John Marshall Christopher^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1922 - 2006

• Born	Abt 1922	Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  _UID	A27829773D89BF40BFC44263D8802B2C5617
  Died	19 Jul 2006	University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	22 Jul 2006	Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I142209	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	2 May 2012

  
  

  Father	John Marshall Christopher,   b. 8 Aug 1884, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Jan 1969
  Mother	Annie Jane Romines,   b. 5 Jul 1891, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Apr 1986
  Family ID	F52861	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Vanita Mildred Shanks
  Children	> 1. Janice Elaine Christopher,   b. Abt 1953, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Oct 2007
  Family ID	F52862	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1922 - Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 19 Jul 2006 - University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 22 Jul 2006 - Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S80] Rawlings Funeral Home, (http://www.rawlingsfuneralhome.com/), 5 Oct 2003. Irene Christopher Tansil obituary [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 2 Jun 1981. Clarence Eugene Christopher obituary [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 19 Jul 2006. Christopher, Jr., John Marshall, age 84, of Knoxville, passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at UT Hospital. He was born in Sevierville and graduated from Sevier County High School in 1940. He attended the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and briefly worked in Alcoa before serving in the US Air Force from 1944 until 1946. He was owner and operator of United Shoe Repair where he mended shoes and befriended many in the community for more than 40 years. He was a member of Sevier Heights Baptist Church for 58 years where he held various roles such as Deacon, Church Clerk, and Sunday School teacher. He was preceded in death by parents, John and Annie Romines Christopher; brother, Clarence Christopher and wife Irene; sisters, Dorothy Newman and Lois Christopher. Survivors Wife of 62 years, Vanita Shanks Christopher; daughter, Janice Christopher McCoy and husband Mack of Nashville; granddaughter, Heather McCoy of Nashville, TN; grandson, Ryan McCoy of Murfreesboro, TN; sister, Mildred Cantrell of Rocky Face, GA; brother, A.H. Christopher and wife Lois of Gatlinburg, TN. Memorials may be made to the Sevier Heights Baptist Church Building Fund, 3232 Alcoa Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920. Service Funeral service Saturday, 3:00 PM, Berry Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Charlie McNutt officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers will be nephews and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be the men of his Sunday School class. Family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM Saturday at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway.