Daily Post Athenian
October 25, 2008
Thomas B. Mayfield III, 88, of Athens, died early Saturday morning, Oct. 25, 2008, at Morning Pointe of Athens.
He was born on the Mayfield Farm near Athens in McMinn County, and was a son of the late Thomas Brient and Goldie Denton Mayfield. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Alma Bolton Mayfield; one sister, Sarah Louise Mayfield Smith; and one brother, C. Scott Mayfield.
He attended Athens City Schools and McMinn County High School, where he played football, as well as Tennessee Wesleyan College and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, where he studied dairy science.
He was an active member of Keith Memorial United Methodist Church for more than 80 years.
He chose to follow his father's footsteps and entered the University of Tennessee to study dairy science. During World War II, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and proudly served as a naval aviator and flight instructor, maintaining his strong interest in aviation until his death.
At the conclusion of his military service, he returned to Mayfield Dairy Farms and became a leader in the dairy industry. He has been praised for his sound business practices, innovation and producing quality dairy products. Under his leadership, Mayfield Dairy Farms pioneered the use of vacuum heat process to remove volatile flavors from milk. He developed and introduced the first yellow jug, which prevents light-activated flavor in milk and preserves the fresh taste. He helped in designing packages for both milk and ice cream. He retired as president of Mayfield Dairy Farms in 1990.
In addition to his milk and ice cream successes, he has been recognized for his many years of involvement and service to industry and many organizations: president of International Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers from 1962-1964; president of the Southern Association of Dairy Food Manufacturers; president of the Tennessee Dairy Products Association; director of the Tennessee Association of Business; vice-president of Mayfield Realty Co., Inc.; and also served as a director of the First National Bank of McMinn County for 32 years. He helped organize the Chamber of Commerce in Athens in 1946, serving as the first president, and later again served as president in 1950.
He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Class of 1941; Alumni Board, College of Agriculture, U.T.K. 1968-1969; member of the Athens Kiwanis Club for 65 years; Who's Who in America for more than 30 years; University of Tennessee Chancellor's Citation Service Award in 1982; Athens Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year in 1981; Tennessee Wesleyan College Honorary Degree, Doctor of Commercial Science in 1983; and the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture Alumni Council in 1989.
He was a member of the Defense Orientation Conference Association in Washington, D.C. He was an avid flyer, boater, golfer and fisherman. He was interested in the McMinn County Airport and was instrumental in its success.
Survivors include his wife, Regenia Lawson Mayfield of Athens; one daughter and son-in-law, Missy Mayfield and Steven Peters of Bozeman, Mont.; four sons and two daughters-in-law, T. Brient Mayfield of Knoxville, Robert B. and Debbie Mayfield of Athens, David E. Mayfield of Big Sky, Mont., and William D. and Jo Mayfield of Knoxville; one sister, Emmagene Mayfield Cate of Athens; seven grandchildren; one great-grandson; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Keith Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mike Hubble and the Rev. Jason Gattis officiating. Burial will be 2 p.m. Tuesday in Cedar Grove Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be grandsons and nephews: Andy Mayfield, Tim Mayfield, Taylor Mayfield, Scottie Mayfield, Mike Cate, Bill Cate, Jeff Smith and Mike Rissing. Honorary pallbearers will be William R. Selden, Hugh Cottingham, Ralph Anderson, Bacon Walthall, Tom Grayson, Jack Brewer, C.C. Redfern, James R. Miller, Sam Feezell, Roy Nankivell, Scott Futral, Allen Boyd, Milnor Jones and Mayfield active and retired employees and Kiwanis Club members.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Jerry Smith Funeral Home.
The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the University of Tennessee Knoxville Office of Development to the Thomas B. Mayfield Scholarship Fund (Agriculture College), 101 Morgan Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996; Tennessee Wesleyan College, Thomas B. Mayfield Endowment Fund, PO Box 40, Athens, TN 37371-0040; or Keith Memorial United Methodist Church, PO Box 1, Athens, TN 37371-0001.
Jerry Smith Funeral Home of Athens is serving the family of Thomas B. Mayfield III.
