James R. "Jim" Fleenor^[1]

1933 - 2009  (75 years)

• Name	James R. "Jim" Fleenor
  Born	19 Nov 1933	Abingdon, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Sep 2009  [2]
  Buried	15 Sep 2009	Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I152066	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2014

  
  

  Father	Fleenor
  Family ID	F101986	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Sue Cogdill,   b. Abt 1938, Tennessee  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Married	Abt 1958
  Children	1. Jimmy Len Fleenor,   d. Bef 11 Feb 2004   2. Steve Fleenor + 3. Lana Fleenor
  Family ID	F56872	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 15 Sep 2009 - Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 12 Feb 2004. Leonard B. Cogdill obituary [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 12 Sep 2009. Born: November 19, 1933 Died: September 12, 2009 Services: Funeral services will be held on Monday, September 14, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. in the West Chapel with Rev. Wayne Sexton officiating. Visitation: The family will receive friends on Monday, September 14, 2009 from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. in the West Chapel of Smith Funeral & Cremation Service James Fleenor, a retired veteran of the US Air Force and fireman at Oak Ridge National Laboratories, has died from post operative complications. He was 75. Born in Abingdon, Virginia, he enlisted in the Air Force at age 19. While there, he was housed at several bases around the US and received training as a fireman. He served in the Air Force for 8 years receiving the rank of Staff Sergeant. In 1961, he joined Oak Ridge National Laboratories as a fireman at its X-10 plant. He remained employed there for 34 years until his retirement in 1995. He loved traveling, old cars, sports, and most of all, his family. His friends and family will miss his witty one-liners, hearty laugh, and overwhelming kindness. He was a member of Morning Star Baptist Church of Maryville, Tennessee. He is preceded in death by his son, Jimmy Fleenor, and sisters Evelyn Fleenor and Dorothy Gardner, both of Virginia. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Sue Cogdill Fleenor; his daughter and son-in-law, Lana and Gary Prosterman of Memphis; his son, Steve Fleenor of Los Angeles; and, four adored grandchildren, Joel, Linley, Kallen and Elle Prosterman, all of Memphis. Also, he is survived by two sisters, Beulah Wilson, Abingdon, Virginia, and Nancy Deyerle,Rockledge, Florida. Funeral services will be held on Monday, September 14, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. in the West Chapel with Rev. Wayne Sexton officiating. Interment will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at Grandview Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday, September 14, 2009 from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. in the West Chapel of Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, 983-1000, www.smithmortuary.com Cemetery: Grandview Cemetery [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 41915519).