William L. "Bill" Deavours^[1]

Abt 1921 - 2005  (~ 84 years)

• Name	William L. "Bill" Deavours
  Born	Abt 1921
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Feb 2005	Lake City Health Care Center   [2]
  Buried	15 Feb 2005	Campbell County Memorial Gardens
  Person ID	I276354	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Carl Lacine Deavours,   d. Bef 12 Feb 2005
  Mother	Dora Cowart,   d. Bef 12 Feb 2005
  Family ID	F107490	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Cox
  Children	1. Billy Deavours   2. Dennis Deavours   3. David Deavours   4. Kathy Deavours
  Family ID	F107493	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 7 Sep 2009. George S. Deavours obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 13 Feb 2005. DEAVOURS , WILLIAM "BILL" L. - age 84 of LaFollette, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2005 at Lake City Health Care Center. He was a member of the Methodist Church of Ala. He was employed at JC Penny's for 24 years. He was the owner of D-Mart of LaFollette. He worked at Campbell County High School for 24 years. Bill Deavours and Jerry Bacon co-founded the board game called "Run for the Whitehouse". He was a veteran of WW II. Mr. Deavours was the publisher and author of 2 books. He served on City and County Planning Commission. Mr. Deavours was a well known news paper columnist of the LaFollette Press. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather who enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He is preceded in death by parents, Carl and Dora Cowart Deavours and by several brothers and sisters, Bill is survived by wife, Mary Cox Deavours of LaFollette son, Billy Deavours of LaFollette sons and daughters in law, Dennis and Cora Deavours of LaFollette and David and Jennifer Deavours of Eureka, Mont. daughter and son in law, Kathy and Billy Sampieri of LaFollette 7 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren brother and sister in law, George and Reba Deavours of Knoxville several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be 8 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Martin Wilson Funeral Home with Rev. Ron Williams and grandson, Brandon Elkins officiating. Interment will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Campbell County Memorial Gardens with full military honors by the Campbell County Honor guard. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday prior to services. Martin Wilson Funeral Home is in charge.