Laura Lassie Viola Brumett

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Lassie Viola Cinnamon, 93, of Oak Ridge, died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002, at Brakebill Nursing Home in Knoxville.

The daughter of Lewis Savage and Sarah Adlene Brummett, she was born May 30, 1909, in Union County.

Mrs. Cinnamon was a member of Corbin Hill Baptist Church of Morgan County.

Her family said she enjoyed fishing, reading the Bible and quilting. In earlier years, she enjoyed working in her garden.

She was the widow of William Arnold Cinnamon, who died April 19, 1982.

Mrs. Cinnamon is survived by her son, Paul Andrew Cinnamon of Oak Ridge; her daughter, Maude Lucille Barnett of Oak Ridge; her sisters, Ora Harmon and Velda Gunter, both of Monroe, Mich., Eva Moore of Confield, Ohio, and Thresa Smith and Annie Arnold, both of Knoxville; seven grandchildren, Debora Wright and James C. Barnett Jr., both of Arroyo Grande, Calif., Annalee Donovan of Santa Clara, Calif., Tammy Cinnamon of Kerneysville, W.Va., Barbara Cinnamon of West Virginia, William Paul Cinnamon of Oak Ridge and Annie Marie Cinnamon of Wichita Falls, Texas; 16 great grandchildren; and several great-great grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Troy McKinley Cinnamon, who died in 1999; and five siblings.

The funeral will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, in the chapel of Weatherford Mortuary with the Rev. David Childress officiating.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at Oak Ridge Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the mortuary.

Published in The Oak Ridger, November 12, 2002 

Laura married William Arnold Cinnamon on 26 Dec 1929 in Claiborne Co, TN. William (son of Moses Jackson Cinnamon and Sarah L Ridings) was born on 5 Jun 1910 in Claiborne Co, TN; died on 19 Apr 1982; was buried in Anderson Co, TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. - Troy McKinley Cinnamon, 68, of Hedgesville, and formerly of Kearneysville, W.Va., died Sunday, Sept. 26, 1999, at his home.

Born Dec. 28, 1930, in Claiborne County, Tenn., he was the son of Lassie B. Brumett Cinnamon of Oak Ridge, Tenn., and the late William Arnold Cinnamon.

He attended public schools in Tennessee and completed additional training with the U.S. Government.

He worked as an inspector with the U.S. Government, Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C., until retiring in 1991.

He was a Protestant.

He was a member of Woodsmen of the World.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife of 33 years, Billie June Smith Cinnamon; two daughters, Barbara Ann Sanders of Philippi, W.Va., and Tammie Lynn Morine of Hedgesville; a sister, Lucille Barnett of Oak Ridge; a brother, Paul Cinnamon of Oak Ridge; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

Services will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home, 306 Union St., Berkeley Springs, W.Va. The Rev. Hennis H. Fox will officiate.

Burial will be private with military honors by Tri-State Honor Guard.

The family will receive friends Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home, which will be open from 10 a.m.
 

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