Marjorie (Margie) Elgin Mccammon

Marjorie (Margie) Elgin McCammon of Maryville, TN entered the presence of God on Tuesday, June 23, 2009. She was a longtime member of Broadway United Methodist Church, Wesley Fellowship Sunday School Class, and United Methodist Women. Margie was a graduate of Knoxville High School and The University of Tennessee, where she was a member of Chi Omega Fraternity. A classroom teacher at The Calvert Methods School in Durham, NC, she was also a board member of The Blount County Children’s Home, president of The Maryville Cotillion and a member of The Maryville Junior Service League. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Raleigh (A.R.) McCammon, Jr.; parents, L. Sloan and Nancy Y. Elgin; brother, Lester S. Elgin, Jr. of Knoxville and sister, Dorothy E. Cross of Chattanooga. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Arthur Raleigh (Rol) III and Katherine (Kiki) L. McCammon, Knoxville and daughters and sons-in-law, Pamela (Pam) M. and John C. Davis, Rogersville, and Mary Nell (Mimi) M. and Frederic (Fred) John Bury III, Louisville, TN. She also leaves grandchildren, Joseph Browning (Brown) Parrott, Knoxville, Raleigh Virginia Parrott, California, Frederic John Bury, IV, John Arthur Bury, Arthur Raleigh McCammon IV, and Elgin (Ellie) Ayres McCammon all of Knoxville. Nieces include Carla C. Hill, Florida and Carol C. O’Deay, Oregon. A celebration of her life will be held at Broadway United Methodist Church at 11:00 a.m. Friday with Rev. Amy Probst officiating. Family will receive friends immediately following the ceremony. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Broadway United Methodist Church, 309 E. Broadway, Maryville, TN 37804; or to Holston United Methodist Home for Children, P. O. Box 188, Greeneville, TN 37744.