Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Mae E. Taylor Witt
4/4/1999
Witt, Mae E. Taylor, age 89, of Knoxville, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, April 4, 1999 at Hillcrest South Health Care Center. She was raised in Nashville at Tennessee Baptist Orphans Home. She was a member of Memorial Baptist Church and will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, and grandmother.
Survivors
Survivors: husband of 69 years, Floyd Witt; son and daughter-in-law, Clyde and Marilyn Witt; daughter and son-in-law, Mary Alice and Kent Simpson; grandchildren, Steve Simpson, Jill Smith, Pamela Simpson, Anita Overton, Marjorie Spenser, Kathy Cardwell and Chris Witt; fourteen great grandchildren and one great-great granddaughter; one brother, Altman Taylor.
Service
Funeral services will be Thursday 1:00 PM at Berry Funeral Home. Dr. Bob Easley will officiate. Interment
will follow in Highland South cemetery, Chapman Highway. Honorary pallbearers: Alvin Blake, Bill Gary, Bob Maples, Tom Blake, Lee Overton and Paul Smith. The family will receive friends Wednesday 6 to 8 PM at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway.
Donald William Etchison
3/19/1999
Etchison, Donald William, age 74, of South Knoxville, formerly of Baltimore, Maryland, passed away March 19, 1999 after a lingering illness at Baptist Hospital. Member of Hillcrest United Methodist Church.
Survivors
wife Roberta Irene Etchison; daughter and son-in-law, 2 grandsons, and 1 great-grandson in California; step-son, 2 step-daughters and spouses and 3 grandchildren in Maryland; 2 special brothers-in-law: Audie Long and wife Liz; and Larry Long; step-mother-in-law: Ann Boatman; niece: Natasha Long.
Service
Funeral 8:00 PM Monday, Berry Chapel, Rev. Dennis Ford officiating. The family will receive friends 6-8 PM Monday at Berry Funeral Home Chapman Highway.
Juanita Pratt
4/24/2003
Pratt, Juanita, age 66, of South Knoxville, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2003 at UT Hospital. She was a member of Seven Islands Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by grandson, Brent Strenth.
Survivors
husband, Tom Pratt of Knoxville; daughters: Sherry Reynolds and husband Craig of Knoxville; Mary Strenth and husband Roger of Titusville, Florida; grandchildren: Misty and Tony Reynolds of Knoxville; Allen Strenth of Titusvolle, Florida; brothers: R.C. Dunlap of Knoxville; Roy Dunlap of Jacksonville, Florida.
Service
Funeral service 8:00 PM Saturday, Berry Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Dewey Loveday officiating. Family and friends will meet at Seven Islands cemetery at 2:00 PM Sunday for interment
services. Family will receive friends from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Saturday at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway. The family will be at the home of Sherry Reynolds 573-2076.
Edna R. (Mamaw) Martin
4/29/2004
Martin, Edna R. (Mamaw), age 62, of Knoxville, moved forward into God’s loving arms on Thursday, April 29, 2004 at Ft. Sanders Regional Hospital, after loving and caring for 3 generations of family. She was a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church. Preceded in death by parents, Charles A. Sharp and Irene “Granny” Bowman; husband, William R. “Bob” Martin; son, John Daniel Lloyd Martin.
Survivors
Son, William Robert “Billy” Martin, Jr.; daughters, Reva Doris Martin, Edna Laverne “Sissy” Martin, all of Knoxville, Claire A. and husband, Rodney C. Reece of Corryton; grandchildren, John Daniel Lloyd Martin, Jr., Brian Lloyd Martin, Carson Nathan Martin, Christina Michelle and husband, Robbie Parsons, Cody Carson Reece; great-grandchildren, Robert Thomas Parsons; former husband, Clarence Hugh Bales of Knoxville; brothers, Jessie and Lloyd; sisters, Barbara, Ivous, Ann, June; and many nieces and nephews. She will be sadly missed by her family and friends who knew and loved her.
Service
Funeral service 8:00 PM Friday, Berry Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Mark Hammond officiating. Family and friends will meet at Berry Funeral Home Saturday by 10:15 AM to go in procession to Mount Olive cemetery for 11:00 AM graveside services. Pallbearers will be selected. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM on Friday prior to the service at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway.
