Edna Michael

November 25, 1916 — May 7, 2009

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Ms Edna Mae Brown Michael of 263 Oak Street, Mountain City, Tennessee passed away peacefully Thursday morning May 7, 2009, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Bel Air, Maryland. She was 92.

Ms. Michael was born in Boone, North Carolina, and was the daughter of the late Mastin Clyde and Ola Rhoda Blackburn Brown. She married Albert W. Michael and they moved to Mountain City in 1947 where they made their home and were owners of Michael’s Department Store. Edna continued to manage the store after Albert’s death in 1988 until she retired in 2001 after 54 years in business.

Edna was a long-time member of the First Baptist Church where she taught Sunday school, sang in the choir and was active in Women in Mission. She was a member of the Mountain City Rotary Club and was the club president in 1995-1996. She was a member of the Chamber of Commerce and was named a 1997 “Person of the Year”. She was active on many community boards.

In addition to her parents and husband, Ms. Michael was preceded in death by her two sisters, Faye Brown Hodges and Lucy Brown Deitz.

Survivors include her daughter, Ava Michael Shaver and son-in-law, William G. Shaver of Bel Air, Maryland; two grandchildren, Lezlie and husband Stephen McBride of McLean, Virginia and Eric Shaver and his wife Jessica of Burke, Virginia; three great-grand children, Savannah and Reilly McBride and Thomas Shaver; a nephew, David Dietz and wife Kathleen of Hickory, North Carolina; and several nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m., Monday May 11, 2009 in the Charles B. Hux Memorial Chapel of the Hux-Lipford Funeral in Mountain City.

The funeral service will be held Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church with a visitation from 1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. prior to the service with Mr. Norman Reece and Rev. Ricky Campbell to officiate. Active Pallbearers will be John Muse,

Dr. Donald Tarr, Jim Vincill, Ted Shores, Ray Payne and James Lefler. Honorary Pallbearers are The Mountain City Rotary Club, Women in Mission Organization, Dr. Jim Shine and Nelson Gray. Graveside service and burial will follow in the Sunset Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to a charity of your choice or to one of the following:

First Baptist Church Building/Renovation Fund, 421 West Main Street, Mountain City, Tennessee 37683 (423-727-9424); or the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company, 109 South Hickory Avenue, Bel Air, Maryland 21014 (410-638-4401).

Online condolences may be viewed and sent to the family though our website at www.hux-lipford.com

Schimunek Funeral Home in Bel Air, Maryland and Hux-Lipford Funeral Home of Mountain City, Tennessee are in charge of the arrangements.

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Edna Michael

November 25, 1916 — May 7, 2009

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