Jonnie Grace Kagley Lewis

Jonnie Grace Kagley Lewis, age 96 of Knoxville, passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2009, at St. Mary’s Health System. She was a member of Broadway Baptist Church in Knoxville and was preceded in death by her husband, Joe J. Lewis; parents, John W. and Lillie Wilson Kagley; and sisters, Ruth Norwood and Mable Mizell. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Joanne and Ralph E. Holland of Boone, NC; daughter, Kathy Lewis of Nashville; son, Donald W. Lewis of Maryville; former daughters-in-law, Laura McNair and Connie Lewis; 8 grandchildren: Jonathan (Kelly) Holland, Timothy (Carrie) Holland, Erin (Matt) Brumm, Jessica (John) Wear, Chaia (Jeff) Thigpen, Leah Manning, Hanna and Jacqueline Lewis; 5 great-grandchildren: Brianna, Elias and Abigail Holland, Ryan Wear, and Lucas Manning; sister, Pearl Rudder of Louisville, KY, and brother, Lloyd W. Kagley of Seymour; several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Lewis was born in Blount County on March 3, 1913 and grew up in the Kagley’s Chapel community. She graduated from Lanier High School in 1931, worked at the Standard Knitting Mills in Knoxville, and, during World War II, was employed by ALCOA. She married and raised her family in Maryville, living in later years in Knoxville. Flowers are appreciated, or memorials may be made to the Building Fund or Children’s Ministry of Broadway Baptist Church, 815 North Broadway, Knoxville, TN, 37917. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 21st, 2009, at McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Timothy Turley officiating. The interment will follow in Centenary Cemetery. The family will receive friends 7:00-9:00 p.m. Saturday at McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, Maryville, 982-6812. www.mccammonammonsclick.com