Reba F. Nicely
11/8/2002
Nicely, Reba F., age 89, passed away November 8, 2002 in Bryson City, N.C. She was a member of Wolfe Valley Baptist Church. Preceded in death by husband, John H. Nicely; father and mother, Anderson and Mary Garner; sisters: Ethel Humphrey, Aileen Elliott, Frieda Hamilton, Cumy Clark; half-sisters: Edna Dunlap, Teena Davis, Bessie Waddell; brothers: Fred Garner, Murk Garner, Patrick Garner; half-brother Joe Garner.
Survivors
Daughter and son-in-law, Lois and Clifford Cochran; daughter, Mildred Cheatham; son, B.A. Nicely; sons and daughters-in-law: John Jr. and Betty Nicely, Larry Wayne and Tracy Nicely; 21 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; 4 great-great-grandchildren. The family wishes to express their heartfelt appreciation to Lois for her loving care.
Service
Funeral service Saturday, 8:00 PM, Berry Funeral Home Chapel, Pastor Clarence Sexton officiating. Family and friends will meet at 2:00 PM Sunday at Berry Funeral Home and proceed to Mt. Olive cemetery for a 3:00 PM interment
service. Pallbearers will be Ben Nicely, Bart Nicely, James Nicely, Steve Cochran, Dennis Cochran, and Dana Cheatham. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Saturday at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway.
Floyd T. Vick, Sr.
11/11/2002
Vick, Floyd T., Sr., age 83 of Seymour, passed away Monday, November 11, 2002 at Northhaven Health Care Center. Former owner of Floyd Vick TV and Appliances and later retired from Lowe's after ten years of service. Member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Mr. Vick served in the Navy during World War II. Floyd will be missed by many relatives and friends. Preceded in death by Jean D. Vick, who was married to Mr. Vick for 41 years prior to her death.
Survivors
Wife, Ann Vick; daughters and sons in law, Beverly and Tom Webb, Sharon and Jim Haehnlein, Cheryl and Kenneth Cooper, Cindy and Powell McCarty; sons and daughter in law, Tommy and Diane Vick II, and Jimmy Vick; brother, Hale Vick and wife, Ludeen; 12 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Service
Funeral Mass will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Celebrating will be Bishop Joseph E. Kurtz, Father James Haley and presider Father James Vick. Entombment will be at Highland South cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandchildren and great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Catholic Relief Services, c/o Catholic Charities of East Tennessee, 119 Dameron Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. The family will receive friends from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway with a prayer service to follow at 8:30 p.m.
Paul Fichman
11/10/2002
Fichman, Paul, age 49, of South Knoxville, passed away at his residence on Sunday, November 10, 2002. Member of God's Way Church. Preceded in death by mother, Patsy Fichman and sister, Gail.
Survivors
Wife, Martha Fichman; daughter, Brandy; son, Nicholas; father, Leon Fichman; sisters: Kim, Kathy and LeeAnn; 1 grandson; several nieces and nephews.
Service
A memorial service will be held on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. at God's Way Church, 3743 Martin Mill Pike. Arrangements by Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway.
JOSEPH CONNELLY
10/21/2002
CONNELLY, JOSEPH D. (JOE), age 93, formerly of Knoxville, passed away Monday, October 21, 2002 in Marietta, GA. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Church, KICCUP, and Knoxville Musicians Association. Preceded in death by wife, Elsie S. Connelly; and sisters, Lena Mae Gleason and Rosella Connelly.
Survivors
Survived by son and daughter-in-law, Alvin and Mary Nelle Connelly, Marietta, GA; grandsons, Timothy and wife Leota Connelly, Jeffrey and wife Sharon Connelly, Stephen and wife Diane Connelly, and Brian Connelly; great-grandchildren, Jamie, Matthew, Kimberlin, Beth, Patrick, Jake; sister, Agnes C. Wynn, Lawrenceburg, TN; niece, Carolyn and husband Peter Reagan; several other nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.
Service
Graveside service 10:30 A.M. Friday at Greenwood cemetery with Father Xavier Mankel officiating. Memorial donations may be made to: Atherton Place Benevolence Fund, c/o Mr. Joe VanHorn, Administrator, 111 Tower Road, Marietta, GA 30060. The family will receive friends from 6-8 P.M. Thursday with the Rosary Service at 8 P.M. at the Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel of Berry Funeral Home, 2300 W. Adair Dr., Knoxville, TN. lynnhurstchapel.com
Charles William Reeves, Jr.
