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- [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 27 May 1993.
Edith Caldonia Gann Connatser obituary
- [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 7 Mar 2017.
July 14, 1924 - March 7, 2017
Resided in Sevierville, TN
Bonnie Kate Gann Tarwater went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. She was born July 14, 1924 to Keet and Lydia Gann. She worked in textiles and was employed by Holston Hosiery Mill, Lays Five-n-Dime, Cherokee Textile Mills and spent her last years working for Walmart where she had a chance to meet people and make lots of friends. She was owner of Tarwater Catering Service. Bonnie loved the Lord and served Him to the best of her ability for many years. She referred to herself as "a people person" and enjoyed her family, friends, gardening, music, baking for friends and family, reading and she loved a good laugh. Her family was her heart.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband of 38 years Glenn Ashley Tarwater and her infant daughter Betty Jo Tarwater; also her sisters, Emily Gann, Rosa Bell Turner and Bill, Edith Connatser and husband Mel, Gertrude Ward and husband Bates, Cora Matthews and husband C.D., Billie Ruth Houk Scheuneman; father and mother-in-law, Levi and Anna Mae Tarwater and son-in-law Ken Williams.
She is survived by her Daughters Wanda McClure (Marshall), Sue Williams;
Sons: Melvin (Butch) Tarwater (Kathy) and David L. Tarwater (Pat); Grandchildren: Donna Chandler (Todd), Mark Williams (Jane), Steve Williams (Lori), Travis Williams (Julie), Jana Hammontree, Phillip McClure, Brandi Watson, Doug Tarwater, Kelley Marshall (Will); and Sister: Grace Clark Ward. She enjoyed her seventeen great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Surviving special friends are Jerry and Carolyn Merritt, Wanda Rolen and Cecile Roberts.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Alzheimer's Tennessee, 5801 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919.
The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Thursday with funeral service to follow at 7 PM in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville with Rev. Travis Williams officiating. Family and friends will meet 11 AM Friday in Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens, Pigeon Forge. Online condolences may be made at www.atchleyfuneralhome.com.
- [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 177113360).
- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
Name D C Gann
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 31 Aug 1907
Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Gender Male
Spouse's Name Lida Widener
Spouse's Gender Female
"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893F-C19P?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-1HN%3A1589264711%2C1589374337 : 22 December 2016), Sevier > image 314 of 811; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.
- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
Name Glenn Tarwater
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 21 Sep 1939
Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Gender Male
Age 20
Birth Year (Estimated) 1919
Spouse's Name Bonny Kate Gann
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1921
Spouse's Father's Name D C Gann
"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893F-P67T?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-1NX%3A1589264711%2C1589374586 : 23 December 2016), Sevier > image 389 of 681; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.
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