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John William Berry
8/21/2004
Berry, John William, age 91, of South Knoxville passed away August 21, 2004 at Baptist Hospital. He was a Lifetime Member, Sunday School Teacher, former Sunday School Superintendent, and Deacon of Mount Olive Baptist Church. Bill was a longtime volunteer with Baptist Hospital Auxiliary. Retired from Robert Shaw Controls. Preceded in death by parents, Jesse Carl Berry and Lula Large Berry; brother, Walter H. Berry
Survivors
Wife of 66 years: Thelma W. Berry
Sister: Janie Berry Elrod
Several Nieces, Nephews, and Cousins
Service
Funeral 2 PM Tuesday, August 24, 2004 Mt. Olive Baptist Church. Rev. Deron Cobb and Chaplain Dan Hicks officiating. Interment
to follow at Mt. Olive cemetery. Pallbearers will be John Nipper, Marshall Saylors, Bob Williams, Mike McPherson, Jim McPherson, John Wm McPherson, Tim McPherson, Don Hall, and David Williams.Honorary Pallbearers will be Volunteers at Baptist Hospital and members of the Senior Adult Men Sunday School Class at Mt. Olive Church. The family will receive friends 6-8 PM Monday at Berry Funeral Home and 1-2 PM Tuesday prior to the service at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Maryville Pike. www.berryfuneralhome.com
Rhonda Rucker
9/19/2002
RUCKER, RHONDA FENNELL, age 87 of Knoxville, passed away Thursday September 19, 2002 at Hillcrest North Health Care Center. Retired school teacher, having taught at Halls High School for 29 years. Member of Central Baptist Church, Fountain City. Preceded in death by parents, James and Violet Vineyard Fennell; husband, Morris Rucker; brothers, Bill, Claude, Ralph, Johnny, and Fred Fennell; sisters, Beulah Fennell, and Mae Madgett.
Survivors
Survivors include brother-in-law, Hadley Rucker of Knoxville; sister-in-law, Jessie Fennell of Blaine; and several nieces and nephews
Service
Graveside service Sunday 3:30 P.M. Greenwood cemetery with officiating. Family will receive friends 5:00-7:00 P.M. Saturday at LYNNHURST GREENWOOD CHAPEL OF BERRY FUNERAL HOME 2300 W.Adair Dr.
Elaine Trent
8/23/2004
Trent, Elaine, age 88, of South Knoxville, passed away on Monday, August 23, 2004 at her home. Preceded in death by husband, Bob Trent.
Survivors
Daughter, Pat Poe; granddaughters and husbands, Vicky and Joe Richards, Sandy and Jim Hopper; great-grandsons Travis Richards and wife, Donna; Curt and Cory Richards; great-great grandchildren, Marisa and Seth Richards; sisters, Mae Humphries and Katherine Mize; several nieces and nephews.
Service
Family and friends will meet at Sherwood Memorial Gardens Wednesday for 10:00 AM graveside services with Dr. George Hollander officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Tuesday at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway.
Betty Hancock
10/8/2002
HANCOCK, BETTY JANE, age 65, of Knoxville, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2002. She was a member of Clear Springs Baptist Church in Corryton. Preceded in death by husband, Jack Hancock.
Survivors
Survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Sheila and Bill Bounds and Brenda and Marty
Stansberry; granddaughters, Megan and Chelsea Stansberry; brothers, Elmer, Malcolm and Jimmy Brown; sister, Doris Duncan; several nieces and nephews.
Service
Funeral service 8 P.M. Wednesday Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel with Rev. Jerry Vittatoe officiating. Interment
ll A.M. Thursday, Lynnhurst cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 P.M. Wednesday before the service at the Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel of Berry Funeral Home, 2300 W. Adair Dr.
Buddy L. Byson
9/5/2004
Byson, Buddy L., age 63, of Knoxville, died suddenly Sunday, September 5, 2004. Mr. Byson was affiliated with Immanuel Baptist Church and Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. He was an employee of the UT Maintenance Department. Preceded in death by mother, Jennie James and daughter, Virginia Jane Byson.
