Ruth Edna Conatser^[1]

1919 - 2005  (86 years)

• Name	Ruth Edna Conatser
  Born	14 Feb 1919	Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Died	20 Dec 2005  [2]
  Buried	23 Dec 2005	Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I73059	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	Pink E. Conatser,   d. Bef 6 Feb 1999
  Mother	Julie Ethel Newman,   b. 20 Oct 1891,   d. 21 Aug 1927  (Age 35 years)
  Family ID	F18693	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	John Harvey Walker,   b. 27 Oct 1922, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Jan 2014, Ft. Sanders Regional Hospital  (Age 91 years)
  Married	Abt 1947
  Children	1. June Walker,   d. Bef 20 Dec 2005   2. Ruth Walker
  Family ID	F27216	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 14 Feb 1919 - Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 23 Dec 2005 - Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 7 Feb 1999. Dorothy Helen Conatser McCarter Obituary [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 20 Dec 2005. Walker, Ruth Edna Conatser, after a lingering illness, departed this life on Tuesday, December 20, 2005, at her home with her husband and daughter in attendance. She was born February 14, 1919, in Knoxville, TN, to Julia and Pink E. Conatser and lived her entire life in the Knoxville area. Her loving and devoted husband of 58 years, John Harvey Walker, survives her. Preceding her in death were her parents, her first child, June Walker, her stepmother, Mamie Conatser, and her sister, Dorothy McCarter. In her life she was an artist, a poet, a peacemaker, a gardener, and at times, a carpenter and a plumber. She loved reading and music, but most of all she loved her family and spending time with them was her greatest joy. She was a devout Christian and a member of the Non-Denominational Church. Always a faithful servant, she has gone to be with her Heavenly Father but will live always in the hearts of those who love her. Survivors Other surviving relatives include her daughter, Ruth Walker, and granddaughters Kerry Rice Sanchez, Julia Jordan, and Jessica Jordan, all of Maryville, TN, and her grandson James Rice, Jr., of St. Louis. She also leaves two great-grandchildren, Ian and Brynna Rice of St. Louis; brother, John Conatser and sister, Anna Lou Conatser of Knoxville; brother, George Conatser of California; as well as loving daughter-in-law and son-in-law, Amy Rice of St. Louis and Sabda Sanchez of Maryville. Service The family will receive friends on Thursday, December 22, 2005, from 6 PM- 8 PM at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway. Funeral services will be held 10 AM on Friday, December 23, 2005, Berry Funeral Home Chapel, with Mr. Dennis Kinnan officiating. Interment immediately following at Woodlawn Cemetery. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 122846211).