>From The Knoxville News Sentinel 30 May 2000
CARDEN, MARIE - a lifelong resident of Clinton, Tennessee, passed away
Sunday, May 28, 2000 at Shannondale Health Care Center in Knoxville. Born
February 17, 1908 near Clinton, she was the second child of William Elvis
and
Annie Elizabeth Wade Carden. Soon after Marie was born the family moved to
the 337 acre farm just across the Clinch River from Clinton. Riverside
Farm
was considered by many as the finest farm in the county. When the family
sold
the farm in 1962 to TVA to be used for future development, Marie and her
sister, Hazel, moved to Eagle Bend Lane in Clinton. There they lived until
1995 when they moved to Shannondale Retirement Home in Knoxville. Marie
graduated from Clinton High School in 1929 where she was a member of the
girl's basketball team and an honor student. She was a business graduate
and
retired from The UT Agricultural Extension Service (ASCS) where she was
Manager of the Anderson County office for 30 years. She was active in The
Business and Professional Women's Club, First Baptist of Clinton, Timely
Topics Club and The Anderson County Fair Board of Directors for many
years.
Preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Mrs. Ora Franklin Carden
(Bernese) who died in 1979. She is survived by her sisters, Hazel Carden
and
Anne Carden Wilbanks of Knoxville; brother Wade Hampton Carden of Houston,
Texas; several nieces and nephews, including Doris Carden Wood of
Charlotte,
Carole Ann Carden Qumsie of Houston, Texas, Dr. Wade Douglas Carden of
Cincinnati, Allen Carden of Los Angeles, Linda Wilbanks Morgan, Patricia
Wilbanks Watters and Caye Wilbanks Teegarden, all of Atlanta and many
great-nieces and great-nephews. Funeral service will be 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday,
May 31, 2000 at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton with Rev. Samuel
Dean
officiating. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday prior to the service. Burial will be at Sunset Cemetery in
Clinton.
Bailey Francis
bfran02(a)learnlink.emory.edu
My surnames: FRANCIS, SUMMITT, BAILEY, CARDEN, MEYRICK, BALL, WOLFORD,
BROWN, HARRIS, WILLIAMS, JONES, SKIDMORE, BOYD, HARR, CARNS, DUNCAN,
KELLY, LANE, SERGENT, FARMER, MOSER, KEICHER, DROKE, HICKS, MONROE,
ADKINS, OVERTON, LEACH, STROBEL, MINTER, SPENCER, NOE, POSEY, ASHER,
LYERLY, SNAPP, WYRICK, WEIR, GEORGE, ADAMS, DAVIS, WRIGHT, YEARY,
CHADWELL, BLAKEMORE to name a few.
Wife's surnames: CARROLL, BAIR, BENSON, COLLINS, COOK, CATE, KING,
SAMWORTH, EASTBURN.