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Teresa Knittel Obituary
Teresa was born on Jan. 22, 1958, in Bristol Tennessee. She lived in the Bristol area all her life, where she was employed by Ball Corp. She attended church at East Bristol Baptist Church.
Survivors include husband, Mike Knittel Sr.; sons, Mike Knittel Jr. and wife Misty and Robbie Knittel; daughter, Tonya Jenkins; grandchildren, Danielle, Kenady, Andrew, Paige and Faith; brothers, Albert Brown and wife Cathy, Jimmy Brown and wife Teresa and Mark Brown and wife Jean; sister, Sheila Harr and husband Tim; mother, Peggy Price and husband Robert; father, Albert Brown and wife Lucille; grandmother, Ruth Doyle; mother-in-law, Shirley Knittel; father-in-law, Ronnie Knittel and wife Barbara; and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral service for Ms. Knittel will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 4, 2009, in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Dan Birchfield officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Jimmy Brown, Mark Brown, David L. Brown, Tilson Bailey, Mike Knittel Sr., Tim Harr and Sean Brown. Honorary pallbearers will be nephews, Little Jim Brown and David Lee Brown, and special friends, Aaron Hamilton and Josh Sproles.
The family would also like to extend a special thanks to Ball Corp. and the Wellmont Hospice House for all their care and support.
Online condolences may be registered by visiting www.weaverfuneralhome.net.
This obituary was originally published in the Bristol Herald Courier.
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Thelma Owens
July 25, 2009
Dear Peggy, we are keeping this on line, so Ruthies friends and family can express their feelings when the need arises. We've found this to be helpful over the years for other loved ones who have gone on before. We love you. Thelma and Dock
Cathy Mitchell
July 3, 2009
All of the family members are in our prayers. We are so sorry for your loss.
Phil Rutter
July 3, 2009
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
karen henson
July 2, 2009
i work with tereasa at terry pot. chip company. she was a good woman . sorry fir you loses. she will be very missed. keep you all in our prayers.
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Gary Estes
July 2, 2009
I am sorry for your loss. I worked with Teresa at Ball. She was always full of life even on night shift where most people including myself hated to be there. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Gary Estes/C Crew
Tonya Robbins
July 2, 2009
I am sorry for your loss.
george & barbara page
July 2, 2009
Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Karen (Booher) Jones
July 2, 2009
Peggy,
I was sorry to read of your daughter's passing. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
July 1, 2009
teresa i work with at ball you are a good person it very your life was cut short my prayes with family bill brimm
July 1, 2009
Mike and Family,
We are so sorry to hear about your lose. May God comfort you in the days ahead. You will be in our prayers.
Tim and Jenny Henry
Donna and Bubba
July 1, 2009
Mike and Family,
Please know that you are in our prayers and we are here for you. May you find comfort in your precious memories of Ruthie. God will give you the strength to help you through this difficult time and the days ahead.
Donna and Bubba
July 1, 2009
To my dearest family, some things I'd like to say...
but first of all, to let you know, that I arrived okay.
I'm writing this from heaven. Here I dwell with God above.
Here, there's no more tears of sadness; here is just eternal love.
Please do not be unhappy just because I'm out of sight.
Remember that I'm with you every morning, noon and night.
That day I had to leave you when my life on earth was through,
God picked me up and hugged me and He said, "I welcome you."
It's good to have you back again; you were missed while you were gone.
As for your dearest family, they'll be here later on.
I need you here badly; you're part of my plan.
There's so much that we have to do, to help our mortal man.
God gave me a list of things, that he wished for me to do.
And foremost on the list, was to watch and care for you.
And when you lie in bed at night, the day's chores put to flight.
God and I are closest to you....in the middle of the night.
When you think of my life on earth, and all those loving years
because you are only human, they are bound to bring you tears.
But do not be afraid to cry; it does relieve the pain.
Remember there would be no flowers, unless there was some rain.
I wish that I could tell you all that God has planned.
But if I were to tell you, you wouldn't understand.
But one thing is for certain, though my life on earth is o'er.
I'm closer to you now, than I ever was before.
There are many rocky roads ahead of you and many hills to climb;
but together we can do it by taking one day at a time.
It was always my philosophy and I'd like it for you too...
that as you give unto the world, the world will give to you.
If you can help somebody who's in sorrow and pain,
then you can say to God at night......"My day was not in vain."
And now I am contented....that my life has been worthwhile,
knowing as I passed along the way, I made somebody smile.
So if you meet somebody who is sad and feeling low,
just lend a hand to pick him up, as on your way you go.
When you're walking down the street, and you've got me on your mind;
I'm walking in your footsteps only half a step behind.
And when it's time for you to go.... from that body to be free,
remember you're not going.....you're coming here to me.
Ruth Ann Mahaffey (author)
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Dock & Thelma Owens
June 30, 2009
Dear Peggy and family, It broke our hearts when we received the call from Gary that Ruthie had gone to her Heavenly Home. It was the second time we had lost a cousin this month. Our hearts and prayers are with all of you. May God be with you and give you peace and comfort that only He can provide. I praise God knowing that Ruthie is at home with Him and is no longer suffering. Just think, now she is having a big reunion in Heaven. By the grace of God we will all be together again when it is our time to go. Feel our love and know that we are here for you. Please tell all the rest of her family that they are also in our prayers. Dock & Thelma
Tim Coe
June 30, 2009
A wonderfully kind and gentle woman. My deepest condolences to her family.
Cathy Purcell-Nickels
June 30, 2009
My heart goes out to the family Ruthie leaves behind. She is in a wonderful place with all the people we have loved and lost.
KATHY EDWARDS
June 30, 2009
MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU ALL. RUTHIE ALWAYS HAD A SMILE,FUN TO BE AROUND AND A GREAT BIG HEART.I HAVE MANY GOOD MEMORIES OF GROWING UP AND GOING TO SCHOOL WITH HER.THESE PAST YEARS WE DIDN'T SEE EACH OTHER VERY OFTEN,BUT WHEN WE DID THERE WAS THAT BIG SMILE.SHE WILL ALWAYS BE IN OUR HEARTS.
I LOVE YOU ALL,SISSY ROUSE EDWARDS
Paul Goins
June 30, 2009
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
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