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Family/Spouse: Lillie Walls. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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FRITTS, GEORGE "JIGGS" - age 84, a lifelong resident of Oliver Springs, died Monday, December 21st, 2009 at his residence. Mr. Fritts was born September 24th, 1925 in Oliver Springs. Following his high school graduation he entered into the military where he served his country in the United States Armed Forces. Following his military discharge, he worked as a salesman for a welding supply company. He attended Coal Hill Baptist Church and enjoyed gardening and working in his yard. Mr. Fritts was preceded in death by his parents, John Fritts and Lillie Walls Fritts; by wife, Ila Mae Adcock Fritts; by brothers, John Fritts, Jr., Jimmy Fritts, and Charles Fritts; by sisters, Josephine Padavick and Otella Harvey; and by a son-in-law, Allen Brown. He is survived by his children, Karen Denise Brown of Oliver Springs, and Doug Fritts and wife, Beth, of Englewood, Ohio; by sisters, Grace Smith and husband, Howard, of White Pine, Tennessee and Anna Jo Sweeney and husband, Dennis, of Lenoir City; by foster sisters, Joyce Dawson and husband, Lonnie, of Coalfield and Eloise McGhee of Oliver Springs; by brothers-in-law, Blane "Toop" Adcock, Charles "Rooney" Adcock and wife, Dottie, David Adcock and wife, Nelda, Marris "Parse" Adcock and wife, Wanda, all of Coalfield; by sisters-in-law, Janice Wormsley, and husband, Wayne, of Kingston, and Carolyn Jane Jones of Coalfield; and by special friend, Michelle Garcia of Oliver Springs. He is also survived by three grandchildren, Megan Fritts and Kelli Fritts, both of Englewood, Ohio, and Cody Brown of Oliver Springs. The family will receive friends Saturday, December 26th, 2009 between the hours of 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. at Sharp Funeral Home. The funeral will follow at 8:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Robbie Leach officiating. Burial and graveside services will be held Sunday, December 27th, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at the Adcock Cemetery in Coalfield. In lieu of flowers, the family would request that donations be given to the Beech Park Baptist Church Children's Department. Sharp Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. An online guest book is available at www.sharpfh.com.

Family/Spouse: Ila Mae Adcock. Ila (daughter of George Dewey Adcock and Hazel Hensley) was born on 15 May 1932; died on 6 Oct 2007; was buried in Adcock Cemetery, Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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FRITTS, REV. JAMES ALBERT, 69, of Coalfield, died Feb. 22, 1998. He was born July 17, 1928 in Oliver Springs, Tn. Preceded by parents,John and Lillie Walls Fritts; brothers, Charles Fritts and John Fritts Jr.; sister, Josephine Padvick; Survivors; wife, Annah Mae Fritts;daughter, Shirley and husband J. T.; sons, James Jr., and Jackie,David Ray and Paulette and Gary Lynn Fritts; 7 grandchildren and 5g-grandchildren; brothers; Geroge and wife Mae; sisters; Otella and husband Raymond Harvey and Grace and husband Howard Smith. Intermentin Davis Cemetery, Coalfield. [Morgan County News]

The Rev. James "Jim" Albert Fritts, 69, of Coalfield, died Sunday, Feb. 22, 1998, at his home.
Mr. Fritts had served as pastor of several Baptist churches in the local area.
He was born in Oliver Springs on July 17, 1928, the son of John and Lillie Walls Fritts, both now deceased. He had lived in this area all his life.
Mr. Fritts had retired in 1985 from Martin Marietta Energy Systems after working for 32 years as an operator. He began his employment at the federal facilities in Oak Ridge when they were managed by Union Carbide Nuclear Division.
After retirement, he drove a school bus for Coalfield School for six years.
He is survived by his wife, Annah Mac Fritts; a daughter, Shirley Tucker and her husband, J.T., of Oak Ridge; three sons, Gary Lynn Fritts of Coalfield, James Fritts Jr. of Oak Ridge, and David Ray Fritts of Oliver Springs; and seven grandchildren, Brian Tucker, Bradley Tucker, Kristen Tucker, Kandace Tucker, Jamie Fritts, Lisa Fritts Curnutt and Stephen Fritts; and five great-grandchildren.
Mr. Fritts is also survived by two sisters, Otella Harvey and her husband, Raymond, of Oliver Springs, and Grace Smith and her husband, Howard, of White Pine; a brother, George Fritts and his wife, Mae, of Oliver Springs; and by several nieces and nephews.
A sister, Josephine Padavick, and two brothers, Charles Fritts and John Fritts Jr., died earlier.
The funeral will be held at 8 tonight, Feb. 24, in the chapel of Sharp Funeral Home in Oliver Springs with the Rev. Jim Carr and the Rev. Lloyd Napier officiating.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, at Davis Cemetery in Coalfield.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
The family requests any memorials be in the form of donations to Coalfield Public Library, Coalfield, TN 37719.

Family/Spouse: Anna (Mac) McKinney Jackson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Allen Brown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Beth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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