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- [S86] McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, (http://www.mccammonammonsclick.com/), 17 Sep 2008.
G. Wendell DeLozier obituary
- [S27] The Daily Times, http://www.thedailytimes.com/, (Blount County, Tennessee), 25 Oct 2010.
Services for former commissioner Garland DeLozier held at 2 p.m. today
Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Smith Mortuary for community leader A. Garland DeLozier, 88, who died at his home Saturday.
The family will receive friends afterward at the Family Life Center. Interment will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church cemetery.
Few, if any, have equaled his quiet involvement as a community leader in farm, business and government circles.
A former member of the Blount County Commission, he also served on the Blount County Board of Education, is a past president of the Blount County Chamber of Commerce, charter member of the Foothills Land Conservancy, for more than 50 years was a deacon at Mt. Lebanon where he served as treasurer, a teacher, superintendent of the Sunday school and a volunteer in the jail ministry.
He had served as a member of the Blount County Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors and the state Soil Conservation Committee during the administration of Gov. Lamar Alexander whose successful campaign for governor he headed.
After years as a dairy farmer, he raised beef cattle for 50 years. A member of The Daily Times Wall of Fame, he was an Alcoa Kiwanian and served on the board of directors of Blount Memorial Hospital and First Tennessee Bank. He was president of the Knoxville Milk Producers Association and the Knoxville Dairy Council.
He was a member of the Farm Bureau, the Blount County Livestock Association and was active in Gideons International.
In 1996, he received the Pride of Tennessee Award and in 1998 was honored by the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation for his years of service to family and community. He and his wife, the former Tommie Joyce Hitch, celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary earlier this year.
A graduate of Porter High where he played football, he attended Carson-Newman College for a year before volunteering for service during World War II during which time he served three years in the Air Force, mostly in Europe.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by daughter Carolyn and husband Gen. Fred Forster; Son Arthur Michael DeLozier and wife Ann of Maryville, daughter Debora and husband David Franklin of Mt. Juliet; brothers Robert and wife Betty and Lynn and wife Mary Lynn of Maryville; Six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
- [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 23 Oct 2010.
Born: March 01, 1922
Died: October 23, 2010
Services: Funeral Service will be Monday, October 25, 2010 at 2:00 pm at Smith Trinity Chapel with Raymond Burnette officiating.
Visitation: Receiving of friends will follow the service in the at Smith's Life Event Center.
Arthur Garland DeLozier, 88, of Maryville, died Saturday at home on the family farm. He was born in Sevierville on March 1, 1922, and his family moved to Blount County to a farm on Sevierville Road in l924. He graduated from Porter High School and attended Carson-Newman College for one year, when he volunteered for WWII. He served three years with the Air Force, and spent most of his time in England. He married Tommie Joyce Hitch after returning from the war, and earlier this year they celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary. Garland became very involved in the community with many of his activities involving farm work. He served on the board for the Blount County Farm Bureau and the Soil Conservation Committee, as well as the Tennessee State Soil Conservation Committee during Gov. Lamar Alexander’s administration. He was a charter member of the Foothills Land Conservancy and served as President of the Knoxville Milk Producers Association, President of the Knoxville Dairy Council, and a member of the Blount County Livestock Association.
Garland’s other community involvements were numerous. Over the years he served on the Blount County Court (now Commission) and the Blount County School Board. Other board memberships have been Blount Memorial Hospital and First Tennessee Bank. He was also a member of Alcoa Kiwanis Club and Gideons International. He was a past Chairman of the Blount Chamber of Commerce, and served as Blount County Chairman of Lamar Alexander’s campaign when he ran for governor. In 1996 Garland received the Pride of Tennessee Award, and in 1998 he was honored with the Distinguished Service Award given by Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation for his years of service to his family, his community, and the Farm Bureau.
He loved his career as a dairy farmer and later a beef farmer for more than 50 years. A whole generation of young men grew up working on his farm where they developed character and learned the value of hard work. He never met a stranger.
He was like King David, a man after God’s own heart. He was a faithful member of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon for 50 years, Superintendent of Sunday School, Sunday School teacher, treasurer, and volunteered in the jail ministry. He was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew Marshall DeLozier and Mae Frazier DeLozier; sister, Helen DeLozier McCall; and brother, George Wendell DeLozier. Survivors include his wife, Tommie Joyce Hitch DeLozier, daughter Carolyn and husband Fred Forster of Maryville; son Arthur Michael DeLozier and wife Ann Wolfe DeLozier of Maryville; and daughter Debora DeLozier Franklin and husband David Franklin of Mt. Juliet, TN; brothers Robert L. DeLozier and wife Betty of Maryville and Lynn DeLozier and wife Mary Lynn of Maryville. Grandchildren include Joy Carver, Andy DeLozier, Melissa DeLozier all of Maryville; Rebecca Forster, Washington, DC; Marshall Franklin, Knoxville; and Sarah Kremer, Mt. Juliet, TN. He has eight great-grandchildren. The family wishes to express their gratitude to devoted caregivers Vickie Bryant and Joey Collins. Funeral Service will be held on Monday, October 25 at 2:00 in the afternoon at Smith Mortuary with Raymond Burnette officiating. Receiving of friends will follow the service in the Family Life Center at Smith’s. Interment will be Tuesday at 11:00 a.m., Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church, Maryville.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, please consider a gift to The Gideons International: P.O. Box 140800, Nashville, Tennessee 37214-0800; or Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church: 3508 Wildwood Road, Maryville, Tennessee 37804.
Cemetery: Mt. Lebanon Bapitst Church Cemetery
Location: Smith Mortuary
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