Ruth Freshour Morelock

She was retired.

Mrs. Morelock was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness.

Survivors include her children: Sandra Burns, Barbara Smith, Kathy Bernard, Jane Morelock, Charles Morelock and wife, Cindy, all of Greeneville; ten grandchildren: Bryan and Becky Burns of California, Richard Burns, Weston Burns and wife, Octa, David Bernard and wife, Tasha, Adam Bernard, Jonah Smith and wife, Carrie, Jessie Smith and wife, Kacy, Lance Gregg and wife, Holli, Monica Wills, Cody Morelock; 13 great grandchildren: Ambria Burns, Catlin Williams, Wyatt Burns, Dylan Rhea, Caleb Rhea, Kelsey Smith, Kiley Smith, Nora Smith, Preston Brown, Kila Bernard, Adam Bernard, Jadda Gregg, Averi Gregg; a great great grandchild: Olivia Williams; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law: Myrtle Freshour, Irene Bernard, Harrison and Helen Ketron, Howard and Naomi Morelock; several special nieces and nephews; and her Spiritual Brothers and Sisters of the East Greeneville congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

She was the daughter of the late Charlie and Mary Cutshall Freshour and was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Morelock; brothers: Dover “Cap” Freshour, Herman Freshour, John “Pony” Freshour; and sisters: Kate Bishop, Virginia “Gal” Wines, Lea Gass, Lockey Alton and Ruby Gardner.

The family will receive friends 5-7 pm Saturday at Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home.

Following visitation, the funeral service will be held at 7 pm in the funeral home chapel with Chuck Carter and Rich Humberstone officiating.

Interment will be at 10 am Sunday in Zion Cemetery (Baileyton). Family and friends are asked to meet at 9 am Sunday at the funeral home to go in procession to the cemetery.

Pallbearers will be her grandsons and great nephews: Lance Gregg, Jonah Smith, Jessie Smith, Weston Burns, Randy Weems and Timmy Weems.

The family wished to express a special thanks to the staff of Signature HealthCare Center of Greeneville and to her special caregivers: Nicole Miller, Heather Gause, Natasha Dabbs, Brittany Tarlton and Susie Bateman.