Arthur Raleigh McCammon Jr.

MCCAMMON, ARTHUR RALEIGH (A.R.) JR. - of Maryville, TN entered the presence of God Saturday, August 16, 2008 at Asbury Place. He was a life member of Broadway United Methodist Church and the Wesley Fellowship Sunday School Class. A.R. was a graduate of The McCallie School, Chattanooga and The University of Tennessee, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. He served in the United States Army during World War II, was a founder of the Blount County Farmers Co-op, a member of the Tennessee State Legislature for 12 years, a Director of the Blount County Farmer's Mutual Insurance Company and the Tennessee Railroad Association. He was a lifelong farmer. A.R. was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur Raleigh (Rol) and Susan (Susie) B. McCammon; sister, Mary Nell McCammon all of Maryville, and sister Jean M. Koella, Rockford. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Marjorie (Margie) Elgin McCammon, Maryville; son and daughter-in-law, Arthur Raleigh (Rol) III and Katherine (Kiki) L. McCammon, Knoxville; and daughters and sons-in-law, Pamela (Pam) M. and John C. Davis, Rogersville, and Mary Nell (Mimi) M. and Frederic (Fred) John Bury III, Louisville, TN. He also leaves grandchildren, Joseph Browning (Brown) Parrott, Knoxville, Raleigh Virginia Parrott, California, Frederic John Bury, IV, John Arthur Bury, A. Raleigh McCammon IV, and Elgin (Ellie) Ayres McCammon all of Knoxville; nieces and nephew include: Susan K. Koella, Ernest Koella,III, and Lisa K. Franks all of Rockford. A celebration of his life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at Broadway United Methodist Church with Rev. Amy Probst and Rev. Ron Matthews officiating. Family will receive friends immediately following the ceremony. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Blount County Children's Home, 903 McCammon Avenue, Maryville,TN 37801, or to Holston United Methodist Home for Children, P.O. Box 188 Greeneville, TN 37744. McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, Maryville, 982-6812. www.mccammonammonsclick.com