Mr. Gammon attended Brittontown Church for many years and in later years attended Union Free Will Baptist Church. He was a farmer.
He is survived by his wife: Mable Shaffer Gammon; son and daughter-in-law: Troy and Joyce Gammon of Jefferson City; two daughters and one son-in-law: Judy and Steve Alsup and Janice Johnson of Greeneville; his grandchildren: April Alsup, Susan Hipsher and husband Keith, Lynne Griffin and husband Bert, all of Greeneville; Amy Johnson of Morristown; great grandchildren: McKenzie Wagner, Brooklyn Hipsher, Chelsea Gunter, Dustin Newton, Amanda Newton, Kristy Newton; a great-great granddaughter: Brooklyn Johnson; a sister: Irene Morrison of Greeneville; a brother: Perry "Cotton" Gammon of Greeneville; two sisters-in-law: Ruby Gammon of Greeneville and Dorothy Olson of Dandridge and three brothers-in-law: Hal Shaffer of White Pine, William Olson of Dandridge and Gomer Shaffer of Atlanta, Georgia.
He was the son of the late William Richard and Cordie Jane Holland Gammon and was preceded in death by one sister: Julia Smith; and eleven brothers: Charles, Frank, Jessie, George, Allen, Omer, Doss, Oscar, Edgar (his twin), Henry, and Lowell Gammon; and a special nephew: Jeffrey Morrison.
Funeral services were held at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at Kiser-Rose Hill Chapel. Interment was held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hardin's Chapel Cemetery. Rev. Gary Gass and Rev. Troy Gammon officiated. Pallbearers were family and friends.
Memorials may be made to Locust Springs Christian Retreat, 200 Bailey Lane, Greeneville, TN 37745. The family received friends 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home preceding the funeral service. Family and friends met at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home to go in procession to the cemetery. Online condolences may be sent to the Gammon family at www.MeM.com.
Mr. Gammon attended Brittontown Church for many years and in later years attended Union Free Will Baptist Church. He was a farmer.
He is survived by his wife: Mable Shaffer Gammon; son and daughter-in-law: Troy and Joyce Gammon of Jefferson City; two daughters and one son-in-law: Judy and Steve Alsup and Janice Johnson of Greeneville; his grandchildren: April Alsup, Susan Hipsher and husband Keith, Lynne Griffin and husband Bert, all of Greeneville; Amy Johnson of Morristown; great grandchildren: McKenzie Wagner, Brooklyn Hipsher, Chelsea Gunter, Dustin Newton, Amanda Newton, Kristy Newton; a great-great granddaughter: Brooklyn Johnson; a sister: Irene Morrison of Greeneville; a brother: Perry "Cotton" Gammon of Greeneville; two sisters-in-law: Ruby Gammon of Greeneville and Dorothy Olson of Dandridge and three brothers-in-law: Hal Shaffer of White Pine, William Olson of Dandridge and Gomer Shaffer of Atlanta, Georgia.
He was the son of the late William Richard and Cordie Jane Holland Gammon and was preceded in death by one sister: Julia Smith; and eleven brothers: Charles, Frank, Jessie, George, Allen, Omer, Doss, Oscar, Edgar (his twin), Henry, and Lowell Gammon; and a special nephew: Jeffrey Morrison.
Funeral services were held at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at Kiser-Rose Hill Chapel. Interment was held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hardin's Chapel Cemetery. Rev. Gary Gass and Rev. Troy Gammon officiated. Pallbearers were family and friends.
Memorials may be made to Locust Springs Christian Retreat, 200 Bailey Lane, Greeneville, TN 37745. The family received friends 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home preceding the funeral service. Family and friends met at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home to go in procession to the cemetery. Online condolences may be sent to the Gammon family at www.MeM.com.
Family Members
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George Washington Gammon
1907–1975
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Allen William Gammon
1909–1985
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Omer Lee Gammon
1911–1971
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Doss Gammon
1913–1915
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Oscar Richard Gammon
1916–1944
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Edgar Lee Gammon
1918–1993
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Julia Gammon Smith
1920–2007
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Henry Lee Gammon
1922–1992
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Rev Lowell H Gammon
1924–2004
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Perry Cecil "Cotton" Gammons
1928–2012
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Irene Gammon Morrison
1929–2023
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