Dennis Mcconnell

Mr. Dennis Frances McConnell, age 62, of the Mossy Grove Community went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 17, 2009. He was a member of the Mossy Grove Baptist Church. He was in the Marine Corps and served in Vietnam. He was an active member of the DAV Chapter 26 in Oliver Springs.
He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Amos and Edith McConnell; brother, Edward; stepson, Davey Maddox; and father-in-law and mother-in-law: Bill (Sonny) and Mae Mathis.

He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Laura Corene Mathis McConnell; daughter and son-in-law: Kristine and Scott Lawson of Harriman; daughter, Wendy Ogle of Knoxville; step-daughter, Kimberly Kay Caspelich of the Mossy Grove Community; step-son, Richard Logan of Virginia; sister and brother-in-law: Amy and Butch Hale of La Porte, IN; grandchildren: Robert, Dennis Matthew and Tyffanie Lawson, Tracey McConnell;
step-grandchildren: Michael Barry of Spring City and Amanda Barry of Westel; great-grandson, Andrew Wampler of Westel; brothers and sisters-in-law: Larry and Karen Mathis of N.C., David and Valerie Mathis and James and Adele Mathis of the Mossy Grove Community; nieces: Edie Hale of Maryville and Keri Hale of Indiana; niece and husband, Jessica and Rob Minton of Knoxville, Donald Mathis of CA, Joshua Mathis of the Mossy Grove Community and James Mathis of Knoxville; great nephews: Caden and Brady Hale of IN.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, December 20, 2009 at Mossy Grove Baptist Church at 2:00 p.m. with Bro. Pete Scarbrough and Bro. Bill Trent officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will take place at the family's home at 403 Mossy Grove Road, from 12:00 (noon) Saturday, until time of services on Sunday.