Mary Ruth Gallaher

1940 - 2012  (72 years)

• Name	Mary Ruth Gallaher
  Born	24 Aug 1940	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Died	24 Aug 2012	Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tennessee   [1]
  Buried	Anderson Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Anderson County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I437636	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	France Gallaher,   d. Bef 24 Aug 2012
  Mother	Maudie Russell,   d. Bef 24 Aug 2012
  Family ID	F175365	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Gene Smith,   d. Bef 24 Aug 2012
  Children	1. Randy Smith,   d. Bef 24 Aug 2012 + 2. Connie Jean Smith   3. Norma Smith
  Family ID	F175364	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 24 Aug 1940 - Tennessee Died - 24 Aug 2012 - Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  Mary Ruth Gallaher Smith

  
  

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  [S142] Newspaper Article, The Oak Ridger (TN), 27 Aug 2012. Mary Ruth "Gallaher" Smith, age 72, a resident of Oliver Springs, passed away Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. Mrs. Smith was born Aug. 24, 1940, in Oliver Springs. She was a lifelong resident of this area. Mary was a co-owner and co-operator of the family owned Gallaher 's Market in Oliver Springs. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and a member of the Corner Stone Baptist Church in Tupper town. Her hobbies included cooking and spending time with family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gene Smith; parents, France and Maudie Russell Gallaher; a son, Randy Smith; a brother, Earnest Gallaher; and by a granddaughter, Nicole McCarter. Mrs. Smith is survived by daughters; Norma McAlister and husband, Michael, of Oak Ridge, and Connie McCarter of Jacksonville, Fla., her companion Michael Johnson of Oliver Springs; grandchildren, Eran McCarter, Ryan McCarter, Ashley Brenner, Lindsay Brenner, Christina Smith and Tori Smith; great-grandchildren, Vanessa McCarter, Gabe McCarter, Kayleigh Mc-Carter, Randy Brenner and Alyssia Brenner. She is also survived by sisters, Linda Scott and Patsy Bunch and husband, Vaughn of Oliver Springs; a brother, Allen Gallaher and wife, Patsy, of Oliver Springs; a special friend, David Johnson of Knoxville; several nieces, nephews, extended family members and other special friends. The family received friends Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012, between the hours of 6:30 and 8 p.m., at Sharp Funeral Home. Burial and graveside services will be held Monday, at 10 a.m., at Anderson Memorial Gardens with Pastor David Keathley and Preacher Robert Combs officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to Corner Stone Baptist Church. Sharp Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. An online guest book is available at www.sharpfh.com.