Betty Ann Bledsoe^[1]

1929 - 2012  (82 years)

• Name	Betty Ann Bledsoe
  Born	17 Dec 1929	New Castle, Indiana
  Gender	Female
  Died	15 Jan 2012  [2]
  Buried	18 Jan 2012	Eastview Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Strawberry Plains, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I252600	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Samuel Alexander Bledsoe,   d. Bef 15 Jan 2012
  Mother	Bessie Kate Harkleroad,   d. Bef 15 Jan 2012
  Family ID	F123544	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	William Carl Wade,   d. Bef 17 May 2009
  Children	+ 1. Carl Daniel Wade   2. Stephen Wade
  Family ID	F97404	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 18 Jan 2012 - Eastview Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Strawberry Plains, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S27] The Daily Times, http://www.thedailytimes.com/, (Blount County, Tennessee), 17 May 2009. Wade - Bryant engagement [S52] Miller Funeral Home, (http://www.millerfuneralhome.org), 15 Jan 2012. (December 17, 1929 - January 15, 2012) Betty Ann Wade, age 82, of Maryville, formerly of Strawberry Plains, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2012. She was a member of Madison Avenue Baptist Church and the Friendship Sunday School Class. Betty was born December 17, 1929, in New Castle, Indiana to the late Bessie Kate and Samuel Alexander Bledsoe. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and caregiver. Ms. Wade worked as a seamstress for many years and enjoyed needlework, crocheting, puzzles, and word games as hobbies until her vision became impaired. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandparents, Maxie Caledonia and Walter East Harkleroad; step-father, Thomas Kendall; loving husband, William Carl Wade, to whom Betty provided constant and loving care during his failing health; brothers, Harry R., David E. “Dick”, and James T. “Tommy” Bledsoe; and sister whom she adored, Mary Brewster. Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, Danny and Judy Wade and Stephen and Rhonda Wade; granddaughter, Jenna Ann Bryant and husband Joshua; grandson, Alex Russell Wade; and nieces, Betty Blakey, Deborah Rickard, and Janet Peterson, who provided much care, love, and comfort during Betty’s declining health. Special thanks to Betty’s friends at Broadway Towers who all served as caregivers in providing aid, comfort, and companionship during her time residing there. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society – Knoxville, 871 N Weisgarber Rd, Knoxville, Tennessee 37909, or the charity of your choice. The family will receive friends from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at Miller Funeral Home. Funeral service 6:00 p.m. Tuesday at Miller Funeral Home Magnolia Chapel, with Betty’s cousin, Rev. Charlie Harkleroad officiating. Family and friends will gather at 10:00 AM Wednesday at Eastview Memorial Gardens, 1320 Andrew Johnson Hwy. Strawberry Plains, for the interment service. Arrangements are with Miller Funeral Home, Maryville. (865) 982-6041, www.millerfuneralhome.org.