Fannie Katie Vaughan^{[1, 2, 3]}

1925 - 2014  (88 years)

• Name	Fannie Katie Vaughan
  Born	30 Dec 1925	Knox County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Died	12 Oct 2014  [4]
  Buried	17 Oct 2014	Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I163025	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2014

  
  

  Father	Samuel Harry Vaughan, Sr.,   b. 20 Nov 1891, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Nov 1965  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Ida Pearl Fox,   b. 2 Feb 1893, Tennessee ,   d. 17 May 1983  (Age 90 years)
  Married	17 Nov 1914
  Family ID	F48421	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Harry Garvin Grisham,   b. 2 Jan 1922, Maggart, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Mar 2012  (Age 90 years)
  Married	28 Jun 1947
  Children	+ 1. Harry Stevens Grisham,   b. 16 Jul 1948  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F61335	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 30 Dec 1925 - Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 17 Oct 2014 - Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  a0163025.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 27 Nov 1965. Samuel Harry Vaughan obituary [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 9 Aug 1998. Samuel Harry Vaughan, Jr. obituary [S84] E-Mail, Manda Fox [mgfoxx@iol24.com], 2 Aug 2004. [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 12 Oct 2014. December 30, 1925 - October 12, 2014 Resided in Sevierville, TN Katie Vaughan Grisham, age 88 of Sevierville, passed away Sunday, October 12, 2014. She was born December 30, 1925 in Knoxville to her parents, Samuel H. and Pearl Fox Vaughan who have preceded her in death. Katie moved to Sevierville when she was 14 years old and attended Sevier County High School. She was a cheerleader and played basketball for four years. Katie graduated in 1943 and won every Senior Superlative except one. She was affectionately known as Fannie Kate during her high school years. Katie attended Tennessee Wesleyan College and continued playing basketball. She moved to Oak Ridge, TN where Katie met the love of her life, Harry Garvin Grisham, who has preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her granddaughter, Keisha Blake Williams; brothers, Harry Vaughan Jr., William "Billy" Vaughan; and sister, Margaret "Chesia" McCroskey. Katie is survived by her son, Harry Steven Grisham and wife, Julia; grandchildren, Virginia Kate Melton and husband, Randy, Stephannie Irene Coyle and husband, J.J., Margaret Belle Garvin Cunniff and husband, P.J.; great-grandchildren, Hunter Blake Williams, Kaitlyn Dare Williams, Victoria Lee Melton, Presley Wayne Melton, Jeremiah John "Tripp" Coyle III and Kinsley Belle Cunniff; numerous nieces and nephews who she loved dearly and will serve as Honorary Pallbearers. The family wishes to extend their sincerest appreciation to Katie's very dear friends, John Guinn and Katie McMahan; and her caregivers, Shelia McCarter, Jean Overstreet, Pearl and Junior Howie. A grand lady has passed and the world has a little less class about it. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Sevier County Food Ministries, P.O. Box 6042, Sevierville, TN 37864 or a charity of your choice. A private graveside service for family and friends will be held 2 pm Friday in Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens, 220 Emert Street, Pigeon Forge, TN. A Memorial Service will be held 2 pm Saturday, October 18th in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 pm Saturday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. www.atchleyfuneralhome.com