Mary Gertrude Sawyers

Mary married William Albert Rogers about 1910 in Blount County, , , Tennessee. William (son of William Benjamin Rogers and Rebecca Catherine McClanahan) was born on 20 May 1892 in Blount County, , , Tennessee; died on 24 Jul 1918 in Knox County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Ellejoy Baptist Church Cemetery, , Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marie married John Lloyd Roach about 1936 in Blount County, , , Tennessee. John was born on 3 Sep 1906 in China, , , ; died in Feb 1986 in Blount County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Sherwood Chapel and Memorial Gardens, , Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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SHIELDS, GEORGIA ROGERS - age 79, of Maryville, died 10 a.m. Monday, January 13, 1997, at the family home. She was a member of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church. Preceded in death by: brother, Wade Rogers. Survivors include: husband, Calvin Shields; son and daughter-in-law, George Calvin and Sharon Shields of Louisville; son, Ronald Shields of Maryville; granddaughter, Terri S. Bobo and husband, William, Jr.; grandson, George Calvin Shields II; great-grandchildren, William Bobo III and Dawn M. Bobo; sisters, Agnes Riggs of Maryville, Marie Roach of Falls Branch. Funeral service 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Trinity Chapel of Smith Mortuary with Rev. Raymond Burnett officiating. Family and friends will assemble 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Smith Mortuary, Maryville. [The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Tuesday, January 14, 1997, Page A7]

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FALL BRANCH - Mr. Roger Lloyd Roach, 83, Fall Branch, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2022, at Johnson City Medical Center.
Mr. Roach was born September 9, 1938, in Maryville, TN. He was the son of the late John Lloyd & Marie Rogers Roach.
Upon graduating from University of Tennessee with a chemistry degree, he spent two years in Suriname. After returning home, he opened an antique store in Jonesborough, TN, which he proudly named Andrew Jackson Antiques. He later went on to teach school, become a sports pilot, enjoyed having an angus beef farm, flew for the Civil Air Patrol, and flew the airmail. He loved playing chess and collecting Asian Glassware, Appalachian Pottery and Civil War artifacts. He spent many years volunteering for the Crisis Center in Johnson City.
Survivors include his wife, Jacqueline, Fall Branch; stepson, Robert Burnette (Rachel); step-granddaughter, Ruby Laurel, all of Washington DC.