Daily Post Athenian
Chester H. "Jug" Smith, 82, of Athens, passed away Friday, Jan. 3, 2003.
A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, he was a son of the late B.C. and Susie Crittenden Smith and was of the Baptist faith.
He was a carpenter and was a retired employee of TVA at Watts Bar for more than 20 years and was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in World War II.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Pressley Smith on March, 31, 2001, two brothers, Raymond and Spence Smith; two sisters, Pearl Cline and Thelma Morrow; and one daughter, Shirley Ann Smith.
Survivors include three daughters and one son-in-law, Betty Lingerfelt of Athens, Sue Luffman of Chatsworth, Ga., and Janie and DeWayne Johnson of Athens; four sons and two daughters-in-law, Harold and Wanda Smith of Athens, and Charles Smith of Etowah, Ross and Joyce Smith of Crystal River, Fla., and Larry Smith of Athens; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; five sisters, Gertrude Kirkpatric, Annie Leonard, Glenda Teague, Wanda Tallent and Geneva McBroom, all of Athens; one brother, Bobby Smith of Tellico; and one special friend, Jewell Ward of Athens.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Ziegler Funeral Home with the Rev. Donnie Dalton officiating. Burial will be in South Liberty Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Charles Key, T.J. Luffman, Lester Owenby, Tim Smith, David Peeler and Jerry Wright.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Ziegler Funeral Home of Athens is in charge of arrangements.
Daily Post Athenian
Jan 6, 2003
Two die in tree-cutting, weekend traffic accidents
Weekend accidents left two older McMinn County men dead, authorities said.
An Athens man died Saturday night in a Knoxville hospital from injuries sustained in a tree-cutting accident Saturday afternoon.
W. Sherman Burris Jr., 72, was struck by a falling tree at a Niota area residence, according to the McMinn County Sheriff's Department.
Officer Lester Jones reported Burris and his son, Bill Burris, were cutting down a tree at the residence of Rod Wilson of 170 County Road 265, Niota, around 4 p.m. Saturday.
When the tree fell, it hit Sherman Burris, the report stated, and Wilson called 911 for assistance.
Jones stated in his report that when he arrived, he found Burris lying in his son's arms, breathing but unconscious. Emergency medical services arrived shortly thereafter, according to the report, and Burris was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville.
Burris was a life-long resident of McMinn County and was associated with Dooley Tractor Company for 40 years until his retirement. Obituary information is listed on Page 2 of today's edition of The Daily Post-Athenian.
In another accident, Chester H. Smith, 82, of Athens, was apparently killed when his 1996 Ford F-150 pickup crashed into a pond off County Road 750, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
THP officials said Sgt. Jerry Millsaps responded to the accident around 9 o'clock Friday night to find Smith outside his truck in a pond.
Troopers said Smith's vehicle went through a stop sign and then through a fence and into a pond near the intersection of County Roads 750 and 616.
Chester H. "Jug" Smith, 82, of Athens, passed away Friday, Jan. 3, 2003.
A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, he was a son of the late B.C. and Susie Crittenden Smith and was of the Baptist faith.
He was a carpenter and was a retired employee of TVA at Watts Bar for more than 20 years and was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in World War II.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Pressley Smith on March, 31, 2001, two brothers, Raymond and Spence Smith; two sisters, Pearl Cline and Thelma Morrow; and one daughter, Shirley Ann Smith.
Survivors include three daughters and one son-in-law, Betty Lingerfelt of Athens, Sue Luffman of Chatsworth, Ga., and Janie and DeWayne Johnson of Athens; four sons and two daughters-in-law, Harold and Wanda Smith of Athens, and Charles Smith of Etowah, Ross and Joyce Smith of Crystal River, Fla., and Larry Smith of Athens; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; five sisters, Gertrude Kirkpatric, Annie Leonard, Glenda Teague, Wanda Tallent and Geneva McBroom, all of Athens; one brother, Bobby Smith of Tellico; and one special friend, Jewell Ward of Athens.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Ziegler Funeral Home with the Rev. Donnie Dalton officiating. Burial will be in South Liberty Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Charles Key, T.J. Luffman, Lester Owenby, Tim Smith, David Peeler and Jerry Wright.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Ziegler Funeral Home of Athens is in charge of arrangements.
Daily Post Athenian
Jan 6, 2003
Two die in tree-cutting, weekend traffic accidents
Weekend accidents left two older McMinn County men dead, authorities said.
An Athens man died Saturday night in a Knoxville hospital from injuries sustained in a tree-cutting accident Saturday afternoon.
W. Sherman Burris Jr., 72, was struck by a falling tree at a Niota area residence, according to the McMinn County Sheriff's Department.
Officer Lester Jones reported Burris and his son, Bill Burris, were cutting down a tree at the residence of Rod Wilson of 170 County Road 265, Niota, around 4 p.m. Saturday.
When the tree fell, it hit Sherman Burris, the report stated, and Wilson called 911 for assistance.
Jones stated in his report that when he arrived, he found Burris lying in his son's arms, breathing but unconscious. Emergency medical services arrived shortly thereafter, according to the report, and Burris was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville.
Burris was a life-long resident of McMinn County and was associated with Dooley Tractor Company for 40 years until his retirement. Obituary information is listed on Page 2 of today's edition of The Daily Post-Athenian.
In another accident, Chester H. Smith, 82, of Athens, was apparently killed when his 1996 Ford F-150 pickup crashed into a pond off County Road 750, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
THP officials said Sgt. Jerry Millsaps responded to the accident around 9 o'clock Friday night to find Smith outside his truck in a pond.
Troopers said Smith's vehicle went through a stop sign and then through a fence and into a pond near the intersection of County Roads 750 and 616.
