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- U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: John L. Freeman
Social Security Number: 414-18-9650
Birth Date: 26 Jul 1916
Issue year: Before 1951
Issue State: Tennessee
Last Residence: 37601, Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Last Benefit: 37601, Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Death Date: 14 Nov 2004
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: John Leon Freeman
[John L Freeman]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 26 Jul 1916
Birth Place: Savannah, Tennessee
Death Date: 14 Nov 2004
Father: James R Freeman
Mother: Fannie V Prince
SSN: 414189650
Notes: Jul 1939: Name listed as JOHN LEON FREEMAN; 25 Nov 2004: Name listed as JOHN L FREEMAN
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: John Freeman
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 26 Jul 1916
Death Date: 14 Nov 2004
Enlistment Date 1: 13 Feb 1943
Release Date 1: 26 Jul 1946
John Leon Freeman, SR
BIRTH 26 Jul 1916
Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
DEATH 14 Nov 2004 (aged 88)
BURIAL
Mountain Home National Cemetery
Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
PLOT RR, 0, 517
MEMORIAL ID 72039948
John Freeman, Sr.,
July 26, 1916 - November 14, 2004
Obituary & Service
John Leon Freeman, Sr., Lieutenant Colonel Retired, Tennessee National Guard, age 88, Johnson City, died Sunday, November 14, 2004 at Hillview Health Center following an extended illness. A native of Savannah, Hardin County, TN, he moved to Carter County in 1991. He was a son of the late James R. and Fannie V. Prince Freeman.
Mr. Freeman served in the U.S. Army in WW II. He was the Hardin County Register of Deeds for eight years (1946-1955). He retired from the U.S. Postal Service in 1977. Mr. Freeman retired from the Tennessee National Guard in 1969 with the rank Lieutenant Colonel, as battalion commander of the 4th Battalion, 117th Infantry. He was a member of Memorial Presbyterian Church, Elizabethton.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, James Rush Freeman and William Noel Freeman, and one sister, Virginia Dell Freeman Bishop.
Mr. Freeman is survived by his wife Jean Scapple Freeman, Johnson City, two sons and daughters-in-law, Dr. John L. and Katherine Freeman, Jr., Greeneville, TN, William P. and Anne Freeman, Johnson City, one daughter and son-in-law, Marilou and John C. Hildenbrand III, Monroe, LA, six grandchildren, Fran Hildenbrand Spero, Dr. John C. Hildenbrand IV, Natalie Freeman, Lee Freeman, James Freeman and Melissa Freeman, three great-grandchildren, John C. Hildenbrand V, Grayson Hildenbrand and Jacob Spero, six nieces, Martha Freeman O' Hara, Ann Freeman Trejo, Dr. Julia Freeman Guy, Nancy Bishop Glaus, Carole Scapple Cree, and Elizabeth Scapple Kreplin and two nephews, James Rush Freeman III and Dr. Robert Noel Freeman.
A graveside service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 18, 2004 at Mountain Home National Cemetery with Rev. Preston Sartelle officiating. Military honors will be accorded by the Tennessee Army National Guard. Active pallbearers will be James R. Freeman, Dr. John L. Freeman, Jr., William P. Freeman, Lee Alexander Freeman, Dr. Robert N. Freeman, John C. Hildenbrand III, Robert Clayton Anderson, Dr. Johnny C. Hildenbrand IV, and James M. Freeman. Those who plan to attend the graveside service are asked to meet at the funeral home chapel at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, to go in procession to the cemetery. The family will receive friends at Tetrick Funeral Home on Wednesday, November 17 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations to Memorial Presbyterian Church, 100 East F Street, Elizabethton, or the Alzheimer's Association, Northeast Tennessee Chapter, 207 N. Boone St., Suite 1050, Johnson City, TN 37601.
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1916 - 2004 (88 years)