10/22/2002
Reeves, Charles William, Jr. "Bub" -age 66, of South Knoxville, passed away suddenly at home Tuesday, October 22, 2002. Veteran of the United States Army and a retired small business owner. Father to three, mentor to many. Preceded in death by parents, Charles William Reeves, Sr. and Ruth Ellen Gibson Reeves; brother, Paul Maynard Reeves.
Survivors
Loving and devoted wife of 41 years, Lois Gammon Reeves; son, Gary Reeves and wife, Leslie; daughter, Penny Reeves Reagan; daughter, Patricia Reeves Curtis and husband, Rusty; grandchildren: Donald, Zeke, Will, Rachael, Forrest, Peyton, and Hunter; sisters, Vonita Kron and Mrs. Joe Adams (Dot); many other relatives and friends.
Service
Family and friends will meet for graveside services Friday at 2:00 p.m., Woodlawn cemetery, with Tom Miller and Jeff Mabe officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Thursday at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway.
Willa D. Hamilton
10/26/2002
Hamilton, Willa D., age 79, of South Knoxville, passed away October 26, 2002 at 3:30 a.m. at Baptist Hospital. Preceded in death by parents, Claude Brown and Mae Rosenbum Brown, and several children.
Survivors
Sons, Charles Hamilton and James Hamilton; daughters: Gloria Haynes, Grace Green, Gail Vanatta, and Kathy Adkins; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Service
Funeral 8:00 p.m. Sunday, Berry Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Buster Gibson officiating. Interment
will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Mt. Olive cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Sunday at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway.
Bradley Andrew Campbell
10/17/2002
Campbell, Bradley Andrew –age 34, of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2002. He attended Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana and Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia. He was preceded in death by parents, Edna and Clifford Campbell.
Survivors
He is survived by aunts and uncle, Sandy and David Jean of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Rebecca Bridges, Terre Haute, Indiana; cousins, Kelly Christian and Phillip Jean; great aunt, Gladys Neal, California, great uncle, Gerald Campbell.
Service
Graveside service 3:00 PM Saturday at Woodlawn cemetery with Rev. Rob Williams officiating. Arrangements by Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Hwy
John R. Norris
4/26/2003
Norris, John R., age 89, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2003 at his residence. Member of St. James Episcopal Church. Retired from Southern Railroad. Preceded in death by wife of 60 years, Annette Norris.
Survivors
Son and daughter-in-law, Rick and Emily Ann Norris; grandson, Craig Norris; sister Mrs. Fannie Dyer; several nieces and nephews.
Service
Family and friends will meet at Lynnhurst cemetery Tuesday at 11:00 AM for graveside services, Rev. Louisa Parsons officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. James Episcopal Church, 1101 N. Broadway Knoxville, TN 37917 or Orange Grove Center, 615 Derby Street, PO Box 3249, Chattanooga, TN 37404-0249. Arrangements by Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway.
Annie Elizabeth Ghormley
1/18/2002
Ghormley, Annie Elizabeth, age 101, a retired school teacher, died Friday, January 18, 2002, in Pleasant View Home, Inman, Kansas. Annie was born January 7, 1901, to Augustus and Elvina Neubert in Neubert Springs, Tennessee. She graduated from the University of Tennessee and received a Masters Degree in Education from Columbia University in New York. She taught in Elementary and High Schools in both Tennessee and Kansas. It was while teaching school in Knoxville that she met Leo Otis Ghormley. They were married in the Little Church Around the Corner in New York City August 18, 1928. The Depression drove her husband Leo out of teaching at the University of Tennessee and into farming near Partridge, Kansas. In Kansas, she raised five children and returned to teaching when the children left home. When her son took over the farm, she and her husband moved back to Knoxville where she taught school until she retired in her 70’s. Leo died April 12, 1980 and she continued to live in Tennessee until the early 1990’s when she moved back to Kansas to live with her eldest son in South Hutchison. She entered the Pleasant View Home in the Spring of 2000.
