James Tansil Cotham^{[1, 2]}

1927 - 2007  (79 years)

• Name	James Tansil Cotham
  Born	10 Nov 1927
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Nov 2007  [3]
  Buried	7 Nov 2007	Chilhowee Cemetery, Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I145982	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2016

  
  

  Father	John Larimore Cotham,   b. 23 Apr 1901,   d. 15 Apr 1967  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Madge Mary Margaret Tansil,   b. 17 Sep 1904,   d. 1993  (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F168970	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Betty Ruth Loposser,   b. 31 Jan 1931,   d. 24 Jun 2016  (Age 85 years)
  Married	1948
  Children	1. James Stephen Cotham + 2. Karen Elizabeth Cotham   3. John Michael Cotham
  Family ID	F54390	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 7 Nov 2007 - Chilhowee Cemetery, Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 21 Mar 1985. Cora Mae Lopasser obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 24 Jun 2016. Betty Ruth Cotham obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 4 Nov 2007. November 10, 1927 - November 4, 2007 Resided in Seymour, TN James Tansil Cotham, age 79, of Seymour, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2007. An avid outdoorsman from his youth, he loved to hunt and fish, especially in the Mississippi River bottoms and on the Reelfoot Lake. Near the end of World War II, he served as a Merchant Seaman during 1945-1946. He completed high school at Harrison Chilhowee Baptist Academy in Seymour, where he met and married Betty Ruth Lopasser, his wife of 59 years, in 1948. Until recent years, he was an active Mason and was extremely proud of being named a Knight of the York Cross of Honor. He was an active member of Hess Lodge No. 93 in Dyersburg, TN from 1962 until he moved to East Tennessee in 1986, and served as Past Master of Masonic Lodge No. 93. He was also a member of Grace Baptist Church in Seymour, TN, and served in the past as a deacon at First Baptist Church Seymour. He was preceded in death by his parents, John L. and Madge Tansil Cotham, and a grandson, Victoir Lieurance. Survivors: Wife: Betty Cotham Daughter: Karen Lieurance and husband Andre Sons: John Cotham and Stephen Cotham Grandchildren: Hank, Claire, Susanne, and Jonette Lieurance Granddaughter-in-law: Penny Lieurance Great-Grandchildren: Collin, Harlie, Chase, and Damien Lieurance Sisters-in-law: Margie Householder, Martha Lopasser, and Ellean Lopasser The family would like to thank the Pigeon Forge Care and Rehabilitation Center for the excellent care which they provided. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Grace Baptist Church, 113 Smothers Road, Seymour, TN 37865. Funeral service will be held Tuesday at 7 PM in the chapel of Atchleys Funeral Home, Seymour, with Rev. Ed Cloud officiating. Interment will be at 10 AM Wednesday morning at Chilhowee Cemetery in Seymour. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 5-7 PM at Atchleys Funeral Home, Seymour. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com) [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 30756748).