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- [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 20 Jun 2006.
Hazen Witt obituary
- [S116] Birth Certificate.
Name Joseph Doyal Witt
Gender Male
Birth Date 18 Dec 1934
Birthplace Greene County, Tennessee
Father's Name Elmer Witt
Mother's Name Louise Westmoreland
- [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 6 Oct 2009.
Joseph Doyle "Pop" Witt, age 74, of Newport, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2009, at Takoma Regional Hospital. He attended Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents Elmer and Louise Witt; brothers Leon and Hazen Witt and granddaughter Katrina Taylor.
He is survived by his wife Anna "Snook" Witt; daughter Wanda Travis (Joe) of Greeneville; grandchildren JoJo Taylor (Angie), Miranda Church (Randall "Willie"); great-grandchildren: Devin Church, Chris Church, Ashlyn Taylor, Hailey Taylor, Alex Swiney, Caleb "Little Red" Church, Kaylee Church; sisters: Virginia Dyke and Lois Wise, both of Newport; along with several nieces and nephews and special friends: Danny Evans, Robert Williamson, and Margaret Dunn.
Funeral services will be held at 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 7, 2009, in the chapel of Brown Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Williamson and Rev. Ricky Dennis officiating. The family will meet at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday to go in procession to Resthaven Memorial Gardens for an 11:00 a.m. interment. The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday prior to the service at the funeral home.
Friends may register online at www.newportfunerals.com.
Brown Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
- [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 48702201).
- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
Name Elmer Witt
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 19 Aug 1926
Event Place Greene, Tennessee, United States
Gender Male
Spouse's Name Louise Westmoreland
Spouse's Gender Female
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"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159364-889975-0?cc=1619127 : accessed 11 April 2016), Greene > Marriage records, 1924-1928, no 1-1158 > image 1238 of 2283; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.
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