Daily Post Athenian
Chester H. "Jug" Smith, 82, of Athens, passed away Friday, Jan. 3, 2003.
A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, he was a son of the late B.C. and Susie Crittenden Smith and was of the Baptist faith.
He was a carpenter and was a retired employee of TVA at Watts Bar for more than 20 years and was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in World War II.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Pressley Smith on March, 31, 2001, two brothers, Raymond and Spence Smith; two sisters, Pearl Cline and Thelma Morrow; and one daughter, Shirley Ann Smith.
Survivors include three daughters and one son-in-law, Betty Lingerfelt of Athens, Sue Luffman of Chatsworth, Ga., and Janie and DeWayne Johnson of Athens; four sons and two daughters-in-law, Harold and Wanda Smith of Athens, and Charles Smith of Etowah, Ross and Joyce Smith of Crystal River, Fla., and Larry Smith of Athens; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; five sisters, Gertrude Kirkpatric, Annie Leonard, Glenda Teague, Wanda Tallent and Geneva McBroom, all of Athens; one brother, Bobby Smith of Tellico; and one special friend, Jewell Ward of Athens.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Ziegler Funeral Home with the Rev. Donnie Dalton officiating. Burial will be in South Liberty Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Charles Key, T.J. Luffman, Lester Owenby, Tim Smith, David Peeler and Jerry Wright.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Ziegler Funeral Home of Athens is in charge of arrangements.
Daily Post Athenian
Jan 6, 2003
Two die in tree-cutting, weekend traffic accidents
Weekend accidents left two older McMinn County men dead, authorities said.
An Athens man died Saturday night in a Knoxville hospital from injuries sustained in a tree-cutting accident Saturday afternoon.
W. Sherman Burris Jr., 72, was struck by a falling tree at a Niota area residence, according to the McMinn County Sheriff's Department.
Officer Lester Jones reported Burris and his son, Bill Burris, were cutting down a tree at the residence of Rod Wilson of 170 County Road 265, Niota, around 4 p.m. Saturday.
When the tree fell, it hit Sherman Burris, the report stated, and Wilson called 911 for assistance.
Jones stated in his report that when he arrived, he found Burris lying in his son's arms, breathing but unconscious. Emergency medical services arrived shortly thereafter, according to the report, and Burris was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville.
Burris was a life-long resident of McMinn County and was associated with Dooley Tractor Company for 40 years until his retirement. Obituary information is listed on Page 2 of today's edition of The Daily Post-Athenian.
In another accident, Chester H. Smith, 82, of Athens, was apparently killed when his 1996 Ford F-150 pickup crashed into a pond off County Road 750, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
THP officials said Sgt. Jerry Millsaps responded to the accident around 9 o'clock Friday night to find Smith outside his truck in a pond.
Troopers said Smith's vehicle went through a stop sign and then through a fence and into a pond near the intersection of County Roads 750 and 616.
Chester H. "Jug" Smith, 82, of Athens, passed away Friday, Jan. 3, 2003.
A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, he was a son of the late B.C. and Susie Crittenden Smith and was of the Baptist faith.
He was a carpenter and was a retired employee of TVA at Watts Bar for more than 20 years and was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in World War II.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Pressley Smith on March, 31, 2001, two brothers, Raymond and Spence Smith; two sisters, Pearl Cline and Thelma Morrow; and one daughter, Shirley Ann Smith.
Survivors include three daughters and one son-in-law, Betty Lingerfelt of Athens, Sue Luffman of Chatsworth, Ga., and Janie and DeWayne Johnson of Athens; four sons and two daughters-in-law, Harold and Wanda Smith of Athens, and Charles Smith of Etowah, Ross and Joyce Smith of Crystal River, Fla., and Larry Smith of Athens; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; five sisters, Gertrude Kirkpatric, Annie Leonard, Glenda Teague, Wanda Tallent and Geneva McBroom, all of Athens; one brother, Bobby Smith of Tellico; and one special friend, Jewell Ward of Athens.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Ziegler Funeral Home with the Rev. Donnie Dalton officiating. Burial will be in South Liberty Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Charles Key, T.J. Luffman, Lester Owenby, Tim Smith, David Peeler and Jerry Wright.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Ziegler Funeral Home of Athens is in charge of arrangements.
Daily Post Athenian
Jan 6, 2003
Two die in tree-cutting, weekend traffic accidents
Weekend accidents left two older McMinn County men dead, authorities said.
An Athens man died Saturday night in a Knoxville hospital from injuries sustained in a tree-cutting accident Saturday afternoon.
W. Sherman Burris Jr., 72, was struck by a falling tree at a Niota area residence, according to the McMinn County Sheriff's Department.
Officer Lester Jones reported Burris and his son, Bill Burris, were cutting down a tree at the residence of Rod Wilson of 170 County Road 265, Niota, around 4 p.m. Saturday.
When the tree fell, it hit Sherman Burris, the report stated, and Wilson called 911 for assistance.
Jones stated in his report that when he arrived, he found Burris lying in his son's arms, breathing but unconscious. Emergency medical services arrived shortly thereafter, according to the report, and Burris was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville.
Burris was a life-long resident of McMinn County and was associated with Dooley Tractor Company for 40 years until his retirement. Obituary information is listed on Page 2 of today's edition of The Daily Post-Athenian.
In another accident, Chester H. Smith, 82, of Athens, was apparently killed when his 1996 Ford F-150 pickup crashed into a pond off County Road 750, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
THP officials said Sgt. Jerry Millsaps responded to the accident around 9 o'clock Friday night to find Smith outside his truck in a pond.
Troopers said Smith's vehicle went through a stop sign and then through a fence and into a pond near the intersection of County Roads 750 and 616.
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