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- [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 14 May 1999.
MIZE , MRS. BARBARA REBECCA CLAIBORNE - age 70, of Knoxville, died 7:05 a.m. Wednesday, May 12, 1999, after a brief illness at Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee. She was preceded in death by her husband, William S. Mize ; parents, Fred Claiborne and Wilma Claiborne Brackett; two brothers, Buddy and David; and a daughter, Rebecca Wright. She was a member of Fountain City United Methodist Church. She was noted for her work with porcelain dolls and some of her designs were published. She was sought out for her needle work and active in local garden clubs. She is survived by a brother, Bill Brackett, Dallas, Texas; son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Lori Mize , Knoxville; two daughters and sons-in-law, Cheryl and Cecil Chambers, Richmond, Va., Trude and Eddie Lyons, Knoxville; 11 grandchildren, Patrick Wright, Mindy Pritchard, Lee Wright, Channon Chambers, Cherise McKenney, Christin Chambers, Rebecca Franse, Heather Wilson, Jessica Mize , Maisie Mize , and Zachary Mize ; eight great-grandchildren, Ashley, Jonathan, Canaan, Rebecca Ann, Jacob, Brianna, Faith and little Rebecca . Memorial service 8 p.m. Friday, Stevens Mortuary Chapel, Rev. Cecil J. Chambers officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Stevens Mortuary, Oglewood Avenue at Broadway.
- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
Groom Bride Race* Date Type* Lic.# Book/Page
MIZE, WILLIAM SANDERS, Jr CLAIBORNE, BARBARA REBECCA May 30, 1947 Marriage 753 3/251
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