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Jewel Dean Seibers Bales obituary
- [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 18 Aug 2006.
Rachel Evelyn Pettit
October 06, 1919 - August 18, 2006
Birthplace: Campbell County, Tennessee
Resided In: Sevierville, Tennessee
Visitation: August 20, 2006
Service: August 20, 2006
Cemetery: Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens
Rachel Evelyn Pettit, age 86 of Lafollette, formerly of Sevierville, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, August 18, 2006. She will always be remembered as a loving wife, mother, sister, and mammow. She was forever devoted to her family and friends, whom she loved dearly.
She was preceded in death by her parents Thomas (Tom) and Liddie Bolton, sister Mary Bolton, brothers Andrew, Elbert, Hobert, and Lewis (Luke) Bolton, her first husband Robert Seibers, husbands Walter England and Lawrence Pettit, and daughters Judy Bales and Elsie Perryman.
Survivors:
Daughter: Mildred Starkey and husband Hubert of Sevierville
Son: Carl Robert (Bobby) Seibers and wife Agnes of Lafollette
Grandchildren: Patricia Ann Bentley, Teressa Morgan, Tom Perryman, Danny Perryman, Jeff Bales, Rick Starkey, Marvin Seibers, David Perryman, and Eddie Perryman
Several Great-grandchildren
Sisters: Lola Irwin, Ethel Keathley, and Elois Shears, all of Lafollette
Brother: Clarence Bolton of Lafollette
Numerous nieces and nephews and lots of friends, including a very special and precious friend/granddaughter: Donna Seibers
Funeral service 7 PM Sunday at Atchley’s Smoky Mountain Chapel, Pigeon Forge with Rev. Carl Bryant and Rev. Bill Loy officiating. Interment 11 AM Monday in Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Sunday at Atchley’s Smoky Mountain Chapel, 220 Emert Street, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)
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