Pearl Marie Summers, 88, of Maryville, passed away Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, at Asbury Place. She was preceded in death by her husband, James F. Summers; and sisters, Vera Rhodes, Maudie Wiechman and Emma Tabor. Survivors include her daughter, Jackie Lahrs of Maryville; grandson and wife, David and Susan Lahrs; great-granddaughters, Anna, Kaylie and [...]
Are pitbulls being discriminated against?
September 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
MARYVILLE – In an email from the good folks at terrysm@peoplepc.com today, I learned that the controversial canines alternately known as pitbulls, pits, or bullys, who were abused and exploited by a now supposedly contrite Mike Vick, are on the minds of the “Powers That Be in Dandridge.” Coincidentally, a poll asking whether the breed [...]
Great Island Festival reenacts life at Fort Loudoun
September 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
VONORE, Tenn. – This past weekend the Great Island Festival was held at Historic Fort Loudoun in Vonore. Visitors moved among costumed re-enactors participating in various 18th Century related events: merchants and artisans demonstrated and peddled 18th Century style wares; soldiers, settlers and Cherokee Indians encamped at the fort; artillery and musket drills, and skirmishes [...]
Robert Charles “Bobby” Bean, 1965-2009
September 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Robert Charles “Bobby” Bean, 43, of Maryville, passed away suddenly, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009 of complications from flu and viral pneumonia. He graduated from Heritage High School in 1984. He graduated with Outstanding Scholastic Achievement from Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service in Atlanta, Ga. in 1989. He worked for 18 years at Smith Mortuary and [...]
Roy David McCarter, 1946-2009
September 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Roy David McCarter, 63 of Smyrna, Tenn., passed away Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009 at Alvin C. York VA Hospital in Murfreesboro, Tenn. He was a member of Broadway Baptist Church and a Veteran of the U.S. Army. David was a former school teacher and an avid and loyal Lady Vols Fan. He was a graduate [...]
Anna Irene Cagle, 1923-2009
September 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Anna Irene Cagle, 86, of Pennsylvania, formerly of Maryville, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, in Pennsylvania. She was a Missionary with Christian Literature Crusade in Ft. Washington, Pa., and was preceded in death by her parents, Charles W. and Eliza J. Elliott Cagle; brother, Lawrence Cage; and sister and brother-in-law, Lula Mae and Frank [...]
Harry Ogden Whitver, 1912-2009
September 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Harry Ogden Whitver, 96, of Maryville, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009 at the family home. He was the first male registered nurse in the state of Iowa, and then later moved to Nashville where he had a long and fulfilling career in medicine. Preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Gertrude Whitver; wives, [...]
Auto salvage companies boosted by ‘Cash for Clunkers’
September 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
CHANNAHON, Ill. (VOA) – Though the popular CARS program, known as “Cash for Clunkers” ended in August, business is just picking up for auto salvage yards across the United States. That’s because many automobile dealerships that accepted “Clunkers” wanted to hold onto them until they received the government reimbursements, which they are only receiving now. As [...]
George Busko Jr., 1936-2009
September 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Lt. Col. George Busko Jr., USAF, Retired, of Maryville, Tenn. passed away on Sept. 14th 2009 after a long battle with Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis. George was born Sept. 29th 1936 in Ashland, Pa. to Anna (Lebak) Busko and George Busko Sr. He spent his boyhood years in Frackville, Pa. with his beloved grandparents where he [...]