October 25, 2008
Thomas B. Mayfield III, 88, of Athens, died early Saturday morning, Oct. 25, 2008, at Morning Pointe of Athens.
He was born on the Mayfield Farm near Athens in McMinn County, and was a son of the late Thomas Brient and Goldie Denton Mayfield. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Alma Bolton Mayfield; one sister, Sarah Louise Mayfield Smith; and one brother, C. Scott Mayfield.
He attended Athens City Schools and McMinn County High School, where he played football, as well as Tennessee Wesleyan College and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, where he studied dairy science.
He was an active member of Keith Memorial United Methodist Church for more than 80 years.
He chose to follow his father's footsteps and entered the University of Tennessee to study dairy science. During World War II, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and proudly served as a naval aviator and flight instructor, maintaining his strong interest in aviation until his death.
At the conclusion of his military service, he returned to Mayfield Dairy Farms and became a leader in the dairy industry. He has been praised for his sound business practices, innovation and producing quality dairy products. Under his leadership, Mayfield Dairy Farms pioneered the use of vacuum heat process to remove volatile flavors from milk. He developed and introduced the first yellow jug, which prevents light-activated flavor in milk and preserves the fresh taste. He helped in designing packages for both milk and ice cream. He retired as president of Mayfield Dairy Farms in 1990.
In addition to his milk and ice cream successes, he has been recognized for his many years of involvement and service to industry and many organizations: president of International Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers from 1962-1964; president of the Southern Association of Dairy Food Manufacturers; president of the Tennessee Dairy Products Association; director of the Tennessee Association of Business; vice-president of Mayfield Realty Co., Inc.; and also served as a director of the First National Bank of McMinn County for 32 years. He helped organize the Chamber of Commerce in Athens in 1946, serving as the first president, and later again served as president in 1950.
He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Class of 1941; Alumni Board, College of Agriculture, U.T.K. 1968-1969; member of the Athens Kiwanis Club for 65 years; Who's Who in America for more than 30 years; University of Tennessee Chancellor's Citation Service Award in 1982; Athens Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year in 1981; Tennessee Wesleyan College Honorary Degree, Doctor of Commercial Science in 1983; and the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture Alumni Council in 1989.
He was a member of the Defense Orientation Conference Association in Washington, D.C. He was an avid flyer, boater, golfer and fisherman. He was interested in the McMinn County Airport and was instrumental in its success.
Survivors include his wife, Regenia Lawson Mayfield of Athens; one daughter and son-in-law, Missy Mayfield and Steven Peters of Bozeman, Mont.; four sons and two daughters-in-law, T. Brient Mayfield of Knoxville, Robert B. and Debbie Mayfield of Athens, David E. Mayfield of Big Sky, Mont., and William D. and Jo Mayfield of Knoxville; one sister, Emmagene Mayfield Cate of Athens; seven grandchildren; one great-grandson; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Keith Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mike Hubble and the Rev. Jason Gattis officiating. Burial will be 2 p.m. Tuesday in Cedar Grove Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be grandsons and nephews: Andy Mayfield, Tim Mayfield, Taylor Mayfield, Scottie Mayfield, Mike Cate, Bill Cate, Jeff Smith and Mike Rissing. Honorary pallbearers will be William R. Selden, Hugh Cottingham, Ralph Anderson, Bacon Walthall, Tom Grayson, Jack Brewer, C.C. Redfern, James R. Miller, Sam Feezell, Roy Nankivell, Scott Futral, Allen Boyd, Milnor Jones and Mayfield active and retired employees and Kiwanis Club members.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Jerry Smith Funeral Home.
The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the University of Tennessee Knoxville Office of Development to the Thomas B. Mayfield Scholarship Fund (Agriculture College), 101 Morgan Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996; Tennessee Wesleyan College, Thomas B. Mayfield Endowment Fund, PO Box 40, Athens, TN 37371-0040; or Keith Memorial United Methodist Church, PO Box 1, Athens, TN 37371-0001.
Jerry Smith Funeral Home of Athens is serving the family of Thomas B. Mayfield III.