Survivors
Loving wife of 15 years, Lisa Byson; stepchildren, Amanda Hinds and Craig Burchell; father, John B. James; brother, Greg and wife, Judy James; several nieces and nephews to include special niece, Jennifer Sepaniak and husband Matt; special nephew, Chris James and wife Sarah; special niece, Corina Barber; special great-nephew, Josh Barber and two special great-nieces Elena and Rachel Sepaniak.
Service
Funeral service 8:00 PM Wednesday, Berry Funeral Home Chapel, Dr. George Hollander and Rev. Daniel Warwick officiating. Family and friends will meet at Highland South cemetery Thursday at 11:00 AM for interment
services. Family will receive friends from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Wednesday at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway.
Harry Grubb
9/7/2004
GRUBB, HARRY E., age 95 of Fountain City, passed away Tuesday, September 7, 2004 at home. Member of Rutherford Memorial United Methodist Church. Former owner of Grubb Store on Emory Road in Corryton, Fountain City Supermarket, and Harry Grubb Produce Company. Preceded in death by parents, M.D. and Lula Grubb; wife, Dorsie M. Grubb; son, Harry Grubb, Jr., (Sonny); son-in-law, Claude A. Ward; great-grandson, Jason Ward.
Survivors
Survivors: Daughter: June G. Ward
Daughter-in-law: Cathy Musick
Grandchildren: Adrin and Alice Ward, Mike and Kellie Ward, Bobby Ward,
Rod Ward, Coy E. (Buddy) Grubb, Rusty Grubb, Ronnie Grubb, Randy
Grubb.
Several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Service
Graveside service 11 am Friday at Lynnhurst cemetery with Rev. Charles V. Whitson officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm Thursday at Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel of Berry Funeral Home, 2300 W. Adair Dr.
WILLIAM BENTLEY
10/8/2002
BENTLEY, WILLIAM S., JR., age 81 of Hamilton, Ohio, formerly of Knoxville, passed away Tuesday October 8, 2002. He was a member of Rolling Hills Baptist Church in Fairfield, Ohio. He retired from Roadway Express with 27 years of service; and a WW11 Veteran.
Survivors
Survivors include wife, Ima P. Bentley; daughters and sons-in-laws, Doris and Jim Rucker of Hamilton, Ohio, and Judy and Alton Terry of Cincinnati, Ohio; grandchildren, Melissa Meyer, James W., Mike, and Kristin Rucker, Stephanie, Anthony, and Stephen Terry; 6 great grandchildren, Amanda, Heather, and Meg Meyer, Josh and Kinsey Rucker, Tabitha and Savannah Rucker, and Marriah Terry; sister, Bertie King; and several nieces and nephews.
Service
Funeral Service 2:30 P.M. Sunday at Lynnhurst Greenwood Chapel with Rev. Mike Segers officiating. Interment
Greenwood cemetery. The family will receive friends 6:00-8:00 P.M. Saturday LYNNHURST GREENWOOD CHAPEL OF BERRY FUNERAL HOME 2300 W. Adair Dr.
Judge Joseph J. Nigro
8/25/2004
Nigro, Joseph J. “Joe”, age 86, of South Knoxville, passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2004 at Baptist Hospital. He was of the Catholic faith and attended Colonial Heights United Methodist Church since 1960. He was a member of the choir and a member of J. Ray Stewart Sunday School Class. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a BS degree and where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epislon Fraternity and a JD degree from the University of Tennessee Law School in 1943 where he was a member of the Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity. He attended law school and graduated with his wife, Ann Kirby Nigro. He began his legal practice in 1944. During these years, he shared a practice with the late Judge Jim Haynes, Judge George Balitsaris and his wife, Ann K. Nigro. Mr. Nigro served as President of the Young Democrat Club and served as Co-Chairman of the Stevenson-Kefauver Campaign. Later, he joined the Attorney General’s Office for 12 years. In 1975, he was appointed Criminal Court Judge for Knox County and after retirement served as Special Judge in Criminal and Circuit Courts. Preceded in death by parents, Louis A. and Maria V. Nigro; sisters, Lena and Inez Clemente.
Survivors
Wife of 61 years, Ann K. Nigro; daughter, Joanne Nigro Simpson; grandson, Robert Joseph Simpson; sisters, Connie Clemente and Rose Shook; brother-in-law, Anthony Clemente of New York; brother, Dr. Ralph Nigro and wife, Angela of Pennsylvania; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Wilda and Clay Barr; several nieces and nephews.
