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- [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 29 Dec 1998.
BULL, GEORGE WASHINGTON (JOE) - age 101, of Tazewell, Tenn., was born December 22, 1897, passed away on December 27, 1998, at Claiborne County Hospital. He was a deacon of Seal Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Henderson and Mary Angline (Molly) Smith Bull; daughter, Wilma Allene Bull; son, Virch Bull; wife, Birdie Ramsey Bull; brothers, Claude, Will, Silas; sisters, Ella Hall, Jane Barnes, Axie Burke, Emily Seals; grandchildren, Carl Bull, Roy Lee and Stella Mae Bull, Dennis Ray Dykes and James Paul Greer. Survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Glen and Irene Bull of Springfield, Ohio, Lillion and Edna Bull of Speedwell, Tenn., Everett (Cotton) Bull of Tazewell, Tenn., Roy and Annis Bull of Sevierville, Tenn., Fred and Anna Bull, Rev. J.C. and Cleo Bull, Joe and Jewell Bull, all of Tazewell, Tenn.; daughters and sons-in-law, Ada and Fred Dykes of Seymour, Tenn., Myrtle and Rev. Loy Pressnell of New Tazewell, Tenn., Mary and Rev. J.C. Greer of Tazewell, Tenn.; 33 grandchildren; 56 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren; brother and sisters-in-law, Hooper and Bessie Ramsey of Tazewell, Tenn., Merle Bull of Maynardville, Tenn., Pearl Bull of New Tazewell, Tenn.; several nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends. Funeral service 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 30, 1998, Seal Chapel Mississippi Baptist Church. Seal Chapel Cemetery. Receiving friends 6-9 p.m. Tuesday at Coffey Funeral Home in Tazewell, Tenn., Rev. I.J. Meyers, Rev. Lonnie Douglas Dalton, Rev. Harold Barnard officiating. Singers: Beech Grove Quartet. Pallbearers: Mark Bull, Daryl Bull, Stanley Pressnell, Robert Bull, Bruce Greer, Chris Bull. Coffey Funeral Home in charge.
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