Harold T. Word Obituary

Rev. Harold "Duke" Word age 57 of Maryville, passed away Monday, February 9, 2009 at Blount Memorial Hospital. He was a member of Knob Road Baptist Church. Duke was a former truck driver and was a great father, husband, and grandfather. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him. Survivors include: Wife, Trudy Word; Son & Daughter-in-law, Jonathan & Courtney Word of Ft. Campbell, KY; Son, Tom McKelvey; Daughter, Angela Webb; Step-sons, Ronnie Hightower of Texas and George Anderson of Maryville; Daughter, Abraxas Muir of Texas; 8 Grandchildren; Brother & Sister-in-law, Bill & Essie Word of FL and Lester & Sharon Word, Maryville; Sister & Brother-in-law, Janice & Carl Cole of Knoxville; Sister-in-law, Connye Walls of FL and Carol Swafford of Maryville; several nieces and nephews. At his wishes, a memorial service will be held at his home at 6:00 p.m. Friday, February 13, 2009. Memorial donations can be made to Mrs. Word to help with final expenses.

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2.12.3.1.8. Harold T. Word (1951-2009)

Harold T. Word was born on 4 June 1951 to Edith Marie Word. He was drafted into the U.S. Army on  25 June 1969 and discharged on 30 August 1973. I do not know if he served in Vietnam or not.

Harold and Trudy Muir had a daughter, Abraxas Kitten Muir, known as Abby, on 23 October 1972. However, Trudy's father would not let them marry, according to a child for whom she babysat.

Harold must have married and had several children. He and Trudy got back together and married by 1993 when a public record indicated they were living in Maryville, Tennessee. Harold was a truck driver.

He died on 10 February 2009 at the Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville.

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SmithMortuary.com, http://smithmortuary.tributes.com/show/Harold-T.-Word-85313119
US, Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, 1995 Maryville, TN (Harold T. Word)
US, Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, 1996 Maryville, TN (Harold T. Word)
US, Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, 1969-1973 Word, Harold T.
US, Public Records Index, Volume 1, 1995 Maryville, TN (Harold T. Word)
US, Public Records Index, Volume 2, 1935-1993 Harold Word (Corpus Christi, TX)
US, Public Records Index, Volume 2, 1935-1993 Harold T. Word (Maryville, TN)
US, Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: 1965

Trudy (Muir) Word Obituary

Trudy Word of Louisville passed away Monday, May 4, 2015 at Blount Memorial Hospital. She loved painting, gardening and was a true animal lover. She loved going to the Smoky Mountains -- the best place to have a good scream. Trudy was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother who will be deeply missed by all who knew her. Preceded in death by: Husband, Harold Word; Parents, Henry and Eppie Muir; many brothers and sisters. Survivors include: Children, Jonathan Word of Louisville and George Anderson of Louisville, Abby Muir of Amarillo, TX and Angie Webb of Maryville; Grandchildren, Shelby, James, Terra, and Payton Molina, and Kristin Webb; Sister, Carol Suarez of Louisville; Friend, Karla Mize; many nieces, nephews and other family also survive. Memorial service will be at 2:00 PM, Friday, May 8 2015 at the family home, 1941 Mentor Road, Louisville, TN. Family will receive friends from 12:00 until 2:00 PM, Friday, May 8, 2015 at the family home. Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville.

NOTE: According to a daughter of Beverly Joan (Hibbitts) Spear, the only child Trudy had was Abby. The other children listed in the obituary are her husband's.

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Photographs of Trudy (Muir) Word

This photograph of Trudy Muir was shared with me by Abby Muir:

School photograph of Trudy Muir; courtesy of Abby Muir

This photograph was from the website of the funeral home that handled the arrangements after Trudy's death:

Trudy (Muir) Word

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2.12.3.1.8. Trudy Muir (1953-2015)

Trudy Muir was born on 5 August 1953 to Henry "Jack" and Eppa "Eppie" (Swan) Muir. There has been some debate among the descendants of Henry Muir as to whether he and Eppie had children together. Trudy's birth certificate was signed by Eppie, so I believe she is the mother. T

When she was 19 years old she had a daughter, Abraxas "Abby" Kitten Muir. Abby's father was Harold T. "Duke" Word, but Trudy's father would not let them marry, according to one of the children for whom she babysat. They got back together and married several years later. She was also married to Ray Huffman, Jr., who is now deceased, prior to her marriage to Duke Word.

In 1993 Harold and Trudy Word lived in Maryville, Tennessee.

She died on 4 May 2015 at the Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville.

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Alice (Muir) Jennings Genealogy Notebook, page 9
Smith Funeral and Cremation, http://www.smithFunderalandCremation.com
Tributes.com, http://www.tributes.com/obituary/print_selections/102447324?type=1
US, Obituary Collection, 2015 Word, Trudy M.
US, Public Records Index, Volume 1, 1993 Maryville, TN (Trudy M Word)

Brittany Nishae Billiot Obituary

STARKVILLE -- Brittany Nishae Billiot, 16, Tuesday, July 6, 2004 at the University Hospital in Jackson. She was a native of Jacksonville, Texas. She was a student at Starkville High School and a member of the New Life Worship Center in Sturgis.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. at Welch Funeral Home in Starkville with the Rev. Donnie Davis officiating.

Survivors include her mother, Linda Billiot, and her father, Wester Joseph Billiot, Jr. of Starkville; three brothers, Wester Colt Billiot of Starkville, Carlton Benge, Jr., and Lisa of Wetherford, Texas, and Bryan Benge and Maggie of Jacksonville, Texas; nieces and nephews, Ashley, Trey, Kaylin and Bailey Benge of Wetherford, Texas, and Brock and Channie Benge of Jacksonville, Texas; three step-brothers, Cameryn Perez of New Orleans, Scott Myers of Eupora, and Tyler Guerra of Tylertown; a great uncle Danny Johnson of Startkville.

Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. today at the funeral home.

Memorial donations may be made to: New Life Worship Center, 3576 Big Creek Road, Sturgis MS 29769.

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Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 9 July 2004

Children of Wester Joseph and Linda Joyce (Johnson) Billiot

2.12.3.1.7.1.1. Brittany Nishae Billiot (1988-2004)

Brittany Nishae Billiot was born on 4 May 1988 in Jacksonville, Texas, to Wester Joseph and Linda Joyce (Johnson) Billiot, Jr.. She was their oldest child. She attended Starkville High School in Starkville, Mississippi, and attended the New Life Worship Center in Sturgis, Mississippi.

She died on 6 July 2004 at the University Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi.

2.12.3.1.7.1.2. Wester Colt Billiot (1989- )

Wester Colt Billiot was born on 12 December 1989 in Cherokee County, Texas to Wester Joseph and Linda Joyce (Johnson) Billiot, Jr.. According to his sister's 2004 obituary he lived in Starkville at the time of her death. Wester was 17 years old when his mother died in 2006.

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Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 9 July 2004
US, Obituary Collection, Newspaper: Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal; Publication Date: 10 7 2004; Publication Place: Tupelo, MS, US
US, Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, 1988 Billiot, Brittany Nishae
US, Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, 1989 Billiot, Wester Colt