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- [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 19 Jan 2010.
Katherine Sue (Gregory) Shultz obituary
- [S27] The Daily Times, http://www.thedailytimes.com/, (Blount County, Tennessee), 16 Apr 2004.
Kara Calvin Gregory, Sr. of Maryville, died early Wednesday morning, April 14, 2004, at the Blount Memorial Transitional Care Center. He was preceded in death by his wife of sixty-four years, Martha Pack Gregory. Kara was a member of Grandview Baptist Church of Maryville, and he worked at ALCOA for forty years, retiring in 1975. Even at age ninety, Kara attended the Twenty-Five Year Club activities sponsored by ALCOA. He was born in Cades Cove to William and Katharine Tipton Gregory on February 20, 1913. Kara grew up with two sisters and six brothers in this mountain community before the area became a national park, and his love for the Cove remained strong throughout his life. Well into his eighties, he hiked the trails, especially to Gregory's Bald where he'd herded livestock as a boy, and visited the old home places. His memory of the people, places and events of the Cove was exceptional, and he was a favorite source of information for Cove Descendents searching for their family histories. Honored by the Cades Cove Preservation Association (CCPA) in March, 2001, with a lifetime membership, Kara spoke often at CCPA events and at Old Timer's Day in Cades Cove. It was not uncommon for people to stop by Kara 's home with old pictures, hoping he could identify the people in them. Kara 's life exemplified the values associated with Cades Cove: strength, an independent spirit, and a deep love of nature and the land. He was loved and appreciated by many, especially his children and family, and his memory and legacy will live on through them.
Kara 's survivors include his sister, Kathleen Schultz of Maryville; and brother, Lawrence Gregory of Knoxville; children and their spouses, Glenn and Sue Gregory Head of Dunedin, Florida, Kara Jr. and Debbie Gregory of Maryville, Armand and Judy Gregory Celentano of Bristol, Tennessee, Jim Gregory and his fiancée Mary Gregory of Maryville; grandchildren, Marti Head of Wayne, Pennsylvania, Debbie Head Fox of Tifton, Georgia, Jay Allen Gregory, Judd Gregory, Angela Gregory, John Gregory, Kara Celentano, Armando Celentano and Greg Celentano. He is also survived by eight great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives. Funeral service will be held at 8:00 p.m., Friday, April 16, 2004 at Miller Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Rodney Hardin officiating. Interment will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Grandview Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday at Miller Funeral Home, Maryville.
- [S27] The Daily Times, http://www.thedailytimes.com/, (Blount County, Tennessee), 15 Apr 2004.
Kara Gregory , descendant of Cades Cove family, dies
A man who loved sharing the history of his boyhood home has now become a part of that history.
Kara Gregory, a descendant of the Gregory family of Cades Cove, passed away Wednesday at Blount Memorial Hospital Transitional Care Center. He was 91 years old.
Gregory was born in Cades Cove Feb. 20, 1913 to William and Katharine Tipton Gregory. His love of the tight-knit mountain community where he spent his early years never wavered and his remarkable memory of people, places and events of the Cove was often called upon by others in search of their roots.
In an April 2003 meeting of the Cades Cove Preservation Association, Gregory described life in Cades Cove.
''A lot of us weren't kin but we felt like it,'' he said. ''We went to school together, went to church together. ... We didn't have much in worldly goods, but we had enough.''
Gregory vividly recalled the first airplane he saw in Cades Cove, ''a little cracker box deal,'' he said. ''It was a sight, something we hadn't seen, something new.''
He also recalled the first radio he heard.
''It screeched and it squalled,'' he said. ''I never did hear a word. It was a station out of Cincinnati. I was very disappointed.''
Gregory was always quick to dispel the misconceptions about Cades Cove, especially that the people were illiterate.
''There were three schools in Cades Cove,'' he said. ''Everybody ought to know that most of the families thought it was important that children went to school and learned to read and write and cipher. ... People haven't been told. Some writers portray life here a certain way to sell their product.''
Gregory was predeceased by his wife of 64 years, Martha Pack Gregory. He is survived by his sister, Kathleen Schultz of Maryville, brother Lawrence Gregory of Knoxville, children and their spouses, Glenn and Sue Gregory Head of Dunedin, Fla., Kara Jr. and Debbie Gregory of Maryville, Armand and Judy Gregory Celentano of Bristol, Jim Gregory and his fiancee Mary Gregory of Maryville, nine grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Miller Funeral Home with the funeral to follow at 8 p.m. Interment will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Grandview Cemetery.
- [S87] Death Certificate.
Name Date of Death / Age County of Death County / State of Residence Marital Status Gender Race File #
GREGORY KARA C 04-14-2004 / 91 BLOUNT BLOUNT / TN WIDOWER M WHITE 21260
- [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 91928792).
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