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Robert (Bob) Wesley Pickle
April 02, 1949 - September 03, 2009
Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee
Resided In: Sevierville, Tennessee
Visitation: September 05, 2009
Service: September 05, 2009
Cemetery: Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge
Robert Wesley (Bob) Pickle, age 60 of Sevierville, passed away on Thursday morning, September 3, 2009 after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Bob was born on April 2, 1949 in Knoxville, Tennessee to Rachel and Wesley Pickle and graduated from Fulton High School in 1967. He was a member of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Kansas City, Missouri and previously an active member for more than 20 years of Emerald Avenue United Methodist Church in Knoxville. Bob’s primary career was in truck leasing. After retiring from Rollins Truck Leasing, he became co-owner of Volunteer Truck Leasing and later worked other jobs as his health permitted, always in positions using his gift of salesmanship. The memories of Bob’s good nature and sense of humor are cherished by his family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his father Wesley Pickle and his grandparents William Amos and Ada Tarwater Pickle and Samuel Houston and Christina Cusick Pickens.
He is survived by his:
Mother: Rachel Pickle of Seymour;
Four children and their families: Kevin Pickle and wife Caoilte of Knoxville, Angie Merriman of Jefferson City and her children Brynn, Cody, and Kori, Kristi Pruitt and husband George of Dandridge and their children Dustin and Kristopher, Mandi Forrester of Jefferson City and her children Jacob, Erica, and Brian;
Great-grandson: Caylek;
Previous wife and mother of his children: Terry Pickle of Dandridge;
Sisters and brothers-in-law: Frances and Terry Harper of Seymour, Janie and Jim Porter of Knoxville;
Brother: William Pickle of Knoxville;
Aunt: Cusick (Toots) Clow of Clearwater, FL;
Uncle: Ben Barbee of Knoxville; and
Several loving cousins, nieces, nephews, and many close friends.
A very special thank you to the doctors, nurses, and staff working with Dr. Hanna and the nurses of University of Tennessee Hospital on 12 East who provided excellent care and concern for Bob as his health declined. We are also grateful to the hospice nurses who helped his family care for him the last few weeks of his life.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Shiloh Memorial Cemetery Association, 113 Joy Street, Sevierville, TN 37862, or St. Mary’s Hospice, 747 Andersonville Pike, Knoxville, TN 37938.
Pallbearers will be Kevin Pickle, Cody Pickle, Dustin Pruitt, Ashley Hurst, Wesley Hurst, and Rodney Lewellyn.
Funeral service 7 PM Saturday in the East Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Stan Knight officiating. He will be laid to rest beside his great-grandfather in Shiloh Cemetery at 1 PM Sunday. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Saturday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)
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