Wesley Lee Valentine

Wesley Lee Valentine, age 83 of Sevierville, died Wednesday, August 14, 2002. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was a member of Laurel Branch Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents Lloyd and Louisa (Whitted) Valentine, sisters Ora Parton, Avie Williams, Dolly Ownby, Rena Owens and Sarah Gilbert; brothers Earnest, Theodore, Henderson and Sanberry Valentine; grandchild Thomas Valentine. Survivors: Wife: Pearl Edna Valentine Sons and daughters-in-law: Ray and Helen Valentine, George and Anita Valentine, Harry and Sara Valentine Daughters and sons-in-law: Jean and Edd Bohanan, Frances and Bill Lewelling, Mary Sue and Jack Large, Joann Graves, Nancy and Willie Taffer Twenty grandchildren Twenty-one great-grandchildren One great-great-grandchild Sister: Exa McMahan Funeral service 7 PM Friday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Melvin Carr and Rev. Ben Whitted officiating. Interment 11 AM Saturday in Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Friday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)