James Virgil "J. V." Renfro^[1]

1918 - 2007  (89 years)

• Name	James Virgil "J. V." Renfro
  Born	2 Feb 1918	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Mar 2007	St. Mary's Medical Center   [2, 3]
  Buried	15 Mar 2007	Sherwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I256792	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Andrew Lefford "Leff" Renfro,   b. Abt 1884, Tennessee
  Mother	Louella Jones,   b. 14 Feb 1886, Tennessee ,   d. Aug 1970  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F99144	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Pearl Webber,   b. 17 Apr 1918, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Jun 2009  (Age 91 years)
  Children	+ 1. Robert V. "Bob" Renfro + 2. Pat Renfro + 3. Juanita Renfro + 4. Brenda Renfro
  Family ID	F99132	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Roma Yankee
  Family ID	F99150	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 2 Feb 1918 - Tennessee Buried - 15 Mar 2007 - Sherwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S123] Bridges Funeral Home, (http://www.bridgesfuneralhome.com), 18 Jun 2009. Pearl Webber Renfro obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 15 Mar 2007. RENFRO, J.V. age 89 of Knoxville, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2007 at St. Mary's Medical Center. Member of Red House Baptist Church. Honorary Life Director of the Carriage Association of America, Four-in-Hand Club, Former Director of Tennessee Road Builders Association, world renown horseman, once owned a World Champion Walking Horse, Founder and Owner of Renfro Construction Company. Preceded in death by: father, Andrew Lefford Renfro; mother, Louella Jones Renfro; brothers, Robert, Ralph, A.L. and Wayne Renfro; sisters, Janice Cameron, Susan Nance, Gola Fennell, Georgia Davis and Jewell Fox; and son-in-law, Harold Hickman. Survivors include: wife, Roma Yankee Renfro; son, Robert V. Renfro and Jill Douglas; stepson, Jason Weaver; daughters, Patsy Akans and husband George, Juanita Hickman, and Brenda Cameron and husband Van; mother of his children, Pearl W. Renfro; grandchildren, Jeff Akans and wife Doris, Tracey Akans Johnson and husband David, Nikki Hickman, Jody Hickman and wife Deidre, Stephanie Renfro-Hackler and husband Earl, Jessica Cameron Hodges, Cale Renfro Cameron and wife Cindy, and Noel Weaver; great-grandchildren, Seth Hickman and Cameron Hodges; several nieces and nephews. Family and friends will meet at 11:00 am Thursday at Bridges Funeral Home and proceed to Sherwood Memorial Gardens for a 12:00 pm entombment. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. Memorials may be made to: the Carriage Association of America, 3915 Jay Trump Road, Lexington, KY 40511. He will lie-in-state Wednesday beginning at 10:00 am. Arrangements by Bridges Funeral Home, 5430 Rutledge Pike, 523-4999. [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 411-14-9718. Issued in Tennessee, residing in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee