William Rufus Mize, Jr.

1919 - 2000  (81 years)

• Name	William Rufus Mize
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	25 Apr 1919  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Sep 2000	Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2, 3]
  Buried	8 Sep 2000	Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I38220	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	25 May 2012

  
  

  Father	William Rufus Mize,   b. 15 May 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Aug 1960  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Frances Malinda "Frankie" Dennis,   b. 14 Nov 1899, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Nov 1996  (Age 97 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1917	, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F14640	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Catherine Fay Ogle,   b. 21 Mar 1925, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Mar 2005  (Age 80 years)
  Married	1 Nov 1948
  Children	1. William Rufus "Bill" Mize, III + 2. Kathryn Ann Mize
  Family ID	F14001	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 6 Sep 2000 - Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 8 Sep 2000 - Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 117. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 187, 275.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 408-24-5081. [S142] Newspaper Article, The Mountain Press, 8 Sep 2000. W.R. Mize Jr. 81, of Sevierville, died Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2000 at Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center. A member of First Baptist Church in Sevierville, he was also a member of Masons, a charter member of Sevierville Lions Club and Society of Ex-FBI Special Agents. His parents were William Rufus Sr. and Frances Dennis Mize. Survivors include his wife, Kathryn Ogle Mize; son, Bill Mize; daughter, Kathy Mize Hatcher and husband Jimmy; grandchildren, Jim Hatcher, Scott Hatcher and Dennis Hatcher; sister, Mary Katherine Matthews; and several nieces and nephews. Family and friends will meet at 10 a.m. Friday at Shiloh Cemetery for graveside service and interment with the Rev. Jerry Hyder officiating. [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 7 Sep 2000. MIZE, W.R., JR. - age 81 of Sevierville, died Wednesday, September 6, 2000 at Ft. Sanders-Sevier Medical Center. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Sevierville. He was also a member of Masons, a charter member of Sevierville Lions Club, and Society of Ex-FBI Special agents. He was preceded in death by parents, William Rufus, Sr. and Frances Dennis Mize. Survivors: wife, Kathryn Ogle Mize; son, Bill Mize; daughter, Kathy Mize Hatcher, and husband, Jimmy; grandchildren, Jim Hatcher, Scott Hatcher, Dennis Hatcher; sister, Mary Katherine Matthews; several nieces and nephews. Family and friends will meet 10 a.m. Friday at Shiloh Cemetery for graveside service and interment. Rev. Jerry Hyder officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Atchley Funeral Home.