Austin Leonard Shamblin

Austin L. Shamblin, age 91, passed away at his home Wednesday, June 11th. He was a retired Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Air Force, Logistical Air Command, having served for 24 years, including World War II and Korea. He was also a retired computer programmer who converted Maryville College to its first computerized system and taught computer classes there, and a retired United Methodist minister, having pastored churches in Vonore and Townsend. He was also a volunteer at BMH for many years. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle. He was preceded in death by his parents, George Benjamin and Lily Mae Breeden Shamblin; brothers Henegar, Norman, and Bryan Shamblin; sister Dorothy; wife Dorothy Spradlin Shamblin, and son Robert Bruce Shamblin. He is survived by brothers Arnold and Jack (Dona) Shamblin, son Steve (Denise) Shamblin, daughter Nancy (Mike) Shamblin West, grandchildren Luke West, Michael West, and Christine (Chris) Shamblin Clemmer, daughter-in-law Scarlett Shamblin, sisters-in-law Nina Shamblin and Dot Shamblin, and several nieces and nephews. A special thanks to his niece, Connie Catron Miller, caregivers Laura Bell and Dorothy Jenkins, and BMH Hospice for their care of Austin in his final months. Funeral service will be at 2:30 PM, Friday, June 13, 2014 at Smith West Chapel. Interment will follow at Grandview Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 1:30 until 2:30 PM, Friday, June 13, 2014 at Smith West Chapel. Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, 865-983-1000, www.SmithFuneralandCremation.com.