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OBITUARIES
BURNETTE, WILLIAM
"BILL", age 79, of Sweetwater,
passed away on Monday
November 26, 2012 at the
family home. He was a member
of North Sweetwater
Baptist Church. A veteran of
the U.S. Air Force. Preceded
in death by his parents:
William Ernest and Myrtle K.
Burnette, sister: Eula Stockton.
Survivors include wife of
50 years: Frances Burnette,
son and daughter-in-law:
Louis and Torri Burnette,
grandson: Brandon Burnette,
all of Sweetwater, granddaughter:
Amber Burnette, of
Madisonville, brothers and
sisters-in-law: Kyle and Pat
Burnette, of Apple Valley,
CA., Charles and Lorna Burnette,
of Irvine, CA., Hollis
and Olga Burnette, of Sweetwater,
several nieces and
nephews. The family will receive
friends on Wednesday
November 28, at Kyker Funeral
Homes, Sweetwater,
from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.. Graveside
service and interment 11
a.m. Thursday at Fenders
United Methodist Church
Cemetery with Rev. Ed Donley
officiating military honors
will be provided by members
of the Sweetwater V.F.W.
Gold Star Post 5156, and
members of Monroe County
Disabled American Veterans
#93. Sweetwater Memory
Chapel in charge of arrangements.
GRAY, MOLLY KATE WAT-
SON, age 75, of Tellico
Plains, passed away 9:38
p.m. Monday, November 26,
2012 at Athens Regional
Medical Center. Preceded in
death by parents Esley &
Ruella Watson and niece Angela
Watson. Member of
Cane Creek Baptist Church,
taught Sunday school for
many years, was an occasional
song leader and loved
making flower arrangements
for the altar at the church.
Survivors- Beloved husband
of 56 years: Carl Gray
Blessed mother to children &
spouses: Steven Carl Gray,
Deborah Ruella & Ronnie
Dalton, Karla Lee & Ed
Graves, all of Tellico Plains,
Grandchildren: Charity Love
Gray, Jonas Turpin, Brandon
Turpin, Jeff Dalton, Mandy
Dalton, Cody Dalton and
Cody Graves, 8 Great
Grandchildren Brothers & sister-in-law:
Bill Watson, Bob &
Wanda Watson, Nephew:
Gary Watson, all of Tellico
Plains. Funeral 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Biereley-Hale
Chapel, Rev. B.J. Wall officiating.
Interment 11 a.m.
Thursday, Center Cemetery.
Family will receive friends 6-
8 p.m. Wednesday at Biereley-Hale
Funeral Home,
Tellico Plains.
HILL, JOHNNIE GRIMES,
76, of Philadelphia passed
away Wednesday, November
28, 2012 at her home.
Johnnie was preceded in
death by her husband, Rev.
Wayne R. Hill after 45 years
of marriage, granddaughter,
Angel Hill; son-in-law, Roy
Melton; parents, Joe and
Josephine Foster Grimes;
brother, Bobby Grimes. Survivors;
children and spouses,
Michael Hill, Indiana, Kay
Sparks and husband, Larry of
Loudon, Douglas Hill,
Knoxville and Karen Melton,
Philadelphia; grandchildren,
Justin and Jerome Tripp, Vernon,
Becky and Daryl Hill; 6
great-grandchildren; sister,
Annie Sue Sparks and husband,
Leslie, Loudon; Johnnie
was Mamaw Hill to
Karen’s 27 foster kids and
Kay’s 2 foster kids whom she
loved very dearly. Visitation
will be from 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Friday at New Macedonia
Baptist Church with funeral
services at 7:30 p.m. Rev. Bill
White and Rev. Gerald Lynn
officiating. Interment 11 a.m.
Saturday at Corinth Cemetery.
Loudon Funeral Home
in charge. www.loudonfuner-
Mount Vernon
alhome.net.
KYLE, GEORGE (DELO),
age 83, of Madisonville,
passed away Tuesday morning,
November 27, 2012 at
Wood Presbyterian Home.
He was a veteran of the U.S.
Marine Corps, retired from
ALCOA and was a member
of the First Baptist Church of
Madisonville. Preceded in
death by parents, Sam and
Lena Kyle, brother, Jack Kyle
and infant sister Janice Kyle.
