William Webster Morefield, Jr.

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William Morefield - MOUNTAIN CITY
MOUNTAIN CITY — Mr. William Carroll Morefield, age 86, of 919 Medical Park Drive, and formerly of Hamby Lane, Mountain City, died Sunday morning, August 22, 2004, at Mountain City Care Center Born in Johnson County Nov. 3, 1917, he was a son of the late William Webster and Margaret Furches Morefield. Mr. Morefield was a farmer and had worked as a night watchman at Blue Ridge Shoe. William was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon and was a former Sunday school teacher. Surviving are: one daughter, Anita Bentley and husband Rev. David Bentley; two sons, Howard Morefield and wife Linda, and Jerry Morefield and wife Paulette, all of Mountain City; one brother, Jasper Morefield of Mountain City; three sisters, Opal Dunn and Anna Mae Hackney, both of Mountain City, and Helen Morefield of Richmond, Va.; four grandchildren, Donna Fritts, Danny and Brian Morefield, and Josh Bentley, all of Mountain City; and five great-grandchildren, Brooke Hutchinson, Alex Morefield, Samantha Morefield, Tyler Morefield and Makala Fritts. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Blanche Miller Morefield, one brother, Charles Morefield, one sister, Naomi Wallace, and one grandson, Eric Morefield. Funeral services for Mr. William Carroll Morefield will be conducted Monday evening at 8 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Officiating will be Rev. James Norman and Rev. David Bentley. The family will receive friends at the church from 6-8 p.m. prior to the service. At other times, friends may call at the home of Rev. David and Anita Bentley, 221 Hamby Lane, Mountain City, or the home of Howard and Linda Morefield, 1127 Cold Springs Road, Mountain City. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Gideon’s International, in care of Bill Wilson, 3310 Roan Creek Road, Mountain City, TN. Graveside services and burial for Mr. William Carroll Morefield will be conducted Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Officiating will be Rev. Frank Johnson. Pallbearers will be Sam and Alfred Wilson, Richard Fritts, Larry Dunn, John and Mark Bentley, and Danny and Brian Morefield. Honorary pallbearers will be the deacons of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Jim Powell, Earl Shull and Dayton Shoemake. Austin & Barnes Funeral Home is serving the Morefield family.