Walter Stuart Rule, Jr.^[1]

1923 - 2003  (79 years)

• Name	Walter Stuart Rule
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	29 May 1923	Louisville, Kentucky
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Apr 2003	Methodist Medical Center   [2]
  Buried	5 Apr 2003	Oak Ridge Memorial Park Cemetery, Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I419117	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2016

  
  

  Father	Rev. Walter Stuart Rule,   b. 13 Oct 1895, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Dec 1983  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Anne Marinda Tarwater,   b. 12 Jul 1897, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Mar 1982  (Age 84 years)
  Married	15 Dec 1917	Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Family ID	F167001	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Dorothy Judy Robertson,   b. Abt 1919,   d. 30 Jul 1980, Anderson County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Children	+ 1. David Stuart Rule   2. Anne Judy Rule
  Family ID	F167006	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Virginia Boyt
  Married	Abt 1982
  Family ID	F167007	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 5 Apr 2003 - Oak Ridge Memorial Park Cemetery, Oak Ridge, 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), 20 Jun 2007. James Robert "Jim" Rule obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 2 Apr 2003. RULE, WALTER STUART, JR. - age 79 , of Oak Ridge , died Wednesday , April 02, 2003 at the Methodist Medical Center. He was born May 29, 1923 in Louisville, KY, son of the late Rev. Walter Stuart Rule , Sr. and Anne Marinda Tarwater Rule . He was a veteran of WWII serving with the US Army in 423rd Infantry Regiment. Mr. Rule was captured during the Battle of the Bulge and was held as a prisoner of war in Germany from December 1944 until May 1945. He was the recipient of two Purple Hearts. He was a 1948 graduate from the University of Tennessee (Knoxville) with a BS in Business Administration/ Personnel Management. He retired in 1985 from Martin Marietta Energy Systems / K-25, after 37 years, where he was a purchasing agent. He was a member of the First Baptist Church since 1945, and served as deacon, church treasurer and sang in the choir. He was also a member of the U.T. Century Club. Mr. Rule was an avid UT fan and loved sports in general, particularly bowling and golf. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy Robertson Judy Rule in August 1980 and by sisters, Dr. Evelyn T. Rule and Mary Sue Rule . He is survived by: wife of 21 years, Virginia Boyt Fallin Rule son, David Stuart Rule and wife Karen Soard Rule of Maryville daughter, Anne Judy Rule of Houston, TX step-daughter, Sandra Fallin Glover and husband Rev. David Glover of New Market brother, James Robert Rule and wife Virginia of Knoxville grandchildren, April Glover Martin and husband Lyonel of Haleyville, AL Joshua Stuart Rule , Daniel Edward Rule and Judy Michelle Rule , all of Maryville. Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 4, 2003 at 8:00pm at the First Baptist Church with Rev. David Glover officiating. Graveside services will be held on Saturday at 11:00 am at Oak Ridge Memorial Park with military honors provided by the Volunteer State War Era Honor Guard. The family asks that any memorials be in the form of contributions to the Music Fund of First Baptist Church, 1101 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge , TN 37830. The family will receive friends on Friday from 6:30 - 8:00pm at First Baptist Church. Weatherford Mortuary, Oak Ridge , in charge of the arrangements. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name W Steward Rule Event Type Marriage Event Date 15 Dec 1917 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 22 Birth Year (Estimated) 1895 Spouse's Name Anne M Tarwater Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 20 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1897 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-30180-4964-40?cc=1619127 : accessed 11 April 2016), Sevier > Marriage registers, 1916-1921, vol 17-18 > image 150 of 634; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.