William Columbus "Bill" Ketchersid

1919 - 2008  (89 years)

• Name	William Columbus "Bill" Ketchersid
  Born	8 Jan 1919	Spring City, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Jun 2008	Wyndridge Health and Rehabilitation Center, Crossville, Tennessee   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I56596	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Columbus Freeland Ketchersid,   b. 1 Nov 1885, Tennessee ,   d. 6 May 1969  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Nancy Jane Young,   b. 1886, Tennessee ,   d. 1961  (Age 75 years)
  Married	Abt 1906
  Family ID	F94037	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Madge Jeanette Andes,   b. 11 Nov 1922,   d. 27 Oct 1989  (Age 66 years)
  Married	1 Apr 1949
  Children	+ 1. Karen Denise Ketchersid,   b. 30 Jul 1952,   d. Bef 29 Jun 2008  (Age < 55 years) + 2. Elizabeth Tandy Ketchersid,   b. 21 Jul 1954  (Age 69 years) + 3. Dinah Lu Ketchersid,   b. 29 Jul 1954  (Age 69 years) + 4. Karma Jean Ketchersid,   b. 11 Feb 1961  (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F20972	Group Sheet

  
  

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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage", 1994, p 142.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 414-01-7999. Issued in Tennessee, residing in Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee [S142] Newspaper Article, The Orlando Sentinel (FL), 6 Jul 2008. KETCHERSID, WILLIAM C. (BILL), passed quietly from this earth on June 29, 2008, at Wyndridge Health and Rehabilitation Center in Crossville, TN. Born January 08, 1919, in Spring City, TN, Bill was a principal for many years in Osceola County and volunteered in the Peace Corps for several years after his retirement. Bill was a World War II veteran who served as a Captain in the Army Air Corps in the South Pacific. Preceding Bill in death was his wife, Madge Andes Ketchersid; brothers, Chester Ketchersid, Newell Ketchersid, and Burrell Ketchersid; sisters, Evelyn Schmidt, Reba Taff, and Glenna Wygal; and daughter Karen Scott. Survivors include sisters, Juanita Wicker of College Park, GA; Margaret Ruch of Knoxville, TN; Rena Ramm of Sumner, WA; and Ruth Fraas of Lodgepole, NE; daughters, Tandy Sinor and Dinah Buchanan of Nacogdoches, TX; and daughter, Karma Tackett; and son-in-law, AC Tackett, of Crossville, TN; 11 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Bill was an avid gardener and had a deep appreciation of nature. He was a humble man known for his sweet disposition and wry sense of humor. He will be greatly missed by all those who knew him. A celebration of his life will be held at a date to be announced. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer's Association-Eastern Tennessee Chapter, 2200 Sutherland Ave., Suite H-102, Knoxville, TN 37919.