Daily Post Athenian
October 25, 2008
Thomas B. Mayfield III, 88, of Athens, died early Saturday morning, Oct. 25, 2008, at Morning Pointe of Athens.
He was born on the Mayfield Farm near Athens in McMinn County, and was a son of the late Thomas Brient and Goldie Denton Mayfield. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Alma Bolton Mayfield; one sister, Sarah Louise Mayfield Smith; and one brother, C. Scott Mayfield.
He attended Athens City Schools and McMinn County High School, where he played football, as well as Tennessee Wesleyan College and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, where he studied dairy science.
He was an active member of Keith Memorial United Methodist Church for more than 80 years.
He chose to follow his father's footsteps and entered the University of Tennessee to study dairy science. During World War II, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and proudly served as a naval aviator and flight instructor, maintaining his strong interest in aviation until his death.
At the conclusion of his military service, he returned to Mayfield Dairy Farms and became a leader in the dairy industry. He has been praised for his sound business practices, innovation and producing quality dairy products. Under his leadership, Mayfield Dairy Farms pioneered the use of vacuum heat process to remove volatile flavors from milk. He developed and introduced the first yellow jug, which prevents light-activated flavor in milk and preserves the fresh taste. He helped in designing packages for both milk and ice cream. He retired as president of Mayfield Dairy Farms in 1990.
In addition to his milk and ice cream successes, he has been recognized for his many years of involvement and service to industry and many organizations: president of International Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers from 1962-1964; president of the Southern Association of Dairy Food Manufacturers; president of the Tennessee Dairy Products Association; director of the Tennessee Association of Business; vice-president of Mayfield Realty Co., Inc.; and also served as a director of the First National Bank of McMinn County for 32 years. He helped organize the Chamber of Commerce in Athens in 1946, serving as the first president, and later again served as president in 1950.
He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Class of 1941; Alumni Board, College of Agriculture, U.T.K. 1968-1969; member of the Athens Kiwanis Club for 65 years; Who's Who in America for more than 30 years; University of Tennessee Chancellor's Citation Service Award in 1982; Athens Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year in 1981; Tennessee Wesleyan College Honorary Degree, Doctor of Commercial Science in 1983; and the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture Alumni Council in 1989.
He was a member of the Defense Orientation Conference Association in Washington, D.C. He was an avid flyer, boater, golfer and fisherman. He was interested in the McMinn County Airport and was instrumental in its success.
Survivors include his wife, Regenia Lawson Mayfield of Athens; one daughter and son-in-law, Missy Mayfield and Steven Peters of Bozeman, Mont.; four sons and two daughters-in-law, T. Brient Mayfield of Knoxville, Robert B. and Debbie Mayfield of Athens, David E. Mayfield of Big Sky, Mont., and William D. and Jo Mayfield of Knoxville; one sister, Emmagene Mayfield Cate of Athens; seven grandchildren; one great-grandson; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Keith Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mike Hubble and the Rev. Jason Gattis officiating. Burial will be 2 p.m. Tuesday in Cedar Grove Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be grandsons and nephews: Andy Mayfield, Tim Mayfield, Taylor Mayfield, Scottie Mayfield, Mike Cate, Bill Cate, Jeff Smith and Mike Rissing. Honorary pallbearers will be William R. Selden, Hugh Cottingham, Ralph Anderson, Bacon Walthall, Tom Grayson, Jack Brewer, C.C. Redfern, James R. Miller, Sam Feezell, Roy Nankivell, Scott Futral, Allen Boyd, Milnor Jones and Mayfield active and retired employees and Kiwanis Club members.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Jerry Smith Funeral Home.
The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the University of Tennessee Knoxville Office of Development to the Thomas B. Mayfield Scholarship Fund (Agriculture College), 101 Morgan Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996; Tennessee Wesleyan College, Thomas B. Mayfield Endowment Fund, PO Box 40, Athens, TN 37371-0040; or Keith Memorial United Methodist Church, PO Box 1, Athens, TN 37371-0001.
Jerry Smith Funeral Home of Athens is serving the family of Thomas B. Mayfield III.
