William Burke Fletcher, Sr. b. 22 Dec 1933 Buchanan Co. VA d. 10 May 2011 Hawkins Co. TN: Appalachian Aristocracy

1933 - 2011 (77 years)

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Name	William Burke Fletcher
Suffix	Sr.
Born	22 Dec 1933	Buchanan Co. VA
	Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia Name: William Burk Fletcher Birth Date: 22 Dec 1933 Birth Place: Buchanan Co. VA
Gender	Male
Died	10 May 2011	Hawkins Co. TN
	Social Security Death Index Name: William B. Fletcher Last Residence: 37645 Mount Carmel, Hawkins, Tennessee BORN: 22 Dec 1933 Died: 10 May 2011 State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (1953-1954)
Buried	Church Hill Memory Gardens, Church Hill, Hawkins Co. TN
	Grave location, obituary, portrait, and tombstone photo: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=95195460
Notes	CENSUS RECORDS 1940 Census Name: William B Fletcher Age: 6 Estimated birth year: abt 1934 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Virginia Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Son Home in 1940: Johnson, Scott, Virginia Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Prince William, Virginia Residence in 1935: Rural, Prince William, Virginia Resident on farm in 1935: Yes Attended School or College: Yes Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 1st grade Household Members: Name Age Bailey Fletcher 32 Velvie M Fletcher 28 Winfred H Fletcher 10 Eugene B Fletcher 8 William B Fletcher 6 George B Fletcher 1 OBITUARY William Burke Fletcher, Sr., 77 of Mount Carmel, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday May 10,2011 in the comfort of his home. He was born in Buchanan County, Virginia and had lived in the Big Moccasin area of Scott County, VA before moving to Mount Carmel in 1963. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in Korea. Burke was a retired supervisor of the Hawkins County Press following 38 years of service, where he was a big supporter of Kingswood School for Children. He was a member of West View Missionary Baptist Church, a chaplain of Raceway Ministries and an ordained deacon. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bailey and Velvie McGlothlin Fletcher; brother, G. B. Fletcher; mother and father-in-law, Craig and Tina Owens. Burke is survived by his wife of 54 years, Shirley Owens Fletcher of the home; daughters, Sharon Rose Roberts and husband Chris of Church Hill, Tammy Womack and husband Mike of Thompson Station, TN; sons, Bill Fletcher and fiance Ruby Cortner of Nashville and Mike Fletcher of Lebanon, VA; grandchildren, William Fletcher, Marshall Fletcher, Daniel Roberts, Angela Roberts, Dusty Fletcher and wife Liza Ferguson Fletcher, Gracie Fletcher, Sam Womack and Marley Womack; great-grandson, Brody Fletcher; mothers of grandchildren, Linda Fletcher, Tammy Dorton and Kathy Fletcher; sister, Catherine Ford and husband Sam of Fall Branch; brothers; Winfred Fletcher of Kingsport, Eugene Fletcher and wife Betty of Jonesborough and Darrell Fletcher and wife Jeanette of Nickelsville; sister-in-law, Betty Lou Fletcher of Nickelsville; several nieces and nephews. The family received friends from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, May 13,2011 at Carter Trent Funeral Home, 1115 Hwy 11W, Church Hill, TN. A funeral service was held at 7:00 p.m. in the Carter Trent Funeral Home chapel, Church Hill, TN, with Pastor Mike Stout and Rev. Darrell Fletcher officiating. Music was provided by members of West View Missionary Baptist Church. A military graveside service was held at 11:00 a.m. Friday at Church Hill Memory Gardens with the Hawkins County Color Guard and the TN National Guard conducting the rites. Pallbearers were grandsons and sons-in-law. Honorary pallbearers were Harry Morgan and workers in Raceway Ministries. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Raceway Ministries or West View Missionary Baptist Church
Person ID	I35073	Master File
Last Modified	16 Jun 2016

Father	George Bailey Fletcher, Sr., b. 11 Jan 1908, Scott Co. VA , d. 02 Jan 1981, Scott Co. VA (Age 72 years)
Mother	Velvie McGlothlin, b. 29 Jun 1912, Buchanan Co. VA , d. 08 Apr 1986 (Age 73 years)
Family ID	F14486	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Shirley Frances OWENS, b. ca 1937, Russell Co. VA

Married 21 Jun 1957 Nickeslville, Russell Co. VA

Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Shirley Frances Owens
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1939
Marriage Date: 21 Jun 1957
Marriage Place: Nickelsville Russell, Virginia
Registration Place: Russell, Virginia
Father: C S Owens
Mother: Tina Herndon
Spouse: William Burke Fletcher
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 23
Spouse Father: G B Fletcher
Spouse Mother: Velva Mc Glothlin

Children

	1. Sharon Rose Fletcher
	2. Tammy Fletcher
	3. William (Bill) Fletcher
	4. Michael (Mike) Fletcher

Last Modified 16 Jun 2016

Family ID F14487 Group Sheet | Family Chart