Dr. Vernon Edwin "Butch" Eaton^{[1, 2]}

1945 - 2012  (67 years)

• Name	Vernon Edwin "Butch" Eaton
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	27 Aug 1945
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Dec 2012  [3]
  Buried	6 Dec 2012	Gap Creek Christian Church Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I327277	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	Pat Eaton
  Mother	Mildred Elizabeth Snow,   d. Bef 3 Dec 2012
  Family ID	F164716	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Denise Hamilton
  Married	Abt 1967
  Children	1. Angel Eaton   2. Tina Eaton
  Family ID	F128474	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 6 Dec 2012 - Gap Creek Christian Church Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S119] Highland Memorial Parks, Funerals and Cremations, http://www.highlandmemorialparks.com, 15 Feb 2012. Gladys Elizabeth Janes (Short) Hamilton obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 17 Jan 2016. Philip Davis "Hump" Hamilton obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 5 Dec 2012. EATON , DR. VERNON EDWIN age 67 , Seymour , Tennessee , died Monday morning , December 3 , 2012 . Preceded in death by his mother, Mildred Elizabeth Snow Eaton; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Harry L. Hamilton and Gladys Elizabeth Jane Hamilton. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 45 years, Mary Denise Eaton; daughters, Angel Eaton Kauffman and Tina Eaton Shell; father, Pat Eaton; step-mother, Louise Eaton; brother, Larry (Sharon) Eaton; 5 grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; 2 aunts; several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law; several cousins. Dr. Eaton was blessed with many other extended family members and dear friends. Dr. Eaton was Administrator of the Degree Completion Program and a Professor at Johnson University. He was much loved and will be sorely missed by his students, fellow Professors, and staff at Johnson University. Family will receive visitation Wednesday, December 5, 2012 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Highland South Memorial Parks Funeral Home on Valgrove Road in South Knoxville. Funeral service will be Thursday afternoon, December 6, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. at Gap Creek Christian Church, Kimberlin Heights Road in South Knoxville with burial to follow in Gap Creek Christian Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family ask that memorial donations be made in Dr. Eaton's name to the Dr. Vernon Eaton Preaching Scholarship at Johnson University, 7900 Johnson Drive, Knoxville, TN 37998 or Gap Creek Christian Church, Kimberlin Heights Road, Knoxville TN 37920. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 101697392).