Nola Mae was the daughter of Herbert E. and Pearl Kyker Wilhite. She married Leroy Hancock, son of James Payne and Bertha (Pollard) Hancock, November 26, 1938 in Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee. Leroy and Nola reared six children, DeAnna Carolyn Hancock-Cooley, Andy Hancock, Kyle David Hancock, Gwenda Lou Hancock-Stephenson, Clinton Eugene Hancock and Cynthia Jane Dukes.
Leroy & Nola lived in Knoxville for many years relocating to a small community called Walnut Loop in Townsend, Tennessee. Except for the death of their son, Kyle David Hancock, 1965 (bd. Evergeen Memorial Gardens, Knoxville) their happiest years may have been the simple life they shared in Townsend surrounded by loving, caring neighbors.
Mother and Dad loved to fish and often mother would catch the biggest and most fish. Mother loved flowers and she and dad enjoyed the many hummingbirds that frequented their porch.
Dad preceded mother in death, April 15, 2000. As I stood in the hospital watching their good-bye I felt that I would never seen such love between a man and woman again. For their 50th anniversary, we chose a rose and verse, "One Life, One Love Together" for the invitation -- it truly suited these two.
Mother had many illnesses and close calls the last years of her life. However, she had returned from a visit with her daughter in Memphis and had been doing much better. She spent November 3 with a niece, and her brother at her daughters watching the blue birds frolic and enjoying newly planted flower beds. Her death the following day came as a shock to her family.
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Suggested edit: Hancock, Nola Mae Wilhite age 81 of Townsend, formerly of Knoxville, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2001 at Blount Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Kinzel Springs Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Herbert Irvin and Pearl Victoria Kyker Wilhite. Mrs. Hancock was preceded in death by husband of 61 years Leroy Hancock Sr.; son, Kyle David Hancock; Brothers, Sherman, Burl, Lee, Carl Sr., and Harold Wilhite. Survivors include; sons, Leroy "Andy" Hancock Jr. of Cascade, Idaho and Clinton Eugene Hancock of Walls, MS; daughters and sons-in-law, Deanna Carolyn and Virgil Cooley of Walland, Gwenda and Donald Stephenson of Townsend, Cynthia and Rocky Dukes of Memphis; grandchildren, Michael Cooley of Walland, Danny and Michelle Stephenson of Maryville, Jennifer Houston of Walland, Debra France of Portland, OR Robert W. and Karen Hancock of Las Vegas, NV, Jessica Dukes of Memphis and Kyle David Hancock of Walls, MS; brother and sister-in-law, Ralph and Wilma Wilhite of Morristown; brother, Billy Wilhite of Strawberry Plains; sister, Jean Flattre of La Miranda, CA; many nieces, nephews and special friends of Walnut Loop. Funeral service will be 8:00 pm. Tuesday, November 6, 2001 in the Trinity Chapel of Smith Mortuary with the Rev. Guinn Green , Rev. Moses Moore, and Rev. Dale Buchanan officiating. The family and friends will assemble at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 7, 2001 at Caylors Chapel in Townsend for the interment. Memorial donations may be made to Townsend Church of God, 324 Webb Road, Townsend, TN 37882. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m Tuesday in the Trinity Chapel of Smith Mortuary, Maryville
Contributor: Bob Nuchols (46830425)
Leroy & Nola lived in Knoxville for many years relocating to a small community called Walnut Loop in Townsend, Tennessee. Except for the death of their son, Kyle David Hancock, 1965 (bd. Evergeen Memorial Gardens, Knoxville) their happiest years may have been the simple life they shared in Townsend surrounded by loving, caring neighbors.
Mother and Dad loved to fish and often mother would catch the biggest and most fish. Mother loved flowers and she and dad enjoyed the many hummingbirds that frequented their porch.
Dad preceded mother in death, April 15, 2000. As I stood in the hospital watching their good-bye I felt that I would never seen such love between a man and woman again. For their 50th anniversary, we chose a rose and verse, "One Life, One Love Together" for the invitation -- it truly suited these two.