Survivors: wife of 61 years,
Betty Kyle; son, Johnny Kyle,
of Madisonville; daughter and
son-in-law, Diane and John
Niethammer, of Louisville;
grandchildren, Jamie and
Kelli Kyle, Jonathan and
Amanda Kyle, of Cleveland;
Chelsea and John Mark
Braswell; Knoxville, Gabe
Bivens, Louisville, Matthew
and Meredith Niethammer, of
Knoxville, Michelle and Chris
Large, Maryville; great-grandsons,
Elijah, Ezekiel,
Ephraim, Corban, Jadon and
Kyson Kyle; brother and sister-in-law,
Don and Virginia
Kyle, Lenoir City; sisters and
brothers-in-law, Carol and
Dale Williams, Glenda and
Dan Draper, Kay Kyle, of
Maryville. Special thanks to
Morning View Transitional
Care and Woods Presbyterian
Home for their care of
our loved one. Funeral 7:30
p.m. Wednesday, Biereley-
Hale Chapel, Rev. Curtis
Woods, Rev. Jonathan Kyle
officiating. Interment 11:00
a.m. Thursday, McClellan
Cemetery. Memorials may be
made to First Baptist Church
of Madisonville. Family will
receive friends 5:30-7:30
p.m. Wednesday at Biereley-
Hale Funeral Home, Madisonville.
LEDFORD, JOHNNIE ELIZ-
ABETH, age 77, of Madisonville,
passed peacefully
into the arms of the Lord on
Wednesday morning, November
28, 2012 after a long
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battle with cancer. She was a
member of Tevis Springs
Baptist Church. Born in Murphy,
North Carolina, she was
a long time resident of Madisonville.
She spent the last
sixteen years of her working
career in service to others as
a C.N.A. at Wood Presbyterian
Home, a career she
greatly loved. Johnnie was
preceded in death by her
husband, Eugene Ledford;
parents, Fred and Tessie
Garland; brother, Claude
Garland and special nephew,
Freddie Garland, who
passed away November 4.
Survivors: daughter and sonin-law,
Gail and Boyce Watson;
son, Michael Ledford, all
of Madisonville; several
grandchildren and greatgrandchildren;
sisters and
brothers-in-law, Nellie and
Pete Barber, of Deltona,
Florida, Billie and Ronald
Miller, of Dalton GA; brother
and sisters-in-law, Robert
and Geraldine Garland, Murphy,
NC, Doris Garland,
Cleveland. Johnnie will be
greatly missed by her family
and many friends. Funeral
2:00 p.m. Saturday, Biereley-
Hale Chapel. Rev. Chris Holloway,
Rev. Jim Swabe and a
grandson, Boyce Anthony
Watson will officiate. Interment
in Hopewell Springs
Cemetery. Pallbearers will be
Tony and Jason Watson, Clifford
Costner, John Swabe,
Pete Barber and Ronald
Miller. Honorary junior -pallbearers
will be great-grandsons,
Noah, Jonah and
Julian Watson. Family will receive
friends 6-8 p.m. Friday
at Biereley-Hale Funeral
Home, Madisonville.
STRATTON, REBECCA
JOANNE HENSON HOLT,
age 38 born November 17,
1994, dies November 23,
November 29, 2012
2012. Preceded in death by
grandparents; Chester and
Geneva Freeman, Oscar and
Maggie Henson, nieces;
Danyelle Baker, Arianna
Rayne Long. Survived by;
parents Larry and Bernice
Henson, husband Dustin
Stratton, children; Alexandera
Long and Clint Holt, step children;
Priscilla Long and Preston
Long, brother Scott
Henson, sisters; Angel Johnson
and Roseanna Baker,
and multitude of family and
friends. She is dearly loved
and missed by all of us. Funeral
service was Monday,
November 26, 2012. Service
preached by Rev. Fred Esch
at Piney Grove Community
Church 1600 Reliance Road,
Tellico Plains. Song Amazing
Grace in Cherokee sung by
Diana Murphy.
WILSON, ZACHARY
TYLER, age 19, of Madisonville,
passed away Sunday,
November 25, 2012. Preceded
in death by his father,
Jeff William Wilson. Survivors:
mother and step-father,
Angela Withers and
Nathan Harris; brother,
Bryson Harris, all of Madisonville;
sister, Brittany Kelley
and husband Dakota, of Englewood;
3 nieces; 2
nephews; grandmother, Lana
Withers, of Tellico Plains;
grandfather, Donald Knox, of
Etowah; several aunts and
uncles. Funeral 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, Biereley-Hale
Chapel, Rev. Steve Strickland
officiating. Interment in
Shady Grove Cemetery.
Family will receive friends
6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday
at Biereley-Hale Funeral
Home, Madisonville.
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