Vita Blanche Murrell^{[1, 2, 3]}

1936 - 2010  (74 years)

• Name	Vita Blanche Murrell
  Born	5 Jun 1936	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Died	14 Sep 2010  [4]
  Buried	16 Sep 2010	Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I152000	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2010

  
  

  Father	Glenn Alton Murrell,   b. 17 Oct 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Mar 1995  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Ruth Myers,   b. 11 Feb 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Mar 1992  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F56564	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	James Ralph Finchum,   b. 3 Dec 1933, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Dec 2009  (Age 76 years)
  Married	Abt 1954
  Children	+ 1. James Ralph Finchum, Jr.   2. Larry Glenn Finchum   3. Katherine "Kitten" Finchum + 4. Debora Finchum
  Family ID	F56847	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 5 Jun 1936 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 16 Sep 2010 - Boyds Creek 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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• Sources

  [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 3 Mar 1995. Glenn Alton Murrell obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 24 Nov 2008. Mayford Finchum obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 12 Dec 2009. James Ralph Finchum, Sr. obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 14 Sep 2010. Vita Blanche Finchum June 05, 1936 - September 14, 2010 Birthplace: Sevier County, Tennessee Resided In: Sevierville Tennessee USA Visitation: September 15, 2010 Service: September 15, 2010 Cemetery: Boyd's Creek Cemetery Vita Blanche Murrell Finchum, age 74 of Sevierville, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, September 14, 2010. She was a member of Boyd’s Creek Baptist Church and was the co-founder of Finchum & Sons Flooring Company. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 56 years James Ralph Finchum, Sr. and her parents Glen and Ruth Murrell. Mrs. Finchum is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law James Ralph, Jr. and Kay Finchum, Larry and Bonnie Finchum; daughter Deborah Finchum; daughter and son-in-law Katherine “Kitten” and Luis Rivera; grandchildren Anthony Wilson (wife Emily), Brandy Floyd (husband Jason), Vita Rishelle Shaw (husband Sam), Lucius Finchum (wife Ashley), Lacie Dorsey (husband Craig), Jessica Peterson, and Aretha Wilson; ten great-grandchildren; brother Glen Dale Murrell and wife Ruth Helen; sister Norma Jean Cate and husband Thurmond; sister Arlene Sneed and husband Larry; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law J.W. Finchum, Imogene Fain, Hobart and Jenny Finchum, Carolyn Finchum, Karen Finchum, Harold “Dink” and Joanne Finchum, Anna “Bonnie” Finchum, and Jerry and Judy Finchum; several nieces and nephews. A very special thank you to her loving caregivers Sheila Ray and Dorothy Bentley and the staff of Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville. The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorials be made to the Boyd’s Creek Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 4041, Sevierville, TN, 37864. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Wednesday, September 15th with funeral service to follow at 7 PM at Boyd’s Creek Baptist Church. Revs. Clay Sutton, Bill Stephens, Jr. and Terry Parton will officiate. The body will lie-in-state 2-5 PM Wednesday at the church. Graveside service and interment will be 12 noon Thursday in Boyd’s Creek Cemetery. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)