Mother had many illnesses and close calls the last years of her life. However, she had returned from a visit with her daughter in Memphis and had been doing much better. She spent November 3 with a niece, and her brother at her daughters watching the blue birds frolic and enjoying newly planted flower beds. Her death the following day came as a shock to her family.
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Suggested edit: Hancock, Nola Mae Wilhite age 81 of Townsend, formerly of Knoxville, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2001 at Blount Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Kinzel Springs Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Herbert Irvin and Pearl Victoria Kyker Wilhite. Mrs. Hancock was preceded in death by husband of 61 years Leroy Hancock Sr.; son, Kyle David Hancock; Brothers, Sherman, Burl, Lee, Carl Sr., and Harold Wilhite. Survivors include; sons, Leroy "Andy" Hancock Jr. of Cascade, Idaho and Clinton Eugene Hancock of Walls, MS; daughters and sons-in-law, Deanna Carolyn and Virgil Cooley of Walland, Gwenda and Donald Stephenson of Townsend, Cynthia and Rocky Dukes of Memphis; grandchildren, Michael Cooley of Walland, Danny and Michelle Stephenson of Maryville, Jennifer Houston of Walland, Debra France of Portland, OR Robert W. and Karen Hancock of Las Vegas, NV, Jessica Dukes of Memphis and Kyle David Hancock of Walls, MS; brother and sister-in-law, Ralph and Wilma Wilhite of Morristown; brother, Billy Wilhite of Strawberry Plains; sister, Jean Flattre of La Miranda, CA; many nieces, nephews and special friends of Walnut Loop. Funeral service will be 8:00 pm. Tuesday, November 6, 2001 in the Trinity Chapel of Smith Mortuary with the Rev. Guinn Green , Rev. Moses Moore, and Rev. Dale Buchanan officiating. The family and friends will assemble at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 7, 2001 at Caylors Chapel in Townsend for the interment. Memorial donations may be made to Townsend Church of God, 324 Webb Road, Townsend, TN 37882. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m Tuesday in the Trinity Chapel of Smith Mortuary, Maryville
Contributor: Bob Nuchols (46830425)
Nola Mae was the daughter of Herbert E. and Pearl Kyker Wilhite. She married Leroy Hancock, son of James Payne and Bertha (Pollard) Hancock, November 26, 1938 in Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee. Leroy and Nola reared six children, DeAnna Carolyn Hancock-Cooley, Andy Hancock, Kyle David Hancock, Gwenda Lou Hancock-Stephenson, Clinton Eugene Hancock and Cynthia Jane Dukes.
Leroy & Nola lived in Knoxville for many years relocating to a small community called Walnut Loop in Townsend, Tennessee. Except for the death of their son, Kyle David Hancock, 1965 (bd. Evergeen Memorial Gardens, Knoxville) their happiest years may have been the simple life they shared in Townsend surrounded by loving, caring neighbors.
Mother and Dad loved to fish and often mother would catch the biggest and most fish. Mother loved flowers and she and dad enjoyed the many hummingbirds that frequented their porch.
Dad preceded mother in death, April 15, 2000. As I stood in the hospital watching their good-bye I felt that I would never seen such love between a man and woman again. For their 50th anniversary, we chose a rose and verse, "One Life, One Love Together" for the invitation -- it truly suited these two.
Mother had many illnesses and close calls the last years of her life. However, she had returned from a visit with her daughter in Memphis and had been doing much better. She spent November 3 with a niece, and her brother at her daughters watching the blue birds frolic and enjoying newly planted flower beds. Her death the following day came as a shock to her family.
