Loretta Annette Balch^[1]

Abt 1941 - 2003  (~ 62 years)

• Name	Loretta Annette Balch
  Born	Abt 1941
  Gender	Female
  Died	6 Jan 2003  [2]
  Person ID	I77720	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Harley Jerome Balch,   b. 15 Apr 1912, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Jan 1955, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Ruth Shell,   b. 21 Dec 1919,   d. 4 May 1993  (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F43882	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Bobby Gene Wild,   b. 5 Jan 1940, Tennessee  (Age 84 years)
  Married	19 Feb 1960
  Children	+ 1. Bobby Craig Wild,   b. 21 Nov 1960  (Age 64 years) + 2. John Martin Wild,   b. 15 Sep 1964  (Age 60 years) + 3. Stacy Ann Balch,   b. 24 Jun 1969  (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F28695	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 282. [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 6 Jan 2003. January 6, 2003 marks the passing of Loretta Balch Wild, 62, following her lengthy battle with cancer. Through the duration of this earthly trial she was an inspiration to all as she held fast to her daily walk with God which enabled her to shine His light on others. She was also a beacon of God’s love through her many activities serving the Lord. She was an active member of First Baptist Church of Newport. She was also active in the Cancer Support Group of Cocke County. She was preceded in death by her mother, Ruth Shell Balch Lychlyter, and father, Harley Jerome Balch. She will be sadly missed by her loving, devoted husband of forty-two years, Bobby Gene Wild. She is survived by three children and spouses: Bobby Craig Wild and Teresa, John Martin Wild and Karen, and daughter, Stacy Wild Dawson, and husband, Tony. She will also be missed by her seven granddaughters: Brittany and Erika Wild, Bailey and Lindsay Wild, and Abby, Maddy, and Lilly Dawson. Her presence here will be sorely missed by many other family members and friends. We rejoice in her spiritual passing to her heavenly home with God. I Corinthians 13 Manes Funeral Home is providing funeral arrangements.