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- [S16] Obituary.
Mark David Alexander
January 19, 1919 - June 26, 2009
Mark David Alexander, 90, passed away on June 26, 2009. He was the last surviving son of the Sale Creek Church of God pioneer minister, Reverend Samuel Logan Alexander. Mr. Alexander was a veteran of WWII and a retiree of Combustion Engineering. He was well known as owner/breeder and promoter of championship quality equines in the Tennessee Walking Horse and Spotted Saddle Horse Associations. His reputation as a bass singer of Southern Gospel music was well known in the tri-state area; he was a member of the “Travis Quartet” of Dayton, TN. He was proud to be a past president of the Sale Creek Lions Club, and former member of the Chattanooga Beekeepers Association.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Roselyn (Gann) Alexander; parents, Samuel Logan Pinckney (Anna Mae Carroll) Alexander; sisters, Clarice Fuller, Jessie Underwood; brothers, Hershel, Cornelius, and Harold Alexander; and grandson, Brandon Tackett.
He is survived by two sons, Rex (Carol) Alexander of Soddy-Daisy, and Edward (Diane) Alexander of Gilbert, AZ; 8 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, June 28, in the funeral home chapel with Bishops Opal Scott and Kenneth Bolton officiating. Interment will follow in Welsh Cemetery in Sale Creek, TN. The family will receive friends from 4:00 - 8:00 PM Saturday, June 27 at the funeral home. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.williamsonandsons.com. Arrangements are by Williamson & Sons Funeral Home, 8852 Dayton Pike Soddy-Daisy, TN. 37379.
- [S84] Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780 - 2002, (www.ancestry.com).
Name: Logan Alexander
Spouse: May Carroll
Marriage Date: 11 Jan 1909
Marriage County: Rhea
Marriage State: Tennessee
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