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John F. 'Buck' Manthey Knoxville, TN QCWA # 13198 Chapter 60 |
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The following obituary was published Tuesday, December 11, 2012, in The Paris Post-Intelligencer, Paris, Tennessee, USA.
Buck Manthey
Former Paris resident and retired TVA civil engineer John F. "Buck" Manthey, 93, of Knoxville died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012.
A funeral mass is planned at 5 p.m. Friday at All Saints Catholic Church in Knoxville, where he was a founding member. Michael Woods will officiate. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Sunset Cemetery in Murphy, N.C.
Visitation will be after 3 p.m. Friday, with a rosary said at 4:30 p.m. at the church. Click Funeral Home in Knoxville is in charge.
An Antigo, Wis., native, his wife of 37 years, Martine Moore Manthey, preceded him in death. A World War II Army veteran, he worked with the Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge and retired with TVA's hydraulic data branch.
Survivors are two daughters: Sandra (Thomas) Davidson of Orange Beach, Ala., and Maureen (William) Shuster of Knoxville; one son: George (Nancy Sanders) Manthey of Knoxville; a sister: Bernadine Manthey of Manitowoc, Wis.;
Seven grandchildren: Thomas John (Sonia) Davidson, Gini Fales, Elizabeth (Scott) Norris, Luke (Christy) Schuster, Mark and Kathleen Schuster and James (Rebecca) Manthey; seven great-grandchildren: Thomas and David Fales, Connor and Katherine Morris, Addison, Coleton and Ashlynn Manthey; and several nieces and nephews.
He also was preceded in death by two brothers: Richard Paul Manthey and Robert John Manthey; a sister: Rosaria Manthey; and an infant son.
Memorials may be made to the All Saints Catholic Church music department, 620 N. Cedar Bluff Road, Knoxville 37923 or to Catholic Charities of East Tennessee, 3009 Lake Brook Blvd., Knoxville 37909.