James Beecher Mize^[1]

1920 - 1993  (73 years)

• Name	James Beecher Mize
  Born	1920	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 2, Knox County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	14 Jun 1993	Tennova North Knoxville Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	17 Jun 1993	Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I429922	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	William Sanders Mize,   b. 7 Aug 1889, Tennessee ,   d. 23 May 1939  (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Gertrude Underwood,   b. 8 Mar 1899, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Jun 1965  (Age 66 years)
  Married	29 Nov 1917	Knox County, Tennessee   [5]
  Family ID	F171849	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Gladys Geneva Wood,   b. 1918,   d. 20 Dec 1999, Fountain City, Tennessee  (Age 81 years)
  Married	Abt 1950
  Children	1. James Beecher Mize   2. Ron Mize
  Family ID	F171862	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1920 - Tennessee Died - 14 Jun 1993 - Tennova North Knoxville Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 17 Jun 1993 - Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 6 Nov 2009. Robert Allen Mize obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name Beecher Mize Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 2, Knox, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 19 Marital Status Single Race (Original) W Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Relationship to Head of Household Son Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1921 Last Place of Residence Same House Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Gertrude Mize Head F 41 Tennessee William Mize Son M 21 Tennessee Beecher Mize Son M 19 Tennessee Robert Mize Son M 10 Tennessee [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 16 Jun 1993. James Beecher Mize , 73, of Fountain City died Monday at St. Mary's Medical Center. He was a musician and composer as well as a businessman. Mr. Mize was president of Mize Heating and Air Conditioning Co. He also was president of Mize Music Publishing Co. He was widely known for his work in sacred music. He was minister of music at First Baptist Church of Fountain City for seven.years, during which time he composed a praise hymn, "Thank You, God." He later served as minister of music at Calvary Baptist Church and wrote a cantata, "God and Man." Mr. Mize was a member of Wallace Memorial Baptist Church. He was a World War II veteran who served in the Army. He leaves his wife of 53 years, Geneva Wood Mize ; sons and daughters-in- law, J.B. and Phyllis Mize and Ron and Conda Mize , all of Knoxville; brother and sister-in-law, Bob and Gladys Mize ; and other family and friends. Services will be at 8 p.m. today at Mynatt's Mortuary. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. at Mynatt's. The family will reassemble at 10:30a.m. Thursday and proceed to Lynnhurst Cemetery for an 11 a.m. graveside service. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 64708624). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Groom Bride Race* Date Type* Lic.# Book/Page MIZE, WILLIAM S UNDERWOOD, GERTRUDE Nov 29, 1917 Marriage 1411 14/159