Luther Harris Headrick^{[1, 2, 3]}

1926 - 2014  (87 years)

• Name	Luther Harris Headrick
  Born	12 Aug 1926	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	4 Jan 2014	LeConte Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Buried	9 Jan 2014	Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I26861	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	Luther A. Headrick,   b. 7 Aug 1894, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Oct 1962  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Emma Jane Fox,   b. 10 Oct 1892, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Nov 1962  (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F50289	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Florrie Rose Lawson
  Married	Abt 1958
  Children	+ 1. Sharon Rose Headrick   2. Joseph L. Headrick
  Family ID	F6556	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Aug 1926 - Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 4 Jan 2014 - LeConte Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 9 Jan 2014 - Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 24.

  
  

• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 12 Aug 1969. Joseph Newton Lawson obituary [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 24 May 1981. Paul Lawson Hedrick obituary [S84] E-Mail, Manda Fox [mgfoxx@iol24.com], 2 Aug 2004. [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Harris Headrick Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Pigeon Forge, Civil District 6, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 13 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Relationship to Head of Household: Son Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1927 Last Place of Residence: Same House District: 78-10 Family Number: 187 Sheet Number and Letter: 12A Line Number: 23 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3933 Digital Folder Number: 005461375 Image Number: 00308 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Luther A Headrick M 45 Tennessee Wife Emma Headrick F 47 Tennessee Son Paul Headrick M 22 Tennessee Son Eugene Headrick M 20 Tennessee Son Harold Headrick M 17 Tennessee Daughter Mildred Headrick F 15 Tennessee Son Harris Headrick M 13 Tennessee Daughter Mary Lou Headrick F 6 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 4 Jan 2014. August 12, 1926 - January 4, 2014 Resided in Sevierville, TN Luther Harris Headrick, age 87, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2014 at LeConte Medical Center. He was a lifelong resident of Wears Valley. Mr. Headrick was of the Baptist Faith and an ordained deacon. He was a Mason in the Masonic Lodge 197 in Sevierville, and retired from the BellSouth Telephone Company in 1988 after 43 years of service. A decorated veteran of World War II, serving as a combat infantryman in the European Theater during the invasion of Germany, Mr. Headrick received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star, plus several participation and commendation ribbons in the meritorious service of his country. After his honorable discharge from the Army in 1945, he returned to Sevier County and enrolled in Sevier County High School where he played football and earned his high school diploma. He was preceded in death by: his parents, Luther A. and Emma Fox Headrick; brothers and sisters-in-law, Paul Hedrick, Eugene and Ruth Hedrick, and Harold and Ila Hedrick; brother-in-law, Rudolph Stout; father-in-law and mother-in-law, J. Newt and Viola C. Lawson; brothers-in-law and wives, Paul W. and L.J. Lawson, Henry and Ruth Lawson, and Frank and Amalee Lawson; sisters-in-law and husbands, Ada and Ed McPherson, Ina and Maurice Ownby, and Ruby and James Drinnen; and brothers-in-law, Alvin Autrey and Loren Whaley. Survivors include: his wife of 66 years, Floy Rose Lawson Headrick; son, Joseph L. Headrick; daughter, Sharon Rose Herrell and husband Jesse; sisters, Mary Lou Ownby and husband Shirl, and Mildred Stout; sisters-in-law, Johnnie Autrey, Kate Hedrick, and Aureta Whaley; and many nieces, nephews, and friends – especially great-nephew Travis Shults and family (Suzanne, Jesse, and Hannah) and caregiver, Beverly Barkley – as well as many extended family members. The family would like to offer many heartfelt thanks for the sensitivity and care by the doctors, nurses, and staff at LeConte Medical Center during his stay there. In lieu of flowers, memorials donations may be made to the Mattox Cemetery Fund, c/o Johnnie Autrey, 3425 Cotter Circle, Sevierville, TN 37862, or to your favorite charity. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Wednesday, January 8, 2014, with funeral service to follow at 7 PM in the East Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home. Family and friends will meet at 3 PM Thursday, January 9, 2014 in Mattox Cemetery for interment with Military Honors provided by American Legion Post 104. Serving as pallbearers: Travis Shults, Tyler Herrell, Ty Herrell, Donald Hedrick, Rodney Whaley, and Eugene Autrey. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)