Earl Roy Sands^{[1, 2]}

1922 - 2015  (92 years)

• Name	Earl Roy Sands
  Born	10 Sep 1922	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Big Springs, Blount County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	30 Jun 2015	University of Tennessee Medical Clinic, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [4]
  Buried	3 Jul 2015	Cloyds Creek Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I161211	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	William Marshall "Jake" Sands,   b. 30 Jul 1886, Tennessee ,   d. May 1963  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Gertrude Celestial Newberry,   b. 6 May 1890, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Aug 1934  (Age 44 years)
  Family ID	F89060	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Helen Spurling,   b. 17 Jun 1932, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Jun 2008, Parkwest Hospital  (Age 75 years)
  Children	1. Larry Sands + 2. Danny Earl Sands,   b. 12 May 1948,   d. 4 Dec 2010  (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F60613	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Sep 1922 - Tennessee Buried - 3 Jul 2015 - Cloyds Creek Cemetery, Blount 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

  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 25 May 1975. Willie J. Spurling obituary [S52] Miller Funeral Home, (http://www.millerfuneralhome.org), 8 Jun 2008. Dorothy Helen Sands obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Earl Roy Sands Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: Big Springs, Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 7 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Birth Year (Estimated): 1923 Birthplace: Tennessee Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Jake Sands Head M 40 Tennessee Girtrude Sands Wife F 38 Tennessee Harold Edward Sands Son M 19 Tennessee Fred Marshel Sands Son M 17 Tennessee Odis Will Sands Son M 14 Tennessee Marjorie Sands Daughter F 11 Tennessee Helen May Sands Daughter F 9 Tennessee Earl Roy Sands Son M 7 Tennessee Charles Gerald Sands Son M 7 Tennessee Norma Girtrude Sands Daughter F 5 Tennessee Mildred Sands Daughter F 3 Tennessee Sam Sands Father M 80 Tennessee [S52] Miller Funeral Home, (http://www.millerfuneralhome.org), 30 Jun 2015. (September 10, 1922 - June 30, 2015) U.S. Veteran Earl R. Sands, born September 10, 1922, passed away peacefully June 30, 2015 at UT Hospital. He was a World War II veteran of the US Army. Earl was a lifelong member of Meadow Methodist Church, a member of the Meadow Quartet Singers, and a member of the 25 year club of Alcoa Aluminum Company. He made many trips to Redbird in Kentucky delivering toys and clothes for the needy. Earl was a proud Papaw to many and Dad to his family. He was one of the greatest men you ever knew. Preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Sands; son, Danny E. Sands; granddaughter, Angel S. Sands; parents, William J. Sands and Gertrude Sands; brothers, Harold, Odis, Fred, and Gerald Sands; sisters, Margie, Clara Anne, Mildred, Verla Gean, and Norma. Survived by: son and daughter-in-law, Larry and JoAnn Sands; daughter-in-law, JoAnne Duncan Sands; grandchildren, Stephanie Ledbetter, April and David Hutsell, Jessica and David Clifford, Larry G. Sands Jr., Trina Chesser, Trevor Sands; great-grandchildren, Chelsie and Cory Ledbetter, Taya and Logan Cable, Alyssa Hutsell, Landon and Lucas Clifford, Brittany Sands Dagley, Austin, Jacob, and Olivia Sands; and several step-grandchildren. Funeral service will be held 7:00 PM Thursday, July 2, 2015 at Miller Funeral Home, Magnolia Chapel, Rev. Jimmie Guider officiating. Interment service will be held at 2:00 PM Friday at Cloyds Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Thursday at Miller Funeral Home, Maryville. (865) 982-6041 www.millerfuneralhome.org [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 148524414).