Obituaries for October 23/29 2002

Obituary for Willard Dennis Midgette September 19, 1938 - October 19, 2002 • Funeral Home: Atchley’s Smoky Mountain Chapel - Cemetery: Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Willard Dennis Midgette, age 64 of Wears Valley, died Saturday, October 19, 2002. • Mr. Midgette played professional baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers and was a retired school teacher with the Polk County, Florida school system. Mr. Midgette had lived in Wears Valley since 1997. Survivors: Sons: David Midgette and Willard Dennis Midgette, Mother: Eulalie M. Martin, Sister: Donna Martin • Funeral services were 2 PM Thursday in Atchley’s Smoky Mountain Chapel with Rev. Keith G. Knight officiating. Interment followed in Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens. The family received friends 6-8 PM Wednesday at Atchley’s Smoky Mountain Chapel, Pigeon Forge. Obituary for Lucy Jane Robertson Loveday October 05, 1910 - October 21, 2002 • Funeral Home: Atchley Funeral Home - Cemetery: Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Lucy Robertson Loveday, age 92 of Pigeon Forge, passed away Monday, October 21, 2002 at her home. Mrs. Loveday was retired from the Sevier County School System in 1976 after 35 years of service. Most of Mrs. Loveday’s tenure was served at the two-room Middle Creek School and Underwood School in Kodak. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Pigeon Forge, where she shared her faith through teaching Sunday school for over 65 years. Mrs. Loveday was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Royce Loveday and son, James R. Loveday.Survivors: Son and Daughter-in-law: Jere D. and Gayle Loveday, Daughter-in-law: Edna Loveday Rogers and husband Roy Grandchildren: Glenna Loveday Jennings and husband Larry, of Seymour, Chuck Loveday of Seymour, Ikey Loveday, of Johnson City, Christy Loveday Maples and husband Jimmy,of Pigeon Forge, Molly Loveday, of Johnson City April Loveday, of Delaware, Great Grandchildren: Jimmy and Allen Odham, of Seymour, Aaron Jennings, of Seymour Bryson and Olivia Maples, of Pigeon Forge, Sisters: Lyda Householder, of Pigeon Forge, Hazel Conner, of North Carolina, Cleo King of Knoxville, Special friend: Ruby Tipton Funeral service was 6 PM Wednesday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. W.W. Cope and Rev. Wayne Cook officiating. Interment was 10 AM Thursday in Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens. The family received friends from 4-6 PM Wednesday at Atchley Funeral Home, in Sevierville. Obituary for Luther James Hatcher June 09, 1940 - October 21, 2002 Funeral Home: Atchley Funeral Home Cemetery: Millican Grove Cemetery Luther J. Hatcher, age 62 of Sevierville, died Monday, October 21, 2002 at Fort Sanders-Sevier Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his father, Fred Hatcher and brother, Larry Hatcher. Survivors: Wife: Barbara Fine Hatcher, Son and Daughter-in-law: Ronnie and Lisa Hatcher, Daughter and Son-in-law: Jana and Richard Reed, Grandchildren: Brittany and Brook Reed, Step-Grandchildren: Adam Pruitt and Aaron Woods, Mother: Clara S. Hatcher, Brother and Sister-in-law: William (Bill) and Doris Hatcher, Several nieces and nephews, Mother-in-law: Dora Fine. Funeral service was 7 PM Wednesday in the East Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Ed Parton and Rev. David Montgomery officiating. Interment was 11 AM Thursday in Millican Grove Cemetery. The family received friends 5-7 PM Wednesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. Obituary for Lola Naoma Honeycutt Curtis August 17, 1924 - October 22, 2002 • Funeral Home: Atchley Funeral Home - Cemetery: Pigeon Forge Baptist Cemetery Lola Naoma Honeycutt Curtis, age 78 of Pigeon Forge, died Tuesday, October 22, 2002. She and her husband Roy were owners of Pigeon Forge Dish Co. and she was a member of First Baptist Church in Pigeon Forge. Mrs. Curtis was preceded in death by her husband Roy Curtis in April 2002. • Survivors: Daughter and son-in-law: Judy Ann and James Robert King, Jr., Mobile, AL Granddaughter: Jada Marie King, Sisters: Ellene Smith and Margie Davis • Graveside service and interment was 4 PM Thursday at Pigeon Forge Baptist Cemetery with Rev. W.W. Cope officiating. Friends may call at their convenience after 11 AM Thursday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. Obituary for Bud Coplen August 26, 1931 - October 22, 2002 • Funeral Home: Atchley Funeral Home - Cemetery: Middle Creek Cemetery • “Bud” Coplen, age 71 of Sevierville, died Tuesday, October 22, 2002 at his home. He was a member of Murphy’s Chapel United Methodist Church. Mr. Coplen came to Sevierville in 1965 with Electro-Voice and also worked for Ten-Tec. He was active in Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and Little League. Mr. Coplen was involved in the construction of the Smoky Mountain Queen that sailed from Sevierville to New Orleans in 1976. He was preceded in death by his father Nile Coplen and daughter Marsha Ann Coplen. Survivors: Wife: Carolyn Coplen, Son: Carl Coplen and wife Debbie, Daughters: Jean Webb and husband Bee; Karen Moore, Grandchildren: Courtnie and Bradley Webb, Jami and Dustin Moore, Taylor Coplen, Mother: Helen Coplen, Brothers and sisters-in-law: Duane and Patty Coplen, Richard and Karen Coplen, Jim Coplen, Tom Coplen, David and Addie Coplen, Sister and brother-in-law: Nila and Bob Gerhold • Funeral services were 7 PM Thursday in the East Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Larry Castle officiating. Family and friends met at 10 AM Saturday at Middle Creek Cemetery for interment. The family received friends 5-7 PM Thursday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. Obituary for Ralph Brackins Age 67 of Pigeon Forge, TN passed away on October 20, 2002 at Ft. Sanders Regional Hospital in Knoxville, TN. Ralph was a member of Freedom Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Eli & Myrtle Manis Brackins. Survivors include his wife, June Brackins; children & spouses, Sandra Clark, James Brackens and wife Pamela, Danny Brackins and wife Cheryl, Brenda Merica and husband Douglas; brothers, Oscar, Carl, Arnold, Max and Otis Brackins; sisters, Stella Mae Proffitt and Juanita McMahan; five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services were held 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 22, 2002 at Rawlings Funeral Home with Rev. Ed Parton officiating. Interment was 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 23, 2002 in Valley View Cemetery. The family received friends 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, October 22, 2002 at Rawlings Funeral Home. Obituary for Elsie Mae Gibson Mountcastle Age 88, of Sevierville passed away Sunday, October 27, 2002 at Mariner Health of Newport. Mrs. Mountcastle was a long time member of the Boyds Creek Baptist Church. Her husband, James F. Mountcastle; parents, Wiley J. and Rebecca J. Dixon Gibson; 5 brothers and 2 sisters preceded Elsie in death. • She is survived by her son, Wiley T. Mountcastle and wife Joan of Sevierville; grandchildren, Jeffery Mountcastle and wife Peggy, Frankie Mountcastle and wife Tonya; great grandchildren, Jordon, Patience and Siera Mountcastle and 3 step-grandchildren. • Graveside service was at 12:00 noon Wednesday, October 30 at Boyds Creek Cemetery with Richard W. Everett officiating. The family received friends from 6-7:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 29 in the Davis Room at Rawlings Funeral Home. • Rawlings Funeral Home is honored to have served the family of Elsie Mae Gibson Mountcastle.