Tomie Burchfield^[1]

1930 - 2012  (81 years)

• Name	Tomie Burchfield
  Born	20 Jul 1930	Blount County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 16, Blount County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	10 Jan 2012  [3]
  Buried	17 Jan 2012	Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I317187	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2015

  
  

  Mother	Lydia Burchfield,   b. 11 Jan 1891, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jan 1980, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F155614	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Nellie Ilene "Doc" Shuler,   b. 20 Jul 1930, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Feb 2011, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 80 years)
  Married	Abt 1951
  Children	1. Johnny Ray Burchfield,   d. Bef 2 Feb 2011 + 2. Wanda Burchfield
  Family ID	F124353	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Jul 1930 - Blount County, Tennessee Buried - 17 Jan 2012 - Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 29 Jul 1999. Georgia Mae Shuler obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Tommie Burchfield Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 16, Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 9 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): 1931 Last Place of Residence: Same House Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Lydia Burchfield Head F 49 Tennessee Kara Burchfield Son M 15 Tennessee Tommie Burchfield Son M 9 Tennessee George N Burchfield Son-in-law M 23 Tennessee Novell Burchfield Daughter F 20 Tennessee Lester Burchfield Grandson M 2 Tennessee Pauline Burchfield Granddaughter F 1 Tennessee [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 9 Jan 2012. July 20, 1930 - January 10, 2012 Tennessee Tomie Burchfield age 81, went to sleep here on earth to wake up in heaven with his beloved wife of 61 years, Nellie and his son, Johnny on Monday, January 9, 2012. Tomie was born in Cades Cove to Lydia Burchfield in Chestnut Flats on Parsons Branch Road. When leaving the Cove, he started Townsend School. He graduated High School and left to serve in Korea where he was awarded the Soldier’s Medal. Upon returning from Korea, he was then employed by the City of Maryville for over 30 years. At the time of his retirement, he had reached the level of manager of the electrical department. He was a member of Kinzel Springs Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his mother, Lydia Burchfield; brothers, Kara, Olie, Charlie; sisters & brothers-in-law, Flora & Sherman Proctor and Novella & George Burchfield. Survivors include his daughter & son-in-law, Wanda & Michael Boring; grandson, Samuel Patrick Boring, a junior at Maryville College. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm Monday, January 16, 2012 at Smith Trinity Chapel. Funeral service will be at 7:00 pm with Rev. Dale Buchanan officiating. Interment will be at 11:00 am Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at Grandview Cemetery with military honors. Arrangements by Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, 865-983-1000, www.SmithMaryville.com [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 83373561).