Gene W Trammell

1927 - 2011  (83 years)   Has 25 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Gene W Trammell
  Birth	23 Nov 1927	Macon Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	A794838C1EDB2947BF9A5A5418545257CF91
  Death	20 May 2011	Macon Co, NC
  Person ID	I8763	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2019

  
  

  Father	Sherrill Thomas Trammell,   b. 22 Aug 1904, Macon Co, NC d. 25 May 1982, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Edna Mae Grant,   b. 6 Jan 1902, Macon Co, NC d. 23 Feb 1998, Macon Co, NC (Age 96 years)
  _UID	699FBB187254A5428F2C13D24B020FA62A39
  Family ID	F7777	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:B/D from "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000", Ancestry.com; !OBIT:Wednesday, May 25, 2011 9:07 PM CDT Gene W. Trammel, 83, of the Nantahala community near Topton, died Friday, May 20, 2011, at his residence. He was a native and lifetime resident of Macon County. He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Army. Gene worked for several years for Berkshire Knitting Mills and later began a career in residential home construction. He was a member of Andrews Masonic Lodge No. 529 and a Shriner. He was a lifelong member of Briartown Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon and adult Sunday school teacher. He loved working in his sawmill and woodworking shop. He was the son of the late Sherrill Thomas and Edna Grant Trammel, and husband of the late Kate Owenby Trammel, who died Feb. 20, 1991. Surviving are his wife, Carol Jenkins Trammel; two sons, Rickey L. Trammel of Andrews and Ronald G. Trammel of Greer, S.C.; a sister, Hazel Roper of Andrews; a grandson, Jacob Trammel, and a granddaughter, Kati Trammel, both of Andrews. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 22, in Briartown Baptist Church with the Revs. S.J. Waters and Lewis Welch officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery with military graveside rites. Pallbearers were Rickey L. Trammel, Ronald G. Trammel, Jacob Trammel, Jerry Phillips, Gary Cross and Donald Cross. Honorary pallbearers were Carl Cross and David Trammel. The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, May 21, at Ivie Funeral Home, Andrews, where the body was until placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the services. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made in memory of Gene W. Trammel to Briartown Baptist Church Building Fund, c/o Juanita DeWeese, 19292 Wayah Road, Aquone, NC 28781; or Good Shepherd Home Health and Hospice Agency, P.O. Box 465, Hayesville, NC 28904. Ivie Funeral Home, Andrews, was in charge of all arrangements. An online guest register is available at www.iviefuneralhomeinc.com.