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Suggested edit: Hancock, Nola Mae Wilhite age 81 of Townsend, formerly of Knoxville, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2001 at Blount Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Kinzel Springs Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Herbert Irvin and Pearl Victoria Kyker Wilhite. Mrs. Hancock was preceded in death by husband of 61 years Leroy Hancock Sr.; son, Kyle David Hancock; Brothers, Sherman, Burl, Lee, Carl Sr., and Harold Wilhite. Survivors include; sons, Leroy "Andy" Hancock Jr. of Cascade, Idaho and Clinton Eugene Hancock of Walls, MS; daughters and sons-in-law, Deanna Carolyn and Virgil Cooley of Walland, Gwenda and Donald Stephenson of Townsend, Cynthia and Rocky Dukes of Memphis; grandchildren, Michael Cooley of Walland, Danny and Michelle Stephenson of Maryville, Jennifer Houston of Walland, Debra France of Portland, OR Robert W. and Karen Hancock of Las Vegas, NV, Jessica Dukes of Memphis and Kyle David Hancock of Walls, MS; brother and sister-in-law, Ralph and Wilma Wilhite of Morristown; brother, Billy Wilhite of Strawberry Plains; sister, Jean Flattre of La Miranda, CA; many nieces, nephews and special friends of Walnut Loop. Funeral service will be 8:00 pm. Tuesday, November 6, 2001 in the Trinity Chapel of Smith Mortuary with the Rev. Guinn Green , Rev. Moses Moore, and Rev. Dale Buchanan officiating. The family and friends will assemble at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 7, 2001 at Caylors Chapel in Townsend for the interment. Memorial donations may be made to Townsend Church of God, 324 Webb Road, Townsend, TN 37882. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m Tuesday in the Trinity Chapel of Smith Mortuary, Maryville
Contributor: Bob Nuchols (46830425)
Leroy & Nola lived in Knoxville for many years relocating to a small community called Walnut Loop in Townsend, Tennessee. Except for the death of their son, Kyle David Hancock, 1965 (bd. Evergeen Memorial Gardens, Knoxville) their happiest years may have been the simple life they shared in Townsend surrounded by loving, caring neighbors.
Mother and Dad loved to fish and often mother would catch the biggest and most fish. Mother loved flowers and she and dad enjoyed the many hummingbirds that frequented their porch.
Dad preceded mother in death, April 15, 2000. As I stood in the hospital watching their good-bye I felt that I would never seen such love between a man and woman again. For their 50th anniversary, we chose a rose and verse, "One Life, One Love Together" for the invitation -- it truly suited these two.
Mother had many illnesses and close calls the last years of her life. However, she had returned from a visit with her daughter in Memphis and had been doing much better. She spent November 3 with a niece, and her brother at her daughters watching the blue birds frolic and enjoying newly planted flower beds. Her death the following day came as a shock to her family.
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Suggested edit: Hancock, Nola Mae Wilhite age 81 of Townsend, formerly of Knoxville, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2001 at Blount Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Kinzel Springs Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Herbert Irvin and Pearl Victoria Kyker Wilhite. Mrs. Hancock was preceded in death by husband of 61 years Leroy Hancock Sr.; son, Kyle David Hancock; Brothers, Sherman, Burl, Lee, Carl Sr., and Harold Wilhite. Survivors include; sons, Leroy "Andy" Hancock Jr. of Cascade, Idaho and Clinton Eugene Hancock of Walls, MS; daughters and sons-in-law, Deanna Carolyn and Virgil Cooley of Walland, Gwenda and Donald Stephenson of Townsend, Cynthia and Rocky Dukes of Memphis; grandchildren, Michael Cooley of Walland, Danny and Michelle Stephenson of Maryville, Jennifer Houston of Walland, Debra France of Portland, OR Robert W. and Karen Hancock of Las Vegas, NV, Jessica Dukes of Memphis and Kyle David Hancock of Walls, MS; brother and sister-in-law, Ralph and Wilma Wilhite of Morristown; brother, Billy Wilhite of Strawberry Plains; sister, Jean Flattre of La Miranda, CA; many nieces, nephews and special friends of Walnut Loop. Funeral service will be 8:00 pm. Tuesday, November 6, 2001 in the Trinity Chapel of Smith Mortuary with the Rev. Guinn Green , Rev. Moses Moore, and Rev. Dale Buchanan officiating. The family and friends will assemble at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 7, 2001 at Caylors Chapel in Townsend for the interment. Memorial donations may be made to Townsend Church of God, 324 Webb Road, Townsend, TN 37882. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m Tuesday in the Trinity Chapel of Smith Mortuary, Maryville
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