah, Brittany and Charles Crothers; Alyson Shamblin; great-grandchildren, Destini, Michael Jr., Lily, Gavin, Erica, Hunter Lee, Jasmine, Lily, and Dentiny; brothers and sisters-in-law, Lee and Gene Dotson, Henry and Betty Dotson, John Dotson; sister, Ann Banks. Funeral 8 p.m. Sunday, October 2, 2011, Biereley-Hale Chapel. Rev. Barney Tipton officiating. Interment
4 p.m. Monday, Mt. Zion Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6–8 p.m. Sunday, Biereley-Hale Funeral Home, Madisonville.