Survivors
Annie is survived by her children, Barbara Lou Ghormley-Appleby of Littleton, Colorado; Harold Eugene Ghormley of Partridge, Kansas; David Augustus Ghormley of Knoxville, Tennessee; Margaret Ann Ghormley-Lee of Homewood, Alabama; and Martha Ruth Ghormley-Singh of Calgary, AB, Canada. She also leaves twelve grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Service
Graveside service Tuesday, 11:00 AM, Woodlawn cemetery, Rev. Dana Fachman officiating. Arrangements by Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway.
Curtis Wayne Glass
4/3/1999
Glass, Curtis Wayne, age 60, of Knoxville, passed away Saturday, April 3, 1999 at the family home. Preceded in death by parents Tom and Cleo Glass.
Survivors
Survived by: wife Hilda J. Glass; son and daughter-in-law Wayne and Jennifer Glass of Newport; daughter and son-in-law Crystal and Jeff Plemons of Knoxville; son and daughter-in-law Tim and Tammie Glass of Kentucky; ex-wife Beatrice Mayes and their children Jimmy Glass, Donna Glass, all of Knoxville; son and daughter-in-law Tommy and Novella Glass of Seymour; brother and sister-in-law Charles and Betty Glass of Knoxville; sisters and brothers-in-law: Linda and Jim Bruns, Iris and Bill Letner of Seymour; two very special granddaughters Taylor Plemons and Krisston Lasker of Knoxville; 3 grandsons: Josh, Nathan, and Ben.
Service
Graveside service 2 PM Tuesday Tennessee Veteran's cemetery, Rev. Harry Mynatt officiating. Full military honors will be conducted by East Tennessee Veteran Honor Guard. Family will receive friends Monday 7-9 PM at Berry Funeral Home Chapman Highway.
Bessie Mays
4/2/2003
Mays, Bessie Burkhart, age 85, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, April 2, 2003 at NHC-St. Mary's. Member of Riverview Baptist Church. Preceded in death by parents: Hobert and Clara Burkhart; brother, Wallace Burkhart; and brother-in-law, Bill Edmonds.
Survivors
Loving and devoted husband of 65 years, Earl Mays; son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Shirley Mays; grandchildren, LeAnn Lambert, Tommy Lambert and Betsy Mays of Knoxville; Teresa and John Kelner of Sarasota, Florida; great-grandchildren, Crystele and Shey Lambert of Knoxville; Tabitha and Tyler Tormey of Sarasota; sisters and brothers-in-law: Ruth and Jim Kreis of Augusta, Arkansas; Mattie and W.C. Wright, Belle and Slick Painter, Ray and Paul Sharp, Martha and Bob Cox, all of Knoxville; sisters-in-law, Imogene Burkhart, Grace Lusby, Edith Miller, Wanda Edmonson; brothers and sisters-in-law, Marvin and Ometa Burkhart, Howard and Barbara Burkhart, all of Knoxville; many loving nieces and nephews. The family wishes to express their heartfelt gratitude to the staff of NHC-St. Mary's for their care, compassion and support.
Service
Funeral service 8:00 PM Friday, Berry Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Steve Hancock officiating. Family and friends will meet at 11:00 AM Saturday at Asbury cemetery for interment
services. The family will receive friends Friday from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway.
LeRoy Underwood
12/24/2003
Underwood, Leroy, age 68, of North Knoxville, passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2003 at St. Mary’s Residential Hospice. He was a member of South Knoxville Church of God and retired from Tennessee Armature. Preceded in death by parents, Alex and Louise Underwood; sisters, Jeanette Mutta, Christine Vaught.
Survivors
Wife, Gladys West Underwood; sons, Gary Underwood, Jeff Underwood and wife, Peggy; step-grandchild, Alex Lister; grandchildren, Brittany and Mathew Underwood; sister, Linda Allen; brother, Charles Underwood; several nieces and nephews.
Service
Funeral service 3:00 PM Sunday, Berry Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Robert Branch officiating. Interment
will follow at Sherwood Memorial Gardens. Honorary pallbearers will be the Live Wires Sunday School Class. Memorials may be made to South Knoxville Church of God, 5623 Magazine Road, Knoxville, TN 37920. The family will receive friends from 1:30 PM until 3:00 PM Sunday prior to the service in the Chapel of Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway.
