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 1921 - 2019 (97 years)
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| Name |
Ezra L(eo) Hennessee |
| Birth |
21 Oct 1921 |
(Athens) McMinn County, Tennessee  [1, 2, 3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Religion |
Baptist [4] |
| Military |
WW II Army Veteran [4] |
| Death |
4 Apr 2019 |
Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee [4] |
| Burial |
Short Creek Cemetery, McMinn County, Tennessee [4] |
| Person ID |
I2278 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
6 Apr 2019 |
| Father |
Floyd Leo Hennessee, b. 19 Apr 1888, Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee d. 24 Apr 1975, Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee (Age 87 years) |
| Mother |
Minnie Swafford, b. 24 Apr 1886, (McMinn County) Tennessee d. 26 Jul 1968, McMinn County, Tennessee (Age 82 years) |
| Marriage |
25 Jun 1911 |
(Athens) McMinn County, Tennessee [1, 2, 4] |
| Family ID |
F867 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Ina Elizabeth Pierce, b. 23 Apr 1925, (Athens) McMinn County, Tennessee d. 9 Nov 2005, McMinn County, Tennessee (Age 80 years) |
| Marriage |
(Athens) McMinn County, Tennessee [5] |
| Residence (Family) |
0Feb 1977 |
Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tennessee |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F1776 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Apr 2023 |
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| Notes |
- Ezra Hennessee, age 97, of Athens, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2019 at his residence.
A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, he was the son of the late Floyd and Minnie Swafford Hennessee and was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Ina Elizabeth Pierce Hennessee; a brother, Grover Hennessee; two sisters, Ophie Hampton and Effie Boles.
Ezra was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He landed on Omaha Beach with the 29th Infantry. He was assigned as a driver, driving food and supplies to the front line. He also helped with the USO Shows. On one occasion, he had the opportunity to drive the guest appearance Dinah Shore, to the USO Show. He retired from the Martin Marietta K25 Plant, the Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Oak Ridge. He was a member of Short Creek Baptist Church.
His survivors include one daughter, Tonya Kay Gleason, of Louisville; one son, Edwin Lee Hennessee, of Athens; two grandsons, Sam and Matthew Gleason of Louisville; several nieces and nephews; special nephew and nieces, whom gave special care, Jonathan Pierce, Elizabeth Pierce Oswalt and Patsy Guffey Humphries. A special thanks to Tennessee Home Health and Amedysis Hospice of Athens.
Funeral services were 7 p.m. Saturday, April 6, 2019 in the chapel of Ziegler Funeral Home with Lee Swafford officiating. Burial was at 2 p.m. Sunday in Short Creek Cemetery.
end of obituary [4]
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| Sources |
- [S2521] Swaffords of Sequatchie Valley,TN,by Ray C.Swofford,2nd Edition,1978: (Reliability: 3).
- [S3694] "Harl Eugene Hennessee and Fannie Meldoria Vincent Hennessee Family", compiled by Charlotte Hennessee Davis, and publish.
- [S1074] usidentify.com.
- [S13966] "Ezra Hennessee, age 97, of Athens, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2019 at his residence." , obituary, https://www.colum.
- [S47480] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=hennessee&GSfn=ina&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=32583385&df.
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