Service
The family will receive friends from 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM Sunday at Colonial Heights United Methodist Church. A Memorial Service will follow at 5:00 PM with Rev. Robert Countiss officiating. Interment
service will be private at Woodlawn cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Colonial Heights United Methodist Church, 6321 Chapman Highway, Knoxville, Tennessee 37920 or to Grassy Valley Baptist Church, 10637 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee 37922. Friends may call at their convenience to sign the Register Friday and Saturday from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway.
Marilou Julian
9/23/2002
JULIAN, MARILOU E. WILLIAMS, born July 26, 1906 in Pike County, Indiana and resident of Oakland City and Princeton, Indiana before moving to Knoxville, Tennessee, died Monday, September 23, 2002. Preceded in death by husband Charles Guy Julian, parents, Charles Elmer Williams and Abarilla M. Whitman Williams of Pike County, Indiana; brothers, Ennis R. Williams, Arthur H. Williams, Ross M. Williams, Ralph E. Williams; sisters, Edith G. Willis Hale, Etta Mable Maxey, Alice Fay Williams, Hazel Fern Williams, Blanche F. Kneir Kirk, Gladys Marie Bates White. Member of Sand Branch United Methodist Church.
Survivors
Survived by son, Charles Thomas Julian; grandchildren, Janice Strange, Teresa Tucker, Lisa Stubbs and Tim Julian; 6 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Special thanks to the nurses, certified nursing assistants and the staff of NHC Healthcare.
Service
Graveside service will be Thursday at 11:00 A.M. at Lynnhurst cemetery with Rev. Gene Wood officiating. Family and friends may call at their convenience at Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel of Berry Funeral Home, 2300 W. Adair Dr. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to your church or to a favorite charity.
Helen Ray Bradley Lynch
8/30/2004
Lynch, Helen Ray Bradley –age 90, a resident of Broadway Towers, passed away on Monday, August 30, 2004 at Baptist Hospital. She was a charter member of Elm Street Baptist Church. Preceded in death by husband, John E. Lynch.
Survivors
She is survived by son, Ralph E. Lynch; grandson, Michael; great-grandson, Conner Lynch; daughter, Mary and husband, Wayne; grandsons, Dan and Mark; great-grandsons, Kristopher, Brandon, Jonathan Bell; several nieces and nephews.
Service
The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM on Wednesday in the chapel of Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel of Berry Funeral Home with funeral service to follow at 8 PM, Rev. Stephen B. DeFur officiating. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Elm Street Baptist Church, 728 Elm Street, Knoxville, Tennessee 37921 or to the Shriners Hospital for Children, 315 Mimosa Avenue, Knoxville, Tennessee 37920. Family and friends will meet Thursday at Highland Memorial cemetery for an 11 AM interment
service. The family is being served by Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel of Berry Funeral Home, 2300 W. Adair Drive. www.lynnhurstchapel.com
Glen Harper
9/23/2002
HARPER, GLEN WILLIAM, age 76, of East Knoxville, passed away Monday, September 23, 2002 at U. T. Hospital. Member of Son Light Baptist Church. Preceded in death by wife, Stella Harper.
Survivors
Survived by daughter, Nickie Hurst; son and daughter-in-law, James and Deborah Levengood; grandchildren, Tera Levengood, Ashley and Steven Hurst; brother and sister-in-law, Buford and Cecile Harper; sister, Jean Rymer; sister-in-law, Eula Mae Harper; special niece, Sue Rauhuff and several other nieces and nephews.
Service
Graveside service 2 P.M. Thursday at Greenwood cemetery with Rev. Eddie Myers officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-8 P.M. Wednesday at the Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel of Berry Funeral Home, 2300 W. Adair Dr.
Mary Magdaline Smith Nichols
10/20/2001
Nichols, Mary Magdaline Smith, age 86 of Knoxville, passed away Saturday, Oct. 20, 2001. She was preceeded in death by husbands Raymond Ellis Smith and James B. Nichols; son, Billy Ray Smith.
