Billy Connatser^[1]

1932 - 2010  (77 years)

• Name	Billy Connatser
  Born	18 Oct 1932	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Jun 2010	VA Medical Center, Lebanon, Pennsylvania   [2]
  Buried	11 Jun 2010	Bethel Moravian Cemetery, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania   [3]
  Person ID	I125210	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	28 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	William Milo Connatser,   b. 3 Mar 1898, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 26 May 1951  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Dona Mabel Clinton,   b. 25 Feb 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Dec 1989  (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F21922	Group Sheet

  
  

  Children	1. Glen Connatser   2. Steve Connatser   3. Terry Connatser   4. Brenda Connatser   5. Ginger Connatser   6. Michelle Connatser + 7. Scott C. Connatser,   b. 12 May 1970,   d. 26 Nov 1999  (Age 29 years)
  Family ID	F108820	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Jane Leininger,   b. 7 Feb 1944  (Age 80 years)
  Married	13 Oct 1979
  Family ID	F108819	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 Oct 1932 - 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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• Sources

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 26 May 1951. William Milo Connatser obituary [S106] The Mountain Press, 9 Jun 2010. Billy Connatser, 77 of Lebanon, Tenn., died Wednesday, June 9, 2010, at the VA Medical Center. Billy was born in Sevierville, Tenn., on October 18, 1932. He was a son of the late William Milo and Dona Mable (Clinton) Connatser. He worked as a truck driver for the Wilson Freight Steel Company until they closed. He also worked as a coal miner in Cornwall for a few years and worked for A.M. Cable Company until retiring in 1988. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a member of the Assembly of Yahweh Church. He enjoyed trains, wood carving, collecting stamps and coins, and spending time with his grandchildren. Survivors: wife, Mary Jane Connatser; sons, Glen Connatser, Steve Connatser, Terry Connatser; stepsons, Rick Shirk, David Shirk, Tim Shirk; daughters, Brenda Light, Ginger Connatser, Michelle Connatser; stepdaughter, Jodi Bingaman; 24 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; sisters, Mary Ellen Brown, Melita Arwood, and Ruby C. Hatcher Maples of Sevierville; numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a son, Scott Connatser. Family, friends and loved ones are asked to join in a celebration of his life at the graveside service, 2 p.m. Friday at Lickdale Trinity United Methodist Bethel Cemetery, 59 Cemetery Road, Fredericksburg, George Garner officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to American Cancer Society, Box 1274, Lebanon, PA 17042; or VA Hospital, 1700 S. Lincoln Ave., Lebanon, PA 17042. Arrangements by Thompson Funeral Home. Share thoughts and memories with the family at Thompson Funeral Home online guestbook, www.thompsonfuneralhomelebanon.com. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 53724956).