Clyde Emory Driskill, Jr.^[1]

1930 - 2000  (69 years)

• Name	Clyde Emory Driskill
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	4 Nov 1930	Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 6, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	9 Oct 2000	Fort Sanders Park West Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [3, 4]
  Buried	12 Oct 2000	Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I80335	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	Clyde Emory Driskill,   b. 30 Sep 1902, Tennessee ,   d. 21 May 1988  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Helen Sulte,   b. 8 Oct 1902, Harriman, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Sep 1993  (Age 90 years)
  Married	31 Jul 1929
  Family ID	F30075	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Marjorie Wade,   d. Bef 1984
  Married	May 1953
  Children	+ 1. Michael Wade Driskill   2. Jonathan "Jon" Driskill   3. Janelle Driskill,   d. DECEASED
  Family ID	F29522	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Barbara Diane Williams,   b. 30 Nov 1937  (Age 86 years)
  Married	8 Jul 1984
  Family ID	F30072	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 4 Nov 1930 - Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 12 Oct 2000 - Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 78, 95, 284, 385. [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Helen Driskill Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Newport, Civil District 6, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 37 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1903 Last Place of Residence: Same House Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Clyde Driskill Head M 37 Tennessee Helen Driskill Wife F 37 Tennessee Clyde Driskill Son M 9 Tennessee Jane Driskill Daughter F 6 Tennessee Hattie Uinson Servant F 21 Tennessee [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 12 Oct 2000. DRISKILL, CLYDE, JR. - age 69, of Dandridge, formerly of Newport, passed away Monday Oct. 9, 2000 at Fort Sanders Park West Hospital in Knoxville. He was charter member of the Newport Regional Planning Commission since 1969 and served as chair from 1970 to February 1999. He served on the Board of the Newport Federal Bank. He was a member of the Newport Lions Club and served as president from 1967-68. He worked with the planning commission and the Newport Housing Authority (NHA). He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, he served on the music committee, sang in the choir and quartet, and had served on various other committees throughout the years. He was a charter member of the Newport Theatre Guild. He was a veteran having served in the United States Army. Survivors are wife, Diane Driskill of the home; children, Mike and Beth Ford Driskill and Jon and Anne Dolan Driskill all of Knoxville, Kurt and Tricia Motte Huffman of Fall Branch, Kristi Huffman and Rick Drybread of Newport, and Kellye Huffman and Charlie Smith of Johnson City; grandchildren, Gwyn and Gavin Driskill and Cameron Driskill all of Knoxville, Abbott W.H. Drybread of Newport; sister and brother in law, Jane and Walter Anen of Knoxville; mother in law and father in law, Edith and Illiff Fred Williams of Newport; sister in law and brother in law, Pat Wade and Zellie Earnest of Kingsport, Emily and Dewey Ball and Jan and Richard Fancher all of Newport, and Sherry and Ron Trudeau of Jefferson City; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Riley Huffstetler, Rev. Charles (Chuck) Starks, Rev. Bob Erwin, Pastor Dave Bradford and Rev. Ron Fisher officiating, with burial in Union Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that your gift be made to your favorite charity, as Clyde had so many. Manes Funeral Home 363 East Main Street Newport, Tenn. in charge. [S142] Newspaper Article, The Newport Plain Talk, 9 Oct 2000. Clyde Driskill Jr., 69, of Dandridge, formerly of Newport, passed away Monday, October 9. Survivors are wife, Diane H. Driskill of the home; children, Mike and Beth Ford Driskill and Jon and Anne Dolan Driskill, all of Knoxville, Kurt and Tricia Motte Huffman of Fall Branch, Kristie Huffman and Rick Drybread of Newport, and Kellye Huffman and Charlie Smith of Johnson City; grandchildren, Gwyn and Gavin Driskill and Cameron Driskill, all of Knoxville, and Abbott W.H. Drybread of Newport; sister and brother-in-law, Jane and Walter Anen of Knoxville; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Pat Wade and Zellie Earnest of Kingsport, Emily and Dewey Ball and Jan and Richard Fancher of Newport, and Sherry and Ron Trudeau of Jefferson City; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Riley Huffstetler, Rev. Charles (Chuck) Starks, Rev. Bob Erwin, Pastor Dave Bradford, and Rev. Ron Fisher officiating. Interment will be in the Union Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that your gift be to your favorite charity...as Clyde had so many. Family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Manes Funeral Home is in charge. Clyde Driskill Jr. obituary