Survivors
Survived by sons and daughter-in-laws: Terry and Jackie Smith; Kenny and Willie Smith; Howard and Ruth Smith; daughter and son-in-law, Betty and Kenny Hurst; 15 grandchildren; several great and great-great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Service
Survived by sons and daughter-in-laws: Terry and Jackie Smith; Kenny and Willie Smith; Howard and Ruth Smith; daughter and son-in-law, Betty and Kenny Hurst; 15 grandchildren; several great and great-great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Rev. Carl J. McDonald
9/24/2002
McDonald, Rev. Carl J., age 76, of Powell, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2002. He was an active member of Cedar Ridge Baptist Church. Founding Minister of Southside Baptist Church in South Knoxville. He was former Pastor of First Baptist Church in Ashland, Ohio. Also served as Pastor, teacher, Minister, in other states. He was a graduate of Bible Baptist Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He received his Doctorate of Divinity at Seaside Mission College in Florida. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp 5th Division where he served during World War II at Iwo Jima. He was preceded in death by parents, Carl and Lillie McDonald of Ashland, Ohio.
Survivors
Wife, Lois J. McDonald of Powell; children: David and wife, Gail McDonald of Knoxville; Catherine and husband, Larry Keck of New Tazewell; Rebecca and husband, Cecil Phillips of Atlanta, Georgia; Tim and wife, Diana McDonald of Knoxville; Debbie and husband, Tim Williamson of Maryville; Jennifer and husband, Eric Julian of Knoxville; grandchildren: Courtney McDonald, Sam McDonald, Steven Eller, Christopher Eller, Nicole Phillips, Josh McDonald, Spencer McDonald, Amanda McDonald, David Eller, and Brianna Williamson; brother, Richard O. McDonald of Ashland, Ohio; sister, Linda and husband, Larry Miller of Ashland, Ohio; several nieces and nephews and a host of other friends.
Service
The funeral services will be held Saturday 10:00 a.m., Berry Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Larry Brannon officiating. Interment
will follow at Woodlawn cemetery with military honors by the East Tennessee Honor Guard. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Friday at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway.
Walter Cecil Gervin, Sr.
8/30/2004
Gervin, Walter Cecil, Sr., age 80, of Seymour passed away Monday, August 30, 2004. Member of Sevier Heights Baptist Church and Veteran of WWII. Retired from Genwove Inc., Indian Trail, NC. Preceded in death by parents, W.A. and Laura Scruggs Gervin; brothers, Chauncey, Paul and Lewis Gervin; sisters, Lena Goddard, Mable Hilton and Grace Cruze.
Survivors
Wife of 58 years, Ethel Hollister Gervin; son, Walter Cecil Gervin, Jr. and wife Sandra; daughter, Laura Gervin Giles and husband, Gregg; four grandsons, Andrew and Christopher Gervin, Joshua and Jeffrey Giles; brother, Wilfred A. (Buddy) Gervin, Sr.; sister-in-law, Shirley Taylor; numerous nieces and nephews.
Service
Funeral service 7:00 PM Thursday, Berry Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. David Sayne officiating. Family and friends will meet at Berry Funeral Home at 10:00 AM Friday and proceed to Mt. Olive cemetery for 11:00 AM graveside services. Pallbearers will be Andrew and Christopher Gervin, Joshua and Jeffrey Giles, Cris Taylor, David Bodenheimer, W.A. Gervin and Dan Cilli. Honorary pallbearers will be John Rule, Wilfred Gervin, Jr., George Cruze, and Ed Luttrell. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sevier Heights Baptist Church Building Fund, 3232 Alcoa Hwy., Knoxville, TN 37920. family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Thursday at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway.
Mary Helen Smith
9/25/2002
Smith, Mary Helen, age 60 of Seymour, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2002 at UT Hospital. Preceded in death by father, Leroy Rose; brother, James Lee Rose.
Survivors
Husband, Gerald L. Smith; sons, Michael and wife, Tia Otman and Marty and wife, Patti Otman; daughters, Marilyn and husband, Tom Smith and Melinda and husband, John Ballarin; step-daughters, Lori and husband, Dino Peponis and Cari and husband, Kevin Pilon, all of Michigan; 10 grandchildren; brothers, Billy Rose, David McFalls and Ronnie McFalls of Texas; sisters, Patsy Atchley, Sevierville and Eunice Frazer, Florida and several nieces and nephews.
Service
The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Thursday, at Berry Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 7:00 p.m. Interment
will be Saturday in Michigan. Arrangements by Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway.
