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- [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 27 Jan 2004.
Floretta McGill Thomas obituary
- [S112] Census, 1940.
Name: John Lewis Sonner
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 24, Knoxville, Civil District 8, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Sex: Male
Age: 2
Marital Status: Single
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birthplace: Tennessee
Birth Year (Estimated): 1938
Last Place of Residence: , ,
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
J Boyd Sonner Head Male 39 Tennessee
Ruth B Sonner Wife Female 31 Tennessee
John Lewis Sonner Son Male 2 Tennessee
David Boyd Sonner Son Male 1 Tennessee
- [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 24 Apr 2018.
June 23, 1937 - April 24, 2018
John Louis Sonner, II M.D., FAAFP, 80, of Sevierville passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Tennessee and M.D. Degree from the University Of Tennessee School Of Medicine in Memphis. He had honorably served as Battalion Surgeon in the 2/23 Infantry “President Kennedy’s Elite Battalion” and other units in the United States Army. John practiced medicine in Sevier County for 41 years. He retired in 2006. As well as practicing Family Medicine, he logged over 30, 000 hours as an Emergency Physician. He was a founding member of the American College of Emergency Medicine and was board certified by the American Board of Family Practice. He founded Middle Creek Family Practice in 1965 and merged the practice with Summit Medical Group in 1995. Throughout his career, John received many awards, but was very proud to receive the Meritorious Service Award in 2006 from the Tennessee Hospital Association.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Evelyn Ruth Burkhart Sonner; father, John Boyd Sonner; son, Robert Louis Sonner; and brother, David Boyd Sonner.
John is survived by his beloved wife and best friend, Charlotte Sue Sonner; sons, John Boyd Sonner II, and Andrew Clark Sonner and his wife, Melissa; step-daughters and their husbands, Jodie and Ray Prouty, Gidget and Larry Lenz; grandchildren, Elizabeth and Alexander Sonner; step-grandchildren, Malachi and Kathleen Prouty, Thomas and Charlotte Fields, Jessy Roberts and LaShai Owens; nieces, Beth Johnson and her husband, Danny, and Misty Sonner; special friends, David and Ann Posey, Dr. Amy Gust, Don and Vera Moffitt.
The family would like to express their heartfelt appreciation to Ray Prouty for all his thoughtful devotion and assistance, his private nurses, Karen Geilenkirchen, Linda Hurst, and Heather Fields for all their expert care, and the Staff at Covenant Hospice- John always looked forward to his visits from Julie and Rita.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Dr. Robert F. Thomas Foundation, P.O. Box 4395 Sevierville, TN 37864, Noah’s ARC Animal Rescue & Adoption, 3754 Nelson School Rd., Morristown TN, 37813, or a charity of your choice.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 PM Sunday, May 6th with the memorial service to follow at 4 PM in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. Rev. David Posey will be officiating. Online condolences may be made at www.atchleyfuneralhome.com
- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
Name Charlotte Sue Flynn
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 21 Feb 1998
Event Place Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Gender Female
Spouse's Name John Louis Sonner
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