Leonard J. Best

BEST, Leonard J., age 87 of Maryville, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2003, at Blount Memorial Hospital. He was a member of Tuckaleechee Chapel Baptist Church, was retired from ALCOA, a member of the ALCOA 25 Year Club and a veteran of World War II having served in the Aleutian Islands. He was preceded in death by wives, Reva Mae and Maurine Best; father, Ralph Best; mother, Mary Best; and brother John James. Survivors include: daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia “Cindy” and Clarence Hembree; good friend and companion, Pauline Caylor; stepchildren, Belinda Purkey, Archie Holder and Ann Watson all of Maryville; brother, Ernest Best; sister, Myrtle Belle Everett of Maryville; grandchildren, Robert Phelps of Knoxville and Vicki Bond of Salt Lake City, Utah; four step grandchildren; six great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 8:00 p.m. Thursday in McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home with Rev. Barry Woods officiating. Friends will meet at 11:00 a.m. Friday at Grandview Cemetery for the interment service. The family will receive friends from 6:30-8:00 p.m. Thursday at McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, Maryville. McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, 982-6812 www.mccammonammonsclick.com