Clara Grigsby^[1]

1906 - 2006  (99 years)

• Name	Clara Grigsby
  Born	16 Aug 1906	Whitesburg, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Died	14 Jan 2006	Shannondale Health Care Center   [2]
  Buried	Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I63779	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	William Ross Grigsby,   b. 21 Oct 1867, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Nov 1952, Franklin County, Ohio  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Clara Bertha Lockwood,   b. 26 Jun 1880, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Sep 1971, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 91 years)
  Married	18 Feb 1896	Hamblen County, Tennessee   [3]
  Family ID	F23345	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Hollis R. Loveday,   b. 9 Jul 1898,   d. 8 Apr 1975  (Age 76 years)
  Children	1. Bill Loveday + 2. Nell Loveday   3. Hugh Loveday + 4. Betty L. Loveday,   b. 18 Feb 1948  (Age 76 years)
  Headstones		Loveday Hollis R. Clara G. July 9, 1898 Aug. 16, 1906 April 8, 1975 Jan. 14, 2006 In loving memory
  Family ID	F62210	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - - Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox 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: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 365.

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 4 Jul 1999. Ida Florence Grigsby Underwood obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 19 Jan 2006. LOVEDAY, CLARA G. - age 99 of Knoxville, passed away, January 14, 2006, at Shannondale Health Care Center. She was born on August 16, 1906 in Whitesburg, Tennessee. She was a loving Christian mother who was devoted to her family and had been a member of First Baptist Church, Knoxville for 71 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hollis R. Loveday, brothers Edwin Grigsby, William Grigsby and Alan Grigsby and by sisters Emily Fair, Katherine Martin and Florence Underwood. She is survived by brothers and sisters Eugene Grigsby of Williamsport, Ohio, Milburn Grigsby of Knoxville, Oliver Grigsby of Chattanooga, Joy Mathews of Maryville and Dorothy Todd of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Also surviving are her son, Bill and wife Dimple Loveday; daughter Nell Mayfield; son Hugh and wife Gail Loveday and daughter Betty and husband John Doggett. Her grandchildren are: Dendra Myers, Hollis Loveday, Brenda Fleishmann, Mark Mayfield, Scott Loveday, Lisa Irwin, Susan Newton, Sara Collins, Steve Loveday, Matt Doggett, and Travis Doggett. She had 17 great grandchildren and many nieces, nephews and cousins whom she loved dearly. Her family was her great interest in her retirement years and she did extensive genealogical research. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 21, 11:00 am at the Fred Brown Chapel of First Baptist Church, Knoxville. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the capital campaign of First Baptist Church, 510 W. Main, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37902. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Ross Grigsby Event Type Marriage Event Date 18 Feb 1896 Event Place Hamblen, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Bertie Lockwood Spouse's Gender Female