Lota Elvina Fowler Hansard, 93, of Knoxville, passed away Thursday, February 27, 1997, at her home. Born November 7, 1903, she was a member of Callahan Road Baptist Church. Preceded in death by her parents John Wesley and Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Wilkerson Fowler, her husband, Edgar L Arnold, daughter Lillie Mae Arnold, her husband, Dewey Carson Hansard; and foster son, Andrew Phillips, sisters, Roxie Fowler Phillips Weaver, Gladys Leona Fowler Weaver, brother, Robert Glenn Fowler, half siblings, Stella Day Fowler Sharp, Ida Fowler Weaver and Oscar J Fowler. Survivors are a sister, Lena Viola Fowler Stinnett of Lanham, MD, formerly of Gastonia, NC; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Service will be at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, March 1, at Mynatt’s Chapel, Rev. Dudley Cockrum and Rev. Mike Tyson. Interment will be at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Sunday, March 2, at 2:00 p.m.

Lota Elvina Fowler Hansard, 93, of Knoxville, passed away Thursday, February 27, 1997, at her home. Born November 7, 1903, she was a member of Callahan Road Baptist Church. Preceded in death by her parents John Wesley and Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Wilkerson Fowler, her husband, Edgar L Arnold, daughter Lillie Mae Arnold, her husband, Dewey Carson Hansard; and foster son, Andrew Phillips, sisters, Roxie Fowler Phillips Weaver, Gladys Leona Fowler Weaver, brother, Robert Glenn Fowler, half siblings, Stella Day Fowler Sharp, Ida Fowler Weaver and Oscar J Fowler. Survivors are a sister, Lena Viola Fowler Stinnett of Lanham, MD, formerly of Gastonia, NC; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Service will be at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, March 1, at Mynatt’s Chapel, Rev. Dudley Cockrum and Rev. Mike Tyson. Interment will be at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Sunday, March 2, at 2:00 p.m.