Wilbur Lynn Gregory^[1]

1924 - 2000  (76 years)

• Name	Wilbur Lynn Gregory
  Born	11 Mar 1924
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Jun 2000	Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee   [2, 3]
  Buried	24 Jun 2000	Hillcrest Baptist Church Cemetery
  Person ID	I225762	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	26 May 2012

  
  

  Father	Perley J. Gregory,   b. 11 Aug 1877, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Feb 1974  (Age 96 years)
  Mother	Dora Catherine Feezell,   b. 13 Nov 1880,   d. 20 Jan 1965  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F86333	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Bonnie Ellen Jones,   b. 13 Jun 1931,   d. 10 May 2012, Norris Health and Rehabilitation Center, Anderson County, Tennessee  (Age 80 years)
  Children	1. Wilbur Lynn "Sonny" Gregory, Jr. + 2. Linda Gregory + 3. Karen Bonita Gregory,   b. 3 Mar 1952,   d. 17 Dec 2008, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 56 years)   4. Sandra Gregory
  Family ID	F86336	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 21 Jun 2000 - Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 18 Jun 2005. Clara Gregory Heaton obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 21 Jun 2000. GREGORY, WILBUR LYNN - age 76 of Walland, passed away Wednesday afternoon, June 21, 2000 at the home of his daughter in Clinton. He was a descendant of the Cades Cove Gregory family, veteran of World War II and was in the most decorated aviation combat unit in the Marine Corps. His group received a presidential citation as a unit with the first Marine division for meritorious action during the engagements to secure Henderson Field, Guadal Canel. Retired from ALCOA and was a 30 year member & was known as "Sweatless". He was of the Baptist faith & attended Hillcrest Baptist Church. He dearly loved his church family. Preceded in death by parents, Perley & Dora Gregory; & several brothers; & sisters. Survivors: son & daughter in law, Wilbur Lynn Jr. "Sonny" & Kim Gregory of Greenback; daughters, Linda Smith of Louisville & Karen Everett of Walland; daughter & son in law, Sandra & Stephen Loveday of Clinton; granddaughters, Kendra Moore, Lynn Price, Kristen Everett, & Melissa Everett; brothers, Clyde Gregory of Alcoa & Glenn Gregory of Walland; sister, Clara Heaton of Maryville; several nieces; & nephews. Funeral service 8:00 p.m. Friday, June 23, 2000 at Miller Funeral Home chapel, Rev. Carl White officiating. Family & friends will meet at 11:00 a.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Baptist Church Cemetery for the interment service. Family will receive friends 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday at Miller Funeral Home, Maryville. [S52] Miller Funeral Home, (http://www.millerfuneralhome.org), 21 Jun 2000. Gregory, Wilbur Lynn Birth: 3-11-1924 Death: 6-21-2000 Father: Perley Gregory Mother: Dora Feezell Cemetery: Hillcrest Bapt.