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Rosamond Lee Clark Christenbery

Birth: 1 Feb 1891
Puryear, Henry County, Tennessee, USA
Death: 19 Jul 1980 (aged 89)
Fountain City, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Burial: Lynnhurst Cemetery

Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 36.0226388, Longitude: -83.9335467
Memorial ID: 63677904 View Source

Obituary - The Paris Post-Intelligencer, Paris, Tenn., Thursday, July 24, 1980: "Rosamond Christenbery - Mrs. Rosamond Clark Christenbery, 89, of Fountain City, a Paris native who won recognition in various fields over the years, died there Saturday in Shannondale Retirement Center. Graveside services were held Monday at Lynnhurst 'Cemetery. In Henry County, she is survived by three cousins, Miss Grace Puckett, Mrs. Stanley Greer and Jack McGehee. Mrs. Christenbery, known as the "clipping lady," clipped items from local newspapers and sent them to people all over the world. The clippings included wedding announcements, obituaries, photographs and other human interest items from the NEWS-SENTINEL and the KNOXVILLE JOURNAL. Born Feb. 2, 1891, in Henry County, Mrs. Christenbery was one of 13 children. She was an honor student at Union University in Jackson and planned a teaching career. At the age of 18 she was reportedly the youngest high school principal in the state, when she became principal of Puryear School. She resumed her teaching career in 1913 at Cumberland Gap Elementary School and later became the school principal. In 1915, she married Dr. W. F. Christenbery, after her marriage, she wrote case histories and performed clinical work in her husband's office. The Christenberys lived in Lonsdale until 1932 when they moved to Fountain City. Dr. Christenbery, an eye, ear, nose and throat specialist, died in 1965 at age 79. Mrs. Christenbery taught a boys' Sunday school class at Central Baptist Church in Fountain City for over 40 years. She began 4-H clubs for girls in Tennessee and reportedly served as the first agricultural agent in the state in 1912. She also wrote a weekly column for the Tennessee Farm Weekly. This past Memorial Day, Mrs. Christenbery was honored as "Woman of the Year" in Fountain City. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. William Steele (Virginia) McFadden of Knoxville, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren."