Ruth Elizabeth McMahan^[1]

Abt 1910 - 2006  (~ 96 years)

• Name	Ruth Elizabeth McMahan
  Born	Abt 1910
  Gender	Female
  Died	28 Jun 2006  [2]
  Buried	2 Jul 2006	Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I55271	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	John Q. McMahan,   b. 11 Jan 1887, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Apr 1946  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Sitha Clark,   b. 27 Feb 1884, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Nov 1969  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F20411	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	John Pearl Flynn,   d. Bef 9 Jul 2003
  Family ID	F20402	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 2 Jul 2006 - Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "The Final Irony," Katherine Lane Nichols, 1974, p 196.

  
  

• Sources

  [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 9 Jul 2003. Darrell David Flynn obituary [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 28 Jun 2006. Flynn, Ruth Elizabeth McMahan –age 94, of South Knoxville, passed away on Wednesday, June 28, 2006. She was a member of Meridian Baptist Church and Bethany Sunday school class. Ruth was treasurer of L.L.L. Adult group for many years. She taught school in Sevier County, Lenoir City, and Knoxville City schools for 36 years and retired from Sequoyah School after 27 years as a third-grade teacher. She graduated from East Tennessee State University with studies at Berea College and the University of Tennessee. Preceded in death by parents, John Q. and Sitha Clark McMahan; husband, John Pearl Flynn; son, David Flynn; grandson, Darrell Flynn; brothers, Herbert and wife, Rose Lee McMahan, Clark and Earl McMahan. Survivors Survived by sister, Reba and husband, Gordan Hayes; daughter-in-law, Olaf (Dodie) Flynn; granddaughter, Constance Flynn Arwood and husband, David; great-grandson, David Cole Arwood; sisters-in-law, Maxine McMahan and Ima Ruth Heidt; nephew, Brian McMahan; nieces, Darlena French and Betty Adams; great-nephews, Clark and Eric French, Isaac, Scott and Jeremy Adams; great-niece, Ashley Adams and two great-grand nieces. Service The family will receive friends from 12 Noon-2 PM on Saturday in the chapel of Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway, with funeral service to follow at 2 PM with Rev. Dana Fachman officiating. Family and friends will meet at Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, on Sunday for 2 PM interment services.