Bertram Hazel Rhea Obituary (1915 - 2017)

Bertram Pickering Rhea, 102, of Chuckey, died Sunday, March 26, 2017 at her home. She was the daughter of the later Isaac and Margaret Shanks Pickering. She was a 1933 graduate of Chuckey High School. Mrs. Rhea was the widow of Kenneth Rhea, her husband of 55 years. She was a homemaker and enjoyed the outdoors, working in her garden, and talking to her family and friends. She was a member of Clear Springs Chapel UM Church, where she had formerly served as church secretary and was a member of the Gleaners Guild Class. She was a trustee of the Quaker Knob Cemetery and Meeting Site. She is survived by two sons, Roger Rhea and Caroll Rhea, both of Chuckey; nieces, Margaret Reed, Priscilla Andrews, Barbara Rose, Martha Shanks and Sandra White; nephews, Hugh Sayler, Charles Drain, Lee Drain, James Keys, Lee Holland, and Chris Holland. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Grace Brown, Blanche Pickering, Pauline Sayler, Fannie Drain, Nellie Morton, Elizabeth Vreeland, and Ruth Fletcher; two brothers, an infant, and Wayne Pickering; two nieces, Helen Noe and Barbara Walker; two nephews, Edwin Sayler and Bobby Rhea. The family will receive friends Friday, March 31, 2017 from 1-3pm & 5-7pm at Jeffers Funeral Service at Afton. The funeral service will be held Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 2pm at Jeffers Chapel at Afton, with Rev. Roy Fowler officiating. Interment will be in Graceland Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Roger Rhea, Caroll Rhea, Les McCracken, Roger Carter, Frank Banks, and Dan Hayes. Honorary pallbearers are family and friends, Dr. Michael Odell, Angie, Kathy, and Tammy, of Amedisys Hospice. Memorial contributions may be made to Clear Springs Chapel UM Church, c/o Crystal Million, 415 S. Main St., Greeneville, TN 37743, or Quaker Knob Cemetery Fund, c/o Caroll Rhea, 1755 Old Hall Rd., Chuckey, TN 37641. To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of Bertram Hazel Rhea, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store. print Print Obituary