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Ronny Large obituary
- [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 20 Nov 2017.
July 4, 1921 - November 20, 2017
Geneva Ruth Sayles, age 96 of Gatlinburg, passed away Monday, November 20, 2017. She was an early pioneer of Gatlinburg business and owned several businesses throughout the years. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Gatlinburg for more than 65 years. She was an excellent bridge player and played well into her 80’s.
Ms. Sayles was preceded in death by her husband Hall Sayles, grandson Thomas Seagle, four sisters and one brother.
Survivors include her children, Wanda Large, Richard Sayles and wife Veronica, Kathy Olivo and husband Luis; grandchildren, Billy Seagle and wife Martha, Marcie Schrandt, Richard Sayles and wife Lucy, Rob Sayles and wife Kim, Will Sayles and Jill, Nick Roth, Rachael Roth, Sarah Olivo and Rachel Olivo; great-grandchildren, Maggie Yoakum and husband Josh, Zach Schrandt and wife Fallon, Lauren Waters and husband Stewart, Sophie Sayles, Liza Sayles, Graham Sayles, Allie Sayles, Hall Sayles, Falcon Sayles, Nico Darrah; four great-great-grandsons; daughter-in-law Ellen Falls; brother Robert L. Young and wife Jane (Geneva’s best friend); caregivers Linda Tipton and Sandra Campbell; many wonderful nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Sevierville Sunrise Rotary, Christmas Basket Fund, P.O. Box 6632, Sevierville, TN 37864.
The family will receive friends 1-2:30 PM Friday with funeral service to follow at 2:30 PM in Atchley’s Smoky Mountain Chapel, Pigeon Forge. Pastor Ken Lambert will officiate. Interment will follow the service in Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens, 220 Emert Street, Pigeon Forge, TN. Online condolences may be made at www.atchleyfuneralhome.com
- [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 185419370).
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