October 25, 2008
Thomas B. Mayfield III, 88, of Athens, died early Saturday morning, Oct. 25, 2008, at Morning Pointe of Athens.
He was born on the Mayfield Farm near Athens in McMinn County, and was a son of the late Thomas Brient and Goldie Denton Mayfield. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Alma Bolton Mayfield; one sister, Sarah Louise Mayfield Smith; and one brother, C. Scott Mayfield.
He attended Athens City Schools and McMinn County High School, where he played football, as well as Tennessee Wesleyan College and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, where he studied dairy science.
He was an active member of Keith Memorial United Methodist Church for more than 80 years.
He chose to follow his father's footsteps and entered the University of Tennessee to study dairy science. During World War II, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and proudly served as a naval aviator and flight instructor, maintaining his strong interest in aviation until his death.
At the conclusion of his military service, he returned to Mayfield Dairy Farms and became a leader in the dairy industry. He has been praised for his sound business practices, innovation and producing quality dairy products. Under his leadership, Mayfield Dairy Farms pioneered the use of vacuum heat process to remove volatile flavors from milk. He developed and introduced the first yellow jug, which prevents light-activated flavor in milk and preserves the fresh taste. He helped in designing packages for both milk and ice cream. He retired as president of Mayfield Dairy Farms in 1990.
In addition to his milk and ice cream successes, he has been recognized for his many years of involvement and service to industry and many organizations: president of International Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers from 1962-1964; president of the Southern Association of Dairy Food Manufacturers; president of the Tennessee Dairy Products Association; director of the Tennessee Association of Business; vice-president of Mayfield Realty Co., Inc.; and also served as a director of the First National Bank of McMinn County for 32 years. He helped organize the Chamber of Commerce in Athens in 1946, serving as the first president, and later again served as president in 1950.
He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Class of 1941; Alumni Board, College of Agriculture, U.T.K. 1968-1969; member of the Athens Kiwanis Club for 65 years; Who's Who in America for more than 30 years; University of Tennessee Chancellor's Citation Service Award in 1982; Athens Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year in 1981; Tennessee Wesleyan College Honorary Degree, Doctor of Commercial Science in 1983; and the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture Alumni Council in 1989.
He was a member of the Defense Orientation Conference Association in Washington, D.C. He was an avid flyer, boater, golfer and fisherman. He was interested in the McMinn County Airport and was instrumental in its success.
Survivors include his wife, Regenia Lawson Mayfield of Athens; one daughter and son-in-law, Missy Mayfield and Steven Peters of Bozeman, Mont.; four sons and two daughters-in-law, T. Brient Mayfield of Knoxville, Robert B. and Debbie Mayfield of Athens, David E. Mayfield of Big Sky, Mont., and William D. and Jo Mayfield of Knoxville; one sister, Emmagene Mayfield Cate of Athens; seven grandchildren; one great-grandson; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Keith Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mike Hubble and the Rev. Jason Gattis officiating. Burial will be 2 p.m. Tuesday in Cedar Grove Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be grandsons and nephews: Andy Mayfield, Tim Mayfield, Taylor Mayfield, Scottie Mayfield, Mike Cate, Bill Cate, Jeff Smith and Mike Rissing. Honorary pallbearers will be William R. Selden, Hugh Cottingham, Ralph Anderson, Bacon Walthall, Tom Grayson, Jack Brewer, C.C. Redfern, James R. Miller, Sam Feezell, Roy Nankivell, Scott Futral, Allen Boyd, Milnor Jones and Mayfield active and retired employees and Kiwanis Club members.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Jerry Smith Funeral Home.
The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the University of Tennessee Knoxville Office of Development to the Thomas B. Mayfield Scholarship Fund (Agriculture College), 101 Morgan Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996; Tennessee Wesleyan College, Thomas B. Mayfield Endowment Fund, PO Box 40, Athens, TN 37371-0040; or Keith Memorial United Methodist Church, PO Box 1, Athens, TN 37371-0001.
Jerry Smith Funeral Home of Athens is serving the family of Thomas B. Mayfield III.
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